Josh Lewis
@joshjlewis.bsky.social
Author • Illustrator • Art Director
#kidlit #kidlitart
Author of Ray’s Big Day (Scholastic, 2024)
Illustrator for LEGO Little Golden Books
Agent: Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social, the Tobias Literary Agency.
joshjlewis.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
Author of Ray’s Big Day (Scholastic, 2024)
Illustrator for LEGO Little Golden Books
Agent: Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social, the Tobias Literary Agency.
joshjlewis.com
And this year, I'm one of the mentors! If you're in the RMC chapter, check it out.
Want to take your work to the next level? RMC's mentorship program will do that. For authors and illustrators at any stage of their journey, PB to YA, coming in with anything from rough ideas to completed works. Application window closes Monday (11/3). scbwi.org/regions/rmc/RMC-mentorship-program
Michelle Begley Mentorship Program | Colorado, Wyoming (Rocky Mountain)
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...
www.scbwi.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And this year, I'm one of the mentors! If you're in the RMC chapter, check it out.
Big news! I’m illustrating a new book.
Announcing new deals for @charlessantoso.bsky.social @calliebdean.bsky.social @aventurasenesl.bsky.social @joshjlewis.bsky.social + more buff.ly/SuDEz1l
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Big news! I’m illustrating a new book.
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Here's a style exploration for my book dummy.
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Here's a style exploration for my book dummy.
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Here's a style exploration for my book dummy.
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Here's a style exploration for my book dummy.
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
I'm an author and illustrator, open to
• picture books/board books
• lettering/title treatments
• coloring graphic novels
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hi #kidlitartpostcard! ✌️
I’m just an author and illustrator standing here with a book dummy. I love telling weird, humorous stories, often with a nonfiction element.
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
I’m just an author and illustrator standing here with a book dummy. I love telling weird, humorous stories, often with a nonfiction element.
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hi #kidlitartpostcard! ✌️
I’m just an author and illustrator standing here with a book dummy. I love telling weird, humorous stories, often with a nonfiction element.
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
I’m just an author and illustrator standing here with a book dummy. I love telling weird, humorous stories, often with a nonfiction element.
📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social
🌐 joshjlewis.com
Hi #kidlitartpostcard! I’m an author and illustrator. This artwork is from my book Ray’s Big Day (Scholastic 2024).
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Rep: @socalledyalife.bsky.social
@thetobiasagency.bsky.social
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Rep: @socalledyalife.bsky.social
@thetobiasagency.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hi #kidlitartpostcard! I’m an author and illustrator. This artwork is from my book Ray’s Big Day (Scholastic 2024).
🎨 joshjlewis.com
Rep: @socalledyalife.bsky.social
@thetobiasagency.bsky.social
🎨 joshjlewis.com
Rep: @socalledyalife.bsky.social
@thetobiasagency.bsky.social
Happy 50th @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social ! Celebrating with my tribute to Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker.
#snl #snl50 #chrisfarley #kidlitart #illustration
#snl #snl50 #chrisfarley #kidlitart #illustration
February 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy 50th @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social ! Celebrating with my tribute to Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker.
#snl #snl50 #chrisfarley #kidlitart #illustration
#snl #snl50 #chrisfarley #kidlitart #illustration
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#ABCsofFebruary: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses
L - Louise Little (Activist and mom of Malcolm X)
The K.K.K. targeted the Little home because Louise and husband, Earl, were unapologetic activists who pushed a message of revolution in the new Black communities of the unwelcoming Midwest.
L - Louise Little (Activist and mom of Malcolm X)
The K.K.K. targeted the Little home because Louise and husband, Earl, were unapologetic activists who pushed a message of revolution in the new Black communities of the unwelcoming Midwest.
February 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
#ABCsofFebruary: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses
L - Louise Little (Activist and mom of Malcolm X)
The K.K.K. targeted the Little home because Louise and husband, Earl, were unapologetic activists who pushed a message of revolution in the new Black communities of the unwelcoming Midwest.
