Sue Todd Illustration
@suetodd.bsky.social
Illustrator of children's and adult books, magazines, posters, packaging, public art. Two styles: hand-carved linocut and digital ink.
Portfolio: https://www.suetodd.com
Portfolio: https://www.suetodd.com
@stormsy.bsky.social just informed me that it's Squirrel Appreciation Day! I love the little critters and they love my trees, and roof:) A few from the archives. #SquirrelAppreciationDay #squirrel #kidlitart #childrensbooks
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
@stormsy.bsky.social just informed me that it's Squirrel Appreciation Day! I love the little critters and they love my trees, and roof:) A few from the archives. #SquirrelAppreciationDay #squirrel #kidlitart #childrensbooks
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If you’re looking for books that play with your perception of reality while leaving you in stitches, then these two books by Rob Gotobed are an absolute must-read. The collections of short stories are as funny as they are intellectually engaging, with humour that’s both surreal and cerebral.
August 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
If you’re looking for books that play with your perception of reality while leaving you in stitches, then these two books by Rob Gotobed are an absolute must-read. The collections of short stories are as funny as they are intellectually engaging, with humour that’s both surreal and cerebral.
Sharing my latest news from @hireillo.com. Happy New Year!
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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #happy
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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #happy
Award for Blue Boat Home
Sue Todd's latest picture book, Blue Boat Home, has won a Northern Lights Book Award for Best Illustration. The Northern Lights Book Awards honour books that excel in aesthetic and literary qualities ...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Sharing my latest news from @hireillo.com. Happy New Year!
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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #happy
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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #happy
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Rachel McCrum interviewed #kidlit author Gillian Sze and me for the Blue Metropolis Bold & Creative podcast. She asked about our book The Night is Deep and Wide by @orcabook.bsky.social. Great discussion about writing and illustrating for kids!
#childrensbooks
Rachel McCrum interviewed #kidlit author Gillian Sze and me for the Blue Metropolis Bold & Creative podcast. She asked about our book The Night is Deep and Wide by @orcabook.bsky.social. Great discussion about writing and illustrating for kids!
#childrensbooks
Bold & Creative 2026 - Blue Metropolis
BOLD AND CREATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Discover BOLD & CREATIVE, a bold and innovative initiative by Blue Metropolis, celebrating the creativity of Quebec’s anglophone authors and artists. This project...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Rachel McCrum interviewed #kidlit author Gillian Sze and me for the Blue Metropolis Bold & Creative podcast. She asked about our book The Night is Deep and Wide by @orcabook.bsky.social. Great discussion about writing and illustrating for kids!
#childrensbooks
Rachel McCrum interviewed #kidlit author Gillian Sze and me for the Blue Metropolis Bold & Creative podcast. She asked about our book The Night is Deep and Wide by @orcabook.bsky.social. Great discussion about writing and illustrating for kids!
#childrensbooks
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Honoured to receive a Merit award from 3 x 3 Illustration Annual! Winning images are from Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer for @skinnerhouse.bsky.social . The Annual is launching in January but available for online viewing now. @3x3mag.bsky.social
#kidlitart #picturebook
Honoured to receive a Merit award from 3 x 3 Illustration Annual! Winning images are from Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer for @skinnerhouse.bsky.social . The Annual is launching in January but available for online viewing now. @3x3mag.bsky.social
#kidlitart #picturebook
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View Sue Todd’s winning illustration in 3x3 International Illustration Annual.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Honoured to receive a Merit award from 3 x 3 Illustration Annual! Winning images are from Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer for @skinnerhouse.bsky.social . The Annual is launching in January but available for online viewing now. @3x3mag.bsky.social
#kidlitart #picturebook
Honoured to receive a Merit award from 3 x 3 Illustration Annual! Winning images are from Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer for @skinnerhouse.bsky.social . The Annual is launching in January but available for online viewing now. @3x3mag.bsky.social
#kidlitart #picturebook
Exciting to be invited to join Video Shop: The Blockbuster Experience project by @hireillo.com! We got to choose from a list of vintage classic movies, some great, some cheesy. I chose cheese😂. Hire an Illustrator is selling our posters online, 13 posters by 13 illustrators. press.hireillo.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Exciting to be invited to join Video Shop: The Blockbuster Experience project by @hireillo.com! We got to choose from a list of vintage classic movies, some great, some cheesy. I chose cheese😂. Hire an Illustrator is selling our posters online, 13 posters by 13 illustrators. press.hireillo.com
Cool to see my linocut art enlarged for the River Oaks Community Centre in Oakville, selected as part of Oakville's Connextions 2025 project. It's a joy to see art integrated into the community!
#publicart #illustration #community
#publicart #illustration #community
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Cool to see my linocut art enlarged for the River Oaks Community Centre in Oakville, selected as part of Oakville's Connextions 2025 project. It's a joy to see art integrated into the community!
#publicart #illustration #community
#publicart #illustration #community
For #scbwiDrawThis September prompt of Travel, a spread from picture book Blue Boat Home by musician Peter Mayer for @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @uua.org
#scbwiillustrators #scbwi
#scbwiillustrators #scbwi
September 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
For #scbwiDrawThis September prompt of Travel, a spread from picture book Blue Boat Home by musician Peter Mayer for @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @uua.org
#scbwiillustrators #scbwi
#scbwiillustrators #scbwi
Sharing the first review of my new picture book, Blue Boat Home by Skinner House Books in Foreword Reviews! Can't wait for the April 1st launch!
@skinnerhouse.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks
@skinnerhouse.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks
March 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Sharing the first review of my new picture book, Blue Boat Home by Skinner House Books in Foreword Reviews! Can't wait for the April 1st launch!
@skinnerhouse.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks
@skinnerhouse.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks
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Last chance to not only register for this Thursday's BETWEEN US: AN INTIMATE Q&A WITH CALDECOTT HONOREES, MOLLY IDLE & JUANA MATRTINEZ-NEAL but for our complete PUBLISHING PATH WEBINAR SERIES! www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Last chance to not only register for this Thursday's BETWEEN US: AN INTIMATE Q&A WITH CALDECOTT HONOREES, MOLLY IDLE & JUANA MATRTINEZ-NEAL but for our complete PUBLISHING PATH WEBINAR SERIES! www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...
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Welcome to 2025! Are you setting a reading goal or making a book-themed resolution? Do a little good and have a little fun by participating in our 2025 "Do-Good" Book Bingo. Each square includes a challenge that supports Canadian book creators. Happy reading!
January 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Welcome to 2025! Are you setting a reading goal or making a book-themed resolution? Do a little good and have a little fun by participating in our 2025 "Do-Good" Book Bingo. Each square includes a challenge that supports Canadian book creators. Happy reading!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! This was from a series of Holy cards for Karla Verlag, Germany, linocut with digital colour.
#illustration #religious #StPatrick #Christian
#illustration #religious #StPatrick #Christian
March 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy St. Patrick's Day! This was from a series of Holy cards for Karla Verlag, Germany, linocut with digital colour.
#illustration #religious #StPatrick #Christian
#illustration #religious #StPatrick #Christian
I'm amassing quite a collection of these cute little art trading cards from @hireillo.com
#artcard #illustration #kidlitart
#artcard #illustration #kidlitart
March 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm amassing quite a collection of these cute little art trading cards from @hireillo.com
#artcard #illustration #kidlitart
#artcard #illustration #kidlitart
Celebrating Black History Month with a few images from Two Finger Guitar, a chapter book about blues guitarist, Etta Baker, for Gibbs Smith Education. Linocut with digital color.
#kidlit #educational #BlackHistoryMonth
#kidlit #educational #BlackHistoryMonth
February 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Celebrating Black History Month with a few images from Two Finger Guitar, a chapter book about blues guitarist, Etta Baker, for Gibbs Smith Education. Linocut with digital color.
#kidlit #educational #BlackHistoryMonth
#kidlit #educational #BlackHistoryMonth
Sharing a few illustrations from the 2026 Magical Almanac by Llewellyn Worldwide, created in my new digital ink technique.
I still carve lino but am enjoying mixing it up with drawing on the ipad in Procreate. Multiple undos are magical!
#illustration #digitalart #procreate #digitalink
I still carve lino but am enjoying mixing it up with drawing on the ipad in Procreate. Multiple undos are magical!
