Picturebook maker 🏳️‍🌈☘️ https://www.clivemcfarland.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3mviwdtac6c2vOut now! Nowhere for a Ghost to Sleep is officially out in the world. I’ve loved collaborating with @erikamcgann.bsky.social over three books now. This one is about a little ghost in search of a place to belong. I hope you will check it out 👻 Thank you @theobrienpress.bsky.social14 Sep 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviwdtac6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3mebc4wxsns2uHowdy folks! I’m so excited to share that the brilliant Nick Jonas will be reading a book I illustrated on TV tonight! Tune in to CBeebies at 6.50pm with your little ones for a very special reading of The Ballad of Cactus Joe! 🤠❤️ @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social07 Feb 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebc4wxsns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3mabh6ccojk2oMy new favourite pencil for doodling :) ✏️ 🦆 #kidlit #illustration #sketchbook #doodles18 Dec 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabh6ccojk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3mabh6ccojk2oMy new favourite pencil for doodling :) ✏️ 🦆 #kidlit #illustration #sketchbook #doodles18 Dec 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabh6ccojk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3m62ry6cgoc2yHappy #BookWeekScotland! We’re super excited that every P2 child in Scotland is receiving a copy of The Ballad of Cactus Joe. That’s a lot of books in the hands of young readers! I hope everyone enjoys the story. Thank you @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #readwritecount 💙20 Nov 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62ry6cgoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3m4l37wci222qIt’s been a fun week of spooky paper cut-out workshops with @librariesni.bsky.social. Here are a few of the many pictures we made.01 Nov 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4l37wci222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3m4l2rhyygs2qHad such a nice evening at the launch for The Cloud Kingdom at No Alibis Bookstore in Belfast last week. It's published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social - an Irish independent publisher that makes beautiful books. Check it out! @matthewpb.bsky.social01 Nov 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4l2rhyygs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3lynuzset3c2oI’ve added my name to the Children’s Authors, Illustrators, & Educators Statement on Palestine. It's crucial that voices from the world of children's literature advocate for peace & humanity. Will you join us? 👉 statement-on-palestine.org @joseph-nhanoreilly.bsky.social @chrishaughton.bsky.social12 Sep 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynuzset3c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3lyipmawu6c2cHappy 25th birthday to The Illustrators Guild of Ireland 🎉🥂 Thank you for a quarter century of championing Irish illustrators! Here’s to continuing advocating for illustrators as we navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing creative industry.10 Sep 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyipmawu6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3lt7nbnscrc2lGrab a copy of the special Northern Ireland issue of Inis magazine. @whackochacko.bsky.social and I talk about the importance of community and why we set up Illustrators North. Big thanks to @childrensbooksireland.ie! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jul 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7nbnscrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3lquggxorwc2tHi, I'm Clive! An Irish author/illustrator creating picture books full of colour, texture, and warmth. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! 🐸🐸 www.clivemcfarland.com #kidlitart #childrensbooks05 Jun 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquggxorwc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3lp7eodhsis23Published in Scottish Gaelic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #childrensbooks #kidlit #illustration15 May 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7eodhsis23https://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3loy3c7bwik2kDinos 🦕 #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks12 May 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loy3c7bwik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/clivemcf.bsky.social/post/3lmp32dkc3k2rHappy Sunday everyone ☁️🌷 #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration13 Apr 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:4wxspclpbopcfsonqlrn4shd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmp32dkc3k2r