I think this is the most horrifying post I have ever read.

Happy #NationalKittenDay! Here are my two newsies, Poesy and Desdemona.

Dog: I will guard you with my life Cat: what was your name again

U.S. involvement in this Iran-Israel conflict feels painfully reminiscent of the 2003 Iraq War — questionable authorization, weapons of mass destruction misinformation, and goals of regime change. Demand your representatives support a war powers resolution! 🔥📞🔥 --> 5calls.org/issue/iran-i...

We now know that the GOP's Big Ugly bill would allow for the sale of 250 MILLION acres of public land. 5.4 million in Washington state. We can't let them jam this through in secret. Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.

I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this. The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying. America really is dystopian as fuck.

Spreading kindness like confetti

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

We will all suffer if this bill goes through but rural and poor Americans will suffer the most. Hospitals will close. So will clinics.

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Hey #kidlit, I'm doing a unique, two-day, virtual event for @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social! On 5/29 I'll be giving a talk and then on 5/30 I'll be offering face-to-face portfolio/dummy reviews + providing written feedback. Seats are limited. Register today! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... 💙❤️

What is happening with the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office is alarming and dangerous. The America 250 propaganda campaign must be exposed. Do. Not. Stay. Silent. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Amazon’s CEO contributed just 0.4% of his taxable pay to Social Security last year. Meanwhile, Amazon’s median-paid worker contributed 6.2%. Amazon's workers paid a 15x higher rate of their taxable income into Social Security than their CEO. Scrap the cap.

Trump’s FBI is now arresting judges, which is a totally normal thing to do in an authoritarian society

Love it. What’s the illustration version of this?

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

Joy is…Earth Day (April 22) and also Independent Bookstore Day (The last Saturday in April. This year, April 26)!😍🌎📚🛍️🎉🌟 (con’t)

Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

These are not detainments—they are kidnappings. These are not deportations—they are human trafficking. These are not detention centers—they are concentration camps. Language matters. This is fascism.

Authors & publishers of illustrated books: Credit illustrators when you talk about your books, esp if you are using their ART (including book cover art) in any promo graphics. Bonus: this also helps show that a HUMAN CREATIVE is behind the art, not generative AI. #PicturesMeanBusiness #KidLit

Call your governor -- tell them to use state police to stop ICE from detaining people without a warrant. No warrant = kidnapping. This is a fundamental 4th amendment issue.

Here’s a happy sliver from a project I’ve been working on with my local library. Join me in calling your reps with @5calls.org. Tell them to protect our libraries! 💕📚 #saveourlibraries #kidlitart

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In defiance of the Supreme Court & without any evidence, the White House claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a “terrorist,” who was “sent to the right place.” This is a blatant LIE. He is innocent. He cannot be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. He must be brought home.

Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.

I have a picture book coming out next week! It’s called Rosemary Long Ears & i can’t wait for you to see it. If you pre-order it from my friends at BuyOlympia, you’ll get a two color risograph print, too. buyolympia.com/Item/susie-g...

Thoughts about unplugging it? We could do it if we all worked together.

The players are women over 50. The oldest this year is 87. They took the field in South Africa for their "World Cup." One team was crowned the winner but all the players consider themselves champions.

12 of us presented today at Washington Library Association’s #WLA2025 Conference, sharing our books with public and school librarians from across the state. What fun to hear from my fellow KidLit creators and to meet librarians. Libraries are forever my happy place, and today my heart is full. 🥰

To fellow creatives out there, esp illustrators: How do YOU organize your images (one-offs, comics, spot illus etc) to make it easier to find later? Looking for a Mac-friendly cloud-based app that will store low-res thumbnail images where I can store filenames, alt text, tags, other info.

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

I am a picture book author who borrows countless picture books from my public library system. Which in turn makes the picture books I co-create all the better.

Just a reminder: Congress could reverse these insane tariffs TODAY. Republicans are just choosing not to. Every Republican in Congress who refuses to do something is endorsing Trump's tax hike on YOU.

69M married women could lose their voting rights if the SAVE Act is passed. Transgender individuals too. Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered. This is insane! Hands Off Her Vote

Republicans' budget will light more than $5 trillion on fire—not to protect Social Security or make child care more affordable—but to shower billionaires with tax cuts they don’t need, pushing our country into unprecedented debt.

Every single school should have a school library & a school librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #SchoolLibrarianDay #SchoolLibraryMonth

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Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'm looking for an artist to work on a picture book who can capture both the grandeur of vast arctic landscapes AND the intimacy of a family's story peppered with wildlife. Share samples below. Please no DMs. Agents feel free to email. 💙❤️ #artshare #art #illustration

It’s my stroke-aversary, & I celebrate being alive every year by sharing this graphic, because you never know when it might help you or someone you love. 💕⚡🧠⚡ 💕 Please learn & share. #strokeawareness #kidlitart #infographic

The library and the post office are the only two systems we have that circulate things widely and to everyone, no matter who they are or what they believe. The library is the only one that, for now, is not forced to pay for itself at point of sale. Attacks on IMLS are attacks on every one of us.

✨ Cover Reveal ✨ I’m beyond thrilled to finally share the cover of my upcoming book, Our Mothers’ Names, coming soon from Candlewick Press! Pre-order your copy; the perfect gift for Mother's Day!

A little sliver of happy things ahead! @annettepimentel.bsky.social ‘s clever text has pushed and pulled my creative brain in the best of ways, & I’m so excited to see it become a book. #kidlitart #rootlitillustrators #howabearbecameabook

Imagination can carry us away to the most magical places. #kidlitart #kidlit #imagination

Hello #kidlitart peeps! Can anyone tell me more about Flashes?

“Illustrating a book is sorta like hugging the words.” -Maurice Sendak #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcard #picturebokks #childrensbookillustrator #kidlit