Need a creative respite from the busy holiday season or an activity to keep your kids engaged over winter break? Send us your #kidlit stories, poems & artwork all about the human body! What happens when a bone breaks? How does a sneeze grow? Are the large and small intestines buddies or rivals?

Great news! One of your all-time favorite friendship PBs is coming out in May. (Bonus points: it's also one of your all-time favorite dog books, Orca books, Troy Wilson books, and Mike Deas books.) Don't say I didn't warn you.

My book has a cover!!! & it rocks! Shout-out to Liz Woodward for her amazing artwork. April and Back Again is coming your way early next year from @pubgen.bsky.social. I can't wait to share this collection 💛💛💛💛

'Tis the season for school holiday concerts. Gear up for the jolly pandemonium with @rburrows.bsky.social's humorous tribute to young musicians and their hardworking teachers. "Pandemonium" is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Looking for a great holiday gift for a young reader? Get all 3 of our 2025 issues for only $18! A limited stock of our 2025 bundle is available this month only. We are so proud of these issues that celebrate visual art, the power of words, and the importance of community. square.link/u/6D1k7LF3

It's #PortfolioDay! I'm a children's book illustrator/author based in Indiana. On the hunt for projects that can make use of my love for vintage illustration, stories that make you give a little gasp and explore seasonal fun. ✏️ Find more at: www.michelledwoodillustration.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Turns out I participated in #peachtober first time in 2018?? With this little collage for the word "camp"! WILD!!! SO long ago!! #peachtober25

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th! Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together! #litmag #callforsubmission www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

COVER REVEAL! Coming in May and available for pre-order. bookshop.org/p/books/stil... By me and Mike Deas and @orcabook.bsky.social.

Calling all #KidLit writers!

I still can’t believe I got to guest edit an issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. I’m hugely grateful to the editor, @clairemtaylor.com, for giving me this chance, and to all the writers and artists who embraced our theme. Come and be stirred by beautiful words! littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Attention, #parents! Lit Kids opens to submissions for Issue 8: Air on 10/1. We accept writing, art, and photography solely from creative kids between the ages of 5 and 13. Subscribe to stay in the loop (and blow us away)! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #emag #kidlit

the long view #scape #eastcoastkin

Issue 11: Stirring Words is here! Guest edited by @jthomasabc.bsky.social, Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young readers. Available now in print and pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

When the sun chooses a flower. ✨

This year has been a lot to handle & it's hard to know what to say to our children about the current state of the world. We want our Better Together issue to be a source of both historic & current examples of how we support & care for each other & work to bring change for the better.

I’m super excited to have a poem for kids featured in @emberjournal.org! This poem involves a couple of my favorite things: the mind-blowing concept of infinity ♾️🤯 and pasta! 🍝😁 Read the poem here: read.emberjournal.org/stefan-karls... #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit

I’m happy to be a submissions reader for the next issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. The theme is Better Together! Wondering what to write about? Why not shine a spotlight on one of the young heroes featured on this website? myhero.com/child

Our submission window is still OPEN! I already have quite a few gems in my inbox. 🤩 Get those stories in!! www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions?... @littlethoughtspress.com

Thank you @littlethoughtspress.com for publishing my poems in your ##StirringWords edition of your fab magazine amongst so many wonderful poems and short stories 😍

No one told me I had a parcel! My contributor’s copy of the Stirring Words edition of Little Thoughts Press. It’s beautiful! Thanks @littlethoughtspress.com @jthomasabc.bsky.social for accepting my pandemonium euphonium pantoum! 😅 🎷🥁🪇 #poetryforkids #kidlituk #poetry

Remember our issues have themes! We provide a full theme description on our website. Better Together is about collective action, building community, and working to make a better world. If you've sent a submission that is not on theme, feel free to send an updated one!

Apparently yesterday, the 26th of August was #InternationalDogDay and I missed it but to make up for that here's a poem from my 2nd collection 'If I Were Other Than Myself @TroikaBooks and featuring an illustration of my much loved now sadly no longer with us spaniel Bayliss.

Happy #InternationalDogDay 🐾💕 My painting of one from my own pack! ❤️🐺 #NationalDogDay #internationaldogday2025 #HappyInternationalDogDay

On #WorldLakeDay2025 do read ‘The Lake’ by Ian Souter. A terrific poem. Find it here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...

If you write for kids, check out these submission opportunities: ✍️Dirigible Balloon (until Aug. 26, theme: Imagine the Future) ✍️@paperboundmag.bsky.social‬ (until Sept. 14, theme: Changes: Come as you aren’t!) ✍️@littlethoughtspress.com (until Sept. 22, theme: Better Together)

Stirring Words is almost set to go to print! Preorder your copy now for our September release. This issue is stunning, stupendous, splendid, and smart!

🎉 Submissions for our autumn/winter issue are now officially open! Send us your #kidlit and #YA #writing and #illustrations now - closing date 14 September. Details below 👇👀 paperboundmag.com/submit

⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT⭐⭐ Submissions for Issue 12 will open on Monday, August 18th - September 22nd. The theme for this issue will be... Better Together: A Celebration of Community & Collective Action For this issue, we want to showcase the ways we make the world better by working together. 1/4

Ready to meet some new words and fall in love? ❤️ @littlethoughtspress.com's Stirring Words edition is packed with poems, stories, and illustrations for children by talented word lovers. Preorder now! checkout.square.site/buy/BQCIBTN3...

I'm honored to have a poem in the forthcoming issue of @littlethoughtspress.com . Can't wait to see it! checkout.square.site/buy/BQCIBTN3...

Coming soon - yay! So happy to have my work in @littlethoughtspress.com - it’s been a dream! Available littlethoughtspress.square.site/product/litt... #poetryforkids

Can't wait to see this issue of @littlethoughtspress.com magazine. I'm thrilled to have a poem going into it and look forward to reading the other ones about 'stirring words'! checkout.square.site/buy/BQCIBTN3...

Theme & submission info for Issue 12 is coming later next week, but if you want to get an early peek, subscribe to our (free!) newsletter. A new one is going out tomorrow and will include a little something about our upcoming theme! littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/subscribe

#poem from my archive: #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

I can't thank you enough for this opportunity to help you with an issue of your wonderful magazine, @clairemtaylor.com. What a delight it's been!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Toshi and currently looking for new kidlit projects! Interested in picture books, board books, and possibly covers🎨 More work at artoftoshi.com/illustration Rep’d by Hannah Mann at Writers House Thank you😊

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hello Agents, Art Directors and Editors! I’d love to collaborate with you on your Picture Book, Chapter Book and Middle Grade projects. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard Visit: pattywursterstudio.com

The multi-talented Leonor Mitchell is next up in our young creatives feature on the blog with both a poem inspired by an illustration by Kathryn Powers, and two pieces of artwork for our Inspired by Illustrations series! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/flower-... (cc @lostsheep.bsky.social)

I have started emailing decisions for our Stirring Words issue. I’m going to do my best to get all responses sent out this week but what was supposed to be a week of work time has been derailed by COVID hitting my household. I’m going to try my hardest but please be patient with me if I’m delayed.

Thanks to everyone who submitted work for our Stirring Words issue. @jthomasabc.bsky.social & I are hard at work reviewing the 200+ pieces of writing & artwork we received. Decisions will be sent out during the first week of July.

Debut author @elaynecrain.bsky.social shares insights into creating her seriously silly picture book - There's Something Odd About the Babysitter. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... John Ledda Feiwel & Friends #interview #kidlit #humor

We've received lots of fun & creative writing submissions for our Stirring Words issue, but would love more artwork from #kidlitartists & #illustrators. Subs are open until June 20th. Send us some art that awesomely captures the essence of your favorite words! www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Spending time designing contributor spotlights for @littlethoughtspress.com's new issue and gotta say, a good antidote to despair in this moment is to find ways to celebrate, promote & share the creative work of fellow writers & artists. Do it any way you can, big or small. It will fill your soul.

Oh happy day, the printing company finally sorted things out and copies of Ekphrasis Adventure have arrived! I’ll be spending my evening stuffing envelopes and all orders will be mailed out tomorrow morning! Thanks so much for your understanding and patience.

You’ve got 9 more days to send in poems, stories, and artwork to help fill the treasure chest of words in @littlethoughtspress.com's Stirring Words issue (details: bit.ly/4d8I8xc). Here’s an old gem from my personal treasure chest. Want to take a guess what it means?

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor an author/illustrator who loves middle grade and picture books that focus on connection, kindness, and the magic of small, meaningful moments like this sweet moment shared between friends on a summery afternoon. #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart

Hey! It's #KidLitArtPostcard day. I'm an author and illustrator of stories for kids. Here's Catfish getting some mail. More of my work here: www.twofishillustration.com/my-work I'm rep'd by the fabulous @jenrofe.bsky.social

My bookshop is now open! lauraslittlebookshop.bigcartel.com?_gl=1*ll47tj....

Are you a published Canadian author or illustrator who is passionate about connecting with and inspiring young people? If so, you are invited to apply to participate in the next edition of Canadian Children's Book Week. Learn more at bit.ly/3SBNR5a #authors #illustrators #readings #workshops