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Anne @anneleblanc2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

THANK YOU @lacarterbooks.bsky.social for offering a prize for the #kidlitchucklechallenge ! I have both of the Yeti books on hold at my municipal library, we have 5 copies of the 1st one and 4 of the second! Published writers supporting other writers (many of us newbies) is WONDERFUL!

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 03/09/2026

Hey illustrators, How about this, to celebrate the 1st #kidlitartpostcard of the fall season (Labor Day is so late this year!) I’m going to offer a free 1 hour portfolio review + coaching session via Zoom. To enter share 1 image from your portfolio below and a winner will be chosen at random. 💙❤️

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Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

⊹₊˚COVER REVEAL FOR MY QUEER APPALACHIAN HORROR‧˚⊹ A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns it all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If somebody you know is feeling frazzled about the upcoming school year, try Yeti Is Not Ready for School! Ask for it at your library or favorite bookstore. #kidlit #kidlitart

Yeti is sitting at the table looking disheveled with her fur poking out and eyes wide. There is a smelly fish on her plate and a glass of orange juice beside her. “Back to school nerves?”

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 23/07/2026

If you enjoyed The Odyssey, you might like other Greek mythology retellings... Such as my picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock 😁 If you want signed copies (and a Medusa sticker), you can pre-order at @mrmoppsbooks.bsky.social ! www.stephlaubooks.com/medusa

Medusa's Pet Rock, a picture book by Steph Lau, sits on a lilac purple velvet couch

A sticker of Medusa from the picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock. She is on a spiky orange red background, and shooting lasers out of her eyes. Her snakes are going wild

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Faith @faithschaffer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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black and white ink drawing- three sirens sit on tree branches. They are birds with the heads of women and on top of those heads are nests.

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Delighted to find my newest picture book on this Monsters & Magic list from the School Library Journal: www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/monste... YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER is perfect for young readers looking for a playful and relatable cryptid. #kidlit

Screenshot of an article with 15 spooky books lined up above text that reads: Monsters & Magic: 15 Otherworldly Titles for Tweens and Teens by Angie Jameson, Jun 18, 2026. From graphic novels to nonfiction, this standout selection of titles brims with paranormal characters and mystical thrills, offering bookish magic for readers eager to venture beyond the ordinary.

There are small monster hands reaching towards the books.

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’ve been being hard on myself for not working on my MG revisions but last night I worked on them for two hours and I almost didn’t want to stop 🥹

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Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Youngest drew our cat Bean at art camp

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 11/07/2026

DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over is out now! Thanks for all the love for Yeti, book friends. 🩵 #kidlit #kidlitart

A cupcake on a plate in front of Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over books on a bookshelf

Where to buy? Ask your local bookstore to get a copy. Put in a request at your library or suggest a new purchase. Online retailers (links in my bio). Want a signed copy? Get a copy from Park Road Books (Charlotte, NC) and request when checking out. Yes, they ship! Five pixelated hearts at the bottom of the graphic.

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Monday after a holiday weekend (but also my book comes out tomorrow so that will help me recharge! 😆)

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R2D2's Monday Mood: Sad Monday Fall

Alt: R2D2's Monday Mood: Sad Monday Fall

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Adam Dehus @adamdehus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Adam and I'm seeking representation! I love drawing and painting outdoor scenes, goofy characters, and anything with clouds! You can see the rest of my work here www.adamdehusart.com #kidlitArt #Childrensillustration #middleGrade #color

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Who needs fireworks? #bloomscrolling #wildflowers 🌿 (Plains Prickly Pear, Saskatchewan)

Looking down on a cluster of yellow, peach and pink blooms with papery petals in a cluster of spine-covered, green cactus plates.

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Catarina Oliveira ✦Illustration✦ @catoliveirastudio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy Summer #kidlitartpostcard! Long days are for doing puzzles, playing games and having fun at the pool 😉 I'm Cat, and I'm looking for editorial assignments, like Activity games or Story time! More at catarinaoliveirastudio.com/magazines #editorial #kidsmagazines #coloring #hiddenobjects

Line drawing of a pool scene. There are several dogs of different shapes and sizes; some are in the water, while floaties, pool balls, and tennis balls are everywhere. At the bottom of the drawing, there's a list of 12 hidden objects to find, along with my handwritten website address: catarinaoliveirastudio dot com.

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Coming up SO FAST. Our next #kidlitartpostcard event. See you and your best children’s illustrations on Thursday, June 2nd!!! #kidlit

Illustration of a child running holding postcards with some spilling from her mail bag. Text reads: KidLitArtPostcard, July 2nd, This Thursday! Art and event by Gina Perry

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Julia Bereciartu @juliabe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers! 📚✨ #BookCover #kidlit #kidlitart #MGbook

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We’re a week away from publication day! Peek at my author copies and both YETI spines together. Preorder from your local indie and wherever books are sold! 🩵🎮 #kidlit #kidlitart

A cardboard box with YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER books inside.

Spines of both YETI IS NOT READY FOR SCHOOL and GAME OVER on a bookshelf.

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Unboxing author copies of YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER. Not pictured, my squeals and heart bursting seeing my book for the first time. Get your copy from your local bookstore, library or online retailers. Out July 7 from Random House Children’s Books! #kidlit #kidlitart

YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER picture books inside a cardboard box. Yeti is blue and holding a glowing tablet while sitting on her bed. Her blanket is half covering her and her stuffed animal and pillow are beside her.

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures. Yeti’s dad is back and just as supportive as ever! While not the main focus, he still has an important role in YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER. I can’t wait to share this picture book with readers. Out July 7! #kidlit #kidlitart

A blue yeti with a beard. He’s smiling and sitting on a rug indoors with construction paper under him and a folded hat on his head. Happy Father’s Dat with hearts.

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

My author copies are here! So excited to share my next picture book with you 🩵 #kidlit #kidlitart

The edge of a cardboard box with a sticker that reads New titles from Penguin Random House on sale date July 7, 2026.

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Erica Lee 🧸 @ericalee.cc · 04/06/2026

Happy 5th Anniversary of #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Erica! And here’s a memory of myself receiving a jade pendant of a monkey (my Chinese zodiac animal) for safeguarding and luck. Check out more of my work! ericalee.cc #kidlitart #illustration #aapi #aapiheritage

Illustration of myself as a child wearing red in the afternoon sun, an over the shoulder shot, with my mom in the foreground showing me a jade pendant with a monkey carved into it as I look down on it while it’s hung from my neck

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Cheers to 5 years of #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, creator of this event and an author/illustrator of picture books. Kid-me spent hours in my backyard looking for dragons and playing with toy cars. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy, and looking for new book projects soon! www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

Illustration by Gina Perry for KidLitArtPostcard's 5th Anniversary "You, as a Kid" theme. A little girl wearing overalls and skinny braids sits barefoot by a fence, grape leaves, rhubarb, strawberries, lily of the valley, a puddle, and a fence. She's playing with cars but looking in awe at a small green and gold dragon. The dragon is watching a little yellow worm. Text reads: Gina Perry Author / Illustrator Represented by Sean McCarthy ginaperry.com

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy five years to #Kidlitartpostcard and thanks to Gina Perry for creating the monthly challenge! Here’s my spooky contribution for summerween. 🖤 Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary Portfolio: LACarter.com #kidlit #kidlitart

A spooky reflection of a Victorian-styled young person holding a book. The mirror has spider webs around it. Leigh Anne Carter. Author-illustrator Lacarter.com

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It's #KidlitZombieWeek Day 3! Get ready for another round of killer revisions with today's post: www.christinashawn.com/blog/asrama0... Then come right back here and tell us: Which story element would help your revision feel more seamless? #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Tomorrow we celebrate 5 years of #KidLitArtPostcard - there is an optional theme of "You, as a kid". I can't wait to see everyone's work across social media! And thank you to all the children's book illustrators for making this a joyous event each month!!!! #kidlit

Teal, pink, and gray text reads: 5 years of KidLitArtPostcard. June 4th. Theme: You, as a Kid! Illustration of a kid running with postcards and a party hat, wearing a pink shirt and a banana colored mail bag. Art and event by Gina Perry

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The Dammitch - Artist and Streamer @thedammitch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If you are commissioning an artist, and want a specific pose, don't run to genAI to try and make it for you. Draw a stick person. Stick person poses are beloved among all artists. We can see exactly what you want. Do not fear sending the stick person. The stick person is magical.

