Steve Bjorkman

NYT best selling illustrator of picture books. I draw the frenetic, expressive and heartfelt & love playing with words, too. Husband, dad and nice guy.

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Twitch the lovably chaotic squirrel and Sweetie the Library Rat accidentally make their stage debuts in SQUIRREL ON STAGE by Vivian Vande Velde and @SteveBjorkman, the followup to 8 Class Pets, out now!

Read the whole series! #chapterbooks
https://t.co/EdzRZYBHL0

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It began with self-quarantine, then came the neighborhood watchers. Now they’re armed. Internet’s down and the tv only gets one channel. “It’s all temporary,” they say. My panniers are packed and I’ll mountain bike out at sunset. I have night vision goggles, too.
#SCBWIFlashFic

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Dragons killed my parents and then we killed dragons. We’ve all since paid and repaid an eye for an eye. Nobody’s satisfied, but all of us are a little blind. Someone used the word ‘forgiveness’ and I wanna puke. We’re way past that. At least I used to think so. #SCBWIFlashFic

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@JaclynDehart @AllamandaES I loved illustrating this book!!!

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Working out a story for this guy...

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Sometimes I'll pull to the side of the road (or truck stop in this case) and break out the watercolors.

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@EnaJones Hi! Thanks...all ok here. Earthquakes are part of living in California.

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We Southern Californians just had a half minute or so of rolling, occasionally jerky bit of earthquake drama...so of course I had to draw the experience.

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I did not simply read...I devoured A TALE MAGNOLIUS by Suzanne Nelson. A magical story that will stick with me for a long time. @snelsonbooks @randomhousekids

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Sometimes the spontaneous idea sketch becomes the best drawing after all. (In this case it is only a postcard size watercolor)

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Though the bassist is riveted on the conductor, his fingers dance double quick time.

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Venturing into the unknown is risky. Staying in the harbor is deadly.

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To work out an idea is to wrestle with scraps of imagination, intuition, play, sweat and heart.

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I wonder how many different kinds of dragons we can imagine...

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Reimagined one picture book idea today and brutally edited the rhyme of a different text. Now to pencil the illustrations I'm imagining.

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A summer watercolor from the archives.

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I find great pleasure in people watching & getting the attitude & personality down on paper. Best if not overthought or overworked.

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Just try stuff and play...sometimes it takes you places & sometimes it's just fun.

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...and sometimes we play.

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I'm not messy. I engage in creative chaos.