Live in Massachusetts? Join us for this upcoming event. Fun for the whole family. @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @newenglandbg.bsky.social

Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY! A wonderful STEM picture book by Kelly Rice Schmitt with adorable art by Charles Santoso. Perfect for summer reading! 🚚👩‍🌾 #booksky #farmer #kidlit @krschmittwrites.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @charlessantoso.bsky.social

Out in a week! #booksky #kitlitmegafeed #librarians @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Thanks @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social for hosting a launch event for Sharks in Kansas. I was excited to wear my new hat! @randomhousekids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #TLchat #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit

Live in eastern MA? Join me today for a book launch at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social 11 a.m. 12 Spruce St. Acton, MA Fun for the whole family. @randomhousekids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

How did early explorers navigate the open ocean? 🌊🛶🌏 Happy CALL OF THE HORIZON Day! Discover ancient explorations and more in DINOSAURS TO DRAGONS, a Junior Library Guild selection for Grades 5-8 (Simon & Schuster, July 21st). 🦖🐉 📚 Art by Violeta Encarnación. #STEM #kidlit #edusky #booksky

Hot dogs & history? Yep! 🌭 Guest blogger @christinevanzandt.bsky.social shares easy ways to connect her newest book to geography, history & math www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13468 @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @scbwi-losangeles.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #LitLinks #KidLit #STEM #Education

Just turned in art for my next book! Woo hoo! Now I'm catching up on my summer reading with these great @steamteambooks.bsky.social books. #KidLit #summerReading

The first fan mail for Sharks in Kansas! @randomhousekids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #TLchat #TLSky #Skybrarian #educhat #kidlit

How did I get the idea for Sharks in Kansas? This video tells the tale. #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Happy book birthday!!!

It's HERE! TY to everyone who believed in me when I doubted I could ever weave a dual timeline together. Fireworks for you all! Now, time to write the next book! 📚 #kidlit #Edusky #skybrarians @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

You know you want to feed a science bubble!! #STEM

Is there anything more exciting than knowing your book is in bookstores? #IndieBookstores.ca #indiebooksellers

Happy Book Birthday to @mstewartscience.bsky.social! So excited for SHARKS IN KANSAS, another interesting read for kids. #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #STEM #books #books #writer #BooksToRead #publishing #writerscommunity #sharks

I'm looking forward to reading this little-known piece of ancient North American history. A must have for schools and libraries. #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries

I have never wanted to read a book so much in my life!!

Who knew? #nonfiction #picturebook #read #sharks #read #newbook

Coming soon to a bookstore near you! Meet the incredible prehistoric creatures that one lived in MT, ND, SD, MN, WY, CO, KS, NB, MO, IA, OK, TX, NM, LA and MI. @randomhousekids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #TLsky #TLchat #Skybrarian #kidlit #edusky

My heart has escaped Earth's gravity well and is hurtling toward the reaches of deep space. My body, formerly in the orderly state of a low entropy Lego model, has dissassembled across the floor....and I can't say how deeply grateful I am to see HEARTLAND in front of this swimming pool. #kidlit

Attn #Kidlit! 5 Sizzling STEM books out this month! A triple header on July 7 and two more beauties July 14 and 21. Preorder now for your curious-minded young readers. 📚🌞🌏

You can order an autographed copy from @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social

85 million years ago, the middle of America was a watery world bursting with life. Did sharks once live where you live now? @steamteambooks.bsky.social @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

85 million years ago, the middle of America was a watery world bursting with life--including 12 species of sharks. @steamteambooks.bsky.social @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Hooray! Meet the Mini-mammals is a Best Book of the Year. @brianlies.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Full list: tinyurl.com/333hd9st #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries #edusky #kidlit #TLchat

My author copies have arrived! 3 weeks until publication. Sharks + Dinosaurs = Wow! @randomhousekids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #tlsky #Skybrarian #tlchat #edusky #kidlit #SchoolLibraries

Join me for the launch of my new book. Can't make it? @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social will ship autographed copies anywhere in the U.S. @steamteambooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #tlsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit

Love seeing THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES among these outstanding June recommendations! Thanks @lynnbbooks.bsky.social ! @mariehermansson.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @naomikirsten.bsky.social

