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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

A day late to #kidlitartpostcard over here because I’m bad at juggling social medias! If you’re seeing this then it’s time to hire me to illustrate your next #spooky or #adventurous #PB, #MG, or #YA project! Website: sydneyjstone.com Rep: @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

A monotone illustration of a kid standing in a spotlight from an alien space ship. They appear to have just gotten home from a vacation and are wearing sunglasses, and wide brim hat, a neck travel pillow, holding a vacation drink, and a fanny back that contains some sort of small creature with 1 eye. On their ear is a cattle tag labeled “011”. Text reads: sydney stone kidlit illustration rep’d by Kelly dyksterhouse

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Hugo Duarte @hduartesn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard! My name is Hugo and I'm a children's illustrator based in Brazil. You can find more of my work over at be.net/hduartesn. (:

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 03/07/2025

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! Totally snuck up on me again! 😅 I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator based in France, and I love working in gouache and other analog media. Looking for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +)! 🖥️ victoriamaderna.com ✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com

Painting of two bear cubs playing. Text says: Victoria Maderna - hi@victoriamaderna.com - victoriamaderna.com

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Alexandra Thompson @alexandradraws.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Alexandra Thompson and I'm an author and illustrator based in Maine 🌲 Rep'd by Hannah Mann at Writers House. Interested in illustrating picture books and spooky/mystery/magical MG 🥰 #kidlitart #picturebookillustration

Watercolor and colored pencil illustration of a cute little fox in yellow striped pajamas reading the newspaper on the toilet while a little bluebird sits waiting on the pedestal sink beside her. From my forthcoming picture book Hazel & Herbert coming February 24, 2026 with Putnam.

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Melissa Kenny Illustrator @melissakenny.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hi! #KidLitArtPostcard I am Melissa Kenny, a children's book illustrator located in NY. 🎆Happy 4th of July!🎇 More work at: www.MelissaKennyIllustrator.com #kidlitartpostcardday #scbwiillustrator #picturebookartist #picturebooks #kidlitart #kidlitartist #picturebookcoverartist #kidlitcoverartist

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Paula @paulajbecker.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, #kidlitillustrator of books, magazines, etc.! This is a fun puzzle maze I illustrated for this July's issue of Highlights magazine. Folio: paulajbecker.com Email: pbecker.illustrator@gmail.com #kidlitartist #fourthofjuly #independenceday #portfolioday

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Abigail Halpin @abigailhalpin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! ☀️ I'm a picture book illustrator, currently working on my own middle grade project. My art is over at: www.theodesign.com

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Jenn Bower @jennbower.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It's #kidlitartpostcard day. In a time when division shouts louder than unity, I'm leaning into a softer side of patriotism - friendship, warmth and the art of peaceful coexistence. When the world has gone nuts, art can remind us to choose connection, celebrate kindness & share the warmth of LOVE.

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Rachel Qiuqi @rachelqiuqi.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Summer's finally here and you know what that means... ice cream time🍦 #kidlitart

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Julia Vasileva @dreamist.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Summer’s here, and so is my #kidlitartpostcard! This one is packed with some of my favourite things – warm summer nights, starfish, kayaking, watching seaweed dance in the water… and mermaids. #KidLitArt #CanKidLit

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Kara Marsee @karamarsee.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #Kidlitartpostcard day! I’m interested in PBs, early readers, greeting cards, & more! I ❤️ tender, fun, and wow moments in life. I use gelli prints, acrylic, and digital media. Seeking representation. Wishing you memorable activities with loved ones this holiday. ❤️ 💥 #SCBWI #12x12challenge

Father bear and son with fishing poles sitting by a lake with mountains in the background with sunrise

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Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hello! #KidLitArtPostcard! Pedaling into summer adventures, and on the hunt for exciting new projects! angelamatteson.com I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #ChildrensBooks #picturebooks #boardbooks

An illustration of a child and a cute fluffy puppy speedily riding a tricycle down a garden lane with flowers in the distance.
Illustration by Angela Matteson angelamatteson.com

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🚜🐷 Help! I need to give this pig a name! 🎨 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I’m Mark Hoffmann & I’m a #kidlit author/illustrator. I’m rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social with @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Interested in picture books, board books, kids editorial & more! #kidlitpostcard #kidlitart #art

Collage and paint illustration of a construction site. A cute little pig is driving a digger that has broken through a sewer pipe. Brown liquid is spraying everywhere.

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Colleen Muske @colleenmuske.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am repped by Kelly Dyksterhouse at the Tobias Literary agency. This is inspired by a photo I took in Italy and I made it into a #kidlitart scene. What’s your favorite place to travel?

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Ariana Padron @arianapadronart.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! Hi, I'm Ariana Padron! I'm an illustrator who loves to draw Whimsical Art. I enjoy using bright colors and textures to breathe life into my illustrations! Actively looking for representation! Portfolio ⏬️ www.arianapadron.com #art #illustration #kidlitart

A cute rooster with pink and yellow round flowers on its green tail feathers. On a light pastel blue background.

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Jacob Souva @jacobsouva.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! This sneak peak is from WHIRBY (HaperCollins Feb ‘26) written by Molly Harris. I’m rep’d by the amazing @jenrofe.bsky.social … always looking for quirky, funny stories to illustrate!

3 robots stand on a platform. One is the Champ!

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Amanda Morrow @amandamorrowart.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hi #kidlitartpostcard .I'm Amanda, I wanted to share a favorite spread from My Calm Down book! This page teaches how to do box breathing! I would love to do more books on teaching kids about mental health and ways to manage it! 🦀🌅 Rep’d by The Bright Agency Amandamorrowart.com

A illustration of a serene beach scene featuring a seagull, a child enjoying the beach, and a red and white striped lighthouse in the background. Warm colors and soft textures create a peaceful atmosphere.

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Kirsten McGonigal @kirstenmcgonigal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

👋🏼 Hello art directors and editors. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! Did you know I like to draw chickens? And quilts too? 😁 Check out my portfolio at kirstenmcgonigal.com to see what else I like drawing, and writing about too! I’m rep’d by @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social #kidlit

Whimsical children’s book illustration showing a parade of chickens marching down a city street. The chicken in front carries a long flag made of red white and blue while squares, arranged in various configurations of Stars and Stripes. She is pulling a wagon with three chicks in it. Behind the chicks marches a hen wearing boots and carrying a drum, which she is beating as she marches. Behind her comes a duck, looking grouchy and pulling a cannon, on top of which stands a rooster, who looks very pompous as he blows into a golden horn.

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Brittany Pearson @britspixels.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day ! My name is Brittany and I love to draw cute, color, whimsy, and joy 🩷 I draw digitally but love recreating the traditional mediums I grew up working with ! Rep’d by Jordan Hamessley @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky @awfulagent.bsky.social

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Heather Brockman Lee @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hey hey #kidlitartpostcard day! For this month I painted my DREAM HOUSE ☺️ Represented by the fantastic Deborah Warren @eastwestlit.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social #kidlit

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Debbie Palen Illustration @debbiepalen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It's #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm a published illustrator looking for my next book and representation. This was originally a cover for a middle grade novel. PB, MG, SEL, environmental themes, animals, mischief and mayhem welcome. dpalen@fmgirl.com debbiepalen.com See this book: tinyurl.com/2sd6mfkf

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Juliana Vieira @julianavii.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Happy July #kidlitartpostcard ! 🐤☀️ My name is Juliana Vieira. I am an illustrator from Vancouver, Canada. 🍁 I love colourful and whimsical characters and am open to new projects and opportunities! 🌐: julianaillustration.com #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

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Yuko Torii - Author-Illustrator of Children's Books @midnightatelier.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hello KidLitArtPostcard Day! My name is Yuko Torii, I'm an author-illustrator. I live in a little village in México and I love observing and re-telling stories around me. #kidlitart #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArtPostcardDay #cbignyc #cbigmember #cbigartshare #ajijic @cbignyc.bsky.social

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Reagan Lehman @reaganlehman.net · 03/07/2025

Been pretty heads down working on a picture book dummy, but managed to pull together something for #kidlitartpostcard! Here's a character study of my anxious possum son. Open to PB and book cover projects!! 🤠 www.reaganlehman.net 🐈‍⬛ Rep'd by @christiemegill.bsky.social, @thecatagency.bsky.social

Character study of a possum cowboy. In each study, the possum examines himself in the mirror, plays the harmonica, is startled, falls toward a cactus, plays dead, and holds his tail anxiously.

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 03/07/2025

Posting an oldie for #kidlitartpostcard. I'm Steph, an author-illustrator of picture books & graphic novels. I make stories with misfits and mischief. My debut PB, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) is coming out this Nov! 🍧Website: www.stephlaubooks.com 🐶Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social

a scene of dogs at a pool. Some characters include: posh purple poodle in a yellow bikini, dachshund eating pizza, a beefy lifeguard corgi, a bulldog jumping off a diving board and about to land on a dog in a floatie, who paddles desperately to get away
www.stephlaubooks.com

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MayumiSasage @mayumisasage.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hi, #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Mayumi, a Japanese #kidlit illustrator. Excited to take on new projects! Picture books, board books, and book covers are my favorite things to work on✨ #kidlitart Rep'd by lovely @essiewhite.bsky.social at @stormliterary.bsky.social 🌐 mayumi-sasage.com

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It’s been a minute #kidlitartpostcard ! My name is Sydney Stone and I’m a #kidlit illustrator rep’d by @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social Hire me to illustrate your next spooky or whimsical graphic novel, book cover, or chapter book! #kidlitart #middlegrade #youngadult

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

So excited for this collab y’all have no idea 🤩

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

What amazing news! Can’t wait to snag a copy next year 🤗 Congrats @julianplum.com !!

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Working out my #Telemachus design for the “Legendary” #EPICthemusical animatic that I’m slowly plugging away at in the background. The song gives me “classic Disney growing up montage” vibes so we’ll see him around age ~10 in the beginning and ~20 at the end! #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitart

Designs for Telemachus, specifically from EPIC the musical, both around age 10 and age 20

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Some gestures from today's session - face focused!

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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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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 08/04/2025

💙❤️ all the #PortfolioDay posts! Illustrators, I’m an executive art director in Scholastic’s hardcover picture book group. Interested in working together? I’ve created an illustrator contact form just for you! 🤗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Illustrator Contact Form

Hello! My name is Brian LaRossa, I’m executive art director in Scholastic’s hardcover picture book group, where I’ve worked for 20 years. I oversee our Branches and Acorn imprints which are beginning ...

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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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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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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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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Thank you #epicthemusical for helping me feel inspired to animate for the first time in over a decade 😭 Idk if I’ll ever actually finish, but here’s some in progress shots for the song “Legendary”

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ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

i tried to draw something and i went thru the 9 circles of hell

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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

That struggle of posting art online.

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Do y’all hashtag your art based solely on the content of the piece or do you also include your primary genre(s) no matter what 🤔? #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #art

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Some gesture samples from this week's sesh ✌️ #drawing #gesture

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Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you 🐌🐸 [ #ArtShare ] #kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade #graphicnovel

Comic spread featuring a young boy telling a story about a giant ghost snail being driven by a maniacal carriage driver and getting progressively more stressed about it

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Yu Kito Lee “Yuey” @studio-yuey.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Sliding into #kidlitartpostcard ! 🛝Hello art directors, editors and my fellow #kidlit enthusiasts. I’m Yuey, an illustrator for children’s books. It’s been raining in LA and I had to draw this little gang. Would you want to see what they get up to?🌧️😊 Represented by Kait Feldmann at KT Literary

Little girl in a frog raincoat cheering for rain with a lizard, two frogs and a snail!

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