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edfredned

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Back in 2015 when The Force Awakens was coming out there was so much #Starwars fever! So of course I jumped in for #groundhogday.

The look back continues! ✨
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Star Wars themed Groundhog Day illustrations where the groundhog is Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader is his evil shadow and nemesis.

January 28, 2026 at 1:08 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Have you come up with your Groundhog Day resolution yet? Maybe this will help. From 2002!

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A cartoon of Groundhog Day resolutions as if they were board games from the 1980s including Monopoly, Twister, Operation, candy land and Pac-Man (which is not a board game)

January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM

edfredned

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I’ve been trying not to get political on social media but I can’t fathom anyone intentionally harming a child. But that’s precisely what the govt did/is doing by taking Liam Conejo Ramos away and detaining him #editorial

2 part comic. The first shows two kids excitedly watching some snow fall. The caption says “Pray for Snow”. The second shows the 5 year old Minneapolis boy taken into custody by ice agents. In the background is an elementary school. The caption says “Prey for Ice”.

January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM

edfredned

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I’d say we’re already screwed. Stay safe! #winterstormfern

#kidscomics #kidlitart #groundhogday #screwed

A cartoon of the cutest groundhog saying sorry. Above him the text says If the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow on February 2 it will be an early spring. If the groundhog sees his shadow we’re all screwed.

January 25, 2026 at 5:35 PM

edfredned

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My second ever Groundhog Day illustration from 1993. Yow! I tried so hard to write the text as if a groundhog had written it (!).

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Black and white Groundhog Day illustration of a bleary eyed groundhog still in his pajamas with cameras and microphones in his face.

Underneath is text clearly written by a furry and tired groundhog that says: “Feb 2, 1993. If it’s supposed to be my day, then why won’t they let me sleep late?”

January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Remember the big quit? Nobody was immune. 2022

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from the last 30+ years of illustrations.

The look back continues! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

Cartoon for Groundhog Day 2022 in 4 parts depicting the groundhog walking away from his shadow, applying for a new job and then becoming a television weather reporter. In the last frame his Groundhog Day replacement is an exuberant giraffe sticking his head out of the ground and wishing everyone a happy Groundhog Day!

January 22, 2026 at 12:15 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

A silly 2005 comic that I still adore. Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from the last 30+ years of illustrations.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

A full-color 3 panel comic from Groundhog Day 2005 with the groundhog wishing everyone a happy Groundhog Day while his shadow mocked him. The groundhog tries to catch him but when he turns around the shadow reverts to normal. Regardless, the groundhog knows and thinks he’s going to get the shadow for this.

January 20, 2026 at 12:15 PM

edfredned

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Remember when Fabio was a thing? I did this in 1994. Love crosshatching!

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from 30+ years of illustrations.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart

Black and white rapidograph editorial illustration for Groundhog Day done in pen and ink with tons of crosshatching and no outlines. The illustration depicts the groundhog Phil in fashionable clothes posing on the cover of GHQ magazine. All around are descriptions of articles inside the magazine that are Groundhog Day-centric. “Phil talks about fame, fur, and Fabio” is the main article.

January 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

I created this illustration in 2012 to educate the public 🤣

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from the last 30+ years of illustrations.

Stay tuned! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

Cartoon illustration of the groundhog in 2 parts. On top is if Phil sees his shadow. The groundhog is sad and the background is gray and snowy with lettering that says 6 more weeks of winter. He’s saying he’s sorry.

On the bottom is if Phil doesn’t see his shadow. The groundhog is wearing a superhero cape and looks exuberant! The background is bright and happy and the lettering says an early spring. Speech bubbles around him are praising him.

January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM

edfredned

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Proud moms unite! A comic from 2020.

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from the last 30+ years of illustrations.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

A Groundhog Day comic from Ed Shems from 2020 showing 4 moms playing poker. Each one is talking about how proud they are of their children. One is a doctor, one is a lawyer, and one is a tenured professor. Groundhog mom proudly challenges them by saying her Philip is on Tv. The next frames show Punxsatawney Phil being held up by a man with a beard as he announces no shadow. In the final frame we have a closeup of Phil saying “Hi Mom!”

January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

A fave comic from 2006.

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives and sharing my fave illustrations from the last 30+ years.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

A Groundhog Day comic from 2006 by Ed Shems with the groundhog waiting frantically on 1 side of a door with the radio announcing the impending appearance of the groundhog. On the other side of the door the shadow is sitting on the toilet, reading a newspaper and taking his sweet time. It says Happy Groundhog Day on the back of the paper.

January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

From 2019. Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives and sharing my fave illustrations from the last 30+ years.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist

A Groundhog Day comic from 2019 by Ed Shems of a groundhog stressed out about all the snowy weather we had been dealing with and trying to assuage the concerns of more cold by his audience. By the end he has become MORE concerned

January 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives and sharing my fave illustrations from the last 30+ years.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #Flashback #ArtistLife #comicartist #writerillustrator #kidlitart #kidscomics

Crosshatched illustration in black and white of a groundhog tying a tie in preparation for Groundhog Day.

January 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Beware! Every 4th Thursday in November, the Turducken Cometh.

A monochromatic poster in the style of a 1950s monster movie of a turducken. 2 other versions that are more child-friendly appear above

November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

A new book cover for #kidlitartpostcard Day. Open to early readers, middle grade and YA books and covers.

#kidlitart #kidlitartist

Middle grade book cover illustration of a big kid with braces filling up the composition and holding a violin case. Stuffed in the space above him is the book title Big Guy. On his shirt are music-centered shapes and images. His violin case is covered in stickers.

November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

When you're nervous and you mess up your grammar.
#kidlitart #Otters #kidscomics #comics

Black and white single panel comic of a tween boy telling a tween girl, "I think your nice". An otter corrects him with, "You're". The caption reads: "Otter Correct"

October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

What… what does this even mean?

October 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Well, I missed #kidlitartpostcard Day last week, so here's what I would have shared.

I'm a #kidlit illustrator and writer with tons of experience, in search of new representation.

edfredned.com, edfrednedcomics.com

Young children's kidlit book illustration of elephant, cat, rabbit, and dog characters in hiking clothes standing by a stream, watching a frog hop by.

October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Today’s harvest

Yellow sungold tomatoes pick from a garden and carried inside in a shirt

September 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM

edfredned

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Crosshatching and line-work for this #kidlitart illustration.

When you spend the game waiting to bat... and then 🦋 🦋 in your stomach when your time comes.

#Kidlitart #blackandwhite #earlyreaders

Book illustration of a young dog in a baseball uniform sitting on the bench, holding a bat. He looks nervous. The illustration is in black and white with crosshatching and line-work

September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

As a follow-up to yesterday's #kidlitartpostcard Day (so much beautiful work posted!), here's another drawing of that rabbit in a hoodie. Can you tell I really got into drawing that background tree?

Kidlitart Cartoon of a rabbit in a hoodie standing near a multi-branched tree.

September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

#kidlitartpostcard day feels like going to a museum of your favorite art. So much pretty #kidlit art!

Looking for more books and book covers to draw as well as quirky comics. Much more to see at the new edfredned.com and edfrednedcomics.com.

Also looking for a new literary and/or illustration rep.