#kidlitartpostcard November! On a magic island, little children make their own way to school, not just any school, look at those fabulous classmates.. "Watch out, Piggy, those wings don't fly...yet! That's a lesson we're here to learn" the teacher says 💌 🤲🏻 #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #boston

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay "It's good to be a SEEKER, but sooner or later you have to be a FINDER.And then it is well to give what you have found —a gift into the world for whoever will accept it." -J. Livingston Seagull And what better place to seek and find than in that book? #kidlit #kidlitart

August #kidlitartpostcard ! And did you know that shooting stars love to swim? Once in iodine… they never fade away ✨✨⭐🌠 + 🌊 = ✨ I am a Mediterranean artist always on the look for projects that fill our pockets with starlight - treasures to hold on tight to during rainy days #kidlit #kidlitart

Today’s the day!! ANYADA BUENA, SHANAH TOVAH by @SarahAroeste published by @KarBenPub is out now 📚🍏🍯🍎 #bookbirthday #kidlit #kidlitart #boardbook #childrensbooks #bilingual

One million things to do, but first Connie Francis. Thank you for all the dancing! - How can you not dance to Siboney? Ah, the 60s ✨🔥 Timeless icon, RIP, Connie Francis. #sketches #fanart #conniefrancis #siboney #conceptart #editorial #editorialillustration #publishing #magazine #magicalrealism

Thank you for sharing!🙏🌻

Are we all part of an endless chain (not-so-discreetly) living out the dreams that once had to be tucked away? And in that generational chain, is there a way to retroactively tuck in the childhoods that hid their dreams under beds with lanterns? 🌻 Happy Birthday, mama!🎈🎈 #kidlit #kidlitart

"We've left Letting Go Island behind",said the Captain. "Ahead of us lies our destiny: Surrender Island. A tax-free place where there's really nothing you can do but to stay put, as cozy as you can, while the roulette wheel spins again" #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #magicrealism

A safe thought, a safe step... 🤲🏻 For so many children this 4th of July won't look the same... #fourthofjuly #4thofjuly #leftbehind #editorial #editorialillustration #kidlit #kidlitart

July #kidlitartpostcard ! Just imagine all the incredible things that could happen... when your mama IS the ocean: endless treasures ahead!🪸🦀🐠 I am Maria, a mediterranean illustrator, not so-secretly in love with all things blue and wave-kissed. #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart

July! An anchor song within the world's chaos, take a seat... #anchorsongs “Save me now, close the door Put on a sitcom and stare at my toes I've had enough of today's emotions” Glass Animals, Lost in the Ocean #graphicnovel #dystopia #kidlit #kidlitart

Packing up June, The Waterboys and a pint of strawberries will do #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #childrensbooks

Feliç Revetlla de Sant Joan! 🥂 ✨ 🔥 "Take this waltz, is yours now, it's all that there is" - Leonard Cohen #revetlladesantjoan #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookmaker #picturebooks #visualstorytelling

Sunday Scaries…Special edition: doom and g_ _ _ _ History: " you promised never to repeat it..." Give P E A C E a chance #peace #graphicnovel #dystopia #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #bookcover #editorialillustration

- Nooooo!!!!! #oceangangsters #sketches #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign

Disney and Universal's 110-page lawsuit against Midjourney claims the AI player stole "countless" copyrighted works to train its software.

Up to no good🧚‍♀️… #strawberrymoon #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenillustration #picturebookmaker #childrensbooks

The human birth lottery… #juneode #oceanode #childrenrights #humanrights #editorial #editorialillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #peace

On #WorldOCeansDay thinking of 12 souls in a little boat on the same sea that connects us all #hopingforsafety There are olive trees Dying under bombs Where the first dove appeared, Forgotten peoples Harvested by war Moustaki #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovel @gazafreedomflotilla #alleyesonmadleen

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I am Maria, an illustrator with a soft bias for stories where children always win: ginger hair, blonde, pink, neon, from down the street, fairy tales or faraway...even the little adorable mischievous ones! 🥰 #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration

June, already?! Every year I improvise, an ode to June, the gateway to summer, a countdown to the magic... 🐬 🌊 🦪 🪸 A blue palette, adrift blue thoughts in a bottle, as blue as the state of the world... A rite of passage for any artist? Blue. Period. #ya #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart

The Side that hurts the most… No words. Just hearts. Broken hearts. 💔💔💔💔💔 #humanrights #childrights #protectchildren #peace #gazachildren #editorial #editorialillustration #visualstorytelling #kidlit #kidlitart @unicef #unicef #illustrationartist

New Englanders in despair after one week of rain...🌂☔️🌧️ #shortstories #arttherapy #storytelling #visualstorytelling #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #childrensbooks #picturebookart #graphicnovel

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom figures out there! 💐 There's a place where only good things happen: a haven, a cuddle, a lullaby, a fairy tale, a nap a fox kiss... on mama's lap. #kidlit #kidlitart #mothersday #childrensbooks #picturebooks

Happy Birthday Marco, 13!!!! 🎈🎈 Wouldn't you just love to crawl inside those baby pictures and squeeze them tight? I tried ... Still need to finish this piece as I have some birthday errands to run, c'est la vie! #sketches #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Happy May #kidlitartpostcard 🌻 🌹 🌸 It's never too early for books that teach magic words to tiny hands: Like Optimism..🌱 Open to projects made with care for little hands with growing minds 🤲🏻 #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookart #picturebookillustration #childrensbooks

Toes stretch... A sip of tea... the sun still dripping from his horizon swim Nana Poppy read stories... from a book of white pages –What?! Unless..she was a pirate herself?! Summers at the Pirate Cottage,Ahoy! Anchors up, always aboard for book adventures! 📚🎨 #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #kidlitart

Spring is here, bringing… happiness!#internationaldayofhappiness 🌻 ☀️ 🦋 🐞 "Throw those curtains wide one day like this a year would see me right” Elbow, One day like this 🎶🌸 #springequinox #spring #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #picturebookmaker #childrensbooks #picturebooks

Sunday (not so) Scaries... Saint Patrick's Eve Edition: Couldn't have ended up in a better spot, Boston. Let's go green! 💚 🍀💚 #saintpatrick #saintpatricksday #boston #bostonvibes #saintpaddy #eire #ireland #gogreen #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration

We have a chilly setback 🤨, but we're getting ready anyway... #springcountdown 🌻 🌹 🌺 #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #childrensbooks #picturebookart #kidsbooks

Happy #internationalwomensday ! Don't you love Maira Kalman's poem about women holding things? ❤️ On the daily journey to hold all those things, don't forget to hold yourself too —TIGHT. 🌹 #womensaday2025 #womensday #editorial #editorialillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #womenhistorymonth

Happy #worldbookday and March #kidlitartpostcard! 📚 ❤️ "Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark." —Kate DiCamillo ✨ If you dream of creating beautiful books that help little ones soar, let's connect! 💌 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday

March! We had a well-deserved —but short lived🤨— peek at that thing, what was it called, Spring? 🌺🌺🌺🌺 It's coming! #bostonianthoughts #naughtyshadyphil #kidlit #kidlitart #whimsicalart #march #spring #childrensillustration #childrensbooks

Trying to find the silver linings of winter… marshmallows in the fire pit under fluffy pink and baby-blue skies... The warmest place in all these icy months of winter, viruses, and the endless loop of outrageous news #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookmaker #YA #childrensbooks

It’s just a song… THE SONG: A Gift of a Thistle💜 For you! Can you hear it? 🙃 #braveheart #murron #kidlit #kidlitart #valentinesday #valentinesday2025 #scotland

February #KidLitArtPostcard We can still wash our worn January hearts, RIGHT?!🧺 Delicates cycle, a little sunshine, and ready as new for this year's long to-do list: to rebuild, to shield, to protect... To represent ALL children🌈📚 💌 Open for meaningful commissions #kidlit #kidlitart

Happy Lunar New Year! 新年快乐 🐍✨ Let's begin anew with the Year of the Wood Snake, a year that rewards patience, determination, and creativity...perfect for dreamers, I mean, artists😉. Here's to a year of growth!✨ #kidlit #kidlitart #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #chinesenewyear