Eija Sumner
@eijasumner.bsky.social
Children’s Author | Idahoan | AABB | Hamline MFAC
The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime🧜♀️😡
Crocodile Hungry 🐊🦩😭
Cats, eels, books, etc.
www.eijasumner.com
The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime🧜♀️😡
Crocodile Hungry 🐊🦩😭
Cats, eels, books, etc.
www.eijasumner.com
A bold cat with the personality of Ron Swanson for #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m a #kidlit author who has always been drawing and making things, hoping to make the leap to author-illustrator! Looking for representation and encouragement!
More artwork on my website at wwweijasumner.com
I’m a #kidlit author who has always been drawing and making things, hoping to make the leap to author-illustrator! Looking for representation and encouragement!
More artwork on my website at wwweijasumner.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A bold cat with the personality of Ron Swanson for #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m a #kidlit author who has always been drawing and making things, hoping to make the leap to author-illustrator! Looking for representation and encouragement!
More artwork on my website at wwweijasumner.com
I’m a #kidlit author who has always been drawing and making things, hoping to make the leap to author-illustrator! Looking for representation and encouragement!
More artwork on my website at wwweijasumner.com
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m an author working on my illustration, looking for representation. Definitely a cat person, and this illo is from my favorite cat manuscript.
Full dummy available!
#kidlitart #kidlit
I’m an author working on my illustration, looking for representation. Definitely a cat person, and this illo is from my favorite cat manuscript.
Full dummy available!
#kidlitart #kidlit
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m an author working on my illustration, looking for representation. Definitely a cat person, and this illo is from my favorite cat manuscript.
Full dummy available!
#kidlitart #kidlit
I’m an author working on my illustration, looking for representation. Definitely a cat person, and this illo is from my favorite cat manuscript.
Full dummy available!
#kidlitart #kidlit
Summer is over— good! Me and this voicey character are over hot weather on this 90’ #KidlitArtPostcard day in September.
Manuscript available. Dummy is a work in progress. Seeking representation for all the Kidlit things!
#kidlit
Manuscript available. Dummy is a work in progress. Seeking representation for all the Kidlit things!
#kidlit
September 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Summer is over— good! Me and this voicey character are over hot weather on this 90’ #KidlitArtPostcard day in September.
Manuscript available. Dummy is a work in progress. Seeking representation for all the Kidlit things!
#kidlit
Manuscript available. Dummy is a work in progress. Seeking representation for all the Kidlit things!
#kidlit
I very much like the new Pips dominoes puzzle because that is exactly how my brain works.
September 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I very much like the new Pips dominoes puzzle because that is exactly how my brain works.
Had such a great time signing books yesterday and meeting readers, parents, and grandparents!
A bucket-filling, sold all the stock kind of day!
#kidlit #kidlitauthor
A bucket-filling, sold all the stock kind of day!
#kidlit #kidlitauthor
August 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Had such a great time signing books yesterday and meeting readers, parents, and grandparents!
A bucket-filling, sold all the stock kind of day!
#kidlit #kidlitauthor
A bucket-filling, sold all the stock kind of day!
#kidlit #kidlitauthor
If you are into epic fiction and have not yet read HILD by Nicola Griffith, you should absolutely fix that!
I just ordered the sequel and am like, let’s go medieval lit!!! 🔥🔥
I just ordered the sequel and am like, let’s go medieval lit!!! 🔥🔥
August 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you are into epic fiction and have not yet read HILD by Nicola Griffith, you should absolutely fix that!
I just ordered the sequel and am like, let’s go medieval lit!!! 🔥🔥
I just ordered the sequel and am like, let’s go medieval lit!!! 🔥🔥
Took my kids on an end of summer adventure to see Gaga and she was incredible.
So much joy and support and fun with a whole arena of little monsters.
So much joy and support and fun with a whole arena of little monsters.
August 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Took my kids on an end of summer adventure to see Gaga and she was incredible.
So much joy and support and fun with a whole arena of little monsters.
So much joy and support and fun with a whole arena of little monsters.
Spotted “Embarrassed Ferret” by my friend @lisariddiough.bsky.social and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi at the Elliott Bay Book Co.!
August 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Spotted “Embarrassed Ferret” by my friend @lisariddiough.bsky.social and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi at the Elliott Bay Book Co.!
Hello! My name is Eija, and I’m a picture book author building my illustration portfolio. I love writing silly books and little adventures.
I’m seeking representation and interested in making board books, picture books, early readers/graphic novels, and chapter books.
#kidlitpostcard
#kidlitart
I’m seeking representation and interested in making board books, picture books, early readers/graphic novels, and chapter books.
#kidlitpostcard
#kidlitart
August 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hello! My name is Eija, and I’m a picture book author building my illustration portfolio. I love writing silly books and little adventures.
I’m seeking representation and interested in making board books, picture books, early readers/graphic novels, and chapter books.
#kidlitpostcard
#kidlitart
I’m seeking representation and interested in making board books, picture books, early readers/graphic novels, and chapter books.
#kidlitpostcard
#kidlitart
Went to the woods and had no clue what was happening for a few days.
A beautiful reset but makes opening up the news even more jarring.
A beautiful reset but makes opening up the news even more jarring.
August 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Went to the woods and had no clue what was happening for a few days.
A beautiful reset but makes opening up the news even more jarring.
A beautiful reset but makes opening up the news even more jarring.
Submitted artwork for the illustration portfolio for the #scbwiSummer25 conference!
I’m most excited to attend the illustration intensives and learn more about visual storytelling this conference!
I’m most excited to attend the illustration intensives and learn more about visual storytelling this conference!
August 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Submitted artwork for the illustration portfolio for the #scbwiSummer25 conference!
I’m most excited to attend the illustration intensives and learn more about visual storytelling this conference!
I’m most excited to attend the illustration intensives and learn more about visual storytelling this conference!
The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime hanging out with all the shark and ocean books!
#kidlit
#kidlitbooks
#kidlit
#kidlitbooks
July 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime hanging out with all the shark and ocean books!
#kidlit
#kidlitbooks
#kidlit
#kidlitbooks
My morning news update w RFK jr visiting Idaho and yapping about idahos health freedoms juxtaposed with an article about very high fire danger is wild to me.
We’re getting to the part of the year where the outdoor events are canceled for poor air quality and people can’t open windows, but sure!
We’re getting to the part of the year where the outdoor events are canceled for poor air quality and people can’t open windows, but sure!
July 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My morning news update w RFK jr visiting Idaho and yapping about idahos health freedoms juxtaposed with an article about very high fire danger is wild to me.
We’re getting to the part of the year where the outdoor events are canceled for poor air quality and people can’t open windows, but sure!
We’re getting to the part of the year where the outdoor events are canceled for poor air quality and people can’t open windows, but sure!
Trying to figure out character expressions and beginning character design for a peppery little girl who absolutely, one hundred percent hates summer.
#kidlit
#kidlitart
#kidlit
#kidlitart
July 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trying to figure out character expressions and beginning character design for a peppery little girl who absolutely, one hundred percent hates summer.
#kidlit
#kidlitart
#kidlit
#kidlitart
EVERYONE WATCHES WOMENS SPORTS EVEN FAERIES.
July 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
EVERYONE WATCHES WOMENS SPORTS EVEN FAERIES.
The edge of town that makes me feel like I’m in a Miyazaki movie.
July 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The edge of town that makes me feel like I’m in a Miyazaki movie.
Garden eels live in little colonies and have a burrow they live in on the sea floor. I love them, and definitely have some poems written about them! 💛
July 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Garden eels live in little colonies and have a burrow they live in on the sea floor. I love them, and definitely have some poems written about them! 💛
Almost done w Caroline O’Donoghue’s YA fantasy SKIPSHOCK w time-travel/time-slip elements and really enjoying it!
July 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Almost done w Caroline O’Donoghue’s YA fantasy SKIPSHOCK w time-travel/time-slip elements and really enjoying it!
I’ve worked with two amazing illustrators for humorous books, and they both brought so much additional humor to the story!
Nici Gregory’s artwork in our book THE GOOD LITTLE MERMAIDS GUIDE TO BEDTIME and John Martz’s illustrations for CROCODILE HUNGRY!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2204...
Nici Gregory’s artwork in our book THE GOOD LITTLE MERMAIDS GUIDE TO BEDTIME and John Martz’s illustrations for CROCODILE HUNGRY!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2204...
July 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’ve worked with two amazing illustrators for humorous books, and they both brought so much additional humor to the story!
Nici Gregory’s artwork in our book THE GOOD LITTLE MERMAIDS GUIDE TO BEDTIME and John Martz’s illustrations for CROCODILE HUNGRY!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2204...
Nici Gregory’s artwork in our book THE GOOD LITTLE MERMAIDS GUIDE TO BEDTIME and John Martz’s illustrations for CROCODILE HUNGRY!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2204...
Picked up my preorder for @karunariazi.bsky.social’s SABRENA SWEPT AWAY yesterday! ✨
Excited to move this to the top of my tbr pile for a one thousand and one nights middlegrade fantasy!
#kidlit #summerreading #middlegrade
Excited to move this to the top of my tbr pile for a one thousand and one nights middlegrade fantasy!
#kidlit #summerreading #middlegrade
July 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Picked up my preorder for @karunariazi.bsky.social’s SABRENA SWEPT AWAY yesterday! ✨
Excited to move this to the top of my tbr pile for a one thousand and one nights middlegrade fantasy!
#kidlit #summerreading #middlegrade
Excited to move this to the top of my tbr pile for a one thousand and one nights middlegrade fantasy!
#kidlit #summerreading #middlegrade
Went to see Grease in the theater (incredible) but couldn’t stop thinking about these goofy buddy archetypes.
July 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Went to see Grease in the theater (incredible) but couldn’t stop thinking about these goofy buddy archetypes.
Happy #PortfolioDay!
I’m a kidlit author building my illustrator portfolio for picture books, early readers, chapter books, and more!
Excited to keep making art and exploring!
#kidlit #illustrator
I’m a kidlit author building my illustrator portfolio for picture books, early readers, chapter books, and more!
Excited to keep making art and exploring!
#kidlit #illustrator
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy #PortfolioDay!
I’m a kidlit author building my illustrator portfolio for picture books, early readers, chapter books, and more!
Excited to keep making art and exploring!
#kidlit #illustrator
I’m a kidlit author building my illustrator portfolio for picture books, early readers, chapter books, and more!
Excited to keep making art and exploring!
#kidlit #illustrator
Happy #KidlitArtPostcard Day!
I’m a picture book author building my illustration portfolio.
I’ll love to illustrate my own stories. I’m interested in PB, BB, ER, CB, and exploring illustrated MG and early GN.
Email: eijasumner@gmail.com
Website: www.eijasumner.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I’m a picture book author building my illustration portfolio.
I’ll love to illustrate my own stories. I’m interested in PB, BB, ER, CB, and exploring illustrated MG and early GN.
Email: eijasumner@gmail.com
Website: www.eijasumner.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
July 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy #KidlitArtPostcard Day!
I’m a picture book author building my illustration portfolio.
I’ll love to illustrate my own stories. I’m interested in PB, BB, ER, CB, and exploring illustrated MG and early GN.
Email: eijasumner@gmail.com
Website: www.eijasumner.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I’m a picture book author building my illustration portfolio.
I’ll love to illustrate my own stories. I’m interested in PB, BB, ER, CB, and exploring illustrated MG and early GN.
Email: eijasumner@gmail.com
Website: www.eijasumner.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I was signing books at the farmers market today and there was a moment where all of these types of dogs (except the Dalmatian) from 101 Dalmatians walked past me plus a Great Dane and I was like oh my god, i just experienced this scene irl
June 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I was signing books at the farmers market today and there was a moment where all of these types of dogs (except the Dalmatian) from 101 Dalmatians walked past me plus a Great Dane and I was like oh my god, i just experienced this scene irl
I’m doing storytime today!
My local indie bookstore and local theatre are partnering to bring storytime to Saturday mornings!
Since we’re by the farmers market, which always makes me hungry, I’m reading some fun food related books!
#storytime #moscowid #kidlit
My local indie bookstore and local theatre are partnering to bring storytime to Saturday mornings!
Since we’re by the farmers market, which always makes me hungry, I’m reading some fun food related books!
#storytime #moscowid #kidlit
June 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’m doing storytime today!
My local indie bookstore and local theatre are partnering to bring storytime to Saturday mornings!
Since we’re by the farmers market, which always makes me hungry, I’m reading some fun food related books!
#storytime #moscowid #kidlit
My local indie bookstore and local theatre are partnering to bring storytime to Saturday mornings!
Since we’re by the farmers market, which always makes me hungry, I’m reading some fun food related books!
#storytime #moscowid #kidlit