#illustration #digitalart #procreate #digitalink
February 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Sharing a few illustrations from the 2026 Magical Almanac by Llewellyn Worldwide, created in my new digital ink technique.
I still carve lino but am enjoying mixing it up with drawing on the ipad in Procreate. Multiple undos are magical!
#illustration #digitalart #procreate #digitalink
I still carve lino but am enjoying mixing it up with drawing on the ipad in Procreate. Multiple undos are magical!
#illustration #digitalart #procreate #digitalink
In memory of David Lynch, a brilliant filmmaker and creative genius. This digital ink portrait is an ode to his ground breaking student work, Eraserhead.
#portraiture #digitalink #davidlynch #illustration
#portraiture #digitalink #davidlynch #illustration
January 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In memory of David Lynch, a brilliant filmmaker and creative genius. This digital ink portrait is an ode to his ground breaking student work, Eraserhead.
#portraiture #digitalink #davidlynch #illustration
#portraiture #digitalink #davidlynch #illustration
Happy Year of the Snake! Wishing everyone a ssssspectacular year!
January 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy Year of the Snake! Wishing everyone a ssssspectacular year!
I was thrilled to receive advance copies of my latest picture book, Blue Boat Home, by musician Peter Mayer for Skinner House Books @skinnerhouse.bsky.social. My new digital ink style accompanies the beautiful lyrics. Official launch is April 2025 but it's available for pre-order now.
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I was thrilled to receive advance copies of my latest picture book, Blue Boat Home, by musician Peter Mayer for Skinner House Books @skinnerhouse.bsky.social. My new digital ink style accompanies the beautiful lyrics. Official launch is April 2025 but it's available for pre-order now.
Wishing peace and joy to one and all this holiday season.
December 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Wishing peace and joy to one and all this holiday season.
My latest news at @hireillo.com is about the holiday season. Wishing peace and joy to all and the very best in 2025!
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#christmas #santaclaus
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#christmas #santaclaus
Merry Christmas
Every year I create an image for the holiday season and this year I have chosen to work in my new digital ink style rather than my traditional linocut approach. I have quite a collection of holiday .....
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December 18, 2024 at 1:49 AM
My latest news at @hireillo.com is about the holiday season. Wishing peace and joy to all and the very best in 2025!
www.hireillo.com/news/merry-c...
#christmas #santaclaus
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#christmas #santaclaus
Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! You are 249 today! Very well preserved. This is a digital portrait, a copy of one of the few portraits of Jane. Her novels transcend time and are much more than romantic fantasy.
December 16, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! You are 249 today! Very well preserved. This is a digital portrait, a copy of one of the few portraits of Jane. Her novels transcend time and are much more than romantic fantasy.
Sneak peek at the cover of my forthcoming
#picturebook by Peter Mayer published by Skinner House Books! It's available for pre-order on Amazon, launching April 2025.
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbook
#picturebook by Peter Mayer published by Skinner House Books! It's available for pre-order on Amazon, launching April 2025.
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbook
December 6, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Sneak peek at the cover of my forthcoming
#picturebook by Peter Mayer published by Skinner House Books! It's available for pre-order on Amazon, launching April 2025.
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbook
#picturebook by Peter Mayer published by Skinner House Books! It's available for pre-order on Amazon, launching April 2025.
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbook
Happy 269th Birthday, Marie Antoinette! The last Queen of France had her life literally cut short by the guillotine. The cover from a little zine I made about her life.
#frenchhistory #frenchqueen #marieantoinette #digitalink #kidlit #illustration #comic #womenshistory #illustrator #kidlitart
#frenchhistory #frenchqueen #marieantoinette #digitalink #kidlit #illustration #comic #womenshistory #illustrator #kidlitart
November 2, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Happy 269th Birthday, Marie Antoinette! The last Queen of France had her life literally cut short by the guillotine. The cover from a little zine I made about her life.
#frenchhistory #frenchqueen #marieantoinette #digitalink #kidlit #illustration #comic #womenshistory #illustrator #kidlitart
#frenchhistory #frenchqueen #marieantoinette #digitalink #kidlit #illustration #comic #womenshistory #illustrator #kidlitart