Hooray for Wombat, the very best girl indeed! 🐕 Congratulations!! We’re so lucky to have @kaaauthor.bsky.social writing such wonderful, unforgettable books! 🍀

My new novel, WOMBAT WAITING, is out today. 🐕 It's a story of compassion, resilience, and friendship. It stars a dog, a boy, a young owl, and an elderly fruit bat. I can't wait for you to read it. 🧡 Order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/wom... @harperkids.bsky.social

This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social discussing her upcoming book Wombat Waiting! #podcast #Middlegrade #childrensbooks #kidlit #author bookfairepod.riverside.com/e/katherine-...

Saturday portrait practice. ✏️ #line #portraitdrawing #draw #artistsoninstagram #art #procreateapp #charcoaldrawing #portraiture #lineweight #artoftheday

Just some of my favorite interiors from the sweet Wildlife Rescue series by @katemessner. Published by @bloomsburychildrens We share this planet with some darn cute critters. 🌎 #wildlife #kidlit #earthday #kidlitillustration #rescueanimals #animalillustration #chapterbooks #otter #tortoise #owl

An old portrait sketch. I need to get back to doing these more regularly. 😊 . . #portrait #sketch #doodle #lines #gesture #flow #artist #portraitartist #charcoal #procreate #illustrator #drawing #design #flow

I really enjoyed illustrating this book with the US Forest Service and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Such groups of wonderful and dedicated people. 😍🌳 It is so shortsighted to sell off our forests and public lands and destroy the US Forest Service.😢 @altnps.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration

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Happy #pubday to HOW TO SAVE A TORTOISE by @katemessner.com! Bestselling author of the Ranger in Time series Kate Messner continues with the third book in this fun, science-based series about a family dedicated to rescuing animals. On sale now! katemessner.com/wildlife-res...

One more month! 🐕 I can't wait to introduce you all to Wombat, who is not a wombat, but a "destiny dog"—a dog whose fate is to track down the person with whom she’s meant to spend her life. It's a book about compassion, resilience, and friendship. And hope. 🧡 www.harpercollins.com/products/wom...

We need all hands on deck to stop H.R. 7661, the federal book banning bill. Your voice matters. Congressional offices track every call—we CAN make a difference. I hope you’ll join me in speaking out. There's a script you can follow here: action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661 @authorsabb.bsky.social

Feeling lucky today? Here are three haiku I wrote for Scholastic Storyworks 3, a multi-genre classroom magazine for Grade 3, with such a gorgeous illustration by @artofjen.bsky.social

ALA is disappointed that the House Committee on Education & Workforce moved forward dangerous federal book banning legislation yesterday. HR 7661 contains vague, confusing, and overly broad language, inviting government censorship. More from ALA: www.ala.org/news/2026/03... (1/2)

ICYMI: My new novel in verse, WOMBAT WAITING, arrives next spring. Wombat is a “Destiny Dog,” determined to find her person, against all odds—in this case, deadly fires sweeping the state. I can't wait for you all to meet her. 🧡 Learn more and pre-order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/wom...

❤️ So thrilled to be illustrating this super sweet book by the amazing @kaaauthor.bsky.social! Many thanks to Katherine, @mrschureads.bsky.social and fab designer Amy Ryan and team @harperkids.bsky.social!

The award-winning author-illustrator reflects on the family history that inspired his new graphic novel, How to Say Goodbye in Cuban, which follows one boy’s experience during the Cuban Revolution and his journey to the U.S.

Thank you for including Ivy and Forest Rewrite the World! ❤️ #ivyandforestrewritetheworld #mgillustrator #mgart #kidlitartist @hannahwest.bsky.social

Book mail: IVY AND FOREST REWRITE THE WORLD by Hannah West with illustrations by Jennifer Bricking. Thanks, Holiday House!

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Timeline cleanse here is one of our alley cats coming in for a happy hour tuna-rita (1oz tuna water, 3oz water)

The best is when I get to illustrate dogs (cats are ok, too)! From the book Girl Scouts: Anika and the Great Dog Rescue. Written by Sayantani DasGupta. Published by @harpercollins.bsky.social 🙂 #kidlit #girlscouts #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration #dogs #kidlitillustrator #coverart #art

I had the absolute joy of illustrating the cover and chapter art for @hannahwest.bsky.social's upcoming book! Coming out soon on October 14th! ✨📚 Can’t wait for you all to see it and read this fantastically awesome story! #books #childrensbook #kidlit #kidlitart #mgbook #middlegradebook #coverart

Little figure doodle. #figure #sketch #draw #drawing #doodle #character #figuredrawing #art #lines #sketchbook

Gesture practice #sketch #drawing #draw #art #line #lineweight #practice #charcoal #procreate

We'll all float on anyway #illustration #artist #art #painting #watercolor #floating #oldie #ink #sketch #line #sketchbook

Another sleepy one #sleepy #dogs #dog #pet #drawing #draw #sketch #art #artist #illustrator #kidlitillustrator #books #line #tired #kidlitartist

Tired 😴 #sleepy #dogs #dog #pet #drawing #draw #sketch #art #artist #illustrator #kidlitillustrator #books #line #gesture

The Memory Cake is a little over a month old! ☺️ "Sharing the little-known history of the ‘Siege of Malta,’ this gentle picture book celebrates all who dream of peaceful futures during times of war and uncertainty, and encourages readers to share family stories and memories—even the difficult ones."

ICE has only existed since 2003. A Bush-era creation, it is a militarized federal secret police that has been imbued with the Supreme Court with the unconstitutional power to ignore the fourth amendment. Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.

A lone frog watching the koi 🐸

Mini house for flash sale!!🍓 Size: 2x4.25" $50 (US shipping included) DM to claim Made with watercolor pencils, ink, copies, gouche

"Letter from Gaza: The Nakba We Are Living Through" Powerful story from Hamza Salha on how he and his family were forced to flee their home in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza to head for an unknown fate as Israel expands its attacks. www.dropsitenews.com/p/nakba-gaza...

Cat sitting in flowers is my most drawn thing hehe #art #illustration

Cover art for our new WILDLIFE RESCUE chapter book series with @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social is by the amazing @artofjen.bsky.social, and I promise you the interior illustrations are just as amazing! If you'll be at #TXLA25 this week, there will be some ARCs of book 1 at the Bloomsbury booth!

Word is if you visit the @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social booth at #TLA25 and boop this tiny otter's nose, you *might* get an ARC of the first title in our new WILDLIFE RESCUE chapter book series! (while they last!) (Note: You should boop the cover art; sadly, there will not be a live otter.)

I am so excited to share the cover of my next middle grade fantasy novel, INTO THE WILD MAGIC, coming this August! Please admire the gorgeous illustration by @artofjen.bsky.social. 😍

Okay, I’m hoping this will gain some traction on Bluesky *inhales* SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OREGON IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING. This sets a dangerous precedent for state capital libraries!! This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)

Another cover I had the pleasure of illustrating! Madsi the True. Written by S.J. Taylor. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Sep 17, 2024 Art Direction - Debra Sfetsios-Conover #art #cover #digitalart #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #books #middlegrade #fantasy #childrensbooks #norway

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Happy to share the cover I illustrated for Same Page. Written by Elly Swartz. Huge thanks to Katrina Damkoehler and team at Random House. Published by Delacorte Press, Jan 14, 2025. 📚 #books #bookban #nobookban #mglit #kidlit #bookcover #cover #characters #illustration #kidlitillustration #booksky

#Portrait #sketch from a while ago.

Another #sketch 🤷‍♀️

Hi every one of my two followers! I don't know how this works, looks twittery, so here goes. It's Pub Day for Ellen Potter's next book in the Hither and Nigh magical series universe, The Golden Imaginarium! #childrensbooks #middlegradebooks #kidlit #cover #bookcover #mglit #illustration #coverart