What are you reading today? Need a #recommendation? Check out @imaginationsoup.bsky.social's site: imaginationsoup.net #kidlit #bookrec

"Make submissions part of your writing process..." -Harold Underdown

Thrilled that my next #picturebook is making its way into the world! #HolidaySpirit #celebrate #kidlit

Tomorrow!

#SupportLocal this Saturday by joining me at the Covered Treasures Bookstore in #Colorado. I'll be signing #books and celebrating the #holidays by supporting #indiebookstores. #kidlit #picturebooks

How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? Hubby needs stuffing and pecan pie for the holiday to feel complete. I prefer squash pie (similar to pumpkin but with less weird aftertaste), but can't call it a holiday without fresh yeast rolls and butter. #holiday #thanksgiving #piewars #recommendation #kidlit

Your picture book needs to answer one question fast: So what? If you can't answer it, neither can an editor (or a sales rep, or a buyer). Today's post explains exactly how to fix that. www.onlypicturebooks.com/2025/11/24/i... #PictureBooks #WritingTips #KidLit

How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? Hubby needs stuffing and pecan pie for the holiday to feel complete. I prefer squash pie (similar to pumpkin but with less weird aftertaste), but can't call it a holiday without fresh yeast rolls and butter. #holiday #thanksgiving #piewars #recommendation #kidlit

Missed getting this up in time, but every day is a good day to visit the #library! (While there, request REACHING FOR THE STARS: A Mission to Space by Roxanne Troup and Amanda Lenz! @lenzillustration.bsky.social) #kidlit #picturebooks #SpaceExploration #STEM #space

In #Denver? Don't miss this opp to meet local children's authors @thebookies and do your holiday shopping! #kidlit #smallbusiness #indiebookstores #christmasgifts #hanukkahgifts #kwanzaagifts

Celebrating freedom today as I reflect on and appreciate all our armed service members (past and present) do/have done to protect that freedom. #VeteransDay AND as I review an offer memo for a new picture book! Can't wait to share details... #kidlit #PublishingJourney

It's #NationalAuthorsDay. Celebrate by reading a good book and posting a postive review. Your favorite author will thank you! (May I suggest one of mine? You'll find more books on my website.)

#authorlife Sent a business email today and the recipient clicked the link in my signature, discovered my website, and ordered a bunch of my books for #ChristmasGifts! Guess what's going in the mail tomorrow? #bookswag Yay!

GN creators, only TWO days left to load your PB, Early, MG or YA #graphicnovel projects at the #KidLitGN 2025 pitch event at www.kidlitgn.com The pitch window closes on Oct. 1 at 11:59 EDT but #agents and #editors can look all month! #pitchevent #kidlit #illustrators #graphicnovels #comics

Hey #kidlit illustrators! We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

Don't think they're on #bluesky but #FreeSpiritPublishing is looking for #kidlit #submissions for their #LatinoVoices writing contest. Follow the link for more info: go.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free-spirit/...

Happy to be a guest "guru" over at RateYourStory (a critiquing service for #kidlit writers), and share this interview: www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...

MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME is on sale at #Amazon! Harvest it while you can . . . #kidlit #booksale #edusky #STEM #agriculture #gardening

Look what "sprouted" on our sidewalk this morning! Either the rabbit poop has a magical quality that producing unusual "flowers" or someone was serenading us in the night. 😉

In the #picturebook bio, Rachel Carson’s Wonder-Filled World written by Kate Hannigan w/art by Katie Hickey, read how scientist + author Rachel Carson's passion for nature led to her activism + to writing the groundbreaking book Silent Spring. Roxanne Troup reviews. #booksky #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-bfv

Second Story Press's Indigenous Writing Contest Winners announced on Quill & Quire! @quillandquire.bsky.social Read the full article here: quillandquire.com/omni/winners... #BookSky #SecondStoryPress #IndigenousWritingContest

One thing I miss about Twitter: the "who to follow" tab. It still feels hard to find people on Bluesky. So any #kidlit peeps out there? Respond to this thread so I can follow you.

