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Kaly Quarles
@kalyquarles.bsky.social
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Illustrator & lettering artist. Kidlit & licensing. Cat mama x 4. She/her.
Rep: Jennifer March Soloway at ABLA
Clients: Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, PRH, eeBoo, American Greetings, etc.
📍SLC from Austin, y’all
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard tricksters! 👻

Book projects? Email my lovely agent, @marchsoloway.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.

www.kalyquarles.com

Scene from The Zombees, written by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social and illustrated by yours truly. Out now!

#halloween #picturebook #spooky
Picture book art featuring a spooky cute cemetery at night with tombstones and bees buzzing around. A cat in a witch hat follows the bees. Scene from The Zombees, a rhyming Halloween picture book written by Justin Colon & illustrated by Kaly Quarles.
October 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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My haunted house puzzle with the lovely team at eeBoo is finally out! I adore a dollhouse section, and I was extra thrilled to work on this project! 🧩 The box is also oh-so-adorable—stay tuned for many more photos!

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#halloween #hauntedhouse #puzzle #spookycute
July 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Grab your visors! @tashahilderman.bsky.social and I are on the green! Just pay attention to art and not my record-setting high score! ⛳️

I'm so psyched for this charmer and all the kitschy putt putt props!

And golf clap for the lovely team at @randomhousekids.bsky.social

#kidlit #earlyreader
Publisher's announcement with putt putt golf illustrations in background. Text reads: Heidi Kilgras at Random House has acquired world rights to Mini-Golf Fun!, an early reader by Tasha Hilderman (l.), illustrated by Kaly Quarles, in which a young mini-golfer putts their way through an elaborate course of windmills, mole hills, and waterfalls to an ice cream celebration. Publication is planned for summer 2026; Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency represented the author, and Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
July 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Happy pub day to THE ZOMBEES! 🧟‍♀️🐝

✍️ @justincolonbooks.bsky.social

🎨 by me
📣 @simonkids.bsky.social

Rhyming? ✔️
HALLOWEEN?! 🎃
Unexpected twists!?! 🙀
SLJ, starred review!! ⭐️

We bring it all! Embrace #summerween and snag your copy today!

#kidlit #bookbirthday #picturebook #halloween
July 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Vroom, vroom! Newsletter zooms out tomorrow! 🏎️

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#illustrator #lettering #newsletter
May 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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I'm having all the fun making illustrated newsletter! This one goes out tomorrow!

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April 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from me & sweet Agatha ☘️

She can be all yours too: www.kalyquarles.com/printable-bu...

#stpatricksday #paperdoll #bunnycharacter
March 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Hiya #kidlitartpostcard! I'd love to work on playful books big on style. Board books, picture books, novelty...I love 'em all! Bonus points for lettering!

Also available for kid's toys, puzzles, and games.

💻 www.kalyquarles.com
📚 Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
promotional image of picture book weasel character wandering outside with binoculars. He admires a butterfly. Text reads 'wesley the weasel wanders about'
March 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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A free printable bunny paper doll for you! I think she might be the Easter bunny's girlfriend...🥕

She can hop right into your heart via your inbox: www.kalyquarles.com/printable-bu....

#paperdolls #surfacedesign #licensingart
Colorful bunny paper doll with 2 outfits available for free instant download. Comes with cute handbag, sunglasses, shamrock wand, and flowers and veggies for the farmer market. You can write her name on her name tag as well!
March 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Sending you some hope via high-contrast florals & wonky lettering.

#surfacedesign #flowerillustration #floralart #licensingart
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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If anyone wants to hire me to draw food, antique tins, or cocktails, I’m oh so available! I’m lookin’ at you, puzzle people!

www.kalyquarles.com/illustration

#foodart #foodillustration #puzzleart
Colorful retro style illustration of tablescape at a dinner party. There's champagne, fish, cheese & crackers, olives, and petite fours stacked on a tray with colorful linens and a vibrant floral bouquet.
February 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A weasel butt & tiny tennies to brighten your day!

I'm very into board books these days, and I'd love to work on them! 🤞🏼

#kidlitart #boardbooks #alphabetbooks
Colorful retro style illustration of a baby weasel in a stylish outfit. He's walking among flowers with binoculars and gazing up to admire a butterfly. Text reads Wesley the weasel wanders about.
February 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Little Agatha will hop into your heart! 💜 Don't forget your sunscreen, lil' one!

#kidlitart #spring #rabbit #bunny
Charming bunny paper doll with two spring outfits: a patterned playful dress with saddle shoes and striped bloomers with a pink crop top and purple mary janes. Sunglasses, green purse, and straw hat included.
February 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A charming lil' flower & garden shop to welcome the upcoming spring season. Historic shopfronts are my #1 fave thing to draw. 💕

#puzzleart #springillustration #flowershop
February 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Thank you! I had help from Steve!
February 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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I enjoy the photo styling part, but I have much to learn about product photography! Not picture: 2 nosy cats batting at my stuff

Happy Valentines, friends! You can download these for free here: www.kalyquarles.com/newsletter-s...

#valentinesday #galentines
February 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Also love this one. It's a card OR a bookmark for your steamy Valentine reads! One of six free 'n flirty printable valentines - perfect for the last minute crushes!

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Vintage style bottle of love potion with mid-century style cursive writing. Illustrated by Kaly Quarles
February 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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My fave illustration from my printable valentine card pack: www.kalyquarles.com/printable-va...

Approved by T.J. Eckleburg 🩷

#valentinesday #greetingcarddesign #diyvalentines
Retro style Valentine illustration of flirty eyes in antique glasses. Cursive handwriting reads 'I only have eyes for you.' A wavy pink frame surrounds it. Greeting card art by Kaly Quarles.
February 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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knock, knock, knock! Hiya, #kidlitartpostcard

Kaly, your neighborhood illustrator here! Peddling my availability for all publishing projects--including novelty!

www.kalyquarles.com

Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Hi! I made these printable Valentine’s Day cards to make flirting easy. Just trade me your email for the file! And don’t let Feb 14 have all the fun...reprint any time you need to proclaim your love & Cupid is snoozing.

www.kalyquarles.com/printable-va...
PS: This is my newsletter, not the ‘Stack
February 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Thanks for your consideration!
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Hiya #portfolioday 👋🏼

I’m a #kidlit illustrator & lettering artist who loves vintage vibes & all things pink!

I’ve worked with Simon & Schuster, eeBoo, Up With Paper, and Workman, and I’d love to snag more book, puzzle, toy, and novelty projects! 🤞🏼

www.kalyquarles.com

#kidlitart #illustration
January 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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How I'd love to do a Christmas book project! Please pick me, editors & ADs! 🤞🏼🩷

I'm available for picture books, middle grade, board books, and my fave - novelty!

www.kalyquarles.com

Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitartpost #kidlit #christmas
December 5, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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BONE + BLOSSOM

This is inspired by Alice & Mary from North Woods by Daniel Mason. That book absolutely enraptured me. Daniel Mason is incandescent in his darkness and eccentric in wit. It’s a treasure. I hope you’ll read it.

#folktaleweek #illustration #mixedmedia

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November 25, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Nothing quickens my pulse more than the prospect of secrets and treasures in hidden spaces. Ghosts welcome. 🖤

#folktaleweekdepth #folktaleweektrail #middlegrade #kidlitart #blackandwhiteillustration

@folktaleweek.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM