The latest Kidlit Survival Guide post (my substack with @christinenevans.bsky.social) went out this morning, and it's all about book swag! Take a peek at types of swag I've made, how many I make, and what vendors I use. Swag is fun! kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/the-swag-u...

This week on Kidlit Survival Guide (the substack I write with @fangmousbooks.bsky.social) I shared some advice for creators on how to start a newsletter including platforms, finding readers, and what to write. Let me know if you have any questions! kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...

Beautifully illustrated, SOURGRASS by @hopelim.bsky.social and illustrated by #shahrzadmaydani is a sweet story that highlights the lasting qualities of friendship despite changes in distance in time. #friendship #promise

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This week on Kidlit Survival Guide, I talk about how to keep your ideas flexible while you’re developing a story. Read more from @christinenevans.bsky.social and me every week! kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/staying-sq...

How many things do you juggle everyday? What would happen if you dropped one of them? That would depend if it’s plastic or glass. I wrote about this idea on Kidlit Survival Guide this week, the substack I write with @fangmousbooks.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kidlitsu...

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It’s launch day for THE BOO CREW AND THE PUMPKIN PATCH RESCUE! Much love to illustrator @saoirselou.bsky.social, the team @sourcebooks.bsky.social, my editor Wendy McClure, my agent Elizabeth Bennett, & CPs @christinenevans.bsky.social Faith Kazmi. ❤️❤️❤️ Signed copies at @lindentree.bsky.social!

THE BOO CREW AND THE PUMPKIN PATCH RESCUE releases at the end of this month! Help the crew save the fall festival at the pumpkin patch! Pre-order from @lindentree.bsky.social for signed copies and a character sticker featuring @saoirselou.bsky.social’s adorable art! vickyfang.com/books/the-bo...

I’m planning a big double giveaway in my newsletter, going out this week! A signed classroom set of Ava Lin, Super-Duper Happy (25 copies) and all three Ava Lin audiobooks! bit.ly/3TsYhV5

I wrote about my experience recording my first audio books: kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/recording-...

"You can only have six lily pads. And you can only take care of one at a time." A mashed-up metaphor for life and writing. bit.ly/45w7Aee

All three Ava Lin audiobooks are now available, narrated by yours truly! bit.ly/4489Iq7 @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Come find me this October in Redmond, WA for the @bigfootbookfest.bsky.social!

Ava Lin, Super-Duper Happy is out in the world today! Join me this Saturday, 11am at @lindentree.bsky.social, for a super-duper launch party for Ava Lin: Super-Duper Happy! In true Ava Lin style, there will be lots of fun stuff, like treats, and drawing, and mood rings!

Welcome to an Introduction to Writing Chapter Books! writersrumpus.com/2025/06/06/w... Thanks @fangmousbooks.bsky.social

Hooray! Ava Lin, Best Friend! made it onto the Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year 2025 Edition! Thank you to @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social and to the team at @candlewickpress.bsky.social for making this book shine. bit.ly/4kBRXXo

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It's a great review from Kirkus for Super-Duper Happy, the third book in the Ava Lin series! I'm so proud of this series and grateful for the positive reviews from readers and critics. ❤️ Releases next week!

Here’s a sneak peek at Super-Duper Happy, the third book in the Ava Lin series! Releases June 10, available now for pre-order from your favorite bookstore! vickyfang.com/books/ava-li...

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Here’s what it looks like to sign 338 books for a school visit! 🥰 Thank you to @hicklebees.bsky.social and Forest Hill Elementary for bringing Ava Lin and Best Buddies to your TK-2nd grade readers!

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To celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth, check out these Own Voice Books by my fellow #aapi writer friends @sylvialiu.bsky.social @teresarobeson.com @fangmousbooks.bsky.social @sylviaichen.bsky.social @gingerparkwrites.bsky.social and me. @albertwhitman.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social 🌸🍀🌷🌼

If you're not familiar with the @childrensbooksf.bsky.social, they're a wonderful organization getting books into kids' hands! I loved doing story time with them and the #LongfellowElementary 2nd graders. 🥰

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Happy Tuesday! And happy new Verse Show Day! Check out our latest #kidlitmegafeed #podcast episode with @fangmousbooks.bsky.social!! jmonken.podbean.com/e/vicky-fang...

Let’s keep celebrating our independent bookstores! I’ll be at @lindentree.bsky.social tomorrow at 10:30 for story time! Not sure what I’ll read yet… maybe a sneak peek at Ava Lin Book 3, or some interactive AlphaBot time, or certainly some Best Buddies! We should probably draw some Friendbots too…

This month's newsletter giveaway is reader's choice! The winner gets to pick any one of my published books and I'll send a signed copy with bookmarks and stickers. vickyfang.substack.com/publish/post...

I hope you’ll pick up some books from your favorite indie this week for Independent Bookstore Day! A few of my favorites that I’ve done events with this past year: @lindentree.bsky.social, @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social, @hicklebees.bsky.social, @booksinc.bsky.social ❤️

Absolutely loved today's newsletter from the Kidlit Survival Guide. Thank you Vicky and Christine for being so vulnerable @fangmousbooks.bsky.social @christinenevans.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kidlitsu...

I had a lovely time chatting about Ava Lin with Stephanie Affinito on the Kidlit Love Podcast! Listen here: www.alitlife.com/2025/04/21/c...

Today, I signed 200+ copies of Ava Lin and Best Buddies for an upcoming school visit with @lindentree.bsky.social! Support your local bookstores, they’re the best! ❤️❤️❤️

I had a blast recording audio books for the Ava Lin series at Outpost Studio SF for Recorded Books & Candlewick, prompting such questions as Why do I have so much saliva?? and When am I supposed to breathe?? Available for pre-order now, WHEREVER YOU BUY AUDIOBOOKS <- first time getting to say that!!

I was doing a school visit today and (as is common) the Q&A got sidetracked by a kid telling me how my book launch aligns with his birthday, and I got to blow their minds by telling them that TODAY is my birthday and the whole classroom exploded in excitement and froze the Zoom in an epic frenzy. 😂

This week on Kidlit Survival Guide, I talk about how to create and pitch novelty books. open.substack.com/pub/kidlitsu...

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I just spotted links for my Ava Lin audio books popping up...! I go into the recording studio in two weeks! 👀

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I'm going to TLA! It's my first time heading to Texas with my books, and I couldn't be more excited. On Thursday, April 3rd, I will be on a panel talking about Growing Readers with Beginner Chapter Books at 9:30. At 11:00, I’ll be signing copies of Ava Lin! If you’ll be there, please come say hello!

My latest newsletter went out and I’m giving away a virtual classroom visit for my Ava Lin series! 👉 vickyfang.substack.com/p/super-dupe...

With gorgeous text and illustrations that uplift the life and art of Barbara Cooney, WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL celebrates the work of an artist who both admires and enriches the world around her. Readers will be inspired to do the same. Written by Angela Burke Kunkel and illustrated by Becca Stadlander.

Psst... there are going to be Ava Lin audio books! These are my first audio books! And I get to narrate them! 😱👏🥰

Thank you to readers who share their photos with me! I loved seeing this boy’s Bop costume for Book Day—sent from Kuwait! It makes me so happy to see Layla and the Bots reaching readers all over the world. 🥰

Who doesn't love robots? Vicky Fang's AlphaBot is informative and fun as young readers design their own personal robots in this clever novelty book. Perfect for the fact-loving kid in your life. @fangmousbooks.bsky.social

This week on Kidlit Survival Guide: kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/finding-au...

Ava Lin is home and headed to a classroom! Thanks @fangmousbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social #bookposse

In FLAMINGOS ARE PRETTY FUNKY, @abicushman.com's humor brings flamingo facts to life! I laughed and learned so much from this book. Who knew flamingos were so funky?? This is a fantastic book for kids who like animals, facts, or laughter (so pretty much every kid.)

Feels timely to be writing a review for I'M AN AMERICAN by @darshanakhiani.bsky.social and illustrated by #LauraFreeman— a book that looks at the patchwork of cultures in America and a great discussion starter for conversations about country, culture, diversity, and immigration.

A local bookseller recommended EVELYN THE ADVENTUROUS ENTOMOLOGIST to a customer who gifted it to a friend’s daughter: “…it was the first book her daughter ever read on her own—by choice! She even asked if she could bring it to school. The woman said the girl’s mom was almost in tears with joy.”