Tori Kate

2025 illustrator lookbook

We're delighted to finally show off a project we've been working on for many months, our updated & expanded Illustrator Lookbook

Scroll through these gorgeous pages to see the work of 100+ of the very talented artists we rep who are currently open to illustration opportunities.
(cover: Cornelia Li)

a drawing of kermit the frog with his purple banjo singing loudly. Miss piggy is swooning and looking at him through heavy doe eyes

love these two lovebirds ✨ what song do you think kermit is singing for miss piggy?

(wrong answers very welcomed)

#kidlit #kidlitart #muppets

a drawing of kermit the frog with his purple banjo singing loudly. Miss piggy is swooning and looking at him through heavy doe eyes

love these two lovebirds ✨ what song do you think kermit is singing for miss piggy?

(wrong answers very welcomed)

#kidlit #kidlitart #muppets

It's been a year since @bethspencer.bsky.social created the first #HIBadge and inspired so many of us to do the same.

an onion with a giant pencil is drawing flowers and a radish with glasses is holding a giant blue pencil crayon drawing the onion and radish friends

little wee artist friends ✨

#kidlit #kidlitart

@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
@analiacabello.bsky.social

Haha! I also love it - oversized objects are so fun!!

Woodcarved platypus on a workbench

Seen from another angle

New platypus

Happy 1 year to #HIbadge @bethspencer.bsky.social ! 🤍✨

If you made a badge, QT & share!
#kidlit #kidlitart

Happy 1 year to #HIbadge @bethspencer.bsky.social ! 🤍✨

If you made a badge, QT & share!
#kidlit #kidlitart

Thank you! The emotions were so fun to play with 😊

Thank you! He was definitely SO fun to create!

Its AMAZING! I would also be so excited to share!!

This is gorgeous! And i also loved seeing your process video on IG about this piece! 🤍

Whimsical children’s book illustration showing a mother and daughter planting seeds together. They are surrounded in the background and foreground by giant, whimsical flowers. A couple of fairies and a gnome watch as the little girl drops seeds into a hole, and her mom waters them with a watering can. Both are dressed in old fashioned clothes, skirt, blouse, and apron for mom, and a pinafore and dress for the girl. Both look peaceful and happy.

Hello art directors and editors. Happy almost summer! 🌞🌻🍉 And happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m just popping on here to let you know I’m available for new projects right now. Check out my portfolio at kirstenmcgonigalart.com Rep’d by @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social
#kidlit

Such amazing textures!!!

Illustration of a giant squid, a duckling and a kid in a bathtub. The squid is looking curious trying to get the attention of the kid with its tentacles. The child is looking right at us in fear. The duckling is standing between the two, wings spread out, trying to defend the kid.

Happy June #kidlitartpostcard 🌞

My name is Denis and I’m an #kidlit illustrator who sometimes also writes. I like bold linework, wonky shapes, and limited palettes.

📚 Rep’d by Susan Hawk (US) and Emily Talbot (UK)
🌐 www.denisillustrates.com

Brushes by Jason Heeley (linked in the comments)

Illustration of four kids and a dog, playing around a tree and catching fireflies as the sun goes down. They’re surrounded by plants, flowers and the sunset.

Hello June #kidlitartpostcard! 🌞 Been thinking about fireflies and cool summer nights.

I’m open to new picture book, chapter book, and cover work!

🌞 Rep’d by Full Circle Literary
🌞 www.christinealmeda.com

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Audrey a children’s books author -illustrator. I’m currently working on a few #picturebooks, from biography to crazy alphabet…
I would love have a chat with you if you have a project in mind ☺️
🦄 www.audreysuau.com
🔮 audreysuau@gmail.com

#illustration #kidlitart

Eeee love this little guy ✨!!!

Ink and watercolor illustration of a frog playing the violin while sitting on a rock by a pond, as a fish listens happily. Text says: John Lechner, author, illustrator, www.johnlechner.com

Here's a new drawing for #kidlitartpostcard day, I'm a writer/illustrator currently seeking work and representation for #kidlit books and comics. www.johnlechner.com 🐝

A simple stylized boy character with big red glasses, fluffy brown hair, striped blue sweater and yellow boots in various poses. Text reads “Tori Kate - kidlit illustrator. Rep’d by Analía Cabello at Andrea Brown Literary Agency”

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tori & i love to create adventurous, cute, silly & heartfelt characters ✨

I’m open for all PB, plus MG & Chap covers. I love original stories & also retold classics 📚

Rep’d by @analiacabello.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

torikateillustration.com #kidlit

A girl, about 11 or so, standing on a path in the woods with her dog. The girl is smiling at us. She's wearing a white tee, yellow flannel shirt and ball cap, a big blue backpack and chunky sneakers. The dog is an Irish wolfhound, all scraggly blue fur and a big smile. His head reaches up to her armpits. The woods they're in is full of birch trees and is well lit and sunny with lots of green bushes and wildflowers on the ground. The postcard text reds "Michael Dashow, Illustrator, https://mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co" and my e-mail address.

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Mike and I like drawing colorful kids and animals. I'm especially looking for middle grade cover work and seeking representation.

You can see more of my work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co

#kidLitArt #childrensIllustration #illustration #middleGrade #hiking #girl #dog

Such lovely colours Mike! They look so great! ✨

Two girls standing against a purple background. The girl on the left was drawn in 2017, girl on the right in 2025. They both have big glasses, red hair, scarves and a dress

A close up of the 2025 character

always so much fun to redraw old characters & see how much your style has changed! this is a character i developed way back in 2017 - Polly Piper ✨

#kidlit #kidlitart

A mermaid sits in the middle of a rock, reading a book with a little crab friend on her head. A mermaid is listening with her eyes closed on top of the rock, colourful fish surround them

close up of the mermaid reading with the crab friend on her head

close up of the mermaid sleeping/listening to the book

close up of some fishy friends

had to squeeze in a merm for #mermay✨ this one was a #dtiys challenge from #kidlitnest on IG. I loooove drawing ocean scenes and all the flowy & fishy details - what book do you think she’s reading?

@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
@analiacabello.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitart

A limited palette children’s book illustration of a young mermaid with purple tail and hair, curled up sleeping and hugging a large pink starfish, seen from above.

I am *so* tired. Seriously. 🫠 But to get at least one mermaid in before #mermay ends, here is a nice simple napping mermaid for #colour_collective #CCWisteria 💜

#kidlitart

A turtle,a purple shark, a blue hammerhead, an orange octopus , a pink jellyfish, and a yellow puffer fish are all smiling with a textured blue background. Seaweed starfish and seashells scattered about.

ahoy mateys!! some friendly, bubbly friends are splashing your way today! 🫧

#kidlit #kidlitart
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social

A drawing with lots of little objects scattered on the page, many of them with legs and faces. There are two mountains with faces, a teapot, an egg, a teacup, some fruit, a mitten and a pot.

little guy club!!

#art #illustration

a beaver wearing goggles and blue swim trunks is swimming underwater with a frog, also sporting goggles and orange swim trunks

sunshine & pools & ocean dips & salty hair & bubbles & fresh air & waterparks & im really excited about summer so soon!!! ☀️✨

#kidlit #kidlitart

a beaver wearing goggles and blue swim trunks is swimming underwater with a frog, also sporting goggles and orange swim trunks

sunshine & pools & ocean dips & salty hair & bubbles & fresh air & waterparks & im really excited about summer so soon!!! ☀️✨

#kidlit #kidlitart