Time to celebrate! The birth of a new book! UNIQUE LIKE YOU @allisonrozo.bsky.social @roza555.bsky.social Angie Alape @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #Authorinterview #giveaway #SEL #bilingual This is one not to miss! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/16/b...

Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...

Happy #InternationalDotDay! It was especially wonderful to spend it with dear friend @kathleenmcclaskey.bsky.social in Dedham Massachusetts at @peterhreynolds.bsky.social Blue Bunny Books and Toys. Parents and children flocked to the Reynolds Center for activities & an indie author fest.

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday. I LOVE this book. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: The Sisters Who Wrote the Most Famous Song in the World! Congrats to @rachelleburk.bsky.social Abigail Lashbrook @crestonbooks.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/12/p...

Happy Book Birthday to REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities in Brain Research and Disability @drzathome.bsky.social Josee Bisaillon and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Stop by to peek at this amazing #STEM PB Bio: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/09/b...

Pippa Mouse & her friends: Cat, Snake, Owl, and Golda Fish are celebrating...we hope you will, too...because there is a NEW ADVENTURE launching in Fall 2026 with a fun mystery that all little story lovers can help solve: PIPPA'S HANUKKAH HUNT, illustrated by Jill Weber @stormliterary.bsky.social

Manuscript CRITIQUE #GIVEaway on today's blog post thanks to the lovely Angela Calabrese, author of THE PRECISE LITTLE WITCH, illus by Rashel Vakulima & published by Lawley Press. To enter the giveaway, just pop over to the post and leave a comment: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/06/w...

There's a deadline coming soon...so heads up, please. If you are a PAL author or illustrator and LOVE New England in the autumn, check out the SCBWI Acadia writing Retreat - great faculty, great meals, great accommodations...with time to learn, network, and reflect: www.faook.com/vivian.kirkf...

So you subscribe to the #KidLit4GrowingMinds newsletter? Please check out the September #BacktoSchool edition. It's short and sweet and chock full of useful content Plus a #giveaway and FREE curriculum resources www.facebook.com/vivian.kirkf...

Just in time for fall, the Sept/Oct issue of the Horn Book includes a nice review of THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST. Excited to share this nonfiction story with readers! @kl4gm.bsky.social @annehunterstudio.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #birds #forests #nature

#teachers #librarians #parents We are back to school...it will be a challenging year - why not make it a bit easier with FREE resources and #bookgiveaways in our #KL4GM newsletter!

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...

Please stop by the blog post to help celebrate the launch of a beautiful new book: GILBERT AND THE SHOST - written by Heather Stigall, illus by Jess Mason @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/19/b...

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today's featured story will definitely grab a kid's attention: LIZARD INVASION! Come check out the story behind the story shared by author @martamagellan.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/15/p...

Celebrating the birthday of Lucy Stone, a role model for all young people! Huge TY to @amightygirl.com for this fabulous post & recommendation of ONE GIRL'S VOICE: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land - #teachers, great curriculum companion on my website www.facebook.com/amightygirl/...

I'm so very excited for this Cover Reveal! Please stop by the blog for the story behind the story of UNBREAKABLE: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp written by @writerjolene.bsky.social ^ Minoru Tonai, illus by Chris Sasaki, Abrams Books viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/11/c...

Who's in the Will Write for Cookies kitchen today? It's a dear friend, @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social and we are chatting about her writing journey and newest book that launch in a couple of day, M IS FOR MASON JAR: viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/07/w...

Happy Book Birthday and Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. Don't miss author insights from @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social and a #giveaway of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES illus by David Hohn, Sleeping Bear Press viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/01/p...

Happy Book Birthday @teresarobeson.com DISGUSTOLOGY @mackidsbooks.bsky.social Just the title makes me want to read it!!!!

Will you write for cookies? How about for a Tart Cherry Pie recipe from a former pie company owner? Please don't miss this inspiring interview w/the fabulous @lindsayleslie.bsky.social and snag her NO FAIL CRUST recipe & a chance to win a copy of her newest book viviankirkfield.com/2025/06/28/w...

Do you like cookies? Please stop by the blog post to snag a great Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and learn more about award winning author, Little Press acquiring editor, and Rate Your Story owner Lynne Marie: viviankirkfield.com/2025/05/31/w...

'This is my last week posting on the Offical SCBWI blog as the guest poster for May. Please check out this informational and inspirational article for new AND seasoned writers and illustrators: scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

We celebrated a book birthday on my blog earlier this week for WHEN YOU FIND A HOPE by Allie Millington & Anne Lambelet - don't miss the story behind the story: viviankirkfield.com/2025/05/13/h...

Revision! Figuring out how to make a manuscript 'better' is a challenge...for EVERYONE! Stop by the Official SCBWI blog - I'm sharing tips and techniques & actual endings from my books - comment on the post for a chance to WIN an AMA chat with me! #giveaway scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/05/stai...

#HappyMothersDay and Happy #50PreciousWordsforKids! Three brave young writers submitted stories...and I love them all. Thank you to Uma, Maeve, and Thomas! Their stories had action, humor, and heart...and I hope they continue making their voices heard! viviankirkfield.com/2025/05/11/h...

Calling all young storytellers!!! #Parents & #teachers - please email me your children's 50-word entries for #50PreciousWordsforKids: [email protected] I'll be posting all the stories on my Mother's Day blog & each child receives a Certificate of Participation. #amwriting #childrensbookweek

Come one - come all! My next guest post is live on the Official SCBWI Blog...IF I HAD A HAMMER: HOW TO BUILD COMMUNITY ON THE PATH TO PUBLICATION - I hope you will check it out #amwriting #SCBWI #authortips : scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/05/if-i...

Happy #CincodeMayo! We are celebrating with a cover reveal for DARK SKIES by @lindseyhobson.bsky.social Makenzie McCarthy & it's also #ChildrensBookWeek & time for #50PreciousWordsforKids - #parents & #teachers please email your kids stories to me viviankirkfield.com/2025/05/05/c...

This has been a busy week on my blog! Cover reveals and book birthdays and Perfect Picture Book Friday posts. Stop by for the cover reveal of GROUCHO, THE GROUCY GROUNDHOG @lydialukidis.bsky.social illus by Tara Hannon viviankirkfield.com/2025/05/01/c...

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. Stop by the blog for an inside peek behind the scenes of I WILL ALWAYS BE @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social

I'm honored to be the guest blogger over at the Official SCBWI blog for the month of May...check out today's post: JUST DO IT! Do what? It's only a 4 minute read: scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/05/just... #amwriting

Another new book??? YES! YES! YES! Please join me in singing Happy Book Birthday to THE PEDDLER AND THE PRESIDENT, written by Ann Koffsky, illus by Pedro Rodriguez & published by Apples and Honey Press Stop by the blog to read a VERY humorous moment Ann had: viviankirkfield.com/2025/04/29/h...

Time to sing and dance with joy...it's a Happy Book Birthday for CALL ME GEBYANESH...PLEASE STOP BY THE BLOG FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHORS and A #gIVEAWAY viviankirkfield.com/2025/04/28/h...

Distributing rest of #50PreciousWords prizes. Ready 4 #50PreciousWordsforKids. Excited 4 the fab review for ONE GIRL'S VOICE: Kirkfield’s passionate text and Gibbon’s playful illustrations combine to encourage readers to find their own voices to speak up for what they believe in! @amightygirl.com

Huge congratulations to Shuba… I am so excited to see the beautiful books this partnership between you and Essie White of Storm Literary produce. Shuba was a past prize winner in 50 precious words and she chose the mentorship with me and I am so very happy for her♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

What would you do for amazing cookies? Check out today's Will WRite for Cookies blog post featuring Cookie maker and curriculum companion creator Stephanie Fitzpatrick - and there's a SPECIAL OFFER of a FREE Clickable Author Poster: viviankirkfield.com/2025/04/05/w...

Can't believe I made it to the Winner's Circle for the #kidlit contest #50PreciousWords!! Thank you to all the donors and to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social for hosting this contest every year!!

Thank you, #50preciouswords, for the honorable mention for my little bath time story. Congratulations to all the winners, honorable mentions, and participants. Thank you, @viviankirkfield.bsky.social, the judges and prize donors.

@viviankirkfield.bsky.social Hi Vivian! Spring time is Fling time! Just want to thank you for supporting #SpringFlingWritingContest with your prize donation. Keeping my fingers crossed!

To show my support for the #SpringFlingKidlit donors, check out @viviankirkfield.bsky.social critique and editing services on her website! Also, take a peek at her amazing lineup of books – you won’t be disappointed! viviankirkfield.com/critiques-ed...

Congratulations to all those who received scholarships from the highlights foundation… No matter what, we need to continue working on our craft to create beautiful books for young readers♥️♥️♥️♥️

Happy Book Birthday to PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN written by Jessica Stremer, illus by Gordy Wright, published by Holiday House. THIS BOOK WAS A #50PreciousWrods Honorable Mention in 2022! And now it's a real book! A gorgeous Book. Read all about how Jessica did it!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/04/01/h...

IT'S TIME TO REVEAL THE WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS FOR #50PRECIOUSWORDS!! Huge thanks to my judges, prize donors, and of course, to all 586 brave writers who submitted their precious words! You are ALL winners in my book! viviankirkfield.com/2025/03/31/5...

I love all of these gems; women writing about women. Stay tuned -I will be featuring some authors in my BOOK BUG column in Story Monsters Ink Magazine #women #writers #readers #amreading @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @katehanniganbooks.bsky.social @bandersonwriter.bsky.social #BookSky #books

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Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth ! Check out these amazing ladies and their stories! ❤️🌱📚 @teresarobeson.bsky.social @juliefhedlund.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social #WomensHistoryMonth #bio #nonfiction #k12

Have you seen the latest #kidlit blog post from @viviankirkfield.bsky.social? It features @lisaljrogers.bsky.social and Stacy Innerst's gorgeous #picturebook JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY: LA GRANDE VALLÉE SUITE. Read and comment to enter a #giveaway. viviankirkfield.com/2025/03/28/p...

Honored to be on Ronna Mandel’s women’s history month shout out with One Girls Voice - Lucy Stone loves sharing a blue bookshelf with Kate Weiron and Eleanor Roosevelt♥️♥️♥️

It’s always fun to share stories with kids and Kidlit friends. Thank you, Casey Robinson for arranging such a fun event at the Silver Unicorn bookstore.♥️♥️♥️ @astrakidsbooks

Don’t miss this awesome interview with author Lisa, Rogers, and leave a comment on the blog post for a chance to win a fabulous critique with this amazing writer♥️♥️♥️