I had this fancy visitor in the backyard today. #invert

Morning in the garden 🌱🐝

Hello #Portfolioday! I'm Deven, SF Bay Based, ND illustrator and cartoonist. I am looking for work from mid August on. I'm also looking for an agent! Open to covers, PB, early reader, mid grade illustration & magazines, etc website: dhoover.art patreon: patreon.com/dhooverart instagram: @dhooverart

Here's a sample of my artwork for #PortfolioDay, I'm an author/illustrator who likes telling stories with pictures. Currently seeking freelance work or an agent. Website here: johnlechner.com 🐝 #kidlitart

Local friends, there's an exhibit of my puppets in Needham, MA, and this Saturday there's a reception and puppet show at 3:00. Details here: johnlechner.com/2026/07/my-p...

how to keep wildlife going during the heatwave and drought we are having in the UK www.littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/hel...

I made a friend today 🪲

This was an absolutely horrifying read on the blight of data centers.

Hello, my Squarespace renewal is increasing by almost 100$ and I'm absolutely not doing this. Pls give me your recs for websites. I absolutely need a template and I have very little tolerance for friction with this stuff. My domain is with GoDaddy and Idk what's involved in changing it. Thx

So this bloomed in the garden today

Roses in the garden, watching the sun set. ☀️

I just saw five rabbits on the front lawn. Are they plotting against me?

‘We all have forests in our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.’ ~ Ursula K. Le Guin. 🖼️ Moonlight in the Forest, Joséphine Bowes.

The Frogby Shop is open!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 🎨 📚 I'm an author-illustrator who loves capturing little moments of joy, especially those inspired by a Sesame Street childhood. 😉 I'm rep'd by Carrie Hannigan @ HGLit. You can see more of my work at diandramae.com #kidlit #kidlitart #summer #ladybug

Oops posting this a second time cause just realized I used the wrong hashtag!! #kidlitartpostcard day 👋 I'm Amy, illustrator/author. I love fantasy, humor and magical realism. I love smart adventurous girl characters. I love making art that looks and feels tactile. #kidlitart #picturebookart

Here's a summer scene for #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation, check out my website for stories and comics. 🐸🍄 www.johnlechner.com

This piece and many others are on sale at my inprnt now!!! www.inprnt.com/gallery/acid...

Trimming the wild and weedy trees in the backyard is good practice for trimming the wild and weedy prose in my manuscript. 🍃

June Is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Only a few hours left to talk about #BrainInjury …well, I’ll keep on writing and sharing as the neurofatigue lets me. June has too much competition for attention! www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/conc... #BlogPost #LongCovid #concussion #stroke #TBI #PTSD

This piece wasn’t feeling finished so I added more collage to create a dark garden of a speech bubble. This little girl’s owl critique partner is overflowing with ideas & questions about the mystery story she’s writing! @scbwi.bsky.social #scbwidrawthis #scbwiillustrators #scbwi #kidlit #kidlitart

Apparently there are more different kinds of insects than we thought 🐝 www.popsci.com/environment/...

Animal World (1/7)

Back from rafting the Green River. Here's our last morning - sometimes nature is ridiculously, wonderfully, amazingly cliche.

Contemplating whether to cut back this monstrosity. I'm still mullein it over. 🌿

night heat and sirens call me from aegean dreams dripping salt water #DailyHaikuPrompt (splash) #WildWalkPrompt (heat, sleep)

Calling all artists! We don't reshare our older stuff enough, so here's an excuse to do so I'll be busy in July drawing things I can't share publicly just yet, so I'm gonna repost some of my faves following these approximate themes (interpreted broadly!) Join me? #art #ArtChallenge #ArtRepostJuly

sometimes there is good news!

The earthquakes in Venezuela have been devastating, here’s a gofundme for emergency aid but check the thread for links to donate to individual people as well.

Summer reflections 🍃

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Neon Hemlock has one of the most high-quality catalogs of any indie book publisher. Highly recommended.

🦀 see a crab, post a crab 🦀 Here is the Callichimaera perplexa, the platypus of crabs, who lived 95 million years ago. The very large eyes were likely not used for reading, but you never know.

Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect. Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596. Getty Museum. #PollinatorWeek #Insects #SciArt

For my birthday pls donate to The Sunflower Club so we can continue to make cool things in support of Indie animation :) ko-fi.com/thesunflower...

As someone who works in an independent bookstore, I would like to highlight the alternatives available to you during Prime Days. Libro.fm is the best for audio. You can even choose which independent bookstore you would like to support with your purchases. They rolled out an annual sub as well.

Today's the day! The Hound of Castle Elsinore is officially on sale. I'm SO proud of how this book came out, and I'm thrilled to be able to share it with you ❤️ #TheHoundofCastleElsinore #newrelease #bookbirthday #booklaunch

YAY! 🎉! It’s a #BookBirthday for our #EarlyReader: MONSTER OG #3: ⭐️🎈OG RESCUES BOP!🎈⭐️ 📝 by me, 🎨 by @eliopictures.bsky.social, @SimonKIDS.bsky.social! Og (& his BIG 🐈, Mog) babysit Og’s little sister, Bop, but— Bop runs off. Grabs a 🎈. & FLOATS AWAY! 😅☁️! Hope YOUR littles ❤️ it! #kidlit #STEAM

It's meeee!

Getting ready to march on Isengard.

Boston friends 👋🏻 The city of Boston is taking applications for their ebike program now through August 3. It's open to low-income, older-adult, and disabled residents. The grant funding this program is running out, so this might be the last year they do this. boston.gov/ebikes

My shop update is live! www.etsy.com/shop/TamiArt...

I want to visit the ant cafe. ☕🐜

Congratulations Shireen! 👏

Looking to shake up your illustrations? Maybe all you need is a new *perspective* lol. 😆 Check out my fav 6 on my blog: heycrystalillustrates.substack.com/p/six-differ... #Kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidsbooks #kidlitartist

Another iteration of the sunken faerie palace. I wanted to try a different approach with this. Just some towers jutting from the ocean. Still not right but I will end up combining all these drawings into a proper Faerie palace.

Just saw my first ever great great owl right next to the road! Such a beautiful bird, and completely serene. I can see why they call them ghosts. 🪶

Fingers crossed that they don't mess this up. deadline.com/2026/06/kiki...

It's time once again for my favorite game, spot the toad! #SpotTheToad