Happy Book Birthday: EVEN STEVEN viviankirkfield.com/2026/04/14/h... Congratulations @carriefinison.bsky.social @danielwiseman.bsky.social Launch day for a super cool book about sharing!

#50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 PRIZE WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS And the winners are... Thank you to my 7 fabulous judges, 67 generous prize donors, and 677 brave writers who poured their hearts on the page viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/31/5...

WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES: ANN KOFFSKY viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/28/w...

Join me at the NESCBWI Spring Conference this May! Come Renew and Refresh and receive the encouragement and support that SCBWI has been providing writers and illustrators for FIFTY-FIVE YEARS! Registration opens MARCH 15!!!! #kidlit #amwriting #submissionopportunities www.scbwi.org/.../2026-new...

Just heard from the manager at The Bookery in Manchester, NH...there are ONE HUNDRED AND TEN BOOKS in the #50PreciousWords Literacy Initiative pile already...and there is still time to donate a book - order online at shopbookerymht.com & all books will be given to Manchester schools in need. #kidlit

PB Rising Stars Mentorship Applications are OPEN viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/06/p... This could be a life-changing experience for #picturebook writers. #kidlit #iamwriting #mentorship Keep an eye on the application deadline: March 13!

Loving the kudos that ONE GIRL'S VOICE is receiving and thrilled to see this perfect book for elementary students sit next to books by @bandersonwriter.bsky.social & so many others on the list of 2026 NCSS Social Studies Notable Trade Books #teachers #socialstudies #librarians

THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t... Please share to spread the word! #kidlit #iamwriting #contest #prizes

Perfect Picture Book Friday: GOD'S WONDER-FILLED WORLD viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/27/p...

Happy Book Birthday: EMILY SAW A DOOR Plus Giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/24/h... #kidlit #inclusion #kindness #courage

We are having a BLIZZARD in NH! How about you? But no matter the weather, as long as you have internet, you can join me over at NF FEST. I'm sharing insider tips about writing #NonfictionPBBios and the THREE L's: www.nffest.com/2026/02/psss...

Guess where I am today? @deborahkalb.bsky.social invited me to her blog to chat about the path to publication for ONE GIRL'S VOICE - and I always love to share the process behind a book's birth. Why did I write this story? Come on over and find out: deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/q-wi...

TWO exciting things to share: #1: ONE GIRL'S VOICE received a @scbwi.bsky.social Golden Kite Honor Award! #2: The #50PreciousWords International Writing Contest is just around the corner. Check out the Heads-Up post for dates, guidelines & incredible prizes: viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/07/h...

A Triple Book Birthday for THREE amazing board books from @pjlibrary.org viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/03/h...

It's almost my birthday! My first book launched when I was 72 & I love to encourage older women writers. The Stuart Kirkfield Scholarship does that by providing funds for retreats & workshops offered by The Barn @boydsmills.bsky.social (formerly Highlights) www.facebook.com/donate/12352...

And the winners are... Please stop by the blog post - there are FIVE winners!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/01/27/g...

Looking for financial assistance to attend @boydsmills.bsky.social (formerly Highlights) retreats or take online classes and workshops? The Scholarship window is OPEN! www.facebook.com/BoydsMills/p...

Greatly honored to see ONE GIRL'S VOICE is a nominee for the SCBWI Golden Kite Award along with books by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social Julie Winterbottom @katemessner.com & @amyhevron.bsky.social www.canva.com/design/DAG75...

TRIPLE #GIVEAWAY as I give thanks for my life of love, light, and laughter and wish everyone a season of peace and a New Year filled with good health and much happiness: viviankirkfield.com/2025/12/21/m...

Fingers crossed that flights to @ncte.org are not canceled or delayed because I am SO excited to be presenting with @writerjolene.bsky.social @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social #NyashaWilliams & signing copies of ONE GIRL'S VOICE at the Astra booth #922 on 11/21 at 1:30-2pm

Come one! Come all! Stop by the blog post to get a peek at the Cover Reveal for CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET, written by Karen M. Greenwald and illustrated by Alejandra Ruiz...based on a TRUE story & launching February 17, 2026 on #NationalCabbageDay: viviankirkfield.com/2025/11/10/c...

Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!! Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...

Great news today! So honored to receive the New Hampshire PBS Literary Award for Excellence ♥️♥️♥️

Pretty special news today...PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER and I received the New Hampshire @pbs.org Literary Award for Excellence...what an honor!! It recognizes "a NH writer who inspires and contributes to the elevation of humanity through storytelling"

Such an honor to see ONE GIRL'S VOICE on the CRA Eureka Honors Awards list next to books by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social & so many more Thank you, California Reading Association!! AstraBooksFYR

It's a very Happy Book Birthday to THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES Neland illustrated by @Joy Joy Wieder Kar Ben Books $giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/14/h...

It's a very merry Happy Book Birthday for I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA, written by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka & published by Anne Schwartz Books - get an inside peek at the story behind the story #visionimpairment : viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/07/h...

viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/23/b... I’m thrilled to celebrate my book birthday today on @viviankirkfield.bsky.social ‘s wonderful blog! Enter to win a copy of my book! #kidlit

So happy to have the pb bio WOODY'S WORDS featured on the wonderful @viviankirkfield.bsky.social's blog for #PerfectPictureBookFriday w/an effective writing activity based on how Wilson Rawls learned to write. #writing #poetry #noticing #listening #TLSky #EduSky viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/26/p...

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

Hooray! EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! It's a lighthearted, humorous picture book about a boy who wants everything to be perfectly even. Learn more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s... Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.

The #NHBookFestival at the #CapitolArtsCenter in Concord NH. Great panels, keynote by Walter Mosley, amazing attention to detail & support from the committee and many volunteers - if you didn't go this year put it on your calendar for 2026 - an event not to be missed www.facebook.com/vivian.kirkf...

How do you start the week with joy and positivity? How about stopping by the blog to check out the COVER REVEAL for a brand new book that launches from Reycraft Books next May, MUSIC PLANTS HOPE, written by @tonnyef.bsky.social and illustrated by Natalia Bruno: viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/06/c...

Tra-la-la...time to sing Happy Book Birthday to HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART written by @melissastoller.bsky.social illus by #AnitaBagdi #GnomeRoadPress Lovely relatable story and engaging art makes for a Perfect Picture Book #friendship #movingaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/30/h...

In difficult times, books that provide joy, hope, and inspiration are one of the most important gifts we can give our children...books like WOODY'S WORDS by #LisaRogers, illus by #SusanReagan #AstraBooksforYoungReaders #PBCritique #Giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/26/p...

It's a beautiful day to sing Happy Birthday to a brand new book: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social illus by Megan Elizabeth Baratta Tilbury House Press #Giveaway #authorinterview viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/23/b...

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...