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Kaz Windness she/her

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•📘Out now!: BITSY BAT, TEAM STAR (S&S) •📕Out now!: SQUID IN PANTS (S&S) •📚Check out: “When You Love a Book” (PRH) Award-Winning Children’s Book Author-Artist, Art Professor, Autistic-ADHD 🌈📚Books, Classes, Social Media: linktr.ee/KazWindness

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hi! I’m Kaz Windness, a children’s book author-illustrator and educator best know for “Bitsy Bat, School Star” & “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends.” I’m autistic+adhd 🌈. I go hard on advocating for artists. I draw a lot of bats. 🦇 I eat a lot of waffles. 🧇 I appear taller online.

Kaz Windness, short, middle-aged white lady with pink hair standing behind a table stacked with picture books, all “Bitsy Bat, School Star”

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 7d

I can’t share the newer stuff I’ve been working on for Reasons, so here are some old MG spot illustrations—I love working in black and white. #kidlitartpostcard

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Anya @greenrainart.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
I’m Anya, illustrator and author of picture books.
Represented by Eve Adler at Red Fox Literary

#kidlitart #kidlitartist #choldrensbooksillustrator #greenrainart

Kidlitart postcard image- mom and kids picking mushrooms in an autumn forest

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Gina Perry, an author and illustrator of children's books, and creator of this monthly event. I'm rep'd for books by Sean McCarthy, more work at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

Vertical illustration. A kid vampire is laying in his coffin, curled up with his cat and a book named SUN KID. The book is emitting a warm glow. Text reads Gina Perry www.ginaperry.com Rep'd by Sean McCarthy

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 7d

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Agent - Tracy Marchini

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #chapterbooks #boardbooks

art of 3 cute witches riding on broomsticks above a city. each witch has a cute cat familiar riding with her.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I love seeing everyone's drawings of ghosts, witches, monsters, spiders, and my favorite, BATS! What's your favorite October topic?

I'm an illustrator and writer repped by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. Follow along for more #kidlit art! #childrensbooks

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Sep 2

😍😍😍

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you!

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Aug 7

What's your favorite color? Hi #kidlitpostcardday! I'm Kaz Windness, and I love using teal and magenta in my art. Art directors say this is a good style branding approach, but I'm not doing this on purpose. Anyway, I hope you'll check out WORM AND BUTTERFLY ARE FRIENDS ALWAYS. #kidlit #graphicnovels

Four illustrations featuring a worm and a butterfly with rainbow color wings. The text in the speech bubbles reads "Hi Kidlit Postcard Day" "We are back" "With new friends!" "And more magenta!" "And teal." The bottom illustration is an evening scene in a meadow with a tree and a field and a lake in the background. There is a baby worm between the butterfly and worm and a blue stellars jay and a robin in the background. The jay is attempting to keep the robin away from the baby worm.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jul 19

Congratulations for surviving this week!!! YOU DID IT!!! I'm so proud of you. I don't know anyone who isn't in massive life upheaval. This is not easy. I see you. I love you. These changes are making room for better things for you.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jul 15

Episodes' LIVE Facebook Page stream link:
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Episodes' LIVE Youtube Channel stream link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMuR...

KAZ WINDNESS | PENCIL TO PENCIL 7/16/25

Other event by Pencil to Pencil on Thursday, July 17 2025

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jul 15

Episodes' LIVE Facebook Page stream link:
www.facebook.com/events/58136...

Episodes' LIVE Youtube Channel stream link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMuR...

KAZ WINDNESS | PENCIL TO PENCIL 7/16/25

Other event by Pencil to Pencil on Thursday, July 17 2025

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you like art, comics, or illustration, come hang out with me and some world-class cartoonists and graphic novelists this Wednesday evening! We’re gonna be talking about all of that and more. It’s gonna be a blast! on YT at PencilToPencil #artist #GN #kidlit #illustration

New Episodes Wednesdays 8pm ET Pencil to Pencil hosted by mike manley, jamar nichoals, and steve conley
This week Kaz Windness Author-Illustrator YouTube.com/penciltopencil
Image of illustration of flying cute bat and flying cute owl, image of Kaz, white lady with pink hair, and squid in pants cover with an orange squid wearing striped pants.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jul 15

Beautiful interview with librarian, Mary Lanni, about how a book is created, how it becomes a Dolly Parton Imagination Library pick, and how books inspire friendships and friendship inspires books. #kidlit #library #librarian #whenyouloveabook youtu.be/Oi9JbJHEZBY?...

