Timothy Young

I hope my friends, family and everyone else has a happy, safe, and healthy new year!

A little doodle to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Some photos from last Friday’s New Hampshire school visit. I’m spending this week preparing for 3 schools next week and two the week after that. #authorvisits #schoolauthorvisit #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #edusky

I had such a great time at the @collsbookfest that I forgot to post this earlier. I met some great people, saw some old friends and signed a lot of books. Tomorrow I head to Long Island for a Monday school visit. #bookfest #kidlit #kidlitart #authorvisits #edusky

Tim Young This week on The Grands Club, Katherine Bernard welcomes Timothy Young, acclaimed children's book author and illustrator! From whimsical characters to captivating stories, Tim shares the magic behind ...

I was recently interviewed by Katherine Bernard for The Grands Club podcast. You can listen to it here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks Kathy! www.whcp.org/podcast/the-...

Sat., Sept. 27th, I’ll be at the 1st Mercer County Library Book Festival. If you’re in that area of Jersey come out from 10 to 2:30 at the @mclsnj.bsky.social Lawrence branch. You can see my new banner (it’s been 3 books & 7 years since my last one). See you there! #kidlit #kidlitart #bookfestival

I just confirmed a booking for a school in north New Hampshire for Friday, October 24th. I’d love to add visits to other schools along the way from Maryland. I can discount the visit as my travel is covered. Please share this with any schools you may know! #authorvisits #EDUSky #kidlit #kidlitart

Many years ago I made the 2nd slide with some of the most asked questions. Clicking a question brings up other slides. I’m revising my presentation, adding a few new things to show & really playing-up the game show look. What do you think? #authorvisits #elementaryschool #kidlit #kidlitart #authors

If you had read my book "P is for Puffin" you would have done fine on Wordle.

What amazing times we live in! Facebook has suggested that I let Meta AI take an illustration that I spent hours creating, and in mere seconds, horribly, disfiguringly ruin it. Now that’s convenience!

American Pope

43 Schools I have been doing school presentations for over 15 years. Between January and April 2025 I have presented to 43 schools, the most I’ve every done in one season. This is the story of my travel…

I was on the road for most of the last 4 months, doing #authorvisits to 43 schools, I felt the need to write about my travels. Check it out, let me know what you think and please #share. Thanks. timothyyoungauthor.com/2025/05/02/4... #kidlit #kidlitart #elementaryschool #schoollibrarian #edusky

May The Fourth Be With You! Vader is always ready to defend Penny from the Red Dragon of Krynn flying in from above.

Last summer I created a camp toy design program. The students enjoyed it so I offered an assembly & a workshop version to schools. On Weds. I did 7 workshops with K-5 grades at 1 school & this morning did an assembly at a 2nd. I’m back next week to do 4 workshops. #elementaryschool #artsworkshops

HAPPY PUFFIN DAY! The first image is my 3 puffin books, the second are the sketches for the design of my puffin characters and the third is my original illustration of The Angry Little Puffin before he was going to be in a picture book! #puffin #puffins #puffinday #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

A nice article about my visit to Hillview Elementary was posted on their district website. www.gcasdk12.org #kidlt #kidlitart #authorvisits #edusky

My last big week on the road visiting schools. My last 3 Red Clay schools and 2 PA schools on Weds & Thurs. I only have a few more on my calendar for late April & May. PM me if you’re looking for an end-of-the-school-year author visit. #authorvisits #elementaryschool #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

All set for the kids at Forest Oak Elementary. Number 11 of 14 schools in Red Clay. Tomorrow I’ll be at the Festival of Words then back here for the rest. Then it’s on to Pennsylvania. #authorvisit #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

Yesterday I visited Cooke Elementary, my 8th Red Clay school visit(6 more to go!). I had visited Cooke in 2017 and on my drive to the school I had the inspiration for and began writing the book that became “untitled”. #authorvisit #kidlit #kidlitart

Wow, what are the odds that two completely different, hearing-impaired event planners would like to hire me on the very same day? How lucky am I!!!

Sad to hear about Val Kilmer's passing. I know he went on to act in better movies but this was always one of my favorites.

And nobody from outside the circle understands the rabid fan-base’s devotion.

Last week I visited 5 Red Clay Delaware schools over 5 days. Starting tomorrow I visit 6 more over 4 days and 3 more next week. I’m really enjoying getting to meet great librarians and their students. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

I’m visiting 14 schools in Delaware over the next 2+ weeks. Had my first assembly at Warner Elementary this morning. I have some time before my second one and they are just uphill from the Brandywine Zoo. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #zoos #animalart #edusky

Starting the week at Bridgeport Elementary. I’ll be at 4 area schools over the next 4 days. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky

Wow, that was the busiest Read Across America week ever. 7 schools, 14 assemblies over 5 days in NJ. I get a week off for vacation then I visit 22 more schools before the end of April. I have room in my schedule for May if any educators want an author visit! #schoolvisits #kidlit #EduSky

One day in the distant future the earth will be ruled by evolved Mammoths who may, but probably won’t, bring back extinct humans.

So he’s calling people in red districts who are justifiably angry “paid protesters”. Maybe they’ll start to understand what Fake News actually is and where it’s coming from.

Every school is unique. Here are my spaces for this morning at Sunnybrae and this afternoon at Kuser. #authorvisits #elementaryteachers #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky

If that Jag-off ruins the economy and brings about the apocalypse he’ll be amongst the first to be roasted on a spit to feed the hungry.