Arpita Choudhury

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Purrfection!

Kidlitart postcard illustration of a giant ball of wool with several cats climbing on it and tangled up in it.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I have wool (and cats) on the brain just now!

See more of my work here:
🌐 NicolaSchofield.com

I'm repped by the fantastic @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart #illustration

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It’s #kidlitpostcardday! Hello! I’m Arpita Choudhury and I’m a freelance illustrator looking for representation so I can illustrate jump roping pasta for kid’s books!
#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcard #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Already thinking about summer

The amazing, Minnesota-based non-profit, A Book of My Own, is getting children's books to teachers for students staying home. Donate books or funds at bookofmyown.com.

SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!

Congress must pass stable federal library funding by January 30th!

Please take a second to send an email (the message is already prefilled):
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
@everylibrary.bsky.social

#kidlit #savelibraries #libraryfunding #stopbookbans #saveourlibraries #everylibrary #booksky

Want to join your library board but don't know how to get started? The For the People Library put together this searchable database of library systems that may have openings!

Coming to a bookstore near you this summer! Published by Islandport Press, written by Rebecca Rule, and illustrated by yours truly. 😎 #childrensbooks #kidlit #scbwi #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Royal blue promotional graphic titled “Emergency Grants Open”. Beneath the title text is a row of three illustrations depicting boxes of food donations. At the bottom of the graphic are three rows of text with a bright gold background that contain the following message: “Diverse writers, illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators financially impacted by loss of SNAP benefits or access to food, apply for a grant today!

🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.

💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency

I created illustrations for the upcoming video for Gumption and Glory! Coming soon!
#kidlit #kidlitcommunity #kidlitart #kidlitiustration #gumptionandglory #scbwi #scbwiillustrator

It’s that time of year again.

Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments!

I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!

Thanks! Can’t wait to show it to the world!

Thank you!

Book Announcement! “Who Loves Blueberries?” coming out in spring of 2026 with Islandport Press. Such a joy to illustrate this sweet story 🫐
#kidlit #kidlitillustration #kidlitcommunity #kidsbooks #bookillustration #fernspikeart #islandportpress #scbwi #wpascbwi #picturebooks

Asian girl with red glasses surrounded by life-sized origami animals (fox, penguin, rabbit, crane, frog, squirrel, dragonfly) on paper textured land by the sea.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
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I’m an author / illustrator and I love hugs. This is a close up of my upcoming book NUNU AND THE SEA, pub date 10/14/2025!
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I am rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Portfolio: isabellakung.com
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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Whimsical children’s book illustration showing a parade of chickens marching down a city street. The chicken in front carries a long flag made of red white and blue while squares, arranged in various configurations of Stars and Stripes. She is pulling a wagon with three chicks in it. Behind the chicks marches a hen wearing boots and carrying a drum, which she is beating as she marches. Behind her comes a duck, looking grouchy and pulling a cannon, on top of which stands a rooster, who looks very pompous as he blows into a golden horn.

👋🏼 Hello art directors and editors. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! Did you know I like to draw chickens? And quilts too? 😁 Check out my portfolio at kirstenmcgonigal.com to see what else I like drawing, and writing about too! I’m rep’d by @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social
#kidlit

An illustration shows four young girls playing a board game during a sleepover. Three girls are enjoying themselves, while one girl looks upset about losing the game.

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Clary—a #kidlit #illustrator who would love to work with you on your next projects. Available for picture books, board books, editorials, and any kidlit-art-related projects 👋

✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini
@bookendsliterary.bsky.social
🖥️ claryillustration.com

The Trevor Project has a 24/7 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth. Please support them if you can, and please promote them.

www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

All aboard! It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day, and these good boys and girls are off to school! When I was a kid, dogs would sometimes crash recess, causing chaos. Maybe today’s lesson is ‘How to Cause the Best Kind of Mayhem’! What’s on their school schedule? 🐕✨

Ink drawing by Victoria Maderna depicting a girl climbing on an old tree branch and offering a treat to a cat.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! For once I remembered early and made something especially for it (& de-rusted my inking muscles a bit) 😊

I'm Victoria, illustrator working in gouache/ink and analog media. Looking for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +)!

🖥️ victoriamaderna.com
✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Agent - Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary

#kidlitart #art

An illustration depicting a parent and child walking through a flower meadow at sunset. The child is pointing to a hare in the foreground and you can spot a deer in the distance. A snowcapped mountain peak stands tall in the background.

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard!

I’m an illustrator and author and I like to explore themes of connection between humanity and the natural world in my work. I would love to collaborate on more picture books and board books!

martinstanev.com
Rep’d by InklingIllustration.com

#kidlitart #childrensbook

Every day on the internet makes it abundantly clear that some people have never had a single person turn around and say to them, ‘Cite your sources’ because, and I say this with every ounce of love I can muster as a teacher: while you are entitled to your opinion, that does not make it fact.

These Librarians Won’t Let America’s Fever Hit Fahrenheit 451 A new documentary shows us our local guardians of intellectual freedom in battle.

In film: Josephine Lee writes that these librarians are risking their safety and livelihood to speak up for First Amendment rights, intellectual freedom, and, most of all, for the students who tell them “books have saved them.”

Meta's Massive AI Training Book Heist: What Authors Need to Know  - The Authors Guild Today, The Atlantic published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. This is a similar tool to the on...

Many authors, myself included, were shocked and angered to discover that our work has been pirated for AI training purposes. If you haven’t checked out the following info from the Authors Guild, it’s not too late to take action. authorsguild.org/news/meta-li... #writingcommunity #kidlit

Happy #caturday from this guy!