Book mail: So many awesome picture books. Thanks, Penguin Kids!

MATCHA DO ABOUT NOTHING 💘Loose Shakespeare inspiration 🍵Family-owned matcha shop 🇸🇬Mixed Asian American rep 📚Academic rivals to…? 🌉Bay Area setting 🫂Family drama #SEAsianPit #Q #YA #RomCom

I Want by Ziggy Hanaor. Baby keeps demanding more from Witch’s magic wand until the wishes spin out of control - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad ⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/a/735/978180...

We had our book launch for Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molly Molloy yesterday, and it was like something out of a storybook.

I recently read THE CARVER AND THE QUEEN by Emma Fox, and if you're in the mood for a fairy tale retelling set in Russia with all the high stakes and a good love story, you can't go wrong with this book. Highly recommend! www.owlsnestpublishers.com/store/p43/Th...

Classic books that evoke wonderful memories! www.southernliving.com/childhood-bo...

MAJOR AUTHOR WEBSITE UPDATE! My site has just been formatted to fit mobile devices!!!!🥳 Check it out: jakelockettauthor.wixsite.com/jakelocketta... #picturebooks #kidlit #authorlife #asthma #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

I was interviewed about #MyLifeAsAnAsthmanaut by the Altoona Mirror, 1 of my region's largest newspapers. The feature was released in the print edition during #AsthmaAwarenessMonth. My sister, who also has #asthma, was interviewed too! @freespiritbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #pb

Less than a week to go before book launching! 🚀

What a joy for #WorldAsthmaDay to be interviewed about my new book, MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT, on @writersrumpus.bsky.social! The brilliantly talented @marciastrykowski.bsky.social was such a stellar host! writersrumpus.com/2026/05/05/m... @freespiritbooks.bsky.social #asthma #kidlit #picturebooks

🍎🍯 What kind of foods do families eat during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah? Let four-time Sydney Taylor Book Award-winning author/illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben show your young readers as she reads a story from her picture book, BENI’S TINY TALES: AROUND THE YEAR IN JEWISH HOLIDAYS. 🧵

The Times today: “Gen Z would rather be birdwatching”🐦 Hooray for kids getting into the good stuff—nature,fresh air. And reading. Because if birdwatching is cool again… maybe reading is too! #TheSongbirdChoir #ChildrensBooks #Birding #Birdwatching #NatureKids #ReadingForPleasure #BooksForKids #RSPB

Wassup Bluesky ✌🏻 I’m a dad of two boys, a writer, and the manager of an independent bookstore. I’ll mainly be reviewing books and sharing my writing. Cheers!

"May Day" 1884 Randolph Caldecott (British, 1846–1886) (The Caldecott Medal, the annual award for a distinguished American children's picture book, was named for this artist.) Manchester Art Gallery

So bad keeping up with all social medias lately 🫠 but I’m painting a lot! #kidlitart

From @barefootbooks.bsky.social “HOME AWAY FROM HOME highlights the fear that comes with traveling to a new place, and how to embrace new cultures” yabookscentral.com/home-away-fr...

This art!!💚

Can you help me brainstorm questions people might ask at bookstore events beyond, “How did you get started writing?” or “Why did you write this book?” Red Balloon Bookshop launch 5-12-26 Wild Rumpus story time 5-23-26 Niche Books story time 6-20-26 #WritingCommunity #SCBWI

Prize winners announced! 🐝 ✍️ 🌍 What a great week. Thanks to all who participated, especially my hardworking co-host, @jpuglow.bsky.social #Stuckbumblebeepoetrychallenge

“While open-ended books & a pair of perpetual squabblers like these 2 may make some audiences uncomfortable I think it's nice to...get kids thinking” TOMORROW I’M IN CHARGE from @geckopress.bsky.social flyingoffmybookshelf.blogspot.com/2026/03/tomo...

This month, I look at how kidlit writers (or any writer) can find inspiration from art and illustration. #kidlit #picturebooks #newsletter #illustration #kidlitauthor #inspiration #creativity 📚 tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/t...

Check out these lovely new titles from #holidayhousepublishing #graphicnovel #picturebook @karanewhouse.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social

So excited to share this fantastical tale with Kristen's fantastic illustrations! 1

Favorite #picturebooks for #EarthDay

Our school tour starts today for our new book, Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molly Molloy. Patrick Guindon and I are so excited to spend time with the kids. #kidlit #raisingreaders #booklaunch

Wisdom for your Wednesday! 🥰 #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #keepgoing

I'm on the Writers' Rumpus blog today with the story-behind-the-story of PLENTY OF PANCAKES, plus a giveaway! Comment on the post and be entered to win a signed copy. writersrumpus.com/2026/04/21/p...

🌸Author Alison McGauley will be signing copies of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE at Indigo Ancaster, 737 Golf Links Road, Ancaster, on Sunday, April 26th from 11-4. #kidlit #CanKidLit @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Join me and my fellow #kidlit authors at Liberty Park on Lake Norman this weekend for a free and fun family day out! 🧡🧸📚

I hope you'll find some motivation if you're interested in writing as a career or even as a hobby! Sending sunshine! @nutter3000.bsky.social #booksky #writers #readers #picturebook #wordup #blogging

merrildsmith.org/2026/04/22/n... @merrildsmith.bsky.social

Earth Day Books buff.ly/e0Bb1uW via @alldonemonkey #ReadYourWorld #EarthDay #picturebooks

This "speckled beauty" lands April 2026 from Sleeping Bear. TY Billie Michael for gorgeous illustrations about the legendary Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby! #picturebook #biography #coverreveal #flyfishing #Maine #Flyrod #Maineguide #vacationland #CorneliaCrosby

Here are some of my favorite #EarthDay picture books! What are yours? #booksky #kidlit #picturebooks

Thank you, @ihaveabook4that.bsky.social , for including Grace Lee Boggs Gardens of Hope in this beautiful Earth Day celebration!❤️📚🪴🌎🌍🌏🍃🍀📚❤️ #k12 #EarthDay #bio #nonfiction #pb

My new MG biography about inspiring #Cambodian Phymean Noun, THE DREAM OF AN EDUCATION: HOW PHYMEAN NOUN BUILT A SCHOOL (illus by Tida Kheav), is featured with these 5 other super books! @orcabook.bsky.social @inkedvoices.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @elyssagavin.bsky.social #AAPI

Teachers! Librarians! Parents! Looking for a book for Earth Day? Checkout these titles shortlisted for the Green Earth Book Award tinyurl.com/2vy9t78b @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social #TLSky #Skybrarian #TLchat #SchoolLibraries #educhat #kidlit

"Hundreds of students and teachers, rabbis and pastors, neighbors and strangers became 'Operation Booklift.' They wound up the staircase like the flames had before, forged together by stories." 📚 www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social

This is a sweet book about pet adoption from the perspective of the cat. I especially love the illustrations. The artist (who's also the author!) used a limited color palette. It's something I like to play around with and it's done here perfectly.

Don't miss this wonderfully gentle and poignant celebration of silent moments. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Núria Figueras Anna Font @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #solitude 📚👍

All over the world, events are happening to celebrate puffins who are integral components of marine ecosystems. Here’s a sneak peek at spot illustrations from The Puffin Who Whispered. Preorders now open on all sites for this beautifully illustrated picture book! 😀 #puffins #kidlit #newpicturebook

It's our #bookbirthday! Find Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molly Molloy everywhere books are sold. And leaving a positive review on Amazon and Goodreads would be appreciated.

7 Picture Books Featuring Oak Trees & JUST ONE OAK Giveaway! - Pragmatic Mom url:https://www.pragmaticmom.com/2026/04/7-picture-books-featuring-oak-trees/

Today is pub day for A VISIT WITH BIRDS by @saraclevinebooks.bsky.social (illustrations by @ashleybarron.bsky.social)!!! Take a trip to an urban park and use your senses to appreciate wildlife and connect with nature! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #STEMBooksForKids #KidsLoveNonfiction #animals #birds 🎉

What Do We mean When we Say “Authentic”? rebeccasreadingroom.ca/2026/04/06/w... @rebeccabudd.bsky.social

If you’re looking for books that play with your perception of reality while leaving you in stitches, then these two books by Rob Gotobed are an absolute must-read. The collections of short stories are as funny as they are intellectually engaging, with humour that’s both surreal and cerebral.

another moon! This one from Five Sisters (words by me; art by Madalina Andronic)

Hop on over to my newsletter to get in on a giveaway opportunity (U.S. addresses only, please). I originally set the entry deadline for 4/5/26 to coincide w/ Dandelion Day, but I've extended the deadline to 4/13/26 to coincide w/ the book birthday for LUCY'S BLOOMS. dawnprochovnic.substack.com

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! @gianferrari-m.bsky.social Diana Sudyka Beach Lane Books #kidlit #bookbirthday 📚👍

Worth a look today: Carl Sagan - browse highlights and teaching notes at schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/carl-sag...