Tara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social Comic Maker!
Based in Belfast! 🤘
CRY OUT LOUD and FLY BY NIGHT out now from Random House Graphic 💬
Repped by Andrea Colvin Creative Agency
https://ko-fi.com/taraocomics
taraocomics.com
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
@bettebergeron.bsky.social @bettebergeron.bsky.social 
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
David Buist @davidbuist.bsky.social Comic and children's book illustrator. Father of 3 and lover of music and beer.
Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, New Yorker
Five Stories, Holiday House
Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA
IG: www.instagram.com/ellenweinsteinilloz
WEB: ellenweinstein.com
https://linktr.ee/ellenweinstein
Clara Dee @yayaveebs.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator ✨🇮🇩
website : deeclarade.com
JasonHendrickson.com @jasonhendr.bsky.social Definitely not a cryptid pretending to be human or anything.
KidLit Author, Illustrator, Designer. JasonHendrickson.com
Lele Saa @lelesaa.com (she/her)
Illustrator | Writer | Designer | H(ai)ter
📍Cambridge, UK.
Inspired by joy, curiosity & creativity.
Represented by Sophie Sheumaker at BookEnds Literary Agency.
© Lele Saa 2023-26
www.lelesaa.com
Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social The international source for book publishing and bookselling news, reviews, and information.
publishersweekly.com
Christina Dankert @christinadankert.bsky.social 2nd grade teacher, author of "The Kindness Machine"
Sharing book joy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christina.dankert/
Anne @anneleblanc2.bsky.social Retired(ish) teacher, picture book writer, reader, library lover, geologist. I also love to sing, dance, code and learn about just about anything!
C.W. Allen 📚 @cwallenbooks.bsky.social Writing long stories for kids and short stories for former kids
• RELATIVELY NORMAL SECRETS
• THE SECRET BENEFITS OF INVISIBILITY
• TALES OF THE FORGOTTEN FOUNDERS
🚫 AI is the worst
League of Utah Writers President
cwallenbooks.com
Swords Brooms & Magical Beasts @swordsbroomsbeasts.bsky.social ✨A Magical Day in Occoquan✨ Next event 3/7 | Bi-annual Fantasy Interactive Event, celebrating local business, artists, authors, and makers
https://linktr.ee/swordsbroomsandmagicalbeasts
Capital Weather @capitalweather.com D.C.'s Trusted Weather Team
http://www.capitalweather.com | info@capitalweather.com
Kirsty ZW @kirstyzw.bsky.social 🇬🇧 Franco-British illustrator living in France
🇫🇷 Illustratrice franco-anglaise vivant en France
https://www.kirstyzw.art
Scott Wolf -- Kidlit author @scottwolfwriter.bsky.social Writer of #picturebooks and #MG for kids. Seeking representation. Member of #SCBWI and Storyteller Academy. 2023 Kids' Choice Kidlit Writing Contest Finalist. Proud father/supporter of a nonbinary child and a child with cerebral palsy.
Steve James @stejdesigns.bsky.social Leeds based freelance illustrator
https://stejdesigns.wixsite.com/mysite
https://www.advocate-art.com/steve-james
Maria Kim @mkimwrites.bsky.social ✨Biracial Mexican-American Kidlit Writer
✨HS ELA Teacher/Librarian
✨PBParty '25 & '26 finalist🩷
✨Rep'd by Sandra Proudman at Galt and Zacker
LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social 
Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social Artist, illustrator, woodland creature living in the desert. She/her.
Acroyoga, comics, nature. Here for both a good time and a long time.
Portfolio: www.dakotadrake.com
Kelsey Buzzell @kelseybuzzell.bsky.social Kidlit Illustrator & Interior Designer, mom of 2 bugs 🐛🐞, magic maker 🔮, ♥️ the forest🌲and the sea 🌊, vintage hunter, 🥑 eater | 🏡OR | Rep: Nicole Tugeau
Next 📖: Families of a Feather, Little Big Foot/Sasquatch out March 2025
https://linktr.ee/ladykbuzz
RoseInABriarpatch @roseinabriarpatch.bsky.social I just want to look at pretty things
Morgan 🍄🌿✨ @morgansketch.bsky.social 🩷 NYT bestselling illustrator
🍄 lover and author of whimsical worlds
🌿 mom who consumes large amounts of coffee
💌 portfolio+contact ⬇️
❤️morgansketch.com
#kidlit
Layne Johnson | Children’s Author - Is Querying @laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social Layne Johnson is a picture book writer/aspiring illustrator. #SCBWI. Humor and Heart|STEAM and SEL|ADHD #amquerying
Website: https://laynejohnsonkidsbooks.com/
ᴀᴍʏ ᴡᴇʙᴇʀ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ @amyweberstudio.bsky.social 🌈ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ 🍄 ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇʀ 🎨 ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ🌲ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴘᴇɴᴄɪʟs & ᴘᴇɴs 🏔️ ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏғ 🐕 ᴘɴᴡ 🪷 https://linktr.ee/amyweberstudio?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=f338a0f9-6ecd-45e4-b480-d24d01c31ed9
Kerry C. Byrne @kercoby.bsky.social SFF writer—Year’s Best Canadian SFF, Fantasy Mag, THIS Mag. @SFWA. Banff Sci-fi ‘25. 6X Aurora Finalist. Ignyte Finalist. Loves fairy tales, comics, games, D&D.
Publisher @augursociety — Augur, Tales & Feathers, Augur Books.
Contact @ www.kerrycbyrne.com
Debbie Palen Illustration @debbiepalen.bsky.social Illustrator of picture books seeking representation. Feminist, animal lover, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Free Spirit Publishing, NWF. ✉dpalen@fmgirl.com portfolio: https://www.debbiepalen.com linktr.ee/dpalen
#KidLitArt #childrensbooks #kidlit
Janee Trasler @janeetrasler.bsky.social Children’s book author/illustrator HarperCollins, Scholastic, S&S, FSG, Holiday House
2020 National Cartoonist Society Award Best in Book Illustration
Represented by Jamie Weiss Chilton
Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Veronica V. Jones @vvjonez.bsky.social Children's book illustrator and comic artist
Repped by @jenazantian
For more art visit VVJones.com
Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social Children’s illustrator, game localization editor (8-4), & mother of two. A Japanese-Canadian obsessed with creative pursuits! She/her. 日本語話せます♪ http://linktr.ee/alistaps
Hollie Michaels @hbmichaels.bsky.social Literary Manager at Martin-Newens Literary Management
Author & Illustrator
Author of GOLDA AND EZRA series - Capstone
Member: SCBWI, Kids Comics Unite, Children’s Media Association
www.holliemichaels.com
www.QueryTracker.net/query/holliemichaels
Marie-Laure Couët @marielaurecouet.bsky.social Illustrator & designer 🌈 she/elle
Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI Canada East
FISHING FOR RABBITS, V.E. Publishing Oct 2026
BUTTERFLY SEA, Tielmour Press Dec 2025
https://MarieLaureCouet.myportfolio.com
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #NoAI
Chris Jones @mrjonesey.bsky.social Hi! I'm a kid-lit illustrator working in books and comics. I love illustrating expressive characters and whimsical, colourful worlds!
Coffee lover / dog wrangler / reader / Canadian 🇨🇦
Portfolio: www.mrjonesey.com
Nancy So Miller @nmillerillo.bsky.social #Korean American #Kidlit #Illustrator, #Edusky #Author, and #ArtEd (K-8). Author/Illustrator SUN, MOON, AND STAR Holiday House Spring 2026 💫
www.nmillerillustration.com
Kelly Crull 🦊 @kellycrull.bsky.social Author, illustrator, and photographer of picture books for children. THE BLACK MAMBAS (Lerner 2025), WASHED ASHORE (Lerner 2022). Rep’d by Deborah Warren. #kidlit 🇪🇸🇺🇸
Julie Honan Johnston @juliehonanjohnston.bsky.social Picture Book Author. Owner of Coyote Kids, a secondhand clothing and bookstore for kids in Albany, CA. It's all about the kids! 
Carina Taylor 🌻 @shecallsmecdawg.bsky.social ✨ Designing comics professionally ✨
Art Director @ Inklore | Prev: Scholastic Graphix, Silver Sprocket, Skybound
not taking this too seriously ✨ she/her/they 🇵🇭
carinadraws.com
Will Steele @willsteeledesign.bsky.social N. Irish - Book designer (London) - Children's Fiction - Usborne. Insta - willsteeledesign
Keen runner and occasional photographer.
www.willsteele.co.uk
Lesley Worrell @lesleyaworrell.bsky.social artist, day dreamer, associate art director with Tor Publishing Group. mostly likes and reposts. opinions my own. lesleyworrell.com 🇻🇨🇹🇹💙🌊
Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social she/her
Art Director/Illustrator
(artists: please don't send your portfolios to my personal email)
www.jwahlgren.com
Erin Siska @erinsiska.bsky.social Reader, picture book author/illustrator, graphic novelist, lawyer, mama, dog person, mental health advocate, good listener. #kidlit #kidlitart
(she/her) Portfolio at www.erinsiska.com.
Nancy Goulet @nancygoulet.bsky.social Picture Book Author & Illustrator, Designer, Pun-slinger, Diet Coke Connoisseur
Represented by Jes Trudel at The Rights Factory
www.wordsandpicturesbynancygoulet.com
@bobmcmahonart.bsky.social @bobmcmahonart.bsky.social Creator of the Cookie & Broccoli early reader series, Dial Books Random house.
Be honest, be silly, be kind. 
Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social ➡️ Boosting books for #Teachers, #Educators, #Librarians, #Parents, #Authors, #Writers, and #Readers
💙 Former #Teacher turned #Homeschool mama
✏️ #Kidlit #Writer and #SCBWI member
📚 #PB #Author rep'd by Michelle Witte
🖱️ elizabetheverettbooks.com
Katie Gilstrap @bykatiegilstrap.bsky.social Author of SPACEMANATEE! (Magination Press), PENNY LU PORCUPINE, and FINNEGAN FOX (Nancy Paulsen Books). 📚
Bestie to @attaboyartie.bsky.social 🐕
Friend to all creatures ❤️🐾
Zara @zchung.bsky.social She/her. Avid sff reader, loves learning new facts about the world and seeing pictures of cute and/or derpy animals. I'm excited to read all the interesting conversations here but probably won't post often. Still mad about the election
Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social Illustrator & Writer
michellemcgaughey.com
Shirley Ng-Benitez @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social Author and Illustrator of children’s books, and absolutely anti-AI.
📚🎨 https://www.shirleyngbenitez.com/
—Everyone’s a story.
Andrew Moffat @andrewmoffat.bsky.social Teacher 30 yrs, AHT Primary; he/him; PD Lead for Excelsior MAT in Birmingham, LGBTQ+/ Diversity trainer; picture books! No Outsiders www.no-outsiders.com
Judi Moreillon, PhD @judimoreillon.bsky.social Author: Children's and YA Books and Professional Books for School Librarians, Advocate for Literacy, Libraries, Public School Education, and #FirstAmendment #RadicalSchoolLibrarianship #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit #mglit #yalit https://storytrail.com
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.
Faith Pray @faithpray7.bsky.social PNW author+illustrator | THE DAY WE GOT LOST |
Repp’d: @mollyoneillbooks
faithpraybooks.com
https://linktr.ee/faithpray7
Adrienne Pettinelli @adriennepettinelli.bsky.social Director of the Henrietta (NY) Public Library; reviewer at Horn Book Magazine; writer wherever I am; three cats, a dog, and a spouse at home.
Malu Lenzi | illustrator @malulenzi.bsky.social she/her
Illustrator and cute maker - #Kidlit / Educational and Playful
🐰Adding cute animals and illustrations wherever I go.
Brazilian in Copenhagen, DK
Represented 🌍 by advocate-art.com
📚🛒portfolio+shop malulenzi.com
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.
Amanda Calatzis @amandacalatzis.bsky.social Author-Illustrator
Amy Knill @amyknill.bsky.social Illustrator | Children’s Books | Surface Design
🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada
www.amyknill.com
💌amy.knill@gmail.com
Sally Anderson @sallyginger.bsky.social Freelance illustrator with clients from PRH, innocent, NHS and Chatsworth House with a passion for drawing and specialising is Children’s book illustration.
