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/3mtp7ymlcm223Craftin with my nephew #kidlit #kidcraft22 Aug 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp7ymlcm223https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mtgrivid422vAn old orangutan drawing for #OrangutanDay 🦧 #kidlitart19 Aug 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgrivid422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mtgqk7nrkc2cHappy Orangutan Day! I lived in Borneo for three months in my late twenties and worked with orphan orangutans. I miss them often. They are the sweetest and funniest. #kidlitart #orangutanDay Any kids publishers looking for Ape Books hit me up!!!19 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgqk7nrkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mtclra2mb223Cute exit signs from The Cape Playhouse. #stainedglass17 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtclra2mb223https://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mtcezbibis2gTwo of two of today's library haul! #kidlit17 Aug 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcezbibis2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mtcevq3pak2gPhoto one of two of today's library haul! #kidlit #nonfiction17 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcevq3pak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mt5kwmyrok2aProcrastinating with frogs! #kidlitart #frogs15 Aug 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5kwmyrok2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mso6sfqsxk2bLet’s Dance! And Read! #KidLit #DanceBooks #BoysDance09 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso6sfqsxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3msggotgwl22zHappy #KidLitArtPostcard Day from the deep Sea! This is from my board book LOVE UNDER THE SEA. How many species can you name? I am repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.06 Aug 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msggotgwl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mrxpsyi73s2bToday I taught kids about seahorses and how to make color changing seahorses at the library. It was fun! #kidlitart31 Jul 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxpsyi73s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katytanis.bsky.social/post/3mrsls4me622kHonored to be inlcuded with all these talented illustrators! #KidLitArt [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:aed6bczashrbzhy6ndnulgfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsls4me622khttps://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/3mp73isk2cs2d