I'm over the moon that PEKAPEKA is a finalist in the 2026 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards!🦇🌙 This is a member-voted award - it's a huge honour to make it to the final 5 in our region! Thank you to everyone who voted for our book. 🙏 @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Please join me and my fabulous editor, Deirdre Jones - Exec Editor at Little Brown for Young Readers, and my agent, Lori Steel for an inside look at how HEARTLAND came to be, from inspiration to drafting to re-visioning and revisions. Free registration! #kidlit @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Thrilled to see HEARTLAND in this list of middle grade books! #Kidlit #ReadHeartLand @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social

Just going to share this old piece celebrating algae for no particular reason. #Algae

Hello, peepsicles!!! Last chance to preorder HEARTLAND at 25% off before release on July 7th! It received a ⭐ from SLJ! And lovely reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, and PW! I'm sooo excited, I may preorder gifts for family. Cheers! @lbschool.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social #kidlit

Happy Summer Solstice! Splashing by with some fun ocean themed @steamteambooks.bsky.social titles to kick off the summer. 🪼🦈🐠 @katytanis.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Join me for the launch of my new book. Can't make it? @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social will ship autographed copies anywhere in the U.S. @steamteambooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #tlsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit

Thanks to @katytanis.bsky.social for the fabric design. Thanks to Goorin Bros SF for the hat and to Lamont for making the hatband. I can take the sea with me wherever I go! Please come by to get your signed copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART!! #kidlit #Edusky #Skybrarian @lernerbooks.bsky.social #ALA2026

Excited THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST made Bank Street’s THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2026 EDITION list for STEM picture books! @kl4gm.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @annehunterstudio.bsky.social #birds #forests #nature #STEM #science #acorns #bluejays

If you visit the beach, chances are you'll be near seagrass meadows! Discover more about this amazing ecosystem in my nonfiction picture book Meadows of the Sea! www.michelleschaub.com/meadows @stormliterary.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

My author copies have arrived! 3 weeks until publication. Sharks + Dinosaurs = Wow! @randomhousekids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #tlsky #Skybrarian #tlchat #edusky #kidlit #SchoolLibraries

Something's rotten in Iowa, and it's not the produce. #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovel #environment @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social vimeo.com/1201453926

This book takes place in the Sonoran Desert but did you know the NJ shore also has a native prickly pear? And mine is looking gorgeous today! #kidlit #kidlitart #pricklypear @steamteambooks.bsky.social

BEAR LOVES HIS HOME is featured in Yosemite Conservancy magazine! 🐻Check out this ode to American black bears. Written by yours truly with lovely art by @ishaalobo.bsky.social ! Available wherever books are sold. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

A Pathway for Pollinators inspires our youngest readers to be part of a movement to protect our pollinators. @schaubwrites.bsky.social weaves poetic text with practical tips on beginning your own pollinator pit stop. 📚👍🏻 Take a peek at my full review! @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky

So honored to have WHEN BEAVERS MOVE IN included among these incredible books! #STEMed #kidlit #picturebook @akaweiss.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social

Hooray! Meet the Mini-mammals is a Best Book of the Year. @brianlies.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Full list: tinyurl.com/333hd9st #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries #edusky #kidlit #TLchat

⭐ Exciting news! ⭐ My book UP, UP HIGH: The Secret Poetry of Earth's Atmosphere is nominated for a Crystal Kite award. If you're a #SCBWI member, you can vote now here: www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #STEM #books #MondayVibes

Happy #worldoceanday2026 ! Swimming by with some gorgeous new ocean titles from @steamteambooks.bsky.social ! @noranickumbooks.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social #lauraperdew @mariehermansson.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Don't miss the fantastic @steamteambooks.bsky.social author @colleenpaeff.bsky.social sharing her stunning new STEM picture book releasing in June 2026. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @lindaolafsdottir.bsky.social Margaret K. McElderry Books #interview #kidlit #pufflings #citzenscience 📚👍

Tomorrow is #WorldOceanDay. I have a bunch of #Ocean, #Pride, and #Pollinator events coming up with my local libraries. I didn’t get a great photo of my current art show because they were setting up their book sale, so the photos from my house. (Next to my Lumie Glass piece) #KidLit #library

A child read Plastic, Ahoy! and was concerned about plastic straws. She wrote a letter by herself . 🌊 That’s Teach the Hope in action. Swipe for more — including a 4th grader who isn’t afraid of sharks anymore. World Ocean Day is tomorrow. #WorldOceanDay #TeachTheHope #OceanBooks #edusky #TLSky