May just be the elder #maylennial in me but I think what the world really needs from me is to be that cool 40 something CW-like parent who opens a local indi bookstore/café/art gallerystudio that moonlights as a music venue at night for local talented musicians-a xenial can dream right #cloverdale

🪶 #hummingbird I have a harder time identifying the females. This is NOT an Anna’s - right? This one looks more slender. More bowling 🎳 ball shaped. I thought maybe a juvenile? Or is a ruby throated? I black chinned? I am definitely more bird enthusiast than birder

Happy Mother’s Day to all kinds of moms. This mom is hanging with her human and pet kids. #dogs #beardeddragons #mom

I’ve been jotting some ideas of what I found most interesting to learn at #belogonaaaaa #bcbf26 & this was #1 for me - Some artists (2-4) get delivered an envelope that’s basically like getting mail from an owl or a finding a golden ticket in a 🎫 🍫 yrly www.sendakfoundation.org/sendak-fello... #art

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🎉🥳 🌲💜 Open for PBs, CBs, early readers & other projects. www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

Happy May #Kidlitartpostcard Day I'm Nicole Anne Walker - from Vancouver, BC, Canada. Scan the QR code to see my online portfolio or reach me at [email protected] Things I would love to illustrate: Board Books Picture Books Middle Grade Books Covers Seeking Lit/Art Representation

Been quiet here. But I have been creating. Lots! Sketches mostly. I went to the Bologna Fair and combined it with a family trip. The kids have never travelled outside of BC since they were each 8 & 6 months. So we’re all burned out, but so glad we went. Pets exactsatic we’re home #belogna #bcbf2026

Calling all educators and librarians and PB fans: @charlenedraws.bsky.social has been added to the JLB Gold Standard for Pink Pajamas. Everyone in #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky give her a huge congratulations 🎉 She does so much for all of us in this space!! www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-pink-paj...

@lorichirp.bsky.social My son saw a California Scrub out here in Surrey and when I looked up if others had someone else had posted that they also saw one in Surrey. Have you ever seen one up North here? I’m still waiting for a BC blue jay sighting.

I just had more fist bumps than ever in my life from a door salesperson to get me to sign up (again) to a pest control company I cancelled. I couldn’t tell if he was proud of me for staying true to my convictions or if he just couldn’t understand my position but I got like 10 in a 10 min convo. 🤜🤛

Went to the local SPCA thrift store & got the nicest little haul. 10 year old scored sunflower 🌻 embroidered cowboy boots. I’m thrilled with the Giant body position form for $3.99-like new! And this ceramic stoneware—probably from the 70’s. I love these old illustrated PB’s too #thrifthaul #spca

Good morning Bluesky. Waking up with coffee and this guy. I hope you all have a great day.

Doing some trials/practice/prep for the upcoming June kidlitartpostcard. Theme is The Illustrator as a child. Mine is a favourite memory of an activity I loved to do with my Nana in Toronto between the ages of 6 mo to 6 years old before she moved to the west coast Victoria. I quickly flew west too😊

I am sketching a sculpture I saw here on Bluesky. I got a whole folder of stuff I want to draw. Today I’m hoping to play in my sketchbook and get some writing done. Feeling sort of overwhelmed lately. Not sure why. Not much has changed. Too much coffee? Anyway I’m going to try and shake it today.

Attended my first @canscaip.bsky.social Great Canadian PB Party. A Standout for me:"Time To Leave Laverne" By @lanabutton.bsky.social & Illustrated hilariously by Yong Ling Kang. An original story with Great repeating lines "I'm Here!" & told in the likes of a classic Munsch Book #CanKidLit #Kidlit

This is just as good as it gets.

I just found @andreamara.bsky.social books on audio while In EU for 1st time & listening to them in the order 1st: It’s All Her Fault & now No One Saw a Thing. I’m on the edge of my seat! #booksky Haven’t seen the Apple TV series yet but will be watching soon. #allherfault

Who remembers the Armenians? ~ Hitler. we 🇦🇲 do. the world does. we survived. spirits strong. I am the son of genocide survivors, both sides of my family. never again. ANYWHERE. #ArmenianGenocide

Happy #KidLitArtPOSTCARD Day My name is Nicole Walker, an Author-Illustrator from British Columbia, Canada. I love illustrating people, animals and creating all kinds of original characters and worlds from different sparks of imagination. #illustration #kidlit #booksky #kidlitart #MG #boardbooks

Took kids Go Karting. From today’s experience there are three very different adult drivers on the track. One are mom’s zooming on their own around the track avoiding kids, one is the adult no kids just there for fun and don’t care what’s going on with anyone else and are cool and then there’s dads 🫤

#waffle1506 X/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💔 streak: 0 wafflegame.net I scrolled the page and when I loaded it and I swapped a letter and wasted my first swap and only needed one more swap to win ——gahhhh. Word puzzle problems 🫤

This is why I support @avilewis.ca for NDP who is already stating this and I believe would continue to state this in Parliament if he’s elected for NDP. Canadian’s need a strong left opposition right now in Canada to have other voices heard.

