Kelly Kennedy - Children’s book illustrator & author

Really excited to finally be able to share this - it’s the cover for the Dr. Seuss book I did ‘Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!’ It’s going to hit store shelves on 1/7/20. Can’t wait to show some of the interior art - fun stuff! #drseuss #kidlitart #catinthehat #randomhousekids @the_cat_agency #nickelodeonartist #kellykennedyart #kellykennedyartist

#OTD February 9, 1964 The Beatles made their American debut on the Sullivan show! They’ll be plenty of clips on Insta today celebrating so i wanted to join in with a few reposts of mine too! She loves you and you know that can’t be bad! . . . #beatles #beatlesart #thebeatles #beatlesedsullivan #johnpaulgeorgeringo #fabfour @the_cat_agency #iwannaholdyourhand #beatlesfanart #beatlemaniac #childrensbookillustration #kidlitartist #thebeatlesforever

A couple more from the Carol Burnett Little Golden Book. ..Carol doing her warm up Q&A before the show and as a kid with her Gran at the movies. (a funny anecdote which isn’t in the book, was when she was awarded a star on Hollywood Blvd. she asked if it could be placed in front of the movie theater where she had worked and was fired from, which is where it is today) 😄Have a wonderful weekend wherever you’re gonna be! . #littlegoldenbook #carolburnett #carolburnettshow #childrensbookart #kidlitart #metv #classictv

A little hidden picture puzzle for today, the first day of Spring! And if you’re a Beatle fan there’s some hidden Beatle Easter eggs here too! Good luck!🍏 . #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #kidmagazine #puzzlesforkids #antiquefair #yardsale #beatles

Just a little bit of fun for St. Patrick’s day with a made up LP cover! Hope there’s a pot of gold at the end of your rainbow!🌈🍀🍀🍀 . #stpatricksday #kidlit #kidlitart #irishmusic #recordcollector #vinylrecords #leprechaun

And here’s the complete library puzzle picture!😊 I always enjoyed the library as a kid, but one of the librarians there really did remind of a vampire. Or maybe I just had an overactive imagination! . #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #kidmagazine #picturebook #vampire #eerieindiana #library #mystery

More from the library (and one more after this!) This was originally from @highlightsforchildren. I remember reading Highlights at the library as a kid, one of the few children’s magazines around back then. My cousin had a subscription and I recall the two of us coming up with a comic strip about a scientist who was always accidentally blowing things up. Maybe I should finally submit it to them! . Music from the Wombles tv show, a UK stop motion classic! Reminds me of Ray Davies. . #magazineart #kidsmagazine #kidlit #kidlitart #libraryart #puzzlesforkids #childrensbookillustration #thewombles

Kids hanging out at the Library, part of a bigger illustration. I remember my local library from when I was a kid really well. I was convinced one of the librarians was secretly a vampire. He even became a character in some of my cartoons back then! I had a big imagination. . #library #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #picturebook #kidlitart #kidmagazine #puzzleart

Just a trip down PCH over the weekend (a little north of the Palisades fire area which is still closed) I rarely post videos but it was a beautiful drive. . #pch #beachdrive

Anyone who knows me knows what a total Beatles fan I am, so I had to come up with something to celebrate George Harrison’s birthday yesterday - he’d have been 82! Please double click if you’re a Beatles fan too! The artwork is styled after the Beatles model kit box art from 1964 and guitar fans might notice I switched George’s Gretsch out for his 12 string Rick. I just liked the colors better - swipe to see that. . #beatlesart #beatlesfanart #georgeharrison #beatles64 #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #harddaysnight #paulmccartney #beatles #beatlesbook #beatlescollection

What better way to wrap up Valentines week than with a tribute piece to the film Roman Holiday. Great movie with (spoiler alert) one of the biggest reality check endings ever. Hope your weekend is meraviglioso! . #gregorypeck #audreyhepburn #romanholiday #romcom #humorillustration #kidlitart

Valentine’s Day part 2! Will you accept this …daisy? These are a couple of characters I came up with for some dating cartoons, without words kind of like silent movie characters. I should probably think up some names for them sometime! . #valentines #younglove #romance #romcom #humorillustration #kidlit @the_cat_agency