Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
@lightonthesea.bsky.social
Author/illustrator with Walker, Candlewick, Faber, HarperCollins, Penguin, Puffin, Rocky Pond. USA Today Bestseller. Rep Jennifer Laughran @ Andrea Brown Lit. Scottish & Irish and living in England.
I think I’d like to make a book all about sleeping. Or maybe I just want to sleep more. 🥰 #kidlit #kidlitart
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I think I’d like to make a book all about sleeping. Or maybe I just want to sleep more. 🥰 #kidlit #kidlitart
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s paperback publication week for ‘The Night Whale’ by Bryher Mackenzie and I, with Walker Books. Such a lovely project to work on ♥️. #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebook
June 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s paperback publication week for ‘The Night Whale’ by Bryher Mackenzie and I, with Walker Books. Such a lovely project to work on ♥️. #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebook
How everything feels in the world lately. #kidlit #kidlitart
June 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
How everything feels in the world lately. #kidlit #kidlitart
June 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Never weary of painting my whale dreams 💙🐋
June 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Never weary of painting my whale dreams 💙🐋
Feeling quite fancy about appearing in my first proper literary festival soon ♥️🐋✨
February 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Feeling quite fancy about appearing in my first proper literary festival soon ♥️🐋✨
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela
#illustration
#illustration
February 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela
#illustration
#illustration
Leaving the storm behind ✨
January 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Leaving the storm behind ✨
A sketch of my neighbour, who became a painter in her seventies
January 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A sketch of my neighbour, who became a painter in her seventies
New Year, New Book ♥️
Also out today: THE CRANE AND THE KEEPER, a nonfiction picture book about the life (and love) of Walnut the Crane - by Meg Pincus, from Smithsonian/Candlewick, with glorious illustrations by @lightonthesea.bsky.social 😍
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January 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New Year, New Book ♥️
Ohhh hi I totally forgot to keep up with this app… is it still brimming full of #kidlit people here? Anyway, here’s a few recent-ish doodles. How’s everyone been? ♥️
January 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Ohhh hi I totally forgot to keep up with this app… is it still brimming full of #kidlit people here? Anyway, here’s a few recent-ish doodles. How’s everyone been? ♥️
July 28, 2024 at 5:42 PM
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."- Carl Sagan.
Oh, how I think about this quote a lot.
#kidlit #kidlitart
Oh, how I think about this quote a lot.
#kidlit #kidlitart
July 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."- Carl Sagan.
Oh, how I think about this quote a lot.
#kidlit #kidlitart
Oh, how I think about this quote a lot.
#kidlit #kidlitart
Our County Durham village now has 32 new published authors and illustrators after the class of 8-9 year olds I’ve been working with all year launched their very own book yesterday! What a day! 🥳♥️✨
July 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Our County Durham village now has 32 new published authors and illustrators after the class of 8-9 year olds I’ve been working with all year launched their very own book yesterday! What a day! 🥳♥️✨
Send me pics of your favourite libraries, indie bookshops and children's spaces. We're audaciously hoping for a local literacy space in future and making a vision board <3
#kidlit #kidlitart #literacy
#kidlit #kidlitart #literacy
July 16, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Send me pics of your favourite libraries, indie bookshops and children's spaces. We're audaciously hoping for a local literacy space in future and making a vision board <3
#kidlit #kidlitart #literacy
#kidlit #kidlitart #literacy
Planning a travel from UK to Maine and Nova Scotia/PEI next summer and very much open to doing workshops, book events and collaborations while there, so feel free to say hi if a Scottish illustrator with whimsical tendencies is your thing ☺️♥️ #kidlit #kidlitart
July 13, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Planning a travel from UK to Maine and Nova Scotia/PEI next summer and very much open to doing workshops, book events and collaborations while there, so feel free to say hi if a Scottish illustrator with whimsical tendencies is your thing ☺️♥️ #kidlit #kidlitart
Thrilled to reveal the cover of ‘Girls Belong in Space’ by amazing author Ashlee Hashman and I, a lyrical celebration of the mighty women of the space programme (including soon-to-be first woman on the moon, Christina Koch.) Published by Harper on March 18th, 2025.
#kidlit #kidlitart
#kidlit #kidlitart
July 11, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Thrilled to reveal the cover of ‘Girls Belong in Space’ by amazing author Ashlee Hashman and I, a lyrical celebration of the mighty women of the space programme (including soon-to-be first woman on the moon, Christina Koch.) Published by Harper on March 18th, 2025.
#kidlit #kidlitart
#kidlit #kidlitart
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It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Katie Dwyer, illustrator-writer for picture books. I love telling stories about wonder, adventure, nature, and kindness. I would love to illustrator your next picture book, chapter book, or cover.
I’m currently seeking representation.
🌎 katiedwyerillustrations.com
I’m currently seeking representation.
🌎 katiedwyerillustrations.com
July 11, 2024 at 11:09 AM
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Katie Dwyer, illustrator-writer for picture books. I love telling stories about wonder, adventure, nature, and kindness. I would love to illustrator your next picture book, chapter book, or cover.
I’m currently seeking representation.
🌎 katiedwyerillustrations.com
I’m currently seeking representation.
🌎 katiedwyerillustrations.com
Reposted by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
It’s #PortfolioDay! Unfortunately, I hardly ever participate but I wanted to share a spread from You Will Always Belong that I love and was one of the only images that made it all the way through the process almost “as-is”.
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard
July 9, 2024 at 9:00 PM
It’s #PortfolioDay! Unfortunately, I hardly ever participate but I wanted to share a spread from You Will Always Belong that I love and was one of the only images that made it all the way through the process almost “as-is”.
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard
Reposted by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
Are you having a good summer so far like this pirate? I’m in Ireland and actually visited a shipwreck. It must have been cursed, since I then got Covid.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran with Andrea Brown Literary
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran with Andrea Brown Literary
July 11, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Are you having a good summer so far like this pirate? I’m in Ireland and actually visited a shipwreck. It must have been cursed, since I then got Covid.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran with Andrea Brown Literary
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran with Andrea Brown Literary
Reposted by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara
Hello #kidlitartpostcardday!
I am a short, west coast #kidlit illustrator who loves nature & neon, crazy ideas & amazing characters.
I illustrate #picturebooks and take freelance work. I am #seekingrepresentation and always open to exciting projects!
#KidLitArt #KidLitArtPostCard #illustration
I am a short, west coast #kidlit illustrator who loves nature & neon, crazy ideas & amazing characters.
I illustrate #picturebooks and take freelance work. I am #seekingrepresentation and always open to exciting projects!
#KidLitArt #KidLitArtPostCard #illustration
July 11, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Hello #kidlitartpostcardday!
I am a short, west coast #kidlit illustrator who loves nature & neon, crazy ideas & amazing characters.
I illustrate #picturebooks and take freelance work. I am #seekingrepresentation and always open to exciting projects!
#KidLitArt #KidLitArtPostCard #illustration
I am a short, west coast #kidlit illustrator who loves nature & neon, crazy ideas & amazing characters.
I illustrate #picturebooks and take freelance work. I am #seekingrepresentation and always open to exciting projects!
#KidLitArt #KidLitArtPostCard #illustration
Hi #kidlitartpostcard day ✨! I’m Gillian O’Mara; a Scottish light-chasing, daydreaming author-illustrator, published by Walker, HarperCollins and others. I love nature, luminous things, poetic and lyrical things and rich colour and texture.Pleased to meet you all ♥️ Rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social
July 11, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Hi #kidlitartpostcard day ✨! I’m Gillian O’Mara; a Scottish light-chasing, daydreaming author-illustrator, published by Walker, HarperCollins and others. I love nature, luminous things, poetic and lyrical things and rich colour and texture.Pleased to meet you all ♥️ Rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social
Really enjoyed doing a takeover of Walker Books social feeds this week, not least because Bryher and I get to announce that we’re making a second Walker Book together too 🥳
#kidlit #kidlitart
#kidlit #kidlitart
July 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Really enjoyed doing a takeover of Walker Books social feeds this week, not least because Bryher and I get to announce that we’re making a second Walker Book together too 🥳
#kidlit #kidlitart
#kidlit #kidlitart