Canadians need to start speaking up to @pmcarney.bsky.social & the liberal party. We can respect someone and like that he can speak well and like him more than the alternative but Millennials & younger don’t want this! We are a parliament & the liberals are a minority government. Say no to this war.

#waffle1505 1/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 1 wafflegame.net It let me do it again I guess 🤷‍♀️ Next one is in 3 hrs and 32 mins. I’m definitely hooked. Much harder than wordle and if you win they tell you the definitions of the words. I love this.

#waffle1505 X/5 First time playing and I waisted my first 3 swaps. Raffi has been posting these and I’m officially hooked. First baby beluga now waffles stuck in my head 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬜🟩⬜⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💔 streak: 0 wafflegame.net

☀️ Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator addicted to nature & neon and wild stories. I illustrate fic & non-fic picture books, board books, covers & more. Open for projects! Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at Starling Literary + Media 🎉www.heycrystalsmith.com

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! Hello everyone! I'm Nicole Allin, a Vancouver-based illustrator open to new #kidlit projects in 2026 (and I'm also seeking representation)! 🎨 www.allinart.net #kidlitart #illustration #CanKidLit

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an author/illustrator seeking representation for picture books and board books, I have a few dummys ready to roll and I make mini books for fun, this is my hot dog bug from Bugs Standing on Rocks Holding Things. Let's work together! www.jackie-thomson.com #kidlitart

I was so fortunate to meet @julienchung.bsky.social in Toronto and I couldn’t be happier for him and the team for “You Can’t Tame a Tiger”

hi #kidlitartpostcard day! ✨ What kind of balloon animal would a guinea pig want? I’m Tori & i love to create heartwarming, cute and silly character & I’m open for PB books! Rep’d by Analía Cabello at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social More art at torikateillustration.com #kidlit #kidlitart

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I have wool (and cats) on the brain just now! See more of my work here: 🌐 NicolaSchofield.com I'm repped by the fantastic @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration

March #kidlitartpostcard day was just begging for a frog illo, so i drew a rather stressed out bell “hop”. 🐸 😁 I hope your day is going better than his! Open to PB and MG projects. Portfolio kirstenmcgonigal.com rep’d by: @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit

Happy KidLit Postcard Day!✨ I’m Bear, a cartoonist and illustrator, and I’m looking for fun new projects. #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #cartooning

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Mark Wilson, an author and illustrator. I’m looking to work on adventurous, whimsical, and downright hilarious projects. I am rep’d for books, interior illustrations, and covers by @acolvincreative #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration #kidlitillustration

Hi it’s #kidlitartpostcard day again. Here we have Clark Barkson enjoying a day at the museum.

Heads up Canadians! An Albertan food rescue charity cannot afford their rent and risk closing. Watch this CBC report on their services, and then please share this post. Donations can be made here: www.wildrosecommunityconnections.com/food-connect... CBC report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB9P...

Canadian #kidlit pals 👇 The Lane Anderson Award honours the very best science writing in Canada today, both in the adult and young reader categories.

This is cool 😎

Now the real reason for coming to BlueSky…Look a bird 🪶 #bird #annashummingbird #boatmanorink #birdstories #backyardbirds

One thing you should know about me is that I have PDA and I do notice when accounts continually follow and then unfollow me trying to get me to follow back and for both of our sakes you probably should just stop because my brain will never allow it. #PDA #IYKYK

Everyone knows Flavor Flav knows how to show up best! Especially Ingrid & Leopold. Way to show up for women & keep being cool as icecream Flavor Flav #ink #womenshockey #womeninsports

The federal government has ordered Canadians in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to shelter in place due to violence erupting in the region.

Sorry America I’m watching with @peacewind.aero and I have to root for Canada now 🇨🇦🏒🇺🇸

Overtime in this gold medal hockey game is brought to you by the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

The 2010 lucky toque is on! It’s overtime-Could have it really gone any other way. Let’s go Canada! 🇨🇦 #hockeycanada

I’ve been Illustrating and writing quite a bit towards my Little bird project. I’m sure a lot will be edited and cut and I need to still go back through some of my older poems for this collection but I’m pretty proud of how it’s coming along #amwriting #canlit #illustratedpoetry #canadianartist

“New Democrats had two options to address this: raise other children up to autism funding levels or reduce autism funding to create parity. The party chose the latter. It lifted up some kids at the expense of others.“

Oh that was a painful loss Canada and not just because I watched it while I was getting my teeth cleaned. Me and my dental hygienist were on the edge of our seats. Still so proud of our Canadian Women bringing home Silver 🥈🇨🇦

Wooooohoooooo goooo Canada 🇨🇦 sorry non Hockey fans. This account is going to be a little annoying for the next bit #canadahockey

Picked this up today. Nowhere Girl A memoir by Canadian Author @cciccone.bsky.social Just started and it’s a great easy read that I’m absorbing and flying through and that’s saying a lot from this inattentive late diagnosed adhd’r. I highly recommend #canadianlit