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edfredned
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Kidlit books + comics author/illustrator, designer, maker, peruser, petter of dogs.
Portfolios: https://linktr.ee/edfredned
Side hustle: https://edfredned.etsy.com
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edfredned @edfredned.bsky.social · May 1
#kidlitartpostcard day snuck in on the 1st day of May!

Ready for more #kidlit books and book covers to draw as well as comics. So much more to see at the new edfredned.com.

Also looking for a new author/illustrator rep.
Kidlit book illustration of a Father and daughter high-fiving after cleaning up outside and recycling all of the cans they found. The cardinal on the tree above looks on approvingly.
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Beware! Every 4th Thursday in November, the Turducken Cometh.
A monochromatic poster in the style of a 1950s monster movie of a turducken. 2 other versions that are more child-friendly appear above
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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joshuachennault.com
Hello #KidLitArtPostcard day. I'm Joshua, an author/illustrator that loves creating comics. I'm currently seeking representation and looking for early reader and middle grade graphic novel work. Feel free to reach out!

🎨 joshuachennault.com
✉️ info@joshuachennault.com

#kidlitart #kidlit #MG
ChickenZilla comic. The farm dog confronts Henrietta the hen about the terror her offspring is. Henrietta challenges the farm dog as to why he thinks it is her definitely not adopted son that is terrorizing the farm. The whole area is aflame as Henrietta defends her son Godzilla from the accusations as smoke seeps out of his mouth.
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
edfredned.bsky.social
A new book cover for #kidlitartpostcard Day. Open to early readers, middle grade and YA books and covers.

#kidlitart #kidlitartist
Middle grade book cover illustration of a big kid with braces filling up the composition and holding a violin case. Stuffed in the space above him is the book title Big Guy. On his shirt are music-centered shapes and images. His violin case is covered in stickers.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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When you're nervous and you mess up your grammar.
#kidlitart #Otters #kidscomics #comics
Black and white single panel comic of a tween boy telling a tween girl, "I think your nice". An otter corrects him with, "You're". The caption reads: "Otter Correct"
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
edfredned.bsky.social
What… what does this even mean?
October 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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082km.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! I'm August, and I'm open to covers and PBs!

Here's a page from my debut picture book INTO THE WILDERNESS 🏔️ 🌞

Rep'd by: @jemiscoe.bsky.social at
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social ❤️
October 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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lobomaravilha.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day!

I'm Ana and I love drawing anything Halloween themed!

This month, I combined the postcard with today and yesterday's @scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 prompt "night light" and "phantom".

🎨 lobomaravilhaart.wixsite.com/lobomaravilha

#kidlitart
October 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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nazlisillos.bsky.social
Finally finished my #kidlitartpostcard , fashionably late. It is also #illoagency ‘s october prompt; #artforcause.
October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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dtdelosh.bsky.social
Art Directors, Editors, Designers:
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
Portfolio: dianadelosh.com
Represented by @lynnettenovak.bsky.social of The Seymour Agency.
#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #illustrator #illustration #kidlit
My ink, watercolor, color pencil illustration of family of rabbits visiting on an autumn day. Mama Bunny leads the way carrying a pumpkin tureen. Followed by sister bunny holding a bag of apples. The bag has a hole at the bottom and it's leaking apples. Which causes the bunny behind her to trip, throwing his plate of cupcakes in the air. The bunny bringing up the rear is carrying a pie and is distracted by the cupcakes. Hopefully he won't trip on an apple. This is a self- promotional postcard - my contact on the bottom reads: Diana Ting Delosh • illustrator/storyteller • diana delosh.com represented by Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency © Diana Ting Delosh
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
edfredned.bsky.social
Well, I missed #kidlitartpostcard Day last week, so here's what I would have shared.

I'm a #kidlit illustrator and writer with tons of experience, in search of new representation.

edfredned.com, edfrednedcomics.com
Young children's kidlit book illustration of elephant, cat, rabbit, and dog characters in hiking clothes standing by a stream, watching a frog hop by.
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Today’s harvest
Yellow sungold tomatoes pick from a garden and carried inside in a shirt
September 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Crosshatching and line-work for this #kidlitart illustration.

When you spend the game waiting to bat... and then 🦋 🦋 in your stomach when your time comes.

#Kidlitart #blackandwhite #earlyreaders
Book illustration of a young dog in a baseball uniform sitting on the bench, holding a bat. He looks nervous. The illustration is in black and white with crosshatching and line-work
September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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As a follow-up to yesterday's #kidlitartpostcard Day (so much beautiful work posted!), here's another drawing of that rabbit in a hoodie. Can you tell I really got into drawing that background tree?
Kidlitart Cartoon of a rabbit in a hoodie standing near a multi-branched tree.
September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social
Yay!! It’s #kidlitartpostcard day!!
Thanks @ginaperry.bsky.social for creating this way to connect.

I’m Priscilla and I’m always looking for more fun and funny projects to add to my schedule!

I love drawing animals and kids and it’s a bonus if it has a connection to New England. Thanks!
A badger lifting a light in the dark to peer into the scary woods around them. A blue and yellow color palette.
September 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
edfredned.bsky.social
#kidlitartpostcard day feels like going to a museum of your favorite art. So much pretty #kidlit art!

Looking for more books and book covers to draw as well as quirky comics. Much more to see at the new edfredned.com and edfrednedcomics.com.

Also looking for a new literary and/or illustration rep.
Rabbit is trying to get cat's attention in the school hallway. Kidlit illustration for young readers by Ed Shems of Edfredned
September 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
edfredned.bsky.social
It's the beginning of a new school year. At last.

Hope you got a good photo of your kiddo(s).
#kidlitart #firstdayofschool
Cartoon of a cute bunny rabbit holding up a sign that says "First day of school"
August 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Milton Glaser 👉 Bob Dylan 👉 Coffee 👉 Poster
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Retro poster of a cup of coffee with smoke billowing in the style of Milton Glaser's psychedelic Bob Dylan poster from the 1960s.
August 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Keep the vibe alive!
Illustration of a drippy popsicle with Summer Vibes hand lettered inside. In the background is a distressed, colorful sun on a textured blue background
August 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This one is perfect for baseball season, and it still makes me laugh. #kidscomics
A comic of a turtle umpire calling pitches much too slowly. Underneath is written: "Why there are so few turtle umpires"
August 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Got to meet up this morning with the awesome cartoonist @martoonerville.bsky.social for a coffee. Get his shirt on Redbubble if you agree with it. www.redbubble.com/people/marto...
Ed SHEMS wearing his Lob Star shirt and Gary Martin with his Everything Hurts shirt
August 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Back to shaking chili powder all over my tomato plants to keep the critters from eating them (4 lost today). At least the two go well together 😝
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social
Yay to #kidlitartpostcard Day!

I’m here if you need me! 😉

PriscillaAlpaugh.com

And PriscillaAlpaugh everywhere!
An illustration of a family in a living room playing a variety of instruments.
August 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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dtdelosh.bsky.social
Art Directors, Editors, Designers:
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Here are 2 fun characters from my personal project.
Portfolio: dianadelosh.com
Represented by @lynnettenovak.bsky.social of The SeymourAgency.
#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #illustrator #illustration #kidlit
My self-promotion postcard features my ink, watercolor, digital illustration of 2 anthropomorphic cat characters The text on the top: Diana Ting Delosh, illustrator • storyteller, dianadelosh.com, represented by Lynnette Novak, of The Seymour Agency. © Diana Ting Delosh
August 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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This time some middle-grade black and white interiors for #kidlitartpostcard day.

Ready for more #kidlit books and book covers to draw as well as quirky comics. So much more to see at the new edfredned.com and edfrednedcomics.com.

Also looking for a new literary/illustration rep. Cheers!
#mgbooks
2 black and white with gray kidlitart interior illustrations for middle grade books. The top illustration depicts a teen girl being sucked into a vortex inside a fridge. The second is a female police officer with a worried look driving in her car with a bouquet of flowers in the seat next to her. Lots of crosshatching and line work in the illustrations
August 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM