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Katy Tanis

@katytanis.bsky.social

Illustrator, Children's Book Author, Explorer, Lemur Lover, Rollersport Enthusiast, Textile Designer, ADHD. 📘*🦉🦉 Love Under the Stars 📘*🐧🐧 Edward & Annie 📘*🦁🦁 Love in the Wild Repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Portfolio: https://www.daughterearth.com

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Tatjana Mai-Wyss @tatjanamaiwyss.bsky.social · last wk.

Hello October, it's #kidlitartpostcard day - again! (can you believe it?)

past colored, comics style illustrator self promotional postcard sowing a mermaid and her sea creature friends under water

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy Fall #Kidlitartpostcard. Here are some smiling salamanders for you! I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

3 salamanders smiling at the viewer on fallen leaves.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2w ago

Write-up about So Many Salamanders in the Asheville Citizen Times. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2... #kidLitArt #kidLit #Salamanders

3 species of salamander on leaf litter painted in watercolor smiling at the viewer.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happy World Gorilla Day to all who celebrate. #KidLitArt #WorldGorillaDay

A graphic gorilla painted in gouache surrounded by foliage in varying shades of green. The gorilla has a smile on his face.

A girl with red hair and a striped shirt hugs a large blue gorilla. Drawn in watercolor and colored pencil.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Come say hi at these upcoming #KidLit Book Events.

A poster says "Fall 2026 Events" on a dark brown background.
The bottom right shows two salamanders on fall leaves.
The text of the events says:
Sept 26, 10am-4pm, Chappaqua Children's Book Festival, Chappaqua Train Station, NY
Oct 11, 11 am-4pm, Warwick Children's Book Festival, Warwick Valley Middle School Gymnasium, NY
Nov 9, 3:30, Carnivorous Plants Craft, Neptune City Library, NJ
Dec 16, 3:#0, So Many Salamnders Craft, Eatontown Public Library, NJ

(Text is colored in fall leaf colors and white)

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Bears that aren't bears. #kidlitart #bears

Royal blue background with five animal faces on it. The bottom text says "not bears" from left to right, top to bottom. A heart-shaped brown face shows a "honey bear" aka kinkajou. A gray oval face shows a "koala bear." A brown semi-circle face with a black muzzle is named "skunk bear" aka wolverine. A dark grey, petal-shaped face is named "bearcat" aka binturong. A sweet, bright red face with light ears is labeled "cat-bear" aka red panda.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Check out these exciting reptiles and amphibians by @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors. #kidlit #herpetology

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

B&N is having a preorder sale. Check out these cool Salamanders! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/so-many-sa... #KidLit

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

Some puddly goodness. #kidlit

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

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard it's been a busy few weeks so I forgot about today, so here is the cover to my book coming out next month! I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

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

Some beautiful river books #kidlitart

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

Learn about fascinating prehistoric creatures with these innovative @steamteambooks.bsky.social books! #childrensbooks #megafauna

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

Meet @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors at these upcoming festivals. More details in the comments. #KidLit #bookfestivals #STEAMbooks

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

Good morning from the Jersey Shore. #sunrise

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Get ready for back to school with these engaging @steamteambooks.bsky.social math books! #KidLit

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Take a look, it’s in a book #kidlit #readingrainbow www.instagram.com/p/DceBZpbjgP...

Image features the cover of Love in the Wild with two illustrated lions nuzzling together, tgeir mains create a rainbow heart. Text at bottom reads “Katy shared with us that when her animal-loving cousin came out, she wanted to make him a card. While researching LGBTQ+ stories, she discovered therr is so much love in the wild! The cover is also based on the original card she made her cousin.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Craftin with my nephew #kidlit #kidcraft

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An old orangutan drawing for #OrangutanDay 🦧 #kidlitart

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Happy Orangutan Day! I lived in Borneo for three months in my late twenties and worked with orphan orangutans. I miss them often. They are the sweetest and funniest. #kidlitart #orangutanDay Any kids publishers looking for Ape Books hit me up!!!

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cute exit signs from The Cape Playhouse. #stainedglass

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Two of two of today's library haul! #kidlit

Covers of picture books. 1. The Cafe at the edge of the Woods. 2. Bothered by bugs. 3. Jia Has a Dog Problem. 4. Every Dreaming Creature

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Photo one of two of today's library haul! #kidlit #nonfiction

Covers of picture books: 1. The secrets of the jellies. 2. Fourteen Ways of looking at Jellyfish. 3. Today we'll be eaten. 4. The whale who swam through time.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Procrastinating with frogs! #kidlitart #frogs

Two water color frogs. The top bright green with red dots. The bottom one is red and blue striped.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Let’s Dance! And Read! #KidLit #DanceBooks #BoysDance

Boys Dance by John Robert Allman & Luciano Lozano (cover illustration shows five boys doing graceful jumps against a yellow background)
John’s Turn by Mac Barnett & Kate Berube (cover illustration shows one boy on stage standing on one leg with pointed toes)
A Place to Dance by Eric Rosswood & Richard Lamberty & Vincent Chen (cover illustration features two men doing ballroom dance against a yellow background)
Martee Dares to Dance by Harry Shun Jr & Shelby Rabara & Bianca Austria (cover illustration features a young boy in modern clothes and a knit cap and sneakers dancing against a dark background with stars)
When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley & Keith Mallett (cover illustration shows a joyful boy in a basketball uniform doing a graceful leap into the cloud-filled gentle sky)
The Only Boy in Ballet Class by Denise Grus & Amy Wummer (cover illustration features a young boy in a sweater vest with pink sneakers with untied laces leaping joyfully in a house)

Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I wish I knew how to get other parts of Bluesky to check out #KidLitArtPostcard days Not only is it great for finding a children's illustrator... it's also filled with lovely, heartwarming, human-made art that anyone can just enjoy, esp. in these not-so-great times.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day from the deep Sea! This is from my board book LOVE UNDER THE SEA. How many species can you name? I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.

Deep sea creatures glowing against a dark blue background!

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

Books Mr.Seahorse, The Secret Life of Seahorses, and Love Under the Sea next to a seahorse craft.

Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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!

Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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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Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Yesterday’s library pick up. #kidlitart #picturebooks