This summer I am steadily returning to traditional art and I think I will switch to using more of it in my work projects for #childrensbooks. How not to love pencils?! #kidlitart #picturebookartist #sketchbook

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 3): kidlit411.com/2026/07/the-... Inside: Social Media and Publishing, How to Write a Synopsis, Summer Poetry Contest, more. Thanks @yanapopova.bsky.social for the illustration and @nancytandon.bsky.social for the middle grade giveaway.

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I am so looking forward to take part in The London Illustration Fair SUMMER SHOWCASE this month! Swing by and say hi if you are in town 🦋 Copeland Gallery | Copeland Park | Peckham June 13 - 14 11 am - 6pm Saturday | 11 am - 6pm Sunday

From a rough sketch to a finished illustration. Today Bulgaria celebrates the day of culture and the creation of the Slavonic alphabet so I had to make a small piece for the occasion. #kidlitart #process #childrensbookillustrator #picturebookartist #kidlitartist

A new #childrensbook is coming to life. Love adding small details but I admit that they are very time consuming. What is something that you love adding to your illustrations? #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #picturebook

I have definitely missed #kidlitpostcard day yesterday but deadlines are upon me. Enjoy few seconds of what is otherwise a slow process. #kidlitart #illustrationprocess #picturebookart

Piece no.2 of Bulgarian folklore.Fever/Thyme #picturebookartist #kidlitart #illustration #blueskyartist #childrensbooks

This year I have spontaneously decided to take part in a Bulgarian folklore challenge.What started as a warmup sketch turned into a finished piece-MORA.Mora is a mythical creature that sits or press on the sleeping person’s chest causing haunting nightmares.Also known as sleep paralysis.Creepy eh?

The studio manager has installed himself in one of his dedicated spots for his Monday shift looking for an opportunity to get himself in the desk’s drawer.Do you also have furry lil’ managers in your studios? #cat #studiomanager #picturebookartist #kidlitart #catlife

Saying “HELLO” to a new social app! Would love to connect with other fellow artists and people in the publishing industry. #kidlit #landscape #picturebookillustrator #kidlitart #pucturebooks #booksky