Author and illustrator of How to Hug a Pufferfish and School is Wherever I Am. Look for Sandcastles are Forever May 14th, 2024. Rep’d by Adria Goetz of KT Literary. Learn more at elliepetersonbooks.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mge25n3xq22f#kidlitartpostcard day is here and like these two… I’m happy to meet you! Here for color, texture, humor, and charm! Available for PBs and board books. #kidlitart #childrensillustration06 Mar 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mge25n3xq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mfz6dgg63k2lThis was a fun one I did for the @ktliterary Feb prompt: Bewitching Bakery. Froggy has plans to go a courtin'. Witch Lavinia is baking him cookies to take on his picnic. Raven finds the whole thing cringey. He's sadly not a romantic. #bewitchingbakery #kidlitart #childrensart01 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfz6dgg63k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mec4l3ak6c2iSometimes, I like to draw dogs as a warm up exercise. It always puts me in a good mood. #kidlitart #kidlitartist #doggos07 Feb 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mec4l3ak6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3me5lclb2wc2dWhale, whale… what do we have here? It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Ellie, a #kidlit author/illo in the Seattle area. Always on the look for new projects and a dab hand at sea creatures. 🐋 I’m rep’d by @adriagoetz.bsky.social of KT Literary. #whaleart #kidlitartpostcardday #cutpaper05 Feb 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5lclb2wc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mbys3e6jkk2gI’m so happy I can share that my next book is HOW TO CRASH A KITE with Norton Young Readers ! Many thanks to my amazing agent @adriagoetz.bsky.social at @ktliterary.bsky.social for sealing the deal! Let’s send it soaring into 2027! #steambooksforkids #kidlit #sciencepicturebooks09 Jan 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbys3e6jkk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mbwozehnmk2jSliding into 2026 w/ a sense of fun and adventure! I’m Ellie and I love illustrating sweet and silly animals. I illustrate a couple different styles, but this cut paper look is one of my faves! I’m rep’d by @adriagoetz.bsky.social of @ktliterary.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday08 Jan 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwozehnmk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mbfpdrxxk22gHappy 2026 friends! I often pick a word or phrase to guide my goals and priorities for the new year. This year I picked ‘hit et nunc’, a Latin phrase that means here and now. It’s a reminder to focus on being present. Hope you all find your own ways to stay grounded in the moment.02 Jan 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfpdrxxk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3mawk56k3es2fSnow people dancing by moonlight. ☃️🌕27 Dec 2025 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawk56k3es2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m5vzdtlrps2eWhen I taught and wanted the kids to have quiet mindful work time, I’d put an aquarium scene on the big screen. There’s something calming about fishies going about their day. #tropicalfishart #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #cutpaperillustration #fishfriends18 Nov 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vzdtlrps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m5opq26sc22rSo this amount of food cost me $38 at Panera bread yesterday. But “there’s almost no inflation.” Right.15 Nov 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5opq26sc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m5jk72xphk26Join me this Saturday evening as we help Watermark Book Co. celebrate their 36th anniversary! It'll be an after-hours celebration and I'll be signing How to Hug a Pufferfish and A Geoduck is Not a Duck. Great chance to get a special holiday gift for your little!13 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jk72xphk26https://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m4lmdmtd4s2jLove this so much!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lmdmtd4s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m4hdqwt5rc2eI’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1984. In all that time I think we’ve had two dry Halloweens. Maybe three. 🤔 #kidlitart #halloweenart31 Oct 2025 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hdqwt5rc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m4cjgdkhm22wCurcurbita pepo. 🎃 #kidlitart #cutpaperillustration #botanicalillustration29 Oct 2025 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4cjgdkhm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m3vxw7evjc2aMeet Count Broccula, dark lord of the cruciferae, vlad the inhaler (of CO2), bringer of veggie viciousness. #vampireveggie #cutpaper #kidlitart #spookyvegtables #spookystories24 Oct 2025 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3vxw7evjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3m27oyeg35s2sHi #kidlitartpostcard day! This froggy is a courtin’ and so am I… for a picture book project, that is. 😉 I’m rep’d by @adriagoetz.bsky.social of KT Literary. #kidlitart #childrensillustration #frog #picturebookillustration02 Oct 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27oyeg35s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lydlwvbxwk2eThis was such a fun prompt. I'm so glad my "Holey Socktrimony" piece was one of the winners. 😆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydlwvbxwk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lxznju6yh22tGnome worry, be happy! #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard04 Sep 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxznju6yh22thttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lxfi6ap4sk2aTheir parents said it would never work, but they knew in their hearts they were a perfect pair. #mismatched #scbwidrawthis #scbwiillustrators #scbwi27 Aug 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfi6ap4sk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lmpl2okr7c2zThank you #WLA2025! What a fantastic conference! And many thanks to all who came to @bellevuebookie and my workshop, Awesome Author Visits! We had such a great time connecting with librarians from all over the state. You guys are amazing and we so appreciate EVERYTHING you do!!! 🥰 📚13 Apr 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpl2okr7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lke7reivws2mTeachers, librarians, PTSA peeps! I still have availability for school visits this Spring. Reach out if you'd like to book something for April, May, or June. You can learn more about my offerings at the link below. www.elliepetersonart.com/school-visits14 Mar 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke7reivws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3ljdf5vcyjs2iHooray! Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly by @katherinepryor.bsky.social & illustrated by me was included on 2026 Illinois Monarch Award Master List (K-3 Readers' Choice Award). Pub'd 2023 by Worthy Kids press. Learn more about the award and see the list at aisled.org/monarch/01 Mar 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdf5vcyjs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3linbzrq42s2vIt's a beautiful afternoon for bannering.20 Feb 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3linbzrq42s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3li3kd34ua22jHad a great time doing this today! All the honks and waves and thumbs ups really filled my heart.13 Feb 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3kd34ua22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lhtyky7ppk26I'm chatting with Alexandra Oliva at @brick-mortar.bsky.social 2/27 at 6:30pm. We'll be talking all about my fave topic EVER (besides the captivating world of slime molds) - writing and illustrating picture books! Bring your questions and get ready for insights. #wordcraft #slimemoldsarecool10 Feb 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtyky7ppk26https://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lhkocvnwjs2eHi friends! I’m Ellie, a picture book author and illustrator in the Seattle area. I love drawing mamas and babies of all types. Learn more about me at elliepetersonart.com #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcard07 Feb 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkocvnwjs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elliepeterson.bsky.social/post/3lheybtc64k2gPlaying with sumi ink and rice paper. Lots to learn, but I like the birds.04 Feb 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:aecmqfpalothc4xegmodggk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheybtc64k2g