Happy #portfolioday! I'm an illustrator addicted to nature & neon, wild stories & bright worlds 🐢🐋🍂 I illustrate picture books, board books, covers & more. Open for projects⭐️ Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 🎉www.heycrystalsmith.com #kidlitart #illustration

A little bit late this month but... here is my #kidlitartpostcard for November 2025. I'm excited to announce that Saving Sir Stud Muffin by Nicole Loy is now available on Amazon! This was such a fun book to work on, and my first book with a cat as a main character. #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

Happy #KidLitArtPostcardDay again

Hello art directors and editors of kid lit land! I’m Emma, a children’s book author-illustrator. I especially love stories featuring cute critters with heaps of humour and heart. #KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #scbwiart #scbwi

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m an author-illustrator whose favorite season is Fall and who loves a good pun. 😉 You can see more of my work at diandramae.com#KidLitArtPostcard (I do not have representation.) #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #fallfun

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! What a wonderful November this is! My name is Aislinn Hird, I'm a nature-based children's books author-illustrator seeking representation. I also adore me some magic and folklore!

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

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BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!

Hoppy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hope you are having a bunderful day today!

🎨✨ Happy November! I'm excited to share my latest #kidlitartpostcard! 📚✨ If you're looking for whimsical and colorful illustrations for children's books, look no further! 🌐 juncostudio.com ✉️ [email protected]

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! After the graphite pencil of October, a bit of colour! i’m Marie-Helene, a picturebook illustrator based on the stunning west coast of Canada! I love illustrating whimsical and animals. For my portfolio www.mhbabin.com #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #polarbears

Okay Starbucks has started the huge ass strike so if you weren't already boycotting, now is the time! No Starbucks for the holiday season! Yeeehaaawww I love collective action

‪ Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m an author-illustrator whose favorite season is Fall and who loves a good pun. 😉 You can see more of my work at diandramae.com. (I do not have representation.) #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m open to the right picture book for my wonky illustrations. Huge thank you to @ginaperry.bsky.social for creating the challenge and all of these connections and @brianlarossa.com for being the biggest kid lit cheerleader, encouraging us all to jump in every month!

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Katie Mazeika, author and illustrator. I’m open for new projects in 2026. Rep’d by Sorche Fairbank. More at: www.katiemazeika.com (art from MAYBE JUST ASK ME, S&S, 2025) #kidlitart #picturebookart #schoollife

Hey illustrators/agents! I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS! Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! ⭐️ My name is Farah, I’m a children’s book author & illustrator and I love creating characters with their own stories to tell. Open to work on PB, fiction and MG projects. ⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot at @unitedagents.bsky.social #kidliart #illustration #cutecharacters

Author/illustrator for 30y. I love creating expressive, mischievous characters who are up for wild adventures. I create cozy worlds for readers to inhabit. Looking for picture, board, & chapter book projects. Rep'd by Elizabeth Bennett, Transatlantic. www.laurazarrin.com #kidlitartpostcard

Hello! #KidLitArtPostcard! The magical autumn baking season is upon us with sweet treats and warm spices! angelamatteson.com I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #ChildrensBooks #picturebooks

Today! Make sure you use the correct hashtag (don't forget the ART part in #KidLitArtPostcard). Also try to remember to use ALT-TEXT! Not only does it help those who use screen readers & neurodivergent but it can help your post get discovered. cont'd

Happy #KidlitArtPostcard day✨ I'm Shiho Pate, represented by Deborah Warren at @eastwestlit.bsky.social . Please visit shihopate.com for more of my work. #kidlitart #illustration

Hey #artdirectors #designers #creatives - if you’re looking for a children’s illustrator, you can search today’s selection of promos from #KidLitArtPostcard ! Click the hashtag and sort by Top or Latest here, or use @flashes.blue to quickly see entries in an Insta-like grid!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Gina Perry, a New England children’s book author and illustrator. I’m open for new projects mid-2026. Rep’d by Sean McCarthy. More at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlitart #illustration

For #kidlit #kidlitart folks who may need it 👇

I've recently been WAY off track creatively. I really connected with this @andyjpizza.bsky.social podcast and the one before it (#528) Best part? I finally got into the zone today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Es...

Authors & illustrators! Want to Zoom into classrooms on 2/4/26 to help celebrate LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the info & a link to sign up! katemessner.com/getting-read...

Cover reveal! HISTORY SMASHERS: THE SPACE RACE is the latest installment in our myth-busting series. I'm so excited for this one because kids have been requesting it for years. Out in July & available for pre-order now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768133...

Get your art ready! Tomorrow is #kidlitArtPosrcard day!

Let's go #kidlit illustrators, editors, agents, and art directors! Tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard www.ginaperry.com/postcard

ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:

Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.

🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each. 💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency

Despite it all, let's do a #kidlit Monday check-in. I'm back to starting a daily drawing practice, prepping for a drawing workshop mid-November, and working on a new drawing book. And reminding everyone that #kidlitartpostcard is on Thursday! How about you?

Today is #WorldJellyfishDay! A great day to introduce young readers to Maude Delap, a pioneering scientist from rural Ireland who was the first person to raise them in captivity through their full life cycle. She did this back in 1899! #kidslovenonfiction #STEAM #JellyfishScientist #SteamTeamBooks

My regular reminder to sign up for my newsletter so you won't miss news of workshops I'm giving, updates to my website The Purple Crayon, and the like. Simple form on my Contact page. Infrequent mailings: www.underdown.org/contact.htm#...

Friday #kidlit check-in. Well, none of those work goals got done. The fun stuff happened (Laufey concert Monday w/ my daughter, lunch with a friend yesterday). But I took a mental health day today because of this week's aging parent stuff. Just keeping it honest! How about you?

Daily Hank: Halloween Edition #pug

Excellent summary of our situation in response to a stupid question

HOW is it a new month already?!

Did this two for the #ABLArtFeat, not quite spooky but perfect for the season! #kidlitart

At the top of the hour (6pm est) join me and Luke Flowers on my insta for a fun Halloween themed Gab ‘n’ Doodle. It will scare your socks off. So prepare your toes to be cold. #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlit #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists #illustration @sueganzschmitt.bsky.social

Tomorrow is #KidLitArt chat!

Getting off Substack is the right move. I would compare it to moving from an app like Garageband to Ableton or Logic. Or switching from clip art to creative stock images. My business has grown. My readership has grown. Substack fills your list with junk signups, takes your money, and holds you back.

Next time I remind people to get off Substack, add this to the list of reasons.

So I've been paying $1200 a month this year for an ACA plan. 2026 preview site from the regime just went up. This is what the exact same plan will cost me per month in 2026. I'm beside myself.

Substack rant: I yanked my blog at the start of the year, and consistently share how bad this platform is. I stupidly rejoined to read a few articles from a kidlit author. I just got an alert to read a Sh**n K**g article. WTF. I would never have subscribed to him!!!!

Guess what's happening next Thursday, November 6th? #KidLitArtPostcard day! www.ginaperry.com/postcard Don't say I never warned you! #kidlit

Why yes, yes I do! CREATIVE WRITING WITH MISS MARY MAC, a graphic novel introductory guide for young and new writers, launches tomorrow, 10/28, from @01firstsecond.bsky.social , with narration by Mary McInerney and visuals/art by @rivkahlafille.bsky.social

Oh, it's time for a Monday #kidlit check-in. Fun and family stuff are making this a 1/2 week for me. I'm writing, sketching a new promo, and planning an upcoming workshop. How about you?

It’s getting chilly which means the end of the year is coming—which also means the end of my exhibit @carlemuseum.bsky.social ! Make your November (or early Dec) plans to see it NOW because it goes down as soon as 2026 arrives! Catch the show while you can: carlemuseum.org/explore-art/...