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•📕Out now: WORM AND BUTTERFLY (S&S) •📘Out soon!: TIME TRAVELING CHICKENS (S&S) •📚Check out: “When You Love a Book” (PRH) Award-Winning Children’s Book Author-Artist, Art Professor, Autistic-ADHD 🌈📚Books, Classes, Social Media: linktr.ee/KazWindness

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hi #kidlitpostcardday! What is your favorite animal? I’m always interested in creating more early reader graphics in the comics format, especially with animals. I’m represented by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Thanks for checking out my art and books! #kidlit #kidlitpostcard
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hi #kidlitpostcard ! It’s already bawk to school time. Are you EGGcited? Here’s a drawing activity for TIME TRAVELING CHICKENS. I’m a children’s book author and illustrator proudly repped by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday
Kaz Windness Author-Illustrator postcard showing step-by-step drawing activity for new graphic novel Time Traveling Chickens main characters, nugget and tenders. Tenders is made of triangles and nugget is made of circles. Kaz’s most recent Childrens books are at the bottom of the postcard.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Jimothy is me. Is he you, too? 🦝 🍟 #jimothy #racoon #comics #scoliosis
Drawing of Jimothy the Racoon by author illustrator Kaz Windness. A round raccoon with long legs eating fast food french fries. Caption says I also have a spine deformity am cute round and eat trash.
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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Here’s a page from my YA graphic novel pitch for #kidlitartpostcard! I’m a neurodivergent artist who works in a variety of media & genres, including #PB & #comics. This project includes a MC who’s also ND & discovers a psychic bond between herself & the objects in a cozy-spooky secondhand shop…
One page colored in pastels and earth tones from a comic about a teen with reddish curly hair and a blue sweatshirt who works in a haunted secondhand shop. She dusts trinkets like chicken figurines and a collection of dolls, one which opens its eyes behind her back. Then the girl finds a small charm and her hair stands on end as she says she’s feeling strange.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy July, #kidlitartpostcard! What are you creating? TIME TRAVELING CHICKENS is my graphic novel debut. I’m repped by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit.bsky.social and especially interested in illustrating GNs for emerging readers. #kidlitart #graohicnovels #earlyliteracy 🖋️🖍️@daviddeen.bsky.social
Kidlit postcard day graphic showing “time traveling chickens,” new graphic novel by Kaz Windness. Three panels show the chickens taking over the moon landing, the presidential election, and going for some chicken nuggets that look like people instead of Dinos.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Another translation! I’m so grateful that “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends” is wiggling its way to more international readers. #kidlit #earlyliteracy #graphicnovel
“Worm and caterpillar are friends,” an award-winning early graphic novel by Kaz Windness is publishing in Turkish. Graphic shows a cute cartoon caterpillar and worm on the ground eating a leaf. The worm speech bubble says we are going to Turkey. The worm says, but you only eat leaves.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Make art with your hands. It’s what humans do. #noAI #artistssupportingartists #humanart
A graphic by author illustrator Kaz Windness that says make art with your human hands. And shows colorful hand outlines pressed up against the wall with colorful splatters behind them, reminiscent of hands in caves.
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Katie Mazeika @kdmaz.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Celebrating 5 years of #kidlitartpostcard with the theme “you as a kid”. This is from the title page of “Maybe Just Ask Me!”, a book about myself, as a kid. I’m available for new projects. ✨You can see more of my work at www.katiemazeika.com✨
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Happy 5th birthday #kidlitartpostcard! Join us in making (or collaging) a caricature challenge to celebrate. I’m repped by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit.bsky.social and most interested in illustrating graphic novels for emerging readers. #kidlitart #selfportrait #meettheartists
Collage made by children’s author-illustrator Kaz Windness with five self-portrait caricatures with hand letter text describing her interests such as art, bats, books, waffles, and dogs.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Hi #kidlitpostcardday ! It’s butterfly 🦋 season, so to celebrate spring, here’s one of my favorite comics illustrations from “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends.” Thank you for checking it out and for celebrating all kinds of children’s books. #kidlit @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Kaz Windness illustration of graphic novel Comics from Worm and caterpillar are friends. Caterpillar says what if I change worm says why would you do that caterpillar says just a hunch and then takes bites of a leaf while growing bigger and bigger on each panel. Bottom of the illustration feature several upcoming Kaz Windness books, including time traveling chickens and Bitsy bat snow star.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“The most common theme in the banned non-fiction books was activism and social movements. ‘These titles help students learn about their rights and the stories of those who confronted injustice and participated in social movements to change the world around them.’”
theguardian.com
Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US
New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Do you have a kids’ book idea about #autism? Are you an ND children’s book creative looking for help on your career path? This workshop is specifically for you. April22nd 4pm EST. + rare pitch opportunity! childrenspublishingacademy.com/neurodiverge... #kidsbooks #publishabook #autismawareness
Childrens Book Author and Illustrator autism and neurodiversity topics kids book workshop. Graphic shows Kaz Windness and EK publisher logo. Neurodivergent picture book creators workshop. Pitch feedback, get published, tools for neurodivergent creatives. April 22nd 2026
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 01/04/2026
I've seen people trying to defend it today by saying "No, no, I just use it to brainstorm, bounce ideas, I do the actual writing" and with all the kindness in the world I need to tell you: if there is a stage of writing you are not good at, you need to get good, not use the plagiarism machine.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hi #kidlitpostcardday ❤️ Happy Artemis and full moon in Libra day, too. Sending you lots of big star wishes that your dreams come true. Thank you for helping me live my dream of making books that celebrate every child’s specialness. #kidlitart #bitsybat @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Illustration by Kaz Windness from autism acceptance picture book, Bitsy Bat, School Star, featuring a bat family (Bitsy, Baby, Mama and Papa) perched on a window with a full moon behind them. Painting of Bitsy flying in a rocket ship is inside the barn room with cut stars hanging from floor which is actually the ceiling.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Hi #kidlitpostcard friends! I’m excited to share art from what I’ve been working on this past year. I have four books out in 2026 😳. A roller coaster ride, but worth it to share these stories with kids. Here’s an image from BISTY BAT, SNOW STAR out October. #kidlit @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
An illustration from autism acceptance Childrens book Bitsy Bat snow star depicting a little cute bat in a winter outfit, riding down a steep hill on a sled with a mole character wearing snow gear cheering her on in the background.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
It’s a special honor when independent booksellers recognize your book. Thank you Reading The West for tapping “Bitsy Bat, Team Star,” a book about accepting differences like autism, sportsmanship in a school Olympics-style competition, and friendship. #kidsbooks #indiebookseller #autismacceptance
Autism acceptance kid’s book, “Bitsy Bat, Team Star” in Reading the West longlist. Enzo, a young owl wearing noise-canceling headphones holds an AAC talker communication device with a heart on the screen. Book cover shows Enzo and Bitsy flying in a race over a track with a wheelchair-using raccoon, hopping bunny, rolling hedgehog, and digging mole against a night sky with stars and pine trees.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Let your EYE-deas grow in their own time. Sooner or TATER you'll see success. How do I produce so much and work so fast? Years (and years!) of practice and figuring it out. Bloom late. Share this with someone who needs some encouragement. #inspirationalquotes #kidlit #encouragement #potatolove
"Success is not always what you see. Have a growth mindset." Image is an illustration by Kaz Windness of two potato plants. One has a large plant above the ground and one potato underground. The other has a small plant on top and a bunch of potatoes with eyes growing underground. Kaz Windness logo is a cute outline bat.
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Regal ⭐️ Commissions Open!! ⭐️ @regalstars.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I hear a lot of people saying that ai makes art accessible.. well I personally think that's bullshit- so I made this to drive my point home. #regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
Poster to fight against ai. Visualized is a cave painting inspired horse, with text that reads "art has always been accessible"
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
What Tech Cos were doing with Super Bowl commercials. They are not shoving AI into everything for the betterment of society. The opposite is true. It is to make themselves more rich and powerful and have more control over everything. #AiEthics #superbowlcommercial #techcompanies #privacyconcerns
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It’s here! “Worm and Butterfly are Friends Always” is my sweet sixteenth book and the Kirkus Star-reviewed sequel to the Geisel Honor Winning “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends.” I hope you'll love this new early reader in graphic novel format. #kidlit #earlyliteracy #graphicnovel #bookbirthday
A book birthday graphic for Worm and Butterfly are Friends Always, a new graphic novel by Kaz Windness. A cupcake, candles, and balloon background with a cover image of a surprised worm hanging upside down from a tree branch and a rainbow-colored wing butterfly swooshing away towards other butterflies migrating over the mountain range.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
WORM AND BUTTERFLY ARE FRIENDS ALWAYS is nearly here! "A heartwarming story of found family that readers will flock to again and again." --Kirkus ⭐ Star Review Request and read and check out "Worm and Caterpillar are Friends," too. 🥰-Kaz #graphicnovelsforkids #earlyliteracy #wormandcaterpillar
New early reader graphic novel from the award-winning series "Worm and Butterfly are Friends" graphic with a pink and purple worm and a rainbow-colored butterfly saying "Our book is almost here!" "Yes! in only six or seven days!" Out January 13th. Image of cover with Butterfly flying towards the mountains while Worm, surprised, hangs from a tree. More info at KazWindness.blog or windnessbooks.com
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
This New Year's baby brought great news! "When You Love a Book" is part of the 2026 Dolly Parton Imagination Library and landing in mailboxes next month! May 2026 bring you health, happiness, and lots of book joy. Love, Kaz @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social #kidlit #kidsbooks #whenyouloveabook
