Eeee! It’s in print! I have a poem in the September issue of #highlightshighfivemagazine and it is so thrilling to see it out there, and see Sarah Rebar’s super fun art for it too! In true #kidlit reality-check, today my 2025 submissions got declined. #justkeepwriting #preschool #highfive

Coming this weekend! I can’t wait for you to get to know Cal, Jack, and 1963 Rhode Island.

Wanted to hop on this fun trend without using AI! Thanks to one of our very talented staff members for hand-drawing our Zookeeper starter pack! 💙 #starterpacknoai

Any opportunity to break out my pin press :) #hfes #humanfactors #userexperience #ux #usability

This Friday 4/11/25 - #hfes regional meetings! #Philadelphia is hosting the northeast region. Join us for local speakers and a national keynote and panel. Nonmembers and members welcome. Registration here: tinyurl.com/hfes2025 #humanfactors #ergonomics #usability #UX @hfes.bsky.social

March 2024 Book Releases Recap! Here are the books about autism, or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors, published in March! 🧵 #AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky

More pet love! #myValentine #kidlit #kidlitart #valentinesday

I'm gonna keep saying it: AI is built on stolen copyrighted materials. How can we teach our students that they have to cite their sources and shouldn't pirate materials and simultaneously teach them to use AI tools? #TLSky #EduSky school library arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance. Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.

PREORDER GIVEAWAY! Purchase or complete a library request for Ready to Smile Again and enter to win a handmade chipmunk stuffy! Makes a great gift bundle! Comment and repost to enter. 2 winners will be drawn on 3/11/25! Signed copies available from my local indie at annieblooms.com/book/9781957...

No matter how many draconian measures they take to try and minimize their pitiful, weak, cowardly white male-ness, all the different kinds of people will still be here, fighting back and laughing at them ✊🏽 ✊🏼✊🏾

To absolutely no one’s surprise except MAGA voters, the Trusk administration continues to gleefully screw everyone , including their own base

Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

attn #kidlit Also, putting these on my library holds list rn

BATHE THE CAT text Alice B. McGinty, illus. David Roberts #kidlit 📚👍🏼 - Every character in this book is the best. Even the fish. It was so much fun to read aloud with kids who are starting to read and can jump in and enjoy the giggle-inducing word jumbled repetitions.

Good luck to all you 2025 entrants! I'm not ready to submit this year but hope to be for next year.

An action

Sharon McMahon: “True pride isn’t built on a lie” and more

Cis people, here’s what you do: Find your reps on house.gov & senate.gov. Write up a message. “I’m asking you to speak out against the EO cutting federal funds for gender-affirming medical care for transgender folks under 19.” Call or email each office & read/send your message. Now keep doing that.

On topic #kidlitchat

We had our 2nd SOUPFEST - friends come over and each brings a homemade soup, and I highly recommend the idea. My paprikash soup turned out delicious. We all sampled creamy spinach tortellini, potato, German sausage, French onion… an easy and cozy get together for friends. 🥣

Sitting around thinking of mischief - Peter Rabbit #JLMart #kidlitart

I try to limit how often I check the news (esp U.S. news). Yesterday when I saw that the new administration was dismissing book ban complaints, I thought it was fake news. Sadly, I was wrong. 😢 Follow my Book Bans & Libraries feed to see what people are saying: bsky.app/profile/debb...

🧵: I am getting texts on what scientists should do in this perilous and scary moment. My advice: your biggest power is to organize through your professional societies. A few ideas -

Look at all the @12x12challenge.bsky.social 2025 participants here on Bluesky today! Hello! Want a feed of recent #12x12PB Bluesky posts? Here you go! #kidlit

If anyone happens to need it this week for...reasons...this is the best graphic on the complexity of human sex determination I've ever seen. I use it in an undergrad course on gene regulatory mechanisms. Shoutout to @unamandita.bsky.social! www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙 Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.

This graphic novel is awesome, you guys. Magical, queer, POC drag-broom racers trying to thrive in a world that would love nothing more than to punish them for who they are. Check it out!

Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Our messaging and support for our students is important every day. And especially today. What does your library stand for? We have to stand with the freedoms, rights, and humanity of our students. Yes, these displays are side by side. #librarysky

This is a pinnable post for the #KidLit #BookTok video feed. More info the feed here. Also see my KidLit Community Resource page. Please: 📌Save/pin the feed if you enjoy 🔁Repost to share Thank you! bsky.app/profile/debb...

#TIL (a couple of days ago actually) that another name for the hashtag symbol is "octothorpe.” #weirdfacts #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #coloredpencil #handlettering #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator #picturebookillustrator #sketchy #nonfictionillustration

#P2Ppit #PB #W The longest night is ending, and a caring little boy tries sharing winter solstice joys with his cat in SOMETHING FOR SUNNY. When his thoughtfully foraged gifts make Sunny’s cat bed an icy, grimy, prickly mess (oh no!), he realizes the best gift is surprisingly simple (and snuggly).

Want to track picture book posts in the Path2Pub pitch event on January 17 2025? I made a feed! This feed includes posts and replies which use both the #P2Ppit and #PB tags. It does NOT differentiate between tags for querying (#Q), on submission, (#S) or WIP (#W). #kidlit

Want to track picture book posts in the Path2Pub pitch event on January 17 2025? I made a feed! This feed includes posts and replies which use both the #P2Ppit and #PB tags. It does NOT differentiate between tags for querying (#Q), on submission, (#S) or WIP (#W). #kidlit

Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Brittany, an Asian American author / illustrator, currently querying and seeking representation for my first picture book. I love drawing cute kids, nature scenes, vibrant color palettes, with a splash of whimsy and joy ! #kidlitart

Share your perspective on the importance of diverse books with my students. We want to hear from you! #kidlit #diversity #librarians #authors #illustrators #editors #writingcommunity #representation forms.gle/KEHcsk4TXrxc...

Isn't it just wonderful to let your imagination run wild? I tried to capture that feeling in this illustration. Did I succeed? #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration

#12x12challenge 2025 begins! What to work on first?

#12x12challenge 2025 is a GO! I missed the registration window last year, and I'm so excited to join as a first-timer this year. To celebrate, I made a feed for recent #12x12 posts. #12x12PB #kidlit #picturebooks

Bookish friends! @bdkennedybooks.bsky.social is putting on an incredible fundraiser auction supporting queer charities, especially those supporting trans kids. 🏳️‍⚧️ There's so much to bid on. Check it out!! Convention passes, book bundles, query critiques... www.32auctions.com/stkbookauction

Congratulations to Halloweensie 2024 winners and honorable mentions! What a fun exercise. #kidlit

#kidlitchat hashtag returns are running an hour behind for me tonight, both on bsky and deckblue and on multiple devices. Much harder to follow the chat tonight. That has never happened before. Anyone else experience this? Am I internetting wrong? Did I fail to change a clock somewhere?

See a cat, post a cat! #illustration #kidlitart

Hi #kidlitchat I’m an aspiring picture book author preparing my first queries, mid-illustration for a self-pub project, and I make pins. I'm a UX researcher who gets to amplify patient and caregiver UI needs for medical product developers. I spend most of my energy advocating for my ND kid.

Hey #artists! I rated social media apps by how much they scrape your art for Ai training. Did I miss any? Also tips on how to protect your art. #kidlit #noAi kazwindness.blog/2024/11/04/r...

No one (not even you) is helped by extra burdens. In these heavy days, be light to each other. Find the helpers. Find your way to being a helper. We'll do what we can, as a bookstore, to support that journey. More when we can figure out more.

Sam and the Samhain Scare by Kathleen Converse illus. Hanna Sultanova: In this sweet and gentle #wheeloftheyear #picturebook Sam and his friends greet the new year with a harvest feast, honoring ancestors, and spreading love not fear. Woven in are a calming technique and spell activities. #kidlit📚👍🏻