Karla Adams @karlaadamsillu.bsky.social 🌸🐸Illustrator 🐸🌸
Rep'd by Adriana Dominguez at ACM Kids & Illustration
💌 holakarlaadams@gmail.com
instagram.com/karlaadamsillu
karlaadamsillu.com
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Will Hillenbrand @willhillenbrand.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, Speaker, Fine Artist
www.willhillenbrand.com
KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social We are KidLit Collective, a collection of creative kidlit authors and illustrators supporting each other since our 2020 debuts and beyond. Art by @nielanderamy
Molly Ruttan @mollyruttan.bsky.social Kidlit Author/Illustrator
ØROJI (Eunbee Kim) @orojiart.bsky.social Warm, playful picture books bursting with character and a little magic.✦
Picture Book Author–Illustrator · Hand-drawing + digital collage
🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea · SCBWI Member ·🔗orojiart.com
Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social Children's Author. Knopf BFYR, Nancy Paulsen Books, Doubleday, Penguin Workshop, Simon Spotlight, Beach Lane, Laura Godwin Books, Two Lions, Beaming Books, Magination Press
Proudly represented by @casahasegawa of @the_t2_agency!
Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social Children’s Author. Devout Californian.
Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA
www.devpetty.com
Brigette Barrager @brigettebarrager.bsky.social Picture book illustrator, writer, character designer, garden girl, mom of twins 🌻🌻
Brigetteb.com 
Librarians of Littles @littleslibrarians.bsky.social A podcast about being a librarian working with our youngest students.
New episodes every Wednesday.
We discuss books, ways to connect to Makerspace, and give tips and tricks.
James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social The first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey award winner. Rock star, cartoonist, wild berry picker. https://linktr.ee/kochalka
Patricia J. Murphy @pattyjmurphy.bsky.social Award-winning writer/author/creator for BIG/little humans, literacy advocate + marketing/publicity specialist. Visit me at: www.patriciajmurphy.com
Antwan Eady @antwaneady.bsky.social Author ✍🏽NIGEL AND THE MOON | POEMHOOD (YA Anthology) | THE LAST STAND | THE GATHERING TABLE ‘25 | MICAH’S RISE |🐅🤙🏽 | Agent: Steven Malk |he/him
Julie Benbassat @juliebenbassat.bsky.social Philly Illustrator | Avid Sketcher | Soft Tofu Stew Lover
Mungo On His Own (2026)
WEBSITE: https://www.juliebenbassat.com/
CONTACT: mail@juliebenbassat.com
Mary K @maryloveswords.bsky.social *jazz hands* MaryKuehner.com Early lit librarian. Storytime pro. PB author seeking representation. Proudly neurodivergent (OCD/ADHD). “She reads a lot of shouty books.” - that one kid at Storytime. She/her.
Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social 🇨🇦 🇸🇬 Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat | 🚫AI/NFT
🎨 CharleneChua.com
🖼️ Links - charlenechua.com/links
✏️ Alt account @sygnin.com
Mia Araujo @miaaraujo.bsky.social Author-Illustrator 🇦🇷🇺🇸
Afia in the Land of Wonders (Scholastic, 2025)
Co-host, Painted in Color podcast 🎨
Repped by Regina Brooks, Serendipity Literary
📩mia@art-by-mia.com
https://art-by-mia.com/links
Eliza Kinkz @elizakinkz.bsky.social Makes Funny Books for kids and their grown-ups 
Joe @iamjoeprince.bsky.social Children’s and Teen Collection Development Librarian. 2026 Caldecott Committee. Vacation monster. Voracious reader. Husband of weirdmusic657, vati to Ouiser 🐈 Kylie 4eva.
I delete/block followers I don’t know.
@ogemora.bsky.social @ogemora.bsky.social 
☀️ Victoria | The Contented Reader @thecontentedreader.bsky.social Book blogger sharing honest reviews & recommendations for readers of all ages at The Contented Reader ✨ She/Her 🖥️ thecontentedreader.ca
Nancy Hudgins @nancyhudgins.com 🎈Celebrating🎈
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #BoydsMill #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social Scientist. Speaker. Writer. #Kidlit #Picturebook
OUT NOW⚡SPARK: Jim West's Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone via @mitpress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/SPARKbk 🎤
Toshi(ki) Nakamura | 中村俊貴 @artoftoshi.bsky.social *Available for work*
Character Designer/Kidlit llustrator🏃
Clients: WAG, Netflix, DWTV, HarperCollins, 小学館 etc | TIS会員
Rep’d by Hannah Mann at Writers House
📎 artoftoshi.com/illustration
🎥 https://youtube.com/@toshiatelier
bio.site/artoftoshi
Rahele Jomepour Bell @rahele.bsky.social Book Maker represented by @the Cat Agency
Cassandra Berger @cassandradraws.bsky.social Artist, writer, teacher, etc
First picture book coming out fall 2026!
