On the desk today 🖌️

Lynn Plourde's review of Turtle in a Tree 5/5: A turtle in a tree? No way! No how! It's a squirrel. But there are two sides to everything so don't be so quick to judge...depends on your perspective. Hudson's author/illustrator debut is fun an...

5 out of 5 stars to TURTLE IN A TREE by @neeshahudson.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Thank you so much Lynn! Means the world coming from you 🤗

Yes, such beautiful books and art! 💕

Lynn Plourde's review of Gather Round 5/5: Gather round a campfire. But if you can't gather round one, then gather round this book, the next best thing. Author-illustrator David Covell uses minimal poetic text (packed with alliteration) a...

5 out of 5 stars for GATHER ROUND by David Covell www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social #Maine Great book to inspire kid/classroom poetry/illustration project.

If you like my drawings and want to read books with them
I illustrated:

✨Calpurnia Tate: Girl Vet 1-6
(Girl learning about animals in 1901 Texas)

🐶Lily to the Rescue 1-4
( a dog and her girl help different animals)

🦆 Lucky Duck
(about self identity of a little one & family-lots of animals)

Extra wide illustration made for a lamp some time ago. This was one of those paintings where I don’t know how I did it and it’s never to be replicated.

#kidlitart

Illustration of kids sitting on and holding root vegetables

An illustration of cheetahs in various poses.

4 illustrations of cats potting plants, holding a christmas cactus, amongst flowers, and looking back at kitten spilling a tulip vase.

Illustration of kids and parents at an amusement park.

Hello! #PortfolioDay! I'm Angela, an illustrator inspired by animal antics and nature, seeking work for picture books, board books, editorial, puzzles, and surface design projects.

Rep'd by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendslit

See more work and contact at angelamatteson.com
#kidlitart #kidlit

Cute!

Three of my favorite foxes from last weeks 100 Foxes 🦊

#100daydrawing2023

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Illustration of a child laying in a field holding a four leaf clover while next to a puppy

Wish 3
Day 3 of doing #100DayDrawing2023 with fellow kidlit artists.
I’m drawing 100 wishes in anticipation of release day for my second book, WHAT IF YOU WISH?
#kidlitart

Fall and woodland creatures still on my mind. #100daydrawing2023.

Grey striped tabby sleeping with pickle toy on a blue blanket

7 of #100DayDrawing2023

Uno. My first cat; I like to remember her in her earlier years, when she was a bit round.

#kidlitart

Blue cat with hat and umbrella riding a unicycle

8 of #100DayDrawing2023

When I am low on ideas, usually sticking in a unicycle automatically makes the pic more interesting

#kidlitart

A few more foxes from the #100DayDrawing2023 Challenge. Days 4-7

@neeshahudson.bsky.social Hi Neesha, hope it’s not too late to join your #100daydrawing2023. I’m going to try to do as many as I can of babies in animal costumes.

Very cute idea! ❤️

Here's the 2nd of 100 bunny for #100DayDrawing2023! - just for fun art. This one's a quick brush marker with some colored pencil. So 98 more bunnies to go. Yikes! @neeshahudson.bsky.social @cbignyc.bsky.social
#100daydrawing2023 #bunny#kidlitart #cbigmember #cbigartshare #cbignyc

Thanks!

Thank you!

Illustration of a kid sitting next to a cat. Both have their eyes closed. Cat is licking paw and kid is holding hands clasped together making a wish on a shooting star over their head.

Wish 2
Day 2 of doing #100DayDrawing2023 with fellow kidlit artists (I’m a day behind but such
I’m drawing 100 wishes in anticipation of release day for my second book, WHAT IF YOU WISH?
#kidlitart

Thanks @charlenedraws.bsky.social for getting this started here!

Drawing of a fox using colored pencil

Drawing of a fox using ink

Drawing of a fox using orange colored pencil

Description of 100 day drawing challenge

Starting my Blue Sky journey with 100 foxes. Here are days 1-3. It’s not too late to join! #100daydrawing2023 #kidlitart

100 day draw challenge

Instructions for 100 day draw challenge

I’ll be trying to do this draw challenge by Neesha Hudson over on Insta. She’s not on Bsky yet, so I’m helping share the details here!

Its a low stress one; pick anything and draw it over 100 days (doesn’t need to be consecutive). Tag posts with #100DayDrawing2023

#kidlitart #art

Black kitten on skull with black candles

3 of #100DayDrawing2023

I have a thing for drawing lil’ animals on skulls

#kidlitart

Ahh that’s great!