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library logo with a locomotive coming out of a stack of books. Cover illustration for "When You Love a Book" with a boy holding a book with popouts of classic children's books: a little engine train coming out of a wild thing's sailboat, little red riding hood, if you give a mouse a cookie. Illustration by Heather Brockman Lee of a baby sitting on a rug holding a book that says "Hello." Confetti background for New Year's 2026.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Hooray! "Bitsy Bat, Team Star" is part of the @barnesandnoble.com hardcover event. Featuring a new non-speaking character, Enzo Owl, this story champions teamwork, sportsmanship, and acceptance of differences like autism. Happy New Year, everyone! #bitsybat #autismacceptance #kidsbooks
Barnes & Noble hardcover event with Bitsy Bat, Team Star half off. Graphic shows children's book covers for Bitsy Bat, School Star and the spanish edition, Bitsy Murcielago, estrella escolar. An illustrated image of an owl character holding a communication AAC "talker" tablet with a heart on the screen. Author-illustrator Kaz Windness with pink hair and pencil glasses and a pasted human finger pointing at the Bitsy Bat, Team Star listing saying 9.99
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
What's your favorite underwater creature? For #kidlitpostcard day, here's the evolution of "Squid in Pants." Did I make the right character design decision? Process is everything! This journey began in 2019, and "Squid in Pants" is out now. Graphic by Danna Staaf+C.A. Clark #kidsbooks #squidart
Evolution chart showing illustration design changes to a young squid wearing underwear, diaper, and finally pants in "Squid in Pants" and early reader by Kaz Windness. Background is a scientific evolution chart by Danna Staf and C.A. Clark for "Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods"
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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🎨 Spotlight on Kaz Windness (@kazwindness.bsky.social)! Kaz’s Illustrator Page Kaz is represented by Kathleen Rushall and is especially interested in illustrating young graphic novels and chapter books.
A little bat wearing pajamas among a field of sparkling stars.A young boy reaches off his boat into the water to grab a sparkly-eyed young squid wearing the boy's clothes.A young witch reads while riding a grinning green crocodile in boots.A worm and a Stellar’s jay enjoy a meal. Dialogue bubbles say “MUNCH!” and “CRUNCH!”
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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I can’t share the newer stuff I’ve been working on for Reasons, so here are some old MG spot illustrations—I love working in black and white. #kidlitartpostcard
SarahLuAnn.com
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Anya @greenrainart.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Anya, illustrator and author of picture books. Represented by Eve Adler at Red Fox Literary #kidlitart #kidlitartist #choldrensbooksillustrator #greenrainart
Kidlitart postcard image- mom and kids picking mushrooms in an autumn forest
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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Gina Perry, an author and illustrator of children's books, and creator of this monthly event. I'm rep'd for books by Sean McCarthy, more work at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit
Vertical illustration. A kid vampire is laying in his coffin, curled up with his cat and a book named SUN KID. The book is emitting a warm glow. Text reads Gina Perry www.ginaperry.com Rep'd by Sean McCarthy
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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. 🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟 Portfolio - charlenechua.com Agent - Tracy Marchini #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #chapterbooks #boardbooks
art of 3 cute witches riding on broomsticks above a city. each witch has a cute cat familiar riding with her.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I love seeing everyone's drawings of ghosts, witches, monsters, spiders, and my favorite, BATS! What's your favorite October topic? I'm an illustrator and writer repped by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. Follow along for more #kidlit art! #childrensbooks
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
What's your favorite color? Hi #kidlitpostcardday! I'm Kaz Windness, and I love using teal and magenta in my art. Art directors say this is a good style branding approach, but I'm not doing this on purpose. Anyway, I hope you'll check out WORM AND BUTTERFLY ARE FRIENDS ALWAYS. #kidlit #graphicnovels
Four illustrations featuring a worm and a butterfly with rainbow color wings. The text in the speech bubbles reads "Hi Kidlit Postcard Day" "We are back" "With new friends!" "And more magenta!" "And teal." The bottom illustration is an evening scene in a meadow with a tree and a field and a lake in the background. There is a baby worm between the butterfly and worm and a blue stellars jay and a robin in the background. The jay is attempting to keep the robin away from the baby worm.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Congratulations for surviving this week!!! YOU DID IT!!! I'm so proud of you. I don't know anyone who isn't in massive life upheaval. This is not easy. I see you. I love you. These changes are making room for better things for you.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
If you like art, comics, or illustration, come hang out with me and some world-class cartoonists and graphic novelists this Wednesday evening! We’re gonna be talking about all of that and more. It’s gonna be a blast! on YT at PencilToPencil #artist #GN #kidlit #illustration
New Episodes Wednesdays 8pm ET Pencil to Pencil hosted by mike manley, jamar nichoals, and steve conley
This week Kaz Windness Author-Illustrator YouTube.com/penciltopencil
Image of illustration of flying cute bat and flying cute owl, image of Kaz, white lady with pink hair, and squid in pants cover with an orange squid wearing striped pants.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Beautiful interview with librarian, Mary Lanni, about how a book is created, how it becomes a Dolly Parton Imagination Library pick, and how books inspire friendships and friendship inspires books. #kidlit #library #librarian #whenyouloveabook youtu.be/Oi9JbJHEZBY?...
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Author/Illustrator Interview: Kaz Windness and Heather Brockman Lee
YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Hi friends, and happy #kidlitpostcard day! What's your favorite winter activity? I'm 2 pages away from finishing with BITSY BAT, SNOW STAR! Each book explores a different aspect of autism. Check out "Bitsy Bat, School Star" and "Bitsy Bat, Team Star!" #kidlit #childrensbookillustrator bitsybat.com
Three illustrations of winter scenes from BITSY BAT, SNOW STAR. Top image shows a little bat with light fur wearing a star sweater and winter hat and scarf flying over a snowy ground to a school that is also a tree. A mole, mouse, and bunny friend are sledding and stomping through the snow. Bottom left panel shows the mole pushing Bitsy on a sled and she flies through the air with the words "Whoosh! Zip! Zoom!" The third image shows Bitsy giving away her earmuffs, hat and scarf to a snowman while the rabbit looks concerned.
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E.R. LeVar @erlevar1031.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it?? Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙
First shelf: The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Reyes), Learning to Fall (Morris), I Love You S'more (Desombre), She Gets the Girl (Lippincott & Derrick)

Second Shelf: All That's Left in the World (Brown), Caught in a Bad Fauxmance (Rose), Heartstopper Vol. 1 (Oseman), The Darkness Between Us (Schaeffer)

Third Shelf: Going Bicoastal (Adler), Where the Dark Stands Still (Poranek), Never Ever Getting Back Together (Gonzales), Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Hibbert), Flowerheart (Bakewell)

Fourth Shelf: Hell Followed With Us (White), I Wish You All the Best (Deaver), The Sunbearer Trials (Thomas), Dead End Girls (Heard), The Sacrifice (Chupeco)

Fifth Shelf: Loveless (Oseman), Icarus (Ancrum), Summer Bird Blue (Bowman), Radio Silence (Oseman), The Weight of Stars (Dow), Sawkill Girls (Legrand)

Bottom Shelf: I Kissed Shara Wheeler (McQuiston), Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Albertelli), Nimona (Stevenson), Forget Me Not (Derrick)
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Facebook messed 💩 up again and just forced me to change my account to “professional” in order for my 5.8 K followers to see my posts. It came with a massive TOS agreement that states everything I post, they own. I wish my engagement was better here. I’ll be working on that.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Happy Friday the 13th! Thirteen is my lucky number-- the number I share with my birthday and the first tattoo I ever got. Here's an old self-portrait I made of myself as the Kazness Monster as I was creating "Mother Goth Rhymes." Does anyone else have a goth-filled center like me? #illustration
A drawing of the Goth ness monster— a green sea serpent, covered in tattoos, wearing a nose ring, black eyeglasses, a skull T-shirt, and fishnet over its tail.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Artists and Authors: Give me your best tips on how to stay calm, creative, and healthy, both mentally and physically, when you are really REALLY busy. Multiple deadlines busy. THANK YOU!!!! #kidlit #ondeadline #creatives #author #artist #mentalhealth #physicalhealth
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
What's your favorite creepy crawly? "Ode to a Slug" is based on a little friend I saw outside the barn at @highlightsfound.bsky.social on Thursday. And yes, I know slugs are not bugs, but the rhyme is to delicious to resist. #watercolor #collage #coloredpencil #digitalart #poetry #kidlit #sluglove
Watercolor painting of a slug with a red back and kissy lips following a shiny trail to a tomato plant with a big ripe tomato with suggested human face features. 
