Everyone, meet Melly! She begged me for a job and now she’s my sales rep. Keep an eye out, she’ll be popping up across my socials and website (www.menalkhan.com), pretending she runs the place.
Please don’t encourage her.
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#KidLit #Illustration #CharacterDesign #KidLitArt #comic #PictureBook

Birbs love eyewear.
#kidlit #birds

Deeply touched to receive an Honorable Mention for my picture book manuscript with @pbrisingstars.bsky.social
I’m proud I showed up, shared my vision, and was recognized.
That’s its own kind of win. 💫

#PBRisingStars #kidlit

If a story I wrote ever led to an outcome as beautiful as this, I’d simply cry myself to sleep every night like a Victorian widow.

Just clutching my chest, whispering, “My work here is done.”

Only the best #cake for my younger brother’s 30th #birthday 😌

Teef. That is all. #cat

Posting this as a reminder for myself. The pressure to post on socials gets to be so suffocating. Balancing client work & personal projects is already stressful, but adding algorithm-chasing to the mix? Exhausting. Not to mention when likes/views start to dictate self-worth.
#INeedAVacation #KidLit

How am I supposed to illustrate when this is my view when I turn around…
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#kidlit #kidlitart #cat