Linda Ludke @lindamludke.bsky.social Librarian, book lover, vintage enthusiast and children's book reviewer for Quill & Quire and Booklist 
Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Author of MONSTERS IN THE BRINY, JUNE MOON, and GHOST TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS (2026). Children’s book reviewer for Shelf Awareness. http://lynnbeckerbooks.com
The New Yorker @newyorker.com Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM
Follow The New Yorker’s writers and contributors: https://go.bsky.app/Gh5bFwS
Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social Author of books 4 children. Picture books, chapter books, and an occasional novel. I’ve penned SOUL FOOD SUNDAY (⭐️), WELCOME TO FORT GOODE, THE WALK ( ⭐️), MISSING MOMMA (⭐️), LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (⭐️), THE TABLE (⭐️). I treat others the way I want to be treated.
National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov Official Bluesky account for NOAA's National Weather Service.
LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social 
Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her) @patzmiller.bsky.social Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.com
Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social author/illustrator THE ARGUERS (May ‘25)• THE BOOK OF MISTAKES • ABC & YOU & ME • MY HEART • THE TREE IN ME • IN THE DARK • PATCHWORK • ADRIAN SIMCOX • NOTHING IN COMMON • SOMETHING GOOD
www.corinnaluyken.com
https://linktr.ee/corinnaluyken
Citlali Martínez-Tolia @citlali.bsky.social 🇲🇽🇵🇷 Mexi-Rican (she/her/ella). Writer of picture books. Explorer of long-form. Unrepentant book nerd. 2024 Las Musas Mentee, 2023 PB Rising Stars HM. Rep'd by @karisutherland.bsky.social.
www.citlali.ink
Shelley Johannes @shelleyjohannes.bsky.social Author|illustrator|designer from Metro Detroit.
Books include: BEATRICE ZINKER, UPSIDE DOWN THINKER SERIES | MORE THAN SUNNY | THIS JOY! | March 2025: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? with Marcy Campbell
Book, prints, tees + more:
linktr.ee/ShelleyJohannes
michael swaim 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @michaelswaim.bsky.social A real hoopy frood you should sass who knows where his towel's @.
CV: Small Beans | CRACKED | Some More News | IGN | 1900HOTDOG
patreon.com/c/smallbeans
Shiho Pate ペイトしほ Illustration @shihopate.bsky.social Children's book Author Illustrator Rep'd by Deborah Warren at East West Literary agency. Japanese, based in USA.
アメリカで絵本のイラストレーターをしています。お仕事のご依頼ご相談は↓webからお願いします。
💛Portfolio: shihopate.com
Leah Moser @leahmoserwrites.bsky.social Picture Book Writer / Freelance Editor
I AM A THUNDERCLOUD (Running Press Kids, April 2024)
Rep’d by Page Turner Literary Agency
#scbwi / #12x12 / Mom x3 / Member of PBSoar24
https://linktr.ee/leahmoser
Mo Willems @mowillems.bsky.social “Always think of your audience, never think for your audience. “
Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social #kidlit author. FALL: A SEASONS STORY (August 2026, Beach Lane), SPRING: A SEASONS STORY (spring 2028, Beach Lane), WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY (2023) & SUMMER: A SOLSTICE STORY (2024) from Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster. #12x12PB #SCBWI kelseyegross.com
Susan Rich @susanrichreads.bsky.social Children's Book Editor-at-Large with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Christopher Thornock @thornockstudios.bsky.social Illustrator, educator and artist living in the mountain west. Agent - Lori Steel Steelworks Literary - thornockstudios.com Insta - thornockstudios
Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social Children’s books & editorial illustrator, professor
🎥 Host of Gab ‘n’ Doodle on Insta
🚫 No AI Art
Proudly rep’d by:
Kidlit- Nicole Tugeau @the_t2_agency.bsky.social
Editorial- @i2iart.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/studiohoffmann
JacobGrantBooks @jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social Author - Illustrator - Dad
🏆 2024 Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition Winner
https://jacobgrantbooks.com/
Kyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social "Kyle Lukoff? Isn't he, like, the trans Maurice Sendak?"
"No, Maurice Sendak is the cis Kyle Lukoff."
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social Children’s Book Author.
