21 years of making books and it’s all still very much a work in progress.

Tomorrow is August's #KidLitArt chat! Come hang out!

***URGENT BULLETIN: #kidlitchat comes your way at the top of the hour (9E/6P)!*** (See you there!)

Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be presenting my “Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don’ts” talk to “At Home Author” on October 23rd, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews. Register today! 💙❤️ ▶️▶️▶️ www.athomeauthor.com/service-page...

#KidLitArt chat is this Thursday! 💸💰

Happy First Day of Fall! 🍁🍂 #kidlitart

Concentration is key 🎻 #kidlitart #cuteart #kidlit

me on the first day of fall #kidlit #kidlitart

Happened to find this - it's a useful little website if you A) want to know why you should drop Substack and B) want a list of alternatives. A couple also have tools to import your old SS posts over. leavesubstack.com #kidlit

I somehow already borrowed this from the library... and am really looking forward to checking it out #kidlit

I have pie!!! 🥧 Just making sure @ace-of-dragons.bsky.social knows lol

For fellow book creators who sometimes experience peer envy (hand waving here!) - here are some tips compiled from a poll I did a few years ago: debbieohi.com/2022/04/peer...

I went a bit overboard with my library holds and now have 16 books to go through. Including an incredibly thick copy of The Legend of Kamui. I honestly thought it would be a normal sized manga and not like, as thick as a phone book…

The tour roster for Canadian Children's Book Week 2026 is out. 39 authors and illustrators will be touring Canada in the spring. Congrats to our SCBWI Canada East members who are part of this roster! Visit bookcentre.ca/blogs/indust... for more info. #CanKidLit #SCBWICanadaEast.

Artists! Quote with your night art! #kidlitart #illustration

Artists! Quote with your night art! #kidlitart #illustration #fantasyart #BRArt

Artists! Quote with your night art! #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator

Study of a little girl with the prettiest parandhi 💛🦋 #kidlit #kidlitart

You have my sword 🗡️🪻 #kidlitart #cuteart #redpanda

I hit 400 followers!! 😭 thank yall for your support as I slowly work on getting back into social media again. To my new pals, I’m Elliott! I’m a kidlit illustrator seeking rep (& jobs haha) my portfolio: elliottgrinnell.com

Is it weird that I have a 20 year illustration career with awards and stuff, and I still get jelly when I see an artist sell out on comm slots in under an hour…

I actually managed to harvest enough beans from my bean plants to make a meal (it was good). Question now is - what do I do with the bean plants? These won’t keep making beans; do I just pull them up now?

On this day in 1692, Giles Corey was pressed to death at the age of 81, for not entering a plea, thus not allowing himself to be tried for witchcraft, during the Salem Witch Trials. His last words were, "More weight..." Anyway, more than 300 years later he gets a shout out in my kid's book so...

Hey #kidlit illustrators! We’re beginning to think through a mythology-themed beginning-reader series. I'm looking for someone w/ a commercial/punchy, character-forward style who can breath life into ancient lore. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

The Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society's third annual Book Awards celebrate books by BC Authors ☀️ Take a look a this year's winning books 📚 Details: bookcentre.ca/blogs/indust...

Artist! Quote with your night art! 🌕 #KidLitArt

Day #18 lillasstyleplay2025 Today’s prompt is: PAISLEY Having so much fun with each of these prompts, thank you @lillarogers 🙏🏽❤️ . . . #illustration #surfacedesign #artprocess #artjournal #drawingchallenge #draweveryday #foodillustrator #cookbook

im on a social media break but just stopping in to share this please open the doc at the link, there are lots of resources inside it for faculty experiencing censorship or harrassment bye 💜 www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

Some witches looking for the bakery. #art #kidlitart #digitalart #procreate

Applications for the 2025 Annick Press Mentorship Program supporting writers who have been historically excluded from children's publishing are open until September 29th. Visit www.annickpress.com/Submission-G... for guidelines and info on how to apply.

PW profiled 10 advocates who are taking action and mobilizing their communities against book banning

I’ve opened back up to queries! Please *only* use my Query Manager form or my query email. Anything sent to my main email will be deleted. I’m excited to dive into new work!! MSWL: www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/alev...

Happy #BiWeek ! 💗💜💙

I gotta remind myself that I am not 25 anymore, and it's fine to take more than a day to render out a spread with 7 characters and full background...

More #cheese - Beaufort D’ete French raw milk hard cheese. Interesting, kinda mild at the start with a spicier (kinda peppery) finish that doesn’t linger too long afterwards.

Hey #kidlit illustrators! We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

cool #kidlit opportunity! (And the way it works, rule-wise, is clever)

awhile back i learned that “nigada” is cherokee for “everyone” and “nigadawu” is cherokee for an extended version of everyone. so in cherokee there is a “y'all” and an “all y’all”

I'm excited to announce "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, & Opportunities" is now open for sign-ups! Yes, what's happening now in #kidlit, but *also* how to follow trends yourself and decide how to respond. October. 14 and 16, $59, will be recorded. www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...

Hey #kidlitart pals who use Procreate - there’s an update with new brushes and settings. Idk why it’s not announced here, and my app didn’t auto update, so go check your App Store and manually update it if you want.

I apologize for the lack of cat art lately. I’m back to drawing my comic characters and they’re kinda divas, so they take up all my spare time 😅

Hey #kidlit illustrators, it has been a few months (a lot going on this year) but I’ll be posting an open call for samples tomorrow. Stay tuned! 💙❤️

The incomparable Walt Kelly, 1971.

Cat. I'm a kitty cat. And I dance dance dance and I dance dance dance. #KidLitArt #GouacheArt #Cat

Thanks so much to Patrick F. at the Hamilton library! I didn't know he'd made these & had been promoting me & my books all Summer!!! All these books are available in the library system too, so I hope folks will check them out! #kidlit #hamont #booksky #librarysky

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Join @charlenedraws.bsky.social and me this month for money talk during #kidlitart chat! The chat happens on the last Thursday of the month at 9pm ET (6pm PT) right here on BlueSky. Hope to see you there! #kidlit #illustration

The Young Hag one has me rather interested. Not in the least because I probably qualify as a young hag now 😅

I’m heartbroken but not surprised that people are calling for my &Meeg’s bio of Sarah McBride 2be destroyed. Book bans are a prime tool of fascism It’s why we need 2 support LGBTQ+ books-which are overwhelmingly targeted in book bans. Buy them, positively review them, check them out in the library!