Devon Holzwarth

Bird-lovers of all ages are aflutter over @jesskeatingbooks and @devonholzwarth’s new book. Get your copy today! ❤️📖🪽

BIRDLORE cover process…from watercolor paper that drove me nuts, switching from gouache to ink partway through, and carefully painting a flock of winged friends around Florence. This is definitely the most thoughtfully crafted cover (and whole book!) I’ve worked on and owe so much to my amazing AD Nicole de las Heras 💘 And of course the whole team at Knopf with their sharp eyes for the million details in this story. Big big pats on the back 🐦🥰 Happy book birthday 🐣❣️ . . #childrensillustration #picturebook #illustration #birdlore #ornithology #birds #birdlovers #florencemerriambailey #nonfiction #smithcollege #kidlit #devonholzwarth #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #illustrationartists #booksforkids

✨Happy book birthday BIRDLORE: The Iridescent Life of Florence Merriam Bailey❣️🐦 ✨ Raven & Rosie helping unpack the just arrived box of books (always expecting yummy things from boxes) 😂 Congratulations Birdlore team - it’s here!! More behind the scenes at my substack newsletter: Serendipiting - link in stories and profile 💗

Birdlore: The Iridescent Life of Florence Merriam Bailey publishes next week (March 18th)! 🐣 I’ve been writing about the book and lots of behind the scenes things at my new newsletter, Serendipiting. Come join me there if you like❣️ Link pasted below and also in my stories. https://open.substack.com/pub/devonholzwarth/p/when-you-fall-out-of-love?r=1db4xa&utm_medium=ios

Hi! I’m Arya and I’m 6! Today I read “Flicker of Hope” by @cynthiaharmony and @devonholzwarth and it made my heart flutter like butterfly wings! 🦋 The story shows how butterflies travel so far from home, just like the little girl’s daddy who had to move to a foreign land for work. I felt sad when the little girl in the book waited for her daddy to come back home. It reminded me of how my nanny told me she came to a foreign land for work and waited a year before her husband could join her. The butterflies in the book had to be brave just like the daddy! My favorite part was when they talked about how butterflies change in their chrysalis, and how the daddy was changing too - learning new things in his new country. The book showed that even when people or butterflies go far away, they can still find their way back home. It made me think about the library lady who told me she’s waiting for her daughter and granddaughter to join her in her new home, just like how butterflies find each other after long journeys! ✈️ I give this book 5 strong and hopeful stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐! Suggested Music: “Butterfly” by Rajaton or “Coming Home” by Skylar Grey 🎵 #DiverseKidsBooks #KidLit #RepresentationMatters #OwnVoices #KidsBookstagram #RaisingReaders #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks #SouthAsianKids #IndianAmerican #DesiKids #BrownKidsRead #AsianAmericanKids #MulticulturalBooks #BookishKids #WeNeedDiverseBooks #BookReview #StorytimeMagic #RaisingGlobalCitizens #BayAreaKids #ImmigrationStories #FamilySeparation #FamilyReunion #Nature #Butterflies #Migration #JourneyStories #HopeAndResilience #WorkingParents #LongDistanceLove

A first look at BIRDLORE! 🐦‍⬛✨ Birdlore: The Iridescent Life of Florence Merriam Bailey. Written by Jess Keating (Shark Lady!) and publishing March 18th with Knopf/PRH. So excited to start rolling out all these pics and process videos. It’s so full of birdy details my hand cramps thinking of particular spreads 😆

Down in the deep dark sea ✨ Getting to the final spreads, this has been my favorite so far.

Daily struggle of a galgo and sofa cohabitant

The Bookstagang Best of 2024 awards are live and Not Far From Here is included in Best Illustration. So honored, so thrilled, thank you @bookstagang and all the judges who put in their time and thoughtfulness ❣️❣️

Don’t forget those cheeks 💞

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Lovely surprise in the mailbox from @candlewickpress - the gorgeous paperback of Everywhere with You❣️ The bios at the back are so nicely designed - thanks Candlewick! 😘😘