#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by American illustrator Lita Judge from The Littlest Elephant, with text by Katherine Applegate. This is realistic drawing put through a cuteness filter. From a story about Ruby the elephant facing fears about growing up. Harper Collins 23 April. @harpercollins.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Brussels-based illustrator Ian de Haes from Luna and the Night with text by Maylis Daufresne. Luna’s legs as she is about to jump into a puddle full of night, in order to befriend it. Visually striking approach to the dark. Floris Books 23 April. @florisbooks.bsky.social

Glad it has caught your attention. Thank you.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Jon Klassen who has won the international Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for illustration. ‘Now I See Me’, a pic of his shadow from his board book Now I See Summer, has characteristic economy & wit. Walker Books 9 April @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @jonklassen.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Netherlands-based author/illustrator Sophie Pluim. From her picturebook The Little House that Needed a Witch. Floris Books 23 April. Combination of detailed ink drawing & autumnal forest made of rich, washy watercolours. @florisbooks.bsky.social @sophiepluim.bsky.social

Sorry about the accidental second frame.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by self-taught illustrator Emily Hamilton from The Storm Cloud, with text by Frances Stickley. About a bear whose squirrel friend sticks by him through depression. In watercolour, gouache, pencils, ink & ‘a flurry of Photoshop’. Post Wave 23 April @postwavebooks.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Nicola Killen from her picturebook Ollie’s Busy Bee About a child who makes a bee-friendly garden. Gentle image in monochrome with touches of colour and highlights. Simon & Schuster 23 April.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Robert Sae-Heng from How to Build a Chocolate Bridge with text by Roma Agrawal, an entertaining exploration of materials, with experiments that use the wrong ones. Laurence King 9 April. The colours and vignettes on each page are enticing. @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by author/illustrator Marie Dorleans from her picturebook The Blanket, translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes. About a boy afraid of everything without his blanket. Hand-drawn with graphite pencil & watercolour & finished digitally. Floris Bks 23 April. @florisbooks.bsky.social

This year's annual commemoration of Samuel Plimsoll in Folkestone, 30 May at St Martin's Church, Cheriton, where he is buried. Working on a different talk from the one I gave here two years ago, and last year at the Folkestone Society. #folkestone #samuelplimsoll. But there will be cakes again.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Owen Davey, known for his clear, accurate and elegant graphic style. Informative page from Natural World: a Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature, by Amanda Wood and Mike Jolley. Wide Eyed Editions paperback 9 April. @quartokids.bsky.social @owendaveydraws.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Spanish illustrator Anuska Allepuz, (MA Cambridge School of Art) from her lively picturebook Move Your Body! Text by Madhvi Ramani. Paperback from Two Hoots 19 April. Charming childlike multimedia image with varied textures. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social @madhvi.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Australian Illustrator Jess Racklyeft from Storm, a non-fiction picturebook about stages of a storm on a beach, with text by Claire Saxby. Allen & Unwin 2 April. Light-filled watercolour and collage. @allenandunwin.bsky.social @clairesaxby.bsky.social jessracklyeft.com

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Anthony Browne from Once Upon a Time in the Woods, in which three boys learn not to make assumptions about others. With Browne's exceptional miniaturist detail, in the branches, the thatched roof, the leaf-covered forest floor. Puffin 16 April @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social

I'm enjoying following Nicolette for the lovely illustrations she posts. Of course this one is a favourite. 🐾💙

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Americans Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell from Wild Footprints, with rhyming text (plus facts) about animal tracks by Judy Wise. In the style of cosy 1950s/60s illustration even though ultimately the image is digitally assembled. Scholastic 9 April. @scholasticuk.bsky.social

I feel the same. Press releases very rarely say too.

I'm told this #NewIllustrationoftheDay is in gouache. Sorry for misreading the marks.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Taiwanese Cindy Wume (Cambridge School of Art MA) from her picturebook Home is a Hug. This picture seems to be drawn with felt pen (plus digital touches) & tells us that home is the warm place where the books and the cats are. Post Wave 9 April. @postwavebooks.bsky.social

Thank you! I’m very glad you are enjoying the #NewIllustrationOfTheDay posts, and thank you for following.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Lucy Ruth Cummins from her picturebook Dalmartian, about a green-spotted dog who is an alien from outer space, with human habits. Drawn with clarity, warmth, simplicity, and a big, soft line. Published in paperback, Simon & Schuster 9 April. @simonandschuster.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Kip Alizadeh from I Am Strong Just Being Me with text by Laura Dockrill about different kinds of everyday strength. Image full of the joys of spring, harking back to Wildsmith despite the use of technology. Little Tiger 3 April @littletigeruk.bsky.social @kipalizadeh.net

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Half a spread by Alexis Deacon from his inspired picturebook King School. About a young king who teaches his people we can all learn like kings if we have fun and love nature. With something of Maurice Sendak about it. Otter-Barry Books 5 April @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by
Ali Stearn from her picturebook Jack Brock and the Walk, about a pony that visits patients in hospital, and about lots of dogs. Graffeg 2 April. Unpolished but lovingly recorded pencil and watercolour relishing the character of different breeds. @graffegbooks.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. Spread by Dublin-based April Suddendorf from her paperback picturebook See You Later… about an alligator who sneaks into a grand house. Cross-section like a doll’s house in pinks and greens with a bold-outlined cartoon style. Flying Eye 2 April. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Julia Moscardo who studied in Valencia, Leeds & Cambridge. From her picturebook Moon’s Lullaby, about a mother goose’s bedtime story. Painterly enjoyment of the effects of light above, on the surface of, & below the water. Little Tiger 2 April. @littletigeruk.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Montse Galbany. Endpaper from What Makes a Bird?: An Illustrated Guide to the Bird World. Informative stylised graphic with strong colour on black in a satisfying pattern. Text by Nadeem Perera. Flying Eye 2 April. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @montsegalbany.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. One of the wonderfully strange illustrations by Beatrice Alemagna from her picturebook The Mud Princess, about an angry child processing her feelings in an underworld reached through a sewer. With pencil crayon plants. Thames & Hudson 2 April. @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Rebecca Crane from My Very Own Space, picturebook with text by Pippa Goodhart about a little rabbit looking for peace & quiet to read. Busy but airy composition, with appealing creatures, in shades of sienna & eau de nil. Flying Eye pb 5 March @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social