New year, new luck, new beginnings Happy Lunar New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! #happylunarnewyear #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #kidlitart #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #bookillustrator #gongxifachai

😍🧧🥢🥳 I had the *best* time at #ParksideBookshop with a SPARKLES FOR SUNNY+TRICKY CHOPSTICKS storytime with chopsticks challenges! Met new fans and even reunited with dear friends after 16 years. Thank you ALL!!! 🥰 @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

You’re My Purrfect Purrlentine! #valentineday #purrlentine #valentineday #cat #catillustration #illustration #catdrawing #catlover #kidlitart

Trying oil pastel on watercolor cold press paper. Pretty happy with how it turned out. #OilPastel #OilPastelArt #TraditionalMedia #TraditionalArt #illustration #drawingart #characterdesign #illustrator #childrensbookillustrator #bookillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #artwork #childrensbookillustration

Harry Potter fanart again! Experimenting with oil pastel I’m really happy with the result. I never used to love oil pastels, but now I think I’m a little obsessed. #oilpastel #harrypotter #harrypotterfanart #illustration #mixedmedia #kidlitart

🤩📕📙 Loved reading SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and TRICKY CHOPSTICKS for #WRAD2026 & answering fun, inspiring Qs! Started with a school in Uzbekistan, then 8 schools in 5 states (NJ/NY/CA/MI/MO). Can’t wait 'til next year! @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

Happy #KidlitPostcard Day! I’m Fanny, a children’s book illustrator proudly represented by @the_cat_agency I’d love to be considered for picture books, middle grade, or YA projects. #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #illustratorsearch #picturebookillustration

Sharing some sketches and spreads from Decoy Saves Opening Day 💙 So grateful to be part of this book ⚾🐶 #IllustrationProcess #BookIllustration #IllustratorsOfInstagram #IllustrationSketch #DecoySavesOpeningDay #ChildrensBooks #PictureBook

🎉 Book Birthday! 🎉 Decoy Saves Opening Day is officially out today! ⚾🐶 Written by @shoheiohtani & @michaelblank Published by @harperkids #bookbirthday #picturebook #booklaunch #decoysavesopeningdy

After many failed versions… this one survived 😅 Finally updated my profile picture — manual, watercolor, colored pencil, and acrylic marker. #illustration #draing #watercolor #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #illustrator #profilepicture

A little holiday postcard illustration I made to send some seasonal cheer. Wishing you all happy holidays! #happyholidays #merrychristmas #illustration #christmas #illustrator #kidlitart

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hope this little illustration brings a bit of cheer to your day. #happyholidays #winterwonderland #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart

Wishing everyone a purrfect Catloween! #happyhalloween #halloween #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenillustration #bookillustrator

PIPPO'S PERFECTLY PECULIAR DAYS is out today! Pippo is a shrew whose routine is suddenly disrupted by peculiar events that compel him to draw on his inner resources to navigate uncertainty. Published by @harperkids.bsky.social #picturebook #bookbirthday #kidlit

Can’t believe we’re already at the end of October — time flies so fast! Still feeling the autumn vibes. 🍂 #illustration #kidlitart #autumn #childrensillustration #bookillustrator #kidlitillustrator

🥳🥢📚The first ever YO! Book Fest in the greater Philly area is this Saturday! I’m joining with TRICKY CHOPSTICKS for a fun 11am chopstick challenge station, and signing books w/swag all day long. Hope to see you there! #KeystoneStateLiteracy #yobookfest @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

🤩🥢🥳The inaugural YO! Book Fest blew me away! *Thank you* to the cool kids and families I met plus endless thanks to the #YOBookFest organizers, #ChildrensBookWorld, sponsors, & volunteers who made the day pure magic. #KeystoneStateLiteracy #yobookfest @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

😍🥢🫶Love how TRICKY CHOPSTICKS builds cultural pride for kids who use chopsticks *a lot*! Signed this copy at #YOBookFest and already got to see these amazing chopstick skills in action! Thank you @danakramaroff.bsky.social for your support & sharing!!🤩 @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

😲🥢🤩 I’m so grateful 3 states—Pennsylvania, Maine, & Virginia—nominated TRICKY CHOPSTICKS in their 2025-2026 lists of top 10 picture books. Can’t wait to see how students vote. It’s already such an honor! #KeystoneStateLiteracy #yobookfest #chickadeeawardnominee #VAReads @SimonKIDS @ssedlib @wenfancy

Happy #PortfolioDay! 🎨 I'm a children's book illustrator who loves drawing whimsical and humorous stories—especially ones with cats! 🐱💛 You can check out more of my work at: www.fannywen.com 📩 [email protected]