Andrea Ferragotti @ferragottiart.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator, animator, and zinester | ♉️ |
🖌Available for freelance and contract work!
✨️ Seeking representation ✨️
Check out my ko-fi shop @ ferragottiart
💼 ferragottiart.com
Gama Valle | KidLit Author - is out on sub @gamavalle.com él/he | Author ✍🏼 Casting Director 🗂️ Theatre Director 🎭 | 🇵🇷🏳️🌈 | Rep’d by Leah Pierre of Ladderbird Literary Agency
KINDNESS GROWS IN THE DARK-Barefoot Books- out now!
gamavalle.com | https://tr.ee/xnyTkFHJQH
Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social Critter connoisseur and lover of breakfast food.
✏️ Kidlit Illustrator | Spooky and Fantastical
💁♀️ Rep’d by @kellydhouse.bsky.social
📚 SCBWI Carolinas
IG 📷: instagram.com/sydleys
Portfolio 📁: sydneyjstone.com
Jodie @ Growing Book by Book @growingbookbybook.bsky.social Children's book lover, educator, and creator of Growing Book by Book. https://growingbookbybook.com 
Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social Sharing news about kids books from international publishers and domestic library and teacher conferences https://www.publisherspotlight.com
Cybils Awards @cybilsawards.bsky.social Celebrating books for children and teens since 2006.
https://linktr.ee/CybilsAwards
Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social Children's writer, book blogger (The Picture Book Buzz), poet, editor, bird watcher, photographer, nature lover ... #SCBWI #12x12 #Cybils Judge
linktr.ee/MariaMarshall_
The Canadian Children's Book Centre @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social We support the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. 🇨🇦🧒🏽📚 bookcentre.ca
Kym (she/her) @librarykym.bsky.social Youth librarian | Crochet lover | Plant mom | Hiker | MLIS | 2023 LJ Mover and Shaker | Hear Our Voices team member | Cozy Gamer | My thoughts are mine alone |
🖤🤍💜
Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social Blogger and book reviewer of great Canadian books for young people at CanLit for LittleCanadians http://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/
Katy Manck, MLS SLMSC @booksyalove.bsky.social Reader, gardener, indep book reviewer- https://BooksYALove.com. All kids need school libraries & librarians! IASL Past-President.
Christopher Helton @achrishelton.bsky.social Books mostly.
Social media: @cybilsawards.bsky.social
https://pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com/
Judy Bradbury #KidlitAuthor @judybradbury.bsky.social Children's author, literacy educator, blogger at Children's Book Corner
Most recent pub: THE CAYUGA ISLAND KIDS chapter book series
lover of books, bicycling, and shoes
https://linktr.ee/judy_bradbury
Sam | Spines in a Line @spinesinaline.bsky.social she/her | archivist | book blogger
Reviews, book hiding, and features #MusicMonday #BeautifulBookstores #TheCookieChapters
http://spinesinaline.wordpress.com
Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann
HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook ‘26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social Young adult and middle grade book blogger at Pop! Goes The Reader (popgoesthereader.com) since 2013. Get access to exclusive posts and rewards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthereader). She/Her. 🇨🇦
Jena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social AK writer, illustrator, poet, teacher, SCBWI & 12x12 member, & PB enthusiast. AK SCBWI IC. (Opinions my own); PB debut, KAUAI'S CALL (Island Heritage, May 2024)
Only Picture Books @onlypicturebooks.bsky.social OPB is where picture books, authors, and illustrators go to thrive. Writers, readers, and PB fans of all ages--be part of the weekly rumpus! www.OnlyPictureBooks.com
Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social ⭐️driven by gratitude⭐️Husband 👫 Dad 👦👧👧👦👦 Teacher 👔 Reader 📚 Runner 🏃 Writer ✏️ Nerd 🤓 VOTE! #NerdyBookClub | views expressed are mine
Big Bearded Bookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com Expert Waterstones bookseller with a very big beard
Books read: 88/100
📚 The Wax Child
📺 Lanterns
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.com
https://www.ephemeral.co.uk
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Parker Goodreau @parkergoodreau.bsky.social they/them. writer, artist, theatre person, youth librarian. lives off kidlit, comics, and spec fic. rep: @desir.ee at Looking Glass Lit
https://parkergoodreau.com/
DK Mok @dkmok.bsky.social Aurealis Award-winning fantasy and science fiction author. The Heart of the Labyrinth, Squid's Grief, and Hunt for Valamon. Loves libraries, starships, and cephalopods. Fantastical stories with heart.
www.dkmok.com
Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia
Paul Vinelli @paulvinelli.bsky.social Picture Book Writer | MLIS
Co-Host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast
@sartoriallibrary.bsky.social
Spotify: spoti.fi/3ANgYge
Apple: apple.co/4e4mM3h
The Sartorial Librarians Podcast @sartoriallibrary.bsky.social Join @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social and @paulvinelli.bsky.social for celebrations of picture books & librarian fashion.
Apple: https://apple.co/4e4mM3h
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ANgYge
Instagram: https://bit.ly/4dCh09b
Jodie Chapdelaine @bookladyof3.bsky.social #BookPosse member
Erin Bedell @erindaydreams.bsky.social Hello, I inspire readers! Daydreamer. Mindful Meditator. Nature Lover. Looking for birds and painting flowers. Proud librarian to 600 K-5 students. #TLSky #EduSky Member of #BookPosse. https://go.bsky.app/U4uscrm
Melissa Thom @msthombookitis.bsky.social MS Teacher Librarian; ALA/AASL/NCTE; LJ Mover & Shaker; Nerdy Book Girl; #Bookposse; Joyful Learning Podcast Co-Creator @JoyfulLearnPod #JoyfulMaking = Etsy Shop full of #LiteracyInspiredCrafts
Candice Godfrey @candicegodfrey.bsky.social Elementary School librarian, SCASL Advocacy Chair, SCASL Children’s Book Committee Vice Chair, Literacy Advocate, Parent, 2025-2026 TOY, Gifted teacher - #BookPosse member Chiari Malformation Warrior 💜
#BookPosse Starter Kit: https://go.bsky.app/U4uscrm
pia ledina @msledinareads.bsky.social MS teacher librarian and learner | wife to one, mom to two + two 🐶 & one 🐱. She/her. Passionate thinker: #bookjoy, #mglit, #kidlit, #diglit, #newslit, #gunsense, #nostigma, #access, #democracy, #thinking, #kindness, #EduSky, #TLSky, & #BookPosse 📚💙
Jennifer Hottinger @hottsnewreads.bsky.social Book lover, teacher, MTSS Middle School Coordinator and #bookposse member
Kelly - Reading Machine @kreadingmachine.bsky.social Reader, reviewer, librarian 📚📚📚
Accept ARCs, active on NetGalley. Favourite genres are crime, thriller and feel-good fiction. Also love to crochet 🧶
Married mama ❤️🇬🇧
Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social 🇦🇺🇺🇸Author/illustrator/editor/science communication #OceanDevotion
Antarctica-obsessed, kayak-paddling bird nerd
Ocean Devotion on YouTube:
youtube.com/@HashtagOceanDevotion
LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/icebirdstudio
@talithashipman.bsky.social @talithashipman.bsky.social Author-illustrator, Designer, Chocolate Chip Eater
John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
@martharago.bsky.social @martharago.bsky.social Books, art, poetry, science, nature… no politics or nastiness generally, please.
Molly Schafer @feral-pony.bsky.social Artist, Writer, Naturalist. Happy Bat Fan Club. I draw animals! She/her
www.feralpony.com
maya.t @petitemayat.bsky.social 🌻 A petite illustrator & book designer & stress baker
🐈 always watched by studio manager mosami
https://linktr.ee/petitemayat/
Yvonne Lam @yvonnelam.bsky.social About 📚, 📚+🎨, 🧣 & 🏀
book designer + art direction @ Scholastic Canada
Instagram @yvonnelamdesign
Sarah Dvojack @sarahdvojack.com duh-VO-jack • #1 irish dance wig hater • writes and draws books • designs books • repped by Linda Camacho/Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency • http://dvojack.com • 🇵🇸 🇱🇧
NO NFTS NO AI
Mallory Grigg @mallorygrigg.bsky.social Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group working with Balzer + Bray, Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt BYR, FSG BYR, Roaring Brook Press, Swoon & Squarefish. She/Her