Timelapse: Among the Waves To the best of my recollection, I managed to get really close with this redraw to the original vision. So, this one’s for you, little me in the 7th grade. I know just how badly you need a win 😅 #art #kidlitartist

Among the Waves The original pencil sketch is from circa 2010, back when I was in 7th grade and rereading the Percy Jackson books a dozen times over. At the time, I was obsessed with this drawing and thought that it was absolutely sick. #art #kidlitartist #throwback #childhoodart

Here's some recent artwork for #kidlitartpostcard day, I'm an author and illustrator currently querying agents and open for freelance. Check out my website, johnlechner.com 🐝 #kidlitart

Hi September #kidlitartpostcard 🍂🍂 Time to get outside & explore, forest bath, peer into a pond & see if you can spot a turtle? I'm Marie, #KidLit illustrator. My agent @carynwiseman.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social will enjoy to hear from you!! www.MarieHermanssonIllustration.com

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day! I am A. C. (Anna) Bodnar, and I am a kidlit author and illustrator. I love creating art with a sense place and whimsy, exploring the interplay between light and color, and finding the magic that can be found in the little things. #kidlitart

Some more WIP footage from my current project!! I’m hoping to finish up a dummy of it in time for the @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social Letters and Lines Conference this October, but we’ll see 😅 I am absolutely LOVING it so far though 😎 #kidlitart #fantasy #wip

Sketch/study: Fennec Fox #art #kidlitartist #sketch

New Project WIP!! This one’s for me, guys. Just a whole bunch of my special interests thrown together in one place, and I let my partner talk me into making it rhyme (current picture book market aversion to rhyming be damned, I guess 😅). #kidlit #kidlitart #arthistory #fantasy #wip

Happy #kidlitartpostcard! Im a childrens book illustrator looking for representation 💛

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Marie-Helene, an illustrator based on the beautiful westcoast of Canada! I find inspiration in nature, animals and love whimsical stories! 🎨 Portfolio: link in bio! ✨ Rep’ed by Robbin Brosterman @brightagencypublishing #kidlitart #kidlitartist #picturebookartist

I actually made two postcards this month. Clearly I have too much time on my hands - someone give me a picturebook to illustrate! 😄 🌐 NicolaSchofield.com Rep by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #picturebook

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day! I am A. C. (Anna) Bodnar, and I am a kidlit author and illustrator. I love experimenting with light and color, and I usually write and draw fantasy with heavy emphasis on themes of nature, whimsy, and the magic that can be found in the little things. #kidlit

Happy International Owl Awareness Day! #internationalowlawarenessday #owl #art #kidlitartist

The Star: Rumi I don’t often draw fan art, but this story and its characters have had my heart in a freaking stranglehold. The idea hit me to do a (very) slightly Art Nouveau inspired tarot card of Rumi as The Star, and here we are. #art #kpopdemonhunters #rumi #tarot #thestar

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Le Dragon Steve Behold! My brainrot! I have been stimming that silly song (I don’t know if it was originally a TikTok or what, but I can’t escape it) for about three months now, so behold the Le Poisson Steve x Gyarados joke that no one asked for but I needed. #art #fantasy #dragon

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! ⭐️ I’m interested in working on picture books and early reader books ⭐️ I’m repped by Lynnette Novak at @seymouragency.bsky.social ⭐️ View more of my illustrations here www.gortmanillustration.com

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 💖 I’m an author / illustrator and I love hugs. This is a close up of my upcoming book NUNU AND THE SEA, pub date 10/14/2025! 🌊 I am rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Portfolio: isabellakung.com ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Cat! Portuguese-Canadian living in Portugal. I illustrate picture books, MG, covers and magazines. Available for cover art atm. Agent: Nicole at Tugeau 2 Portfolio: catarinaoliveirastudio.com IG: instagram.com/catarinaoliveirastudio #kidlitart #bookcovers #coverart

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day! I am A. C. (Anna) Bodnar, and I am a kidlit author and illustrator. I love experimenting with light and color in my work and usually write and draw fantasy with heavy emphasis on themes of nature, whimsy, and the magic that can be found in the little things. #kidlit

My current hyperfixation: knobbly trees #art #sketchbook #trees #kidlitartist

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

Fleeting Golden Hour I am holding tightly to the whimsy and simple of joy of love this Pride Month. To everyone out there, stay safe and lots of love 🩷💛🩵 #art #kidlit #kidlitartist #pridemonth

