The next #KidLitArtPostcard event is Thursday, October 2nd. Just over a week away! We will be extending the event through Friday in recognition of Yom Kippur. #kidlit www.ginaperry.com/postcard

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, #kidlitillustrator of books (PB, GN, Board Books), magazines, #cartoons etc.! Please contact me in regards to projects you would like illustrated! Folio: paulajbecker.com Email: [email protected] #kidlitpostcard #portfolioday

somebody emailed me to ask for tips on finding style, so i'm gonna share my thoughts here, too: first of all, don't worry about what you're good at it, or what you want your art to look like. figure out what's fun about the /process/ for you and lean into those elements!

Happy #bookbirthday to GHOULDILOCKS and the THREE GHOSTS! Author: Annie Sullivan Illustrator: Me! A.D: Rachael Cole Publisher: Random House Studio #Halloweenbook #picturebook #Ghouldilocks #goldilocks #ghostbook #paulajbecker #anniesullivan #kidlitillustrator #kidlit #childrensbookillustrator

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, #kidlitillustrator of books (PB, GN, Board Books), magazines, #cartoons etc.! Please contact me in regards to projects you would like illustrated! Folio: paulajbecker.com Email: [email protected] #kidlitartist #portfolioday

TIPS for those announcing a #BookBirthday: - Attach cover image. Incl alt-text! Helps your post get discovered. - If book is illustrated, credit/tag illustrator. - If publisher is on Bluesky, TAG them. - Incl a link to where people can find out more info. - Incl #BookBirthday tag. #KidLit

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, #kidlitillustrator of books, magazines, etc.! This is a fun puzzle maze I illustrated for this July's issue of Highlights magazine. Folio: paulajbecker.com Email: [email protected] #kidlitartist #fourthofjuly #independenceday #portfolioday

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, an #illustrator for PBs, GNs, magazines, chapter books, greeting cards, etc.! Feel free to email me about any projects you have! Folio: paulajbecker.com Email: [email protected] #kidlit #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration

I had fun working on this #magazinecover for #chickadeemagazine 's May 25 issue. ☺️ #owlkidspublishing #coolcats #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #magazineillustration #paulajbeckerillustrator #paulabeckerillustrator

Tuesday was Book Birthday day for Book 2 in the series "Zeke The Weather Geek"! Congratulations to the authors, @axelrodcontrada & @annmalaspina , & @kidscanpress ! #zeketheweathergeek #kidscanpress #stemeducationforkids #stembooks #chapterbook #paulajbecker #kidlitbookillustrator #kidlitart

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, an #illustrator #childrensbookillustrator, #kidlitillustrator, #kidlitcartoonist happy to work on illustration projects! ☺️ #portfolioday #paulajbecker #paulabecker #kidlitportfololio #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitillustration

You don't have to enjoy hockey to enjoy a drawing of it! 😂 The NHL playoffs begin this weekend and the Montreal Canadiens squeaked in last night. So...Go, Habs, Go! 🏒🥅🏆 😀 #montrealcanadiens #hockeyplayoffs #gohabsgo #hockey #hockeyillustration

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula & I love creating energetic characters & scenes, bringing the fun to books, magazines, puzzles, cartoons and comics, etc. for kids! Please contact me in regards to projects you would like illustrated! 🌷❤️ Folio: paulajbecker.com IG: instagram.com/paulajbecker

This is a reposting from IG, from a client sketch that didn't get the green light. But these kitties want to wish you all a good weekend! #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitcartoonist #paulajbecker #catillustration

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, & I love creating energetic characters & fun scenes! Here's something springy to enjoy! 😀 Folio: paulajbecker.com IG: instagram.com/paulajbecker

I'm looking to do something helpful (to you!) and joyful (to me!) so I am giving away a picture book critique. To enter to win, comment on this post by midnight Central tonight, 2/27. I will draw a random winner in the morning. #kidlit #picturebooks #critiques

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! 😄 #valentinesday #happyvalentinesday #valentineillustration #valentinecartoon #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #cartooning #kidlitcomics #kidlitcartoonist

Did anyone see The Quietest Year on PBS last night (on noise pollution)? I had been looking forward to seeing this when I saw the promos. It did not disappoint. If you struggle with environmental noise, check it out. #noisepollution #noise #thequietestyear #pbsmadehere www.pbs.org/video/the-qu...

Hey February 2025 #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, a #kidlitillustrator & #kidlitcartoonist of PBs, MGs, CBs, cartoons, comics, magazine, & puzzles! I love bringing the fun and energy to projects! 😜 #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitillustration And I write, too! 👍😄

#Thanksgiving can chaotic AND fun! I hope your day is wonderful, no matter what you do! Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡😄 - #kidlitillustration for this month's issue of #Highlightsmagazine - #thanksgivingparade #thanksgivingillustration #kidlitcartoonist #childrensbookillustrator #turkeycartoon #turkey

Some Thanksgiving-related humor from a larger illustration project! 😜 #thanksgivingparade #thanksgiving #thanksgivingturkey #turkey #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitcomics #kidlitcartoonist

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, & I love creating energetic characters & fun scenes! This is part of a silly scene created for the NOV '24 issue of Highlights magazine! 😀 Folio: paulajbecker.com IG: instagram.com/paulajbecker

#skypitch is TOMORROW. boringstorybook.com/skypitch/ #kidlit #picturebooks

A happy Thanksgiving today to all those in Canada! 😊#happythanksgiving 🎉 #canadathanksgiving

💙❤️ all the #portfolioDay posts! Illustrators, I’m an executive art director in Scholastic’s hardcover picture book group. Interested in working together? I’ve created an illustrator contact form just for you! 🤗 docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...

