I am very excited to announce that my debut picture book is now available to preorder. It is a book very close to my heart, about gender fluidity, pronouns and lots of colourful fish. And for a limited time it is available in Barns and Noble with a 25% off. So, run 🏃🏿 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️, get your copy now! #kidlit

I reworked my last illustration to age down the characters a bit. #kidslitart #kidslit

Some middle grade illustrations I have been working on this week. #KidsLitMegaThread #SCBWI #middlegradeillustration

I do not know why, but it feels wrong to post my illustrations while so much is going on in the world. But here it goes. I hope this might cheer someone up at least. #kidlitart #childrenbooksillustration

Responding to Idaho House Bill 710 www.thebookseller.com/news/big-fiv...

For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.

So happy to announce thay I joined Bookends Literay agency and I am now represented by Naomi Davis.

Are koala hugs the cutest hugs? I think so. #kidlit

Is it only me? Sometimes I finish an illustration and few days later I feel like working on it a bit longer, adding or changing things. My autistic brain craves details, textures, volumes, shadows… this is the second version of this piece. Which one do you prefer? First or second? #kidlit

Write about what you care about and is close to your soul and bones. Even if it is not ‘cool’, you will find your people.

Just two bunnies, having fun in the desert! #kidlit #illustration

If you see this, quote repost with something summery from your portfolio. #kidlit #illustration

Qt with something purple (kind of…)

New illustration, fresh from the oven. #kidlit

Sweet, we already have 160 published or soon to be published illustrators on the #Kidlit /YA illustrators (published) list! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Hello #kidlit mega feed, I am Paloma. I am a Spanish/ British illustrator and PB author. I am late diagnosed autistic and early diagnosed dyslexic. I am represented by Lilla Rogers Studio. My first PB is getting published in 2026. I am writing my second PB about neurodivergence in females. Encantada

Hello to all the new (or returning) #kidlit & #kidlitart folks! We're working to try to get the community more active, but also, it helps if everyone tries a bit to interact with one another! BlueSky likes interactions - you have to say something to get something back! Here's some tips to help:

Edmonia Lewis. #kidslitart #childrenillustration

Happy pride month! #kidslit #illustration #picturebooks

These are some of my illustrations. I license greeting cards and I am working on a couple of picture book ideas at the moment.

I am happy to be joining bluesky. This is my first post. I am an autistic Kids’ Lit illustrator and author. I am looking forward to making new connections and to engage in interesting converstaions. #kidslit #illustration