Author/Illustrator Interview: Kaz Windness and Heather Brockman Lee

YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hi friends, and happy #kidlitpostcard day! What's your favorite winter activity? I'm 2 pages away from finishing with BITSY BAT, SNOW STAR! Each book explores a different aspect of autism. Check out "Bitsy Bat, School Star" and "Bitsy Bat, Team Star!" #kidlit #childrensbookillustrator bitsybat.com

Three illustrations of winter scenes from BITSY BAT, SNOW STAR. Top image shows a little bat with light fur wearing a star sweater and winter hat and scarf flying over a snowy ground to a school that is also a tree. A mole, mouse, and bunny friend are sledding and stomping through the snow. Bottom left panel shows the mole pushing Bitsy on a sled and she flies through the air with the words "Whoosh! Zip! Zoom!" The third image shows Bitsy giving away her earmuffs, hat and scarf to a snowman while the rabbit looks concerned.

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E.R. LeVar @erlevar1031.bsky.social · Jun 20

A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it??

Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙

First shelf: The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Reyes), Learning to Fall (Morris), I Love You S'more (Desombre), She Gets the Girl (Lippincott & Derrick)

Second Shelf: All That's Left in the World (Brown), Caught in a Bad Fauxmance (Rose), Heartstopper Vol. 1 (Oseman), The Darkness Between Us (Schaeffer)

Third Shelf: Going Bicoastal (Adler), Where the Dark Stands Still (Poranek), Never Ever Getting Back Together (Gonzales), Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Hibbert), Flowerheart (Bakewell)

Fourth Shelf: Hell Followed With Us (White), I Wish You All the Best (Deaver), The Sunbearer Trials (Thomas), Dead End Girls (Heard), The Sacrifice (Chupeco)

Fifth Shelf: Loveless (Oseman), Icarus (Ancrum), Summer Bird Blue (Bowman), Radio Silence (Oseman), The Weight of Stars (Dow), Sawkill Girls (Legrand)

Bottom Shelf: I Kissed Shara Wheeler (McQuiston), Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Albertelli), Nimona (Stevenson), Forget Me Not (Derrick)

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 20

It’s so frustrating! And I don’t want to be monetized. I even turned it off on TikTok. I just don’t wanna be suppressed from having my friends be able to see me.

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you!!!! I do my best work and video format but TikTok has suppressed my reach and I’m currently getting more reach on Instagram. It’s like playing whack-a-mole, and we are the moles.

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 19

Facebook messed 💩 up again and just forced me to change my account to “professional” in order for my 5.8 K followers to see my posts. It came with a massive TOS agreement that states everything I post, they own. I wish my engagement was better here. I’ll be working on that.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 19

Love this! I also need a bunch of snacks to do tasks that annoy me or get boring. I usually grab popcorn, but veggies is better.

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 13

Happy Friday the 13th! Thirteen is my lucky number-- the number I share with my birthday and the first tattoo I ever got. Here's an old self-portrait I made of myself as the Kazness Monster as I was creating "Mother Goth Rhymes." Does anyone else have a goth-filled center like me? #illustration

A drawing of the Goth ness monster— a green sea serpent, covered in tattoos, wearing a nose ring, black eyeglasses, a skull T-shirt, and fishnet over its tail.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 13

I ended up putting myself in a very expensive CT scan just to discover I’ve been sitting too much.

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 13

So smart!

Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 13

I love checking boxes. It's my FAVORITE!

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 13

SCREAMING is already an active part of my daily routine. Lol!

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ALT: a close up of a white kitten with its mouth open and looking at the camera .

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · Jun 13

And is it going to the thrift store? Pretty sure it's thrifting.

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