Another reason I love what @andreabrownlit.bsky.social is doing on Bluesky: they use ALT-TEXT! Kudos to the person who does their social media. Looking forward to see what illustrators post during Andrea Brown Literary's #ABLArtFest.

I love how @andreabrownlit.bsky.social supports its #KidLit illustrators! And how they use embedded links (I assume thru @deck.blue?), a Starter Pack to help boost their agents, & how agents use Lists to boost their clients & fellow agents! #LiteraryAgents

Big Dill = Big Deal = Book Deal? Makes sense to us. Check out these amazing book deals that have been announced recently and get your TBRs ready 👇

🎨 Spotlight on Brian Biggs Brian's Illustrator Page Brian is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social . He is open to picture books, b&w interiors, graphic novels & comics, and covers.

Come visit the tables of these @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit creators at the Chappaqua Book Festival today!

ABLA ArtFest is baaaack! We're going easy on you this year. Five prompts you can spread out through the month. YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💜💪🎨

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!  There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones. Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.  We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

Congrats to these best sellers this week! ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS (NYT) IMMORTAL DARK (PW/USAToday) I LIKE CHEESE (USAToday) YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN (USAToday and PW) SPACE CASE (Indie)

Did you know CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by @shanakeller.bsky.social has received FOUR stars? Check out these great quotes from BookPage, Kirkus, SLJ, and PW!

Did you see this great piece about THE TROUBLE WITH GIRAFFES, follow up to STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS by @lisamantchev.bsky.social? 🦒 🐘 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

🎨 Spotlight on @meghunt.bsky.social Meg's Illustrator Page Meg is represented by Lara Perkins and is open to board books, picture books, black & white interiors, and covers.

HAPPY FALL Y’ALL ! 🍁🍂 time for cozy sweaters, fluffy socks (!!!), rainy days, changing leaves & pumpkins! my absolute fav season - i could live in a cozy autumn town forever. whats your fav part of Fall? ✨ @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @analiacabello.bsky.social

Fun times with @scbwi CenCal!

HEY! Two of my client's books are on this list of the Best Picture Books of the century! 😍 Yay for VAMOS, LET'S GO TO THE MARKET by @raulthethird.bsky.social and LITTLE WITCH HAZEL by @phoebewahl.bsky.social ! 😍😍😍 Thanks, @slate.com ! slate.com/culture/2025...

It's a fourth star (this one from SLJ) for THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by @katemessner.com 🌟 “Messner’s middle grade novel is artfully crafted" Read the full review here

So… my copies recently arrived and I couldn’t feel happier! “Christiana Figures, Friend of the Rainforest" written by Margarita Engle. Published through Macmillan’s GodwinBooks imprint. @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebookillustration

It's a Booklist star for YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social 🌟 “YA author White’s adult debut is brutal... but encapsulates the best of the modern horror genre.” Read the full review here

It's an SLJ star for NORTH FOR THE WINTER by Bobby Podesta 🌟 “For ­patrons looking for a heartwarming, comforting Christmas tale, this is perfection.” Read the full review here

It's a Kirkus star for TOGETHER, UNITED by Tami Charles! 🌟 “A lushly illustrated, uplifting work that beckons us to unite around our common humanity.” Read the full review here

It's a Kirkus star for HONEY & HEAT by Aurora Palit! 🌟 “There’s plenty of heat and tension in this rivals-to-lovers workplace romance.” 🌟 Read the Full Review here

🎨 Spotlight on Luisa Leal Luisa's Illustrator Page Luisa is represented by Lara Perkins, and is interested in illustrating non fiction, graphic novels, and covers.

Two book birthdays to celebrate today! @cornelia-illo.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @jemiscoe.bsky.social

🎨 Spotlight on Chad Thomas Chad's Illustrator Page Chad is repped by @pterlip.bsky.social and is interested in illustrating graphic novels, black and white interiors, covers, and spot illustration for chapter or activity books.

Congratulations to @gabbyzapata.bsky.social, whose book THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT won an award for Excellence in Picture Book Artistry from the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California.

Congratulations to @rominagarber.bsky.social, whose book Castle of the Cursed is an Honorable Mention for the 2025 International Latino Book Awards for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Adventure.

Congratulations to Debbie Levy, whose book A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, The Original Fight Over Science in the Schools, was selected as an Honorable Mention in the Children/Young Adult Nonfiction category of the 2025 ASJA Awards.

I was intereviewd by the @ABAbook about WHODONUT, the Sep/Oct #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick! Check out the full article for all the behind the scenes details at www.bookweb.org/news...#1 #kidlit #booksky #whodonut #shopsmall #indiebookshops

Lovely to see this piece about Middle Grade in Publisher's Weekly, with words of wisdom from our very own @ksonnack.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS by Meg Medina is @npr.org's Book of the Day! www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n... @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Spooky season is here!! Just a reminder that last year ¡Vamos! Let’s go Celebrate Halloween and Día de Los Muertos was published by @harperkids and @versifybooks ! Here’s a step by step process of the making of the cover! Colors by @hexhand available wherever books are sold!!

Congratulations to these bestselling authors repped by ABLA! NYT: @grubreport.bsky.social and @laancham.bsky.social (ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS) Indie: @sasmilledge.bsky.social (THE RAVEN BOYS graphic novel) and @wardjenkins.bsky.social (SPACE CASE gn USA Today: Tigest Girma (IMMORTAL DARK)

It's a Booklist star for DAYS OF AWE: STORIES FOR ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR by Eric Kimmel 🌟 “A timeless story collection that is wonderful to have back in print.” Read the full review here

Who do YOU think stole Agatha Crispy's book? It's one of THESE 20+ suspects.⁠ ⁠ #whodonut #whodunit #kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #mystery

🎨 Spotlight on @mikeboldt.bsky.social Mike's Illustrator Page Mike is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social and is interested in picture books and covers.

I'm so excited to announce that I will be bringing another Spanglish book baby into the world! If you liked How to Speak in Spanglish, then you will love MY BARRIO SINGS IN SPANGLISH. So excited that @gabbyzapata.bsky.social will be illustrating this book of my ❤️, a love letter to L.A. #kidlit

OMZ* what a day of mixed-AF emotions: Zombie and Brain is an INSTANT NYTimes bestseller at NUMBER 5! Congrats to the whole Zombie team! @laancham.bsky.social @alexborbolla.bsky.social @thejordache.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Elemental art share featuring water🌊 If you see this, post something watery! #KidLitArt #Collage #Illustration #ArtShare @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

CALVIN CAN'T FLY written by Jennifer Berne and read by Jonathan Pryce is a wonderful story about reading and knowledge for our times. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social storylineonline.net/books/calvin...

Congratulations, @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social ! 🎉 @steamteambooks.bsky.social #JuniorLibraryGuild @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

I love seeing your beautiful illustrations recognized, Chuck! Congratulations! Hurrah for WHALES IN THE CITY! 🎉 @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social #easternup #kidlit #scbwi #hudsonvalley #picturebook

It's a Library Journal star for THE DATING PROHIBITION by @tajmccoy.bsky.social 🌟 “McCoy’s (The Good Ones Are Taken) talent for crafting steamy scenes, deft hand with dialogue, and mouthwatering food descriptions will make this a popular title.” Read the full review here

It's a SLJ star for THE HARDWARE STORE/LA FERRETERÍA by @lourdesheuer.com 🌟 “A vibrant bilingual addition ideal for libraries growing early literacy collections.” Read the full review here

It's a PW Star for YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social "a brilliant, page-turning piece of trans splatterpunk body horror and an earnest, heart-rending tragedy.” Read the full review here

It's #kidlitpostcard day again! This painting felt appropriate because August went flying by for me! Hello, I am Phoebe Zeng, a #kidlitillustrator from Australia, you can find more of my work on: phoebecreates.com.au I am represented by @sallymkim.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

The Flamingo by Amy Falk W. and Jennifer Macaire ✨ @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenillustration #childrenbookillustration #latinxillustration #digitalart #artedigital#bilingualpicturebook #libroinfantilbilingue #obrainfantil

Happy Book Birthday to Merriam Saunders' YOU CAN SAY HI WITH ONLY A SMILE! @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

What does games night look like in your house? It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm a picturebook illustrator and author, repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at ABLA and currently open to new projects. See more of my work here: NicolaSchofield.com #kitlitart #kidlit @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Hi September #kidlitartpostcard 🍂🍂 Time to get outside & explore, forest bath, peer into a pond & see if you can spot a turtle? I'm Marie, #KidLit illustrator. My agent @carynwiseman.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social will enjoy to hear from you!! www.MarieHermanssonIllustration.com

Dear editors and art directors, this is my first #kidlitartpostcard done fully on paper! 🎨 I’m Yara, an illustrator who’s super excited to work on new books with traditional mediums! Updated portfolio: odnatamyara.com I’m proudly represented by Jem Chambers-Black at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Hi there! It’s been a while. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day 🫶🏽 I’m Catmouse James (ofc, it’s a pen name. My malagasy 🇲🇬name is very very veeeeeeeery long 😁) and I love clumsy and imperfect characters. I’m open to: PB, CB, comics and GN Rep: @carynwiseman.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social