A 🇨🇦 picture book giveaway!

@melanieconklin.bsky.social and I got great news today! Thank you @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social for the recognition!

Thanks Maral! 😊

Thank you, much appreciated!

Thank you Andrea!

Hi Everyone! My name is Leah Hong and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. For my very first #KidLitArtPostcard, an image from When You Have to Wait, written by ‪@melanieconklin.bsky.social‬.

I’m rep’d by Kirsten Hall at Catbird Agency. You can see more of my work at leahhong.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

We got a cat last year too! I grew up with dogs and had always thought of myself as a dog person, until we got our cat.

Image of the picture book “when you have to wait and quote written by Melanie Conklin and illustrated by Leah Hong, which has been selected for the Kansas NEA reading circle

WHEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT has been selected for the Kansas NEA Reading Circle! Super stoked that this reassuring picture book written by me and illustrated by @leahhong.bsky.social will be shared with countless young readers in Kansas. 🥳🎉
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Thank you for the kind words, P.J.!