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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>✏️ Illustrator  &#xA;🎬 Animated filmmaker &#xA;📚 Rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social&#xA;&#xA;Portfolio: andreasparacio.com</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/artsparrow.bsky.social</link><title>@artsparrow.bsky.social - Andrea Sparacio</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/artsparrow.bsky.social/post/3mwtm5jmgmk2y</link><description>It’s October! Which means Dracula is getting ready for his busiest month of the year.&#xA;&#xA;Every Hallow’s Eve, he opens his monster shop to the neighborhood humans and gives out candy. He has a LOT to prepare. 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It&#39;s #kidlitartpostcard day &amp; Nosferatu has excitedly boarded the Demeter to reunite with his vampire family.&#xA;&#xA;As for me, I&#39;m available for PB &amp; MG illustration work.🦇&#xA;&#xA;Rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social @madwomanliterary.bsky.social &#xA;#kidlitart #kidlitmegafeed #spooky #vampirebeach</description><pubDate>02 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rmsts7uzobt2lao67rwqxcle/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoacjnlq22c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/artsparrow.bsky.social/post/3mnhslpeml22t</link><description>Happy 5th year to #kidlitartpostcard! For the anniversary theme, “You, as a Kid!”, I illustrated myself from an old photo with a favorite stuffy.&#xA;&#xA;Also, my mother dressed me like Shirley Temple.&#xA;&#xA;Rep @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social &#xA;#kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #picturebooks</description><pubDate>04 Jun 2026 14:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rmsts7uzobt2lao67rwqxcle/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhslpeml22t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/artsparrow.bsky.social/post/3mlbg4lef6k2l</link><description>Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I’m Andrea, an illustrator available for PB, MG, and other #kidlit projects. 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