THE BOY AND THE GORILLA ✍🏻 Jackie Azua Kramer 🎨 Cindy Derby 2020, Candlewick a funeral a boy a wise and gentle gorilla comfort 🥰🥰🥰 #PB #grief #loss #death #parents #librarians

PIE IN THE SKY ✍🏻 🎨 Remy Lai @rrremylai.bsky.social 2019, Macmillan immigrants language barrier 2 brothers single mom baking secrets ♥️ 🤣 ♥️ #MG #immigration

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This week’s #poetryprompt from my Rhyme Time group: Write a rhyme about cars, trucks, planes, buses, or some sort of transportation. #kidspoetry #rhyme #poetry #poets #haiku

THE ARABIC QUILT, AN IMMIGRANT STORY ✍🏻 Aya Khalil @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social 🎨 Anait Semirdzhyan 2020, Tilubury House a move: Egypt to 🇺🇸 teasing a quilt 🧵 a poem 📝 a school project 🥰 #immigration #bullied #inclusion #classroom #art #PB

If money could buy time, I would be broke.

Love this infographic! And the thinking it inspired tinyurl.com/39kyr5tk #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit

As spring approaches, are you looking to start a Little Free Library? Our kits make it super easy to get your own book-sharing box going! See just how easy as we break down the materials needed and the simple steps for assembly. https://lflib.org/kit-build

I love little libraries!

Another odd job, Dragon Tooth Brusher. Seems like a pretty scary job! @kidlitart_drawing_challenge #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #dragonart

Seeking fun photos of readers of all ages with I'M BUSY in the wild! There will be *prizes*. This new picture bk by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me encourages kids and adults to slow down & find a healthier life balance. More info & submission form: debbieohi.com/2026/02/seek... #KidLit #ImBusy

This week’s #poetryprompt from my Rhyme Time group: Write a poem inspired by this little beauty. If anyone knows the creator of this picture, please credit them. #kidspoetry #rhyme #poetry #poets #haiku

This year's prompt is a tough one: a superstitious Valentine story in 214 words or less.

This looks adorable! Happy Book Birthday! #PB

MARS’ FIRST FRIENDS ✍🏻 Susanna Leonard Hill 🎨 Elisa Paganelli 2020, Sourcebooks Wonderland lonely Mars busy planets enter Earth 🌎 playmates (not what you think) friends ❤️ Giggle-out-loud-able 😂 illustrations add a LOT 🥰 #PB #science #solarsystem #space #teachers #librarians #friendship

I bet Snoopy's first sentence is "On a bright and sunny day" (as opposed to "On a dark and stormy night"). I'd love to read his 1st draft.

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Here's my puffin poem as an animation - you'll find him and other poems by me and lots more kids' poets, poetry lessons, interviews with authors, book reviews etc on my website: www.poetryroundabout.com #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #Edusky youtu.be/p0dao3PqRBA

This week’s #poetryprompt from my Rhyme Time group: Anything related to a Valentine’s theme: hearts, love, February, invitations, Cupid, dating, chocolates, balloons, etc. #kidspoetry #rhyme #poetry #poets #Valentine

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RAIN BEFORE RAINBOWS ✍🏻 Smriti Prasadam-Halls 🎨 David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social 2020, Candlewick a girl a fox sorrow a journey ☺️ 🌈 🥰 #courage #change #optimism #PB

If you see this post your dragon art! #kidlitart #dragon

LIBRARY LION 🥰 ✍🏻 Michelle Knudsen @michelleknudsen.bsky.social 🎨 Kevin Hawkes 2006, Candlewick I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executed the Storystorm 30-ideas-in-January challenge, and will, to the best of my ability, parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts. #StoryStorm

#WritingQs #writingsociety #writer #PublishingMagic #author

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Madison Safer! Madison is represented by Lara Perkins and interested in illustrating picture books and nonfiction. Check out Madison's illustrator page!

A little Winter Value Sketch - Painting in progress - stay tuned!

I recently made some small revisions, adding more contrast and values to a recent illustration, using watercolor and a touch of photoshop. "Spike & Misty's Spooky Flight."

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BEAR BOOK ✍🏻 Tara Lazar @taralazar.bsky.social 🎨 Benji Davies 2015, Aladdin a storybook mashup 📚 an alien 👽 the 3 🐻s Goldilocks . . . 🤣🥰🤣 #PB #humor

LITTLE RED GLIDING HOOD ✍🏻 Tara Lazar @taralazar.bsky.social 🎨 Troy Cummings 2015, Random House BYR a fractured fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood on ⛸️s 🤣🥰🤣 #PB

This week’s #poetryprompt from my Rhyme Time group: Write a #haiku poem about a radioactive fish who takes over the middle school. This prompt is a request from the daughter of one of our members! @sarahhetu.bsky.social #kidspoetry #poetryforkids #rhyme #poetry

POETREE ✍🏻 Shauna Lavoy Reynolds @shaunashauna.bsky.social (?) 🎨 Shahrzad Maydani 2019, Dial Books/Penguin Random House a girl a tree 🌳 a poem 📝 a friendship 🥰 ♥️ Stunning opening line #PB #friendship #nature #poetry

REMARKABLY YOU ✍🏻 Pat Zietlow Miller @patzmiller.bsky.social 🎨 Patrice Barton 2019, HarperCollins little? big? loud? quiet? individuality be yourself ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ #PB #kidlit #teachers #librarians

"Poetry is fun and anything is possible in a poem." - Matthew Burgess deepcast.fm/episode/a-pu... @matthewburgessj.bsky.social

MY BROTHER THE DUCK ✍🏻 Pat Zietlow Miller @patzmiller.bsky.social 🎨 Daniel Wiseman 2020, Chronicle Books a big sister a new sibling 😂 ♥️ 😂 Warning: This book may illicit chuckles. #PB #humor #baby #sibling

To publishers, authors, & others posting about illustrated books, including covers that have illustration: Please credit the ILLUSTRATOR. This not only helps boost the illustrator, but also shows that you value HUMAN illustrators. #PicturesMeanBusiness

DREAMERS ✍🏻 & 🎨 Yuyi Morales 2018, Neal Porter Books a journey gifts immigrants bring with them 🥰 #immigration #memoir #PB

If you see this, post your dragon #kidlit #kidlitart #dragon

ANOTHER WORD FOR NEIGHBOR ✍🏻 Angela Pham Krans @angelaphamkrans.bsky.social 🎨 Thai My Phuong 2025, Harper/HarperCollins a lonely, widowed man 2 inquisitive children a pot of soup friendship 🥰 #grief #loss #kindness #PB

FIREWORKS ✍🏻 Matthew Burgess @matthewburgessj.bsky.social 🎨 Cátia Chien 2025, Clarion/HarperCollins July 4th 2 siblings simple city delights— until FIREWORKS! 🏆 a l-o-n-g list of 📖 honors/awards 🏆 #poetic #PB #librarians #holiday

This week’s prompt from my Rhyme Time group: Write about a poem about job you love/loved (or a chore or responsibility you enjoy). #kidspoetry #rhyme #poetry #poets

Too funny.

TANGLED: A STORY ABOUT SHAPES ✍🏻 Anne Miranda 🎨 Eric Comstock 2019, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books 16 shapes trapped in a jungle gym I wish this book could be in every school library. 📚🥰📚 #PB #librarians #teachers

CHICKEN WANTS A NAP ✍🏻 Tracy Marchini 🎨 Felix Monique 2017, Creative Editions A barnyard 🐓 A search for a napping spot that kept me smiling 🥰 #PB #librarians #teachers #parents

IN A GARDEN ✍🏻 Tim McCanna @timmccanna.bsky.social 🎨 Aimeée Sicuro 2020, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books plants, bugs, birds . . . ecosystem in #rhyme! 🥰 #ecosystem #science #STEM #PB #picturebook #librarians #teachers

2 books I wish I had written. Tap the Magic Tree ✍🏻 & 🎨 Christie Matheson 2013, Greenwillow/HarperCollins They All Saw a Cat ✍🏻 & 🎨 Brendan Wenzel 2016, Chronicle I’d love to hear what other writers/authors wish they had written. #kidlit #PB #kidauthors

When critiquing, and all the characters seem alike, I use Winnie the Pooh, Peanuts, and Harry Potter characters as examples of good character development. #authors #kidlitauthors

Christmas is over for now, but this is adorable!

WHAT THE ROAD SAID ✍🏻 Cleo Wade 🎨 Lucie de Moyencourt 2021, Feiwel & Friends Paths Choices See what the road says 🥰 Regardless of your age, please read this #PB. #KidLitAuthors #teachers #librarians #teachers #KidLit #kidlitmegafeed