George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Ronna Mandel @ronnawriter.bsky.social #kidlit #neurodivergentsupporter #12x12PBChallenge, fmr European expat, ❤️ cats, poodles, purple + chocolate, SCBWI-LA Mingle coord. PB debut fall ‘27. Rep’d by Marisa Cleveland. goodreadswithronna.com + RonnaMandel.com @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social
Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social Los Angeles via Hampton U via Houston
Concept Artist: Sinners, Wakanda, TheyClonedTyrone, etc.
www.NIKKOLAS.art
Deborah Underwood @underwoodwriter.bsky.social Writer of picture books and kisser of cats. DeborahUnderwoodBooks.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
Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social Sharing the Japanese American experience. Look for programs near you at janm.org/OnTheGo
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.
Miguel Macias @migamac.bsky.social Hi I'm Miguel 🏳️🌈🇲🇽🇺🇸 Color Designer on Phineas and Ferb @Disney TVA. ✨
past: Color Designer @Cartoon Network, Titmouse, WB, Nickelodeon & more!
www.mmacias.com
Bobby Chiu @bobbychiu.bsky.social 🎨Artist 🏆Emmy winning creator 🔥Imaginism Studios 🎓Schoolism 💡LightBox Expo
Victoria Ying @victoriaying.com Senior VisDev artist at studio MDHR Harvey award winning Author and Illustrator of Graphic novels. HUNGRY GHOST, Artist for DC and Marvel. Film Credits: Tangled, Frozen, Wreck it Ralph, Big Hero 6, Moana. Views are my own
Linkin.bio/victoriaying
Maral Sassouni Illustration @maralsassouni.bsky.social Picture books, mostly —see maralsassouni.com for more. In sunny Socal.
🇦🇲 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Kidlit author & illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, ATmosphere, other links: https://debbieohi.com/links/
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY (w/ Michael Ian Black)
DebbieOhi.com
Paul O. Zelinsky @paulozelinsky.com children's book illustrator, sometime author. Obsessive doodler. Website https://www.paulozelinsky.com
James Burks @jamesburks.bsky.social Creator of Bird&Squirrel, Agent9, Boxtales (’25) and other children's books. Animation director, writer, illustrator, runner, and coffee lover. Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack | www.jamesburks.com
Dan Santat @dansantat.bsky.social NY Times bestselling children's book author of Beekle ('15 Caldecott) A First Time for Everything ('23 National Book Award) Creator Disney's The Replacements
Lin Oliver @linoliver22.bsky.social Author of over 60 children's books, tv writer and producer, co-founder SCBWI. 
Judy Campbell-Smith @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social She/her. PB author & Admin at Made for PAX. Baseball for Breakfast, Ice Cream Everywhere & AJ's Neighborhood. #SCBWI #BackMatterBreakDown #amquerying Opinions my own.
Kimberly Tso @kimberlytso.bsky.social Kidlit author, grant writer based in Los Angeles. Author of Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken, Aug 2025, Third State Books
Once Upon A Time Bookstore @shoponceuponatime.bsky.social America's Oldest Children's Bookstore nurturing a love of reading.
Mon-Sat: 10 am - 6 pm
Sun: 11 am - 4 pm
https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/link-bio
JNPZ @jeanpanzie.bsky.social animator + 🦕 enthusiast
Icon by @tim_yrt
🚫 No AI use or training
https://linktr.ee/jeanpanzie
🌈miski🌦️ @miski.bsky.social professional cat artist
✨my shops: theyetee.com/miski 🌙 inprnt.com/gallery/miski
⭐contact / portfolio / everything else: miskiart.carrd.co
#art #artshop
sj @sarahjexists.bsky.social certified master herpetologist
Jessie Juwono @jessiejuwono.com You're on your own, Kid
You always have been. 💙
Sam Kallis @samkallis.bsky.social She/her. Creative Director of Visual Development for Disney Television Animation. Angeleno with many cats. Illustrator, mom, award winning gardener.
Portfolio: www.samkallis.com
Alexandria Neonakis @beavs.bsky.social Concept Artist in Games. Illustrator. Horse Girl. Plays WoW too much.
Looking for freelance work!
Portfolio: https://alexneonakis.com
Socials: https://direct.me/alexneonakis
Gallery Nucleus @gallerynucleus.bsky.social Original art, prints, books and other art rarities ✨ We also host Artist Signings & Tribute Events!
📍210 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801
🌐 https://gallerynucleus.com/
Meg Hunt @meghunt.bsky.social Illustrator and mentor working in kids books, packaging and character design. Let’s work together.
Repped by Lara Perkins at ABLA and Scott Hull Associates.
http://www.linktr.ee/meghuntillo
http://www.meghunt.com
Nathan Fowkes Art @nathanfowkes.com Concept artist for DreamWorks, Disney, Blue Sky, and many others. Instructor at https://schoolism.com/instructors/nathan-fowkes
Breanna Cheek @breannacheek.bsky.social Professional Background Painter and Colour Designer for Animation 🎨 Novice Sewist 🪡 Amateur at most other things 🤷♀️ | She/Her 💖 |Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦
www.breannacheek.com
Claire Wendling @cwend.bsky.social 🐈⬛🐦⬛🐠
Illustration and related stuff since 1990—— no AI, silly.
Rob Hoegee @robhoegee.bsky.social Writer of things. Mostly.
Amy Mai @hiamymai.bsky.social cartoonist!
💾 www.amymaiart.com
✉️ amymaiart@gmail.com
📷 instagram.com/hiamymai
Nicole aka Nimasprout @nimasprout.bsky.social (she/her)
Artist | BG paint/design | Visdev/concept art
STORE: nimasprout.shop
PORTFOLIO: www.nimasprout.com
WHOLESALE: https://nimasprout.faire.com
KOFI (art journal + tips): https://ko-fi.com/nimasprout
✴️Posts mainly plants, pet crew and art✴️
Chris Turnham Illustration @christurnham.bsky.social www.christurnham.com
Chris Mitchell @kikaida.bsky.social Artist working in the animation biz for 35 years. Powerpuff Girls, Sam Jack, Spongebob, Big Hero 6, Ultraman, Spiderverse, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Peabody Sherman, Cloudy Meatballs, and so much more.
Penguin Kids @penguinkids.bsky.social 
KidLitArt @kidlitart.bsky.social #KidLitArt chat for children's illustrators & fans of kidlit art.
Next chat - Thurs, Aug 27, 9pm EST/6pm PST
Aug topic - Visual Storytelling Techniques
Mods - @charlenedraws.bsky.social and @weyakindesigns.bsky.social
Suzanne Kaufman @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social Artist/Author/lover of children’s books/Illustrator of #1 NYT bestseller All Are Welcome
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social New York Times Bestseller, Newbery Honoree, National Book Award Finalist, Procrastinator Extraordinaire, #KidLit Author
KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social 📚We're an Award-Winning website celebrating children's books & reading with Videos 🎥 Podcasts 🎧 KidLit Crafts & Activities 🎨 🏅An ALSC BEST DIGITAL TOOL 🐛CARLE HONOREE
Founder: Julie Gribble @juliegribble.bsky.social #kidlit
Michelle Thies @michellethies.bsky.social Illustrator & BG painter & cat lady
www.michellethies.com
Mary Lundquist @mary-lundquist.bsky.social Artist - children’s book illustrator - person in New Jersey
Author and illustrator of Cat & Bunny and The Little Forest Keepers, Rep’d by Steven Malk at Writers House
www.marylundquist.com
Brooke Boynton-Hughes @bboyntonhughes.bsky.social Children's book illustrator/author
SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
Elizabeth Rose Stanton @erstanton.bsky.social Artist.Author.Illustrator.Ancestral Canadian
Kenny Pittenger @pittengerkenny.bsky.social Co-Executive Producer of The Patrick Star Show
Chris Robertson @chrisrbooks.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of many delightful picture books and Storyboard Professor at Otis College of Art & Design www.chrisrobertsonbooks.com
David Kenyon @davidkenyon.art 👁️🗨️VisDev, BG Paint, Art Direction.
Titmouse, Rough Draft, CBS, NBCU, The Mill.
davidkenyon.art
📜TTRPGs @ https://3d6dtl.carrd.co
Maple Lam @maplelam.bsky.social Author-Illustrator in Los Angeles.
What I love:
Comics | Arts | History | Culture | Competitive badminton
Website: MapleLam.com
Newsletter: maplelam.substack.com
Elsa Chang @elsasketch.bsky.social Character Designer | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Alex De La Fuente Sibert @alex-delart.bsky.social 🇲🇽BG Designer + Vis Dev Artist ~Open for work!
Portfolio: https://www.alexdelart.com
Rep: Ellen Ann Mersereau, Esq.
Mersereau@earthlink.net
LUX HUMANS/ HIKARI NINGEN 光人間 @luxhumans.bsky.social 
Claire D (very available for work) @rocketgal.bsky.social 日本語OK, Jazz Queen, Son of a Shepherd, Prop lover, Character & BG Designer, Posing Artist, FOT. Bsc. Ssc. 🔞🚀✨🇮🇪✨
HMU: www.Rocketgal.com
Prev: Mighty Nein, 2nd Best Hospital, Frog and Toad, Animaniacs, The Breadwinner
Help: https://ko-fi.com/rocketgal
Eve Harms, Orph Understander @eveharms.com Exploitation/bizarro/horror/whatever authoress.
https://eveharms.com/links/