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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🌊Today’s the day! 🛒 You can buy the book right from my 🔗🌳 @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social 🛟 “A visually commanding parable about greed and the kindness of strangers”- kirkus_reviews #NewPictureBooks #kidlit #FunnyPictureBooks #FunnyChildrensBooks #ChildrensBooks

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Is it hard to control your pets? Imagine doing it in space. 👋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Im proudly, and newly, rep’d by Nicole Tugeau @thet2agency.bsky.social #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sol was just being efficient by getting in two metaphors at once! Love Island USA S8 reunion #LoveIsland #LoveIslandUSA #LoveIslandSol #LoveIslandReunion

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy August! Here’s this month’s dog pic. I’ve nearly got enough pics for a full calendar. Had to get the cats in on one, much to their horror. #cutedogs #funnydogs #dogs #doglovers #dogsky #littledogs #chugdog #chugdogs

An underwater, coral reef scene, with two dogs in costumes: one is a blue octopus, and the other is a red lobster. Hovering in the water behind them are the faces of two cats wearing silly hats: one is a yellow fish, the other is a shark.

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Excited to see Audrey Helen Weber do her thang tonight, PLUS after she hops off, I have a brand spankin’ new #picturebook related LAUREN’S LIST for ya #KidLit #KidLitArt #Illustration #PictureBooks #📚👍

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🎉Can’t wait to watch Audrey Helen Weber on @studiohoffmann.bsky.social ‘s live Gab ‘n’ Doodle show on Thursday. Their illustrations have such a cool, retro, surrealist feel. @adamrex.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #illustration #newpicturebooks

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

📚❤️ New England friends, if you love books, check out the Used Book Superstore in Burlington, MA. If you have any books (pub. in the last 10 years) that you’re done with, bring ‘em to get store credit! Teachers get extra discounts on Tue & Wed! #picturebooks #kidlit #books #booksky #childrensbooks

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🎆 Did you see any fireworks this year? 🪡 I spent way too long on these costumes, but I had fun! 🤔 What do you think will be the theme the August picture? #dogcostumes #funnydogs #4thofjuly #cutedogs

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Check out @studiohoffmann.bsky.social’s livestream on Instagram right now. It’s a free illustration class from a professor/ department head of 20+ years #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #aspiringillustrator #aspiringillustrators #artmentor #artmentorship

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

😮 Thursday 1/2: A SPECIAL episode of Gab ‘n’ Doodle featuring an illustration professor of over 2 decades! 🎨 😌 Featuring the return of a new segment featuring yours truly: “Lauren’s List”! #kidlitart #illustration #liveart #illustrationadvice #art #artists #artadvice #aspiringillustrator

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

An exciting unboxing! What’s your favorite thing to “unbox”? ⚓️BOOGY & TEE AND TWINKLE & HEW: out Sept 1! Preorder from your fave indie bookstore Going to #ALA? Author Kathy Stinson & I will be signing books & giving out great freebies Read on for book description⬇️ #alaac26 #picturebooks #kidlit

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

How many tones can YOU make at once? What a talent, Kayda! #LoveIsland #LoveIslandUSA #loveislandusaseason8 ##loveislandusas8 #loveisland8

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Aren’t kids’ drawings the best? Read on and pick your favorite!👇 Happy #NationalLuckyPennyDay ! Here’s some fun 2nd & 3rd grader art from school visits, using the activity guide for A PENNY’S WORTH by @kimberlywilson.bsky.social & me (guide available on my site) #luckypennyday #kidlit #kidlitart

A kids design for a coin, which looks like a silly clown with a mustache

A 3rd grader’s writing: “This coln cost"1000,000,000,000”$ I Know it's weired that its a penny that iS worth “1000,000,000000” but you could make someaones day if you give it to them.

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Have you ever had to write a resume? 📝Did you embellish it at all? Le me know in the comments, I won’t tell! #realityvslinkedin #linkedin #artmeme #artmemes #kidlitart #illustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Side by side comparison with same illustration of a goofy mole:
Left side: Reality: Dug a tunnel.
Right side: LinkedIn: Spearheaded a multi-channel underground infrastructure expansion project, delivering high-volume earth displacement output with visible terrain transformation metrics.

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

🪽Artists, if you see this, post a bird 🎨No AI #kidlitart #illustration #ifyouseethis #qrt #artshare

Collage & paint illustration of a boy iba crown, riding on the back of a flying bird with colorful win , above a dark background with a river, sailboats, mountains

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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/05/2026

Racehorse Receives Carrot Every Time He Wins $2 Million For Owner

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It’s gonna be MAY! And it’s gonna be another star-studded month of #kidlit creators makin’ art ‘n’ talkin’ shop on Gab ‘n’ Doodle! 📚❤️ #kidlitart #illustration #liveillustration @julienchung.bsky.social @laancham.bsky.social

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A new bill in Congress would give school districts federal funding to fight book bans. It's called H.R.7691, the Fight Book Bans Act Email Congress and sign the petition: action.everylibrary.org/schoollibrar... via @everylibrary.bsky.social #stopbookbans #bookbanning #fightbookbans #freedomtoread

action.everylibrary.org

School Library Action Week - Back the bills.

Help support libraries across the country by taking action today!

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Would you want the superpower to talk to animals? Would your own pets get annoying? #kidlitart #superheroday #nationalsuperheroday @dapsdraws.bsky.social

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

❤️ In love with these hilarious silly animals in undies! 😆 nahcotta.com/collections/... #enormoustinyart #nahcotta #nahcottagallery #artforsale #mixedmedia

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I’m excited to watch funny person, actor, and now #kidlit author/illustrator Kate Micucci on Gab ‘n’ Doodle! I’ve been a fan for years! #illustration #kidlitart #picturebooks #earlyreader #earlyreaderbooks #childrensbooks @mowillems.bsky.social

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Can’t wait to watch @studiohoffmann.bsky.social & @thebathwater.bsky.social tomorrow on Gab ‘n’ Doodle. I have a feeling they’ll be like two peas in a very silly pod #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #artistsofbluesky #art

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

SAVE THE DATES!!! We’re marching into March with the coolest stars of kidlit on Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. The schedule is all over the place, so check for dates and times. @thebathwater.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social @mowillems.bsky.social @juliebenbassat.bsky.social

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Please join me & #kidlit super-duper-star GREG PIZZOLI @gregpizzoli.bsky.social For live drawing & chatting 🚨TOMORROW Wed 2/25 at 2pm EST ON Instagram! What questions do you have for Greg? @vikingbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration

Several picture book covers by Greg Pizzoli surround the words:

#kidlit legend @gregpizzoli.bsky.social makes the smartest shape/space decisions in all his books.

I’m honored that he’ll join us to chat & draw
TOMORROW 2pm EST | Instagram Live

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🦄🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️🐲What’s your favorite mythical creature? 👋 My name’s Mark Hoffmann. I have two eyes, and depth perception. I’m a #kidlit author/illustrator, always looking for my next book project! #kidlitpostcard #illustration #kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcard

Stylized collage and paint illustration in purples and greens: a cyclops with a wooden club sits atop a pile of skulls. Next to him is a Greek column above the column is the word “Cyclops“
Below the illustration is the text: Mark Hoffmann
author & illustrator
studiohoffmann.com

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🥳 I look forward to Game ‘n’ Doodle nights for months. I’m the game show “host” and I’ve got some new games cooked up plus some classic favorites! 🙏SHARES APPRECIATED! Please join us, comment, play along, and help us score the rounds! #kidlitart #illustration #artgame #artgames #drawinggame #art

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

🗓️ TOMORROW 1/1, join me & the amazing Christopher Thornock @thornockstudios.bsky.social to chat & make art 🎨 I think everyone wishes they could draw as well as he does. 🗣️ Ask us anything! @colleenmuske.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #picturebooks #kidlit #art

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I’d been bugging Mark to go this for years. Now we can find a book when we’re looking for it! 🎉 . . #KidLit #PictureBooks #📚👍 #kidsbooks #childrensbooks

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Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Can’t wait to watch spectacular illustrator Gordon C James @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social on Gab ‘n’ Doodle this week! #kidlitart #illustration #art #liveart

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚨TONIGHT🚨at 6pm ET: Geisel honor winning @jashar.bsky.social will join me live on Instagram to make art and have a fun chat! ❓What should I ask him? And what should we make? . . #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #illustration #illustrators #kidlitillustration @simonkids.bsky.social

Examples of Jashar Awan’s picture books, asking with the text: Jashar Awan’s books are so fabulous. I can't get over his shape language and shape design for his characters. They are so elegant in their simplicity and economy of edges.
Join us TONIGHT on Instagram Live!

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caylen @caylen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

a “Space Force”, if you will

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🎨 #Kidlit author/illustrator Shelley Johannes @shelleyjohannes.bsky.social creates expressive work that’s the perfect balance between looseness & finish 🎉Join us LIVE TONIGHT for art-making & chat at 6PM ET on Instagram 🎉 @littlebrown.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #picturebookart #artists

Illustrator Shelley Johannes’ picture book covers shown, with the text:

TONIGHT
IT'S GABOODLIN' TIME AGAIN!
JOIN ME & #KIDLIT AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE. Shelley Johannes

studiohoffmann presents
GAB 'N' DOODLE
with
Shelley Johannes
THURSDAY 11/23
@ 6PM EASTERN
ON INSTAGRAM LIVE

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an evan @elsplice.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Best thing that happened today. So psyched for what Jane can do with this. Can’t think of anyone I’d trust more

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

‼️TODAY‼️ at a SPECIAL TIME: 3pm ET! Instagram Live! Join me & the amazing @dansantat.bsky.social as we make art and shoot the breeze. NYT bestselling and multiple award-winning #kidlit author/illustrator Dan Santat has worked on over 60 books! ❓What should we make today? #kidlitart #illustration

Images of many popular Dan Santat books, with the text:

DAN SANTAT is a prolific and cherished author/ illustrator in the kidlit community. His many awards are evidence of that.
Hearing him lecture at a conference, I was blown away by the thought he puts into every image in every book.
Join us Thursday 10/23
At 3PM ET
LIVE on Instagram!

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport. Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably? But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.

A hotdog and pretzel stand with large hanging bottles of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise. The bottoms contain squeeze tubes to dispense the condiments.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 23/10/2025

Halloween costume ideas for birders.

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Do you know how to whistle? I can’t do any of the possible ways. It is a skill I just never picked up and still can’t figure out. What is a skill you never learned? . . #peachtober25 #peachtober25whistle #peachtober #kidlitart #sportsillustration #soccerart #soccerillustration

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Mike Petrik @mikepetrik.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

That exciting early morning prep before the big classroom Halloween party! #illustration #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #halloween

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

🐸 Which do you prefer: frogs or toads? I like them but would never pick one up. I feel like toads are somehow are the older and smarter version of frogs. 🎥 I made this during my super-fun live Gab ‘n’ Doodle with @esmeshapiro.bsky.social . . #peachtober25 #peachtober25toad #peachtober #kidlitart

Collage and paint illustration in muted rainbow colors: looking up from a hole in the ground: two toads with a shovel and flashlight sit looking down. Text says: Lump & Bump’s HOLE TO NOWHERE

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