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Ready to dig into #KidlitZombieWeek Day 2! Check it out here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2026/06/02/2... Then come back and tell us: What "nugget of truth" will you focus on from your story when revising? #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1! Check it out here: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/g... Then come back & comment on this post with the one question that the blank page asks that feels most helpful. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Nailed it? Thanks so much, School Library Journal! Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over comes out July 7. Preorder: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475... #kidlit #kidlitart

“This picture book belongs in every library. A reminder to take a break from screen time is welcome for all ages, and this book nails it .” Pull quote from School Library journal for Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over cover and five pixel hearts.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Decided to replay #BOTW to feel something good

A screenshot of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild of Link, shirtless, lying in a pool of water and just staring to open his eyes.

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New pages are up now for my Eisner nominated webcomic, SABLE: A GHOST STORY sablecomic.com

Teddy pulls away from the reaching, ink-soaked claws of the wraith

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Happy to be one of the donors! Let’s unearth those old manuscripts together in June. 🫶

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Happy Book Birthday to STILL FRIENDS! Huge thanks to illustrator Mike Deas, the entire team at @orcabook.bsky.social, and everyone who has supported or boosted this book so far!

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Some of my favorite games, in no particular order: Spyro the Dragon, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Breath of the Wild and Luigi’s Mansion 3.

Three video games cases and a controller on a blanket. Spyro the Reignited Triology case lays on the top with the purple dragon features front and center.

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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies

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Diana Delosh - illustrator @dtdelosh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Day 6 - Bird My snowy owl flying thru the pines returns. #repostyourart #Owl #bird #kidlitart #illustration

My ink, watercolor, color pencil and digital illustration of a snowy owl flying through a pine forest at dusk. The snow is starting to fall. © Diana Ting Delosh dianadelosh.com

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Thank you to Kirkus for the nice review of Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over! I teared up at “Humorously thoughtful.” We’re three months out from this picture book hitting shelves! #kidlit #kidlitart

“Humorously thoughtful.” Quote from Kirkus. There are video game pixel hearts sitting on top of YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER cover. Yeti is sitting on her bed with her tablet glowing and her blanket half over her head.

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Laura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Sable is back! A new chapter of my hand-painted webcomic begins today. Ready to do some sneaking? Sablecomic.com

Teddy peeks out of his room early in the morning, looking suspicious

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Kat Tsai @chuwenjie.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I can’t believe KPop won not just ONE but TWO Oscars (it was surprisingly heavy btw, I had to hold with two hands cause I’m WEAK 😭) What an achievement for animation!! So proud of the KPDH crew & art team, and grateful to have been a part of this film!!! 🎊🎉🏆

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Dani Duck (She/They) @daniduck.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Looking for portfolio website hosting suggestions. I’m using wordpress and being asked to pay $800 for 3 years (or $600 for 5 years) which is way too much, especially when new customers pay $66 a year. I don’t know how much I can transfer and will probably lose my blog info but this is ridiculous.

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Catarina Oliveira ✦Illustration✦ @catoliveirastudio.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm Cat, I'm a Portuguese-Canadian Illustrator, and I am available to work on cover art for MG and YA. More at catarinaoliveirastudio.com/cover-art Rep'd by Nicole at Tugeau 2 Art & Literary Agency. #kidlitart #kidlitartist #bookcovers #coverart #middlegradebooks

Two twin sisters in jockey gear are on a horse race track; one is looking at the reader, smiling, and holding the reins of a brown horse with a prize ribbon around its neck (partially in frame). The other twin has her arms crossed and looks upset/mad. There's a sunset and clouds in the background. The image is mainly in pinks, purples and browns.

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