The illustrations in Speck by @margauxmeganck are ridiculously beautiful! 😍 Check it out! 📘 #KidLit #beAKidLitAmbassador

Round 2 of Non-Crud #KidLit. Some of my favorites I read in the last few years. #BeAKidLitAmbassador

Don't miss your chance. Giveaway for JUST ONE OAK ends this Friday. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @gianferrari-m.bsky.social Diana Sudyka Beach Lane Books #kidlit #giveaway #nonfiction #picturebook

I 🩷 this board book series by @authorlauragehl.bsky.social and Gareth Lucas. A unique, colorful illustration style. Nonfiction. Rhyming. They introduce little readers to species often ignored in books! They even have backmatter (+ photos), rare for a board book! #BeAnAmbassador #BeAKidLitAmbassador

Happy 100th Birthday, Mr. Attenborough. You’ve brought so much inspiration and wonder to my living room over the years! And often inspired me to chase down your adventures in real life! I cannot tell you how many times I’ve watched your Madagascar series. You are a treasure! #DavidAttenborough

I'm SO looking forward to this book! It enters the world during Shark Week 2026! @randomhousekids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social #TLSky #Skybrarian #kidlit #edusky #sharks #dinosaurs

Thoughts on gatekeeping, children's books, diverse voices, and how you can create a picture book that somehow, remarkably, gets everything right, all at once. I review the latest from @annewynter.bsky.social & Micha Archer: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/05/08/r...

Can’t believe it’s May already! Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I am Marta, 🇮🇹 author-illustrator in SF and I am ready to work on new PB and BB projects! I love nature, animals, cozy, spooky, funny stories! Get in touch!

I get so much joy watching my squirrels try to problem solve to reach food. They are very creative and persistent.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day Again! I couldn’t decide which salamander to share so here’s a second. From my upcoming book So Many Salamanders written by Diane Lang. I am repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #AmphibianWeek

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! It’s also #AmphibianWeek so I’m sharing an illustration from my upcoming book So Many Salamanders written by Diane Lang. I am repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

The 2025 Nat Ambassador for Young People’s Lit estimated that “94.7 percent of kids' books are crud.” So I am responding to @katemessner.com call to turn this into a positive opportunity to share books we 🩷 A small sampling of some great #KidLit I’ve read recently. #BeAnAmbassador #NonCrudKidLit

Happy Earth Day! 🌏 How do you celebrate? #EarthDay #KidLitAry

Hey ocean lovers! Steam Team has a sea-load of new books for you to enjoy. Learn more about them all at www.steamteambooks.com @schaubwrites.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social @katiefurze.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social @katytanis.bsky.social @noranickumbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #Steambooks

Any book would look good next to this stunner by Isabella Kung, but I think these are a good looking pair! Be sure to check out Nunu and the Sea, a gorgeous book about dealing with big feeling while going on an adventure with charming origami critters! 🌊 #kidlitart

What do you call a group of Salamanders? (Fake answers only) I’ve been using the same piece of transfer paper for all my salamander sketches. #kidlitart

Hi Kellie. Can I be added to #addKidLitArt? I post my own children's book art, pairs of books I think look pretty together, or themed picture book collections, like this Earth Day List. Full book list available via: bookshop.org/lists/earth-... Thank you :)

My annual alternative Easter critter post. Happy easter to all who celebrate. #Easter #EasterBilby

Hello #kidlitartpostcard friends. Here are some Caribbean Reef critters. I’m Katy. I’m repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. I like vibrant colors, biodiversity, silly stories, and quirky characters.

It’s Transgender Day of Visibility. Let’s celebrate all trans and non binary people (and fish). All clownfish are born male but live in female-led colonies. A male changes sex to become the leader of the colony. #transdayofvisibility #clownfish

Accidentally stepped into the sea with Love Under the Sea in my new sneakers. #kidlit

I missed World Salamander Day because I was too busy drawing Salamanders for So Many Salamanders out in August 2026. #KidLitArt #Salamander #WorldSalamanderDay

After years of sneakily turning my book face out at my local Barnes and Noble - they finally learned! 🤣

Happy World Bear Day. Who is your favorite bear species? #BearDay #WorldBearDay

Hoppy World Frog Day! 🐸 #frogs #FrogDay

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Wishing you an otterly snuggly day. I am repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

“….with a dose of in-your-face Jersey attitude, introducing a bill that is encoded with an unsubtle message. Named the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered act, the legislation, known by its blunt acronym.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n... @nytimes.com

Oh hey!! A Billy Penn article all about the Native Plant project is OUT! Featuring interviews from me, @zajic.com @megstampede.bsky.social and @the666cat.bsky.social! Check it out! billypenn.com/2026/02/24/s...

I had such a great time at the NJ Library Association / NJSLA conference this week, I barely even minded all the women's figure skating spoilers. Here are books by some of the great authors I met. More to follow in the next few days! #kidlit

This really is a great picture:

Wishing you lots of love this Valentine’s Day. #kidlit

Accidentally ran over my dust pan. If only there were some sort of thing I could sweep all those pieces onto… 🤔

Happy Superb Owl Day! This is an endangered forest owlet from Guess My Animal by Kathleen Yale and Stirey Publishing #SuperbOwl #🦉

Here's a small way to support Minnesotans and add unique wildlife stickers to your collection! Proceeds to the Women's Foundation of Minnesota Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...) art by: @feral-pony.bsky.social, @katytanis.bsky.social , @tatjanamaiwyss.bsky.social

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Erica Sirotich! Erica is represented by Jennifer Laughran and open to illustration opportunities for picture books, board and novelty, young nonfiction, and black & white interiors. Check out Erica's illustrator page! @literaticat.bsky.social @ericasirotich.bsky.social

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Here is a daddy seahorse and his babies! I am repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. I am itching to illustrate abook about monsters or prehistoric megafauna.

Happy Groundhog Day! #groundhogday

Happy Axolotl Day! Excited to be working on more salamander stuff - will share more in a few months! Rough Sketch--> Final From: Guess My Animal Game #axolotl #AxolotlDay

A zebra bum to help you celebrate International Zebra Day! 🦓 #kidlitart #zebraDay

Happy puzzling on this National Puzzle Day! 🧩 #puzzles #puzzleday

Check out how great the colors on this Love Under the Stars Fabric turned out. Available in September. #kidlit

Couldn’t resist this daddy seahorse toy I found at New York Aquarium! Toy: Wild Republic Book: Love Under the Sea by me, punished by Mudpuppy Kids #kidlit

Thank you Maria for a great interview!

That time, my yard squirrel read about squirrels. Happy Squirrel Day. #squirrelDay #kidLit

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! Check out some of my favorite squirrel books here: bookshop.org/lists/from-m...

Happy Portfolio Day! Juggling overlapping deadlines at the moment, so here are some interiors from my board book that came out last week! #PortfolioDay #kidlitart

Happy Book Birthday to LOVE UNDER THE SEA! amzn.to/4qcg8hQ #kidlit #newreleases

Here is the cover! Some good guesses for the cover critter! Out in 3 days. bookshop.org/a/18708/9780... #coverreveal #newrelease #kidlitart

Can you guess which animals will grace the cover of Love Under the Sea? #KidLitArt #CoverReveal #kidLit #boardbooks (Companion covers in the replies)

Good day for this book! It’s a good one! #kidlit