Mx Trist
@turtlekittydraws.bsky.social
Children's librarian, amateur cartoonist, secret witch.
I draw comics about library work, book recommendations, and anthropomorphic animals who deliver mail out at sea.
I also post my art under the same username on Cara, where it’s more organized.
I draw comics about library work, book recommendations, and anthropomorphic animals who deliver mail out at sea.
I also post my art under the same username on Cara, where it’s more organized.
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Love, Violet got checked out this morning so I had to put up a new recommendation. And for a non-poet who threw this together in ten minutes, I’m pretty happy with how it came out.
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thequestioneers #andreabeaty #davidroberts
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thequestioneers #andreabeaty #davidroberts
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Love, Violet got checked out this morning so I had to put up a new recommendation. And for a non-poet who threw this together in ten minutes, I’m pretty happy with how it came out.
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thequestioneers #andreabeaty #davidroberts
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thequestioneers #andreabeaty #davidroberts
This week’s trivia and rec. This is such a sweet story. It’s written in a very gentle, wistful manner, and the illustrations are just gorgeous.
#library #weeklytrivia #lunarnewyear #february #valentinesday #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #loveviolet #charlottesullivanwild #charlenechua
#library #weeklytrivia #lunarnewyear #february #valentinesday #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #loveviolet #charlottesullivanwild #charlenechua
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This week’s trivia and rec. This is such a sweet story. It’s written in a very gentle, wistful manner, and the illustrations are just gorgeous.
#library #weeklytrivia #lunarnewyear #february #valentinesday #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #loveviolet #charlottesullivanwild #charlenechua
#library #weeklytrivia #lunarnewyear #february #valentinesday #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #loveviolet #charlottesullivanwild #charlenechua
It’s Space Week at the library! Head to yours and see what kind of fun activities they have planed for you and your kids. Dare I say, it’ll be out of this world!
#library #spaceweek #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendations #lowridersinspace #cathycamper #raulthethird #librarianrecommends #bookdisplay
#library #spaceweek #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendations #lowridersinspace #cathycamper #raulthethird #librarianrecommends #bookdisplay
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It’s Space Week at the library! Head to yours and see what kind of fun activities they have planed for you and your kids. Dare I say, it’ll be out of this world!
#library #spaceweek #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendations #lowridersinspace #cathycamper #raulthethird #librarianrecommends #bookdisplay
#library #spaceweek #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendations #lowridersinspace #cathycamper #raulthethird #librarianrecommends #bookdisplay
Ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy! Finally! These are the books we need today, and I can’t wait to find out how it wraps up. Congrats to Mx. Symes-Smith for completing this important series.
#librarianrecommends #middlegradebook #sircallie #sircallieandthefinalstand #esmesymessmith
#librarianrecommends #middlegradebook #sircallie #sircallieandthefinalstand #esmesymessmith
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy! Finally! These are the books we need today, and I can’t wait to find out how it wraps up. Congrats to Mx. Symes-Smith for completing this important series.
#librarianrecommends #middlegradebook #sircallie #sircallieandthefinalstand #esmesymessmith
#librarianrecommends #middlegradebook #sircallie #sircallieandthefinalstand #esmesymessmith
This week’s trivia and recommendation. Read this book over the weekends, a very short and sweet read (no pun intended).
#library #weeklytrivia #tanzanite #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #donutellahamachi #kimchi #stephanlee #utonaru
#library #weeklytrivia #tanzanite #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #donutellahamachi #kimchi #stephanlee #utonaru
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. Read this book over the weekends, a very short and sweet read (no pun intended).
#library #weeklytrivia #tanzanite #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #donutellahamachi #kimchi #stephanlee #utonaru
#library #weeklytrivia #tanzanite #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #donutellahamachi #kimchi #stephanlee #utonaru
Due to bad luck I couldn’t personally hand my gift to Rebecca Sugar at MagFest: a thank you letter and treehopper versions of her Lonely Magic Angels. I did get to give a Becky Brewster bug to a rep from Exit 73, so there’s that.
#magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagic #exit73studios #blud #treehoppers
#magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagic #exit73studios #blud #treehoppers
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Due to bad luck I couldn’t personally hand my gift to Rebecca Sugar at MagFest: a thank you letter and treehopper versions of her Lonely Magic Angels. I did get to give a Becky Brewster bug to a rep from Exit 73, so there’s that.
#magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagic #exit73studios #blud #treehoppers
#magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagic #exit73studios #blud #treehoppers
Currently at MAGFest! I drew this over the weekend while packing so the art is a bit rushed. It’s not my best work visually, but I think the sentiment still stands.
#comic #sketchbook #gaylordhotel #magfest #sonder #stories
#comic #sketchbook #gaylordhotel #magfest #sonder #stories
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Currently at MAGFest! I drew this over the weekend while packing so the art is a bit rushed. It’s not my best work visually, but I think the sentiment still stands.
#comic #sketchbook #gaylordhotel #magfest #sonder #stories
#comic #sketchbook #gaylordhotel #magfest #sonder #stories
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I wanted to do something with video games since MagFest is this week.
