Can't believe it's been 5 years since Bea's story hit the shelves. Thanks to all who made this book possible including #illustrator Camila Carrossine, @naomidavisbooks.bsky.social @andreahall.bsky.social and @albertwhitman.bsky.social #kidlit #booksky #picturebook #alopecia

Flit, fly, 🦋! The best way to celebrate #Butterflies is to read about them! We suggest BENNY'S TRUE COLORS by @nrpaulson.bsky.social and Anne Passchier! #NationalButterflyDay #kidlit #kidlitart #Butterfly #booksky

Happy first #bookbirthday to Charlotte Watson Sherman and Esther Stimphat’s important #HistoricalFiction #picturebook LEARN BABY LEARN: THE SHINDANA DAY FACTORY'S LEGACY OF BLACK PRIDE 🥳📚 #kidlit #BlackHistory #teacher #librarian #booklaunch #booksky

It’s Bi+ Health Awareness Month, and what better way to learn and celebrate than to read and share a book? We recommend our member @ajirving.bsky.social’s THE BI BOOK (illustrated by Cynthia Alonso)! Learn more about #BiHealthMonth2026 here: bihealthmonth.org #kidlit #picturebook #booksky

NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

Well, @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy, this is embarrassing. "Fake news" on Fox News.

It’s #WorldWildlifeDay! Check out our books by @candacespizzirri.bsky.social, writerjolene.bsky.social, and Charlotte Watson Sherman that connect kids to our planet! 🌍 We 💚 FINLEY, BIONIC BEASTS, and MERMAID KENZIE! 🦢🦋🐘🐳 #WWD2026 #kidlit #animals #teachers #librarians #booksky

Celebrate National Music in our Schools Month with @mollyruttan.bsky.social’s SOMETHING WILD and @writerjolene.bsky.social’s MAMIACHI Y YO! 🎶 ❤️🎶 #kidlit #booksky #musiceducation

I read, you read, we all read! Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! Pick up some of our gorgeous books and get started reading! 📚😍🥳 #kidlit #booksky #EduSky #picturebooks

On this #nationalpigday, we’re celebrating member @writerjolene.bsky.social’s #nonfiction #STEM book BIONIC BEASTS: SAVING ANIMAL LIVES WITH ARTIFICIAL FLIPPERS, LEGS, AND BEAKS and Pirate, the pig with an #orthosis. #kidlit #booksky 🐷

Happy #JewishBookWeek! Check out @jnwieder.bsky.social’s beautiful books: PASSOVER MOUSE, THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES, HANUKKAH 1-2-3! And ROSH HASHANAH SQUARE-CIRCLE-STAR! #kidlit #booksky #EduSky #jewishbooks #kidsbooks #Passoverbooksforkids #Jewishbooksforkids #JewishHistory

Something wild is happening today. We're celebrating the 3rd #bookbirthday of SOMETHING WILD by our own @kidlitcollective.bsky.social author/illustrator @mollyruttan.bsky.social. Happy Birthday x 3...🥳🥳🥳! #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity #booksky #EduSky #music

On NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY, @kidlitcollective.bsky.social is excited to give a "shout out" to our pet-loving stories by our own @mollyruttan.bsky.social, @jnwieder.bsky.social, and @writerjolene.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #nationalloveyourpetday #pets #booksky #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks

Such a powerful story! Releases April 7. Preorder your copy today.

Sharing ❤️❤️❤️ today with @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's @ajirving.bsky.social, @lgmiss.bsky.social and #illustrators @kipalizadeh.net and Beth Hughes. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #booksky #EduSky #kidlitcommunity #love #valentinesday

During #BlackHistoryMonth, we are honored to highlight two historical fiction books by @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's @charlottewatson.bsky.social. THIS OPENING SKY, co-authored with Kelly Hollman and LEARN BABY LEARN (Mar. 10) illustrated by Esther Stimphat. #kidlit #booksky #EduSky #blackhistory

Thank you, @kidlitcollective.bsky.social friends, for including Nila's story in this excellent collection of friendship stories. #kidlit #kidlitart #nationalmakeafriendday #friends

Know a science-minded, animal-loving kid? If so, share @writerjolene.bsky.social's BIONIC BEASTS: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks with them today. It's a fascinating #STEM #middlegrade book. #kidlit #booksky #animals #EduSky #teachers #librarians #inventors

Friends, media coverage of ICE in Minnesota has de-escalated. ICE hasn't. Residents are still being assaulted and detained every day. They need us now more than ever. Read their stories 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies Donate if you can 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/ Spread the word. 🚫 🧊

Do you know it's National Umbrella Day? We do and that's why we're celebrate VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS written by Abigail Rayner and illustrated by our very own @mollyruttan.bsky.social. @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #EduSky #books #gluten #glutenfree

It's World Wetlands Day and we are celebrating MERMAID KENZIE: Protector of the Deeps written by our very own @charlottewatson.bsky.social and illustrated by @gdbee.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #picturebook #booksky #EduSky @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

This week is Children's Book Authors & Illustrators Week so today we showcase our amazing @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #authors and #illustrators. Special THANKS to our readers, and everyone who made these books possible. We are so grateful for all of you. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks

On this day, Feb. 4th, back in 2020 @kidlitcollective.bsky.social celebrated our very own @charlottewatson.bsky.social's debut #picturebook, BROWN SUGAR BABE, illustrated by @akemiart.bsky.social. So proud of this February book baby! #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #KidLitCommunity #BookBirthday #kids

It's never too late and you're never too old. I know that for a fact. Thank you, Vivian, for encouraging mature women writers to keep pursuing their publishing dreams.

