November's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Thankful Thoughts! Join your hosts on Nov 20, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about thankfulness!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’ve been busy wrapping up the illustrations for this beautiful book by Geshu Sugandh—woo! Seeking representation as an author/illustrator for picture books and illustrated gift books! You can see my portfolio of surface design and kidlit art: brightandbluestudio.com

Summer vibes for #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author & illustrator focusing on SEL stories and everyday wonder and warmth. Currently querying agents with a couple of PBs, seeking representation as an author/illustrator! 💼: brightandbluestudio.com

Happy Pride month, all! Way back in 2018 I made these galaxy pride flags. They were shared many thousands of times, featured on Vice, and even made their way onto book covers and into video games. Here are the original ones I created (in no particular order!) so Bluesky can have them too. 💙

Neighborhood Literary is ready. Me and @beccapodos.bsky.social will see you there. 💜

A LOOK at my recent passion project come to life, “Look! What do you see? A game of wonder…” inspired by walks of awe with my toddler, as well as my time as an Reggio-based educator! Learn more at brightandbluestudio.com

Happy Earth Day! I’m excited to share a new project all about connecting with the world around us, and prompting moments of awe, wonder, creativity and more. Preorder here: brightandbluestudio.com/goods/

Happy #weneeddiversebooksday and #kidlitartpostcard day! I write/illustrate PBs filled with wonder and warmth, focusing on socio-emotional learning, and creating opportunities of representation in authentic ways. I’m currently querying agents! 💼: www.brightandbluestudio.com

The relentless attacks on library workers, educators, and community members are meant to create an environment of fear. For #RightToReadDay, we’re asking you to celebrate — and defend — the freedoms that are found in our libraries! uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...

Spotted my pal Kush at the library! 😬 so grateful 🫶🏼

April 3 is officially We Need Diverse Books Day!! The nonprofit org We Need Diverse Books works to promote books which reflect our world–and on their 10th anniversary, they're sharing resources on how to do the same. Check out their recommendations! reactormag.com/celebrate-in...

It’s been one year that my picture book, Quiet Kush, has been out in the world! To celebrate, I made a paper-sculpted chocolate cake, and am currently hosting a giveaway on IG. I’m also going to be doing a school visit this Friday and I’m so excited! #kidlit

My little has a book fair this week, and he spotted a book he liked! He was so excited to read it, so I bought it. I thought about my childhood and how my hard-working immigrant parents never said no when it came to books. I thought about how tough it must have been financially for them, 1/3 #kidlit

Excited about this sweet freebie that will be included in this month’s newsletter. Hint: it’s a game! #kidlitthreads

You can’t post your way out of fascism Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! And I’m here to keep showing up with LOVE! I love stories about nature, animals, the earth, mindfulness, & imagination. Illustrator/author of PBs & more. Rep: @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier @seymouragency.bsky.social. weyakindesigns.com #kidlit #kidlitart

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author/illustrator who focuses on the little everyday joys and highlighting SEL through my work. #kidlit Currently seeking representation! 💼: www.brightandbluestudio.com

This article was written in 1990, and it’s just as important a reminder today: scenicregional.org/wp-content/u...

Keep on writing because your story matters! #kidlit #kidlitart

The January freebie from my newsletter! #illustrator Www.brightandbluestudio.com/newsletter

#artvsartist2024 I didn’t create as much new work as I would have liked to this year, but that’s starting to change more recently! 🫶🏼✨

I’m a better writer than I am a speaker, I think, but I got to share my thoughts on true diversity over tokenism, as well as storytelling and creativity from an educator/parent perspective! Listen at the link below (also available on Apple Podcasts) open.spotify.com/episode/7qFO...

A winter woodland sticker sheet for a sweet nature-based playgroup—I truly love working on these unique commissions! The client wanted woodland creatures but no holiday motifs, as they’ll be used for all of winter ❄️ all of the animals, the snowman and a few snowflakes are stickers! #illustration

I will be in Newton, Massachusetts on Saturday! Bring your kids to meet some authors or sneak out to buy a signed book for them as a surprise. 🤫🎁

Dusted off my market props for a very cute holiday bazaar with a bit of stationery and signed books!

"I have a button on my work lanyard that says, 'Teach Kindness.' But what does that mean?" Visit the ALSC Blog for blogger Erika Hogan's favorite books and strategies for promoting kindness. www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2024/12...

#kidlitartpostcard Happy December! I’m Natasha B. Padhiar, author-illustrator who loves all things warm and whimsical ✨ I’m interested in picture books of all sorts, and am currently seeking representation ❄️ Portfolio: www.brightandbluestudio.com

'So yes, it is easier to sell them another book by one of those celebrities who Blacked-up on television, rather than by an unknown author who is consciously trying to avoid telling the kind of story they grew up reading.' www.thebookseller.com/comment/clpe...

My parents, who have always supported my creative endeavors as best as they can, and my husband, who has more faith in my dreams than I do! #kidlitchat 🧡🍁🥹

Latest Illustrator Q&A is on the Big Bearded Bookseller blog now, @mahendra.bsky.social showing his gorgeously tight and humorous illustrations and his practice #illustrator #IllustratorInterview 💙📚 #BookSky www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2024/11/26/m...

An Open Letter to our Publishers, in light of the election results and the expressed goals of Project 2025. 2/4

Happy Gathering from Kush, and from me! #kidlit

Eff these pathetic "disrupters". Absolutely stupid stuff. Rot in the purgatory of coming anonymity. www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...

When you’re playing with your toddler on a Sunday afternoon, but also have character studies on your to-do list. #kidlit This one is called, “magna-tired”

Searching for and collecting joy despite the world being in a state of gloom and doom is the best way to keep hope alive. #kidlitillustration #sketchbook

FACT: This list grew by 400 books in just one year. What will be left on library shelves by 2025? We are fighting this in court because every student deserves access to diverse literature. www.wusf.org/education/20...

Let the warmth of Diwali rekindle hope in every heart. Sending everyone love and light! ✨🪔 #HappyDiwali!

Kudos to Penguin Random House for adding a "Do not scrape for AI" page to its books: gizmodo.com/penguin-adds... #BookIndustryNews

📚Author & illustrator Maya Gonzalez talks about the importance of seeing ourselves in books in a video from ¡Colorín colorado! ft. Lee & Low titles Call Me Tree/Llámame árbol and I Know the River Loves Me/Yo sé que el río me ama. 💻Watch the full video with Maya: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maig...

Have any classroom Diwali 🪔 celebrations, or want some fun at-home Diwali coloring sheets? #diwali #coloringpages #lineart #illustration Here are a few free printables! brightandbluestudio.com/newsletter-f...

Hi! I’m an author-illustrator, who loves all things #kidlit and #surfacedesign! #portfolioday #illustrator 💼: brightandbluestudio.com 💌: [email protected]

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Author & Illustrator here! Currently querying picture book manuscripts, but also interested in illustration only projects as well! Also, Happy Navratri to those who are celebrating!

Bringing over from Threads. There are so many stories like this, and I'm trying not to be sappy and tear up over all of them. I think we all know what it means to have that one teacher who takes an interest and cares. Again, having him join Harris on the ticket is just such an important move.

To illustrate the lack of engagement on X, I pitted one of the most successful #kidlit authors of our time against…a bunny. Find out what happens when a bunny in my yard posted to 1.8K Bluesky followers challenges a publishing juggernaut w/ 93.6K followers on X: boringstorybook.com/the-pigeon-v...

Christmas in July sale at www.brightandbluestudio.com 😁 limited sets of these holiday cards are still available as I make room for new goodies :)

I'm wearing this silly hat for a reason. #kidlitchat turns 15 this month!! Fifteen!! We survived Twitter/X long enough to find a new home here where the skies are blue. Join us to celebrate and reminisce about the good ol' days, tonight (July 16, 9 pm EDT). See you there!

Woo! QUIET KUSH was chosen as a finalist in the childrens fiction category at the 18th annual National Indie Excellence Awards! #kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart

Scenes from just a few of the storytimes I’ve done for Quiet Kush! Grateful for these opportunities, and for the families who love the book! ♥️ #authorevents #booksigning #kidlit #picturebooks

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Natasha B. Padhiar, an author-illustrator available for #kidlit PB and more! ✏️ Seeking rep | Visit my website to see more: brightandbluestudio.com In the meantime, I hope you’re having a splash-filled summer!

#kidlitartpostcard A piece I abandoned that I’m revisiting a year later! That’s the difference between Al and real creative work. It's a process that starts as a feeling, becomes a part of you, evolves with you, and sometimes, gets lost on its way to where it's supposed to go.