Jenn Bower

I'm so freaking proud of my city!! The Red Coats didn't call us the "Hornets Nest" just to be cute. Here’s the thing about southern charm. It's warm and welcoming until we're pissed off. We invented backstabbing, ya'll.

One in a cast of characters rattling around my brain. Anyone else have a mother who dressed them in weird outfits for school?

#kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustrator #childrensart #characterdesign #picturebook #cartoonstyle

Thank you!

Well, THANK YOU! It fought me every step of the way.

How cool to get a story out of the prompts. I'm so freaking literal, and did a deep dive into traditional American folktales.
I think I'm only good for one this year, but the rest are great for a rainy day.

#KidLitArt chat for Nov is THIS Thursday!

Set your reminders!

We have Nov & Dec a week earlier to avoid Thanksgiving & Xmas day.

Is #folktaleweek a thing in these parts? I only have time for one, so chose today's prompt - NIGHT!

El Muerto, roaming the Texas hills on the back of a midnight Mustang, headless and hatless since 1850, thanks to a Texas Ranger named Big Foot.

#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweeknight #kidlitart

👋 Hello!!

THANK YOU, my friend. PB says Hi! 🐓

Thanks a bunch, Kirsten!

I'll be DAM! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an NC illustrator who loves to draw quirky kids, cute critters, and nature. Love to sink my teeth into PB projects that have humor and heart. Drop into my inbox and let's talk books. #kidlitart #illustration

🌐 www.jennbower.com

There's something new on the drawing board that I'm working through. Some pieces are so intuitive. NOT this one. I've struggled with decision-making every step along the way.

Does that ever happen to you?

#wip #illustrator #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #childrensart #portfolio #folktale

i am sorry but you are just going to have to either learn not to despair or learn to get things done while despairing, this is still the one place in the universe where we are sure there is life and it needs you more than you need to read another headline that drains 110% of your energy

Thank you!

Aw, thanks, Charlene!

Is #portfolioday still a thing? If so, I'm here for it. 👋 I'm an illustrator of kids and critters doing quirky things in a whimsical retro-modern style.
Currently, I'm unagented and would love to collaborate with one to help shape the next chapter in my creative journey.

#kidlitart #kidlitartist

Thank you for the love!

Thank you. If I make someone giggle, it's a win.

I'm doing one #inktober prompt a week. Here's #mustache

#inktober2025 #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustrator #scbwi #scbwiillustrator

I can't ❤️ this one enough!

Vertical illustration. A kid vampire is laying in his coffin, curled up with his cat and a book named SUN KID. The book is emitting a warm glow. Text reads Gina Perry www.ginaperry.com Rep'd by Sean McCarthy

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Gina Perry, an author and illustrator of children's books, and creator of this monthly event. I'm rep'd for books by Sean McCarthy, more work at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

This one sneaked up on me.

A girl in glasses with a flashlight walks by a framed portrait of a man in old fashioned clothes. The man’s hand is reaching out of the frame to put out the flames of a candle behind her and she doesn’t see it. The smoke rises up to the text/title: Dark Hour. The wall paper is a floral skull pattern. The decorations are gothic: a skull, plant and black column.

Happy October, friends! Tiptoeing in with a mock middle grade cover. 👻

Portfolio: LACarter.com
Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary
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It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! And the beginning of spooky season!

Rep’d by Allison Remcheck at Stimola Literary Studio

#kidlitart #halloween #trickortreat #scbwi #illustrator

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! Trick or treat? More like trick or meat! Just kidding, I’ll take the candy! 🎃👻🦕

#kidlitartpostcard #FrightFall2025 #ghost #halloween #trickortreat #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustrator #illustration #childrensart #childrensillustration

Hahahahaha!

They also have movies and videos you can check out or stream via HOOPLA. Download the app and connect your library card to the service. Easy-peasy.

Yep. Canceled Paramount+ when they bent the knee, and didn't bat an eye today when I heard the Kimmel news. Bye, Hulu & Disney+. On a positive note, there's more time for reading & illustrating at night.

Amazing news! Congratulations 🎊

Right!? Talk about a bad hair day.