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edfredned

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Kidlit books + comics author/illustrator, designer, maker, peruser, petter of dogs.
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edfredned @edfredned.bsky.social · May 1

#kidlitartpostcard day snuck in on the 1st day of May!

Ready for more #kidlit books and book covers to draw as well as comics. So much more to see at the new edfredned.com.

Also looking for a new author/illustrator rep.

Kidlit book illustration of a Father and daughter high-fiving after cleaning up outside and recycling all of the cans they found. The cardinal on the tree above looks on approvingly.

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

I created this illustration in 2012 to educate the public 🤣

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from the last 30+ years of illustrations.

Stay tuned! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

Cartoon illustration of the groundhog in 2 parts. On top is if Phil sees his shadow. The groundhog is sad and the background is gray and snowy with lettering that says 6 more weeks of winter. He’s saying he’s sorry.

On the bottom is if Phil doesn’t see his shadow. The groundhog is wearing a superhero cape and looks exuberant! The background is bright and happy and the lettering says an early spring. Speech bubbles around him are praising him.

January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

If you can’t confidently present your art (to a client, to social media, to someone at a party) then the industry will be so much harder for making a living. It’s the ones who are confident and assertive (but not the a-holes) that will get the attention.

🦎Galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 7d

ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!

January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Proud moms unite! A comic from 2020.

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives from the last 30+ years of illustrations.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

A Groundhog Day comic from Ed Shems from 2020 showing 4 moms playing poker. Each one is talking about how proud they are of their children. One is a doctor, one is a lawyer, and one is a tenured professor. Groundhog mom proudly challenges them by saying her Philip is on Tv. The next frames show Punxsatawney Phil being held up by a man with a beard as he announces no shadow. In the final frame we have a closeup of Phil saying “Hi Mom!”

January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

A fave comic from 2006.

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives and sharing my fave illustrations from the last 30+ years.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist #kidscomics

A Groundhog Day comic from 2006 by Ed Shems with the groundhog waiting frantically on 1 side of a door with the radio announcing the impending appearance of the groundhog. On the other side of the door the shadow is sitting on the toilet, reading a newspaper and taking his sweet time. It says Happy Groundhog Day on the back of the paper.

January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

From 2019. Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives and sharing my fave illustrations from the last 30+ years.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #comicartist #writerillustrator #flashback #kidlitart #comicartist

A Groundhog Day comic from 2019 by Ed Shems of a groundhog stressed out about all the snowy weather we had been dealing with and trying to assuage the concerns of more cold by his audience. By the end he has become MORE concerned

January 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Groundhog Day is almost here! 🐿️ To celebrate, I’m digging into the archives and sharing my fave illustrations from the last 30+ years.

Stay tuned for a look back! ✨
#groundhogday #illustrator #Flashback #ArtistLife #comicartist #writerillustrator #kidlitart #kidscomics

Crosshatched illustration in black and white of a groundhog tying a tie in preparation for Groundhog Day.

January 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Beware! Every 4th Thursday in November, the Turducken Cometh.

A monochromatic poster in the style of a 1950s monster movie of a turducken. 2 other versions that are more child-friendly appear above

November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Reposted by edfredned

Joshua Chennault

@joshuachennault.com

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard day. I'm Joshua, an author/illustrator that loves creating comics. I'm currently seeking representation and looking for early reader and middle grade graphic novel work. Feel free to reach out!

🎨 joshuachennault.com
✉️ [email protected]

#kidlitart #kidlit #MG

ChickenZilla comic. The farm dog confronts Henrietta the hen about the terror her offspring is. Henrietta challenges the farm dog as to why he thinks it is her definitely not adopted son that is terrorizing the farm. The whole area is aflame as Henrietta defends her son Godzilla from the accusations as smoke seeps out of his mouth.

November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

A new book cover for #kidlitartpostcard Day. Open to early readers, middle grade and YA books and covers.

#kidlitart #kidlitartist

Middle grade book cover illustration of a big kid with braces filling up the composition and holding a violin case. Stuffed in the space above him is the book title Big Guy. On his shirt are music-centered shapes and images. His violin case is covered in stickers.

November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

When you're nervous and you mess up your grammar.
#kidlitart #Otters #kidscomics #comics

Black and white single panel comic of a tween boy telling a tween girl, "I think your nice". An otter corrects him with, "You're". The caption reads: "Otter Correct"

October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

What… what does this even mean?

October 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM

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August 𓃹

@082km.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! I'm August, and I'm open to covers and PBs!

Here's a page from my debut picture book INTO THE WILDERNESS 🏔️ 🌞

Rep'd by: @jemiscoe.bsky.social at
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social ❤️

October 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM

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Ana Lobo

@lobomaravilha.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day!

I'm Ana and I love drawing anything Halloween themed!

This month, I combined the postcard with today and yesterday's @scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 prompt "night light" and "phantom".

🎨 lobomaravilhaart.wixsite.com/lobomaravilha

#kidlitart

October 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM

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Nazlı Tarcan

@nazlisillos.bsky.social

Finally finished my #kidlitartpostcard , fashionably late. It is also #illoagency ‘s october prompt; #artforcause.

October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Reposted by edfredned

Diana Delosh - illustrator

@dtdelosh.bsky.social

Art Directors, Editors, Designers:
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
Portfolio: dianadelosh.com
Represented by @lynnettenovak.bsky.social of The Seymour Agency.
#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #illustrator #illustration #kidlit

My ink, watercolor, color pencil illustration of family of rabbits visiting on an autumn day. Mama Bunny leads the way carrying a pumpkin tureen. Followed by sister bunny holding a bag of apples. The bag has a hole at the bottom and it's leaking apples. Which causes the bunny behind her to trip, throwing his plate of cupcakes in the air. The bunny bringing up the rear is carrying a pie and is distracted by the cupcakes. Hopefully he won't trip on an apple. This is a self- promotional postcard - my contact on the bottom reads: Diana Ting Delosh • illustrator/storyteller • diana delosh.com represented by Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency
© Diana Ting Delosh

October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Well, I missed #kidlitartpostcard Day last week, so here's what I would have shared.

I'm a #kidlit illustrator and writer with tons of experience, in search of new representation.

edfredned.com, edfrednedcomics.com

Young children's kidlit book illustration of elephant, cat, rabbit, and dog characters in hiking clothes standing by a stream, watching a frog hop by.

October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Today’s harvest

Yellow sungold tomatoes pick from a garden and carried inside in a shirt

September 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

Crosshatching and line-work for this #kidlitart illustration.

When you spend the game waiting to bat... and then 🦋 🦋 in your stomach when your time comes.

#Kidlitart #blackandwhite #earlyreaders

Book illustration of a young dog in a baseball uniform sitting on the bench, holding a bat. He looks nervous. The illustration is in black and white with crosshatching and line-work

September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

As a follow-up to yesterday's #kidlitartpostcard Day (so much beautiful work posted!), here's another drawing of that rabbit in a hoodie. Can you tell I really got into drawing that background tree?

Kidlitart Cartoon of a rabbit in a hoodie standing near a multi-branched tree.

September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM

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Priscilla Alpaugh

@priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social

Yay!! It’s #kidlitartpostcard day!!
Thanks @ginaperry.bsky.social for creating this way to connect.

I’m Priscilla and I’m always looking for more fun and funny projects to add to my schedule!

I love drawing animals and kids and it’s a bonus if it has a connection to New England. Thanks!

A badger lifting a light in the dark to peer into the scary woods around them. A blue and yellow color palette.

September 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM

edfredned

@edfredned.bsky.social

#kidlitartpostcard day feels like going to a museum of your favorite art. So much pretty #kidlit art!

Looking for more books and book covers to draw as well as quirky comics. Much more to see at the new edfredned.com and edfrednedcomics.com.

Also looking for a new literary and/or illustration rep.