Illustrator, Children's Book Author, Explorer, Lemur Lover, Rollersport Enthusiast, Textile Designer, ADHD. 📘*🦉🦉 Love Under the Stars 📘*🐧🐧 Edward & Annie 📘*🦁🦁 Love in the Wild Repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Portfolio: https://www.daughterearth.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mrapgyvw7c2uYesterday’s library pick up. #kidlitart #picturebooks22 Jul 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrapgyvw7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mqrcbdi7a22mMy last library haul accidentally shared lots of animal behaviors with my last book! Be sure to check out all these fun titles! #kidlit #summerreads16 Jul 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrcbdi7a22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mqnkwh43zk2xWasn’t Dan Santat’s Beekle supposed to get a movie? What happened to that? #KidLitChat15 Jul 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnkwh43zk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mqndi64wfc2bHappy #PortfolioDay. I'm Katy. I like writing about and illustrating all the cool critters on earth, but I'd also love to do more silly books or something with cryptids. I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social14 Jul 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqndi64wfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mqazc63cus26My Brain: “but there’s no five letter word for antennae.” #pollinators10 Jul 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqazc63cus26https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mq7kq3tugk2eJust turned in art for my next book! Woo hoo! Now I'm catching up on my summer reading with these great @steamteambooks.bsky.social books. #KidLit #summerReading09 Jul 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7kq3tugk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mq45yz7qxc2jVervain’s so pretty. That’s all.08 Jul 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq45yz7qxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mq3md6jlzk2xHappy Book Birthday to my dear friend @jilanne.bsky.social ! I'm so proud! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3md6jlzk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpty4khfus2bHappy 4th of July! Plant some flowers! #nativeplants #fireworks04 Jul 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpty4khfus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpp6hes2ck2wIt's next on my list! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpp6hes2ck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpnwv7qyvk25Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! You should probably not hug polar bears, but here is a polar bear hug! This is a mix of acrylic, papercut, gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, and digital. Could I use more media? I'm repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social02 Jul 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnwv7qyvk25https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpj6dsjfss2cHenry Winkler, the only man who makes holding a fish look good. #ManWithFish30 Jun 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj6dsjfss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpef5fx5g22rMy gayfeathers looking good for pride month. #liatris #blazingstar #pride28 Jun 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpef5fx5g22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpbn76q7gc26Here are the matching covers! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbn76q7gc26https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mpa22z2qk227Happy Pride Month! Last page of Love in the Wild, Love Under the Stars, and Love Under the Sea. Make sure to check out the additional field guides for each book! https://www.daughterearth.com/activities-for-kids #kidlitart26 Jun 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa22z2qk227https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mp73isk2cs2dI’m doing series of native plant workshops with my county libraries. I said multiple times how I’ve never seen swallowtails on Zizia, our only native host plant for them. I came home to find 4 on my Zizia. #nativeplants #hostplants26 Jun 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp73isk2cs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mozxudpfs22rJust going to share this old piece celebrating algae for no particular reason. #Algae24 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozxudpfs22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mo6miy5oik2iThis book takes place in the Sonoran Desert but did you know the NJ shore also has a native prickly pear? And mine is looking gorgeous today! #kidlit #kidlitart #pricklypear @steamteambooks.bsky.social13 Jun 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6miy5oik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mnrwbmg2k222Happy #WorldOceanDay! Know what’s even more fun than getting a book deal? When you and your critique partner get book deals at the same time!! @jilanne.bsky.social #kidkit08 Jun 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrwbmg2k222https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mnpjenkydc2xTomorrow is #WorldOceanDay. I have a bunch of #Ocean, #Pride, and #Pollinator events coming up with my local libraries. I didn’t get a great photo of my current art show because they were setting up their book sale, so the photos from my house. (Next to my Lumie Glass piece) #KidLit #library07 Jun 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpjenkydc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mnkds5bmi22xI was looking for something in art drawers and found the cover painting for this book so I thought I’d share. Madagascar’s spiny forest is one of my facorite ecosystems so when I found out the Sonoran Desert also had ocotillos (via convergent evolution) I had to include it! #kidlitart05 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkds5bmi22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mni25shsts25I was struggling to swap back to my soon-to-be-due book art after working on my #KidLitArtPostcard piece. Only to learn the thing I was procrastinating on, I already did... like 3 weeks ago. 🫠 #KidLitArt04 Jun 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni25shsts25https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mnhr3zfwk22lTatjana is a ridiculously talented and caring human! Check out her work! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhr3zfwk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mnhmoyews22bI hate when I accidentally paint my tiger, but Mark Hoffmann sure makes it look fun 🤩 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhmoyews22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mnhcn6pp6c2uMe, as a kid… watching puddles in the rain, imagining each drop turning into a tiny, dewy creature. I called them “Doodle Dangfods” 🤷‍♀️ and spent a lot of time convincing other kids they were real. Happy 5 years of #KidLitArtPostcard! I am repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social04 Jun 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhcn6pp6c2u