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Mark Hoffmann
@studiohoffmann.bsky.social
4.7K followers 1.1K following 2.5K posts
Children’s books & editorial illustrator, professor
#Kidlit Rep’d by Jennifer Laughran at ABLA
Other: Rep’d by i2iart
🎥 Host of Gab ‘n’ Doodle every Thurs on Insta
📘 New book PIGGY BANK SAVES THE DAY
🚫 No AI Art
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#Kidlit author/illustrator Shelley Johannes @shelleyjohannes.bsky.social creates the perfect balance between looseness & finish. Her textures & expressive gestures are so impressive

Join us LIVE for art-making & chat Thur 11/13, 6PM ET on Instagram

@littlebrown.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration
studiohoffmann presents GAB 'N' DOODLE with Shelley Johannes THURSDAY 11/23 @ 6PM EASTERN ON INSTAGRAM LIVE
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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‼️On a SPECIAL NIGHT, this Tuesday, 6pm ET on Instagram Live, I'l be joined by the powerhouse Lian Cho
@liantomato.bsky.social to chat & make art! Join us!!

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists @rebeccagent.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
studiohoffmann presents GAB 'N' DOODLE with Lian Cho Tuesday 11:11 @ 8PM EASTERN ON INSTAGRAM LIVE
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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On a special night, This Tuesday at 6pm Eastern, on insta, I’ll be joined by the powerhouse Lian Cho @liantomato.bsky.social on Gab ‘n’ Doodle.

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists
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November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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How smart are your pets? Our dog Mayo is really smart. Our other dog Noodle…not so much.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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(👆See main post above) A few of Felicita Sala’s beautiful books. Join us LIVE for a chat & art-making on Instagram Thursday 11/6 at 3pm ET. Ask us anything!

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#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #illustration #illustrators
Cover of the picture book A LOST CAUSE by Felicita Sala Cover of the picture book IF YOU RUN OUT OF WORDS by Felicita Sala Cover of the middle grade book A BIG FOOT AND LITTLE FOOT by Ellen Potter and Felicita Sala Cover of the picture book JOAN PROCTER, DRAGON DOCTOR by Patrica Valdez and Felicita Sala
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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🎉 This Thursday at a SPECIAL TIME: 3pm ET, #kidlit royalty Felicita Sala will join me on Instagram Live to chat & make art. Get your questions ready!

🎨 Felicita’s work has been an inspiration to me for many years

👇 See comments for some of her beautiful books

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
studiohoffmann presents GAB 'N' DOODLE with Felicita Sala THURSDAY 11/6 @ 3PM EASTERN ON INSTAGRAM LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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SAVE THE DATES!!! November is upon us and so is a lineup of amazing guests for Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. It’s a cornucopia of skills and talent.

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November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🎃 Happy Halloween! Are you doing anything to celebrate today?

🎨 I made this during my fun Gab ‘n’ Doodle with pal and #kidlit Legend Luke Flowers. You can watch it on my Instagram, and I’ll add it to my YouTube soon.

#kidlitart #halloweenart #halloweenillustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Collage and paint illustration: a mummy, witch, Frankenstein and wolf man all on a broom in the sky
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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At the top of the hour (6pm est) join me and Luke Flowers on my insta for a fun Halloween themed Gab ‘n’ Doodle.

It will scare your socks off. So prepare your toes to be cold.

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October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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A silly clip from my weekly live Gab ‘n’ Doodle show, with my delightful guest Lala Watkins @acaseoflala.bsky.social. She is a great speller and here’s proof

👀 You can watch the whole fun show on my YouTube!

⬆️ See main post above for my final piece

#peachtober #peachtober25sour #kidlitart
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Who’s your main squeeze? Tag ‘em! Mine is the lovely @mrshoffy.bsky.social

I made this when I had the super-fun @acaseoflala.bsky.social on my Gab ‘n’ Doodle show. ⬇️ See comments for a funny clip that shows her spelling prowess

👀 watch the whole show on my YouTube!

#peachtober #peachtober25sour
Collage and paint illustration: lime in a light blue tuxedo and a lemon in a wedding dress hug each other as a exit at church. Text above in a wavy pattern says “main squeeze“
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Flipthrough of A PENNY’S WORTH by @kimberlywilson.bsky.social & yours truly!
Published by Page Street Kids

⬆️ See post for context

#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #📚👍
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Best friends!
Fun fact: I was writing a story about a penny searching for its value. Couldn’t figure out an ending.

Meanwhile, @kimberlywilson.bsky.social wrote A PENNY’S WORTH: perfect story! And I got to illustrate it! 🎉
⬇️See comments for a flipthru

#peachtober25 #peachtober25button #kidlitart
Painted illustration: a penny, and a button smiling at each other. The penny has Lincoln’s face, black pants and a tiny top hat. The button is blue-green, has mustard colored pants and arms, and a little peach – colored curl of yarn, coming through the top button hole.
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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If you celebrate Christmas, do you get into “the spirit” right after Halloween or does it take longer?

It’s hard to give much thought to Thanksgiving when the stores have had Christmas decorations since mid-October!

#peachtober25 #peachtober #kidlitart
Collage and paint illustration: Two cute dog characters in a wintery scene, in front of an evergreen tree with a very wide stump. A sign in front says “cut your own”
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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🪱 How do you feel about worms? Cute? Good for the garden? Gross? Would you pick one up? 🪱

#peachtober25spots #peachtober #peachtober25 #kidlitart #collage #illustration
Collage and paint illustration of a cute little girl with braids and beads, wearing a yellow raincoat and red boots with black spots. She is sitting on the ground among puddles. The ground has lots of worms on it. She’s holding a worm up and smiling at it
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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‼️TODAY‼️ at a SPECIAL TIME: 3pm ET! Instagram Live!

Join me & the amazing @dansantat.bsky.social as we make art and shoot the breeze.

NYT bestselling and multiple award-winning #kidlit author/illustrator Dan Santat has worked on over 60 books!

❓What should we make today?

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Images of many popular Dan Santat books, with the text: DAN SANTAT is a prolific and cherished author/ illustrator in the kidlit community. His many awards are evidence of that. Hearing him lecture at a conference, I was blown away by the thought he puts into every image in every book. Join us Thursday 10/23 At 3PM ET LIVE on Instagram!
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🚨🎥TOMORROW Thurs 10/23 Instagram Live! Please join me and NYT-bestselling #kidlit author/illustrator, #Caldecott medalist Dan Santat @dansantat.bsky.social

🗣️🎨We will chat & answer questions as we make art live. What do you want to ask Dan?

#kidlitart #illustration
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studiohoffmann presents GAB 'N' DOODLE with Dan Santat THURSDAY 10/23 @ 3PM EASTERN ON INSTAGRAM LIVE
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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🕸️What do you think is happening in this image?

#peachtober25 #peachtober25web #peachtober #kidlitart #spiders #spiderart
Collage and paint illustration: a spider in a knit beanie reads from 4 books to several bugs who are all wrapped up. The books have parody titles like “Brown Recluse, Brown Recluse, What do You See?”
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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❄️ Do you get snow where you live? Do you still make snowmen? Ever get creative with it and make something different?
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#peachtober25 #peachtober25snowflake #peachtober #kidlitart #illustration #cuteart #peachtober2025
Collage and paint illustration: a winter scene in blues and pinks. A kid in a puffy coat and winter hat with a pompom (sticking their tongue out in concentration) makes a tall snowman with at least 5 balls and multiple sets of stick arms
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Do you get bugs in your home? Do you mind them? We get a few in the winter but I’ve never seen them driving around on the counters

#Peachtober25 #Peachtober25truck #peachtober #kidlitart #illustration #collage
Colorful collage and paint illustration: a bunch of kitchen items and foods with wheels in them are being “driven” by various types of cute bugs, as if they’re all on a highway.
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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This Thursday at 3PM Eastern, on insta, I’ll be joined by the one and only Dan Santat @dsantat on Gab ‘n’ Doodle.

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #childrensbookstagram #kidlitartists
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🎨🇮🇪Are you an #illustration student or teacher? Come to Ireland with us and earn 6 college credits! It’s a blast! DM me for more info!!

www.montserrat.edu/academics/tr...

#kidlitart #ireland #illustrationstudent #studyabroad #illustrationprofessor #illustrators #studyinireland
A flyer made with collage saying “Study abroad this summer in Ireland With Erin Dionne & Mark Hoffmann June 26-July25” A collaged image of a sheep is in the center. On the bottom are 4 photos from a past trip
October 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🐸 Which do you prefer: frogs or toads? I like them but would never pick one up. I feel like toads are somehow are the older and smarter version of frogs.

🎥 I made this during my super-fun live Gab ‘n’ Doodle with @esmeshapiro.bsky.social
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#peachtober25 #peachtober25toad #peachtober #kidlitart
Collage and paint illustration in muted rainbow colors: looking up from a hole in the ground: two toads with a shovel and flashlight sit looking down. Text says: Lump & Bump’s HOLE TO NOWHERE
October 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Do you know how to whistle? I can’t do any of the possible ways. It is a skill I just never picked up and still can’t figure out. What is a skill you never learned?
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#peachtober25 #peachtober25whistle #peachtober #kidlitart #sportsillustration #soccerart #soccerillustration
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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‼️TONIGHT! 6pm ET! Instagram Live!‼️
Join me & my pal @ajsmith.bsky.social and doodle along as we do a #DrawThisInYourStyle of each other’s book characters!

🗣️Ask us anything! We love to give advice about #illustration and the #kidlit industry.

#DTIYS #kidlitart #kidlitartists #illustrators
Illustrated portraits of Mark Hoffmann and AJ Smith, along with the covers of our new books. Text says: “This guy & this guy: This book & that book: StudioHoffmann presents Gab ‘n’ Doodle Join us Thursday 10/16 6:00 PM ET”
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM