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Check out this hilarious poetry anthology, HOLES IN MY UNDERWEAR, by Matt Eicheldinger. And hop over to my blog for access to FREE RESOURCES to bring it to life in your classroom! www.andrewhacket.com/post/holes-i... Tag a teacher who would love this in their classroom! #poetry #kidlit #teachers

Sticky Hermana/ Hermana Pegajosa (JLG Gold Selection) by me and Teresa Martinez @charlesbridge Karen Boss based on my sister and me. @KirkusReviews @joyce

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Ekphrastic poems by disabled and/or queer poets! Recommendations? Links?

We LOVE this wonderful Kirkus review of THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES! Congratulations, @jnwieder.bsky.social! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky

It's party time for Kiko and his crew! Birthday Bash hits shelves today! I can't wait to share this action-packed story with readers just in time for fall birthdays. 🎉🎉🎉 Pick up your copy today! Written by @theislandwriter.bsky.social Published by The Little Press

🎉 Congrats to Evelyn Sue Wong for her recent book birthday! 🎉 📚 REACH FOR THE SKY: HOW TWO BROTHERS BUILT AN AIRPLANE IN CHINATOWN, illustrated by Sarah Ang, published by Plumleaf Press, is here! 🐑✨ Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

🎉 Congratulations @drzathome.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉 📚 REWRITING THE RULES: HOW DR. KATHLEEN FRIEL CREATED NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR BRAIN RESEARCH AND DISABILITY is out now! Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

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Does the idea of promoting your book make you want to hide under your desk? You’re not alone! www.12x12challenge.c... Julie Hedlund will show you how to ditch the “marketing musts” & focus on creative strategies in Joyful Book Marketing on 9/29. #amwriting #kidlit #booksky #bookmarketing 1/2

Upcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! 📚 Join us 9/26 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for Lean In, Pivot, Adapt: Managing Your Publishing Career for the Long Term with Teresa Robeson. Replay will be available for members who can’t attend live! #kidlit

Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite winning #12x12PB members! We are so proud of you, @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social, @evawongnava.bsky.social, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, @writerjolene.bsky.social, @cwrobinson.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, & Anita Yasuda! #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit

Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite honoree #12x12PB members! Way to go, @shannonstocker.bsky.social, @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, @elisaboxer.bsky.social, @nadiasalomon.bsky.social, Srividhya Venkat, & Tonya Duncan Ellis! #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #amreading #booksky

#DVpit is coming soon! Follow @dvpit.bsky.social for more details!

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Happy Publication Day to Birthday Bash! Words by @theislandwriter.bsky.social and art by @woolleystories.bsky.social! Published by The Little Press! Order today! www.pageturnerliteraryagency.com/books #kidlitart #kidlit #writingcommunity #coverart #picturebook #publicationday #happybirthday

So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky

Happy #bookbirthday to HANUKKAH 1-2-3! A FIRST COUNTING BOOK by @jnwieder.bsky.social & Aura Lewis! We are so excited this beautiful board book is out in the world! Congratulations, Joy and Aura! 📕🎂🥳 #kidlit #booksky

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🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @katelynaronson.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 CLOVIS MEETS HIS MATCH, illustrated by Benji Williams and published by Page Street Kids, is here! 🐻✨ Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @valeriebolling.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE, illustrated by @temikatheartist.bsky.social and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social, is out today! ✊🏾✨ Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @allisonrozo.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 UNIQUE LIKE YOU (co-authored with Rafael Rozo), illustrated by Angie Alape and published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social, is out today! 🌟 Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @katherinepryor.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 ATTACK OF THE HANGRIES, illustrated by Thiago Buzzy and published by Worthy Kids/Hachette, is here! 🍔✨ Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @darahenrywrites.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 MAZEL TOV, BABY!, illustrated by Varda Livney and published by @sbkslibrary.bsky.social, is out today! 🎉✨ Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

⚡ Save 50% with Back-to-School Bundle #2! 📚✨ Picture Book Power Pack—3 webinars to take your craft from good to great. Only $99 through Sept 22. Includes: 📖 Playing with Point of View 📖 Mentor Text Your Way to PBs That Pop 📖 From Good to Great Grab it here: buff.ly/mImCxuR #12x12PB #kidlit

We're hoping to buy a building for the bookstore, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 12): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Successful Query Examples, Voice vs. Tone, Book Awards, more. Thanks to Eric Castleman for the illustration, Macmillan and Third State Books for the PB giveaways.

🎉Hi friends! I create educator guides & would ❤️ if you hired me! I got an unexpected bill & would love to take on some projects to help cover it. I do English/Spanish guides & have a masters in differentiated instruction to create activities ✨Let's work together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Woohoohoo! It's LOL time! Submit your #KidlitChuckleChallenge entry now! (Submission window closes on September 16 at 10pm Central.)

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And...she's back! @rachelfunez.bsky.social joins us for a bonus September Book Chat on 9/17 at 8pm ET/5pm PT! Get ready for SONIA AND THE SUPER-DUPER DISASTER! Book Chats are free for all writers. Sign up here: www.12x12challenge.c... #amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #12x12PB #booksky

Check out VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS by @mollyruttan.bsky.social and Abigail Rayner! Follow Violet on her #glutenfree adventure and learn more about #CeliacDisease on #CeliacAwarenessDay! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky

The Perfect Match Words by Chris Becker Art by Dan Taylor Published by @nosycrow.bsky.social

NOT LIKE EVERY DAY by @grubreport.bsky.social & Gabrielle Grimard tackles school lockdown drills with soft art and honest words. This comforting & compassionate picture book is an essential read for our times. We need it for our kids. We need it for our teachers. We need it for our country. #booksky

Check out the Barnes & Noble 25% off preorder SALE from September 3-5 and pick up a copy of Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my upcoming book from Gnome Road Publishing, FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!🫎🫎💚 Use code PREORDER25. ❤️🎉 #barnesandnoble #kidlit #picturebooks #kidsbooks #moose #Paris

I’m open to Adult Queer Submissions for September. Please see my #MSWL below! pageturnerliteraryagency.com/submissions

I’m so excited to share the cover of IN THIS CLASSROOM with you, illustrated by the amazing Arthur Lin! Tag all of your teacher friends to make sure they know! Looking for ways to support the book? -mark as want to read on Goodreads -preorder -subscribe to newsletter linktr.ee/andrewchacket

In This Classroom Words by @andrewchacket.bsky.social Art by Arthur Lin Published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social

LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT! Have you submitted your book(s) for the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards? Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity

"Origin" by Nat Cardozo provides an illuminating look at Indigenous peoples and their connection to the natural world through beautiful illustrations that blur the lines between humans and their environment. Learn more at https://www.redcometpress.com/picturebooks/origin

Happy 5️⃣th Book Birthday to DANCE LIKE A LEAF, one of our first @kidlitcollective.bsky.social debut #picturebooks. We are so proud of this heart-warming story written by @ajirving.bsky.social and illustrated by Claudia Narvarro which celebrates generational love. #kidlit #kiditart #grief #booksky

SHIPWRECK by @deirdrelaide.bsky.social & Carlos Velez Aguilera is one of my favorite NF PB of the year! It introduces readers to an incredible variety of shipwrecks though lyrical text, fascinating facts, and powerful art. Such a mysterious, adventurous, heartbreaking, intriguing, informative read!

MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH by @kellyamangan.bsky.social is sassy. It’s empowering. It’s incredibly relevant. It’s a book that will inspire young people to create and speak up. Maeve is badass and beautiful. I loved spending time with her and I know middle grade readers will too! #kidlit #booksky

So many amazing books have been entered!!!!