Twice a month School of Visual Storytelling hosts a FREAKY FRIDAY DRAW-ALONG. Anthony Wheeler Art and I hosted recently and the subject was the timely "Frankenstein" Super fun, and I got to draw my own "A.B. Normal" brain!

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Anna, an author/illustrator from the PNW. I'm a fan of patterns, nature and loveable characters-all culminating in this ode to the undergrowth! 🍄[email protected] 🪲annadaviscourt.com #Kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. It’s my favorite time to draw. I’ve been working on a softer style that I think would be a great fit for chapter books or graphic novels.

Happy October and happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I am represented by @kterrette.bsky.social and enjoy working on #BoardBooks, #Picturebooks, and #Covers. #KidLitArt #Editor

Happy October #kidlitartpostcard day! It's getting a little cold🛶 I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects. Website: rachel-foo.com Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing #art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! Happy spooky season 🎃👻 I'm Theresa, an illustrator/cartoonist. I love working with bright colors and interesting shapes. www.theresachiechi.com Rep'd by Ariana Philips, @arianaphilips.bsky.social @jvnla.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #halloweenart

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day and 2nd day of Halloween! I'm Malia, a hapa Hawaiian illustrator who loves stories that are a little unusual and playing with seasonal color palettes. Rep'd by James McGowan of Bookends Literary ✨ maliapila.com for more of my work!

Hey look! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! It’s the time of year when everyone — even the scarecrows — enjoy a scary tale Portfolio: www.davidhohn.com Represented by: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #childrensbook #spookystories #kidlitart #illustration

Twice a month School of Visual Storytelling hosts a FREAKY FRIDAY DRAW-ALONG. I co-hosted with Lee White recently and the subject was "Weird Science". Super fun, and definitely the only way I'd ever draw a dancing waterbear with top hat and cane!

Our first book review for THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES (words my me, art by @davidhohn.bsky.social, from Sleeping Bear Press). Thank you so much for the wonderful words, Kirkus Reviews!🐝🐕♥️ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Thrilling! THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES (words by me, art by @davidhohn.bsky.social, published by Sleeping Bear Press) is the Number 1 New Release on Amazon in Children's Environment Books. The book is available wherever books are sold.😉 #kidlit #edusky #CanKidLit

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! My name is Melissa- I’m an illustrator based in Ireland. I’m inspired by the organic patterns + textures of nature, old homes + bold playful shapes 🌀Rep'd by Kyle Williams at @wendylynnco.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kitlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #illustration

Illustrators, Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Make sure you’re using the correct hashtag for maximum reach. Will be scrolling! 💙❤️ Fellow art directors, Do your part! Scroll, promote, and celebrate #kidlitartpostcard to make Bluesky the functional professional discovery engine we need it to be.

Are you a busy little bee? Are you too busy? On scale of 1-10, how busy are you? Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit. #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart

Hey look! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! It’s always great when a child masters a new skill. 
My version of this was the day I discovered whistling. Portfolio: www.davidhohn.com Represented by: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #childrensbook #hiddentalent #kidlitart #illustration

Before he died, Francis Tsai used blink/eye gaze technology to draw these. To draw them. No prompts. People don’t need problematic technology to show their imagination. If you can prompt, you can learn to write, you can write stories. Anyone can MAKE art. Of any kind. Prompting is not making.

Countdown is over! THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me is now available I wanted to highlight the first book review from Maria Marshall:
www.mariacmarshall.com/blog All book reviews are so important and appreciated! #childrensbook #bees #dogs #kidlitart

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1. Final image: Sharp-eyed readers will see Mack has his ball first seen in the garage Press photo is considered above-the-fold important. Background has most bees from any page of the book

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1 I used the same composition 3 times in this book. Each time a little different to show Mack’s progress. I wanted to show all three at once and came up this fractal collage #picturebook

Meet Mack the Bee Dog and his human partner Cybil Preston in my latest article for @americankennelclub.bsky.social. They're the subject of my latest #picturebook with @davidhohn.bsky.social THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES (from Sleeping Bear Press).🐝🐕 www.akc.org/expert-advic...

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1 When I saw this press photo of Mack getting his award I knew a version of it had to be included in the final book. In hindsight I kinda’ wish I kept Gov. Hogan’s purple shirt and tie.

Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, illustrated by me available Aug 1. 
It. Is. Happening!! Author copies have arrived. This part never gets old! #childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #stembooksforkids #kidlitart

Have you seen my post on @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social's blog The Picture Book Buzz? We discuss my upcoming picture book with @davidhohn.bsky.social THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES (from Sleeping Bear Press). Learn the story behind this true story!🐝🐕 #kidlit #edusky www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/...

Twice a month School of Visual Storytelling hosts a FREAKY FRIDAY DRAW-ALONG ™️. I joined in recently and the subject was character faces. Working (loosely) from photo ref you get 10 min to come up with something fun!

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1 You know what else I got really good a painting while creating this book? Yeah — bees.
 So many bees! For a little creature that freaked me out so much as a kid, they are really quite cute.

Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social , illustrated by me available Aug 1. 
Every time Mack has to sniff out foulbrood in a new environment I made sure to put the camera down at his POV. #childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #kidlitart

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1 It was a real advantage to have such great reference for both Cybil and Mack as I refined the sketches to final art. #childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #stembooksforkids #kidlitart

The second of three pieces accepted into this year's @3x3mag.bsky.social Illustration Annual: Sometimes you just want to explore the idea of a carnival that magically pops-up IN the lake . . . #3x3Annual #kidlitart #picturebook

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1 Every book starts off in this storyboard format. This allows me to see the book’s visual pacing and assign a keyword to each spread to track its emotional pacing as well. #childrensbook

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me avail Aug 1 Training a sniffer dog requires repeated actions with small changes. I showed this in the art by repeating spreads with changes. The same “dotted line” composition now shows a focused Mack.

Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selections are a collection of children's books chosen for their exceptional literary quality and high-interest appeal - thrilled that THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES has been included! Available Aug 1st. #childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #kidlitart

Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, illustrated by me available Aug 1 
Here’s the process of taking that first scribble of a sketch to the final art #childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #illustrationprocess #kidlitart

What do picture book writers do all day? Read all about it! deborahunderwood.substack.com

Voting on the @scbwi.bsky.social Crystal Kite Awards ends on the 19th. Don't forget to make your picks! And if you enjoyed my book with @razlatif.bsky.social, MAKING SENSE OF DOG SENSES (from @owlkids.bsky.social), we would love your vote in the Canada and North America division. #kidlit #CanKidLit

Lookit' this list of summer releases! Very excited to be part of it 👍

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me out Aug 1 Much of Cybil’s efforts were about repeatedly doing the same thing with minor changes to train Mack. To visually show this I made the same image but with small changes to show Mack's progress

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me out Aug 1 I technically used a “Continuous Narrative” illustration style to show how distracted Mack was - I'll always consider this a “Family Circus Dotted Line Strip" by Bil Keane in the Sunday comics

Happy Book Birthday to THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED! Let's celebrate the freedom to read! Let's not ban books! @joannahowrites.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

My author copies of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES have arrived! Gorgeously illustrated by @davidhohn.bsky.social, this #nonfiction #picturebook from Sleeping Bear Press is a book of my heart. Learn about rescue dog Mack and his owner Cybil as they save honey bees from disease.🐕🐝♥️ #kidlit #edusky

I was recently notified that I had a number of pieces accepted into this year's 3x3 Illustration Annual. This is the first of them; a promotional piece created for my agent @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social bi-monthly mailer.

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social art by me available Aug 1.

The Foulbrood disease needed to be identifiable in the art. I tried various options to visually depict this smell. A graphic icon allowed the disease to be easily spotted in spreads.

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, art by me available Aug 1 Early sketches of Cybil checking hives were all outside as she leaned over boxes. Accurate, but dull. When I sketched a POV from inside the hive the moment became focused on the bees.

Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, art by me available Aug 1 There’s always a question what to put on the title page. I used it to set the scene of the book; the rolling hills of the Maryland countryside where most of the book is set.

One more day to take advantage of the B&N pre-order sale if you want THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by me and illustrated by @davidhohn.bsky.social! This #picturebook biography tells the true story of a beehive inspector and her rescue dog. #kidlit #edusky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dog-wh...

Countdown to pub of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES words by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, art by me available Aug 1.
 This was the first picture book biography I’ve done where the characters are still alive. It added a new kind of pressure to this stage — but it did mean I had tons of reference!

Announcing THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, illustrated by me, published by @sleepingbearpress
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The true story of apiary inspector Cybil Preston and her dog Mack
. I'm going to countdown to Aug 1 with daily making-of info. Today let's start with the cover.

So glowy!!

Hello #Kidlitartpostcard! I’m Laura, an author/illustrator who likes stories with humor, but also with a bit of tenderness where you least expect it. I have a weak spot for sausages. Represented by @sarahbrewyard.bsky.social at The Bright Agency. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. 🌟Open for 2026 projects for PB, GN, board & chapter books🌟 Portfolio - charlenechua.com Agent - Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit