We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!  There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones. Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.  We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

Look what's coming in 2026! @TheBookofNadias #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG @shanshan0619, IG @nadiabmad

I designed this month's #kidlitartpostcard like, well, a postcard! I'm the author-illustrator of SARI-SARI SUMMERS and an illustrator of picture books & chapter books written by really amazing authors. Hello Art Directors & Editors, With Love, Lynnor #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #chapterbooks

Dear editors and art directors, this is my first #kidlitartpostcard done fully on paper! 🎨 I’m Yara, an illustrator who’s super excited to work on new books with traditional mediums! Updated portfolio: odnatamyara.com I’m proudly represented by Jem Chambers-Black at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, a New England author and illustrator of children's books. I'm looking for that next cute and colorful book project: from picture book to early readers and chapter books. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy Lit. More at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

hi #kidlitartpostcard day ✨ i’m Tori & i love creating funny, heartwarming and cute characters. i love drawing critters and kiddos on adventures! interested & available in all picture books, MG & Chap books rep’d by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @analiacabello.bsky.social more art on my site!

Wanna know the journey of how WHODONUT came to be? Get all the details at Kathy Temean's Writing & Illustrating - a phenomenal site for all things #kidlit!⁠ ⁠ Full article at kathytemean.wordpres...#kidlit!⁠⁠ #whodonut #picturebooks #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #amwriting

Jessica was an activist who worked w/ Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta to bring attention to the plight of migrant farmworkers. I hope this book will inspire kids to know that making a difference can start w/ just 1 child. tinyurl.com/36rywcwc #childrensbooks #kidlit #socialjustice #laborrights

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. 🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟 Portfolio - charlenechua.com#kidlitartpostcardAgent - Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #chapterbooks #boardbooks

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Barnes & Noble is having a pre-order sale! You can get AT THE COOKOUT, my author-illustrator debut, 25% off now thru Sept 5 with code PREORDER25 AT THE COOKOUT releases 4/7/26 from Putnam Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers ☀️ tinyurl.com/BNAttheCookout #booksky #kidlit

Check out the Barnes & Noble 25% off preorder SALE from September 3-5 and pick up a copy of Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my upcoming book from Gnome Road Publishing, FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!🫎🫎💚 Use code PREORDER25. ❤️🎉 #barnesandnoble #kidlit #picturebooks #kidsbooks #moose #Paris

#WriteTip Use clichés as placeholders to later replace with POV (feelings, theories, opinions). Ex. Instead of a chill running down a spine or goosebumps, let the character confide to the reader what scares them the most. The more revealing the confession, the more compelling the voice. #revising

Check out these upcoming 2026 Releases from authors and illustrators called NADIA. @TheBookofNadias #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG@nadiabmad IG @NadiaHsieh1

Don't miss our IG live with author/illustrator @lbontigao.bsky.social , Thursday, 8/7/25, 2 pm ET! As a voice from an underrepresented group, she wanted kids to see themselves and their culture in the pages of books. www.instagram.com/readyourworl... #ReadYourWorld #kidlit

Today's the day! Happy book birthday to THE PINK PAJAMAS! Thank you to my editor Deeba Zargarpur for believing in the book! Thanks as well to excellent team at S&S and S&S Canada, and my agent Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social ! #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #edusky

“Taco Knights, A Mexican Romeo and Juliet, Goats: Ten Children’s Books to Read in August” by Caroline Carlson at Lit Hub: lithub.com/taco-knights... @vikingbooks.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

Check out these Authors and Illustrators called... NADIA. @TheBookofNadias #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG@nadiabmad IG @NadiaHsieh1

We are collaborating with other #FreedomToRead coalition members on this event - save the date! Saturday, Aug 16 - 10 AM Stop the hate workshop for adults, 11-12:30 storytime and activities for kids & families

Coming up on the Children's Book Podcast 🎧 📚 💕 Tiffany D. Jackson (BLOOD IN THE WATER), Daria Peoples (BE THE LIGHT: How She Became Angela Davis), Cordelia Jensen" (LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK), and George Jreije (BASHIR BOUTROS AND THE JEWEL OF THE NILE) Available wherever #podcasts are found.

A bit more about my Ah Yi - It’s hard when writing a PB; you have to choose 1 aspect to focus the story on. And I did with her and sewing. But she was more than just that, and I wish I could have had the space to mention some of these other things - 1/6

'Humphrey the Egg-splorer' dreamed big. He wanted to be an egg-splorer like his grandfather Humpty Dumpty and didn't give in to peer pressure. Written by Nadia Ali Illustrations by Valenti Gubianas rb.gy/u2zfza @joycekay.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social @picnicheist.bsky.social

For those like me, feeling sick and disheartened by the news: here's two good places to give a bit of help: www.pcrf.net www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-...

I’m SO excited to share the cover for AT THE COOKOUT, my author-illustrator debut, coming April 7, 2026! tinyurl.com/At-the-Cookout You can get a behind the scenes look at the cover process and more info about how this story came to be on my Substack (in thread). #kidlit #booksky 1/2

Checkout these wonderful authors and illustrators called...NADIA #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG @shanshan0619, IG @nadiabmad

Check out these 2025 Releases from authors and illustrators called...NADIA. @TheBookofNadias #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG@nadiabmad IG @NadiaHsieh1

Get ready for another postcard day, this Thursday, July 3rd! #kidlit #kidlitart Read more about the event here: www.ginaperry.com/postcard

Get a start on your Summer Reading going with any of these books by The Book of Nadias: Nadia Salomon, Nadia L. Hohn, Nadia Ali, Nadia Fisher, Nadia Hsieh @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG @shanshan0619, IG @nadiabmad

Be sure to stop by the #UniteAgainstBookBans booth in the ALA Connect Lounge if you’re @ #ALAAC25! Learn more about Unite Against Book Bans, our partners, & the resources we’ve developed to help you defend the freedom to read. (Featuring awesome #DrawnToFreedom artwork by @natepowell.bsky.social!)

🌈 Response to Mahmoud v. Taylor 💜 Love, Violet was inspired by the joy of my own childhood crushes... @penamerica.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @tasslyn.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social #kidlit #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQkids #LoveViolet @glaad.bsky.social

We’re making #BannedBook necklaces at #Alaac25 #booksunbanned booth 135. Learn about library partnerships and program funding!

Check out these 2025 Releases from authors and illustrators called NADIA. @TheBookofNadias #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social @nadiaawriter.bsky.social IG@nadiabmad IG @NadiaHsieh1

Looking forward to #alaac25 and sharing best practices for #freedomtoreadstorytimes with an amazing panel @thetututeacher.bsky.social, Pat Scales and Rachel Payne @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

#OnThisDayin1963, NAACP field secretary and civil rights activist, Medgar Wiley Evers was shot and killed by a white supremacist in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi. Check A VOICE OF HOPE out or buy a copy from @thirdplacebooks: bit.ly/ThirdPlaceBo... Video: @Canva Music: @pixabay

🎨 Spotlight on @ariadelsole.bsky.social Nadia's Illustrator Page Nadia is repped by @jemiscoe.bsky.social and is interested in illustrating picture books, young graphic novels, black and white interiors, covers, and nonfiction. Discover Incredible Artists in Your Inbox Nearly Every Week

Congratulations @nadiasalomon.bsky.social and @londonladd.bsky.social !!!!

HUGE congrats Nadia!!! @nadialhohn.bsky.social @ariadelsole.bsky.social

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

Please join us in supporting our co-director and dear friend, Trenise. Our hearts are breaking and we’re hoping to at least slightly ease the pain she and Travis are going through.

It's time to ASK @natashakhankazi.bsky.social anything!!!! Today only until 9 PM Eastern Time, comment your questions and Natasha will pop in today to answer!!! Questions about publishing? An artist interested in writing? Let us know below!!! #kidlit #kidlitart #askmeanything #pbrisingstars

PRESENTING: the 2025 PB RISING STARS mentees, runners up, and honorable mentions! 🤩🤩🤩 We’re thrilled to work with our 28 new mentees, and we’re so proud of our RUs and HMs. CONGRATS TO ALL! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌇 Tonight’s DC sunset is at 8:00 PM — the first of the season! From here on out, the days get longer ☀️ until our latest sunset on August 17.

Instead of lamenting about what we cannot do, focus on what we can: -donate to/volunteer at your local food pantry or feeding organization -donate to mutual aid -learn about upcoming elections, especially local -support independent journalism -support small businesses -support your library

@leeandlow.bsky.social's New Voices Award writing contest is open for submissions! Lee & Low Books is seeking unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with a picture book manuscript. 💻 bit.ly/NewVoicesAwa...

This app had helpful zone information for gardeners. Some of the zones have changed. #garden #gardening #gardenfeed #gardeningfeed #gardensky apps.npr.org/plant-hardin...

We got enough for about 4 baskets for graduating Seniors who need dorm essentials for school. We're hoping to make 10 baskets. Plz check out the list & share! The items ship directly to Lovejoy HS. We're trying to get them all ready by Friday for Senior Signing Day. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

For the weekend #kidlit crowd: this coming Thursday, May 1st is our next #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Get that art ready!

We got a question for you, #PBrisingStars applicants! As we plan for the offseason after mentees are announced, what do you want to see from us on the socials? How can we serve you until it’s time to talk about the 2026 mentorship? Tell us what you’d like to see! 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed