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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🤦🏻‍♀️Just realized I posted the wrong image for #kidlitartpostcard. 😅Let’s try again (ahhhh social media) #kidlitart

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Niyati Froind @niyatifroind.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! New Year and new resolutions - I'm a kidlit author-illustrator, SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator and a new proud member of The Verge mentoring program of #thewritingbarn looking for representation✨ #KidLitArt #PictureBookArt #PictureBookIllustration #KidLit #SCBWI

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Sĥirley Waisman @shirleywaisman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 🌺 I’m Shirley Waisman, a children’s book author-illustrator. I’m currently looking for new picture-book projects and representation. ✏️ Here’s to new stories! ✨ #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt #PictureBookArt #PictureBookIllustration #AuthorIllustrator #KidLit #SCBWI

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Andrea Sparacio @artsparrow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s October! Which means Dracula is getting ready for his busiest month of the year. Every Hallow’s Eve, he opens his monster shop to the neighborhood humans and gives out candy. He has a LOT to prepare. More to come... 🎃🦇 #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #halloween #dracula #childrensillustration

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No more summer… hmmm, how do we feel about that? A bit sad, but Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Yes, I am looking for my dream agent🙂 to represent me as an illustrator-author. I’m particularly fond of stories of home here in NYC CKongSavage.com #kidlitart #picturebookillustration

Paper collage, all blue except a doorway of yelloworange. Girl and father look out at the night from their balcony.

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As New Yorkers—esp in Queens—we’re supremely proud of our cultural diversity. My mural is 1 of 12 that Groundswell created w the Mayor’s Office, NYC Parks commemorating the World Cup. We celebrate all this FRI 9/18 in the Bronx ASTORIA ALWAYS is @ 38th St. Queens, Steinway Playgrd. #nycart #mural

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oh poo, Colleen Kong-Savage forgot to post me on Bluesky for #Kidlitartpostcard Day ckongsavage.com #illustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday

Sulky redheaded girl with a giant cloud of hair slouches in a big blue chair with a kitten on her stomach.

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Merrill Rainey @littlerainey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It won't be long now that the sweet sounds of summer will be gone! Happy #kidlitpostcard Day ✉️🖌️📚 #picturebookillustration #kidlitart

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Sara Weingartner @saraweingartner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Enjoying the last hurrahs of summer! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am an illustrator and author seeking representation for my art and picture books. Find my portfolio at www.saraweingartner.com. #dogsswimming #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbook #illustrators #illustration

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Anne Armstrong @childbookart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Who loves summer? ☀️🌊 I do! I do! & I made a lightbox of summer-themed #kidlitart 🎨 tinyurl.com/4c5patjz enjoy! 😎

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Anne Armstrong @childbookart.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

💦 stay cool with Summer Fun #kidlitart 😎 ☀️ tinyurl.com/42k9xm8x 🎨

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"A mystery you didn't know you didn't know! I love the intersection between the Japanese and Chinese cultures, on display with @kongsavage.bsky.social's beautiful cut paper illustrations. Author Mia Wenjen has a lovely personal connection to these cookies, too." @pragmaticmom.bsky.social

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David Melling @mellingart.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

How’s your week so far? From THE SCALLYWAGS BLOW THEIR TOP (2010). #picturebookillustration

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Amanda Dressel @amandadressel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! Anyone up for a giant banana split in this heatwave? Art directors, editors, and designers: I’m currently looking for kid lit illustration opportunities, especially any sweet, silly, or heartfelt picture book/board book projects! Portfolio: www.amandadressel.com

Kid lit art postcard for author and illustrator Amanda Dressel. A girl stands on a chair as she puts a cherry on top of a giant banana split. A monkey peeks out from under the table.

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ØROJI (Eunbee Kim) @orojiart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! 🦆 One step at a time. Together. ØROJI (Eunbee Kim) | Author & Illustrator 🌐 orojiart.com Currently seeking representation #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #picturebook #illustration #childrensbook

A mother duck leads five ducklings across a busy road while cars and a bus wait. Illustration by ØROJI.

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Junco @junconagano.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I'm Junco, a Japanese American illustrator working on picture books and visual storytelling. 🌐 juncostudio.com ✉️ :hello@juncostudio.com A watermelon pool for this month’s #kidlitartpostcard 🍉 I wanted to make something that feels like summer right in the middle of it — hot, bright, a little silly

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My AC is set at 80 degrees and it feels COOL in here, that’s how hot it is outside. Past 8pm and it’s still 95... Must be summer 🌞 #kidlitartpostcard #picturebookillustration #papercollageart

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy 5th #kidlitartpostcard! Bc I used to be a bookworm, here's me as a kid visiting a magical place: BookOps. Their book-sorter wizardry helps deliver your requested book to any branch in NYPL or BPL. I love illustrating NYC. I seek representation as a kidlit illustrator. #picturebookillustration

collage of two NYPL lions and a girl watching books on BookOps auto booksorter distribute books throughout NYC.

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Did you ever destroy something with your art you wish you hadn’t? 👋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit. I’m always looking for my next book to work on. #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy 5th birthday #KidLitArtPostcard ! 🎂 My name is Denis and I'm a children's book illustrator, who loves bold inky linework and limited palettes. 🌐 www.denisillustrates.com 📚 Rep: Emily Talbot at United Agents (UK) and Susan Hawk (US) #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Illustration of a mother crocodile sitting in a floaty in a river, with fish swimming underwater, holding a glass of orange juice and smiling at her two crocodile children playing badminton on the shore.

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Abigail Halpin @abigailhalpin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! This one is inspired by my childhood Irish penpal and the letters we exchanged for close to a decade. ☘️ www.theodesign.com

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Colleen Paeff @colleenpaeff.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I was delighted by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social and @kongsavage.bsky.social's book FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! Grab a copy and uncover the mystery of where fortune cookies were first made! @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social #FortuneCookie #FoodHistory #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Who knew there are so many kid books featuring fortune cookies? PLUS Pragmatic Mom is giving away 3 signed copies of FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Fortune Cookies for Everyone! wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award buff.ly/ERXk9Tj via @pragmaticmom @kongsavage.bsky.social @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #picturebook #Califonia #fortunecookie #foodhistory #mystery

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Artist’s life is a never ending hustle. It’s exhausting. But how awesome that I get to point to this stuff and call it work. #illustrator #teachingartist #muralist

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Here’s my birthday wish—that this country’s bigoted book banning be quashed. Please sign this petition. Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

action.everylibrary.org

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

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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

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

In FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social w/art by @kongsavage.bsky.social, history of the fortune cookie is woven into a story shared by a grandmother over a family meal. Culture & cuisine collide in an entertaining & fact filled book. @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Cover of FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! by Mia Wenjen with art by Colleen Kong Savage. A grandmother sits at a table with her grandson on her left side and her granddaughter on her right side. A bowl of fortune cookies is on the table in front of them. The boy is reaching for a cookie. The grandmother is holding one in her hand. The girl has a cookie in one hand and a fortune in the other.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 10/12/2025

If you've ever been curious about how fortune cookies came to be, then may I suggest: FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social and @kongsavage.bsky.social! It's beautifully written and illustrated, and there were a lot of things that surprised me. Check it out! 🥠 #kidlit

Cover of Fortune Cookies for Everyone: The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat. Grandma and grandkids with bowl of fortune cookies sitting outside.

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

So delighted to present character design workshops to help kick off @qplnyc.bsky.social ‘s Dog Man Reading Challenge. Behold! A few heroes, villains, monsters concocted by kid artists! #edusky #teachingartist

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

So delighted to present character design workshops to help kick off Queens Public Library’s Dog Man Reading Challenge. Behold! Heroes, villains, monsters concocted by kid artists! #edusky

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Painted Eric Carle’s beloved BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? into a mural at Lexington School for the Deaf? Thank you, Lexington, for welcoming Plushie and me w good vibes❤️. Made possible thru Queens Arts Fund, presented by NYFA & NYC DCLA, & materials fr Thrive Collective. #edusky #kidlit

Horizontal mural of painted animals from Eric Carle’s book BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? Purple cat, orange fish, green frog, blue horse, giant brown bear, white dog, yellow duck

Two women crouched before outlines of mural, ready for volunteers to paint.

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Today is My Book Birthday for FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! + 5 Signed Book GIVEAWAY! buff.ly/mco1hAV via @pragmaticmom @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @kongsavage.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #bookbirthday #giveaway #picturebook

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

An interview w @pragmaticmom.bsky.social to mark the BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉 of our new title FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

“At Home in the City” is up at Queens Public Library, Central! Me n my crew of 3-12 yo artists made this for ProjectArt at Forest Hills QPL. This is what my art looks like when I wear my 2 hats at same time—collage as kidlit illustrator, collaboration & big scale as community muralist. #edusky

Artist stands in front of freestanding wall panels with collage of colorful buildings

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naho ogawa illustration @nahoogawa.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Our annual summer corn picking with daycare friends 🌽 Freshly picked corn is so sweet you can eat it raw! Even little boy (almost 2) couldn’t stop munching . #kidlit #kidlitart #summerilluatration #illustration #summervibes

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Rebecca Field @rebeccafieldgraphy.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Brave Girl Practice #kidlitart #kidlit

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

First time i got a mural wall all to myself 😊 to paint whatever I wanna Hester & Eldridge Streets in NYC #mural

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Rebecca Field @rebeccafieldgraphy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

This is teaching. Year 23 has been dark. I teach art in a failing, funding starved, segregated, broken school. We don't worry about book banning: we have a library with empty shelves. in my city, schools are waiting rooms for prisons. Trying to brave the storm. #kidlitart #edusky

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Kerry Valenzuela Kidlit Illustrator and Writer @kerryvalenzuela.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A few spreads to share. Slowly coming to a finish with my book. This book has been such a fun personal journey and I can’t wait to share it. #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #kidlitmegafeed

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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

🎉 Lee & Low Books is celebrating 50 years of Children's Book Press! 💻Visit leeandlow.com & use discount code CBP50 at checkout through Feb. 28, 2025 for 25% off any Children's Book Press titles!

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

🎨 This weeks illustrator spotlight highlights @kongsavage.bsky.social Colleen is represented by @carynwiseman.bsky.social . She is open to picture books, chapter books, and interiors, including nonfiction. Colleen's Illustrator Page Get Spotlights in Your Inbox

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Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Watercolor experiments w 4-12 yos. What happens when you sprinkle in salt? Can we move paint w no brush (maybe not great idea to blow paint around w straws in cold/flu season but gosh that was fun)? Began dioramas fr watercolor swatches. So much fun. And mess. 🤪 #EduSky #teachingartist

Gray n blue speckled watercolor paint w child’s ghost drawing

Student with glasses peeking through a frame with speckled green hill and tree

Watercolor field of green yellow and blue. On it a child’s drawing of a rectangular bumble bee

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