Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm Cat, I'm a Portuguese-Canadian Illustrator, and I am available to work on cover art for MG and YA. More at catarinaoliveirastudio.com/cover-art Rep'd by Nicole at Tugeau 2 Art & Literary Agency. #kidlitart #kidlitartist #bookcovers #coverart #middlegradebooks

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I love drawing quirky kids, animals, and lopsided architecture in a whimsical mid-century style. Picture 📚 are my passion! I'm rep'd by @lanewriteswords.bsky.social Check out more of my work at jennbower.com #kidlitart #picturebook #scbwi #scbwiillustrator

I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!! If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨ *Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!

@stephlaubooks.com a friend sent me this! Our books together at the library!! 🩵🩷

Today is pub day for Prayer Is!! When my agent Alex originally sent me the manuscript, I was already excited because I enjoyed working with @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and the FSG BYR/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social team (Joy, Naomi, Mina and Hannah) on All the Greatness in You! #kidlitart

Here’s my news: MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH is a finalist for the 2025 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. I am so very, very honored.

So difficult to choose! I grew up with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, so that’s probably my favorite. But closely tied with Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle.

#KidLit FYI: The next postcard event is Thursday, January 8th. www.ginaperry.com/postcard #kidlitartpostcard

Happy holidays from Yeti and me! #kidlit #kidlitart

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Firefly Luna moth Black-billed cuckoo Manta ray Moose

Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com

I have regrets…that I didn’t get this in the store when I was there last. What do you think, did I miss out?

I’m so happy to share the cover for YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER! Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475... Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff Random House Children’s Books #kidlit #kidlitart

Quick evening reminder that next Thursday, December 4th, is our last #KidLitArtPostcard of 2025! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each. 💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency

I've been seeing my favorite fuzzy friends around! 🍂🐛

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards and Endies End Paper Awards! Anyone can nominate a book. Head here to get started: 100scopenotes.com/2025/10/01/n...

Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.

Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support! Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne... (If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)

There were so many great postcard posts today!!! Reminder that the event will roll on through tomorrow since today is Yom Kippur. More pretty things in the feed tomorrow, yay!

#KidLitGN's pitch window is officially closed. #Agents, #editors & #publishers, you have until Oct. 31 to browse the pitches at kidlitgn.com ! Reply to pitches you are interested in w/ sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d... #pitchevent #kidlit #graphicnovels

✨ It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Ana Paola González, a Mexican illustrator actively looking for freelance kidlit projects. 📚 Picture books | 🎨 Board books | 📕 Covers | 🖍️ Editorial Portfolio: anapaoglz.carrd.co #kidlitart #childrensillustration

Happy October, friends! Tiptoeing in with a mock middle grade cover. 👻 Portfolio: LACarter.com Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt

Happy Wednesday #KidLit friends. Tomorrow (through Friday) is #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm extending the event a bit to account for the Yom Kippur holiday. www.ginaperry.com/postcard

A delightful evening with Leigh Bardugo and @tkingfisher.com.

Some green creatures for you. 💚

Dropped by my library to see Yeti Is Not Ready for School! I couldn’t stop smiling when I went to browse for more books. #kidlit #kidlitart

COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to share the cover of The Lustrous Dark with you! It's everything I could have asked for! Tom Roberts perfectly captured the dark fairytale and epic fantasy vibes of the book! Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!

One of my favorites as a kid. I love the new covers!!

I talk a little bit about my journey and Yeti Is Not Ready for School on the Writer-Reader-Teacher blog. Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit

Some library love! #kidlit

If you see this, post a vampire! ❤️ #kidlitart

Free Piano (Not Haunted) @heywhitney.bsky.social takes a new note to cleverness, spookiness & coming of age story. I enjoyed the way this #graphicnovel is written/crafted! PLUS a great read for spooky season but also being true to yourself! Here is a little fan animation I made based off the cvr!

I can’t recommend enough the power of switching mediums when you’re feeling stuck or insecure artistically. Heck, even just switching the brand/type of pen or pencil or brush you use can be enough to shake out the nerves and help drawing become fun again! ✍️

Did I make a new sweater for Elsie? Yes Is it handspun silk and baby alpaca because she is a yarn snob? Also yes.

I did NOT intend to line the words up this way. It was a happy coincidence, I swear! 🎃 #kidlit #kidlitart

NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates. The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries

Got to go to my first literary festival and share Yeti is Not Ready for School with young readers! Best feeling ever. #kidlit #kidlitart 📍LitFest with Belmont Bookshop

Oh, hi! #KidLitArtPostcard is next Thursday. Notice how I put Bluesky at the top of my ‘post online’ list? It’s because you all are my favorite.

#DVpit 2025 is coming up! 🎉And we have over 70 agents & editors committed to participate in this pitch event for marginalized creators!🎉 ✍️Polish up those pitches before October 8, 2025 🔗And go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info #writersky #authorsky #booksky

Some of our schools start back next week! Wishing everyone a happy school year. 🩵 #kidlitart

Starting to hear from grownups who read their kids my picture book to help get them ready for school—I’m not crying, somebody is cutting onions #kidlit

Teachers: Please name the illustrator when you read to students. Discuss the art. Invite illustrators to visit. Show next generation that art in book was created by a HUMAN, that their work matters. www.picturesmeanbusiness.com/teachers/ #PicturesMeanBusiness Art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #EduSky

In honor of season 2, repost of my Wednesday fan art with a slight update 🖤 #kidlitartpostcard Lacarter.com Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary

After flailing about, I think I’ve got down how I want to tackle revisions on my writing project. All it took was a summer thunderstorm for my brain to get in gear. #kidlit

Authors & publishers of illustrated books: Credit illustrators when you talk about your books, esp if you are using their ART (including book cover art) in any promo graphics. Bonus: this also helps show that a HUMAN CREATIVE is behind the art, not generative AI. #PicturesMeanBusiness #KidLit