#KidLitArtPostcard day. Sampling palettes for new Alphabet manuscript. Trying for identifiable yet fun. Many projects to work on but always looking to be involved in new ones. If you're looking for playful, expressive humans or animals, let me know #kidlit #illustrator theresaanackerwohlers.com

This is who runs this account. My rags to rags existence hasn't changed much, and I don't mind. Me, loving on kittens from an 8mm film my dad took. One of the few where people had heads 🤣 #kidlitartist Still love #kidlit still love #illustrators

Thank you CALIBA for this fantastic honor that I share with @k04sk.bsky.social @brianlarossa.com @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit Buy from local indies bookstores and protect our forests 🌲📚

Don't know if I can fit it in, but sounds fun.

#kidlitart I like how the more times you sketch a character the more emotion and personality it gets. And yet, though someone once said, the first rendering is hardly ever the one used, sometimes those first wispy lines say it all. #kidlit #illustrator #linedrawings #turtles #scbwiillustrator

To quote Gump, Maybe both is happening at the same time.

First snow. I talk about how first snow can be something to look forward too, like starting into a new project, in my website blog theresaanackerwohlers.com/artists-blog But will it be a light, pretty dusting, or multilayered disaster? Preparation helps. #kidlit #illustrator #kidlitart #pastels

If you see this, post your dragon illo. #kidlit #dragon #illustration #illustrator

Happy #NationalHugDay - hugs for all who need one & want one 🫂 (As always, it’s also ok if you don’t want a hug!) #kidlit #kidlitart

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Starting 2026 with this illustration feels just right. I'm a picture book illustrator represented by Lori Steel of Steelworks Literary, and I love exploring themes of family, tenderness, and moments of care. I'm looking forward to sharing more art with you this year.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!!! NEW YEAR...NEW AGENCY same amazing agent 😌 💗 I'm August and I'm proudly represented by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social :^)

Meet literary agent Carter Hasegawa, who will be joining us next month for Submission Shine, our online critique intensive! Check out the interview with Carter on our blog. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/c... @casahasegawa.bsky.social #kidlit

Sketch created for #illustrators call for humans & #bats couldn't take beyond sketch at that time. Played with a color version 2day. Using for #KidLitArtPostcard today. Love doing expressive humans & animals. Working on projects, but I'll take more. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #scbwiartist

Now you've got my interest spiked.

Working on one project can often give you solutions or in the very least practice on aspects of another project. Always be working/creating. This piece in my new sketch journal helped me think about chapters in a new manuscript. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #scbwiillustrator Delicate paper.

Happy New Year! Ink, watercolor, mixed media. #illustration #traditionalart #kidlitart

My husband gifted me a handmade paper journal. Tested it out that day. It may be home to sketches for a memoir of the land and experiences which it afforded, that forged the girl I would become. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #handmadepaper #pencilsketch #scbwiillustrator

I'm glad I checked lol - hey all, the next #KidLitArtPostcard day is JANUARY 8 (not the first of the month)!!!

Cool idea for a book.

Love this

Quote with your starry art. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator

Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you. Not even flowers can compare to the beauty of a child.

Received my crits from @brianlarossa.com following his webinar. Promised myself I wouldn't look at them till I finished my quota of Christmas men. So excited to see his comments. Had crits on manuscripts & crits on Illustrations, but not pro feedback on full dummy. Worth it. Bk 2 #kidlit

Noticed one on here the other day. Pretty cool.

This tiny background character made me smile today. Some days, that's enough. #kidlitart #illustration

What a beautiful pond.

You never know what will come out of a broken crayon. #Uplift More broken crayons, classroom activities, my broken crayon #KidLit picture book with Linda Sue Park: debbieohi.com/resources/re...

My daughter keeps wanting to give her niece a walking stick like hers, but she forgets, toddlers are into RUNNING not walking.

KIDLIT AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS: There’s a kid out there who’s gonna decide to pursue art because of something you made.

Cool!

Reminds me of how much my daughter loves her zipline.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Before getting into illustration and design I was a cheesemaker. I never got tired of witnessing the magic of seeing liquid milk flocculate and coagulate into silk. While I miss having excellent cheese on hand, I'm so happy to have moved into visual art. #kidlit

Happy November #kidlitartpostcard day everybody! Hello to anyone new! I'm K. Risa McLoughlin, a picture book illustrator currently being represented by Lori Steel @steelworksliterary.bsky.social ! --- #kidlitart #drawing #illustration #art #autumn #coloredpencil

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!🎉 I’m currently seeking representation, so if you’re looking for an artist who adores quirky characters, traditional illustrations, whimsical worlds, and storytelling that speaks at first sight I am a perfect fit!🎨 🌐 marrilluart.mobirisesite.com #kidlitpostcard #kidlit

For sure.

Happy November #kidlitartpostcard day! 🍁🍂 I’m Jennifer, an author and illustrator of kids books. I’m open for new projects in 2026 and would love to work on more picture books! ❤️ I specialize in nature, animals, and anything whimsical. Check out my portfolio and contact my agent for more info!

Losing sight of the path you've been following? Search for an alternate approach. Searching for opportunity to work creatively in kid's books. #KidLitArtPostcard day came quickly so whipped this up this morning. Being creative in other avenues while waiting for a door to open. #kidlit #illustrator

Unbelievable amount of great information shared. I've never taken notes so fast.

Working on dummies. PB dummies & well, figures looking richer than crash dummies. Holiday figures I sell. I summarize the process in my blog. theresaanackerwohlers.com This dummy cover sketch was a NO, and the figures have a way to go. Creating something special this holiday? #kidlit #illustrator

Yay! Can't wait.

Thank you to everyone who created beautiful, hilarious, creative art this month, whether for #ABLArtFest or not. In difficult times as these, often it's the arts that keep our souls hopeful and our hearts connected. And that is no small thing.

Walking with grandkids, fun. But walking by myself in the early morning, truly inspiring. As the sun crested the horizon today, I recalled recent talks with others about difficulties in family dynamics, a PB idea spilled out like the orange and yellows across the sky. Wanted to run home. #kidlit

Yes we do. Sometimes it's too fluffy for a proper snowman. Then it gets a little warm, so we bolster them up. Then more fluffy snow, more melting. One year the cycle went on so long we just heaped the snow, stuck a couple sticks in and swore the snowmen had given up on winter too. #kidlit

Thumbs up on the color scheme.

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

#scbwiArtober2025 Busiest season 4 me, so combo: Murph coiled his FUZZY nightcap & put a CANDLE in his NIGHT LIGHT to investigate. Was a PHANTOM SQUASH the garden marauder? Shimmering but for his rotted BIRTHMARK . EYES stared. Murph was scared he might be the next thing to CARVE.

Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be (virtually✨) presenting my “Design Can Make or Break Your Picture-Book-Dummy” talk to the Maryland chapter of @scbwi.bsky.social on November 3rd @ 7PM, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews. Register today! 💙❤️ ▶️▶️▶️ www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW...

Will try. 😊