Happy #portfolioday ! I’m an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw color, texture, and whimsy 🩷 Available for PBs & board books! Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social britspixels.com #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

Heads up! @awfulagent.bsky.social is hiring a part-time royalties and data processing assistant! Take a look at the listing below! awfulagent.com/were-hiring-...

Announcing your company's massive layoffs with a cute little pun is disgusting. Having lived through multiple game industry layoffs as a spouse, XBOX is laying off 3200 employees, but that also means 3200 families navigating loss of benefits and financial security. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw color, texture, and whimsy 🩷 Available for PBs & board books! Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social britspixels.com #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

🚨SCAM ALERT🚨 Several writers have reached out and let me know they've been approached by a fake email address claiming to be me. Please be advised that I will never contact you from a gmail account. Stay vigilant, and be wary of anyone who approaches you unprompted: awfulagent.com/writers-bewa...

more rings than CR7

Thrilled to add @tinbotcreative.bsky.social to my fantastic list of talented illustrators! Art directors and designers, check out Justin's work and get in touch! www.tinbotcreative.com

Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire. The typical American household would have to work more than 11 MILLION years to make Elon Musk's level of wealth. We need a wealth tax.

Thrilled to learn THE BI BOOK by Cynthia Alonso and me is one of Bank Street’s Best Books of the Year! 🥳🩷💜💙🥳 #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky

I read it twice and it doesn't answer the question.

When the Artemis program was first announced, the claim, all over the website, was that the landing mission (which has since been shifted from III to IV) would include "the first woman and the first person of color" to walk on the Moon. Last year, that language was deleted from the NASA site.

Let me be very clear. PAPER TOWNS is not a “controversial book.” In fact, none of the books most frequently challenged in recent memory are in any way “controversial.” The fact that these challenges come from a tiny minority of PEOPLE WHO DO NOT READ should disqualify the word “controversial.” 1/2

With the announcement of the Artemis III crew, I look forward to seeing an all-female crew for the moon landing on Artemis IV. That's how it works right? I'll still celebrate all of the work that the Artemis III crew will do, but it's a bit of a gut punch to not see a woman on the crew.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Resharing this old goodie - which encapsulates my fave part of summer as a kid - SWIMMING! Looking for cute whimsical PBs + BBs! Rep: @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social britspixels.com #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

did you enjoy the women’s college world series? WELL,

SCBWI friends! THE BI BOOK is in the SW Division of the Crystal Kite Awards! 1st round voting is OPEN! We are hoping our brave little PB makes it to round 2! TY for your support! Happy Pride! 🌈💖 🪁 Cast your vote: www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite... #kidlit #queerkidlit #scbwi #CrystalKiteAward #booksky

PRIDE stars tomorrow! Hooray! 🥳 Friendly reminder that the B belongs in LGBTQ+! 🌈🩷💜💙 #PrideMonth #pride2026 #representationmatters #bivisibilty #queerkidlit #kidlit #booksky

Publishing rant of the day: Bookscan numbers LIE. Especially with kids books. I just did a comparison of sales listed on bookscan vs. royalty statement for a client and 70% of sales are just not shown on bookscan. School and library account for SO MANY sales that you don't see. End rant.

the ONE OF THE BOYS ebook is once again on sale at a cool $1.99 wherever you get your ebooks! read my book about a trans jock with rocks where her brain should be! it won a stonewall!

I can’t believe THE BI BOOK has been out for one year! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who has supported our brave little picture book. Much love! 💕 #bookbirthday #kidlit #kidlitart #queerkidlit #booksky

Isaac Fitzsimons may not be on BlueSky, but I had to share this fantastic @publisherswkly.bsky.social review for ASTRA FOX AND THE RISE OF THE WONDERWORKERS! www.publishersweekly.com/9798347111220

Exploring expressions with a little character sheet 💙🩵 I don’t know who she is yet but I already love her personality !! #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

My goodness, this video of Bret Shuford's husband Stephen Hanna and their son unboxing his picture book GOOD NIGHT, BREAK A LEG brought tears to my eyes. Bret, you are eternally loved. I can't wait for your words to be in the hands of readers this fall. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788187...

Cover reveal! GOOD NIGHT, BREAK A LEG is a precious love letter from fathers to son and a celebration of all kinds of families, Broadway, and Bret Shuford's legacy 💛 Check out the beautiful unboxing by Bret's husband and son: www.instagram.com/p/DYVNdhfgPNZ/

today is my darling child's first birthday 🥹

Wanted to do a sweet little playground scene 🥰 Played around with a mid century palette, which isn’t usually my thing, but it was nice to experiment with something new ! #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

Building submission lists for TWO different queer adult sports romances. This classic kidlit agent has now sold two adult romances and my clients are eager to add to that number! Any adult romance editors out there who love soccer or ice dancing, hit me up!

Building submission lists for TWO different queer adult sports romances. This classic kidlit agent has now sold two adult romances and my clients are eager to add to that number! Any adult romance editors out there who love soccer or ice dancing, hit me up!

Spending my summer talking with editors about the brilliance of @dirtbagqueer.rocks was a highlight of last year. That's the fun part of this job!

So very happy to finally announce this deal for @dirtbagqueer.rocks's RISEBALL with @andrewkarre.bsky.social at Dutton Young Readers. Truly a fantastic editorial partnership.

This novel is deeply moving and so ambitious and I am thrilled to be working with Victoria. Can’t wait to share RISEBALL.

🚨THE CAT IS FINALLY OUT OF THE BAG🚨 my second book has a name - RISEBALL - and a home - dutton! - and an editor - the inimitable @andrewkarre.bsky.social !! it will be bookshelves in summer 2027!!!!! i cannot wait for you all to meet amy and josie, the horrible nightmare sisters of my dreams

I lived this exact experience when I worked at G&D. It always made me so angry. But you know what? The G&D team is now also the Caldecott Honor-winning Penguin Workshop team and that brings me so much joy. Eternally proud of my time at Grosset and the books I made on that team.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw color, texture, and whimsy 🩷 Available for PBs & board books! Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social britspixels.com #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

By this same logic, Donald Trump bears direct personal responsibility for the murder of Melissa Hortman, the assault on Paul Pelosi, the guy who showed up armed at the Obamas, the attempted pipe bombing of several prominent Democrats, the January 6th rioters who assaulted cops, and many many more.

Donald Trump is not dead. Renee Good and Alex Pretti are. And the president demonized them within hours of their deaths at the hands of lawless DHS agents acting on his demonization of immigrants.

Check out my book *Dolly Parton's Jolene* for how Dolly reworked the lyrics of #Jolene as she wrote (some may surprise you). I include answer songs & covers of "Jolene" like one by #TheCongoCowboys & Dolly's later versions of Jolene. #DollyParton #OxfordUniversityPress www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! ALL libraries are important and EVERYONE should have access to books! I love sharing Jail Library Patron ❤️. Their appreciation and enthusiasm is the best part of my job. These messages to our jail library team made me smile. I hope they make you smile, too. Happy Reading!

Happy #portfolioday ! I’m Brittany, and I love to draw cute, color, and whimsy 🩷 Rep’d by Jordan Hamessley @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social Available for board books and picture books. britspixels.com #kidlitart

I've literally had publishers tell me that space is hard sell for kids because we don't have a national space race or shuttle program keeping space in curriculum. We have Artemis now. Let's build our next generation of astronauts! *I'm closed to queries, but this is my one exception for now!

Just putting it out there that I'm still dreaming of representing an astronaut, but just want great non-fiction about space in general, written by experts. Let's KEEP the kids excited about space now that Artemis II is home and get them hyped for what's next!

Just putting it out there that I'm still dreaming of representing an astronaut, but just want great non-fiction about space in general, written by experts. Let's KEEP the kids excited about space now that Artemis II is home and get them hyped for what's next!

If you’ve been moved & inspired by Artemis, NASA needs your help. Literally during A2, the president proposed cutting NASA science 47%, canceling 54 missions, including many already in-flight. To help stop these cuts, check out @planetarysociety.bsky.social www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...

Science is good. We should fund it.

Was driving my kiddos home and listening to the livestream of the splashdown. Immediately started crying when Reid talked after the six minute blackout. Had to explain that I was just excited and happy to hear them again. Now let's get them out of that capsule!

Love this shot. I think this is a thermal infrared camera, showing how the bottom of the capsule is still glowing due to its warmth after hypersonically ramming the atmosphere — compressing a gas heats it up a LOT when you're moving at superorbital speeds. #ArtemisII

He still needs to be removed from office. A war powers resolution will not suffice. He circumvented Congress to start the war. He circumvented them on tariffs and appropriations. Why anyone thinks he'd adhere to a Congressional war powers resolution is beyond me.

A war powers resolution will not be enough. Yes. We need to assert congressional authority and stop this illegal war in Iran. But, Trump is clearly an unstable warmonger at odds with the will of the people. Removal is the top priority. No more war criminal in the White House.

The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it. This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.