Beth Mehall

Girl pulling boy on sled in snowstorm

Happy New Year, and happy January #KidLitArtPostcard Day from Colorado where it looks a lot like this outside today! I’m an author-illustrator who loves drawing kids, animals and nature.

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This looks so good!

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

It's a little early, but I wanted to let #kidlit know that our first #KidLitArtPostcard event of 2026 will be Thursday, January 8th.
www.ginaperry.com/postcard

young child, sitting by a window, cutting paper snowflakes

Happy December #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Beth, an author-illustrator from snowy Colorado.

portfolio- www.bethmehall.com

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#NationalMemoirMonth! Remember Me, Remember Me Not, an intimate #memoir to aid you to: believe in your choices, accept your range of emotions, find love and insight—is #Free @ #Kindle #Amazon on Fridays in #November 2025.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK44918...
#FreeBook #ENDALZ #caregiver #BookSky

Illustration of a young girl wearing a yellow sweatshirt and green pants blowing bubbles. A kitten is swiping at one

Happy November #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

portfolio- www.bethmehall.com

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A bear paw print in the snow

Look what I found on my deck the other morning! Yes that means it snowed here in the mountains of CO last week. It also means a black bear was hoping to get into my kitchen! (Bear paws have 5 toes--the furthest "toe" to the left was most likely made by a drip from the roof) #nature #Colorado

Informative conversation for NF picture books writers! @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social‬ and
@emilystarr.bsky.social discuss how to spark natural curiosity and why it's so important to get young kids turned on to science.
youtu.be/Yl7Kk7Jy1kE
#STEMbooks #KidLit #picturebooks #STEMeducation #Nonfiction

A large black bear looking at the viewer--this poor bear has a limp but is managing to get around well enough to fatten up for winter.

Pine squirrel under a spruce tree with a pine cone in its mouth--the squirrel is about to bury the cone in a hole in its midden

buck with large rack nibbling weeds

great horned owl perched on an aspen tree branch

Recently spotted in the neighborhood: black bear, pine squirrel, mule deer, great horned owl. I love the zoo outside my window! The bears have cleaned out my crabapple tree with only minor "pruning" this year. #Colorado #wildlife #nature

young girl in yellow dress with arms reaching out, joyfully watching autumn leaves falling from an aspen tree

Happy October #KidLitArtPostcard !

portfolio- www.bethmehall.com

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photo of river flowing through rocks, looking upstream surrounded by dark green evergreens and and gold leaves of aspens and cottonwoods.

...And poof! It's fall! How did that happen so fast? This was taken on a family hike the other evening. (photo by Kevin Mehall, kevinmehall.net)

Such an important topic! Congratulations on your book release, Jennifer! I can't wait to read it.

This is tonight! Looking forward to it!

Beautiful!

illustration of a squirrel pulling a flower leaf over a chipmunk's head to protect the chipmunk from the rain

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm an author/illustrator from Colorado inspired by nature and curious kids!

portfolio- www.bethmehall.com

#kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #picturebooks

When I am here, it is to share something exciting!

Do you write STEM-themed nonfiction or fiction? Join me for a deep dive into K-5 science! Attend 1 session or all 5 in this webinar series designed to help #kidlit creators master the seismic shifts in science ed.
starrmatica.com/kidlitscienc...

This.

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Great Horned Owl sitting on an aspen tree branch

Look who flew right outside my window this morning! #wildlife #owl

Thanks for reposting @gaelme.bsky.social‬, @jenniferjohnson.bsky.social‬, @fawa.bsky.social‬ !

Thank you so much, Farah!

Illustration of a young girl and an elderly man jumping into a rain puddle. The girl is surprised, noticing the elderly man's reflection is of him as a boy.

It's #KidLitArtPostCard day! It's always so fun to see such wonderful art from so many talented creators! This pair of puddle jumpers have found a bit of magic!

portfolio- www.bethmehall.com

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Thank you, Laura! And I love your Basement of Doom illustration--brimming with childlike imagination!

So beautiful!

so beautiful!

Thank you so much, Sadee!

This is so sweet! I can just feel the warmth!

Thank you Rachel! I had fun drawing it!

Thank you! So nice of you to say!

Chipmunk and squirrel painting with mashed raspberries

It's #KidLitArtPostCard day! Hi, I'm Beth Mehall. I love big emotions, cute critters and curious kids!
portfolio- www.bethmehall.com

#kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #picturebooks