Kim Wagner Nolan

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#Kidlit Author & Illustrator @LittleThoughtsPress.com raising foster kids & chickens, Winner of #50PreciousWords, #SCBWIDrawThis https://linktr.ee/kimwnolan

Children’s illustration of a boy in a yellow raincoat standing in the rain with his face pressed against a window
The Toy children’s magazine, Celebrations edition
Poem, “I Once Met a Man…” by David McMullin published in Little Thoughts Press children’s magazine with an illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of a man with large ears, dressed in a top hat and black and gray plaid suit, doing a handstand on a pink cloud.
Poem by Melinda Szymanik titled, “Sometimes My Stomach is a Ballerina” with an illustration of a stomach dancing in a tutu by Kim Wagner Nolan
Poem, “New Hearing Aids” by Emma Phillips and illustrated by Kim Wagner Nolan published in issue 13 of Little Thoughts Press. The illustration depicts an exuberant child wearing hearing aids and hearing sound clearly for the first time.
Conceptual rendering of a digital dome planetarium featuring a 3-D video of outer space
Video of two hummingbirds flying around each other
Illustration of the Lahaina arts and crafts fair under the Lahaina Banyan Tree before the wildfires. Colors are gold, brown, yellow and green.
View from top of tree peeking through leaves of people sleeping and sitting on benches below. Illustration in greens, browns, and yellows.
Video of two chickens playing football in the chicken bowl
Process video of making a mixed media illustration using gel printing, Photoshop, and Procreate
Video showing the process of making textures using gel printing techniques with leaves and green, yellow, and blue paint
Picture of page 23 of Little Thoughts Press children's magazine, issue 12: Better Together. The first page of a 3-page poem titled "The Shoes That Kept Coming" by Jen Jocz, illustrated by Kim Wagner Nolan. The illustration depicts people wearing all different shoes marching together. The story is inspired by the Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963.
illustration of a girl newsie holding a newspaper and shouting, children’s illustration for Newsgirl by Lauren N. Simmons for the Better Together issue of Little Thoughts Press.
This is a video showing a portrait of a pet chicken being painted on a small canvas
A video of a hummingbird
A video of a little hummingbird landing in a tree branch
Black and white illustration of four kids around a campfire in the woods at night looking terrified by something in the distance.
“The Frog Prince Sets the record straight” poem by Evelyn Day with an illustration of a chubby frog sitting on a lilypad. The frog is winking and wearing a tiny a crown on his head. Illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan
Quibble poem by Mike Flowers for Little Thoughts Press, Stirring Words Issue Eleven. Illustration of a burglar stealing the letters “Q” and “U” from the word “Quibble” and replacing them with letters “K” and “W”.
Mim’s Sully’s poem”Elf-Locks” for Little Thoughts Press Children’s magazine. And an illustration of an elf knitting up a child’s hair while he sleeps.
Children’s illustration of raining cats and dogs for the poem “cats and Dogs” by Webb Smith published in the Stirring Words issue of Little Thoughts Press.
video showing the process of painting a pet portrait of a chicken
A Children’s illustration of a girl in a yellow shirt floating in the air while holding yellow, orange, white and green balloons and a copy of Little Thoughts Press magazine. A yellow bird is flying behind her with a shocked look on its face.
You are my sunshine Children’s illustration print set. A happy yellow sun with the words, “You are my sunshine “ in cheerful orange. A rainbow with the words “you make me happy” in rainbow. A happy yellow sun peeking from behind a cloud with the words, “when skies are gray” in the color gray.
Children’s illustration of a cute cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato, a hotdog with mustard, and French fries with ketchup on a red and white table cloth.
Pet portrait process video showing a portrait of a chicken being painted.
Process video of building an outdoor kid’s table that looks like a giant mushroom. It has a red top with white spots and a white base with a fairy door and garden gnome.
Video of a miniature book store that plays music and lights up
A video tour of a miniature bookstore with lights and music
A Timelapse video showing the process of making a tiny bookstore.
A Timelapse video showing the process of making a miniature table, flower, arm chair, pillow and chandelier.
A Timelapse video showing a miniature globe of the earth being made by hand.
A Timelapse video showing the process of making miniature bookshelves and a newsstand for miniature books and newspapers.
A Timelapse video of a miniature bookstore being constructed.
A Timelapse video showing the process of gluing book jackets onto miniature books and building a miniature bookcase.
Video of two red hens
Egg themed Easter party decorations and a box of yellow marshmallow peeps
Two red hens
Video of two chickens in a chicken coop
Miniature bookcases holding tiny books in assorted colors. A miniature newsstand, ladder, and table holding a globe and flower pot.
Illustration of a happy little girl with a rainbow panda stuffed any holding an envelope in the air as she skips from the mailbox. A woman is waving at her from across the street.
Two young girls and a parrot on a wooden ship with a mermaid figurehead gazing out at the ocean with looks of awe and wonder.