Alison McGauley @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social #Author of big-hearted stories for little readers. #teacher #parent #chronicillness #IBD #arthritis
https://linktr.ee/alisonmcgauley
Jen MacGregor @jenmacgregor.bsky.social 🇨🇦 she/her; #kidlit author, repped by Saba Sulaiman
MAGS MACDONALD HAD A JETPACK (Owlkids, 2026)
https://www.jenmacgregor.ca/links.html
Rochelle Strauss @rochellestrauss.bsky.social Award-winning nonfiction children's author, interested in nature, environment & STEM. Love promoting NF books as powerful tools to build ocean, climate and environmental literacy. Available for author visits & speaking engagements. www.rochellestrauss.com
Leah Hong @leahhong.bsky.social Illustrator-author, once a designer 🇨🇦
HAPPY DREAMS LITTLE BUNNY (2021) WHEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT, A MOUSE FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2024)
Represented by Catbird Agency
Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social author, poet, beach-wanderer 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 | she/her | Vancouver Island, BC | www.sharigreen.com
Sal Sawler @salsawler.bsky.social Author | Book Reviewer | Teacher
Books: Written and illustrated by humans.
Posts: Do not represent my employer.
Analene @analene.bsky.social Children's Author, Filipino-Canadian
I write stories for kids and kids at heart 💗
analene.com
Paola Santos @pgsantosb.bsky.social Venezuelan children's book author. A HOUSE IN MY BARRIO (Henry Holt. Fall 2026), HOW TO EAT A MANGO (2024). Rep’d by Jen Rofé.
https://linktr.ee/paolagsantos
Amanda West Lewis @awestlewis.bsky.social A writer, theatre artist, calligrapher & arts educator who specializes in work for and with young people. Author of 11 books including MG & YA novels, picture books, poetry, graphic novel. MFA, Writing for Children & Young Adults #VCFA #Canscaip
Karen Autio @karenautio.bsky.social Children's book author (PB, chapter book, MG), avid reader, nature photographer, disability awareness sensitivity reader
Yewande Daniel-Ayoade @ydayoade.bsky.social Author of children's books. Typically set in or about West Africa.
THE LITTLE REGENT (Owlkids Books, March 2024), JOLLOF WAR (Owlkids, Sept 2026)
Jami Gigot @jamigigot.bsky.social Hello there! I am a children’s book author/illustrator and texture supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic living in the Pacific Northwest. www.jamigigot.com
https://www.amazon.com/Bigfoot-Field-Guide-Campers-Mysterious-ebook/dp/B0F4G895X7
Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social Author | Journalist | Writing Prof | Book Coach
I write books to help kids think more critically
I also write reviews for Publishers Weekly (PW)
Pre-order my upcoming book on libraries:
https://linktr.ee/jgcanada
Tanya Lloyd Kyi @tanyakyi.bsky.social Children’s writer and lecturer for UBC Creative Writing. Most recently: THE CITY OF LOST CATS.
Nathan Christopher @hellonathanc.bsky.social Bestspelling author.
World chess ranking: 8,263,401,754.
WHEN SANTA WROTE BACK! (2025)
WHEN THE WITCH WROTE BACK! (2026)
WHEN THE EASTER BUNNY WROTE BACK! (2026)
Links: https://hellonathan.ca/links.html
Laura Alary @lauraalary.bsky.social Writer. Storyteller. Wonderer.
#Kidlit #PictureBooks New in 2026: THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), AROUND THE CIRCLE (Beaming Books)
www.lauraalary.ca
Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social We write, illustrate and support Canadian, and we’re releasing our seventh year of picture books in 2026. Follow us for news about 🇨🇦 PBs, blogs by 🇨🇦 PB creators and more, eh!
Website: https://picturebookseh.weebly.com
indiebookspotlight.com - Discover Indie Books @indiebookspotlight.com Shining a light on indie authors.
List your book for just $8.99 – one-time fee, one year of exposure!
Readers discover. Authors grow.
🔗 indiebookspotlight.com 
Meg @meganroseruiz.bsky.social Queer Illustrator 🍄🌱✨ they/them
linktr.ee/mossroseruiz
Marcia Strykowski @marciastrykowski.bsky.social Children's Book Author~MG~PB~SCBWI~Librarian~Art~Music~Ocean www.marciastrykowski.com
Kate Taylor @kitskate.bsky.social Nature nerd, children's author, happy hiker
Patrick Girouard @pgirouard.bsky.social Picture Book Maker, Puzzle Drawer, Painter, Thinker. Represented by http://Storybookartsinc.com
Jenniepalmerstudio @jenniepalmerstudio.bsky.social Kidlit Author, illustrator, ridiculous thing designer, mediocre potter, dubious social media user.
Littlest Bookshop @littlestbookshop.bsky.social Tucson’s favorite independent children’s bookstore!
Corey George @coreydg.bsky.social Children's picture book illustrator and hand lettering artist. Let's make something fun together 👉 coreydgeorge.com
Forrest Burdett @hellomrforrest.bsky.social Kidlit Illustrator & Aspiring Author
Rep’d by Jen Rofe at ABLA
Forrestburdett.com
@rebekahcadorette.bsky.social @rebekahcadorette.bsky.social Production weaver, tai chi instructor, wife, mother, sister, friend…
@stephojwriter.bsky.social @stephojwriter.bsky.social 
Jarrett J. Krosoczka @studiojjk.bsky.social 💬Graphic Novelist
📙 Lunch Lady • Hey, Kiddo
📕 Star Wars • Crayola • Marvel
▶️ Process & Creative Career Tips
🍎 Classroom Resources
Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social When I'm not writing #kidlit, I'm taking #wildlife photos.
https://linktr.ee/laurelgale
ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES is out now!
#birds #nature
Alice Feagan @alicefeagan.bsky.social Children's book author & illustrator
🪺 THE COLLECTORS (Kids Can May '21)
🏄🏽♀️ THE LOST BOARD (Viking Summer '26)
Rep'd by The Literary Longs @ Tugeau 2
SCBWI Member
Edwards, Colorado
Donald Sutton @donskreation.bsky.social Children’s book writer, illustrator & graphic novelist. 2020 We Need Diverse Books illustration Mentee
donaldadsutton.com
Elayne Crain @elaynecrain.bsky.social Writer of childish things. Fan of sidequests. THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER (w/ John Ledda, Feiwel & Friends). #scbwi #12x12pb #kidlit #☕ #📚 elaynecrain.com/books + elaynecrain.substack.com
Becky Hosman @beckyhosman.bsky.social REALTOR®, Wife & Mama
Loving life & doing all the stuff in the Yakima Valley. Writing, baking and learning guitar again.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Central Washington
Eric Castleman @ericcastleman.bsky.social Picture book illustrator/writer rep’d by Adria Goetz at KT Literary
EricCastleman.com
Suzanne Beaky Illustration @suzannebeaky.bsky.social Children’s Illustrator. Cat Lover. Avid Gardener.
You can find my portfolio at http://www.suzannebeaky.com
@gretchenvh.bsky.social @gretchenvh.bsky.social 
Anne Lamott @annelamott.bsky.social Mother, wife, Nana, activist, Sunday School teacher, sister. Bird by Bird, Somehow: Thoughts on Love. Old quotes compiled by Dean Dauphinais.
Vera Brosgol @verabrosgol.bsky.social books, bread, 'blivion. https://linktr.ee/Verabee
Matthew Cordell @cordellmatthew.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Illustrator and author of books. 2018 Caldecott Medalist.
Emmy Kastner @emmykastner.bsky.social Author & illustrator of books for kids, rep’d by Hannah Mann.
Jessica Lanan @jessicalanan.bsky.social Author/illustrator of JUMPER and a bunch of other books for kids! ❤️📚
Http://jessicalanan.com
Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social Children’s Book Author and Teaching Artist
www.kellystarlinglyons.com
Secret Society of Books @atravelingbookshop.bsky.social A traveling children’s bookshop.
Peddler of wonderfully curated children’s books, supporter of artists and a magic-bean-buyer.
Phoebe Wahl @phoebewahl.bsky.social Author, illustrator, surface designer 📚🍄🌷
LBYR School & Library @lbschool.bsky.social 📚 A place for educators & librarians to get the latest news and book information from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 📚
Visit https://www.littlebrownlibrary.com/
https://linktr.ee/lbyrschool
Ruth Chan @ohtruth.bsky.social Illustrator, author, comics maker
Jaime T. @jaimetemairik.com Illustrator who loves all things natural and cultural history related.
Portfolio jaimetemairik.com
Diana Sudyka @tinyaviary.bsky.social Illustrator, author.
Midwest + Great Lakes.