#library #weeklytrivia #nintendo #videogames #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #gordonkorman #theunteachables
#library #weeklytrivia #nintendo #videogames #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #gordonkorman #theunteachables
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I wanted to do something with video games since MagFest is this week.
#library #weeklytrivia #nintendo #videogames #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #gordonkorman #theunteachables
#library #weeklytrivia #nintendo #videogames #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #gordonkorman #theunteachables
I’ll post pictures of the art once I finish them, but first I have to finish them.
#comic #sketchbook #magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagicangels #thankyou
#comic #sketchbook #magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagicangels #thankyou
December 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I’ll post pictures of the art once I finish them, but first I have to finish them.
#comic #sketchbook #magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagicangels #thankyou
#comic #sketchbook #magfest #rebeccasugar #lonelymagicangels #thankyou
Like I said, I made a lot of cards this year.
#christmascards #treehoppers #turtlekitty #microraptor #merrychristmas #happyholidays
#christmascards #treehoppers #turtlekitty #microraptor #merrychristmas #happyholidays
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Like I said, I made a lot of cards this year.
#christmascards #treehoppers #turtlekitty #microraptor #merrychristmas #happyholidays
#christmascards #treehoppers #turtlekitty #microraptor #merrychristmas #happyholidays
I ended up making a lot of Christmas cards this year, mostly featuring my little bug friends.
#christmascards #treehoppers #merrychristmas #happyholidays
#christmascards #treehoppers #merrychristmas #happyholidays
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I ended up making a lot of Christmas cards this year, mostly featuring my little bug friends.
#christmascards #treehoppers #merrychristmas #happyholidays
#christmascards #treehoppers #merrychristmas #happyholidays
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I finished reading this book over the weekend and just had to display it.
#library #weeklytrivia #thegrinch #boriskarloff #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #rezdogs #josephbruchac
#library #weeklytrivia #thegrinch #boriskarloff #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #rezdogs #josephbruchac
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I finished reading this book over the weekend and just had to display it.
#library #weeklytrivia #thegrinch #boriskarloff #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #rezdogs #josephbruchac
#library #weeklytrivia #thegrinch #boriskarloff #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #rezdogs #josephbruchac
Stayed up late making a quick comic. Happy holidays, everyone.
#library #toydrive #sketchbook #comic #santaclaus #christmas #happyholidays #owmyback
#library #toydrive #sketchbook #comic #santaclaus #christmas #happyholidays #owmyback
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Stayed up late making a quick comic. Happy holidays, everyone.
#library #toydrive #sketchbook #comic #santaclaus #christmas #happyholidays #owmyback
#library #toydrive #sketchbook #comic #santaclaus #christmas #happyholidays #owmyback
This week’s trivia and recommendation. Bone is my favorite comic ever. It encapsulates everything I want to make myself with my own comics.
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #hanukkah #menorah #bone #jeffsmith #librarianrecommends #graphicnovel
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #hanukkah #menorah #bone #jeffsmith #librarianrecommends #graphicnovel
December 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. Bone is my favorite comic ever. It encapsulates everything I want to make myself with my own comics.
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #hanukkah #menorah #bone #jeffsmith #librarianrecommends #graphicnovel
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #hanukkah #menorah #bone #jeffsmith #librarianrecommends #graphicnovel
Another brief anecdote from my ongoing, sequential brainchild. I've always had a fondness for quieter moments between characters, where we just get to watch the different personalities bounce off each other, and I'm trying to bring that here.
#comics #sketchbook #seatails #chores #senioremployees.
#comics #sketchbook #seatails #chores #senioremployees.
December 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Another brief anecdote from my ongoing, sequential brainchild. I've always had a fondness for quieter moments between characters, where we just get to watch the different personalities bounce off each other, and I'm trying to bring that here.
#comics #sketchbook #seatails #chores #senioremployees.
#comics #sketchbook #seatails #chores #senioremployees.
This weeks trivia and recommendation. I actually really liked the recent Wrinkle in Time movie. Not sure what all the drama surrounding it was about.
#library #weeklytrivia #christmasceasefire #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #awrinkleintime #madelinelengle #strangerthings
#library #weeklytrivia #christmasceasefire #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #awrinkleintime #madelinelengle #strangerthings
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This weeks trivia and recommendation. I actually really liked the recent Wrinkle in Time movie. Not sure what all the drama surrounding it was about.
#library #weeklytrivia #christmasceasefire #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #awrinkleintime #madelinelengle #strangerthings
#library #weeklytrivia #christmasceasefire #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #awrinkleintime #madelinelengle #strangerthings
This is a really sweet book, and I don’t just say that as a tea-lover.
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #luliandthelanguageoftea #andreawang #hyewonyum
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #luliandthelanguageoftea #andreawang #hyewonyum
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is a really sweet book, and I don’t just say that as a tea-lover.
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #luliandthelanguageoftea #andreawang #hyewonyum
#library #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #luliandthelanguageoftea #andreawang #hyewonyum
I took yesterday off, so this week’s trivia and recommendation is a bit late.
#library #weeklytrivia #brooklynbridge #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #mightymarvelmasterworks #amazingspiderman #excelsior
#library #weeklytrivia #brooklynbridge #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #mightymarvelmasterworks #amazingspiderman #excelsior
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I took yesterday off, so this week’s trivia and recommendation is a bit late.
#library #weeklytrivia #brooklynbridge #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #mightymarvelmasterworks #amazingspiderman #excelsior
#library #weeklytrivia #brooklynbridge #bookrecommendations #librarianrecommends #mightymarvelmasterworks #amazingspiderman #excelsior
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I was trying to think of a book that promoted family and togetherness for the holiday. Not sure how I landed on The Giver…
#library #weeklytrivia #turkey #percyspencer #microwave #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thegiver #loislowry #thanksgiving
#library #weeklytrivia #turkey #percyspencer #microwave #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thegiver #loislowry #thanksgiving
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I was trying to think of a book that promoted family and togetherness for the holiday. Not sure how I landed on The Giver…
#library #weeklytrivia #turkey #percyspencer #microwave #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thegiver #loislowry #thanksgiving
#library #weeklytrivia #turkey #percyspencer #microwave #bookrecommendation #librarianrecommends #thegiver #loislowry #thanksgiving
Yesssssssss! I adored the first Do-Over and have been waiting for the sequel, and now it’s here! Can’t wait to dig into it and then show it to the kids in the library!
#library #graphicnovels #kidslit #thedoover #rodrigovargas #coniyovaniniz
#library #graphicnovels #kidslit #thedoover #rodrigovargas #coniyovaniniz
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yesssssssss! I adored the first Do-Over and have been waiting for the sequel, and now it’s here! Can’t wait to dig into it and then show it to the kids in the library!
#library #graphicnovels #kidslit #thedoover #rodrigovargas #coniyovaniniz
#library #graphicnovels #kidslit #thedoover #rodrigovargas #coniyovaniniz
This week’s trivia and recommendations. Honestly Larson’s particular humor is so his own that I had trouble coming up with read-alikes beyond just more Larson.
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #percyspencer #librarianrecommends #garylarson #theresahairinmydirt
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #percyspencer #librarianrecommends #garylarson #theresahairinmydirt
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendations. Honestly Larson’s particular humor is so his own that I had trouble coming up with read-alikes beyond just more Larson.
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #percyspencer #librarianrecommends #garylarson #theresahairinmydirt
#library #weeklytrivia #bookrecommendation #percyspencer #librarianrecommends #garylarson #theresahairinmydirt
This week’s trivia and recommendation. Doesn’t matter if Día de los Muertos is over, this is still a beautiful book.
#library #weeklytrivia #Thanksgiving #bookrecommendation #theinvisibleparade #leighbardugo #johnpicacio #librarianrecommends
#library #weeklytrivia #Thanksgiving #bookrecommendation #theinvisibleparade #leighbardugo #johnpicacio #librarianrecommends
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. Doesn’t matter if Día de los Muertos is over, this is still a beautiful book.
#library #weeklytrivia #Thanksgiving #bookrecommendation #theinvisibleparade #leighbardugo #johnpicacio #librarianrecommends
#library #weeklytrivia #Thanksgiving #bookrecommendation #theinvisibleparade #leighbardugo #johnpicacio #librarianrecommends
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I’m currently rereading the second Witchlings book because the third and fourth have come out without me realizing.
#weeklytrivia #library #scarecrows #chickenfeed #candycorn #librarianrecommends #bookrecommendation #witchlings #claribelaortega
#weeklytrivia #library #scarecrows #chickenfeed #candycorn #librarianrecommends #bookrecommendation #witchlings #claribelaortega
November 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week’s trivia and recommendation. I’m currently rereading the second Witchlings book because the third and fourth have come out without me realizing.
#weeklytrivia #library #scarecrows #chickenfeed #candycorn #librarianrecommends #bookrecommendation #witchlings #claribelaortega
#weeklytrivia #library #scarecrows #chickenfeed #candycorn #librarianrecommends #bookrecommendation #witchlings #claribelaortega
I had to draw my own characters dressing up too. Last year they were webcomic characters, this year it’s indie animation.
#october #halloween #costume #inktober #indieanimation #seatails #turtlekitty #monkeywrench #bulldogbrowns #portbythesea #umi #journeytothequest #jackson #welcometoshowside
#october #halloween #costume #inktober #indieanimation #seatails #turtlekitty #monkeywrench #bulldogbrowns #portbythesea #umi #journeytothequest #jackson #welcometoshowside
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I had to draw my own characters dressing up too. Last year they were webcomic characters, this year it’s indie animation.
#october #halloween #costume #inktober #indieanimation #seatails #turtlekitty #monkeywrench #bulldogbrowns #portbythesea #umi #journeytothequest #jackson #welcometoshowside
#october #halloween #costume #inktober #indieanimation #seatails #turtlekitty #monkeywrench #bulldogbrowns #portbythesea #umi #journeytothequest #jackson #welcometoshowside