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Aurora Whittet Best

writer | illustrator

Young Adult Fantasy Adventures

Bloodmark, the second book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Bloodmark, the first book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Bloodmoon, the third and final book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Children’s Picture Books

How to Turn Your Mom into a Monster By Aurora Whittet Best. 2018 Gold Medal IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award. 2018 Bronze Moonbeam Children's Book Award. 2018 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Finalist.

Mama's Knight: A Cancer Story of Love by Aurora Whittet

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I asked for face paints for Christmas. Lol. And I

I asked for face paints for Christmas. Lol. And I finally started playing with them. The brushes it came with are a bit lame. I may need to get different ones for crisper lines but I'm having fun! #nevergrowup

Dressed up like I'm 9 years old and loving it. Hah

Dressed up like I'm 9 years old and loving it. Hahaha. Panda ear muffs and all. #nevergrowup

Just finished my Fantasy Writing Class for the Lof

Just finished my Fantasy Writing Class for the Loft, and I'm excited to announce a summer class for Children's Picture Books and Illustration through visual storytelling. #amwriting #amteaching #nextgeneration #loftliterarycenter

Whether I rock my hair straight or curly @beautyby

Whether I rock my hair straight or curly @beautybyfate always makes me look so good hiding those bits of aging I'm not quite ready to face. ;) #aginggracefully #redhead #feelinggood #curlyhair #curlyhairvsstraighthair #curlyvsstraight

Mailing out beautiful books tonight! Choose your p

Mailing out beautiful books tonight! Choose your pack! #bloodmarksaga #bookgirl #werewolf #werewolfbooks #waxseal

Watercolor paint run off is sooo pretty! #artwithk

Watercolor paint run off is sooo pretty! #artwithkids #arttherapy #paintdrips

Editing and homemade s'mores cookies. Nom nom! Wha

Editing and homemade s'mores cookies. Nom nom! What's your favorite treat to make it through daylight savings time? #smores #cookiesofinstagram #americastestkitchen

Happy mugshot Monday and international women's day

Happy mugshot Monday and international women's day. Here's to the ladies out their trying to make ends meet. To getting equal pay
To the single lady, the working mama and the stay at home mama. To the mama with two and three and four jobs just to get by. Here's to the mamas who adopted. Here's to the mamas that had to emotionally and physically endure miscarriages, to the mamas that have lost children, to the mamas that breast fed and loved it and those that hated it, to those that couldn't breast feed at all, to those that keep their calm and those that lose their ever loving $hit. I see you and I am loving you, praying for you, supporting you, and inspired by you. Happy international women's day. 🙂 #internationalwomensday #mugshotmonday #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen

The last year has forced us all to constantly evol

The last year has forced us all to constantly evolve and adapt to our surroundings and circumstances. From distance learning to remote working to everything we enjoy being canceled and being secluded away from friends and family. Lets all take a cleansing honest breath it has been a rough 12 months! And I find myself having to adapt yet again as my son goes back to in person learning and I find myself in a 45 minute parent pickup line, so make the best of it and I work in my car. People ask me how I get things done being a mom and having work to do, and I always say you can stitch moments together to create progress. #nevergiveup #adapt #amwriting #pandemiclife

Guess @victoriaaveyard has a new tiny fan, because

Guess @victoriaaveyard has a new tiny fan, because my son stole my copy of #redqueen lol start them young. #amreading #momlife

So very excited to teach for the Loft today with s

So very excited to teach for the Loft today with some amazing middle schoolers! #amteaching #writersofig @loftliterarycenter

If you were like me you got a bit sucked into the

If you were like me you got a bit sucked into the wonderful reality escape of Bridgerton. There are so many things to love, but one thing that struck me was all the small details like a simple bee for the Bridgerton family symbolism. Go rewatch and see if you find it! I designed this gorgeous hoodie for all you book and show binging delight with its own stunning details. Available on Etsy shop aurorawhittet. #bee #honeybee #bridgerton #floralpattern #hoodie

I couldn't possibly have captured a better moment

I couldn't possibly have captured a better moment with this little honey. Lol. That is some crazy skills! #calf #countrygirl

Some portrait work colored pencil on paper of Simo

Some portrait work colored pencil on paper of Simon and Daphne from Bridgerton. I'm obsessed with how her sleeve turned out. It's always funny to me how one random spot will be my favorite part. #bridgerton #simonanddaphne #portraitillustration #fanartdrawing #coloredpencildrawing

I am such a sucker for beautiful wardrobe and jewe

I am such a sucker for beautiful wardrobe and jewelry in real life and movies. The costume design in Bridgerton is utterly stunning. I fell in love with all the jewelry Daphne wears and I set out to make my own because I love creating things and because...well...I'm cheap. Hahaha. I made this beautiful necklace and hair comb and put the instructions up on my craft site themamavillage.com for anyone else feeling pandemic crafty. I even got out my precious blue wedding dress designed by the enchanting Tara La Tour for this beautiful moment. Because any excuse to wear this treasure again is music to my heart. And yes I did photoshop myself with this gorgeous horse photo by photographer Missi Kopf. I'm just a nerdy book loving mom playing dressup.
#bridgerton #regencyromance #regencyjewelry #regencyfashion #taralatour #weddingdress #bluedress #blueweddingdress #diyjewelry #horsesofinstagram

With all these silly debates of high rise vs low r

With all these silly debates of high rise vs low rise, center part vs side part, skinny jeans vs loose fit...I'm just excited scrunchies are back in! And I scored myself two crushed velvet ones! Oh yeah! Fourteen year old me is thrilled. I also had to go dig out my sweet vintage Calvin Klein denim jacket! As to this center part vs side part business, I have curly hair. If I do a center part I will look like Weird Al, now he's a legend, but that isn't the look I'm going for, so I will stick with letting my wild hair do whatever it pleases. So you do you. Now if you'll excuse me I gotta find my radio dubbed cassette tapes... #vintage #scrunchies #calvinklein #beyourself

Please join me on the never growing up island. Sec

Please join me on the never growing up island. Second star to the right, and straight on till morning. I will be waiting for you. ;) #peterpan #nevergrowup #blowingbubbles

This is so adorable! Barnes and Nobel at Ridgedale

This is so adorable! Barnes and Nobel at Ridgedale had blind date books! What a cute idea to actually see all done up! #barnesandnoble #amreading #tbrpile #blinddatewithabook

I'm teaching at the LOFT again and I'm so excited!

I'm teaching at the LOFT again and I'm so excited! I will be teaching Loft After School: Introduction to Fantasy Writing, for 12-14 year olds, once a week for four weeks! Check it out and sign up for this fun virtual class. Starts in March!

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#writingcommunity #kidswriting #amteaching #afterschoolprogram #kidsliterature

Sometimes I get lost in the beauty of the maps bef

Sometimes I get lost in the beauty of the maps before I even get a chance to become part of their world. #fantasymaps #yalit #bookgirl

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