Charlotte startled me this morning in the garden. We had to have a discussion about my needing to water the staghorn ferns. She reluctantly agreed. #spiders #orbweaver

Have a listen to E-Train and Kate! #kidlit

So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky

📚👍 I love it when a picture book takes flight in multiple ways. #kidlit #picturebook #edusky #librarian #skybrarian #teacher

The whole time I followed them, I kept scanning the horizon for flying monkeys

Thrilled to see A RIVER OF DUST on the 2026 Garden State Children's Book Award list! I hope more kids will be encouraged to discover how much and how far dust flies and what it does once it lands! #kidlit #nonfiction #skybrarians #edusky #librarians #tlsky #librarian #skybrarian #picturebook

Hooray! Fall is here! Get your writing frenzy on! #kidlit

Seen while walking the doggo today #flowers

f you're a Kid Lit. author, my daughter would love to read for you to save up for a school trip. Feel free to DM me, or contact me through the from on my website: christianadoucette.wordpress.com/contact/ #WritingCommunity #KidLit

Marine biologist, Steven Haddock's new book! He examined every page of my 2026 picture book, THE OCEAN'S HEART, illus. by Khoa Le. So exciting to see Steve's photos. They informed Khoa's art at every step. This book is engaging/approachable and great for school libraries! #kidlit #Skybrarian #STEM

Y'all. Over the last few months, I've been involved in a semi-secret project involving joy, connection, story and Ronald McDonald House Charities. I am so excited to finally share it with you. Big thanks to my friends at @bookelicious.bsky.social for making this happen! #tlsky #tlskychat #edusky

Attention #educators: @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social has an awesome giveaway for you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #kidlit

Loved seeing this in my inbox this morning! Let's hear it for disseminating research info on Bluesky! #Science matters!

#Library Friends: I am looking for pics of library reading communities in action to share w/my #Rutgers #MLIS students. If you have a photo you'd like to share, please ping me! All libraries, all levels welcome! #TLSkychat #TLSky #Skybrarians #Edusky #Libraries

A little bird told me that a certain @lizziebrooks.bsky.social has something to celebrate! Congrats to you and @ennisillustrations.bsky.social !!! #kidlit #picturebooks

I chatted with @jyotigopal.bsky.social about The Power of Your Name AND Arctic Adventure: A Tundra Tale: mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today's featured story will definitely grab a kid's attention: LIZARD INVASION! Come check out the story behind the story shared by author @martamagellan.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/15/p...

Educators, librarians, authors, illustrators: If you do or host school & library visits, your #schoolvisit #authorvisit posts can be pushed to the School Visits Feed and KidLit Mega Feed. More info, check if you can already post to feed here. If I "Like" your request, it means you've been added.

Get your manuscripts ready! Julie is opening for queries and excited to unlock the treasures you have in store. Please see our website and visit Julie's manuscript wish list for more details! @juliebookagent.bsky.social

#HaikuSaturday The Poetry Pea is open for #haiku submissions until August 15th!

Tonight’s view of the moon while heading back to the island in Maine. After an intense 6 weeks, I’m finally starting to relax. I highly recommend vacations.

Greetings from the island in Maine. If you don’t hear from me, you’ll know the coyotes got me. Maybe this belongs in a book… #kidlit

It’s poet’s day at the NYTimes Spelling Bee #poetry

As someone who includes backmatter in my picture books, I love Beth's post! Especially for Educators: "Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 1" by Beth Anderson bethandersonwriter.com/2025/08/01/e... #kidlit #EDUsky #teachers #educators #picturebooks #schoolLibrarians #Skybrarians

I’ll buy Ruthie Rose’s Big Idea for the first 5 teachers and teacher-librarians who add it to their lists and share the lists with me. @bookelicious.bsky.social

Today on the blog: July’s book of the month, the captivating, kirigami-based picture book, THE PAPER BRIDGE. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/july...

Hey peeps! It’s THAT time of year! Sharpen your pencils and send the judges your best NF or infofiction. 200 words. You know you’ve got a story waiting in the wings! Write it! #kidlit #contest

They’re sneaking up in the dark of night. I think zooplankton need their own theme music…like Jaws! Coming March 3, 2026! #kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction #ocean #migration

#kidlit crowd it’s another #giveaway Tuesday! Honored this week to share @laurashovan.bsky.social’s blurb for Lilac! Please like and comment to enter to win a copy of these #middlegrade #versenovels The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary and Lilac and the Switchback! @holiday-house.bsky.social

Lyrical Language Lab 2nd Annual Summer Poetry Contest And here is our other first place winner -- and what a voice!! This is the evocative "Clothesline" by Serafina Finnegan. @serafinafinnegan.bsky.social

Lyrical Language Lab 2nd Annual Summer Poetry Contest This year we had a TIE for first place -- the judges just could not choose between these beautiful poems!! Here is one of them, for you dog lovers -- "River" by Kimber Rudo.

Check out this giveaway for this hilarious graphic novel!

Giveaway for a beautiful picture book on Writing & Illustrating. kathytemean.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/b...

Hey peeps! You know you've got a mask poem hiding inside you, begging to be set free. Enter now! You only have until July 15th! #kidlit #poetry #contest

📚👍 A book by two creators who are passionate about what they do...for all the kids (and adults) in the world who are following where their interests take them. jenabenton.com/2025/06/27/s... #kidlit #picturebooks @lindsayleslie.bsky.social @geetaladi.bsky.social

📚👍 A beautiful book for our time. 🌈 Written by @ajirving.bsky.social Illustrated by Cynthia Alonso jilannehoffmann.com/2025/06/13/t... #kidlit #picturebooks

📚👍 A good time to post about this amazing book, told mostly through dialogue. It's powerful. And may have gotten lost during the early pandemic releases. For upper #middlegrade to #YA and adults. @deborahwiles.com

📚👍 A book to inspire community, re-greening, and hope. jilannehoffmann.com/2025/06/06/w... #kidlit #picturebooks @jstremer.bsky.social

📚👍 THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE. A 2015 upper MG book I missed, and Wow! Great characterization/character arcs, sensory details, stakes. WWII era. Content includes abusive mother, war scenes, disability and mental health issues. So for the more mature reader. A story I won't forget.

I hear it’s #flowerFriday. Greetings from Golden Gate Park.

Must Read 2025 Middle Grade Novels youtu.be/ZIuQgPxhOlA

Get your copy sooooon! #kidlit #fish #oceans #marinelife #reefs

Today’s the day! THE BI BOOK by Cynthia Alonso & me is officially out in the world! I hope this book helps readers and their families feel seen and loved! Thank you with all my heart for supporting our special book! 🌈💖🌈 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713504... #kidlit #booksky

For those who are wondering about the effects of Albert Whitman's bankrupcy.... #kidlit #picturebooks authorsguild.org/event/publis...

We've reached a demoralizing and dishonest level of "efficiency" in book reviewing and recommendations. Case in point—a reading list filled with books that don't exist in the Chicago Sun Times. bookriot.com/chicago-sun-...

Lots going on @kidlit411.bsky.social this week! www.kidlit411.com/2025/05/the-...?

And hey, there are discounts for referred friends AND the person who referred them...

I'm delighted that the first reviews are starting to come in for THE LIBRARY IN THE WOODS by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and R. Gregory Christie! Kirkus calls it "A tribute to a community treasure, understated but rich in feeling." Full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

✨Please help me spread the word as I try to raise $15K for families ASAP I will be doing a 50-page YA SFF intensive limited to 20 authors this summer for #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraising. It will be epic!!!✨ www.32auctions.com/organization...

📚👍 What's under the hood is just as stunning as the cover. A novel in verse in the truest sense, where poetry serves as the foundation of the storytelling. A moving story about mental health, family, and love for our challenging, divisive times. ❤️#middlegrade #versenovel @heidieys.bsky.social