#PictureBook

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 You might ask yourself why you can’t add just anything… A children’s book portfolio isn’t just a collection of pretty illustrations — it shows that you can tell a story, build a believable world, and guide young readers through emotion, movement, and imagination. 📖✨ Publishers and art directors want to see that you can create consistent characters, develop scenes across a narrative, and bring warmth and personality to every page. Here are 5 things I wanna include: 1. Character Sheets The obvious! But make them expressive! Show clear emotions, movement, and personality so art directors can see how your character feels and acts across a story. 2. Storytelling Scenes Add small pieces of text to your illustrations so they read like real book spreads. This shows you understand pacing, composition, and how image and story work together. 3. Color Palette Show intentional color choices! A strong palette helps set the mood, supports the story, and keeps your illustrations feeling cohesive across multiple scenes while allowing each landscape you include to feel distinct and unique. . 4. Book Cover Designs Include a few cover concepts to show you understand composition, hierarchy, and how to create an illustration that immediately draws readers in and feels like a real book on a shelf. . 5. Sequential Illustrations Show a short sequence of images with the same character to demonstrate consistency and how you carry a story visually from one moment to the next. . #childrensbookillustrator #artportfolio #cozyart #kidlitartists #picturebook

Did it work? #illustration #childrensbook #picturebook #Midlothian #picturebookillustration

What type of reader is your kid?

Just got finished signING 250 copies of I AM INGRID purchased by the foundation Readers and Writers Rock through @childrensbookworld, all of which will be given to kids! #KidLit #Scholastic #Authors #AuthorsOfInstagram #BookStagram #BookNerd #BookLover #PictureBook

spoiler I didn’t finish in time but I’m so close!! I’ve actually decided that I’m going to add another wash over the ocean before adding shadows and details ✨ best painting incoming… If you’d keen to along the journey 👀 💌Comment “mailing list” if you don’t want to miss the release of Adena and her Star! ⭐️ But if you want in on the exclusive pre-order club, insights and lore comment “Adena” // #watercolor #magical #childrensbookillustration #picturebook

Your girl is one proud book mama!! 🥹 I can’t wait for yall to see what me, and my friends at @sourcebookskids have in store for you! Fall 2026 can’t come soon enough ✌🏽🫶🏽🫔✨ #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookauthor #picturebook #childrensbookstagram

Ilustrar cuentos infantiles es un universo gigante que se me ha ido abriendo poco a poco en el camino. Para mí es un honor cada vez que me eligen para dibujar las historias que tanto tiempo llevan soñando para sus chiquitos. Les presento “El Mundo Al Revés de Francisco Andrés” escrito por @margui_author para su primer hijo que le puso el mundo patas arriba y al revés ✨ fue un súper placer trabajar con una mujer como Margui, que me dio toda la libertad creativa para darle vida a sus palabras 🥰 ya pueden conseguir la versión tapa blanda en Amazon, les comparto el link en mi Bio ❤️ ¡ojalá lo disfruten mucho!! Me cuentan si lo compran 🫶 #childrensbook #picturebook #picturebookillustration #libroinfantil #libroinfantililustrado #ilustracaoinfantil

💧🌊💦Happy World Water Day💦🌊💧 Ok… I’m a day late 🤪 but let’s still celebrate and highlight the importance of water… Let’s dive into stories that make a splash, because every drop matters and so does every story that helps our little readers understand the power and importance of water.💧 🌊💦 Little Raindrop @igloobooks_usa @igloobooks This wonderful book is about a little raindrop that lives through the water cycle and introduces young readers to the water cycle. Let’s raise readers who care, protect, and make waves for our planet💧🌊💦 Follow for more fun Books With Breakfast, Snacks and Stories, bookish content, and everyday Mom life.🫶🏼🫶🏼 #book #booklover #bookstagram #kidsbooks

More or Less is the perfect picture book for young readers (and maybe not so young readers) to remember more isn’t always more, and sometimes less is best! #ReadMoreOrLess #lbyr #lbyrrecs #picturebook #littlebrownyoungreaders

Silly reel for a silly drawing #freewill #illustration #fanart #kidlitart #picturebook

How did we do? 🤠 🐴 Using my animal science degree from @clemsoncafls ! I loved teaching the kids about ranch life, predator vs prey and reading my new book “Rosie’s Ranch Rescue” to them! They were a very engaged, fun crowd to read to!! #animals #picturebook #ranchlife #cowboy

Should i buy this for my child? #parodybook #adultbook #picturebook