Need some #Kidlit book recs to get the littles laughing? Early Childhood #Librarian Mary Kuehner @maryloveswords.bsky.social has the inside scoop on what works—and she’s sharing her list! www.marykuehner.com/post/laughte...

#KidLit giveaway alert! MEADOWS OF THE SEA, Michelle Schaub’s @schaubwrites.bsky.social new PB on the wonders of seagrass. Michelle’s lyrical works are perfect for science and language learning. Giveaway at Kathy Temean’s @kathymt.bsky.social blog: kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/b...

The #KidLit New Visions Award is open through 6/30. For creators who are Native/Indigenous or of color, and unpublished. MG or YA; Fiction, NF, Verse. www.leeandlow.com/wp-content/u...

This one’s for #Bird lovers, #Kidlit lovers, and #comics lovers… a review of the brilliant new nonfiction picture book PUFFINS! by @gianferrari-m.bsky.social, illustrated by @mariswicks.bsky.social (who lived with the birds!) published by @mackidsbooks.bsky.social www.10000birds.com/puffins-a-ki...

@heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social has a fabulous event coming up!

The secret is out! Happy Book Birthday to THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES! 🪼An ocean of thanks to @mariehermansson.bsky.social for the lovely art and editor @naomikirsten.bsky.social . @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

For the #KidLit crowd, there’s a great auction going on for the #Neurodiverse Kidlit Collective Scholarship at @boydsmills.bsky.social. The Collective aims to help young readers be seen—and increase empathy in their neurotypical peers. Ends 4/30. www.32auctions.com/ndkidlit26?r...

For the #KidLit, #Bird and #science lovers, a fabulous book from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social: WHO HID THE STARS? — including what we can do to reduce light pollution and bring them back! www.10000birds.com/who-hid-the-...

For unpublished #SCBWI members, the Ann Whitford Paul and Writer's Digest Most Promising #Kidlit PB Manuscript awards are now open, with categories for fiction and nonfiction. Deadline 5/1. www.scbwi.org/ilf-ann-whit...

I’m listening to Candace Fleming’s #YA DEATH IN THE JUNGLE: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown— and finding the insights into a cult of personality especially insightful at this point in US history.

For anyone searching for info: the “Card Catalog” substack by librarian Hana Lee Golden has an amazingly comprehensive article on using Google’s tools to actually find what you want. cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

For #SCBWI members, @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social is giving a webinar on rhyming PBs (3/27, 7pm ET, recorded)—and Renée is an incredible teacher! If you’ve ever thought either about writing in rhyme or adding lyrical language to your books, this workshop’s for you. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...

An incredible opportunity for MG #Kidlit writers: author @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social has established a $10,000 fellowship for emerging voices. Deadline 4/17. www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...

If you’re looking for a #KidLit book of compassion and community, of #birds and poetic language and vibrant art, try the award-winning ELECTRIC BIRDS OF POTHAKUDI by poet and fabulist (what a great word!) Karthika Naïr, illustrated by the amazing Joëlle Jolivet. www.10000birds.com/electric-bir...

“Give me your tired, your poor…” if you’ve ever wondered about the words on the Statue of Liberty, there’s a great interview with Ann D. Koffsky @artbyann.bsky.social about her #Kidlit book WHAT EMMA WROTE, on @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social’s Picture Book Buzz. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/...

#Kidlit creators: Want a jolt of inspiration? @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social’s renowned Publishing Path webinar series starts tonight 2/19 (with replays) thru 4/21. Four incredible creators share tips & secrets, starting tonight with @mstewartscience.bsky.social. Register: www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...

If you have little ones you’d love to fall in love with #birds, grab a copy of the fabulous new #Kidlit picture book ANYONE ELSE AWAKE by @carmelacoyle.bsky.social and illustrated by @bonniekelso.bsky.social. Full review on 10,000 Birds Blog. www.10000birds.com/anyone-else-...

@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social has just announced speakers for their Publishing Path series—and they are incredible! @mstewartscience.bsky.social, @corinnaluyken.bsky.social, @erinentrada.bsky.social and Academy Award-Winner Alan Barillaro. Sessions recorded. Register at www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...

The #KidLit community is fabulous for stepping up in a crisis, and the crisis now is in #Minnesota. You can lend support by bidding on items (critiques, portfolio reviews, books…) at 32Auctions from Jan 28-30. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

For #KidLit writers: Scholarship applications have opened at @boydsmills.bsky.social. If you haven't been to a retreat at the Highlights Foundation (now Boyds Mills), they are transformational! Deadline 2/9. boydsmills.org/apply-for-a-...

Great post with giveaway on an amazing #Kidlit collaboration: STRONGER THAN by @poetnikki.bsky.social and @stacyvwells.bsky.social… susannahill.com/2026/01/20/t...

#Librarians— if you are looking for a great #Kidlit read-aloud about #birds, Olga Ptashnik’s FLY LIKE A BIRD, published by @ebyrbooks.bsky.social, is a gentle conversation exploring the ways birds fly—and being true to yourself. Learn more at 10,000 Birds. www.10000birds.com/fly-like-a-b...

Need a book rec for the 9-12 year olds in your life? At our annual Story Spinners holiday party, we exchange books… and this year, there were three by the amazing author @erinentrada.bsky.social Take away: anything by Erin Estrada Kelly comes highly rated by #kidlit writers!

If you're looking for ideas for gift books for #bird lovers of any age, from kids to adults, check out this year’s “Favorites List” at 10,000 Birds! www.10000birds.com/our-favorite... #birders

For those who love #Kidlit and #science! NSTA (the National Science Teachers Association) has just released their outstanding books list—congrats to all who worked to create these amazing books. www.nsta.org/outstanding-...

#Kidlit Poets! Open call for poems for the book THE PERIODIC TABLE OF POETRY to be published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social. Submission window 12/6-12/9. irenelatham.blogspot.com/2025/11/open...

If you have a theater kid in your life and need a gift idea, get LIMELIGHT published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social. Author @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social’s brilliant poems combine with graphic novelist Chuck Gonzales’s expressive art to create theater magic.

Lovely last day at #NCTE25, with keynote speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of BRAIDING SWEETGRASS. Her new book BUD FINDS HER GIFT, illustrated by Naomi Stoop and published by @allidabooks.bsky.social, is about the power of gratitude. I hope that you are able to gift it to someone you love.

With thanks to the Rocky Mountain @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social team for making the booth at @ncte.org a reality! So many people asking about @scbwi.bsky.social and coming to meet with the authors.

For families with young children who celebrate Christmas (and for anyone who collects Christmas books) THE BIRDS OF CHRISTMAS, published by @ebyrbooks.bsky.social will make a perfect gift. #Birds #KidLit #Christmas www.10000birds.com/the-birds-of...

Looking for a #KidLit #Bird book that’s a perfect STEM #readaloud for the Spooky Season? Try "I AM WE: HOW CROWS COME TOGETHER TO SURVIVE" by @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social and Alexandra Finkeldey, from @chroniclebooks.bsky.social. Review here: www.10000birds.com/i-am-we-a-ki...

Illustrator Brittany Cicchese’s artwork in #JUSTINCASE is incredible—so swirling with movement that you can almost feel the cold.

For #Kidlit creators… if you’re looking for a special submission opp, consider agent @ashleedani.bsky.social with Howland Literary. She’s joined with Lynne Marie to give a literary Trick or Treat opening with #SeasonsOfKidLit this November. www.SeasonsofKitlit.com @literallylynne.bsky.social

One of the #KidLit books I’m really looking forward to is @amberanovak.bsky.social's THE HULA PAINTED FROG, about an amphibian once thought to be extinct. You can read more about her process here, and on the #PBMix26 Instagram.

Early Childhood Librarian @maryloveswords.bsky.social always has great book recs, and her latest list of must-reads focuses on developing math skills for the very littles. www.marykuehner.com/post/math-it... #EarlyMath #LibrarySky #Homeschool

For the #KidLit community! Tomorrow (10/5) is the last day to register for the incredible @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social conference, 10/18-19 near Denver, CO. Tracks for illustrators, writing PBs, writing MG & YA, and marketing, for both emerging and well-published creators.

@rachelfunez.bsky.social is amazing — don’t miss her Book Chat on 9/17 (8pm ET) with on @12x12challenge.bsky.social. Free!

Have kids in your life? Have Blue Jays in view? Here’s a must-read, must-have #KidLit #Bird book for your collection: www.10000birds.com/the-blue-jay...

For the #NF #KidLit creators: The first session today for the @scbwi.bsky.social University’s Nonfiction Series class with Lesa Cline Ransom was fabulous, with lots of insights into creative (often expository) NF. It’s recorded, and there’s still time to sign up for the full series.

For the #teachers and #librarians— a lovely opportunity for a school visit and books!

#KidLit Inspo! With thanks to PBMix’26, I’m sharing some of the inspiration behind my book: DAWN CHORUS: Protecting Birdsong Around the World. If you’ve ever been awakened early (too early?!) on a spring morning by birdsong, you’ve heard the dawn chorus.

For the #Kidlit lovers and creators—great interview by @hilarymargitich.bsky.social about the new PB REWRITING THE RULES. #cerebralpalsy #disability #brainresearch

For the #Kidlit creators, I just wanted to take a moment to rave about publisher Bushel & Peck’s Acquired workshops. I signed up because I’d never before seen ROI (Return on Investment) mentioned in a workshop review. Worth it? Totally. bushelandpeckbooks.com/pages/acquir...

First Day Jitters is a classic and beloved #KidLit, and I’m thrilled that @jdanneberg.bsky.social is back with another one—perfect for all the #teachers!

I always love reading @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social's book posts—great questions, insightful answers:

I loved @stacylwhitman.bsky.social's focus on worldbuilding for all kinds of writing, not just SF and fantasy.

Put this incredible NF PB on your TBR lists! Author @jstremer.bsky.social and illustrator @gordywright.bsky.social have teamed up to create an amazing story for all of you who love #KidLit, #birds, and science. www.10000birds.com/plight-of-th...

Love #KidLit #MG? This week’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday has some great reviews for your TBR shelf. gpattridge.com/2025/08/11/m...

This one is for women writers, #writing women’s stories: a paid retreat (except for travel) for 2-4 weeks in Homer, Alaska. Applications for ‘26 due 8/31. storyknife.org/how-to-apply...