Illustration of three tweens of the 1930s era in front of a makeshift clubhouse with “black cat detective agency” on a hand painted sign. Neighborhood houses are in the background.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard April 2026! I’m an author/illustrator who loves Middle Grade (especially histories and mysteries!)You can find more of my work in the link in bio.
#KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitart #procreate

We can’t wait to have you at our Mid-Atlantic event in May! You are welcome to talk about figure/ground contrast to your heart’s content.

Illustration of 3 boys dressed in mid century style getting ready to throw snowballs with a fence and houses in the background..

One last snowball fight for the winter. You can find more of my work in the link in bio.

#KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitart #procreate

Illustration of a single white tail doe deer standing in a clearing in the woods on an early spring morning.

Pencil Sketch of a single white tail doe deer standing in a clearing in the woods on an early spring morning

It may still be wintery grey outside but I’ve seen green shoots peeking through the earth. The green wood is calling…warmer, brighter days are ahead.

I just had my 10 yr anniversary with my local library system. Spent the first 5 in circ and the last 5 in marketing and program planning. It’s a good day job to have for an illustrator. The proximity to books, readers and fantastic librarians has been enlightening and rewarding. Good luck!

✨ Time to recap another year of art. Here are some of my favorites from 2025. I’m happy to be here and looking forward to all the good things 2026 has waiting in the wings.
Thanks for joining me on the journey!
Onward! 🎉 #artrecap2025 #artvsartist2025

A ballpoint drawing on lined paper of three koi fish in orange and dark blue and white on a field of aqua swirls.

This started as a mindless ballpoint doodle in a long meeting…the koi arrived unannounced. #ballpointpendrawing #meetingdoodles

Just some sketchy frog studies…nothing more. 🐸 #sketchbookpages #kidlitart

Sharing some sketchbook studies of ermine on this snowy day. #sketchbookart #kidlitart

Two rabbits running in a field on a wintery night with a VW beetle driving up a road and warmly lit homes in the distance.

It’s the last #kidlitartpostcard of 2025. I’m Tami Traylor, author and illustrator based in Virginia and I have a love/hate relationship with drawing cars. However, VW beetles are like drawing an old friend.
#KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitart #procreate

🫶 Thanks, Katie!

Illustration of a black kitty peering out of a box in purples, greys and a pop of gold for its eyes.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I’m Tami Traylor, Virginia-based author/illustrator and person who likes to draw animals. Thought I’d play with a limited palette this time. 💜💛🖤

#KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitart #procreate

Sketchbook pencil rendering of two kids on a horse with a dog in front of two farm outbuildings an a huge tree with a tire swing.

Close up of the left side of the previous image.

Close up of the right side of the first image.

Tobacco country summer #sketchbooksunday #kidlitart

I was 15 and home sick watching the launch with my grandpa, a huge space exploration fan and the horror that passed befween the two of us in that moment will stay with me forever. Rockets were not expected to explode.

Illustration of a black cat with an irritated face, sitting at a French door on a striped rug looking at a group of mischievous raccoons taunting him through the glass.

I’m late posting on #kidlitpostcard day. 🫥 I’m Tami Traylor, author and illustrator. This illustration is based on a true story…ask my cat.

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #scbwiillustrator#scbwimidatlantic #scbwi

Core memory unlocked: Lying in the grass under the power lines after school with my best friend, an old radio, and a stack of cassettes. I discovered the soundtrack of my teen years there. Funny how something so simple—sunshine and staticky speakers—sticks with you forever. #kidlitart

Someone told me it’s #doggust so I’m sharing this special doggo, Juice, who happens to have a super cool human, too. (Rumor has it, he’s a secret agent in his spare time…😉) #kidlitart

An illustration of five animals driving various pedal cars on a 2 lane road. A rabbit in a green car with a cardinal perched on the hood leads followed by a fox in a blue car, a bear on a red truck, a grinning opossum in a light blue car and a raccoon waving from a yellow car in the rear.

It is another #kidlitpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor, author and illustrator. We may all be on our own individual journeys but we’re traveling this road together and that makes the trip all the better.

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart

Sketchbook page open on a pine table top dappled with afternoon sunlight. On the white page, a sketch of three expressive felines wearing towels. A purple prismacolor pencil lay across the page at a diagonal above the drawing.

Golden hour. Purple prismacolor. #sketchbook

Illustration of a young girl with brown hair and a pink dress holding a lantern and walking through a dark wood with fireflies.

Greetings and salutations on #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor an author/illustrator who loves fireflies, summer nights, and a good middle grade historical mystery. #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday

I met a Luna moth the last of May. She said to me, “Life is sweet. Take joy where you find it; a sun-warmed wall, the breeze through wildflowers, squirrel-chatter, distant laughter, and reading many books. Make haste, winter comes.” She said no more but bent one gold-feathered antennae in farewell.

Meet Frozen Charlotte—First in a series of 19th century curiosities—cheap, silent, & with her own coffin - a popular Victorian penny doll, made in sweatshops & named for the allegorical girl who froze to death out of vanity, she met the era’s expectations for girls: Be small, still, don't complain.

Ink drawing of a mouse and squirrel wearing human clothing, sitting on a log with their arms around each other like friends with mushrooms and foliage surrounding them.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor an author/illustrator who loves middle grade and picture books that focus on connection, kindness, and the magic of small, meaningful moments like this sweet moment shared between friends on a summery afternoon.
#kidlitillustrator #kidlitart

It’s been horrendous in Virginia…even using allergy pills and the spray doesn’t help. 😩

In celebration of #MayThe4th, 
here's a throwback to this fiery young rebel I drew a while back. She was already a force to be reckoned with. #StarWars #LeiaOrgana

Louise Penny’s books are amazing. Every time a new book in the Inspector Gamache series comes out I can’t wait to revisit the tiny town of Three Pines and its colorful residents—they feel like old friends. ❤️

illustration of a raccoon wearing a lime green sweater and glasses sitting in a lamplit library reading a book with a red cover. He is sitting in a wooden chair with blue cushions and a green lamp sits nearby providing light.

✨ Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! ✨
Life is better in the library...digital and traditional media. #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartpostcard

Thank you for the kind words ab my art. 💕…made my day.

Thanks Reagan! Love your work!

a children's book illustration of two young children and their dog picking berries on a summery day with a mother rabbit and her three babies watching from within the thicket while a black bird is perched nearby.

✨ It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! ✨
Sharing a sweet summer memory of berry-picking to chase your winter blues away. This spread is a mix digital and traditional media.✨ See more at traylorillo.com #kidlitart #scbwiillustrator #kidlitartpostcard