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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 2d

It looks extra magical! ✨

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David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social · 2d

OUT TODAY ❤️ My brand new author/illustrator book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’ is officially in shops TODAY. I hope that you all enjoy it
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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 2d

That one's a self portrait 😄

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 2d

I love the variety of seed delivery / dispersement systems trees have come up with!

These four can all be seen 20 seconds walk from my house this month!

Some hurt more than others if they land on your head 🙃

#kidlitart #illustration #autumn

Illustration titled Autumn Tree Seed Friends by Nicola Schofield. It shows a sycamore seed helicopter, a pinecone, a horse chestnut conker, partially in it's shell, and an oak acorn. They all have little cute faces and are happy to see you.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 2d

I keep liking the DVpit posts and then remembering I'm not supposed to 😅

Gorgeous work!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 2d

Yay! Love Late Bird so much 🎉

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 3d

I think I appreciate them in different ways. Close to my work, I think "oh I see what you've done there, very clever!" But far away from my work it's more "how did you do this? It's so beautiful, it must be magic!" 😅

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 3d

Well, cats don't lay eggs so... 🙃

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 3d

It's super bugging me that I didn't spell caterfly with two 't's now 😆

Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 3d

I think about this a lot and I wonder if part of why I love the books / illustrations I love is exactly because they are not like what I make.

All those different ways of doing stuff has mystery and magic ✨

I wonder if I did make those types of art, would their magic dull a little for me.

secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · 3d

I fall in love with stories that tend to be far from the stuff I draw. I dreamily go, "One day I'll make something like that too!" And then prompty launch myself in the opposite direction.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 3d

Woah! Do they have a second house just to store all this the rest of the year? 😅

Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 4d

Something I've been thinking about lately. 😽🐛🦋

#kidlitart #illustration

Illustration showing the lifecycle of a butterfly, except it's a cat / butterfly hybrid and so is the lifecycle of a caterfly. The cycle goes furball to caterpillar to two-week nap to caterfly and then back to furball

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 4d

So good!

I didn't realise how small the pages are from just the still images.

You might have inspired me to try and fill a tiny sketchbook!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 5d

I wasn't completely happy with my #kidlitartpostcard this month, so I've been redoing it. Here's the result! I prefer the colour palette here and I also worked as if I were making it traditionally. (My previous version I tried out aaaaallll the new procreate brushes 😅)

#kidlitart #illustration

A picturebook illustration by Nicola Schofield. It shows a merman artist chipping away at a large sculpture of his pet goldfish. Made in procreate using alcohol markers and pencils.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 9d

It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm a UK based author-illustrator, available to work on picturebooks and black and white interiors. I also have a few of my own dummies ready.

🌐 NicolaSchofield.com

Get in touch with me or my lovely agent @sallymkim.bsky.social

#kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Postcard illustration titled Pet Portrait. It shows a merman artist working on a giant sculpture of his little goldfish. All around the room are other sketches and half finished sculptures of the same fish. #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! 🎃🦇🧙‍♀️

I'm Brooke, I'm a 2025 PB Rising Stars mentee, an author/illustrator, and I'm seeking representation! Check out more of my work at brookebaum.com ...IF YOU DARE ☠️

Digital colored pencil illustration of a witch knitting a scarf, which is being shred by her cat in the background.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 9d

Look at this acorn. So shiny!

It just fell on my head.

A photo of a hand holding a large shiny acorn.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 9d

Thank you Sheree!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 9d

That is such a great book! One I always recommend to people starting drawing from life.

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 9d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I’m Brian Kirby, I write and illustrate humorous stories for kids (and their caregivers).

Website - BrianKirbyStudio.com
Agent - @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social

#kidlit

Cartoon of a ragged-looking mummy sitting at a desk, shopping for cat nail clippers, and an orange cat on the floor next to him, clawing one of his a tattered, loose unravelling bandages.

Brian Kirby
Author/Illustrator
Represented by
Kaitlyn Sanchez
Bradford Literary Agency
BrianKirbyStudio.com

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 9d

It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm a UK based author-illustrator, available to work on picturebooks and black and white interiors. I also have a few of my own dummies ready.

🌐 NicolaSchofield.com

Get in touch with me or my lovely agent @sallymkim.bsky.social

#kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 9d

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m Mike and drawing fun, colorful characters is my cup of tea!
I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & I'm especially looking for middle grade cover work.

See more of my work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co

#kidLitArt #childrensIllustration #witch #middleGrade #MG

A girl witch and a boy sitting down for tea in a pretty garden next to a cottage. There are a handful of frogs around, including on the table. The girl in her purple witches robes is talking animatedly about something while the boy is smiling nervously as he eyes the green steam from his tea and the frog on the table.
The image header reads "Michael Dashow, illustrator, https://mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co, repped by Vicky Weber @ CMA"

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MiliFayArt.bsky.social @milifayart.bsky.social · 9d

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m Mili, an October baby, a Toronto based author/illustrator, trained in classical animation and fine art.

I love a watercolor and ink look. How about you?

milifay.art

Happy creating!

#KidLitArt #GraphicNovels #MG #coverart #illustration #MR #DIS #MH #conceptart

Ellen, a sad, 14-year-old ballerina in a pink tutu sitting in a wheelchair. She has blond hair with a hint of the pink dye she had before. Her eyes are aqua in colour. Behind her is an aqua and green background showing lotus flowers in the rain, painted in a watercolour style. Lotus flowers stand for resilience. The background was interpreted from a photograph created by Nguyên Lam Mili found on Pinterest.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 10d

Good luck!

I really should do this too!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 11d

The only drawing challenge I ever finished was one where I went in with this attitude 😄