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Kaz Windness she/her
@kazwindness.bsky.social
•📕Out Jan 13!: WORM AND BUTTERFLY (S&S)
•📘Out now!: BITSY BAT, TEAM STAR (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
What Tech Cos were doing with Super Bowl commercials. They are not shoving AI into everything for the betterment of society. The opposite is true. It is to make themselves more rich and powerful and have more control over everything. #AiEthics #superbowlcommercial #techcompanies #privacyconcerns
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It’s here! “Worm and Butterfly are Friends Always” is my sweet sixteenth book and the Kirkus Star-reviewed sequel to the Geisel Honor Winning “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends.”

I hope you'll love this new early reader in graphic novel format.
#kidlit #earlyliteracy #graphicnovel #bookbirthday
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
WORM AND BUTTERFLY ARE FRIENDS ALWAYS is nearly here!

"A heartwarming story of found family that readers will flock to again and again." --Kirkus ⭐ Star Review

Request and read and check out "Worm and Caterpillar are Friends," too. 🥰-Kaz

#graphicnovelsforkids #earlyliteracy #wormandcaterpillar
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This New Year's baby brought great news! "When You Love a Book" is part of the 2026 Dolly Parton Imagination Library and landing in mailboxes next month! May 2026 bring you health, happiness, and lots of book joy. Love, Kaz @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social #kidlit #kidsbooks #whenyouloveabook
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Hooray! "Bitsy Bat, Team Star" is part of the @barnesandnoble.com hardcover event. Featuring a new non-speaking character, Enzo Owl, this story champions teamwork, sportsmanship, and acceptance of differences like autism. Happy New Year, everyone!

#bitsybat #autismacceptance #kidsbooks
December 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What's your favorite underwater creature? For #kidlitpostcard day, here's the evolution of "Squid in Pants." Did I make the right character design decision?

Process is everything! This journey began in 2019, and "Squid in Pants" is out now. Graphic by Danna Staaf+C.A. Clark
#kidsbooks #squidart
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
July 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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
July 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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
June 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What's your favorite creepy crawly? "Ode to a Slug" is based on a little friend I saw outside the barn at @highlightsfound.bsky.social on Thursday. And yes, I know slugs are not bugs, but the rhyme is to delicious to resist. #watercolor #collage #coloredpencil #digitalart

#poetry #kidlit #sluglove
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🦑SQUID IN PANTS👖received a nice feature in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!!! If you don't know about Ready To Read, they are all about supporting a child's literacy journey with beautiful and FUN stories that help a child fall in love with books. www.readytoread.com #earlyreaders #kidlit #SquidInPants
June 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great review of “Bitsy Bat, School Star” in Spanish! #autismacceptance #bitsybat #spanishedition www.slj.com/review/bitsy...
June 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. Lure it to the coast. Smash it on the rocks. Don't let anyone tell you how to live your dreams.

Last #mermay for the month, I promise. #stabbyunicorn #darkhumor
May 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's finally here! The Spanish edition of "Bitsy Bat, School Star" is out in paperback and hardcover. Request "Bitsy Murcielago, Estrella Escolar" at your favorite bookseller or library. #bitsybat #autismacceptance #kidsbooks #autismappreciation #autistic
May 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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#kidlit #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitart #portfolioreview
May 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Tag a friend who loves dragons. This little painting inspired me to write A WISH FOR DRAGON, out Fall 2027. #kidlit #dragonart #collageart #watercolor
May 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Critique group showing up and showing out for “Squid in Pants” launch party at Bookies Bookstore. #squidinpants #kidlit #earlyreader
May 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wonderful review! Thank you @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social ! Check out "Squid in Pants" out now! #earlyreader #kidlit #earlyliteracy
May 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"The Little Stabmaid" is the only #MerMay I will be posting this year. Not everyone wants to be where the people are. #stabbyunicorn #introvertmemes
May 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Out TODAY! Kirkus calls SQUID IN PANTS "A rollicking, ridiculous rhyming adventure bound to be in high demand."

🐙 Launch Saturday, May 17th at 10:30AM at Bookies, Denver

🐙 All my books signed and personalized at Boulder Book Store and B&N Thornton

#squidinpants #earlyreader #bookbirthday
May 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Say what you will, but anger is motivating. Stay Stabby. #stabbyunicorn #unicorncomics #unicornmemes
May 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's #kidlitpostcardday and SQUID IN PANTS is out May 13th in paperback and hardcover. Pants dance powers activate! Please request a copy at your local library or favorite #indiebookseller and get complimentary activities pinned at KazWindness.com. #kidlit #squidinpants #earlyreader #kidsbooks
May 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The @ndkidlit.bsky.social auction ends in just a few short hours! I am bidding on a bunch of stuff because it’s such a good opportunity. My @cuddlefishacademy.bsky.social class is still at 1/4 price! ndkidlit.org/fundraising-... #kidlit #ND #autistic
May 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM