Empty egg cartons always cry out to be cut up and Frankensteined. Gave in to my impulse today and came up with THIS! After I took this short video, I tossed it into recycling. I love ephemeral art. #FoundObjectArt #EggCarton #Art #Uplift

My #Uplift custom feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, updated daily via @blueskyfeedcreator.com. Criteria unapologetically subjective.

Gonna be in Baltimore this week as part of their Festival of Jewish Literature. If you want to see read some funny stuff and maybe even be thoughtful for half a minute:

Don't miss #PPBF review of the newest humorous PB in @michaelianblack.bsky.social & @debbieohi.com's series- I'm Busy. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @simonandschuster.bsky.social #kidlit #overscheduled #friends📚👍

I’ve added a few new On Sale items - elves and knights (my personal fave is the Goblin Cleaver… there’s a reason my puppy is named Gimli) my.bigcartel.com/products

Digital Red written by Kim Delude Little Press Publishing comes out May 2026....here is a sneak peek. #kidlitart #earlyreader

I really like this one. Just re-read it for the first time in months and you know what? Funny!

I appreciate Debbie calling this out, & I will say the advice “Work with what makes you weird” is only more salient in the age of AI. What is strange, what is tender, what is joyful, what is unique, what is real, what is most human about you? Write about that, because the robots sure can’t.

Q4: Are there places or settings that you find inspiring? Tell us about them. alt: Is there a way you set up your own space to make it feel more inspiring? #KidLitArt

Q2: What do you do when you're stuck in your art or writing and feel completely uninspired? alt: Have you ever had a time where you felt uninspired, but pushed through anyway? Tell us about that experience. #KidLitArt

Q1: We all could use some fresh inspiration sometimes. What are some of your favorite ways to get inspired? alt: What's an online resource you'd recommend for finding inspiration? #KidLitArt

To join the chat, you can: 1) Follow @kidlitart.bsky.social and manually check the Q's & A's here 2) Use the Search for Latest Results with #kidlitart 3) Use @deck.blue to make a column for #kidlitart and see the new replies in real time 4) Remember to add #KidLitArt to replies!

Hello everyone! Tonight we are discussing Inspiration! This month's art was created by Autumn Seybert Your moderators tonight are @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & Charlene Chua Before we get started on our questions, share your wins for the month! #KidLitArt

February's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Inspiration Join your hosts on Feb 26, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about inspiration! Banner art by Autumn Seybert

Read full thread! #Kidlit #MGlit #YAlit

Ooo...I love Kevin's art, and so does @jridpath.bsky.social. We just bought two of these pieces, can't wait to hang them up! pssst - @kevinarts.bsky.social is also an amazing #KidLit author. Do check out his books! #ArtSky

Gradually re-reading MAGIC WORDS: Writing Great Books For Children and Young Adults by @cherylklein.bsky.social, using one of her writing exercises as a prompt each morning as a warm-up to my MG writing. Esp love the prompt: "What makes you weird?" This could take me a while. 😂 #WritingSky

To fellow Minecraft fans looking for a safe, inclusive MC community online, I suggest togethercraft.online It's a whitelisted server, which means you need to apply (helps prevent griefers & trolls). Sometimes I just do a few minutes of therapeutic solo crafting, other times I collab with others.

✨ THURSDAY✨ come join us to see how a book idea becomes a published work with insight from everyone who makes it possible! PLUS 2 book giveaways! Recording will be sent after. Register for FREE: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... With @writeloudly.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Do you know of published #KidLit #MGLit or #YALit authors/illus who able to market themselves and their books in creative and authentic ways? Reply with a link to their main social where they are most active but pls keep reading first 🧵👇🏽

So glad this is out in the world now 😊

Love this so much. 🩷 Thanks to @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social for helping celebrate the launch of I'M BUSY by boosting individual #KidLit illustrators. 🎨📚

I’m woefully late in celebrating this new book from my friend and critique partner @christinafarley.bsky.social - but look at that cover!!! And it’s a Cinderella retelling. Are you kidding me?! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Interesting results, especially (to me) the disparity between in-person librarian suggestions and library displays. Ccing @vantine.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social #ReadAdv #Publibs

Thanks, Debbie!

Thx to my sis-in-law DTR for this fun photo of her Pilates instructor reading I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me (our book came out from @simonkids.bsky.social this wk!). See my Reader Gallery so far: ca.pinterest.com/inkyelbows/r... #KidLit

Thanks to all who responded to my informal Book Discovery/Reading survey! You can browse the results on my blog: debbieohi.com/2026/02/surv... #BookSky #LibrarySky #KidLit #EduSky

Interesting comparison of engagement w/my book launch video posts across my socials so far: Bluesky: 41 Likes, 23 reposts FB (personal): 112 Likes, 8 shares FB (biz): 55 Likes, 4 shares IG: 105 Likes, 8 shares Threads: 1 Like, 0 shares cont'd

I love the #tinythings that my writing critique partner and friend @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social has been making! #dollhousedecor #KidLit

Re-reading THE MAGIC WORDS: Writing Great Books For Childrens and Young Adults by @cherylklein.bsky.social. SO much great advice in this book; I can't recommend it highly enough. www.cherylklein.com/the-magic-wo... Thx @grimmlit.bsky.social for reminding me of this book! #KidLit #WritingAdvice

One of my favourite sources of #Uplift: the @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social feed. Always fascinating, sometimes horrifying, but can provide a much-needed distraction from distressing headlines.

i'm too asian to not see these as makizushi

Unclench your jaw. Drink some water or have a nice soothing cup of tea. Listen to that audiobook you wanted to finish. Curl up with your pet and tell them how much you love them as you give them cuddles. Make it a habit to find ways to treat yourself kindly in spite of a world that refuses to.

HOLY SHIT Y'ALL we raised over $15,000 for BIPOC trans folks in Portland and mutual aid / rent assistance in Twin Cities, and I venture to say that all four hours of this telethon are absolute bangers. the whole thing is available to rewatch here and you can still donate for the next 24 hours!

What truly makes a picture book? If a Caldecott committee deems it so, is that enough? We asked our guests @colbysharp.bsky.social & @100scopenotes.bsky.social for a "big book" and they delivered! A special book for our 400th episode! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/23/i...

Y'all, I have been waiting impatiently for a week to share this cover with you. And at long last, I can reveal the gorgeous cover for You, Me, and the Conspiracy to the world.

Heads up folks: @thetnholler.bsky.social posted an AI-generated video this morning that was a deepfake of the captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team, and they seem to be promoting it as if it’s a real video. So watch out for that and don’t spread fakes.

So excited for this new book! 😬

So tired, must crash. Thanks to @kidlitchat.bsky.social hosts @bonnieadamson.com & @gregpincus.bsky.social for another wonderful #kidlitchat. Follow @kidlitchat.bsky.social for upcoming topics! To those new here: Also check out KidLit Mega Feed! Info on how to post here.

Thanks @12x12challenge.bsky.social and @heidieys.bsky.social for the wonderful AMA session. It was so inspiring!! "Do it because you love how...the creating feels." I'm looking forward to reading Heidi's MG verse novel, The Poetry of Car Mechanics. #kidlit #amwriting

Not a celebration really but our latest update is that we published our second issue in December, and we’ve recently gotten our accompanying discussion guide posted on our site! Now comes more outreach work - trying to let teachers, librarians, parents, and KIDS know we exist. #KidLitChat

Which reminds me that I need to look through all of my old #MSWL tweets to repost here on Bluesky since I made that account private and am slowly deleting things over there. Some of my perennial asks never change, so I don't want them to disappear. #kidlitchat

Industry: Reviewing some INCREDIBLE kidlit submissions during my internship Personal/Creating: Slowing revising my two MG wips, THREADBARE and TRANSCEND (unrelated lol) #kidlitchat

TOPIC: What are you celebrating of a #kidlit nature these days on an industry level, a personal level, a reading level, a creating level, or any other level you want to go to? #kidlitchat

Heck yes, there’s a #kidlitchat tonight at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. And heck yes, I hope you’ll join us #kidlit folks for an hour of chatting, community, cookies, cake, camaraderie, comedy, and chicanery (aka “the seven C’s”). See ya there!

Hurray, I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social and me launches today from @simonkids.bsky.social! Educators: Help us celebrate & I'll record a special video msg just for your students. More: debbieohi.com/2026/02/imbu... #KidLit #BookBirthday #Edusky #LibrarySky

Thanks to @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for interviewing me about I'M BUSY, which launches Tue.Feb.24th! I talk about ephemeal art, most challenging & most fun thing about illustrating the book, Judy Blume, and more: www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... #KidLit @simonkids.bsky.social

Feb.22-28 is #FreedomToRead Week! www.freedomtoread.ca "Only when readers of all ages become active, only when readers are willing to stand up to the censors, will the censors get the message that they cannot frighten us." - Judy Blume. #KidLit #FTRW26 #BannedBooks

Thanks to @patbrownbooks.bsky.social for helping me celebrate the launch of I'M BUSY on her blog! I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me launches from @simonkids.bsky.social 2026-02-23 (tomorrow!!). #KidLit

🥰🥰 #kidkitart #kidlit