Get ready, detectives! COVER REVEAL! Squirrel Lock Holmes: Mystery at the Corn-y Maze is heading to shelves (and corn mazes) on 9/8/26! Being able to solve these mysteries with the team at RHGraphic and @randomhousekids.bsky.social has been phenomenal! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753144...

Two fun new graphic novel mysteries for early readers @ashleybelote.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2026/02/08/g...

LITTLE RED AND BIG, BAD FRED by @ashleybelote.bsky.social is a perfect read-aloud for primary graders who will revel in being in on the joke! This comic, thoroughly entertaining fairy tale retelling is a solid choice for your shelves. #EduSky 🍎 #KidLit 📚👍 #Libsky

It’s been a lovely day at the Summerville Book Festival with new friends like @srslymagenta.bsky.social ❤️ be sure to check out her work!

A big thank you to the @thehornbook.bsky.social and @randomhousekids.bsky.social for this special interview and shoutout to celebrate Squirrel Lock Holmes! Coming to shelves 3/3/26!

Happy Book Birthday, LITTLE RED AND BIG, BAD FRED!!! 🤩🐺❤️ It is finally here! A big, bad thank you to the incredible team at @randomhousekids.bsky.social for another amazing experience, and to my agent, @inthesestones.bsky.social ,for believing in this book, and me. Happy reading! #author #artist

Happy #portfolioday ! I’m Ashley, and I love illustrating books about creative kiddos, spooky ghosts, and parrots who drive tour buses 😊 🚌 Rep’d by @inthesestones.bsky.social @triadaus.bsky.social Portfolio: www.ashleybelote.com

SQUIRREL LOCK HOLMES!!! This is my first chance to create graphic novels and mysteries…and that’s something I’ve dreamed of since my amateur sleuthing days in first grade 🤩 I’m so excited for this journey w/ the incredible team at Random House Graphic! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #graphicnovel

Woohoo! Thanks to @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for this shoutout 🤩 and congratulations to @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social , @elisaboxer.bsky.social , and @hannaneier.bsky.social !!! #graphicnovel #debut #illustrator #author

Hey #PortfolioDay ! I’m Ashley Belote! I’m a #picturebook #author / #illustrator. I’ve written & illustrated 6 books currently out in the market. I love creating art for fun stories that feature silly animals, spunky kiddos, & koalas who fly kites 🪁 🎨 www.ashleybelote.com #portfolioday #publishing

Once upon a time…there was a ✨Cover Reveal!✨ LITTLE RED AND BIG, BAD FRED will be sneaking onto shelves near you 11/18/25! A big, bad thank you to the @randomhousekids.bsky.social team for making this fairy tale a reality ❤️ #kidlit Preorder available! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768135...

Hey #teachers & #librarians & #edusky! You can sign up to have your students join me & @ashleybelote.bsky.social for a free virtual Rhyme Time Tuesday event during Read Across America Week! Sign up link is in the LinkTree in my bio 🙂

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Ashley 😊 I love illustrating picture books about spunky kiddos, silly animals, and birds who make jokes ❤️ #illustrator #picturebooks #art #artist Rep’d by Moe Ferrara @inthesestones.bsky.social Portfolio 🎨 www.ashleybelote.com

Revisiting some art with some old friends 😊🦊🐻 #kidlit #kidlitart #author #illustrator #picturebooks #picturebookart

Hey Bluesky! I’m Ashley, and I’m a picture book author/illustrator who loves making books about silly animals, spunky kids, & turtles who wear fun hats ❤️ I’m thrilled to be soaring onto this platform! Cheers to bookish fun! Rep’d by @inthesestones.bsky.social #kidlit #author #illustrator #kidlitart