My book: LITTLE LAND
Represented by Andrea Morrison, Writers House Ltd.
www.dianasudyka.com
Anne Hunter Illustration @annehunterstudio.bsky.social Picture book maker
Greg Pizzoli @gregpizzoli.bsky.social Maker of picture books, comics, early readers and screenprints. Preorder my new book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721979/earl-and-worm-1-the-b
Kate Berube @kateberube.bsky.social NY Times bestselling illustrator & author of picture books • HANNAH & SUGAR • MAE’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL • JOHN’S TURN • WILLOW THE WHITE HOUSE CAT
Don Tate @dontate.bsky.social Don Tate is an award-winning author and the illustrator of numerous books for children
Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social Storyboard Artist (MLP:FIM, Ada Twist, Camp Snoopy) & Children’s Book Illustrator. SPACE CASE: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs out now!
[he/him] Absolutely NO AI.
wardjenkins.com
I share things, too: #wardsmorguefile
Anne Broyles, author @annebroyles.bsky.social Children's author & Cherokee Nation citizen
Newest book: EATING TO SAVE THE PLANET: HOW VEGANISM HELPS FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
Agent: Jen Newens @ Martin Literary
Liz Nugent 🖌️ @liznugentdraws.bsky.social Picture maker, arts educator, mom
http://www.liznugentdraws.com
Lisa Anchin @lisaanchin.bsky.social Illustrator, writer, artist mother, Smithie, tea-drinker, dessert-MacGyver, midnight adventurer.
Rep’d by Andrea Morrison @writershouseagency
Katie Vernon @katievernonart.bsky.social 🔵Illustrator/author in Flagstaff, AZ.
🟠Rep’d by Erica McGrath at Writers House
🟣katievernon.com
🟢Available for licensing and commissions
Ruth Behar @ruthbehar.bsky.social Newbery Honor Award-winning and Pura Belpré Award–winning author of THE VULNERABLE OBSERVER, LUCKY BROKEN GIRL, LETTERS FROM CUBA, TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS. Co-author with Gabriel Frye-Behar of PEPITA MEETS BEBITA.
Isabelle Follath @isabellefollath.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator 🖍️
Brooke Boynton-Hughes @bboyntonhughes.bsky.social Children's book illustrator/author
Tanja Stephani @tanjastephani.bsky.social Children's book illustration, Art
www.lartquirit.ch
Sarah Hand @sarah-hand.bsky.social 
Andrea Stegmaier @andreastegmaier.bsky.social Childrensbook Illustrator 
Kelly Anne Dalton @kellyannedalton.bsky.social Artist . Storyteller
NYTimes Bestselling Illustrator
Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure (‘24)
Beatrix Butterfly Wings It for Once (‘25)
Magical Real Estate Co. (coming soon!)
Denise Holmes @niseemade.bsky.social Children's Book Illustrator & Champion Hula-Hooper | Chicago, IL | Rep'd by The Bright Agency | Baby Board Books Forever
niseemade.com
deniseholmes.substack.com
Kari Percival @karipercival.bsky.social Author Illustrator, SAFE CROSSING, Chronicle Books, 2025
Ezra Jack Keats Award for Writer, How to Say Hello to A Worm, Rise x Penguin Workshop
Repped by @bookmarklitereary
Delphine Lee @delphineleeillo.bsky.social Children’s book author and illustrator 🖍️
🇰🇷 ✈️ 🇺🇸 ✈️ 🇪🇸
Rep’d by Aliza Hoover at The CAT Agency.
🎨: Delphinelee.com
Claribel A. Ortega @claribelortega.com NYT Best-selling raccoon enthusiast 🦝
Witchlings 4: Scepter of Memories out 9.16.25
I wrote Ghost Squad, the Witchlings series & the Eisner & Pura Belpré winning graphic novel Frizzy 🐓
https://linktr.ee/claribelortega
natandrewson @natandrewson.bsky.social Illustrator, Comic Artist, Riso Printmaker.
https://natalie-andrewson.com/Links
American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. 🌎’s largest library association.
Find us at https://ala.org.
We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social Comics and things
Elise Gravel @elisegravel.bsky.social Auteure et illustratrice de livres engagés et drôles pour enfants. Woke et anti-antiwoke. Ces jours-ci, je publie davantage pour les adultes qui se soucient des droits humains. Libérez la Palestine.
