Today I taught kids about seahorses and how to make color changing seahorses at the library. It was fun! #kidlitart

Honored to be inlcuded with all these talented illustrators! #KidLitArt

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · last wk.

Our updated and expanded 2026 Illustrator LookBook is now live! This year's edition features more than 140 of our very talented artist clients. Check out the Lookbook at this link to view their incredible work!

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 24): kidlit411.com/2026/07/the-... Inside: @scbwi.bsky.social awards; 7 Habits of Successful Writers; Story Endings, more. Thanks @katytanis.bsky.social for the illustration, G.P. Putnam's Sons @kimalarson.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

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Yesterday’s library pick up. #kidlitart #picturebooks

My last library haul accidentally shared lots of animal behaviors with my last book! Be sure to check out all these fun titles! #kidlit #summerreads

Wasn’t Dan Santat’s Beekle supposed to get a movie? What happened to that? #KidLitChat

Happy #PortfolioDay. I'm Katy. I like writing about and illustrating all the cool critters on earth, but I'd also love to do more silly books or something with cryptids. I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

My Brain: “but there’s no five letter word for antennae.” #pollinators

Announcing new deals for @dontate.bsky.social @katytanis.bsky.social @amberleawilliams.bsky.social @tzippymfa.bsky.social + more buff.ly/e3mHlHb

Just turned in art for my next book! Woo hoo! Now I'm catching up on my summer reading with these great @steamteambooks.bsky.social books. #KidLit #summerReading

Vervain’s so pretty. That’s all.

Happy Book Birthday to my dear friend @jilanne.bsky.social ! I'm so proud!

SteelWorks Literary@steelworksliterary.bsky.social · 4w ago

*OUT TODAY* @jilanne.bsky.social debut middle grade novel, HEARTLAND! Told in alternating timelines between the past and present, this heartfelt story brings to life a funny, hopeful, unforgettable narrator as she unravels the mysteries of her family and farm. Congrats! #kidlit #MG #ruralstories

Happy 4th of July! Plant some flowers! #nativeplants #fireworks

It's next on my list!

Colby Sharp@colbysharp.bsky.social · last mo.

Currently reading… 📚 👍

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! You should probably not hug polar bears, but here is a polar bear hug! This is a mix of acrylic, papercut, gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, and digital. Could I use more media? I'm repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Henry Winkler, the only man who makes holding a fish look good. #ManWithFish

My gayfeathers looking good for pride month. #liatris #blazingstar #pride

Here are the matching covers!

Katy Tanis@katytanis.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Pride Month! Last page of Love in the Wild, Love Under the Stars, and Love Under the Sea. Make sure to check out the additional field guides for each book! www.daughterearth.com/activities-f... #kidlitart

Happy Pride Month! Last page of Love in the Wild, Love Under the Stars, and Love Under the Sea. Make sure to check out the additional field guides for each book! www.daughterearth.com/activities-f... #kidlitart

I’m doing series of native plant workshops with my county libraries. I said multiple times how I’ve never seen swallowtails on Zizia, our only native host plant for them. I came home to find 4 on my Zizia. #nativeplants #hostplants

Just going to share this old piece celebrating algae for no particular reason. #Algae

Thanks to @katytanis.bsky.social for the fabric design. Thanks to Goorin Bros SF for the hat and to Lamont for making the hatband. I can take the sea with me wherever I go! Please come by to get your signed copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART!! #kidlit #Edusky #Skybrarian @lernerbooks.bsky.social #ALA2026

Happy Summer Solstice! Splashing by with some fun ocean themed @steamteambooks.bsky.social titles to kick off the summer. 🪼🦈🐠 @katytanis.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

This book takes place in the Sonoran Desert but did you know the NJ shore also has a native prickly pear? And mine is looking gorgeous today! #kidlit #kidlitart #pricklypear @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Happy #WorldOceanDay! Know what’s even more fun than getting a book deal? When you and your critique partner get book deals at the same time!! @jilanne.bsky.social #kidkit

Tomorrow is #WorldOceanDay. I have a bunch of #Ocean, #Pride, and #Pollinator events coming up with my local libraries. I didn’t get a great photo of my current art show because they were setting up their book sale, so the photos from my house. (Next to my Lumie Glass piece) #KidLit #library

I was looking for something in art drawers and found the cover painting for this book so I thought I’d share. Madagascar’s spiny forest is one of my facorite ecosystems so when I found out the Sonoran Desert also had ocotillos (via convergent evolution) I had to include it! #kidlitart

I was struggling to swap back to my soon-to-be-due book art after working on my #KidLitArtPostcard piece. Only to learn the thing I was procrastinating on, I already did... like 3 weeks ago. 🫠 #KidLitArt

Tatjana is a ridiculously talented and caring human! Check out her work!

Tatjana Mai-Wyss@tatjanamaiwyss.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hello and happy 5 year birthday to #kidlitartpostcard ! June is my birthday month too, so I will be celebrating with cake. (all month)

I hate when I accidentally paint my tiger, but Mark Hoffmann sure makes it look fun 🤩

Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Did you ever destroy something with your art you wish you hadn’t? 👋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit. I’m always looking for my next book to work on. #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart