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Tami Traylor
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kidlit author/illustrator, library fan girl, mom of humans, servant of felines, part-time guineapig herder
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I’m Tami Traylor, Virginia-based author/illustrator and person who likes to draw animals. Thought I’d play with a limited palette this time. 💜💛🖤

#KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitart #procreate
Illustration of a black kitty peering out of a box in purples, greys and a pop of gold for its eyes.
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Tobacco country summer #sketchbooksunday #kidlitart
Sketchbook pencil rendering of two kids on a horse with a dog in front of two farm outbuildings an a huge tree with a tire swing. Close up of the left side of the previous image. Close up of the right side of the first image.
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I’m late posting on #kidlitpostcard day. 🫥 I’m Tami Traylor, author and illustrator. This illustration is based on a true story…ask my cat.

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #scbwiillustrator#scbwimidatlantic #scbwi
Illustration of a black cat with an irritated face, sitting at a French door on a striped rug looking at a group of mischievous raccoons taunting him through the glass.
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Core memory unlocked: Lying in the grass under the power lines after school with my best friend, an old radio, and a stack of cassettes. I discovered the soundtrack of my teen years there. Funny how something so simple—sunshine and staticky speakers—sticks with you forever. #kidlitart
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Someone told me it’s #doggust so I’m sharing this special doggo, Juice, who happens to have a super cool human, too. (Rumor has it, he’s a secret agent in his spare time…😉) #kidlitart
August 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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It is another #kidlitpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor, author and illustrator. We may all be on our own individual journeys but we’re traveling this road together and that makes the trip all the better.

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart
An illustration of five animals driving various pedal cars on a 2 lane road. A rabbit in a green car with a cardinal perched on the hood leads followed by a fox in a blue car, a bear on a red truck, a grinning opossum in a light blue car and a raccoon waving from a yellow car in the rear.
August 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Golden hour. Purple prismacolor. #sketchbook
Sketchbook page open on a pine table top dappled with afternoon sunlight. On the white page, a sketch of three expressive felines wearing towels. A purple prismacolor pencil lay across the page at a diagonal above the drawing.
July 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Greetings and salutations on #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor an author/illustrator who loves fireflies, summer nights, and a good middle grade historical mystery. #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday
Illustration of a young girl with brown hair and a pink dress holding a lantern and walking through a dark wood with fireflies.
July 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I met a Luna moth the last of May. She said to me, “Life is sweet. Take joy where you find it; a sun-warmed wall, the breeze through wildflowers, squirrel-chatter, distant laughter, and reading many books. Make haste, winter comes.” She said no more but bent one gold-feathered antennae in farewell.
June 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Meet Frozen Charlotte—First in a series of 19th century curiosities—cheap, silent, & with her own coffin - a popular Victorian penny doll, made in sweatshops & named for the allegorical girl who froze to death out of vanity, she met the era’s expectations for girls: Be small, still, don't complain.
June 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor an author/illustrator who loves middle grade and picture books that focus on connection, kindness, and the magic of small, meaningful moments like this sweet moment shared between friends on a summery afternoon.
#kidlitillustrator #kidlitart
Ink drawing of a mouse and squirrel wearing human clothing, sitting on a log with their arms around each other like friends with mushrooms and foliage surrounding them.
June 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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In celebration of #MayThe4th, 
here's a throwback to this fiery young rebel I drew a while back. She was already a force to be reckoned with. #StarWars #LeiaOrgana
May 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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✨ Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! ✨
Life is better in the library...digital and traditional media. #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartpostcard
illustration of a raccoon wearing a lime green sweater and glasses sitting in a lamplit library reading a book with a red cover. He is sitting in a wooden chair with blue cushions and a green lamp sits nearby providing light.
March 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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✨ It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! ✨
Sharing a sweet summer memory of berry-picking to chase your winter blues away. This spread is a mix digital and traditional media.✨ See more at traylorillo.com #kidlitart #scbwiillustrator #kidlitartpostcard
a children's book illustration of two young children and their dog picking berries on a summery day with a mother rabbit and her three babies watching from within the thicket while a black bird is perched nearby.
February 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Working on some details for a PB spread. Staying warm with summer vibes on a wintery day. 🌞 #kidlitart
January 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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New postcards arrived yesterday for the upcoming SCBWI Winter Conference. Illos inspired by the big bear stories my Appalachian grandpa told me. #kidlitart
Photo of front and back of an illustrated postcard featuring a black bear overlooking an autumn valley and on the back is the same bear eating apples from a barrel in a barn.
January 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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This weathered, beardy seafarer and his very comfy feline friend is a #sketch from Wednesday’s Mid-Atlantic #SCBWI Illustrator social. TY Cynthia Cliff for leading the discussion and bringing the fun, quirky sketch prompts (like this guy). Thanks to all who showed up, too! #sketchbook #kidlitart
Sketch of an old sailor with a kitten tucked in his long, full beard.
December 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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I had the pleasure of attending two Mid-Atlantic #SCBWI craft-focused writing workshops in Charlottesville, VA last weekend this was part of my notes/doodles. I was feeling those Blue Ridge Mountain autumn vibes. #kidlitart
Sketchbook drawing of a hare curled up in autumn leaves
November 14, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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Hey, it’s a new month and a new #kidlitpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor, author/illustrator. I like drawing animals, humans and animals pretending to be humans.

Should bears drink tea?

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #scbwiillustrator#scbwimidatlantic #scbwi
An illustration of a mouse, rabbit, bear with a cardinal on their head and raccoon working on laptops and iPads at a table with curtained windows behind them and coffee, tea and papers on the table.
March 7, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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First post on BlueSky…nothin’ fancy, just a sketchy, late-night llama line. #kidlitart
Pencil sketch drawing of three llamas walking in a line
October 9, 2023 at 1:09 AM