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Tatjana Mai-Wyss @tatjanamaiwyss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hello October, it's #kidlitartpostcard day - again! (can you believe it?)

past colored, comics style illustrator self promotional postcard sowing a mermaid and her sea creature friends under water

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Fall #Kidlitartpostcard. Here are some smiling salamanders for you! I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

3 salamanders smiling at the viewer on fallen leaves.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Write-up about So Many Salamanders in the Asheville Citizen Times. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2... #kidLitArt #kidLit #Salamanders

3 species of salamander on leaf litter painted in watercolor smiling at the viewer.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy World Gorilla Day to all who celebrate. #KidLitArt #WorldGorillaDay

A graphic gorilla painted in gouache surrounded by foliage in varying shades of green. The gorilla has a smile on his face.

A girl with red hair and a striped shirt hugs a large blue gorilla. Drawn in watercolor and colored pencil.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Come say hi at these upcoming #KidLit Book Events.

A poster says "Fall 2026 Events" on a dark brown background.
The bottom right shows two salamanders on fall leaves.
The text of the events says:
Sept 26, 10am-4pm, Chappaqua Children's Book Festival, Chappaqua Train Station, NY
Oct 11, 11 am-4pm, Warwick Children's Book Festival, Warwick Valley Middle School Gymnasium, NY
Nov 9, 3:30, Carnivorous Plants Craft, Neptune City Library, NJ
Dec 16, 3:#0, So Many Salamnders Craft, Eatontown Public Library, NJ

(Text is colored in fall leaf colors and white)

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Check out these exciting reptiles and amphibians by @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors. #kidlit #herpetology

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

B&N is having a preorder sale. Check out these cool Salamanders! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/so-many-sa... #KidLit

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard it's been a busy few weeks so I forgot about today, so here is the cover to my book coming out next month! I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Learn about fascinating prehistoric creatures with these innovative @steamteambooks.bsky.social books! #childrensbooks #megafauna

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Meet @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors at these upcoming festivals. More details in the comments. #KidLit #bookfestivals #STEAMbooks

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Good morning from the Jersey Shore. #sunrise

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Get ready for back to school with these engaging @steamteambooks.bsky.social math books! #KidLit

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Take a look, it’s in a book #kidlit #readingrainbow www.instagram.com/p/DceBZpbjgP...

Image features the cover of Love in the Wild with two illustrated lions nuzzling together, tgeir mains create a rainbow heart. Text at bottom reads “Katy shared with us that when her animal-loving cousin came out, she wanted to make him a card. While researching LGBTQ+ stories, she discovered therr is so much love in the wild! The cover is also based on the original card she made her cousin.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy Orangutan Day! I lived in Borneo for three months in my late twenties and worked with orphan orangutans. I miss them often. They are the sweetest and funniest. #kidlitart #orangutanDay Any kids publishers looking for Ape Books hit me up!!!

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Cute exit signs from The Cape Playhouse. #stainedglass

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Two of two of today's library haul! #kidlit

Covers of picture books. 1. The Cafe at the edge of the Woods. 2. Bothered by bugs. 3. Jia Has a Dog Problem. 4. Every Dreaming Creature

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Photo one of two of today's library haul! #kidlit #nonfiction

Covers of picture books: 1. The secrets of the jellies. 2. Fourteen Ways of looking at Jellyfish. 3. Today we'll be eaten. 4. The whale who swam through time.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I wish I knew how to get other parts of Bluesky to check out #KidLitArtPostcard days Not only is it great for finding a children's illustrator... it's also filled with lovely, heartwarming, human-made art that anyone can just enjoy, esp. in these not-so-great times.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day from the deep Sea! This is from my board book LOVE UNDER THE SEA. How many species can you name? I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.

Deep sea creatures glowing against a dark blue background!

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Today I taught kids about seahorses and how to make color changing seahorses at the library. It was fun! #kidlitart

Books Mr.Seahorse, The Secret Life of Seahorses, and Love Under the Sea next to a seahorse craft.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Honored to be inlcuded with all these talented illustrators! #KidLitArt

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 24): kidlit411.com/2026/07/the-... Inside: @scbwi.bsky.social awards; 7 Habits of Successful Writers; Story Endings, more. Thanks @katytanis.bsky.social for the illustration, G.P. Putnam's Sons @kimalarson.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

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The Weekly 411 (7/24/26)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My last library haul accidentally shared lots of animal behaviors with my last book! Be sure to check out all these fun titles! #kidlit #summerreads

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Wasn’t Dan Santat’s Beekle supposed to get a movie? What happened to that? #KidLitChat

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Happy #PortfolioDay. I'm Katy. I like writing about and illustrating all the cool critters on earth, but I'd also love to do more silly books or something with cryptids. I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Top right is an image of a girl being hugged by a polar done in paper cut. Top left image is a marbled salamander under a violet leaf with a pygmy salamander on the violet leaf looking down at it. The bottom image is a pile of bunnies in a hole under a vibrant night sky with a coyote howling outside.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My Brain: “but there’s no five letter word for antennae.” #pollinators

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Just turned in art for my next book! Woo hoo! Now I'm catching up on my summer reading with these great @steamteambooks.bsky.social books. #KidLit #summerReading

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Vervain’s so pretty. That’s all.

A bumble bee on blooming blue vervain, as in the species is called that but the flowers look purple.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Happy Book Birthday to my dear friend @jilanne.bsky.social ! I'm so proud!

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! You should probably not hug polar bears, but here is a polar bear hug! This is a mix of acrylic, papercut, gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, and digital. Could I use more media? I'm repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

An illustration in cutout, color pencil, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. A polar looking down at a little girl and hugging her; the girl looks up to his face. They are surrounded by yellow dandelions. A bright pink sky with an orange sun is behind them.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Henry Winkler, the only man who makes holding a fish look good. #ManWithFish

A screen shot from Twitter / x of Henry winkler with an infectious smile holding a fish. He is wearing an Indiana jones type hat.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My gayfeathers looking good for pride month. #liatris #blazingstar #pride

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Here are the matching covers!

The covers of love in the wild (featuring two rainbow lions whose manes make a heart), love under the sea (featuring two rainbow seahorses who make a heart), and love under the stars (featuring two rainbow owls who make a heart) next to a pride flag.

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Happy Pride Month! Last page of Love in the Wild, Love Under the Stars, and Love Under the Sea. Make sure to check out the additional field guides for each book! www.daughterearth.com/activities-f... #kidlitart

Rainbow animals from love in the wild board book series by Katy Tanis

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I’m doing series of native plant workshops with my county libraries. I said multiple times how I’ve never seen swallowtails on Zizia, our only native host plant for them. I came home to find 4 on my Zizia. #nativeplants #hostplants

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Just going to share this old piece celebrating algae for no particular reason. #Algae

A drawing of earth with swirly white lines. It says breathe in large letters. There are collection of kelp and seaweed that says "algae", a collection of trees that says "trees' and a collection of phytoplankton.

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Thanks to @katytanis.bsky.social for the fabric design. Thanks to Goorin Bros SF for the hat and to Lamont for making the hatband. I can take the sea with me wherever I go! Please come by to get your signed copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART!! #kidlit #Edusky #Skybrarian @lernerbooks.bsky.social #ALA2026

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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This book takes place in the Sonoran Desert but did you know the NJ shore also has a native prickly pear? And mine is looking gorgeous today! #kidlit #kidlitart #pricklypear @steamteambooks.bsky.social

A blooming prickly pear in front an illustrated kids book, the highly sensitive rabbit, featuring a prickly pear on the cover

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