THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING by @senickel.bsky.social illus by Calvin Nicholls brims with examples of Hans Christian Andersen’s fortitude & how neurodiversity played a part. Interview & more on Children’s Book Corner. #KidLit #EduSky #Libsky @levinequerido.bsky.social www.judybradbury.com/biography/th...

Come join me & Anney Matlock at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s Virtual Story Time! Mon, April 27 at 11am EST. We’ll be talking about #HansChristianAndersen, the #stamps he inspired, and, of course, I’ll be reading The True Ugly Duckling! It's free! postalmuseum.si.edu/virtual-stor...

Super honored to be featured in @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social! Thank you so much for including me and The True Ugly Duckling celebration at @booksofwonder.bsky.social. 💙 @levinequerido.bsky.social #newbook #hanschristianandersen #booklove #books #newrelease

"Books are Harry's greatest escape. They spark imagination. They bring the past to life. They make home feel like home. Books transformed a poor, unknown boy into the great Houdini..." - @barbrosenstock.bsky.social 📚My post: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/...

Q&A with Lauren H. Kerstein about her new children's picture book, HOPE RODE. #partnership #hoperode deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/q-wi... @laurenkerstein.bsky.social

The first review for ONE MAD CAT AND THE MISSING BOOK is in and it's a great one from School Library Journal! I love that they pick up on the SEL discussion possibilities, because sometimes we all get a little mad...⁠ Releases July 11, available for pre-order now: vickyfang.com/books/one-ma...

THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ) by @senickel.bsky.social ; illus. by Calvin Nicholls will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

To celebrate— go check out @senickel.bsky.social’s new bio of HCA : THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING illus. Calvin Nicholls (Levine Querido) 🌟TODAY there’s a #Kidlit Book Launch—April 2nd at 6pm at Books of Wonder in New York City! Go say HI & get a signed copy. sandranickel.com/books/the-tr...

YABC is having an amazing Spring Buzzworthy Books #Giveaway! It's your chance to win a copy of THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING, along with 14 other #newrelease #kidlit #books! You can enter HERE: yabookscentral.com/yabcs-buzzwo...

It’s a star from School Library Journal! Thank you so very much! And thanks to the entire True Ugly Duckling Team! @LevineQuerido #books #newbook #hanschristianandersen #uglyduckling #fairytale #kidlit #kidlitillustration

What if the things that made you feel like you didn't belong were actually your greatest gifts? 🦢 Author @senickel.bsky.social joins the podcast to talk about Hans Christian Andersen, neurodiversity, and writing for the child who feels "too much." thechildrensbookreview.com/from-an-ugly...

Join me in celebrating The True Ugly Duckling on April 2 at @booksofwonder.bsky.social! And, yes, those are our cookies! If you can’t make it & would like a signed book, you can order at booksofwonder.com/products/978... Please come & bring friends! #booklaunch #newbook #celebration #cookies #books

When I read the full review of THE OCEAN'S HEART I cried (tears of joy)...Okay, I'm still crying. The reviewer connected with this book on every level. I hope other readers will, too. ❤️@steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social #Edusky #Skybrarians #kidlit

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ICYMI in Feb #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 picture-book biographies celebrating women in arts professions, educators, + activists www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @simonkids.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @monicaclarkrob.bsky.social @senickel.bsky.social #WomensHistoryMonth

Such book love! Betsy Bird has included The True Ugly Duckling in her Caldecott 2027 Spring Prediction Edition. Thank you, Betsy! 💙 #picturebookillustration #caldecottprediction #newbook #books #booklove #kidlit #kidlitillustration

Q&A with Garrett Curbow about his new novel, WHISPERS OF INK AND STARLIGHT. tinyurl.com/mr3a35u4

This week on Kidlit Survival Guide (the Substack I write with @christinenevans.bsky.social), I talk about when a book goes out of print. (Ouch.) kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/when-a-boo...

Happy book birthday to @kaaauthor.bsky.social and Lita Judge's The Littlest Elephant: A One and Only Ruby Story! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/06/cove...

I added Dr. @grantdraws.bsky.social's The Year I Stopped Drawing to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

Inspire children with a fun STEAM activity tied to our picture book biography, THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei. Plus other fun activities available too: jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects @ssedlib.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @kidlittv.bsky.social

Q&A with Miriam Chernick about her middle grade novel, THE ZUZU SECRET. tinyurl.com/4mcbb3zj @miriamchernick.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday QUESO, JUST IN TIME + 9 Qs with Pura Belpré Award-winning author Ernesto Cisneros /Quill Tree @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlit #skybrarians #TLSky erindealey.com/book-birthda...

LOVE seeing excited #librarian pals get their preorders of SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS— Illus. @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social —hooray!!!! Thanks Mrs. Baker 🌟📚🌟 #kidlit

"The instinct toward #creativity in difficult moments is not incidental. It is the brain’s attempt to restore coherence, & may be one of the most human things about us." @psychologytoday.com In the pb Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings, #ART "feels like a quiet hug." @lucianaillustra.bsky.social #kidlit

"The True Ugly Duckling is one of the most beautifully written and illustrated biographies I’ve come across... Every library, public, school or home, should have a copy of The True Ugly Duckling." Thank you @crackingthecover.bsky.social! www.crackingthecover.com/28013/the-tr... #newbook #kidlit

"Our story begins when Finnegan is lost in the woods, injured and alone. But a human happens upon him, and this human takes Finn to the most unlikely of places—the zoo! Here, Finn is given a new job . . ." —Jasmine Warga mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

Completing Mr. Schu's sentences (and reading his book, The Gift of Story) made me think deeply about the way I work. And I am so very grateful for that, because that changed my lens and how I focus it on all of my projects. #kidlit #poetry #writingcommunity #versenovel #fiction

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Inspire creativity! I'm happy to share fun downloadable activities tied to my picture book biographies of creative people! Several activities for each book: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects I've used them at my events at museums, libraries, schools, bookstores! Popular! @eastwestlit.bsky.social

“Unboxing & holding our book will never cease to be a highlight for me, no matter how many books I illustrate.” @lucianaillustra.bsky.social the amazing Illus of SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS @erindealey.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social Yayyy! It’s here!

Review: SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social #kidlit "A cute squirrel battles to handle its over-powering emotions in a meaningful way...Then, there's the warmth of friendship and being there for others..." www.bookwormforkids.com/2026/03/squi...

Thank you, Kirkus for the lovely book review of Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my upcoming picture book, FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE! Clippety-clops onto shelves April 28th! Available for pre-orders now! 🫎🫎 #kidlit #picturebooks #finleyamooseincharteuse #moose #paris

Just finished The Library of Curiosities, a fantastic #middlegrade! Readers who like mysteries with high stakes, a low scare-factor, and a little magic thrown in may find themselves saying “just one more chapter” past lights out! #kidlit #librarians #teachers @jennylundquist.bsky.social

“They’re not aware of doing this, but kids use books as a kind of rehearsal for real life ... what a book has to say will be different for different readers, because they’ll all bring their own selves to the book, as I have done, and so the book they read is not even the book I wrote."- Lois Lowry

My latest newsletter is out and I share a little bit of author life in between projects. Plus I’m giving away a 20-minute AMA and I share a picture of my kid as a cardboard box. Clearly, you want in on this newsletter. vickyfang.substack.com/p/an-author-...

Can these two out-of-sync hearts ever find a common rhythm? #kidlit #middlegrade #fiction #versenovel

"HeartLand tells the story of two broken, out-of-sync hearts. One beats with gumption, the other with DRAMA. One works every minute, the other thinks about time to the point of distraction." — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @lbschool.bsky.social

I loved celebrating stories today with 1,100 students at the school where @colbysharp.bsky.social teaches!

You'll never look at the ocean the same way again.... #kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction #ocean

I had an incredible talk with Uma Krishnaswami about Hans Christian Andersen, his effect on my childhood & writing The True Ugly Duckling. She has a gift for asking questions that go to the heart. www.umakrishnaswami.com/blog/process.... #neurodivergence #newbook @levinequerido.bsky.social

Better late than never! Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day 💚 luisauribe.com

For #kidlitartpostcard day, I’m highlighting my work illustrating Anatomy Under the Sea: The Adventures of Luna the Loggerhead. I’d 💙to illustrate more like this! Animals, habitats, & conservation…yes please! www.jessburbank.com Rep’d by @arianaphilips.bsky.social at @jvnla.bsky.social

Q&A with Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen about their new children's picture book, MONARCH AND MOURNING CLOAK: A BUTTERFLY JOURNAL. @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mrxphhft

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day ! My name Is Monica Rondino, I'm a children's illustrator. I worked several years in 2D animation, comics and in these late years in the children's book field. Interested in new projects. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbook #picturebooks

Hello #kidlitartpostcard buddies, I make books for kids! Rep: Deborah Warren @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #evolution #nonfiction #NYTbestseller

I am enormously grateful to A Novel Mind for featuring my essay, Writing a Fairytale about the Father of Modern Fairytales. Thank you so much! www.anovelmind.com/post/sandra-... @levinequerido.bsky.social #newbook #childrensbooks #biography #books #uglyduckling

Welcome to the #KidLitArtPostcard Day feast. Hope you find something you like. I am Chris, a picture book illustrator. See more work at thornockstudios.com. Inquiries - Agent Lori Steel - steelworksliterary.com

Remembering Meindert Dejong, Professor, grave-digger, mason, tinsmith, and Dutch-born American author of #childrensbooks. He won Newbery Honors FOUR times and in 1955, the medal itself. #kidlit

“So many neurodiverse children struggle with feeling like an outsider. I felt a strong push to show children that they aren’t alone”: Sandra Nickel in conversation with Calvin Nicholls on their picture book ‘The True Ugly Duckling: How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan’ buff.ly/WrN95K9