‘Nowhere for a Ghost to Sleep’ – a new picture book from author @erikamcgann.bsky.social & illustrator @clivemcf.bsky.social, coming this Autumn!
Clive McFarland
@clivemcf.bsky.social
Picturebook maker 🏳️🌈☘️ https://www.clivemcfarland.com
Howdy folks! I’m so excited to share that the brilliant Nick Jonas will be reading a book I illustrated on TV tonight! Tune in to CBeebies at 6.50pm with your little ones for a very special reading of The Ballad of Cactus Joe! 🤠❤️ @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an author and illustrator of books for kids. I'm keen to illustrate smart, quirky stories (and have a few of my own). ★ Here's more of my work: www.twofishillustration.com/my-work ➽ I'm rep'd by @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.
Birding for #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Mike Petrik, author and illustrator of Picture Books, Board Books, and Graphic Novels. I'm always looking for fun new projects! Rep'd by Teresa Kietlinski @bookmarkliterary.bsky.social teresa@bookmarkliterary.com Check out my work! www.mikepetrik.com
hello #KidLitArtPostcard! First time doing one of these, lovely to join you all! I would love to work on more kids publishing and editorial projects! ⭐ www.eliottbulpett.com 🌻 eliottbulpett@gmail.com #PictureBookArt #KidLit #Illustrator
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! Here we have three pterodaustros (pterosaurs from the early cretaceous period, about 105 million years ago) sitting on a gingko tree watching the sun rise. 🌐 gordywright.com 📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks #sciart #paleoart
Happy #BookWeekScotland! We’re super excited that every P2 child in Scotland is receiving a copy of The Ballad of Cactus Joe. That’s a lot of books in the hands of young readers! I hope everyone enjoys the story. Thank you @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #readwritecount 💙
It’s been a fun week of spooky paper cut-out workshops with @librariesni.bsky.social. Here are a few of the many pictures we made.
Had such a nice evening at the launch for The Cloud Kingdom at No Alibis Bookstore in Belfast last week. It's published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social - an Irish independent publisher that makes beautiful books. Check it out! @matthewpb.bsky.social
“This mostly rhyming picture book has bright, eye-catching illustrations that will appeal to younger children” m.independent.ie/life/family/... @erikamcgann.bsky.social @clivemcf.bsky.social
Bring back stylised exteriors created and shot on sound stages, I say...
Out of the Past@filmclassics.bsky.social · 10mo agoNight of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1951) DoP: Stanley Cortez
Please vote so the book published by a 3-person Irish indie can take take the prize instead of the books from very massive publishers!
Little Island Books@littleislandbooks.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe are delighted to share that SOLO by @grainneobrien.bsky.social is on the Books are My Bag Readers Award shortlist! This major award is decided by public vote so please can we ask you to vote for SOLO in the YA category – and tell all your friends! www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awards
🎉 ANOTHER PUB DAY!🎉 A new retelling of Tír na nÓg from me and Conor Busuttil, following Niamh as she learns about the beauty of being vulnerable and human. Conor’s artwork is absolutely stunning 🌟 And thank you Huw Davies for the gorgeous animation below!
The O’Brien Press@theobrienpress.bsky.social · 10mo agoHappy publication day to ‘Tír na nÓg - A Favourite Irish Legend’ written by @erikamcgann.bsky.social and illustrated by Conor Busuttil. A tale of love and heartbreak, it's beautifully retold and lavishly illustrated for young readers. Video by Huw Davies – thank you for the animation!
Puffling and the Stormy Sea will be published trw by @theobrienpress.bsky.social It was a lot of fun to illustrate @erikamcgann.bsky.social ’s amazing new Puffling story 😊 I really enjoyed painting many stormy sea scenes. Using impasto, gouache, oil pastel. #picturebook #illustration #puffin
I’ve added my name to the Children’s Authors, Illustrators, & Educators Statement on Palestine. It's crucial that voices from the world of children's literature advocate for peace & humanity. Will you join us? 👉 statement-on-palestine.org @joseph-nhanoreilly.bsky.social @chrishaughton.bsky.social
More than 500 children's authors, illustrators & educators have signed a statement on Palestine including @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social, @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell OBE, Lauren Child CBE & @chrishaughton.bsky.social Find out more 👉 statement-on-palestine.org
Happy 25th birthday to The Illustrators Guild of Ireland 🎉🥂 Thank you for a quarter century of championing Irish illustrators! Here’s to continuing advocating for illustrators as we navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing creative industry.
Happy 10th Birthday! Supporting Read Write Count and seeing our books in the hands of young children across Scotland is one of the favourite parts of my job - looking forward to them receiving The Ballad of Cactus Joe this year @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social @clivemcf.bsky.social 🌵📚 @
Scottish Book Trust@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 12mo agoHappy 10th Birthday Read Write Count! 🥳 Since 2015, we have given over 2.5 million books to P2s and P3s across Scotland, with the support of The Scottish Government.📚 To celebrate, we met up with Ollie, who received on of the first packs in 2015, and his sister Elia, who will get hers this year.
Grab a copy of the special Northern Ireland issue of Inis magazine. @whackochacko.bsky.social and I talk about the importance of community and why we set up Illustrators North. Big thanks to @childrensbooksireland.ie!
Children's Books Ireland@childrensbooksireland.ie · last yr.Saturday mornings done right with the latest edition of Inis (and some fifteens of course) ☕️ Want to get Inis Magazine delivered to your doorstep? Easy! childrensbooksireland.ie/support-us/m... Looking for just the one copy? Also easy! shop.childrensbooksireland.ie
Hi, I'm Clive! An Irish author/illustrator creating picture books full of colour, texture, and warmth. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! 🐸🐸 www.clivemcfarland.com #kidlitart #childrensbooks
This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
Help spread the word, please consider leaving a review of We Leap Together on Amazon. Reviews help my book get noticed on the algorithm and my book could use all the help it can get! Thanks to everyone for your support! a.co/d/eqz41Re
Friends! We are excited to share with you for the first time the simply sublime cover of our forthcoming book OSCAR WILDE’S STORIES for CHILDREN, illustrated by Lauren O’Hara! @bouncemarketing.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie @pubspotlight.bsky.social @consortiumbooks.bsky.social
Had a blast at Bologna Children’s Book Fair with lovely creative pals. It was nice to see my latest books on the stands and meet so many new people! Excited to create new work! ✏️ #BCBF25
