Did you know that I have a chapter book series called SPARKLE PIGS? They're written under the pseudonym Kit Holliday, with art from Dizzy Devil Designs! I have some fun news to share about these cuties soon - stay tuned! 👀 www.harpercollins.com/search?q=%22... #BookSky #KidLit

Getting in that mood!

THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF TERRORS (by me, as Hazel Graves, narrated by Ivana Racic) is a Kiss Club audiobook on @libro.fm! You can grab it for just $3.99! libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #BookSky

I was rereading something I wrote last summer to process my thoughts about the (continuing) difficult state of children's publishing, and as we head back to school (or are settling in), there are a few points that feel worth sending out to the void:

The little quilt is just as charming in this wintry tale as in the first. Sure to be a Canadian classic. #netgalley #tundra #rielnason #mglit #canlit 📚👍🏼

Greetings and good morning it’s the Wednesday farm rush hour with George & Mo

Happy #InternationalDogDay 🐾💕 My painting of one from my own pack! ❤️🐺 #NationalDogDay #internationaldogday2025 #HappyInternationalDogDay

Thanks to @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for boosting #KidLit books and their creators! Pls help encourage book bloggers like Maria to keep posting here on Bluesky by responding to their posts and/or helping to boost their signal!

Meet MG author Annie Sullivan & discover her debut PB - the spooky fairytale retelling Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @paulajbecker.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #fairytale

Boosting!

Here's perseverance for you: author @stacysjensen.bsky.social's son was 3 when she started her manuscript and was a sophomore when she finally published the book! Check out my blog post & giveaway: tinyurl.com/nhzsrdcv #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books #edusky

New addition to the WHODONUT book launch in two weeks! Donuts and other custom desserts will be provided by Baker & Culinary Adventurer Petite Sakura Boston! ⁠ See you at @portersqbooks.bsky.social Cambridge Edition two weeks from tonight!⁠ ⁠ #kidlit #booksky #cupcakes #donuts #indiebookstores

Do you want to hear how many years it took for this book to become a book? Don't miss author @stacysjensen.bsky.social Book Birthday post for BEFORE I LIVED HERE illus by Victo Ngai Holiday House/Neal Porter Books #giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/26/b...

Picture Book Basics: Here are five steps to consider when writing a picture book. #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing lauriewallmark.blogspot.com/2025/08/pict...

Only a few more days to have your pick of workshops. Browse the offerings and grab the ones that make sense for your creative needs!

No. It's not a t-shirt. It's a new picture book! WHODONUT? is out on 9.9.25, available wherever books are sold!⁠ ⁠ #kidlit #booksky #donuts #tshirts #pancakes

Teachers & librarians! I'm offering a series of low-cost virtual author visits this fall (and by very low-cost, I mean $15, just to cover webinar hosting & ASL interpreting!) All will be recorded, too, and available through the school year. katemessner.com/low-cost-vir...

New poet/PB/MG/YA writer here. You can read about a book I wrote about parachuting beavers here. Gorgeous art by Luisa Uribe included. t.ly/EE7GE

I cannot believe this hasn't been grabbed up yet for English publication!!

Fall is in the air. Ready for some amazingly fun nonfiction about all sorts of leaves? Then check out this #picturebook #kidlit #interview #bookbloggers jenabenton.com/2025/08/21/s...

In preparation for the lunar eclipse coming up we have @roseannefrank.bsky.social joining us on August 25th reading O'win and the Moon (art by Friederike Ablang). *Note: This WILL BE RECORDED Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Hey friends! If you'd like to book me for a school visit or a Sparkle Pigs Sparkle Party, drop me a line! I'm based in SoCal, but happy to travel (unless it's somewhere cold 🌞) www.stephaniecampisi.com/events #booksky #kidlit

Maine, USA readers-- ENOUGH IS... is now available at *all* Sherman's Maine Coast Bookshops locations, with signed copies in Bar Harbor and Portland. What an honor to be at bookshops in one of my favorite places. Thank you for stocking it, Sherman's! @esckeyes.bsky.social @painternik.bsky.social

Who can resist this cat?!

In precisely THREE weeks, we'll be celebrating the WHODONUT Book Launch *and* the 10th Anniversary of my debut picture book, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast at @portersqbooks.bsky.social Cambridge Edition! And everyone's Invited (that means *YOU*!).⁠ ⁠ #booksky #kidlit #edusky @skybrarian

Love this cover!!

Monday Writing Tip, writer friends. Here's my best advice for working with illustrators as you're writing a picture book (including my thoughts on illustration notes and why).⁠ ⁠ Authors just write a few hundred words. Illustrators do the *real* work.⁠ #kidlit www.joshfunkbooks.co...#kidlit⁠

Congratulations to @suefliess.bsky.social, @amstephens.bsky.social, and @tiffanyeverett.bsky.social on their latest deal with @sourcebooks.bsky.social. We can't wait for BABY BOOT CAMP to hit the shelves! #rhyming #BoardBook #PictureBook

🍃 WILDFUL🍃 by Kengo Kurimoto is a gorgeous #kidlit graphic novel about healing and connection in nature. It's my first read from this year's Wainwright Prize shortlist. Looking forward to reading more of these beautiful nature-focused books. 📚👍 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social

p.s. I found @jenrofe.bsky.social's session reassuring & helpful, esp that client relationships (incl. communication styles) differ widely, depending on different working styles & needs, all of whom are at diff places in their careers. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social is lucky to have Jen!

A look back six years to the start of my animal video with the first animal star Cuthbert the goose

Good morning, kidlit friends! Looking for a book about encouraging reading? Animal rescue? May I humbly suggest my book as a good choice for back to school...

did a sneaky google, and it looks like this will get a US release in May 2026! UK release is Oct 2025 :)

If you're feeling thrifty, you can grab the ebook for TWO'S A CHARM for 99c/99p on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Twos-Charm-G...

Thought I'd share my favorite line from this terror-ific book... 'You could always tell business students. They smelt like one-upmanship and dividend stocks.' Brilliant, Steph!

Q&A with Margaret Grace Myers about her new book, THE FIGHT FOR SEX ED. tinyurl.com/mt7artu7

Good morning, kidlit friends! Looking for a book about encouraging reading? Animal rescue? May I humbly suggest my book as a good choice for back to school...

He can share my office any day!

Love Deborah Underwood? DON'T miss our #interview about creating her exciting new graphic fractured fairytale - The Fairy-Tale Fixers: Cinderella. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Jorge Lacera @clarionbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #graphicbook #fairytales #humorous

Greetings and good morning it’s the Monday farm rush hour with letty-Lou

Enjoy our Letty-Lou enjoying the best start to the day

Q&A with Sue Fliess about her new children's picture book, HOW TO TEACH A MONSTER. tinyurl.com/3rvn3txb @suefliess.bsky.social

Q&A with Mike Tidwell about his new book, THE LOST TREES OF WILLOW AVENUE. tinyurl.com/2wnj4z2k

Shameless promo: My Titanic novel comes out November 18. A female gang boards to steal a painting by Blondell. Opposing them is a Pinkerton agent, the son of consulting criminal Adam Worth, the inspiration for Professor Moriarty. What could go wrong?

Behind the Sunday rush hour door with our forever farm friends

Hey schools! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Magical cover!