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
HarperCollins @harpercollins.bsky.social Publishing great authors since 1817. 📚
W. W. Norton & Company @wwnorton.com Independent Publishers Since 1923.
Penguin Random House @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 
Caylee Gardner @cayleeg.bsky.social editorial assistant @ knopf bfyr, sometimes poet, and a part-time mountain goat 📚🏳️🌈
Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social 🐰 Cartoonist, bunfriend, learnin the drums
📚 BABY-SITTERS CLUB 5-8
🪀FREESTYLE & FRESH START✈️
🦔 http://galesaur.com/quick-links/
🏳️🌈 they/them
new book: BSC Super Special! (Sept 2026)
Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social Eisner-winning cartoonist. Public speaker and former classroom teacher. Creator of the Mr. Wolf’s Class series and SPEECHLESS (Graphix/Scholastic)
Links to all my stuff: https://linktr.ee/mrwolfcomics
Lynda Mullaly Hunt @lyndamh.bsky.social New York Times best-selling author of ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, FISH IN A TREE, WISH IN A TREE, SHOUTING AT THE RAIN (Nancy Paulsen books/Penguin) Founder of #AuthorsLoveTeachers she/her
BookPage @readbookpage.bsky.social Our monthly magazine recommends the best new books across genres, as chosen by our editors. Discover your next great book at bookpage.com.
Sign up for our enewsletters: bookpage.com/enews
Official merch is now available: bookpage.com/shop
Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social I write NYT-bestselling things. Things that children read.🖖🏻 Books in 2026: THE NEW CAT. More coming. MN-raised, CA-aged. She/her Rep: Jenn Laughran/ABLA Profile art: @cpark.bsky.social Go Blue!
https://www.stephanielucianovic.com
Jerrold Connors @jerroldconnors.bsky.social 
KidsWord & AllKidsBooks – Explore, Read & Share! @allkidsbooks.com 🌟 Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers!
🔗 KidsWrd.com | AllKidsBooks.com
👧 Parents & Teachers: Find the best books for young readers.
✍️ Authors & Illustrators: List & showcase your books to a global audience.
Jodie @ Growing Book by Book @growingbookbybook.bsky.social Children's book lover, educator, and creator of Growing Book by Book. https://growingbookbybook.com 
Liz Wong @lizwong.bsky.social Picture book author/illustrator of QUACKERS, THE GOOSE EGG, I AM NOT A PENGUIN. Illustrator of A MIND OF HER OWN: THE STORY OF MYSTERY WRITER AGATHA CHRISTIE, plus others! She/her
Rep: Alexandra Penfold at Upstart Crow
http://lizwongillustration.com
Yas Imamura @yasimamura.bsky.social Illustrator
Portland, OR
Chuck Groenink @cgroenink.bsky.social I draw pictures, I bake bread, I go for walks.
Columbia county, NY
Gustavo Rinaldi @gusrinaldi.bsky.social Illustrator from São Paulo - Brazil (he/him) - 🚫 AI
Seeking representation
Website: gustavorinaldi.net
Instagram: @gus.rinaldi
#illustration #art #kidlitart #fantasyart
Amy Hevron @amyhevron.bsky.social Children's book author, illustrator, birder, baker.
Recent books: 🪵 Log Life 🍃 City of Leafcutter Ants 🐜 Poo Pile on the Prairie 💩
Coming 2026: Bog Buddies www.amyhevron.art
Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social I’m a TX teacher and author of books about engaging young people with reading. Co-founder #nerdybookclub. Founder #bookaday. Regular posts at donalynmiller.substack.com
A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social Mama. Wordsmith. Kidlit enthusiast. Lambda Literary Award Finalist. DANCE LIKE A LEAF, THE WISHING FLOWER, THE BI BOOK • Rep: @thejordache.bsky.social • she/her 🏳️🌈 https://ajirving.com/
Dano Moreno @dano-moreno.bsky.social 👋 Hi! I’m Dano. I write for kids.
📘Pride is Love 🏳️🌈
📗Our Wish for You ✨
📕Hope for Ryan White 🌱
Rep’d by Charlotte Wenger
danomoreno.com
Alexandra Thompson @alexandradraws.bsky.social Children's illustrator & author in Maine. Rep'd by Hannah Mann at Writers House. See more at alexandraco.com
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social “Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” - Arthur Read
linktr.ee/mychalthreets
Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social Open 11am-7pm, 7 days a week📚
NYC's largest independent children's bookstore 🌈
T. L. McBeth @tlmcbeth.bsky.social Children's book author & illustrator.
Repped by Stephen Barr @ Writers House.