🌟🥢🤩 Look at this gorgeous trophy! I’m still so very honored that TRICKY CHOPSTICKS is the 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award *WINNER* (Atlantic Division)! Thank you all who voted—this award means the *world*! 🥰🫶🥳 @scbwi.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

🌟🥢🥳I adored signing copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, handing out swag, giving chopsticks demos, running chopstick challenges, and chatting with fellow #Kidlit at the #WarwickBookFestival! Thanks ALL who organized, volunteered, and attended! @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

Happy #PortfolioDay I'm a children's book illustrator-author based in Austria. I love to draw and write a lot of things from nature to supranatural, spooky to sweet, peculiar to mundane. You can check out my work at: www.lennywen.com ✉️ [email protected]

🤩📚🥳 I’m super excited and honored to be at the #WarwickBookFestival one week from today! I’ll be signing TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, giving out fun swag, and running chopstick challenges for all attending. It’s going to be the best time, hope to see you there! @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Fanny, and I'm a children's book illustrator. I enjoy illustrating both picture books and middle grade stories, bringing characters to life with warmth, humor, and emotion. www.fannywen.com. #illustration #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #illustrator

Pippo's Perfectly Peculiar Days got another lovely review, this time from The Horn Book! It's available for pre-order wherever books are sold! www.harpercollins.com/products/pip... #picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart

"The Pink Dragon in Pajamas," I just realized I never shared this before! It was my submission for a mock-up cover for my agency’s cover promo prompt @the_cat_agency #illustration #childrensbookillustrator #bookillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustraton #coverdesign #coverillustration

My submission for my agency's April theme: 'Water' #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #cat

Yesterday was National Siblings Day - it's never too late to celebrate your siblings! Get a copy of SISTER DAY by @pbspree.bsky.social member @jyotigopal.bsky.social and @fannyliem.bsky.social ❤️😀

🧩🥢🥳Discovered over Spring Break—online puzzling fun for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS! Thank you @teachingbooks.bsky.social for helping teachers+readers to enjoy books more! Fellow #Kidlit creators: Check if your book has these puzzles too!🤗 @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

🥢🥳 Near Hudson, NY on May 3? Join me & over 75 #Kidlit authors & illustrators at the 14th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival! I'll be signing copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS & handing out special swag. It’s going to be so fun! @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

💖Adored my first ever #WRAD2025 today! From Uzbekistan, to Maryland, New Jersey, New York, & Hawaii, it's like I got to take a whirlwind trip sharing TRICKY CHOPSTICKS with so many kids. I loved answering many fabulous questions too. Thank you all! 🥢🫶 @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

Be My Purrlentine! #illustration #valentine #cats #catslover #drawing #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign

💫🥢💝 Bringing 2 free TRICKY CHOPSTICKS events in for the new year—one in-person to celebrate Lunar New Year @ParsippanyLib & one online (by appt) to meet students around the 🌎 for #WRAD2025! Hope you can join me, please see the links for info! 🥰 @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social #Kidlit

回家！My sisters and I didn’t have the perfect childhood, but I still have happy memories of Lunar New Year’s Eve—waiting for everyone to get home so we could have dinner together. Wishing everyone a healthy and safe year. Happy Lunar New Year! #lunarnewyear #lunarnewyeareve #chineselunarnewyear

Shouting out 24 of our favorite books from 2024! Tricky Chopsticks by @sylviaichen.bsky.social, illustrated by @fannyliem.bsky.social 💙📚

🥢🖊️🇯🇵💖 I signed copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS at Books Kinokuniya in Tokyo! So grateful for such a warm welcome, since I started my #Kidlit writing journey when living here ~10 years ago! To snag a signed copy, go to Takashimaya Times Square! 🤩 @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social #Edusky

*Spotted another copy of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS in the kids’ book section of Books Kinokuniya Tokyo, so cool! @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social (feel free to tag other creators you spot here too!! 😍💫)

Waiting for Santa - a redraw of my art from 5 years ago. I still love this concept! Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! Wishing you all a most wonderful holiday! #illustration #kidlitart #christmas #christmastree #children #christmasnight

✍️🏅🫶A long-due thank you to these amazing young founders of Future Scholar Foundation: it was my honor to guest-judge their July writing competition + meet in-person too! So inspiring—if you have students or kids who love writing challenges, check out futurescholarfoundation.org!🌟#Kidlitit

✍️💻🥢🎁Want to read my blog post “Behind-the-Swag Breakdown for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS”? It’s about how I created swag to launch my book. If you’re a fellow #Kidlit creator, you may find the info and tips useful! ➡️ kidlitworks.com/blog @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social @kidlitworks.bsky.social

Hi #KidlitArtPostcard Day! I’m Fanny, an illustrator who loves creating whimsical and funny illustrations for picture books and chapter books—especially if they feature cats! Rep by @the_cat_agency