We continue celebrating #ReadYourWorldDay by highlighting our own @lgmiss.bsky.social's I LOVE ME! a #picturebook that celebrates diversities of all kinds-race/ethnicity, body type, and physical ability-because every child deserves to see themselves in the stories they read. #kidlit #kidlitart

Couldn’t help but think about @writerjolene.bsky.social and Dakota Gutiérrez picture book MAMIACHI & ME as we were serenaded tonight at Hernandez Mexican Bar and Grill. This family was awesome!

On Read Your World Day, we celebrate @kidlitcollective.bsky.social stories that celebrate diversity from our friends @writerjolene.bsky.social @jnwieder.bsky.social and @charlottewatson.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks #diversity #EduSky

It's International Mariachi Day and a great day to celebrate authors @writerjolene.bsky.social, Dakota Gutièrrez, #illustrator @msmirelle.bsky.social, and their #picturebook MAMIACHI & ME. #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #booksky #kidlitcommunity @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

Publix now allows the open carry of guns in all FL stores. Is that armed man on your aisle the next mass shooter or someone just stocking up for the cookout? How dangerous is this? Publix bans open carry at its own headquarters, where the executives who made this decision go to work.

Any thoughts, @jaketapper.bsky.social or @cnn.com?

Raising awareness and celebrating all Alopecia Warriors all month! You are brave. You are bold. You are BEAUTIFUL! @andreahall.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social @kidlitcollective.bsky.social @naomidavisbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #edusky #picturebooks #alopecia

Happy 5️⃣th Book Birthday to DANCE LIKE A LEAF, one of our first @kidlitcollective.bsky.social debut #picturebooks. We are so proud of this heart-warming story written by @ajirving.bsky.social and illustrated by Claudia Narvarro which celebrates generational love. #kidlit #kiditart #grief #booksky

Happy Birthday!! Can't believe it's been FIVE years since this debut came out!

What an honor! I know all of us @kidlitcollective.bsky.social are over the moon for our friend, @writerjolene.bsky.social as well as her co-author and daughter Shaian and illustrator @gabbyzapata.bsky.social on winning the Southwest Division Crystal Kite Award!! 📚🥇🥇📚 @scbwi.bsky.social #kidlit

Happy Monday! A little something to brighten your day...😁

Today we are thrilled to celebrate with Kelly Hollman and our own Charlotte Watson Sherman the 1st Book Birthday of their MG historical fiction novel (told in verse), THIS OPENING SKY, the story of an unlikely post-Civil War friendship between two 12 yr olds. #kidlit #MG #historicalfiction #EduSky

Today is "Gorgeous Grandma Day" and we're celebrating @ajirving.bsky.social and Claudia Navarro's DANCE LIKE A LEAF, a touching story highlighting the loving relationship between a granddaughter and her grandma as the grandmother's health fades. #kidlit #kidlitart #grief #loss #grandparents #repost

Even more to celebrate today as we highlight our very own @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's Gorgeous Grandmas! Happy Day @jnwieder.bsky.social @candacespizzirri.bsky.social @mollyruttan.bsky.social @nrpaulson.bsky.social and Charlotte Watson Sherman. #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #booksky

Congratulations from all of us @kidlitcollective.bsky.social! So proud of both @ajirving.bsky.social and #illustrator @kipalizadeh.net! A well-deserved honor for such a powerful #picturebook. #kidlit #kidlitart #LGBTQ+ #booksky

The winners, finalists, and notable reads of the 2025 Utah Book Awards were announced today. @kipalizadeh.net and I are honored The Wishing Flower was selected as a finalist! I’m excited to meet everyone in person at the reception in October. Congrats to all! 💜 utahhumanities.org/programs/cen...

Check out my glowing review of this sweet, funny story by @nrpaulson.bsky.social! I was lucky to hear the author read her books at an event hosted by @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social! Norene's a long-time member of @scbwi.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Today we celebrate #GiveSomethingAwayDay with @nrpaulson.bsky.social and #illustrator @mariamola.bsky.social's NILA'S PERFECT COAT. @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebook #SEL #booksky #edusky #thrifting #empathy #kindness

Today is National Mac & Cheese Day, and whether you like mac & cheese or not, it's the PERFECT day to pick up a copy of @writerjolene.bsky.social and #illustrator @heatherbell37.bsky.social #picturebook MAC & CHEESE AND THE PERSONAL SPACE INVADER. @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #EduSky #SEL

How fun! 💜📕🎉🩷

Attention all Iowans! This is what Sen. Joni Ernst thinks of all of us, her constituents...😳😡

And just like that, Birdie and Sunny at 2 years old...hard to believe!! Happy Book Birthday to all!! 🌈🥳🥳🌈 @ajirving.bsky.social @kipalizadeh.net

SLC friends! THE BI BOOK launch party is next Saturday at Under the Umbrella at 2 pm! 🥳 I’d looove to see you! It’s free, but Eventbrite tickets are required! www.eventbrite.com/e/1304879422... #kidlit #booksky

What a great day to celebrate...TURTLES! Today is World Turtle Day, so check out our @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #books, MERMAID KENZIE by author @charlottewatson.bsky.social and illustrated by Geneva Bowers and BIONIC BEASTS by @writerjolene.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #STEM #oceans

On National BEING YOU Day, we celebrate @kidlitcollective.bsky.social stories that proclaim "YOU are ENOUGH just as YOU are"! Kids and adults alike need that reminder so share that message today with family and friends. #kidlit #kidlitart #family #friends #booksky #picturebooks

Celebrating World Meditation Day with @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's Rashmi Bismark and #illustrator Morgan Huff. FINDING OM is an adorable, kid-friendly meditation #picturebook. Check it out today. #kidlit #kidlitart #meditation #booksky