Ode to a Slug
by Kaz Windness
I have never seen a bug, 
quite as handsome as a slug.
Dancing eyes and glistening tail,
writing love poems with their trail.
Leading to our rendezvous,
underneath these leaves of dew. 
To kiss my ripe and blushing face.
Until I’m gone without a trace.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🦑SQUID IN PANTS👖received a nice feature in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!!! If you don't know about Ready To Read, they are all about supporting a child's literacy journey with beautiful and FUN stories that help a child fall in love with books. www.readytoread.com #earlyreaders #kidlit #SquidInPants
Graphic that says "NEW READY TO READ TITLES FOR SUMMER 2025!" An image of SQUID IN PANTS book cover with a squid wearing pants and SMOOSHE's super duper fun day, Michael Slack with silly aliens in a bumper car.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Great review of “Bitsy Bat, School Star” in Spanish! #autismacceptance #bitsybat #spanishedition www.slj.com/review/bitsy...
School Library Journal review of “Bitsy Bat, School Star” Spanish edition. Cover image with a light fur bat hanging upside down on a chalkboard. “This picture book effectively shows readers that diversity and variety of body abilities is a normal part of attending school. Although Bitsy's autism is hinted at in the story, the author’s note at the back of the book ­clarifies her need for headphones, sunglasses, and other stimulus-reduction adaptations. A great title for children who can find their own diverse abilities in the story, as well as for those who want to see how every person is special in their own way. VERDICT A good purchase for libraries serving Spanish-speaking communities and where diverse and neurodivergent books are needed or in high demand. Reviewed by Carolina Youssif
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. Lure it to the coast. Smash it on the rocks. Don't let anyone tell you how to live your dreams. Last #mermay for the month, I promise. #stabbyunicorn #darkhumor
A painting of blue unicorn-mermaids on the shorline swimming out to a large sailing ship with two UFOs in the sky above. Text says "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it."
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
It's finally here! The Spanish edition of "Bitsy Bat, School Star" is out in paperback and hardcover. Request "Bitsy Murcielago, Estrella Escolar" at your favorite bookseller or library. #bitsybat #autismacceptance #kidsbooks #autismappreciation #autistic
A graphic that says "An autism acceptance story that celebrates what makes every child special. Now Out In Spanish: Bitsy Murcielago, estrella escolar." Image shows book cover for Bitsy Bat, School star with a light-furred bat hanging upside down in a classroom setting against a chalkboard.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Fast, effective, and affordable feedback on your children's book portfolio website and social media at CuddlefishAcademy. com ! #kidlit #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitart #portfolioreview
Graphic with photo of Kaz Windness, white lady, pink hair, standing infront of a book case. A white box with this text: "Hi Kaz, 
Thank you SO MUCH for your amazing feedback. You gave me so many actionable ways to improve my portfolio, instagram and website. You definitely over-delivered on the feedback. Lots to work on, but I also feel good about where I'm headed. Best 25 US I've ever spent! 
I will definitely be back for more coaching.  – Laura S."
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Tag a friend who loves dragons. This little painting inspired me to write A WISH FOR DRAGON, out Fall 2027. #kidlit #dragonart #collageart #watercolor
A painting and paper collage of a little dragon spitting fire into the sky. Text says "Mighty & Cute with a firey snoot, That's what little Dragons are made of.
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Critique group showing up and showing out for “Squid in Pants” launch party at Bookies Bookstore. #squidinpants #kidlit #earlyreader
4 white women and one Asian man holding up book with illustration of Squid in PantsWhite woman with pink hair signing squid in pants book
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Stan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Thanks to @KazWindness her blurb about my upcoming #kidlit #graphicnovel @SimonKIDS @MGEscapades @SCBWIRockyMtn @TheTobiasAgency @annmrose
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Wonderful review! Thank you @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social ! Check out "Squid in Pants" out now! #earlyreader #kidlit #earlyliteracy
Graphic with "The Children's Book Review" logo, a cover of Squid in Pants with an orange squid wearing pants and a turtle, crab, and fish wearing tighty whitey underwear. “The rhythmic, rhyming text is a joy to read aloud, encouraging phonemic awareness and word recognition while inviting kids to shout along with the silly sound effects. Windness’s expressive illustrations bring humor and heart to every spread, perfectly complementing the spare, clever text.”
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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"The Little Stabmaid" is the only #MerMay I will be posting this year. Not everyone wants to be where the people are. #stabbyunicorn #introvertmemes
An illustration of an angry unicorn-mermaid wearing a dead fish tank top, spiked collar, and holding up a fork to lettering that says "I want to be where the people aren't. Speech bubble says "Fork you!"
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