Jillian Tamaki @dirtbagg.bsky.social Bump on a log
Mariska Gewald @mariskagewald.bsky.social 🖍️ Picture book Illustrator, Printmaker & Teacher 🎨
🎓@csacbi 2021
https://linktr.ee/mariskagewald
Eya Gina @eyaandmonsters.bsky.social Illustration, comics and craft
Brooklyn, NY
Sarah Holliday @sarahhollidayart.bsky.social Illustrator
Mary Engelbreit @maryengelbreit.bsky.social linktr.ee/maryengelbreit
Anke Noack Illustration @ankenoack.bsky.social Award Winning Children‘s Book Illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia
Becka Moor @beckamoor.bsky.social Book doodler | Snr Designer
Agent: Hannah Whitty | The Plum Agency
www.beckamoor.com
Deborah Underwood @underwoodwriter.bsky.social Writer of picture books and kisser of cats. DeborahUnderwoodBooks.com
Maggie Edkins Willis @maggiemadethis.bsky.social Bestselling author-illustrator of graphic novels and picture books including SMALLER SISTER and LITTLE GHOST MAKES A FRIEND
Publishers: Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House
Rep: Jen Rofé at Andrea Brown Literary
Maggiemadethis.com 
Heidi EY Stemple @heidieys.bsky.social #KidLit Author & Poet. JANIE WRITES A PLAY (Charlesbridge). Debut MG verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS 4/15 (Astra). Birder/Owler. HeidiEYStemple.com.
Jenny Alvarado @jennyabooks.bsky.social #kidlit Author-Illustrator & T1D Mom 💙 | PENCIL & ERASER (book 3) Jan 2026 | She/Her | Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack at ABLA
www.JennyAbooks.com
Autumn Seybert @autumnseybert.bsky.social Author/Illustrator who enjoys drawing monsters, animals, robots, dinosaurs, mythical creatures and children. Currently seeking representation and work.
linktr.ee/autumnseybert
Charles Santoso @charlessantoso.bsky.social Illustrator for books, films & other things. An author illustrator of Happy Hippo book. See more work at http://www.charlessantoso.com
Stacy McAnulty @stacymcanulty.bsky.social Author of over 40 books for children. Loves brunch, Taylor Swift, and the Green Bay Packers.
Anika Aldamuy Denise @anikaadenise.bsky.social Award-winning author of Planting Stories (Pura Belpré Honor, 2020) Phenomenal AOC (Pura Belpré Honor for illustration, 2022), Gato Guapo, A Girl Named Rosita, La Bandera (2026), and more.
Honee Jang | Children's Book Illustrator & Designer @honeej.bsky.social 장한이 (Pronounced "Han-ee")
Korean American children's book illustrator/designer based in London
🐈⬛ Rep'd by Christy T. Ewers at The CAT Agency
Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator and artist in the PNW🌲
linktr.ee/pamelagoodmanart
Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
Nidhi Chanani @nidhiart.bsky.social Bestselling author (!!)
📚PASHMINA, SUPER BOBA CAFÉ, JUKEBOX, STRONG, SHARK PRINCESS, I WILL BE FIERCE and more
Rep Jodi Reamer at Writers House
drydenbks (Emma D Dryden) @drydenbks.bsky.social Renowned children's book editor & former publisher offering services and support as a children's book consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com #kidlit
Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social Bestselling author of 50+ books. PRINCESS ACADEMY, AUSTENLAND, PRINCESS IN BLACK, REAL FRIENDS, DREAM ON, ITTY BITTY KITTY-CORN. Mom of 4 awesome young adults. she/her. Curiosity and compassion. www.shannonhale.com
@lorinicholsbook.bsky.social @lorinicholsbook.bsky.social I’m a children’s book writer and illustrator. Agent Joanna Volpe, New Leaf Literary
Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social Author-Illustrator based in Brooklyn
Emily Dove @emilydoveart.bsky.social Illustrator, author, and naturalist in Bellevue, WA
emilydove.com
Rep’d by Molly O’Neill of Root Literary
HELLO CLOWNFISH is out now through Chronicle Books!
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow @authorjamilah.bsky.social 🔸Children’s book author of very Black, very Muslim stories
🔸2-Time Muslim Bookstagram Winner
🔸Honors: Golden Kite, Walter Award, Irma Black
🔸SLA Information Award
🔸A bit political. A lot human.
🔸Rep’d by @Pterlip
🔸 www.JamilahTheWriter.com
Sam Wedelich @samwedelich.bsky.social Author + Illustrator + Mom
Chicken Little Series with Scholastic
Bearplane! with Dial
New book coming fall 2025 with Knopf