sketch of a boy and his grandpa walking / bouncing on the moon with their house, the American flag, Gran with the moon buggy in the background on the moon. Yarn from a ball in the boy's hand stretches to Earth in the sky above him.

I did it! I subbed a new PB dummy to SCBWI for the Don Freeman Grant. Phew! I'm glad they extended the deadline so I could polish it up all nice & shiny. The fun part was finishing this moon sketch during Artemis!

#SCBWI #authorillustrator #KidLitArt #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #illustrator #author #PB

How do you keep someone in suspense? I'll tell you later. For more laughs dive into my children's graphic novel ARTY and coming soon ARTY TOO! When? The suspense is killing me! #authorillustrator #arty #graphicnovel #pennysdoodles #suspense #laughmore

jason hart

Hey #kidlitart world I gave the website a bit of an update! #illustration #authorillustrator #kidlit

storieswithhart.com

Tip #11 🎻🐰
Spend the holiday with your peeps.
#WildStringTips #HappyEaster #FindYourPeeps #KidLit #MGBooks #AuthorIllustrator

happy #kidlitpostcard day! i'm hallie, and i love to use watercolours and inks and gouache and pencils and cut paper to make art that celebrates well... more art!
see more of my work at halthegal.art

#kidlit #kidlitart #authorillustrator #kidlitillustraiton #kidlitillustrator #happyart #mixedmedia

Happy #Kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Kent Culotta, an author/illustrator looking forward to working on all kinds of fun picture book and middle grade projects. I am now rep'd by Vicky Weber at Creative Media Agency! #april #picturebookart #kidlitart #authorillustrator

kidlit illustration with a kid pulling a cart full of papers. Some of the sheets of papers are flying around, and we can see that they have a message written on top: LET'S SAVE THE FAIRIES! In the background there are colorful houses and buildings drawn with colored pencils.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
I'm Marta, an author-illustrator looking for representation. I have three dummy books ready and more manuscripts available.

I love working on stories with SEL elements and a sparkle of magic✨

Also, see you at #BCBF
#kidlitpostcard #authorillustrator #kidlitillustrator

For more laughs check out my children's graphic novel ARTY, and ARTY TOO coming soon! Celebration of friendship, music and a little purple betta fish's wish comes true! #arty #artytoo #authorillustrator #scbwiillustrator #comingsoon #Wednesday #forlaughs #teachers #librarians #parents #graphicnovel

Just got my 6th subscriber on Substack!! *happy dancing* the Kidlit diary community is growing🎉
#kidlit #authorillustrator #substack

WildString Tip #10 — PLAY LOUD

#WildStringTips #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #Confidence #SelfBelief #AuthorIllustrator #ViolinLife #MusicMetaphor

WildString Tip #9 — SURVIVE YOUR FAMILY

#WildStringTips #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #Friendship #Family #SiblingLife #AuthorIllustrator #ViolinLife #MusicMetaphor

WildString Tip #8 — TRY NOT TO GET IN TROUBLE

#WildStringTips #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #AuthorIllustrator #ViolinLife #MusicMetaphor

WildString Tip #7 — FIND YOUR VIOLINTEER

#WildStringTips #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #Friendship #BestFriends #FindYourPeople #AuthorIllustrator #ViolinLife #MusicMetaphor

WildString Tip #6 — PRACTICE BEFORE SEAT TESTS

#WildStringTips #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #PracticeMakesProgress #MusicHumor #ViolinLife #AuthorIllustrator

Step Inside my Magical Forest Sketchbook: 100-Day Project Art Challenge The sketchbook, the ink pens, and the monsters.

Yes, I'm on Substack, and I hope you'll click subscribe and follow my creative adventures. #authorillustrator #sketchbook #portfolioday

WildString Tip #5 — OWN YOUR COLOR

#WildStringTips #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #BeYourself #FindYourVoice #AuthorIllustrator #MusicMetaphor

According to #Ukrainian superstition, if a pregnant woman happens upon a wolf in the field, she will give birth to a Vovkulak (Вовкулак) - a man-wolf creature with supernatural strength. #authorillustrator #inkpen #sketchbook

My latest book was translated into Finnish! Thanks to @kidscanpress.bsky.social and #Kvaliti!

#childrensbook
#authorillustrator
#STEM

WildString Tip #4 — FIND YOUR SOUND
Your voice doesn’t have to be perfect.
It just has to be yours. 🎻

#WildStringTips #FindYourVoice #KidLit #MGBooks #MiddleSchool #AuthorIllustrator #SelfExpression #MusicMetaphor

WildStringTip #3 — TURN THE OTHER PEG

#WildStringTips #MiddleGrade #KidLit #MG #AuthorIllustrator

WildStringTip #2 — B NATURAL

#WildStringTips #MiddleGrade #KidLit #MG #AuthorIllustrator

TIP #1 — EXPRESS YOURSELF 🎻

#WildStringTips #MiddleGrade #KidLit #AuthorIllustrator #MGBooks

Hello, I’m Suzie Carter — a children’s author-illustrator who believes stories help children believe in their ideas… and themselves.

I love to create modern picture books with a vintage storybook charm to inspire kids’ creativity, imagination and possibility.

#KidLit #AuthorIllustrator #SCBWI

#WildStringTips #MiddleGrade #MG #KidLitArt #AuthorIllustrator #VAAOVTS

What a community to be a part of! Thanks @pbrisingstars.bsky.social for your passion and inspiration! #pbrisingstars #kidlit #authorillustrator

"A minimalist illustration of a neon green violin with a philosophical quote about life being about the tunes you play when things go off-key, interrupted by a small scroll at the bottom that says '...get a life green bean...'"

Introducing the 'Sister Scroll'—because every renegade needs a reality check. 🎻🫛

#WildStringTips #MiddleGrade #KidLitArt #AuthorIllustrator

A graphic with a vibrant neon green violin scroll in the top right corner. The center text reads "READ MUSIC NOT BOOKS" in a handwritten font, followed by the hashtags #WildStringTips, #PBParty, and #Middlegrade.

"Cheering on all my #PictureBook friends entering #PBParty today!
Here is a little Tuesday #WildStringTips for the road...
#MiddleGrade #KidLit #AuthorIllustrator"

In this podcast, I share how writing the heroine of The Great & the Small’s Ananda opened my heart to compassion for the girl I once was. ✍️❤️

Click the PODCAST link in my bio for more 🔗

#YAauthor #youngadult #authorillustrator #selfcompassion #traumasurvivor #healingjourney #healingthroughart

Don’t Open The Cat-Flap.

#horrorpicturebook #amquerying #authorillustrator #paigeellery

mmm. What is he thinking?
I'm busy writing and illustrating a new adventure for this little guy. He's going to have so much fun! #authorillustrator #kidlitart #picturebook