Are you having a good summer so far like this pirate? I’m in Ireland and actually visited a shipwreck. It must have been cursed, since I then got Covid. Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran with Andrea Brown Literary

Hope you feel better soon and hope you have fun in Ireland, I live in Belfast and my favourite cities are Derry and Cork ☺️

Great illo! 🏴‍☠️ Sorry your trip has been spoiled by the dreaded Covid. Hope you feel better soon!

The COVID curse!

I hope you are on the mend, or better yet, fully healed.

This pirate is so cool!

This is one awesome pirate! But ugh, sorry about the Covid curse, that's not fun 😕

Ahoy! Arrrr, I just had Covid in June. Rest haarrrrrrd like your life depends on it or ye'll be walkin the plank, matey! p.s. I watched you work on this fun piece in real time. Pleased to see the feather in his cap! Still wishing for a proper pet pirate parrot to perch on his arrrrrrm though. 🦜🤓

Hope you're feeling better, Mark! This pirate is *awesome*!