Hello Art Directors/Editors. Happy Kidlit Art Postcard day! I am an author/illustrator. My favorite things to draw are kids, families, emotions & action. I am rep’d by Abigail Samoun at Red Fox Literary. #kidlitArtPostcard #kidlitMegaFeed #illustration

Happy Halloween everyone! Have fun, be safe and be spooky! #happyhalloween #halloween

New Episode! Sunny is our guest! We chat about the constant pull to monetize art even when you don't want to. Listen on all major podcast platforms and on YouTube. #KiditMegaFeed #Illustration #womenillustrators #illochat #illochatpodcast #illustratorlife #podcastshow #learntodraw #artcareer

What I have replaced doomscrolling with. These are not meant to be finals illustrations just flow time in my sketchbook. What can you replace doomscrolling with? Tell me your new creative flow routine. #sketchbook #video #KidlitMegaFeed

Sketchbook flow. Went to a cafe with a friend to chat and sketch. The vibe was so nice. #draw #KidlitMegaFeed #sketbook #illustrators

Thrilled to share the news! Rock and Spike will be making their debut in 2027. I am so excited to work with the Random House Graphix team. 🌵🪨 These two main characters, Rock & Spike are so fun to work with - they crack me up! #GraphicNovels #KidlitMegaFeed #booknews

Another sketchbook wonky mess that is so fun! I am loving the no rules, no mistakes, no easers,no undo -make whatsoever happens happen. Are you playing in your sketchbook ? #KidlitMegaFeed #kidlit #sketchbook #illustration

Announcing new deals for @elizabethfoscue.bsky.social @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social @olgaherrera.bsky.social @kkhamilton.bsky.social + more

Big News! Illochat is coming back! I will be hosting the podcast and chatting with kidlit friends. Let me know what you want to chat about! #kidlitmegafeed #kidlit #arttalk

Using my sketchbook for unscripted, no erasing, no rules exploration and fun. Using anything I can find for materials. I am happy. #sketchbook #kidlitmegafeed #illustration

Lord alive, they want fictional characters in fictional sexual situations to model consent for literal adults like a patronizing early 2020’s sitcom where the point of the writing is to convey that the writer’s been to therapy at some point

A fun #DTIYS this witch has had enough of this 💩 her face says it all. Let’s bring on the fun seasons! Thank [email protected] for this challenge. #kidlitmegafeed #kidlit #illustration

@bitingnclawing.bsky.social is the winner of a portfolio critique! Congratulations to everyone who participated in this challenge. #summerfolio #kidlitmegafeed

Congratulations to everyone who participated in #summerfolio I hope this challenge helped you round off your #kidlit portfolio. The winner of a portfolio critique is @bitingnclawing.bsky.social I will reach out with details for the critique. #kidlitmegafeed

For the final prompt of #summerfolio I chose to do a book cover, would you like to read Merlin’s memoirs?😆 I’m very happy that I could go through all the prompts🎉 the challenge was fun and useful and it was great to draw my cats again, thanks @olgaherrera.bsky.social 💕 #kidlitart #bookcover #cats

And the final prompt! “It was difficult to be brave in this situation.” I wanted to add a small comic here in watercolor. I’ve been working on graphic novel work so I need more samples in my portfolio. This was fun @olgaherrera.bsky.social #summerfolio #kidlitart #kidlitcomic

Final week of #summerfolio. Congratulations to everyone who participated. I hope you have spruced up your portfolios with new work and got new ideas for stories from some of these prompts. In a couple of weeks I will randomly select the winner for a portfolio review. #kidlitmegafeed #kidlit

Summer Folio Week 04! Grocery shopping was__’s favorite adventure. Thanks for the event! @olgaherrera.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #summerfolio #picturebook

Here’s our take on the next prompt of #summerfolio 🛒 by @olgaherrera.bsky.social I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time, this challenge gave me the motivation to finally have a go at it! And I’ve managed to fit all of our beloved pets too💕 #kidlit #kidlitart #shopping

The prompt this week “Grocery shopping was 9@66i3’s favorite adventure” for #summerfolio and I’m actually kind of exhausted by it. 😂 I think it needs another round in the critique group. I also kind of like it. @olgaherrera.bsky.social #robot #kidlitart #summerfolio2025

Here we go portfolio warriors! Week 4 of #summerfolio Who likes to go grocery shopping? Aliens? Dinosaurs? Robots? Or if you are illustrating humans, can you think of an interesting perspective? Tell a story with your illustration and Have fun! #kidlitmegafeed #illustrator #illustrationcommunity

Couldn’t play much with this one but glad it’s here 😆🍼 hope you like it! #summerfolio week 3 by @olgaherrera.bsky.social 💕 #kidlitart #catart #cuteart

Summer Folio week 03! Taking care of Teddy proved more complicated than I thought! Here is my take on the 3 narrative spots!!! #kidlit #picturebook #illustration @olgaherrera.bsky.social

Week three for @olgaherrera.bsky.social ‘s #summerfolio “Taking care of *Diana* proved more complicated than I thought” 🤪 Diana similar to Dionaea muscipula or Venus flytrap 😂 this one is mostly watercolor with some digital manipulation. I miss watercolor. I want to do more!

Here’s we go! Week 3 of Summerfolio. Get creative, push your POV. Close ups and what is important information in a spot. #kidlitmegafeed #kidlit #illustration #artchallenge #illustrators #illustrationcommunity

Summer Folio week 02 Week two for summer folio! #summerfolio @olgaherrera.bsky.social ✨✨ The prompt is “Oh No! Charlie’s car was headed towards the road! ((((And birds! 😬 . #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration

Second week of #summerfolio 🎉 I decided to use my cats as the characters for this challenge and have a bit of fun with them💕 Hope you like it! Lovely challenge by @olgaherrera.bsky.social #kidlitart #catart #illustration

OH NO! Charlie’s young pet Dire wolf was headed towards the road! (Or mammoth steppe 😂 kinda of a prehistoric road right?) Down the rabbit hole I went for this prompt! @olgaherrera.bsky.social ‘s #summerfolio

I didn’t get it done in time for the challenge, but I did get it started! I have been told I need MG covers in my portfolio, so this challenge is helping me get there.Thanks @olgaherrera.bsky.social for #SummerFolio week 2 “Oh no! Charlie’s balloon was headed toward the road!” #kidlit #kidlitart

Here we go! Week 2 of summerfolio. You’ve got this! #kidlitmegafeed #kilit

Hi! Here’s my take on the first prompt of #summerfolio: When in doubt, just add more water! A very interesting challenge by @olgaherrera.bsky.social I don’t have much time to work on them but really wanted to have a go, hopefully I will have something for all the prompts!💕 #kidlit #kidlitart #sea

I am working on some of the prompts for Summer Folio! An event by @olgaherrera.bsky.social .✨ Trying my best to have a chance for portfolio review! This is my take on the first prompt: When in doubt, just add more water! 🤭 #summerfolio #kidlitart #illustration #picturebook

Here we go! Week one prompt. I am excited to see your work and share it. Have fun! #kitlit #kidlitMegaFeed

This is the start of week 1 of @olgaherrera.bsky.social #summerfolio challenge. I know I can do more work on this piece but I want to every prompt! I’ll fix anything later😂 When in doubt, you definitely need more water! #kidlit #illustration #summer

What a bright, shiny #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Deborah Paquette and I am an illustrator and author/illustrator looking for representation and new projects. You can find my portfolio at deborahpaquette.com.

Hi! #kidlitartpostcard I'm Cat, a Kid Lit Illustrator, available for new projects. 🎨 Portfolio catarinaoliveirastudio.com 💼 Agent @thet2agency.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #art #kidlitart

Have a wonderful Summer! And don’t feed the seagulls 🤣 ##Kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #illustration #scbwiillustrators

Summerfolio week 2-5 prompts. Have fun with this challenge for #kidlit portfolios. See previous post for how to win a Free Portfolio Critique. Use this challenge to start or refresh your portfolio. #kidlitcommunity #kidlitmegafeed

Summerfolio is back! Join me in this #kidlit challenge. win a FREE PORTFOLIO REVIEW! Participate at least one week’s prompt. Follow me, use #summerfolio tag me when you post your #illustration (1 chosen at random to win) see next post for week 2-5 prompts

New book deal. I can’t wait to share this story with the world. #kidlitmegachat #books #coming2026 #kidlit #booksforkids @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Alice Alone written by Jessica Shaw and Illustrated by me is officially out in the world! #books #kidlit #booksforkids

This is a comforting & kid-relatable PB for children who often feel invisible being the middle child in big families. Kiddos will adore the inviting art, hilarious moments, & fun language in ALICE ALONE by @authorjessicashaw.bsky.social & @olgaherrera.bsky.social. A marvelous read for all families!

At the #scbwiNY25 mingling with fellow creatives, learning from faculty and living it all! #kidlitmegachat #scbwi -#kidlitillustrators

I'm thrilled to share advance praise for ALICE ALONE from The Midwest Book Review! Read the full review here: www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/dec_24.h... @amicuspublishing.bsky.social @olgaherrera.bsky.social

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Dec 27): www.kidlit411.com/2024/12/the-... Inside: Chapter Book Guidelines, Writing a YA Graphic Novel, Compelling Suspense & Tension, more. Thanks @olgaherrera.bsky.social for the illo, Simon & Schuster & @paulgilligan.bsky.social for the giveaways.

Join us while we wrap up our year for Illo Chat. We have a chit chat about what we've done and what we plan to do for next year. Thanks for listening. Cover art by @olgaherrera.bsky.social Podcast and video production by @sunnyduranillo.bsky.social

Join us while we wrap up our year for Illo Chat. Thank you for hanging out with us for another year! Cover art by @olgachildrensillustrator Podcast and video production by @sunnyduranillustration Apple podcast, Google podcast and Spotify & YouTube #KidlitMegaFeed #illustration

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In this episode, we share what we're thankful for. We'd love to hear what you're thankful for too. www.illochat.com/post/episode... Thanks for listening. @olgaherrera.bsky.social @sunnyduranillo.bsky.social

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