Kaz Windness she/her

Congratulations for surviving this week!!! YOU DID IT!!! I'm so proud of you. I don't know anyone who isn't in massive life upheaval. This is not easy. I see you. I love you. These changes are making room for better things for you.

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New Episodes Wednesdays 8pm ET Pencil to Pencil hosted by mike manley, jamar nichoals, and steve conley This week Kaz Windness Author-Illustrator YouTube.com/penciltopencil Image of illustration of flying cute bat and flying cute owl, image of Kaz, white lady with pink hair, and squid in pants cover with an orange squid wearing striped pants.

If you like art, comics, or illustration, come hang out with me and some world-class cartoonists and graphic novelists this Wednesday evening! We’re gonna be talking about all of that and more. It’s gonna be a blast! on YT at PencilToPencil #artist #GN #kidlit #illustration

YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads Author/Illustrator Interview: Kaz Windness and Heather Brockman Lee

Beautiful interview with librarian, Mary Lanni, about how a book is created, how it becomes a Dolly Parton Imagination Library pick, and how books inspire friendships and friendship inspires books. #kidlit #library #librarian #whenyouloveabook youtu.be/Oi9JbJHEZBY?...

Three illustrations of winter scenes from BITSY BAT, SNOW STAR. Top image shows a little bat with light fur wearing a star sweater and winter hat and scarf flying over a snowy ground to a school that is also a tree. A mole, mouse, and bunny friend are sledding and stomping through the snow. Bottom left panel shows the mole pushing Bitsy on a sled and she flies through the air with the words "Whoosh! Zip! Zoom!" The third image shows Bitsy giving away her earmuffs, hat and scarf to a snowman while the rabbit looks concerned.

Hi friends, and happy #kidlitpostcard day! What's your favorite winter activity? I'm 2 pages away from finishing with BITSY BAT, SNOW STAR! Each book explores a different aspect of autism. Check out "Bitsy Bat, School Star" and "Bitsy Bat, Team Star!" #kidlit #childrensbookillustrator bitsybat.com

First shelf: The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Reyes), Learning to Fall (Morris), I Love You S'more (Desombre), She Gets the Girl (Lippincott & Derrick) Second Shelf: All That's Left in the World (Brown), Caught in a Bad Fauxmance (Rose), Heartstopper Vol. 1 (Oseman), The Darkness Between Us (Schaeffer) Third Shelf: Going Bicoastal (Adler), Where the Dark Stands Still (Poranek), Never Ever Getting Back Together (Gonzales), Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Hibbert), Flowerheart (Bakewell) Fourth Shelf: Hell Followed With Us (White), I Wish You All the Best (Deaver), The Sunbearer Trials (Thomas), Dead End Girls (Heard), The Sacrifice (Chupeco) Fifth Shelf: Loveless (Oseman), Icarus (Ancrum), Summer Bird Blue (Bowman), Radio Silence (Oseman), The Weight of Stars (Dow), Sawkill Girls (Legrand) Bottom Shelf: I Kissed Shara Wheeler (McQuiston), Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Albertelli), Nimona (Stevenson), Forget Me Not (Derrick)

A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it??

Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙

It’s so frustrating! And I don’t want to be monetized. I even turned it off on TikTok. I just don’t wanna be suppressed from having my friends be able to see me.

Thank you!!!! I do my best work and video format but TikTok has suppressed my reach and I’m currently getting more reach on Instagram. It’s like playing whack-a-mole, and we are the moles.

Facebook messed 💩 up again and just forced me to change my account to “professional” in order for my 5.8 K followers to see my posts. It came with a massive TOS agreement that states everything I post, they own. I wish my engagement was better here. I’ll be working on that.

Love this! I also need a bunch of snacks to do tasks that annoy me or get boring. I usually grab popcorn, but veggies is better.

A drawing of the Goth ness monster— a green sea serpent, covered in tattoos, wearing a nose ring, black eyeglasses, a skull T-shirt, and fishnet over its tail.

Happy Friday the 13th! Thirteen is my lucky number-- the number I share with my birthday and the first tattoo I ever got. Here's an old self-portrait I made of myself as the Kazness Monster as I was creating "Mother Goth Rhymes." Does anyone else have a goth-filled center like me? #illustration

I ended up putting myself in a very expensive CT scan just to discover I’ve been sitting too much.

So smart!

I love checking boxes. It's my FAVORITE!

a close up of a white kitten with its mouth open and looking at the camera . ALT: a close up of a white kitten with its mouth open and looking at the camera .

SCREAMING is already an active part of my daily routine. Lol!

And is it going to the thrift store? Pretty sure it's thrifting.

Artists and Authors: Give me your best tips on how to stay calm, creative, and healthy, both mentally and physically, when you are really REALLY busy. Multiple deadlines busy. THANK YOU!!!! #kidlit #ondeadline #creatives #author #artist #mentalhealth #physicalhealth

Watercolor painting of a slug with a red back and kissy lips following a shiny trail to a tomato plant with a big ripe tomato with suggested human face features. Ode to a Slug by Kaz Windness I have never seen a bug, quite as handsome as a slug. Dancing eyes and glistening tail, writing love poems with their trail. Leading to our rendezvous, underneath these leaves of dew. To kiss my ripe and blushing face. Until I’m gone without a trace.

What's your favorite creepy crawly? "Ode to a Slug" is based on a little friend I saw outside the barn at @highlightsfound.bsky.social on Thursday. And yes, I know slugs are not bugs, but the rhyme is to delicious to resist. #watercolor #collage #coloredpencil #digitalart

#poetry #kidlit #sluglove

Graphic that says "NEW READY TO READ TITLES FOR SUMMER 2025!" An image of SQUID IN PANTS book cover with a squid wearing pants and SMOOSHE's super duper fun day, Michael Slack with silly aliens in a bumper car.

🦑SQUID IN PANTS👖received a nice feature in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!!! If you don't know about Ready To Read, they are all about supporting a child's literacy journey with beautiful and FUN stories that help a child fall in love with books. www.readytoread.com #earlyreaders #kidlit #SquidInPants

School Library Journal review of “Bitsy Bat, School Star” Spanish edition. Cover image with a light fur bat hanging upside down on a chalkboard. “This picture book effectively shows readers that diversity and variety of body abilities is a normal part of attending school. Although Bitsy's autism is hinted at in the story, the author’s note at the back of the book ­clarifies her need for headphones, sunglasses, and other stimulus-reduction adaptations. A great title for children who can find their own diverse abilities in the story, as well as for those who want to see how every person is special in their own way. VERDICT A good purchase for libraries serving Spanish-speaking communities and where diverse and neurodivergent books are needed or in high demand. Reviewed by Carolina Youssif

Great review of “Bitsy Bat, School Star” in Spanish! #autismacceptance #bitsybat #spanishedition www.slj.com/review/bitsy...

A painting of blue unicorn-mermaids on the shorline swimming out to a large sailing ship with two UFOs in the sky above. Text says "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it."

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. Lure it to the coast. Smash it on the rocks. Don't let anyone tell you how to live your dreams.

Last #mermay for the month, I promise. #stabbyunicorn #darkhumor

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A graphic that says "An autism acceptance story that celebrates what makes every child special. Now Out In Spanish: Bitsy Murcielago, estrella escolar." Image shows book cover for Bitsy Bat, School star with a light-furred bat hanging upside down in a classroom setting against a chalkboard.

It's finally here! The Spanish edition of "Bitsy Bat, School Star" is out in paperback and hardcover. Request "Bitsy Murcielago, Estrella Escolar" at your favorite bookseller or library. #bitsybat #autismacceptance #kidsbooks #autismappreciation #autistic

Thank you!

Graphic with photo of Kaz Windness, white lady, pink hair, standing infront of a book case. A white box with this text: "Hi Kaz, Thank you SO MUCH for your amazing feedback. You gave me so many actionable ways to improve my portfolio, instagram and website. You definitely over-delivered on the feedback. Lots to work on, but I also feel good about where I'm headed. Best 25 US I've ever spent! I will definitely be back for more coaching. – Laura S."

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A painting and paper collage of a little dragon spitting fire into the sky. Text says "Mighty & Cute with a firey snoot, That's what little Dragons are made of.

Tag a friend who loves dragons. This little painting inspired me to write A WISH FOR DRAGON, out Fall 2027. #kidlit #dragonart #collageart #watercolor

4 white women and one Asian man holding up book with illustration of Squid in Pants

White woman with pink hair signing squid in pants book

Critique group showing up and showing out for “Squid in Pants” launch party at Bookies Bookstore. #squidinpants #kidlit #earlyreader

Thanks to @KazWindness her blurb about my upcoming #kidlit #graphicnovel

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Wonderful review! Thank you @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social ! Check out "Squid in Pants" out now! #earlyreader #kidlit #earlyliteracy