Valentine's Day is right around the corner! May I suggest a gift? #kidlit #valentinesday #valentinesgift #giftideas @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @choochoojoey.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

Today's the day! World Read Aloud Day 2026! I'm so excited to be reading and chatting with schools and classrooms and libraries all over the country. Thanks, LitWorld for making this day possible. Ready! Set! Go! #worldreadaloudday #kidlit

Excitement at the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards with @sarahhammond.bsky.social @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social and @jeanreidy.bsky.social - congrats to Jess Callans, @barbrosenstock.bsky.social, and Candace Fleming for their accolades!

Such a fun and exciting morning!

Friends, while you're stuck at home during the storm, this app makes it so easy to take action! I hope you download it and give it a try. 5calls.org

Bring your youngest readers and listeners, and join illustrator Amy Jindra Hodgson and me for a special storytime at The Book Stall on March 14th at 10:30 A.M. We'll have reading, games, crafts, autographs, & an art demo! Hope to see you there! #storytime #indiebookstores #picturebook #kidlit

Another great reason to celebrate with a book ... and a hug, of course! #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #nationalhuggingday @choochoojoey.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

What an extra-happy way to start the new year! BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST got a big, beautiful Booklist STARRED review. I couldn't be more excited. Find out more at jeanreidy.com. #kidlit #bookreview #starredreview #picturebook #friendship #SEL

What an extra-happy way to start the new year! BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST got a big, beautiful Booklist STARRED review. I couldn't be more excited. Find out more at jeanreidy.com. #kidlit #bookreview #starredreview #picturebook #friendship #SEL

Would you happen to need a last-minute holiday gift idea? How about a book! I have a few to recommend. 😉And I'm happy to mail an autographed book sticker to go with it. Just contact me via my website. ❤️ #giftideas #picturebooks

School Library Journal calls BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST "A beautiful book about true friendship." ❤️ What an early Christmas gift! I couldn't be more grateful! (Look for BOB coming in February from Penguin/Rocky Pond, Amy Jindra Hodgson and me!) #kidlit #picturebooks #bookreview

Hooray for more happy news! Publishers Weekly calls BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST "emotionally generous." Don't you just love that? ❤️ Read the review and preorder the book (I'd be SO grateful) at jeanreidy.com/books/bob-is-t…#kidliti#friendshipi#picturebooksks

Terrific review from Kirkus!! 💕"Modeling the key to making friends, this gentle tale wields its messaging with a whisper rather than a thump." Bob will be coming to bookstores and libraries in February from Penguin Rocky Pond, Amy Jindra Hodgson and me! I can't wait. #picturebook #kidlit #bookreview

Grandparents' Day is coming and I have the perfect gift. A GRAND DAY celebrates the bond between grandparents & grandchildren in every kind of family. Find celebration activities in the free Storytime & Curriculum Guide! jeanreidy.com/books/a-gran... @simonkids.bsky.social #grandparentsday #kidlit

It's that time of year! And new beginnings take courage. If you have a favorite young reader, teacher, or librarian in your life who's heading back to school, this brave little tortoise, TRUMAN, might be a perfect companion. ❤️ @simonkids.bsky.social #backtoschool #kidlit

It's that time of year! This WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A BOOK ABOUT YOU? trio inspires kids to dream big and to be the authors of their own life stories. What better way to start the school year? ❤️📖@choochoojoey.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social #backtoschool #kidlit #socialandemotionallearning

I love seeing our sweet, size-of-a-donut tortoise, Truman, back in the NYT, and ready to meet a new batch of kindergarten kiddos!!! @simonkids.bsky.social #kidlit #backtoschool #kindergarten www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/b...

Every wardrobe needs statement pieces. This is one of mine. #authorsagainstbookbans @authorsabb.bsky.social #kidlit

This practice has saved me from countless bouts of analysis paralysis in the writing process. #amwriting #writingprocess #writerlife #writinglife #kidlit #amrevising

Biggest surprise of summer so far: The Traverse City, MI wineries. Highly recommend! And the beaches? They were extra-special! ❤ #raodtrip #summerfun

I love when school visit thank-you notes are sprinkled with suspense! ❤️ #schoolvisit #schoolvisits #authorvisit #authorvisits

Look! Family Story Time bags that rockstar, #librarymediaspecialist Linda Hume (J.G. Brumfield Elementary) created for her students. What a brilliant idea! So excited to see WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A BOOK ABOUT YOU? as part of this project.❤️ @choochoojoey.bsky.social #literacy #kidlit #schoollibraries

Dedicated to best friends everywhere! ❤️https://jeanreidy.com/books/me-and-you-in-a-book-made-for-two/ #giftgivingideas #bestfriendsday #picturebook #kidlit

Friends, I'm thrilled to share Amy Jindra Hodgson's adorable cover for our book BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST! About a braggy bear who discovers how it feels when friends get to know friends. Coming from Rocky Pond/Penguin 2/26! ❤️ #picturebook #kidlit #socialandemotionallearning #SEL

She's got no time to "Fix It and Forget It." She's got reading to do! (We ❤ CIRCLE UNDER BERRY @carterhiggins.bsky.social !) #picturebooks #kidlit

It's graduation time! For graduates, young and old, I have the perfect gift. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A BOOK ABOUT YOU? Parents & teachers, check out my FREE Event Kit for fun celebrations: jeanreidy.com/wp-content/u... Congratulations, Class of 2025! #graduationgift #graduation2025 #picturebook

Teachers and librarians are some of the busiest people I know. And I'm always blown away by everything they do to prepare for and welcome visiting authors. I'm humbled & grateful & I'll never take it for granted. ❤️ #schoolvisit #authorvisit #ilovelibrarians #iloveteachers #schoollibrarians #kidlit

While I only made it to two bookstores (but covered 10 miles of the city on foot!) I allowed myself plenty of time to savor, browse & buy! I'm so grateful for all the fabulous indie bookstores in and around the Windy City. What a wonderful day! ❤️ #chilovesbooks #ibdchi25 #independentbookstoreday2025

A first grader at one school visit this week told me that she loved cows. All kinds of cows. And that she had three cows (stuffies) whose names were Cowy, Cow Cow and Auntie Cow. I may need to rethink how I name my picture book characters. ❤️ #schoolvisit #authorvisit #kidlit #picturebooks

My heart is officially cracked wide open. #greatreads #picturebooks #picturebook #kidlit #homelessness #charlottezolotowaward

Illinois voters! This! #authorsagainstbookbans #literacy #intellectualfreedom #ilovelibraries❤️ #schoollibraries

Sylvie gratitude webs + Group Hugs galore = School Visit Happiness! ❤️ #schoolvisit #schoolvisits #authorvisit #authorvisits #picturebooks #kidlit

I'm really glad I decided to read on the train today!

I love teachers!❤️ I love those kids! ❤️I love my job! ❤️#schoolvisit #schoolvisits #authorvisit #authorvisits #kidlit

Nothing starts a school visit quite like dozens of tiny Trumans (and donuts and green beans) guiding my path! ❤️🐢🍩 #schoolvisits #schoolvisit #authorvisit #authorvisits #kidlit

Kindergartener at school visit yesterday, "I've been writing books my entire life. Like ten years. Maybe twenty." ❤️🤣❤️ #kidlit #schoolvisit #authorvisit #schoolvisits

Here's a fun Friday tip. Plan a day off & then write. Head to a park, then write. Have 10 minutes before dinner? Write. It's like a surprise gift. Or found penny. The pressure is off because you didn't expect to be writing. That's when the magic happens. #kidlit #writinglife #writing #writerlife

Welcome to our new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Mac Barnett. Here's a great interview with him on the "Looking at Picture Books" Substack. Picture book writers, this might be one subscription to gift to yourself this year. I just did! #piturebooks #kidlit tinyurl.com/446mud2h

Yay, @meganefreeman.bsky.social!!! ♥️ read.hbook.com/megan-freema...

A few weeks ago my writing tip was to read current, curated & award-winning books. For picture book writers, here's another list of must-reads. Congratulations to all the new Charlotte Zolotow Award, Honor and Highly Commended titles! tinyurl.com/yc256t7s #kidlit #picturebooks

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a great book ... and chocolate of course! #valentinesday #kidlit #picturebooks @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

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Today's the day! I can't wait to meet and read with young readers and listeners near and far. ❤️ #worldreadaloudday #literacy #reading @litworld.bsky.social

I was gifted some new office decor for my birthday. I'm not sure it will make me more productive. But it does make me want to hang out in my office a whole lot more. ♥️

Today's writing advice falls under the categories of #revision #birthandkillyourdarlings #writerlife #writinglife #kidlit #picturebooks and, of course, #writingprocess It's all part of the process. You gotta love the process.

Happy National Hugging Day! Celebrate the magic of friendship and kindness with GROUP HUG (from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social, @choochoojoey.bsky.social and me!)! ❤️ jeanreidy.com/books/group-... #nationalhuggingday #friendship #kindness #socialemotionallearning #empathy #kidlit #picturebooks

Yay! It's my first writing tip of the new year! And it's a big one. Picture book authors, if you don't know where to start, here's a great list, from the amazing @fuse8.bsky.social. afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/31/3... Which are your favorite lists? #kidlit #writing #picturebooks #writinglife

I learned awe from my mom. She could be in awe of a plane taking off, a blue spruce, a cooing baby or even the many shades of green grass. I'm hoping to practice a lot more awe in 2025. And this feels like a good place to start. (Thanks for letting me get away with a few more snowshoeing photos!😊)

Possible predictor of relationship longevity: The level of coordinated and complementary preferences in the varieties of See's chocolates. What are your favorites? 😋

If I had to pick one book to close out my reading year, I'm sure glad it was this one. Highly recommend! #booksky #greatread 💙📚