Dev Update for HALLOWEEN -We're adding to the character creator, then Capy's Quest for goals & prizes -Steam deck bugs -Worked on Kickstarter- hoping to launch the coming soon page soon! -Bokhum is making rad new apparel! -Happy Halloween!! 🎃 👻 🍬 #gamedev #indiedev #cozygame #wholesomegames

Happy Halloween! It’s been quite some time since I last posted… Painted my little dino, Rex, looking at the moon Can you believe he’s almost 15 months old?! Walking, running, climbing, and talking! #illustration #kidlitart #visdev

😴 The Slumber Party is about to begin and we're jam-packed with amazing games from amazing femme & women-led teams. Get hyped & MARK.YOUR.CALENDARS! 🤩 📅 July 17th, 2025 @ 12PM PT // 3PM ET youtu.be/Zx4CEM-4-dg #Dames4Games & #D4GSummer2025

We just released the demo for Cozy Beach for Steam's Fishing Fest!! It's a multiplayer wholesome fishing game set on a tropical island where you can swim around, catch fish, do silly dances and hang out with your friends 😸 Here's the link to play the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3785450/...

My partner’s first Father’s Day! He loves being a dad so much and I couldn’t be more grateful, proud, and happy to have a partner like him. My best boys, my sweet angels. Happy Father’s Day to all dads and dad figures!! #illustration #fathersday

We have new art for our game Cozy Beach!! Done by the incredibly talented @ericalee.cc (ericalee.cc), we're so excited to have these little kitties in our capsule art!! Wishlist Cozy Beach on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3489070/... #wholesome #cozygamer #cozygames #cozygaming #cozygame

Happy Mother’s Day! It’s my first year as a mommy and it’s been rough, but, seeing Rex grow, and will continue to, makes it all the worthwhile! To commemorate, here’s my first of, hopefully, many short comics about my nursing journey, titled, “Nursing Musing!” #comic #illustration #mothersday

Hey #kidlit, I’m hiring a (paid) summer design intern. Apply today! 💙❤️ scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

New profile pic! My little dino now replaces my Pooh bear plush. Rex is eight months now! I can’t believe time went by so fast! Soon, I’ll be attending his high school graduation…ahhh! 😱 New > Old #illustration #kidlitart

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Rex got his first government photo taken! Baby passport photos are so fun! We had him sitting on the stool while his dad squatted out of sight holding him so he wouldn’t fall and me behind the photographer trying to get him to look at the camera. He is now half a year old! #illustration #kidlitart

If you see this, quote with your Night/Dark Art!

My character design project from Ahmad Beyrouthi’s class I took early last year. Finally finished it! #characterdesign #conceptart

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ☀️ I’m Christine, a kidlit illustrator who loves warm colors and cozy moments. I’m available for book projects, let’s work together! Happy New Year! ☀️ www.christinealmeda.com ☀️ Rep’d by Full Circle Literary

Happy belated holidays! Tried to finish this last week… My little dino drooling for some gingerbreads! He doesn’t eat solids yet…but at least he knows they smell good, right?! #kidlitillustration #kidlit #illustration

Random sketches of my little dino, Rex! Not sure of the style and design but, it’s fun drawing my babe. He’s over four months already!! 😱🧸💗 #kidlitart #illustration

Hey all, it’s been quite a while! I’ve recently given birth to a beautiful baby boy, Rex, and have been in the trenches of postpartum and newborn care. We’re finally getting into the grove of things now that our little dino, is two months old! #illustration

If you see this mermaid, post a mermaid🫧 #kidlitart #mermaid #family

Classic bullying. From home to school. #kidlit #kidlitart

If you see this mermaid, post a mermaid 🧜‍♀️ (Bowie mer-cat is close enough I think lol) #kidlitart #mermaid

Kiddos on an adventure!! One of my favourite things to draw. These clue kiddos are on the case! 🔎✨ i always loved the game Clue growing up, and wanted to recreate the classic characters as kids! who was your fav character in the game? my pick was always scarlett ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart

Cover reveal! Coming next year for all dragon fans - WHEN YOU GO TO DRAGON SCHOOL by Chelsea M. Campbell & me! I promise many dragons. So. Many. Dragons 🐉 Avail. for preorder now! us.macmillan.com/books/978125... #kidlit #kidlitart #dragon

If you see this, post some kids on an adventure from your portfolio! (Some knights on bikes from a graphic novel I'm developing) #KidLitArt #Illustration

Get ready #kidlitart friends - August 1st is the next #KidLitArtPostcard day. Next Thursday! More info here: www.ginaperry.com/postcard

Just putting it out there - if there are any editors who would like to see my adult GN pitch that's cozy & queer, pls let me know so my agent can send it. It's been sitting around for over a year because when I first proposed it, there was no trad publisher interest in adult GN. #comics

Had horrible allergies for about a week and I have no idea what triggered it… Luckily it’s gone now! #kidlitart #illustration

Complete the Quest reinvents the chose-your-own-adventure-style story by making it a comic where you can see before you pick your path. Part RPG, part graphic novel. Pick 3 of 6 heroes to save Queen Evergreen from a magical poison. A prefect introduction to RPGs good for so many rereads #KidLit

We Need Everyone is about how everyone has a gift, and the world needs you to share it! #kidlit #kidlitart #books

HUG? is about a girl who gives a hug & then gets pestered to give more and more hugs... Publisher & reviewers say it's about consent. I say it's about being overwhelmed by others that don't notice/care until you have a meltdown. #kidlit #books

More amazing books coming from STEAM Team 2024 next month. These are by authors @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social and HelenTaylor. #Nonfiction #picturebooks #STEAM #STEM #STEMforkids #STEAMforkids

absolutely adore all of the badges created lately, & wanted to make my own ✨♥️ #kidlit #kidlitart

I've shared some of these links here before, but I decided to organize them in a list and post them on my blog. Resources for KidLit artists! www.catarinaoliveirastudio.com/blog/resourc... #kidlit #kidliart

WHAT?! A webinar @brianlarossa.com ?! Yes, please!! Join OK/AR SCBWI and Scholastic Executive Art Director, Brian LaRossa for a Back-to-School lesson in best practices in illustration #kidlit #kidlitart www.scbwi.org/events/webin...

OH MY GHOST! THE GHOSTKEEPER IS OUT TODAY!! Happy pub day to my cozy spooky graphic novel, THE GHOSTKEEPER! 👻 🎉

If you missed the talk I did on using BlueSky for #Kidlit , you can view the video recording now! I start talking around the 12min mark!

If you see this post, reply with an image of something you're working on. #wip #portfolio I've been working on my Achilles heel, little people character designs. #illustrator #illustration #childrensart #picturebook #characterdesign

ICYMI - this month’s #KidLitArt chat topic is Building Confidence! Next chat is this Thursday!

If you see this, post your moon art. #moon #kidlitart

If you see this, post your moon art. #moon #KidLitArt

Periodic reminder for #kidlit illustrators - I maintain two lists that contribute to the KIDLIT MEGA FEED. If you want to be added to MY lists, please let me know (see comments below for list & how to request add) #art #illustration

If you see this, post something #fantasy / #dnd from your portfolio #kidlitart

COVER REVEAL! @kdubaygillis.bsky.social and I are so proud of this book! (Harper Collins, Feb 2025) #kidlit #kidlitart 🚲…✨Kellie interviewed me and I shared some sketches of the whole process here: open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

Dinosaurs are boring! #kidlitart

From some weeks ago, Are they picking up the fruits or are they harvesting them? Adding these little ones here because I painted them for last #Kidlitartpostcard but I missed it

Yay, @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social is posting on Bluesky again! 💙 PLEASE encourage them to stay active on this platform (& maybe help lure #PublishersWeekly to establish an official presence here as well) by following, liking, sharing their posts.

If you see this, post your blue art 💙 This is an older piece, but I still really like this lion statue. #kidlitart

I think a lot of debut authors despair that their publisher doesn’t seem to support their book & feel they must mega DIY it themselves in order to ensure the book’s success. From what I know, this is partly true - publishers often don’t seem provide a lot of public support to new books. But /

I've been thinking a lot about childhood friends I haven't seen since I was 10, and our sunmers running around the apartment complex together #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

Today! Come see if I manage to talk about BlueSky like I know things 😅 #kidlit