Absolutely delighted to see this news. I've been publishing with @orcabook.bsky.social since 2007 and I can't say enough good things about the whole team and the work they do ❤️

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Ta-da! My new book, The Notwitches: Prison Break, is out NOW! Huge thanks to all at @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social, Dotty Sutton for her brilliant artwork and my wonderful agent @rachelpmann.bsky.social. And of course big thanks to everyone who buys it, which you can do here: garypanton.co.uk/books/

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day, bundle up! 🥶🚌 barrygott.com, Rep by @teresakie Bookmark Literary #Kidlitpostcard #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitart

Happy #KidLitPostcard day! I’m Sandy, Author/illustrator, sending love and best wishes to this community!

It’s #kidlitartpostcard day, yahoo! 🎉 I’m Laura, a Canadian 🇨🇦 children’s illustrator with lots of experience creating whimsical fresh fun #picturebookart for books, magazines, puzzles, games and stationery. Open to exciting new projects beginning in late spring. See my portfolio at www.w-illo.com ❤️

#KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm author/illustrator working on early reader and middle grade graphic novels. Currently seeking representation. You can find me online at: 🎨 joshuachennault.com ✉️ [email protected] #kidlit #kidlitart

Our world needs more love. Let’s all do our part to spread as much as possible! Oh, and if you’re an art director and have a “lovely” project for me, I’d like that too. 😉 Portfolio kirstenmcgonigal.com rep’d by: @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!🌻 I love making goofy, imaginative comics and illustrations. Interested in PB, MG, and writing/drawing GNs!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I am an author-illustrator and enjoy creating art for #boardbooks, #picturebooks, and #covers. Here's a peek at the art from my new #picturebook, The Day Kindness Came, publishing in October! I am represented by the amazing @kterrette.bsky.social!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am Marta, Italian author-illustrator in SF, represented by @henandinkliterary and looking for new projects! PB, BB, book covers are my favourite! Bonus if it’s silly or spooky stories!

Absolutely perfect dog to have found that stick

Molumbo

Great colors here from inside the 1962 Barbie booklet (sometimes referred to as catalogs from collectors). #wardsmorguefile

Barbie booklet cover from 1962, featuring the entire doll line (Barbie-verse?) at that time. 2nd image is from inside the Ken booklet. #wardsmorguefile

When the BARBIE movie came out in 2023, I did a big thread over at the *other place* of vintage Barbie illustration. Here are covers to the mini-booklets that came with the dolls - 1958 & 1961. Ken was introduced in 1961: "He's a doll!" No artist credit, unfortunately. 🧵 #wardsmorguefile

R.I.P. Catherine O'Hara 💔

For Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary, we're considering his legacy. Today's tales concern the complicated feelings Pooh's creators felt towards him, as well as the later fights over where he'd make his permanent home. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/19/w...

Day 17 #365PictureBooks THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED @OmarAbedWrites.bsky.social & @metahatem.bsky.social Big thanks @SandyJonas.bsky.social for this one! I ❤️ this book! It has everything…siblings, pirates, hilarious page turns. Story within a story almost rhymes in the best possible way. #kidlit

Love this inspiration so much! It feels so much like a blessing. And who doesn't need that? #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

I'm joining up with friends to host an art prompt list throughout February! The prompts are all about the transition between winter and spring, so if you're looking for some art inspiration hopefully these prompts are for you 🌞 We're looking forward to seeing what you make!! #FebruaryFrost26

BIG NEWS! 12 x 12 has a PODCAST! The 12 x 12 Picture Book Podcast is ready to bring you #author, #illustrator, agent, & editor interviews & things you need to know about writing #picturebooks! Listen now: 12x12challenge.com/1...#author,#illustrator,#picturebooks!#amwriting #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity #podcast

Here are the words for the next week of #WIPSnips January 12th through January 18th Uhhhh.... remember content warnings please if you post anything NSFW (Looking at you, Monday...) Also don't forget Alt Text on graphics! #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

PORTFOLIO TIPS FOR ILLUSTRATORS I am an art director who has probably seen close to 1000 portfolios, many great, but many...not 😔 This is a doc I wrote featuring tips and tricks for how to make a better art portfolio site. Feel free to share with anyone who may find this useful <3 #art

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

This is your last chance to sign up for Couch to 5k Words, starting Monday 12 January! Wake up your writing and get set for a stonking year of awesome words. writershq.co.uk/festivals-ch...

Fiiine, guess I’ll be nice to myself then ADHD resources help.adhd-alien.com

Go climb a tree! #kidlitartpostcard www.annelyso.com Rep’d by @essiewhite.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator represented by @charlottewenger.com & I love projects with: -Vintage or nature imagery -Animal characters -Whimsy, magic, or spooky things Website: www.menekarepka.com/personalwork #illustrator #kidlitartist #artist

Hello! Happy New Year and Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Ada, I'm a Filipino illustrator looking for PB, MG, YA or any illustration work. I'm also seeking representation. 🎨: adaabigael.weebly.com 📨: [email protected]

Hello January 2025 #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, & I love creating fun & whimsical illustrations and characters for kids, etc.! #dragonillustration #portfolioday #kidlitillustrator #kidlitcartoonist #childrensbookillustrator #picturebookillustrator #paulajbecker #paulajbeckerillustrator

Today is #kidlitartpostcard day. There are so many terrible things happening in the world right now, but please keep creating! The world needs your light. #Kidlit #illustration #fairy

Happy 2026, and the first #KidLitArtPostcard day in a fresh year full of creativity and colour and joy. Oh and spunk. Lots of spunk!

A single-page comic I made last year as an entry for the clip studio paint global comic awards with artfol last year, I lost lmao #clipstudiopaint #art

Want to know what is happening in the #kidlit market? Check out this episode of Writers With Wrinkles. We ask what you want to know. 🤗 #writingcommunity

Bodega Greens

This started out as a plein air painting from the view of my studio window, but the morning light changed to dull gray and snow. The rest was finished from memory, and I purposefully separated some of the marks to make it more mosaic-like. 10”x8” oil on wood panel Available on my website.

Stepping forward into the new year.

Time to get rid of old stinky socks and other things we've outgrown! Excited to see what 2026 brings! Have a happy and safe new year, my friends! #kidlitart

Happy New Year everyone! Art vs. Artist for 2025: a sampling of illustrations I did this past year. #artvsartist2025 #kidlitart #kidlit

It’s not happening tomorrow, folks. The week after! Whew! #kidlitartpostcard

This was not, in fact, a dull year, and I suspect I may have jinxed my entire 2026, but once I got the idea in my head I had to draw it (Happy New Planner Day!)

The Rejection Resolution: Flipping the Script "If you send out enough submissions to garner 100 rejections, I can almost guarantee there’ll be a few surprises in your inbox in 2026." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/1...

chrysanthemums #kidlitart

I love STORYSTORM by the great @taralazar.bsky.social !! Who’s in? If you’re a #picturebook writer, you’ll be glad you participated! PB story Ideas tumble out like the I LOVE LUCY scene where she can’t keep up with the candy conveyor belt! 🤣 It’s so fun!! #booksky #kidlitsky #picturebooksky

It's a little early, but I wanted to let #kidlit know that our first #KidLitArtPostcard event of 2026 will be Thursday, January 8th. www.ginaperry.com/postcard

🚨TODAY/TONIGHT: #kidlit superstar Nicola Slater will join me for live art-making and a fun chat. 🗣️Ask us anything! 🕕 6pm EST on Instagram Live #kidlitart #illustration #illustrators #art #artists #liveart @nosycrow.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social

Thinking about #amquerying in 2026? Gift yourself one of these last few spaces to help with any last minute polishing needs & to help strategize how to best position your work. #scbwi #KidLit #KidLitArt #amwriting #amillustrating #PB #MG #YA #illustration #WriterSky www.scbwi.org/events/easte...

Sending all my love this week to my Jewish friends and family and beyond. Wishing you peace, strength, and a happy Hanukkah. 🕎 #happyhanukkah #penandink #watercolor #drawing #painting #hanukkah #kidlit #kidlitart