Woke up trying to remember a vivid dream about a picture book I wrote . . . I overheard the team discussing it at acquisitions and saw GORGEOUS sample art for it. I can still see the illustrations, but can't remember what the story was about so I can write it! #writerslife #kidlit

Calling all local families: Celebrate #space with fun #STEM activities, astronaut meet-and-greets, and #local author book signings! #coloradosprings #kidlit #education

So fun to see MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME making its way in the world. #kidlit www.riverreporter.com/stories/farm...

It's #AgLiteracy Week! Celebrate with accurate ag books like MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME. @YeehooPress #AgInTheClassroom #education #kidlit

"POV is the lens with which we tell a story. But choosing the right point of view can be a challenge." Check out this craft post with PB mentor texts to study (by me!). #kidlit #mentortexts #storytelling #writerstoolbox www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...

Every day is a great day to celebrate literacy, but today is extra special...reading to kids!

Help me get to 50! If you've read MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME I'd love an honest #review. #kidlit

Looking for #picturebooks about #space? Want a title that celebrates #girls in #STEM? Check out this awesome list at The Children's Book Review. #kidlit #recommend www.thechildrensbookreview.com/7-out-of-thi...

#Educators: #WorldReadAloudDay is just around the corner! I'd love to pop into your classroom to celebrate #literacy. #kidlit

Need the perfect #holidaygift for a young #space enthusiast? Check out this #book and #toy combo:

Flying out tomorrow to join #TexasFarmBureau at their annual meeting! Looking forward to meeting readers and signing books! #mygrandpamytreeandme #YeehooPress #agriculture #education #kidlit

Have you started baking yet? Happy Thanksgiving from Kendra and I! #kidlit #holidays

#question #kidlit #authors: I'm considering adding "teacher guide creation" to my list of freelance services in the new year. (Example of my work: drive.google.com/file/d/1sJnh...) Is there a need? What would you would consider a fair price?

Today's the day! If you haven't already, go #vote!

Today is #FamilyLiteracyDay and with #DaylightSavingTime ending this weekend, it's the perfect time to snuggle up as a #family and #read.

Check out these fun reading activities from @onlypicturebooks.bsky.social for #ReachingForTheStars! onlypicturebooks.com/2024/10/21/r... #teachers #stemeducation #edusky #lessonplans #kidlit #space

One day left to enter!

I'm celebrating #spaceweek by offering one FREE virtual author chat to a classroom #teacher. Share with someone you know or enter at: www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display...? Giveaway ends 10/11/2024. #kidlit #edusky #authorvisit #giveaway #space #stemeducation #picturebooks #booksky

I'm celebrating #spaceweek by offering one FREE virtual author chat to a classroom #teacher. Share with someone you know or enter at: www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display...? Giveaway ends 10/11/2024. #kidlit #edusky #authorvisit #giveaway #space #stemeducation #picturebooks #booksky

Hooray! Release day! #kidlit #space

Countdown to launch in ONE DAY! Thank you Erin Dealey for hosting this fun #authorinterview and celebrating the book birthday of REACHING FOR THE STARS with Amanda Lenz and I. #booksky #edusky #preschool #stem #kidlit erindealey.com/book-birthda...

REACHING FOR THE STARS releases in one week! Eeek! And the teacher guide has just dropped. www.roxannetroup.com/space.html #kidlit #stem #picturebooks #scbwi #booksky #edusky

Thanks for hosting us @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social! #kidlit #picturebooks

Don't let August pass you by without getting these amazing books from authors @sarahalbee.bsky.social and @roxannetroup.bsky.social. #STEAM #STEM #STEMforkids #STEAMforkids

That moment you realize you're not only allergic to ginger, but to turmeric (used in a gazillion bakery foods as a natural coloring agent), too... #foodallergies

Just a little plug that if you're looking forward to literally ANY book, you can preorder it from my bookstore. These are a few of the books coming out later this year we're looking forward to--the list lives at curiouscatbookshop.com/list/preorde... and stars some of your favorites!