ICYMI on #HBOutoftheBox: THE GREAT ESCAPE (Putnam/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) by @deborahmarcero.com received a starred review in the March/April 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Looove this new picture book written & illustrated by @deborahmarcero.com! Siblings, imagination, and adventure all wrapped up in Amazing illustrations!😍📚💗🎉🌟 Check out your local library or favorite indie bookshop to get a copy!💗 #KidLit

BookPage picked @deborahmarcero.com's THE GREAT ESCAPE as one of their Top 10 Books for March! www.bookpage.com/top-10-books/

Some recent favorite #PictureBooks! 🧌Rumpelstiltskin by Mac Barnett + Carson Ellis 🤖 The Future Book by Mac Barnett + Shawn Harris 🐋 The Great Escape by @deborahmarcero.com 🐈‍⬛ What a Small Cat Needs by Natalia Shaloshvili 🐤 The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper What are your recent favs? #kidlit

“I wish I could whisper into the ear of my seven-year-old self as she wrote little poems and illustrated them with crayons, ‘You’ll never guess what you get to do when you grow up.’” @deborahmarcero.com, interviewed by @mitumalhotra.bsky.social: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2026/02/auth... #KidLit

THE GREAT ESCAPE by Deborah Marcero has now received a total of SIX starred reviews!! 🥳 Don’t wait to get a copy from your local bookstore or library. And continued congratulations, Deborah! @deborahmarcero.com @ljrennert.bsky.social

Another starred review for @deborahmarcero.com's THE GREAT ESCAPE! Read the review on BookPage: www.bookpage.com/reviews/the-...

Happy book birthday to THE GREAT ESCAPE, by @deborahmarcero.com! This charming picture book about siblings has earned 4 starred reviews for the touching story and unique, beautiful illustrations.

We have not one, not two, but THREE starred reviews to share for THE GREAT ESCAPE by Deborah Marcero! ⭐⭐⭐ Read the full Kirkus starred review and the full Booklist starred review. See the listing for the BCCB starred review. In stores Tues, Feb 17! 🤩 @deborahmarcero.com @ljrennert.bsky.social

The lovely HOPE IN A JAR, by @deborahmarcero.com, is on Good Housekeeping's 2025 Kids’ Book Awards list! www.goodhousekeeping.com/entertainmen...

Congratulations to @deborahmarcero.com on her starred review from Kirkus for THE GREAT ESCAPE! Read the review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

February couldn't end without us celebrating some additional picture books this month has brought us (Spreading #BookBirthday love)! Swipe for character and animal driven books that your students and patrons are sure to love. (1/2) @deborahmarcero.com @beabirdsong.bsky.social

Happy book birthday to HOPE IN A JAR, by @deborahmarcero.com! Llewellyn the bunny from OUT OF A JAR is back with beautiful dreams to store in his jars.

Happy book birthday to LITTLE BUNNY, SPRING IS HERE!, by @deborahmarcero.com! Deborah’s charming illustrations bring to life a sweet story about spring and the beauty of the changing seasons. It's also one of Amazon's Best of the Month picks for January! Congratulations, Deborah!

I wrote a fairy tale. I can’t wait for readers to meet Viggo and the three piggos in spring 2027! Thanks to Stephanie Pitts for seeing something special in this story and to @ljrennert.bsky.social for helping me edit, polish & sell this magical tale of loneliness & belonging.