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El Carrel
@elcarrel.bsky.social
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Chicago based Children’s book illustrator
Seeking Representation
CCC Illustration ‘26
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El Carrel @elcarrel.bsky.social · 7d
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! My name is El Carrel, and am a #kidlitillustrator looking for work in picture books! With a focus on bright colors and expressive shapes I can bring to life magical or grounded stories!

🏡 elcarrelillustration.com
✉️ elcarrel.illustrations@gmail.com
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mariadrawss.bsky.social
Hi there! #KidLitArtPostcard I'm Antonieta, a children's book illustrator based in Mexico, who enjoys drawing fun, colorful characters! I'm open to picture books, board books, and early readers. Feel free to reach out!

#kidlit #kidlitart

www.mariadrawss.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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gaelme.bsky.social
Hello!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day ✨️

I'm Ada, a Filipino illustrator looking and available for PB, MG, YA or any illustration work.

Seeking representation.

🎨: adaabigael.weebly.com
A digital illustration of a family baking in the kitchen. A young boy is focused on reading the recipe book while pouring milk into a bowl. His mother on his left, is also looking at the recipe book whilst holding a carton of milk. And his baby sister on his right, is in the act of scooping out the batter from the bowl and is about to eat it.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! My name is El Carrel, and am a #kidlitillustrator looking for work in picture books! With a focus on bright colors and expressive shapes I can bring to life magical or grounded stories!

🏡 elcarrelillustration.com
✉️ elcarrel.illustrations@gmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Happy Halloween everyone!
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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jennharknee.bsky.social
Hiho #portfolioday

It’s me! I’m Jenn. I like to draw all the things and I’m ALWAYS looking for work. (I do the writing stuff too sometimes!)

jkharney.blogspot.com

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #hiremeplease
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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odnatamyara.bsky.social
It’s #PortfolioDay ! I’m Yara and I’m a neurodivergent mixed media illustrator, looking for new PB projects and cover work. I love textures, soft colors, drawing fun characters and weird animals. 🦥

www.odnatamyara.com
I’m represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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annaflorsdefum.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay!

I’m Anna, a children's book illustrator who loves stories full of nature and cute animals.

I'm looking for new and exciting projects, open to work on more picture and board books!

☀️ www.annaflorsdefum.com
✏️ www.instagram.com/annaflorsdefum
✉️ annaflorsdefum@gmail.com

#kidlitart
Cover for the baby bath book "veo, veo, un submarino", surrounded by a lot of marine animals like a killer whale, a turtle and an octopus... Illustration for a pumpkin cream soup with crispy artichokes recipe. The illustration has an illustrated frame showing the ingredients and some of the utensils needed for the recipe. Inside, we can see a garden where a badger, a dormouse, and an owl are collecting the necessary ingredients for the recipe. Vector illustration of two barn owls: A mother and her child flying in a starry purple night. "Jordina, The botanic dragon" is a cute vectorial illustration made with illustrator to celebrate "Sant Jordi", a popular festival from Catalonia, where every April 24 people traditionally give their loved ones a book and a rose. The illustration features a dragon reading a book and two cats.
October 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
I also have been keeping up with #peachtober25 !
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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nicolaschofield.com
Hello #portfolioday !

I am a #kidlit illustrator (of many things) and author (of picturebooks) and here is a little snapshot of my portfolio.

For a closer look, head to NicolaSchofield.com

I'm repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kitlitart #pb #illustration
Image showing the home page of NicolaSchofield.com with lots of kidlit illustration thumbnails
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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nanelsonart.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Natalie, an illustrator and cartoonist living in Maine 🦞 I'm looking for rep/work in picture books, covers, and graphic novels. I'd be happy to draw for you!

💠 www.nanelsonart.com
💠 natalie@nanelsonart.com
spring reading 2024 a page from my 2023 comic Droplet prismatic passage 2021 no sleep for silas 2024
October 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay My name is El Carrel, and am #kidlitillustrator looking for work in picture books! With a focus on bright colors and expressive shapes I can bring to life magical or grounded stories!