www.TLMcBeth.com
www.linktr.ee/tlmcbeth
Michelle Thies @michellethies.bsky.social Illustrator & BG painter & cat lady
www.michellethies.com
Joyce Hesselberth @joycehesselberth.bsky.social Author-illustrator of picture books for children. My newest book is WHEN MOLLY ATE THE STARS, Chronicle Books. Repped by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio. #kidlit
Charlotte Parent @charlotteparent.bsky.social Illustrator and author of picture books
2024 Governor General Literary Award winner (Illustrated Books)
Rep’d by Jenn Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social at ABLA
Newsletter (The Rustle): charlotteparent.substack.com
Website: www.charlotte-parent.com
Scott Rothman @scottrothmanwriter.bsky.social Writer of Underwear Dragon kid's books (Random House), the football movie DRAFT DAY and other stuff. My newest books are KITTYBUNKPORT (Viking) and WARM AND FUZZY (Tundra).
www.scottrothmanwriter.com
Phoebe Wahl @phoebewahl.bsky.social Author, illustrator, surface designer 📚🍄🌷
Britt Crow-Miller @grumpynaturalist.bsky.social Human-environment geographer, environmental educator, children's book author represented at ABLA 🪰🍄🪲🐌
Jessie Sima @jessiesima.bsky.social Indie and NYT Bestselling Author & Illustrator of a stack of books for kids.
https://www.jessiesima.com/
Audrey Helen Weber @audreyhelenweber.bsky.social picture book maker
gouache, watercolor, and acrylic paintings on paper
represented by Hannah Mann at Writers House
www.audreyhelenweber.com
MOSS Kids Book Project @mosskidsbooks.bsky.social We're a 501c(3) children's literacy nonprofit organization bringing diverse & inclusive books to every kid in every community. Creating a safe, supported space for all. Based in NC.
Website: https://www.mosskidsbooks.com/
Wishlist: 
Mariel Jungkunz @marielm.bsky.social Mamá bear | Editor | Journalist | DREAMS OF GREEN ('23) | Las Musas Books | Macondista | 🇵🇷 | heysunnyside on IG | RWJF Culture of Health Leadership Institute for Racial Healing
Sophie Paas-Lang @sophiepaaslang.bsky.social 
Kay Healy @kayhealy.bsky.social Casey’s Cases author/illustrator. Artist. Philly. Cat mom. Dog mom. Girl mom. Community Gardener. Neighborhood bird feeder. Irrigation system enthusiast.
kayhealy.com
caseyscases.com
Kirk Reedstrom @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling author/illustrator of funny kids books with heartfelt characters and a little bit of mayhem. Creator of the Duck & Moose graphic novel series (Disney-Hyperion).
He/Him
kirkreedstrom.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
adam @kumerish.bsky.social Cartoonist & Layabout.
Creator of the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Gulf (Tundra) and award winning comic strip Blind Alley (among other things).
Draws on paper. Lives near the ocean. Often stares at mountains.
https://linktr.ee/kumerish
Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com Children's author, illustrator, + product designer in Providence, RI
she/her
Repped by Alexandra Levick at Writers House
🪶 NO ROOM FOR BIRDS will be out Summer 2027 with Greenwillow Books!
www.eloisenarrigan.com/helpful
Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social The leading global animation art, business, and culture resource for savvy industry pros and informed fans.
Jeremy Miranda @jeremymiranda.bsky.social jeremymiranda.bigcartel.com
natandrewson @natandrewson.bsky.social Illustrator, Comic Artist, Riso Printmaker.
https://natalie-andrewson.com/Links
Vera Brosgol @verabrosgol.bsky.social books, bread, 'blivion. https://linktr.ee/Verabee
Mike Dutton @duttonart.bsky.social Pedal & Paint 🚲🎨
www.duttonart.net
youtube.com/@duttonart
Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social Author of the Frank and Bean series, Dakota Crumb, Joe and Sparky series, Come On In! & more. Hazel the Handful coming Spr25! 🐶
www.jamiemichalakbooks.com
Anna Raff @annaraff.bsky.social Illustrator, educator, curious New Yorker. Rep’d by Wernick & Pratt. Books include:
🥳 PARTY ANIMALS, Disney-Hyperion
🚀 THE DAY THE UNIVERSE EXPLODED MY HEAD, Candlewick
🦘 IF I WERE A KANGAROO, Viking
https://linktr.ee/annaraff
Lupine Books @lupinebooks.bsky.social Children's bookstore coming to Providence, RI. Woman/queer/disabled/neurodivergent owned.
https://linktr.ee/lupine_books
Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social Creator of 87 books for readers of all ages including the children's books, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story," "Sparkle Boy," "The Babka Sisters," and "Heather Has Two Mommies" and the poetry collections for adults, "I Carry My Mother" and "I Wish My Father."
Cathy Ballou Mealey @catballoumealey.bsky.social Picture book author
Scone lover
Deborah Marcero @deborahmarcero.com Author & Illustrator. IN A JAR, OUT OF A JAR, HOPE IN A JAR (25), THE GREAT ESCAPE (26), THE LONE WOLF (27), & more. Rep’d by Laura Rennert, ABLA.