WIP for my project for Pride Month!! 🩷💛🩵 #art #pride #pridemonth #kidlitartist

Happy June #kidlitartpostcard day! I am working on a story about Medusa, she’s pretty cool.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 💌 I’m Yuey, a Japanese illustrator based in Northeast LA. ☀️ I love stories with a sense of adventure. If you think we'd be a good fit, I'd love to explore new projects! I’m represented by Kait Feldmann at @ktliterary.bsky.social

Hello everyone. It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Ruth Johnson, an illustrator with a love for all things spooky or magical. I would love to work on things including animals, nature, or old places. You can find my portfolio at www.ruthjohnson.net #kidlitart #illustration

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day! I am A. C. (Anna) Bodnar, and I am a kidlit author and illustrator. I love experimenting with light and color in my work and usually write and draw fantasy with heavy emphasis on themes of nature, whimsy, and the magic that can be found in the little things. #kidlit

Character Sheet: Oda and Barrel #kidlit #kidlitartist #yafantasy #thegearking

Tomorrow is #PanVisibilityDay, and what better way to celebrate than with any of these 26 books featuring pansexual and/or panromantic characters! 🩷💛💙📖

Well, I just deleted the annoying green owl from my phone. If anyone knows any good tools (that don’t think AI can/should replace teachers, a truly baffling stance) for easy daily practice for Mandarin (Simplified), let me know. I certainly wasn’t using Duo as my primary tool, but now… sheesh.

Trying to match the colors of the desert. I went on an incredible trip to Mesa Verde National Park with my family this week. The weather was perfect, the trees amazing, and of course, it is was so beautiful and humbling to walk through history, to visit people’s homes. #mesaverde #nationalpark

Sketch/study: Vizcacha And so my fascination with drawing animals that look grumpy continues. #art #kidlit #kidlitartist

Portfolio drop of some of my illustrations from the last six months. They are in chronological order, and I find it fascinating how you can see that I have been been playing around with color and light. Gosh, do I have so much to update on my website now... #portfolio #art #kidlit #kidlitartist

I had considered posting this on Mother’s Day, but then I decided not to do so. I had considered not posting or uploading this at all. Narrative nonfiction like this is something I write a fair amount of my own time, but it is unlike the other content I share on my platform. #narrativenonfiction

excellent -- worth reading and sharing! Freedom to read is real freedom. I also think they're banning books because books are empathy machines - we care for characters different than ourselves, and that's powerful (if we all stand together, we will win, and that terrifies the people in power)

Cliffs Ahoy! I was talking to my partner about world-building, and he brought up the city of Ronda in Spain and the incredible bridge there as a great source of inspiration. And then I, from that conversation, was so inspired that I knew I had to draw something. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

New profile picture (and the old). My partner took some candid photos of me at a local coffee shop the other day while I worked, and I thought that I might as well make my profile pic something that actually includes my face 😅 #profile #candid #kidlit #kidlitartist

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Mili an author/illustrator who loves adapting her style to the story. I’m intrested in cover art, as I’m currently working on my first #MG graphic novel proposal. 😊 Can you give me a challenge? Portfolio: milifay.art #KidLitArt #KidLit #PB #YA #mermay

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day! I am A. C. (Anna) Bodnar, and I am a kidlit author and illustrator. I love experimenting with light and color in my work and usually write and draw fantasy with heavy emphasis on themes of nature, whimsy, and the magic that can be found in the little things. #kidlit

Study/sketch: Puffins Having fun drawing silly birds #art #kidlit #kidlitartist

More student action against book bans! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Pillow Fort” Happy National Library Week! (Finished this one barely in time 😅) WIP and timelapse footage on my IG #kidlit #kidlitart #fantasy

This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money

Some recent pages in my sketchbook. Playing around with watercolors and de-stressing with too much crosshatching. #art #sketchbook #kidlitartist

From 'Cress Watercress' written by Gregory Maguire and illustrated by me 🐰 #illustration

Happy National School Librarian Day! We love you and are so grateful for your tireless work to provide each child in your school with the "just right" book for their learning and growing needs. #schoollibrarian #nationalschoollibrarianday #whenyouloveabook @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day! This is my first time doing this, so let me see… My name is A. C. (Anna) Bodnar. I am obsessed with the intersection of nature and fantasy, of light and whimsical colors, and especially dragons. And, of course, little guys going on quests and being brave. #kidlit

"Eggs in One Basket" I made my Bluesky about a month or so ago and then, with all the crazy stuff going on right now, promptly forgot about it. Until now! Here's my latest illustration, and you can see WIP process footage and timelapses of it on my IG. #kidlit #kidlitart