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We are thrilled that Cat Ninja and Phoebe and Her Unicorn were included in this Graphic Novel Recommendations for Kids Review by Travis Jonker and @nytimes.com! @danacorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

Wowswers! Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog, my first ever graphic novel, is already 2 months old! #kidlit #books #WritingCommunity #amreading #amwriting #reading #comics #grouchy #reading @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social #MondayVibes #writing #writerscommunity

🆕 book announced, flying to shelves near you in spring 2026‼️ 🐦‍⬛ many thanks to my @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social editor @cyngharris.bsky.social for their great help in shepherding this one to publication 🥰 you can preorder here: bookshop.org/lists/books-...

Meet Tuck and Tina, two mice pals on a quest to save their elementary school! See more of the fun art from this new early reader book by Jess Brallier and Jack Keely 🐭https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPU8z_W1vs8

Fun news!! I'll be at the Editor Roundtable at my local library, the West Hollywood Library, on Sun, Oct 5, repping @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social + chatting all things publishing Find out how a manuscript becomes a book, what editors are really looking for, etc (note: Q&A, not pitch review)

WOW! Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog is already one month old! If you feel like supporting, here a few ways. THANK YOU! #kidlit #books #WritingCommunity #amreading #amwriting #reading #comics #grouchy #reading #funny @tarajhannon.bsky.social @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

💥Cover Reveal!💥 Book two in the Operation series is making waves—Operation: Make a Splash hits shelves 2.24.26! Big thanks to @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social, my agent Lori Steel, and editor Erinn Pascal. I can’t wait for you to dive in! #GraphicNovel #KidLit

Missed Comic Con? Same. So we are hosting a huge #GraphicNovel webinar tomorrow (7/29) at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET featuring upcoming titles from our fav publishing friends so we can still get those #SDCC vibes! Register now: bit.ly/3IildUE

Learn more about the inspiration behind Groucho The Grouchy Groundhog from author @lydialukidis.bsky.social! This adorable, laugh out loud graphic novel is available now📙 youtu.be/B1FsY30ZuHc

🥞Giveaway alert! 🥞 So excited to release my debut graphic novel, so I'm celebrating by doing a #giveaway! Check it out here: lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/g... #kidlit #books #WritingCommunity #amreading #amwriting #reading @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social @tarajhannon.bsky.social

From high-fantasy worlds to contemporary and familiar settings, Aurora by Red is among the featured on the @cbcbooks.bsky.social July Hot Off the Press list! These books will pique the interest of all kinds of would-be wizards and witches. www.cbcbooks.org/2025/07/18/m...

I'll be at San Diego Comic Con!!! So excited for the Eisners ceremony and for my panel with @geneluenyang.bsky.social, Coach Lou Richie, @marcbernardin.bsky.social, Wahab Algarmi, and Briana Loewinsohn (with a signing to follow)! @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social | @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

🌟YAHOO!🌟 My debut graphic novel GROUCHO THE GROUCHY GROUNDHOG is now out for a week! Spotted it at Indigo Books, facing out. What an honor... #kidlit #books #WritingCommunity #amreading #amwriting #reading #graphicnovel #grouchy #reading @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

Freddy & Peter are perfect twin socks. But when a dog chases Freddy into a washing machine's spin cycle, he ends up in the sock-verse. In his desperation to find Peter, Freddy begins a search to find a mysterious being who may be able to send him home. Fab! @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

We are in full #GraphicNovel mode and are loving every minute of it! Join us for a #ReadGraphic webinar on 7/29 feat. new titles from: 💭 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social 💭 @randomhousekids.bsky.social 💭 @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social 💭 #Abrams 💭 @fantagraphics.bsky.social RSVP now: bit.ly/3IildUE

A review for GYRO on Goodreads I wanted to share. Sometimes I wonder what all this work is WORTH, what a book is worth. And I don’t know the answer. But if it connects… Then maybe it’s worth something. GYRO is out! @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Very pumped to see Groucho on this list!!

@cbcbooks.bsky.social’s July Hot Off the Press features Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog by @tarajhannon.bsky.social bit.ly/1dCTqYI #mustread #kidlit #CBCHotOffThePress

There's nothing better than an author Q&A! The fantastic @matteicheldinger.bsky.social came to visit us in Kansas City and discuss what's next for him and book three in his Matt Sprouts series! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4buO...

Cover reveal! I'm so excited to announce that book two of the Operation series, Operation: Make a Splash, will release 2-24-26! Thanks so much to my agent, Lori Steel, my editor, Erinn Pascal, and the whole team @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social for helping make this book a reality. #graphicnovel

Latina Superheroes fans 🦸! Don't miss this opportunity to meet at @kaydenphoenix.bsky.social at The Barnes and Noble at The Grove this Thursday 📕

Congrats on your epic launch party for GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS aka the BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN*: *About a Kid Named After a Sandwich (Vol 1) @zombietardis.bsky.social at @barnesandnoble.com ! @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

Huge thanks to my family, friends, and partner for all their support! And also shout-out to my agent @kalyarn.bsky.social, Editor @cyngharris.bsky.social, and the rest of the team at @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social. Get your copy here: publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/pacheco...

I'll be attending the ALA Annual Conference at the end of this month! On Monday the 30th at 9:30 I'll be joining a panel discussing humor in graphic novels in booth 2062, and I'll be signing copies of Operation: Cover-Up at 11 in booth 414. If you'll be there, I hope we can meet. Super excited!

Knitting alert, @fuse8.bsky.social! Rosenberg, Fuste, and Turner's @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social T.S. Hullabaloo (10/25?).

Can you believe it? Pacheco just got a ★ starred review from the folks at @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Thank you so much for such nice words. 🦜 Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain hits the shelves June, 17th from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social and is available now for pre-orders!

A story about bird witches, magical creatures, and being true to yourself. Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain comes out in less than a month from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social !

Just received copies of #TicketToRide: An Unexpected Journey, author @adriennekress.bsky.social, illus David Miles, inspired by #BoardGame by Alan Moon. I'll give away a signed copy in June (after author/illus sign) @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/ticket-... #KidLit

OH happy day!! After creating this grumpy character in grade 5, @tarajhannon.bsky.social and I can finally reveal the cover for our upcoming early graphic novel, GROUCHO THE GROUCHY GROUNDHOG! #kidlit #WritingCommunity #graphicnovels #amreading #amwriting #books @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

OUT OF LEFT FIELD is an Eisner nominee!!!!!! I am beyond thrilled—thank you, thank you, thank you to the Eisner judges for this incredible recognition!

I loved illustrating this book! A wonderful project that I was lucky to be part of 🌈

Young readers become adult readers, and considering distressing data showing that kids are reading less, it's more important than ever to advocate for reading. Join me in supporting the CBC's #ChildrensBookWeek! #StoryOcean @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

Happy pub day to @mlereads.bsky.social and Beyond They/Them! We love this book and hope you do too💘 publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...

Young readers become adult readers. Join us in supporting #ChildrensBookWeek. Share a book with a kid today or let them share one with you! #StoryOcean

Unicorn Book Club: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure by Dana Simpson — @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

Nothing delights me more than when I find an Easter Egg hidden in the pages of a book. 🐣 That's why I snuck an OLLIE OXLEY AND THE GHOST Easter Egg into HART & SOULS. Happy hunting! 👀 #mg #mglit #middlegrade #easteregg #teachers #librarians @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social @jollyfishpress.bsky.social

Honored to be featured in @readswithrachel.bsky.social's video about book bans. I explain why it's wrong to keep LGBTQIA+ teens from books that validate and inform who they are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bee0... @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social

What better way to celebrate National Unicorn Day than with @danacorn.bsky.social and Phoebe and Her Unicorn! We had so much fun at @novelneighbor.bsky.social in St. Louis last night! Don't miss Dana tomorrow in Kansas City 🦄

Went to the @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social yesterday to celebrate the launch of TICKET TO RIDE: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY & to thank my train expert advisor for all his help! So fun! Highly recommend you guys make a visit! ❤️🚂 📸 @jmfrey.bsky.social @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social

Thanks, @zombietardis.bsky.social and @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social! Can't wait to read!

Well if this isn’t the best way to brighten up a gloomy icy rainy day! I’m thrilled to share the cover for the second TICKET TO RIDE book: RAILWAY OF DESTINY(out in Oct)!! I adore it!! David Miles just kills it every time! Can’t wait for you to see the interior illustrations! They rock! #boardgame

We are so excited to share that @danacorn.bsky.social is back on the road this April! Don't miss her event at Monstera's Bookstore in Overland Park, KS on April 10th.

Baby is 1. 👶 OUT OF LEFT FIELD was published one year ago today! I'm still so proud of this book and so grateful to @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social / @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social for sharing it with the world. Grab a copy here if you haven't already: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Out-of...

Don't miss this event with @nickeh30.bsky.social to celebrate the release at The Stream Team at Indigo this weekend on Saturday, March 29!

I stopped by one of my favorite podcasts, Middle Grade Matters to chat with Shannon Balloon about HART & SOULS, publishing and my writing process. It was so much fun to be a guest! 😁 #mglit #mg #middlegrade #writingpodcast @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social podcast.app/middle-grade...

I'll be at The Sheldon in a few weeks chatting about my work. Not only am I a syndicated cartoonist, I also make graphic novels, teach, & run @slicexpo.bsky.social. I do it all! Come to this program and I'll talk about how I manage it all while having a robust hobbying life!

It's hard to believe it's been nearly two months since Operation: Cover-Up came out. I hope those of you who have read it enjoyed it. Here's Nick's dad enjoying his new hand mixer. I hope you all have a good one!

The Stream Team: Battle Squad is out now! This was fun to write with NickEh30 and the team at @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social and I hope kids (and kids at heart) enjoy fighting the Glitched alongside Teddy, Stackz, Tina, and Yuri. Thanks for your support, whether you buy, boost, read, or review it! 🙏

If you've pre-ordered my new middle grade book, The Stream Team: Battle Squad, THANK YOU! And today is your last chance to fill out @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social's pre-order giveaway form to claim a poster and bookmark signed by me and NickEh30: publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/the-stream-t...