Hey #PortfolioDay ! I'm Paula, an #illustrator #cartoonist & #writer who loves working on fun and whimsical projects of all sorts! Contact: [email protected] IG: www.instagram.com/paulajbecker/ Folio: www.paulajbecker.com

Heads up that tomorrow is #PortfolioDay ☺️

Grab your tales and cast your spells - Folktale Week 2024 is coming! Mark your calendars for November 18 - 24 and join us for an enchanting week! Prompts announced October 21! Give us a follow: @folktaleweek.bsky.social #folktaleweek2024 #folktaleweek

If you need a little brain-break, take a breather and find the hidden objects in this #hiddenpicture I did for Highlights. It's an oldy (2015!) but in their October '24 puzzle book! Have fun! #kidlitartist #kidlitcartoonist #highlightsforchildren #ghostsillustration #halloweenillustration #booooooo

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, a #kidlitillustrator & #kidlitcartoonist of PBs, MGs, CBs, cartoons, comics, magazine, & puzzles! This busy #halloweenfestival is part of a magazine puzzle spread! I love bringing the fun and energy to projects! 😜 #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitillustration

@debbieohi.com wrote a solid Bluesky primer for School Library Journal that will be helpful to anyone who recently joined the platform, even if they're not a member of the #kidlit community. 💙❤️ www.slj.com/story/gettin...

If you see an owl post an 🦉 owl. Actually, I HEARD an owl last night; a Barred Owl! It's been a long time since I've heard one around here. These illustrations are just random owls. #owl #owlillustration #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitcartoonist

Hey #kidlit, here’s an idea for an #artshare. Post two versions of the same piece of art, 1) sketch 2) finished art. It’s good to show art directors like me how you handle sketches. It’s good to model for emerging illustrators how detailed a sketch needs to be. Could be a useful thread. 💙❤️

I'll be doing another 'how to use BlueSky' talk, this time with @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social on Oct 26! It's free to attend, pls register on the site: www.scbwi.org/events/bluesky #kidlit #scbwi

I've loved seeing all the badges created over the past few months artists for the @bethspencer.bsky.social #dtiys #dtiyschallenge ! 😍 I finally did mine so...yup! #hibadge2024 #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #kidlitcartoonist #childrensbookillustrator #humanintelligence #noaiart

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, and I love creating energetic characters & scenes, bringing the fun to books, magazines, puzzles, cartoons and comics, etc. for kids! 😃❤️ This is a little spot for a fun, middle-grade STEM reader I worked on recently! 😊 Folio: paulajbecker.com

This is going to be SO GOOD! You still have a week to register! #kidlitillustration #kidlit #scbwi #scbwiokar www.scbwi.org/events/webin...

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, illustrator of PBs, MGs, CBs, cartoons, comics, magazine, & puzzles! #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #cartooning #kidlitcomics #kidlitcartoonist #naturescene

A little something to commemorate the #Olympics . A retooling of the Goat Olympics illo. #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #cartooning #kidlitcomics #kidlitcartoonist #goat #goats #goatcartoon #olympics

Hey all! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, illustrator of PBs, MGs, CBs, cartoons, comics, magazine, & puzzles! This funny "Goat-lympics" 😂 scene is a rhyming puzzle for this July's issue of the fabulous #highlightsmagazine ! Portfolio: paulajbecker.com IG: Instagram.com/paulajbecker

Please note July's #KidLitArtPostcard event is getting pushed out one week due to the 4th of July holiday. You have an extra week to make a great promo piece #kidlitart illustrators. And an extra week for #kidlit art directors, editors, and agents to come on over to Bluesky.

It's great to see so many new and returning people here! I hope you will join us for #kidlitchat, every Tuesday at 9pm Eastern. Relax, grab a snack, and talk #kidlit --no prep, just come as you are! DM me with any questions. See you there. :-)

be less afraid to create clumsy comics. awkward tangents. amateur lettering. weird sequentials and pacing. You Can Just Make it. you dont need to be trapped in a cycle of perfectionism and imposter syndrome when you could have a finished work instead. print that thing out and staple it!!!

A little late to post this on BlueSky. I am not as active here--yet! Here's my #kidlitartpostcard day posting! #astronautgirl #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #cartooning #kidlitcomics #kidlitcartoonist

The most important artistic advice I can impart on people is to stop saying self-depreciating things about your work when you show it to people. Break the habit, it’s not funny, it’s not cute, it’s impulsive self-harm we do to try to take away the power other people could have to bruise our egos.

Here's the list of the 2024 #PBParty contest agents, editors & art directors. Wahooooo! You might want to sit down before reading this--it's mind-blowing. I can't wait to see all the magical matches that will happen this year! Good luck. ✨✨✨✨ mindyalyseweiss.com/2024-pbparty...

Check out these fabulous scholarship opportunities at Highlights Foundation. Apply by 1/31. www.highlightsfoundation.org/scholarships/

I wrote a bit about that time I left my illustration agency and learned how to query literary agents, create a book dummy, etc. This is part 1 (the angsty beginning) 😬 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

Happy to share the first #KidLitArt chat of 2024! Please join us if you are interested in meeting & hanging out with other #kidlit & children's illustrators!

Hi #kildlitartpostcard day! A day late on Bluesky, but hey! #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustration #cartooning #kidlitcomics #kidlitcartoonist