L - Louise Little (Activist and mom of Malcolm X)
The K.K.K. targeted the Little home because Louise and husband, Earl, were unapologetic activists who pushed a message of revolution in the new Black communities of the unwelcoming Midwest.
Happy Book Birthday to my buddy @scottsoeder.bsky.social!!
Thanks to Art Director Maryn.
I colored the interiors.
#kidlit #bookbirthday
Thanks to Art Director Maryn.
I colored the interiors.
#kidlit #bookbirthday
February 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Happy Book Birthday to my buddy @scottsoeder.bsky.social!!
Thanks to Art Director Maryn.
I colored the interiors.
#kidlit #bookbirthday
Thanks to Art Director Maryn.
I colored the interiors.
#kidlit #bookbirthday
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#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses
H - Harry T. Burleigh (Composer and Arranger)
Burleigh became the soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in New York City in 1894. Although he faced opposition due to his race, he was hired after J. P. Morgan's crucial vote.
#BHM
H - Harry T. Burleigh (Composer and Arranger)
Burleigh became the soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in New York City in 1894. Although he faced opposition due to his race, he was hired after J. P. Morgan's crucial vote.
#BHM
February 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses
G - Gordon Parks (Photographer and Filmmaker)
Parks’ work in film and literature further showcased the African American experience, making him a significant cultural figure and advocate for change through visual storytelling.
#BHM
G - Gordon Parks (Photographer and Filmmaker)
Parks’ work in film and literature further showcased the African American experience, making him a significant cultural figure and advocate for change through visual storytelling.
#BHM
February 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses
F - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Poet and Abolitionist)
In 1858, Harper refused to sit in the "colored" section of a segregated trolley car in Philadelphia. Same year, published well-known poem "Bury Me in a Free Land".
F - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Poet and Abolitionist)
In 1858, Harper refused to sit in the "colored" section of a segregated trolley car in Philadelphia. Same year, published well-known poem "Bury Me in a Free Land".
February 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses
F - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Poet and Abolitionist)
In 1858, Harper refused to sit in the "colored" section of a segregated trolley car in Philadelphia. Same year, published well-known poem "Bury Me in a Free Land".
F - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Poet and Abolitionist)
In 1858, Harper refused to sit in the "colored" section of a segregated trolley car in Philadelphia. Same year, published well-known poem "Bury Me in a Free Land".
My good friend is at it again! Give Dameon a follow for his 8th year of the ABC’s of February.
#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders who uplift the masses
A is for Anna Julia Cooper
"The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class — it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.”
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#theabcsoffebruary2025 #americanhistory #blackhistoryfacts
A is for Anna Julia Cooper
"The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class — it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.”
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#theabcsoffebruary2025 #americanhistory #blackhistoryfacts
February 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My good friend is at it again! Give Dameon a follow for his 8th year of the ABC’s of February.
This looks awesome!
January 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This looks awesome!
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Snorting on the moors. #grickledoodle #pugs #sherlockholmes #mystery #detective #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Snorting on the moors. #grickledoodle #pugs #sherlockholmes #mystery #detective #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
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Happy MLK Day! (This illustration is from Recipes for Change, written by Michael Platt and published by Magic Cat Publishing & Abrams Kids. A pecan pie recipe goes along with this spread. 🥧) #kidlitart #illustration #mlkday
January 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Happy MLK Day! (This illustration is from Recipes for Change, written by Michael Platt and published by Magic Cat Publishing & Abrams Kids. A pecan pie recipe goes along with this spread. 🥧) #kidlitart #illustration #mlkday
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Happy Martin Luther Ling Jr Day! The only thing worth celebrating today :)
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Happy Martin Luther Ling Jr Day! The only thing worth celebrating today :)
It’s like a reverse Big (the movie) but Christmas. Seriously, check it out!
I love this wacky Christmas story with loads of heart! It's available for 4 more days and BBC audio dramas are the best. Have a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Drama on 4 - The Christmas Present - BBC Sounds
Ben Crompton's heart warming seasonal drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 4:09 AM
It’s like a reverse Big (the movie) but Christmas. Seriously, check it out!