#WorldOCeansDay: thinking of 12 souls in a small boat on the same sea that connects us all #hopingforsafety There are olive trees dying under bombs where the first dove appeared, forgotten peoples harvested by war G. Moustaki #kidlitart #AllEyesOnMadleen #FlotilleDeLaLiberté

The human birth lottery... #childrenrights #humanrights #peace #editorial #editorialillustration #kidlit #kidlitart UNICEF

#StrawberryMoon Up to no good... 🧚‍♂️ #juneode #oceanode #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #fairytaletuesday

Friday's eve... a few summers ago 🌞 #juneode #oceanode #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #picturebooks #childrenillustration

- No !!!!!! #oceangangsters #oceanode #juneode #kidlit #kidlitart #sketches #graphicnovel #yanovel #CharacterDesign

"When you die, you can't see sunsets" - Hayao Miyazaki Instructions... 🌅 #juneode #oceanode #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovel #childrensillustration

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, 1984 It was fiction a second ago, right?!!! Did we skip a chapter? #WENEEDPEACE #peace #editorial #editorialillustration #graphicnovel

Monday scaries... Give P E A C E a chance, before it's too late, too dystopian-late... 😔 🕊️ #juneode #graphicnovel #dystopian #kidlit #kidlitart #Peace #editorial #editorialillustration

Feliç Revetlla de Sant Joan! 🥂 🔥 "Take this waltz, is yours now, it's all that there is"  - Leonard Cohen #juneode #oceanode #revetlladesantjoan #revetlla #kidlit #kidlitart #leonarcohen

June is...half-way 2025... Half gone... or  half still standing? I wonder what's gonna be left by the end of the year... #2025odyssey #juneode #oceanode #graphicnovel #dystopia #bookcover #sketches #2025 #kidlit #kidlitart

And the boy grew up...🌊 ✨ #juneode #oceanode #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensillustration #childrensbooks #SummerVibes

Packing up June, The Waterboys and a pint of strawberries will do! #sketches #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart #thewaterboys

July! An anchor song within the world's chaos, take a seat... #anchorsongs "Save me now, close the door Put on a sitcom and stare at my toes I've had enough of today's emotions" #graphicnovel #dystopia #glassanimals #lostintheocean #kidlit #kidlitart

July #KidLitArtPostcard ! Just imagine all the incredible things that could happen... when your mama IS the ocean: endless treasures ahead!🐬 🦀 🐚 I am Maria, a mediterranean illustrator,  not so- secretly in love with all things blue and wave-kissed. #kidlit #kidlitart

A safe thought, a safe step... For so many children this 4th of July won't look the same... #thislandisyourland #FourthOfJuly #4thofJuly #leftbehind #editorial #editorialillustration #kidlit #kidlitart

Are we all part of an endless chain (not-so-discreetly) living out the dreams that once had to be tucked away? And in that generational chain, is there a way to retroactively tuck in the childhoods that hid their dreams under beds with lanterns? #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks

One million things to do, but first Connie Francis. Thank you for all the dancing! - How can you not dance to Siboney? Ah, the 60s ✨🔥 Timeless icon, RIP, Connie Francis. #sketches #painting #editorial #editorialillustration #musiclover

Today’s the day!! ANYADA BUENA, SHANAH TOVAH by Sarah Aroeste published by Kar-Ben Publishing is out now📚🍏🍯🍎 #bookbirthday #kidlit #kidlitart #boardbook #childrensbooks #bilingual

August #kidlitartpostcard ! And did you know shooting stars love to swim? Once in iodine... they never fade away  🌠+ 🧂 🌊= ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay "It's good to be a SEEKER,but sooner or later you have to be a FINDER. And then it is well to give what you have found —a gift into the world for whoever will accept it" -J. Livingston Seagull And what better place to seek than in that book? #kidlit