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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My illustration for “On the Move Again” by @cathystenquist.bsky.social for the @littlethoughtspress.com Traditions & Rituals issue. I love how the family in this story thanks each room in the home with a hug. ❤️ #kidlit

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When I was assigned this piece to illustrate by Kaitlyn Gaulding, I had no idea that she was 12 years old. I assumed “After Every Game” was written by an adult. Great job, Kaitlyn! I do not doubt that we’ll be reading more of your fabulous writing in years to come. 👏@littlethoughtspress.com

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A sweet little spot illustration I created for Kate Howell’s story, Pascha, for the Traditions & Rituals issue of Little Thoughts Press. Kate’s piece combines two universal childhood delights—staying up late and receiving a basket full of treats! @littlethoughtspress.com #kidlitillustration #kidlit

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Another one of my illustrations is featured in the Wonder issue of PaperBound Magazine for a fun writing prompt on pages 60-61. You can get a free copy at paperboundmag.com #paperboundmag #kidsmagazine #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustrationforkids

Children’s illustration of a boy in a yellow raincoat standing in the rain with his face pressed against a window

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

📚👀 Our Wonder issue is officially out now, packed full of bookish content, from top author interviews and guest articles on writing and drawing, to book reviews, new writing, illustrations, and more! Download the brand new issue now - TOTALLY FREE! 👇💜 paperboundmag.com/issues

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's almost here 👀 🎉 Check back across our socials tomorrow when we will announce our brand new issue's official release, full of brand new writerly content, author interviews, illustration art and more! Not long to wait now...📚👇

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I’m thrilled to share my cover art for the latest issue of PaperBound!!! Thank you @paperboundmag.bsky.social for this stunning cover design.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’m so proud of my friend, Melisa who is absolutely killing it with her poetry submissions! 🔥🙌

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I’m in the Wonder Issue of PaperBound! 🤩 I can’t wait to share it with you all! Congratulations to all the contributors and thank you PaperBound.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Look what arrived in the mail! I’m grateful to be included in this beautiful magazine edition, bursting with joy. Edited by Sue Lancaster and designed by Graphic Arts & Type. Thank you, @thetoypress.bsky.social. Copies are available at the toy press.com/shop #kidlit #kidlitmagazine

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It’s here! I’m so excited to have my poem included in this beautiful magazine!

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Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Lit Kids needs writing, art, and photos from 5-13 y/o kids! 🙏 We're open to submissions for Issue 10: Folklore/Mythology through 5/15. This is the perfect chance for talented kids to achieve publication. Please share, subscribe, and keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #parents #emag

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Celebrating my poem being selected for the Celebrations Edition of The Toy magazine! Thank you @thetoypress.bsky.social 🥳💃🏻🕺🏻 #kidlitwriter #kidlitcommunity #kidlitmagazine #poetryforkids #celebrate

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose” by @genesis-pearl.bsky.social is a very timely piece now that allergy season is upon us! I had the very serious assignment of illustrating the problematic boogers.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Illustrating “I Once Met a Man…” tickled my funny bone! You can find this idiom-packed poem by David McMullin on page 2 of @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose. @davidmcmullin.bsky.social #Kidlitillustration #poetryforkids #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlit

Poem, “I Once Met a Man…” by David McMullin published in Little Thoughts Press children’s magazine with an illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of a man with large ears, dressed in a top hat and black and gray plaid suit, doing a handstand on a pink cloud.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I had a big smile on my face while illustrating this cute poem, “Sometimes My Stomach is a Ballerina” by Melinda Szymanik. 😀 You can find it in the latest issue of @LittleThoughtsPress.com #Kidlitillustration #kidsmagazine #poetryforkids #spotillustration #kidlitart

Poem by Melinda Szymanik titled, “Sometimes My Stomach is a Ballerina” with an illustration of a stomach dancing in a tutu by Kim Wagner Nolan

Children’s illustration depicting a stomach dancing like a ballerina in a tutu

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It’s always a pleasure to illustrate pieces that depict children of different abilities and challenges, like in Emma Phillips’s poem about a child hearing with “supersonic ears.” You can read “New Hearing Aids” in issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose of @LittleThoughtsPress.com

Poem, “New Hearing Aids” by Emma Phillips and illustrated by Kim Wagner Nolan published in issue 13 of Little Thoughts Press. The illustration depicts an exuberant child wearing hearing aids and hearing sound clearly for the first time.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 01/04/2026

Happy National Poetry Month! Let's kick it off with a playful poem from Webb Smith featuring the kind of weather we've come to expect in April. "Cats and Dogs" by Webb Smith in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. accompanied by artwork from @kimwnolan.bsky.social

A poem called Cats and Dogs by Webb Smith accompanied by illustrations from Kim Wagner Nolan of cats and dogs falling down like raindrops.

Cats and Dogs By Webb Smith
It’s raining cats and dogs
Let’s grab our bathing suits
We’ll gambol while it pours
No need for bumbershoots

We’ll rollick, romp and run
With mud between our toes
The nimbus clouds have come
To wash away our woes

Behold the rhythmic beat
Of rain on metal bins
We’ll sing out loud and dance
While spinning widdershins

We’ll splash in billabongs
Like happy pollywogs
Come spend the day with me
It’s raining cats and dogs

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Congratulations to my talented writer friend, Melisa Wrex, whose incredible poem was published in the Scapegoat Review!!!

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

These are concept renderings I made for the future digital dome theater, which will feature live shows and interactive 3-D projections of space, the environment, the human body, and more. #STEAM #planetarium #digitaldome #sciencemuseum #museumexhibits #exhibitdesign

Conceptual rendering of a digital dome planetarium featuring a 3-D video of outer space

Concept rendering of the future digital dome featuring an underwater projection

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Thank you to the Norton Museum of art for the lovely tour and tea #risdalumni #risd #sharahughes #nortonmuseumofart

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I wanted to capture the island’s peaceful vibe and the magnificence of the Lahaina Banyan tree before the wildfires in this illustration of the Lahaina Arts and Crafts Fair. #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #scbwiillustrators #childrensillustration #lahainamaui

Illustration of the Lahaina arts and crafts fair under the Lahaina Banyan Tree before the wildfires. Colors are gold, brown, yellow and green.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Part 2 of my mixed media illustration process using gel printing, Photoshop and Procreate. #kidlitillustration #childrensillustration #illustrationprocess

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Lauren N. Simmons @laurennsimmons1.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm so excited and honored to be included with the amazing writers and artists @littlethoughtspress.com in issue 12, Better Together! My story, Newsgirl, is about the newboys' strike of 1899 from the perspective of a newsgirl - brought to life by the wonderful art of @kimwnolan.bsky.social.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I thought everyone could use some more hummingbird happiness right now #uplift #hummingbird

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Sharing a snippet of this powerful poem by Jen Jocz, which I illustrated for the Better Together issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. “The Shoes That Kept Coming” is inspired by the Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963. You can read the full story in Issue 12, pages 23-25. #kidlit #writingcommunity

Picture of page 23 of Little Thoughts Press children's magazine, issue 12: Better Together. The first page of a 3-page poem titled "The Shoes That Kept Coming" by Jen Jocz, illustrated by Kim Wagner Nolan. The illustration depicts people wearing all different shoes marching together. The story is inspired by the Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

It was such a pleasure to illustrate this inspiring story by @laurennsimmons1.bsky.social in which a tenacious young girl tells the story of the Newsboys strike of 1899, organized by a group of boy AND girl newsies. Getting to illustrate this story was extra special to me because,…

illustration of a girl newsie holding a newspaper and shouting, children’s illustration for Newsgirl by Lauren N. Simmons for the Better Together issue of Little Thoughts Press.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 22/12/2025

The days are growing longer again so here's to all of us, people and pebbles alike, enjoying a little more sun. Read Mona Voelkel's poem, A Pebble Remembers, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues 🎨 by @kimwnolan.bsky.social

A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words with a sneak peek of the poem A Pebble Remembers by Mona Voelkel featuring an illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of a busted castle and a smiling pebble on top of a pile of rocks.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

@littlethoughtspress.com Issue 12: Better Together launches today! Here’s the title page I illustrated, celebrating community and collective action. #kidlit #kidsmagazine

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 10/12/2025

Need a creative respite from the busy holiday season or an activity to keep your kids engaged over winter break? Send us your #kidlit stories, poems & artwork all about the human body! What happens when a bone breaks? How does a sneeze grow? Are the large and small intestines buddies or rivals?

Background image of blood vessels overlayed with text that reads Submissions Are Open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#PetPortrait of my sweet little weirdo, Dorothy who passed away recently. Her beak was crooked and the way her comb flopped sideways and feathers stuck up on the back of her neck gave her an 80s vibe that I wanted to capture here. #petchicken

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 20/11/2025

Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose! We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body. We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages. Find out more and submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions

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Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 15/11/2025

Today is the last day to enter our #kidlit #poetrycontest!

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Hooray for #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m open to picture book and middle grade projects. kimwnolan.com

Black and white illustration of four kids around a campfire in the woods at night looking terrified by something in the distance.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 06/11/2025

Someone else's success in the publishing industry doesn't diminish your own chance of success. Boost fellow writers and illustrators. Try very hard not to compare yourself to others (I struggle with this, too). Focus on finding your own joy at your own pace. #Uplift

Found object art featuring two crumpled chocolate bar wrappers. Each wrapper has been placed on a white piece of paper, with black ink lines added to create two dancing figures. Mood is one of joy. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 04/11/2025

It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th. Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint 🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This was my submission for the SCBWI Narrative Art Award 2025 Prompt: "Because this is the quarter-century mark since the Y2K scare, tell a story about something that turns out not to be a threat.” #SCBWINarrativeArtAward2025 #narrativeartaward #SCBWI #kidlit #kidlitart

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I had to make this little Frog Prince extra kissable for Evelyn Day’s adorable poem, “The Frog Prince Sets the Record Straight.” 😘🐸 Published in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11, Stirring Words. @evelynday.bsky.social @littlethoughtspress.com #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensmagazine #kidlitillustration

“The Frog Prince Sets the record straight” poem by Evelyn Day with an illustration of a chubby frog sitting on a lilypad. The frog is winking and wearing a tiny a crown on his head. Illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 23/10/2025

@littlethoughtspress.com takes kid lit seriously—and so do we. They’ve been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025 for their stunning, thoughtful, contributor-friendly work. Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination. Read the full piece: thebrokenspine.co.uk...

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23/10/2025

Wow! What a fantastic bit of news to wake up to! Thank you so much @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this incredible write up of our magazine and team, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for nominating Little Thoughts. And a special thanks to all of our amazing contributors who make our issues shine!

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

“Quibble” by Mike Flowers was such a great word choice to write about for the Stirring Words Issue of @littlethoughtspress.com What a fun word to say and illustrate! #kidlit #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlitart #m #illustrationforkids #childrensmagazine #kidlitillustration

Quibble poem by Mike Flowers for Little Thoughts Press, Stirring Words Issue Eleven. Illustration of a burglar stealing the letters “Q” and “U” from the word “Quibble” and replacing them with letters “K” and “W”.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

My illustration for @mimssully.bsky.social ‘s sweet poem “Elf-Locks” for @LittleThoughtsPress.com, Issue 11: Stirring Words. “Their songs are spells, or so it seems, For they weave beauty into dreams, And lull us gently through the night until the peep of day brings light.” #kidsmagazine #kidlit

Mim’s Sully’s poem”Elf-Locks” for Little Thoughts Press Children’s magazine. And an illustration of an elf knitting up a child’s hair while he sleeps.

A children’s illustration of an elf knitting up a child’s hair while he sleeps.

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