🏡 elcarrelillustration.com
✉️ elcarrel.illustrations@gmail.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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gaelme.bsky.social
Hello!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day ✨️

I'm Ada, a Filipino illustrator looking and available for PB, MG, YA or any illustration work.

Seeking representation.

🎨: adaabigael.weebly.com
A gray smiling bipedal wolf offering candies to four trick or treaters. The first one is dressed as Luigi from Super Mario Bros. and she is scared surprised. The second one is dressed as a ghost and he is smiling and amazed. The third one is dressed as Frankenstein, he is also scared. The fourth one is dressed as a witch princess and she is slowly walking backwards.
October 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
elcarrel.bsky.social
I also started #peachtober25 yesterday with the prompt acorn!
October 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
I didn’t want to miss out on either #peachtober25 or #kidlitartpostcard day today so why not combine the two!

Today’s prompt is kite! Also, Hello! My name is El, and I am a Chicago based Illustrator looking for work in picture books! I love bright colors and lively shapes in my art!
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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eliopictures.bsky.social
It’s back-to-school time. You’re getting new shoes, and your mom is making you do that funny little walk around the store to test them out. #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart www.eliopictures.com represented by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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nicolaschofield.com
I actually made two postcards this month. Clearly I have too much time on my hands - someone give me a picturebook to illustrate! 😄

🌐 NicolaSchofield.com

Rep by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #picturebook
Kidlit postcard of a girl with a goldfish looking at a display of wild and wonderful fish in a museum
August 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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angelamatteson.bsky.social
Hello! #KidLitArtPostcard! A firefly fest to celebrate the abundant fireflies in the garden this year!
angelamatteson.com
I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #ChildrensBooks #picturebooks
An illustration of a firefly character holding a lantern while a smaller firefly looks on in amazement. A kid with wings and a fire-inspired paper crown flies overhead with a moth in a night scene.
August 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is El, and I am a Chicago based Illustrator looking for work in picture books! I love bright colors and fun shapes in my art!

You can find more of my work at:
www.elcarrelillustration.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is El Carrel, and I am an illustrator who loves shapes and colors!! I love working on picture books and board books!!

#kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbook
July 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Wanted to take part in SCBWI’s monthly “Draw This!” art prompt! This month’s prompt was Oops! I finished it just in time!

#scbwidrawthis #scbwiillinois #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #kidlit #kidlitillustration
June 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Summertime means picnic time!! Here’s a little illustration I did to celebrate summer!

#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration
June 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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odnatamyara.bsky.social
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐈‍⬛
Hello art directors and editors! My name is Yara, I’m a freelance illustrator interested in picture books and cover work! I love textures, weird animals and warm colors

I’m rep’d by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Portfolio: odnatamyara.com ✨
June 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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brookebaum.bsky.social
Woohoo, it's #kidlitartpostcard day! I love to create fun, silly, kid-focused art. I'm a #PBRisingStars mentee and I'll query agents in the fall! This goofy dragon is from a new dummy I'm working on!

🌐 heybrookebaum.com
💌 brookepbaum@gmail.com

#kidlit #kidlitart #art #illustration #dragon #pb
A #kidlitartpostcard featuring a very dog-like red dragon in the sky chasing his own tail. His tongue is hanging out and he's wearing a dog coloring. Below him, is a backyard fence and an angry speech bubble with the words "Down, Boy!" In the corner is the author/illustrator info: Brooke Baum, Author & Illustrator, heybrookebaum.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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eliopictures.bsky.social
A postcard from the world’s most BORING museum.

My name is Elio. I’m an illustrator represented by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social + @jenrofe.bsky.social / Associate professor of instruction at @columbiachi.bsky.social / and a dad.

www.eliopictures.com

#kidlitartpostcard
Kids are bummed out looking at boring displays.
June 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
elcarrel.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
Hello everyone! My name is El Carrel, and I’m a freelance illustrator based in Chicago, interested in picture books! I love animals, nature, and vibrant colors!
June 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM