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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🏖️🪶🚩Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle, and I love creating stories that celebrate nature, curiosity and a love for the outdoors! Currently seeking representation! Michellemcgaughey.com Here's a snippet of a dummy I have in development about plover conservation! #kidlit #scbwi

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day, I'm Mike! I absolutely love sci fi so I wanted to create a new a sci fi/fantasy piece for this month's postcard. I'm available for new work, especially MG covers. I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social See more at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co #kidLitArt #scifi

A boy in a black and purple sci-fi-looking suit - his name is Jett Vesta - wields an energy sword, an orc woman - Kirra Grash - in a different futuristic outfit holds a laser pistol, and a short fizzy alien panics as he sees something off-screen... presumably something with a lot of tentacles from the shadows on the ground. All of this is on an alien moon in pinks, purples and oranges, with other moons and a planet hanging in the sky.
Text on the card: Michael Dashow, https://mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co, repped by Vicky Weber at CMA

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Catarina Oliveira ✦Illustration✦ @catoliveirastudio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hey #KidLitArtPostcard! Almost time for Back-to-School, good luck to all kids, parents, teachers and librarians 💪🤗 I'm Cat, and you can see my work at catarinaoliveirastudio.com 🎨 Looking for MG/YA cover work ⭐ Rep'd by Nicole Tugeau at T2 #kidlitart #kidlit #classroom #backtoschool

Two kids are sitting at their desks in the classroom, the boy is secretly handing a folded piece of paper and looking coy, while the girl is looking at the note in an uninterested, bored, I'm too cool for this, way. The background shows a blackboard on the wall and three other kids unaware of what is happening.

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Elisabeth Craster Illustration @ecraster.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Holy August, Batman! This month snuck up on me (said all teachers). Since this is kind of a lazy month, I'm keeping it simple (in image and style) with these cuties. #kidlit #fox #raven #kidlitartpostcard

A rough ink drawing of a fox holding a quill and a raven holding a paintbrush; both are writing and illustrating a book.

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Thu Le @thulenest.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! ✨ Hi, I'm Thu Le. I enjoy nature, animals & folktales. Open for picture books, covers, chapter books & kidlit projects! 🌐 thulenest.art 💌 thulenest@gmail.com #picturebook #kidlitart #childrenillustration

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Heegyum Kim @heegyum-kim.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Hi! I'm Heegyum Kim, a Korean illustrator based in New York. I love bringing whimsy, warmth, and a touch of humor to my illustrations. I'm currently open for picture books, board books, and other related projects. Represented by @publishing_eve at @redfoxliterary

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Raquel Russo @raquelrussoo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I hear it's #kidlitartpostcard day today! 😁 Hi! I'm Raquel, a Portuguese illustrator currently available for fiction and non-fiction #Picturebooks and #BoardBooks! Represented by Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary  Portfolio: raquelrusso.com  #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration

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Tamisha Anthony @tamishaanthony.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #kidlitpostcard day!! 🎨 Here’s a little artist very inspired by what mom is painting🦒😅. I never painted my dogs, but as a child I was always so inspired by all my mom’s artistic projects. I could watch her for hours! #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitartist #illustrator #childrensbook

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #portfolioday everyone!! 💜 I'm a children's book illustrator who loves vivid colors and adventure! www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustration

Burrito food truck in bright yellow and pink, with flags on top and magic fire exhaust.

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🦭🪸🐳🐠 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle, and I love creating stories that celebrate nature, curiosity and a love for the outdoors! Currently seeking representation! Michellemcgaughey.com Here's a snippet of a dummy I have in development; what stories are you working on? #kidlit #scbwi

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle McGaughey I'm an illustrator/writer seeking representation for picture books! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #picturebookillustration #illustration #scbwi #kidlitpostcard #gouche

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Sarah Guillory @sguillory262.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I’m so excited to share the cover of my next middle grade! A WISH WITH WINGS is out in May. I am so grateful to @julianplum.com for this gorgeous artwork and to the designers L. Whitt and Emma Schoeni! @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

A young girl cradles an egg as a whooping crane soars behind her. Book cover for A Wish with Wings by Sarah Guillory.

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🍂🪄🌻 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle I'm an illustrator/writer seeking representation for picture books! I grew up on storybook games, and thought I'd try adding movement to my postcard this month! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #illustration #kidlitpostcard

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🎨🏖🪶🐚🖌️ Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle McGaughey I'm an illustrator/writer seeking representation for picture books! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #picturebookillustration #illustration #scbwi #kidlitpostcard

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 30/07/2025

It's official!! My debut illustrated picture book by the incomparable Marilyn Singer comes out Spring 2026 and I'm SO excited for y'all to see it!! The team at Lerner has been just incredible!

Screenshot of a Publisher's Weekly post. The relevant text is
"LERNER/MILLBROOK

Millbrook press steps up to the plate with... and Whose Tree Is This? Poems About the Mighty Oak and Its Companions by Marilyn Singer, illus. by Julian Plum, centered on an oak tree and all the different creatures that depend on it."

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🎨🏖️🐚🖌️ Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle McGaughey I'm an illustrator/writer seeking representation for picture books! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #picturebookillustration #illustration #scbwi #kidlitpostcard

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🎨🧁☕🖌️ Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle McGaughey and I'm an illustrator/writer from New England! Seeking representation for creating picture books! Cheers! #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #picturebookillustration #childrenbookillustration #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #kidlit

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 25/04/2025

🌈 super exciting news!! I'm so thrilled to be illustrating THE HOUSE THAT FEELS LIKE ME with Sasha and @alvinaling.bsky.social. It's such a needed book right now! Huge thanks as always to Naomi Davis at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social!! Coming Fall 2026! #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitart

Screenshot of a book deal announcement from Publisher's Marketplace. Bright art of a gorgeous house interior is in the background. It reads:

DEAL REPORT

By Sasha Allen, Julian Plum
Imprint: Little, Brown Children's

Trans TikTok influencer and The Voice contestant Sasha's Allen's THE HOUSE THAT FEELS LIKE ME, based on the author's viral video, about a house that's dull and gray on the outside, but bright and colorful on the inside, and the neighborhood boy who helps the house's exterior match who it is inside, illustrated by trans artist Julian Plum, to Alvina Ling at Little, Brown Children's, for publication in fall 2026, by Naomi Davis at BookEnds (world).

Children's: Picture Book Fiction, April 23, 2025

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Delphine Lee @delphineleeillo.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Happy #portfolioday ! I’m Delphine Lee and I love writing/ illustrating spunky little people and critters having epic adventures. Picture books, board books, book covers, I love them all! I’m rep’d by Aliza Hoover at @thecatagency.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Howdy #portfolioday ! My name is Sydney Stone and I'm a #kidlit illustrator who loves all things spooky and whimsical. Want more art? Check my website sydneyjstone.com or instagram.com/sydleys For book inquiries, please contact the lovely @kellydhouse.bsky.social with @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Happy #portfolioday! My name is Michelle McGaughey, I'm an illustrator and writer from New England! Currently seeking rep in picture books! Cheers!

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 08/04/2025

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Julian 🏳️‍⚧️, a picture book illustrator working in gouache! I paint colorful nature with specificity & style 🍄 Would love to work on nonfiction stuff! 🌿 Books: contact my agent, Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary 🪿 Prints & stickers: julianplumart.etsy.com 🐌 hello@julianplum.com

A snippet of a lush, leaf-filled gouache painting showing a grasshopper sparrow sitting on a gray birch branch. It holds a chunky grasshopper in its short beak. Surrounding the bird are fading sundial lupine flowers with emerging seedpods, pink corydalis, and bright yellow partridge pea flowers.

Snippet of a gouache painting showing a green lacewing flying away from its dangling eggs laid on a milkweed leaf. Its transparent wings overlay a lush green background and a bright pink eastern wahoo fruit. Brown maleberry seeds cascade down from the right toward a puff of downy white milkweed seeds flying into the air.

Bright gouache painting of orange glowing mushrooms, Omphalotus illudens, on a forest floor against a dark night sky. The mushrooms are covered in the insects that feed on them: snails and ants, flies and dark beetles.

Gouache painting of a forest floor and the soil beneath it. The ground is bursting with Lactarius and saffron milky cap mushrooms, whose mycelia are entwined beneath the soil with the parasitic root ball of the ghost pipe flower. Lacking chlorophyll, the white flowers stand out against the lush green background. A spring peeper and an eastern red newt greet each other from atop mushrooms. Worms wriggle under the earth.

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emiett @emiett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! I'm an illustrator and cartoonist interested in PB, MG, and cover work! I love lively illustration in traditional inks and watercolor! 🌻 emiett.com Rep’d by @mmmlysaght.bsky.social #kidlitart #childrensbook #kidlit

An ink and watercolor illustration divided into panels. In the main panel 3 little girls have a summer tea party in a garden. They make tea out of squished watermelon and cookies out of mud and watermelon seeds. In the panel below is a view of their imagination as fancy ladies at dusk. These are bordered by them being invited over during the day and then running inside for dinner at night. In an added panel at the bottom is my name, Emily Ettlinger, and my web and agent info which is in the main text of this post.

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Alison Mutton @aleneart.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I’m a bit late for #kidlitartpostcard - I lost track of the days! I’m Alison, an Aussie illustrator who loves working in fiction and non fiction, picture books and chapter books. Seeking representation. 💜 #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart

A children’s book illustration of a busy Singapore street in the rain filled with people and animals, including a mother giving her child a piggyback and a dog in a yellow raincoat.

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Griffin McPherson @griffinmcpherson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Howdy! I'm a kid lit author/illustrator who favors whimsical scenes, strange worlds, and expressive characters. See more of my work at griffinillustration.com #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebooks #childrensbooks #illustration #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator

A little boy holding up a butterfly net facing an incoming fleet of butterflies

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Delphine Lee @delphineleeillo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Hello friends! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Delphine Lee and I’m an illustrator with weakness for spunky characters with big personalities. I’m now represented by Aliza Hoover at @thecatagency.bsky.social Hope you consider me for your next picture book or book cover! #kidlit #kidlitart

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Reagan Lehman @reaganlehman.net · 03/04/2025

It's not spooky season, but I finished this for @thecatagency.bsky.social's March promo—just in time for #kidlitartpostcard! I'm open to PB, chapter book, and cover projects!! I'd LOVE to illustrate more border illustrations like this. ✨ 🧙‍♀️ reaganlehman.net 🐈‍⬛ Rep'd by @christiemegill.bsky.social

A young witch in a pink outfit plays the violin. Border illustrations around her show different monsters, a moon, and different familiars listening and interacting with her music. Underneath the border, text reads: "Reagan Lehman, reaganlehman.net, Rep'd by Christie Megill, The CAT Agency."

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · 03/04/2025

Hello friends! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day to all who celebrate. My name is Jackie and I’m a children’s author and illustrator seeking representation. I’m interested in creating heartwarming books with timeless stories and nostalgic illustrations!

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🍞🖌️🍓🎨🐾 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Michelle McGaughey and I'm an illustrator/writer from New England! Seeking representation for creating picture books! Cheers! #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #picturebookillustration #childrenbookillustration #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #kidlit

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! My name is Sydney Stone and I’m a #kidlit illustrator with a love for all things spooky and whimsical. Hire me for your next book cover, chapter book, or graphic novel ✨ For all inquiries, please contact @kellydhouse.bsky.social Thanks for stopping by!

A postcard illustration of a humanoid fox looking on in awe at the impressive, multi-story glamping set up that their friend raccoon has put together. Completely with porch and cafe lighting

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Delphine Lee @delphineleeillo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! Spring is in the air and the fairies have noticed something bizarre popping up in the garden 🌱 #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Reagan Lehman @reaganlehman.net · 06/03/2025

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard friends! I'm a picture book illustrator who loves magical scenes, warm stories, and moments of humor. 🤠 These possum cowboys are my current obsession! 🏜️ reaganlehman.net 🐈‍⬛ Rep'd by @christiemegill.bsky.social at @thecatagency.bsky.social #kidlitart

A possum wearing a red cowboy hat and belt with a bedazzled "L" on the buckle leans back against a fence in the foreground. In the background, another possum wearing a blue cowboy hat is dragged along by his lasso as a roadrunner sprints away. They are surrounded by a desert landscape and plateaus.

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