Since our 2024 debuts, the authors of PBSoar have come a long way! But we’re still dreaming, learning, discovering, imagining & growing every day. We’re SO grateful to be here and continuing to do what we love. We can’t wait to see where this next chapter takes us & hope you come along for the ride!

Do it! Request your library to buy your author friends’ books! I requested @tonnyef.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social @dnevillebooks.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @brennajeanneret.bsky.social @danmcauley.bsky.social … #kidlit

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Check out these amazing books from:📚📚📚 @thesusankam.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social @leslea.bsky.social

Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions

Yay! 👏🏽 Thank you so much, @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social and @nmillerillo.bsky.social! 💕💕

I’m looking forward to guest editing this @littlethoughtspress.com issue! ❤️✨

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Books make a great Christmas gift from:📚📚📚📚 @leslea.bsky.social @thesusankam.bsky.social @lisajallen.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: December's Cold Moon-- a black bear lumbers through snow to a hollow log short form: Cold Moon-- a black bear slumbers inside a hollow log (The last Supermoon of 2025.) Please add a version if you feel like it.

So happy for my friend, @kbiddle.bsky.social! 🙌🏽 Congratulations!! 🥳❤️💖

Yay! Thank you, @kbiddle.bsky.social and @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social! 🥰👏🏽❤️

Chance to win a free book!!!

✨Please join us in wishing a happy 1 year book birthday to this incredible book 🤎LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by @steenahernandez.bsky.social 🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉

"Rock-a-Bye Forever" is officially open to preorders! This has been such a labor of love, and we're so happy to release it into the world💕 *Preorders will NOT arrive until January* (Link in bio) #boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions:📚📚📚📚 @leslea.bsky.social @lisajallen.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

🚨Last day for FREE SHIPPING on Bookshop🚨 & stack an extra 20% off (lmk if you need a code!) here are all the books by topics: bookshop.org/shop/aventur... #kidlit

📽️ When abandonment and cultural isolation threaten to destroy a new mother's spirit, a passing acquaintance proves that home isn't a place—it's the people who choose to care. #immigrant #USA #India💃🏽 See our #film in Albany, NY on 10/11 at 11am. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3m7dwedz

Thank You, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!❤️🙏🏼❤️✨

✨ Enter for a chance to win a copy of Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🩰🤎Thank you, @readyourworld.bsky.social! Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky

Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...

🎉Hi friends! I create educator guides & would ❤️ if you hired me! I got an unexpected bill & would love to take on some projects to help cover it. I do English/Spanish guides & have a masters in differentiated instruction to create activities ✨Let's work together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I won this wonderful book by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social and Jess Mason from @kidlit411.bsky.social! 😍 Thank you so much for sending it to me! 🥰 I’m Loving it and can’t wait to share it with my homeschool co-op group! ❤️❤️❤️ ~Believe ✨

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...

Thank you for creating a space for young creators to shine! 🥰❤️❤️❤️

Many wonderful opportunities up for bidding. All for a great cause ❤️🙏🏼 www.32auctions.com/organization... #kidlit4ceasefire @sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️

Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all

New blog post! Check out the interview with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social about back matter in her book MOON TREE & then enter the giveaway for a brainstorming session with Carolyn! Comment on this post for an extra entry! #kidlit #interview #giveaway judycampbellsmith.com/2025/08/18/i...

It's a star from BCCB for My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas! 🌟 "Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous." 🌟 Read the full review here

Thank you for including Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🤎🩰✨

LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT! Have you submitted your book(s) for the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards? Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity

I am SO honored to share the #coverreveal for a book I co-authored with Minoru Tonai, illustrated by Chris Sasaki, edited by Meredith Mundy, and published by ABRAMS Books. Join us on the amazing Vivian Kirkfield's blog to learn more: viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/11/c... 🎉

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My TAKE 5 interview is with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social ! She wrote her new PB, M IS FOR MASON JAR, on a dare and sold it to the first publisher!🤯 GIVEAWAY: a 30-min AMA Zoom OR a signed book! To enter: Share Like & Comment Follow #Booksky #kidlit #teachersky beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/08/04/t...

IT’S HERE!!!!! So excited to share the Season 2 finale with you with the AMAZING @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social ! 👇👇 You should go listen TODAY!!! #writingcommunity @drenderturmaud.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/31Vr...

🦸‍♀️LAST DAY TO ENTER!!! 🦸‍♂️ Today is the FINAL DAY to win a bundle of four beautiful books by Emma Walton Hamilton with Julie Andrews and Bethany Hegedus! Enter to win now at picturebooksummit.co... This is your chance! ✨ #giveaway #kidlit #booksky

Fun blog post about humor in children's books! Read, like, and comment on post. You could win a free 1,000 word, non-rhyming PB critique. pinkpearlwriting.com/blog/ . @eastwestlit.bsky.social , #EduSky , #kidlit , #booksky , #librarians , #booksellers .

THANK YOU!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Hooray!!

Exciting news! One of our PBSoar members, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, has won a 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award! 🎉(Texas & Oklahoma region). Congrats, Steena!! We're so very proud of you! 🤎🩰

Yay!!!! Steena!❤️❤️❤️

✨I’m leaping with excitement to hear that LUPITA’S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS has won the Crystal Kite Award in the Texas & Oklahoma division! 🤎🩰🥹🤎🩰 ✨Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who voted! Congratulations to all the winners and honorees! 🎉 #SCBWI #SCBWI25CK #CrystalKiteAward

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social, illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

🦸‍♀️ GIVEAWAY!!! 🦸‍♂️⁠ Every reader deserves to feel seen, strong, and celebrated - this is where Vashti Harrison shines! ⁠ Enter to win a bundle of picture books by Vashti Harrison July 22–28 at picturebooksummit.co....⁠ ⁠ Don’t miss out!⁠ #vashtiharrison giveaway #kidlit #booksky

@brilawyer.bsky.social Adam Blackman @katiemoon-author.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social @theislandwriter.bsky.social @christinashawn.bsky.social @maritererbellas.bsky.social @danagricken.bsky.social @arleneabundis.bsky.social @lorikeating.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

I was absolutely blown away by Take Your Kid to Publishing Day 2025. The kids were so excited & this amazing group of #kidlit faculty brought them SO much joy! More than ever, I’m so astounded by this #writingcommunity who give their time to make our 🌎 a better place 💜 Coming again next summer! 😄

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: buzzing and sipping amid hyssop and bee balm-- busy bumble bees short form: fragrant blue hyssop flowers-- bumble bees buzz and sip Please add a version if you feel like it.

#BookSky #GIVEAWAY! Autographed DIEGO FUEGO PB and an AMA Zoom with Allison and Rafael Rozo. To enter: Comment below Follow @allisonrozo.bsky.social *Hint: Comment on the blog for a bonus entry! Winner announced TOMORROW! TAKE 5 with ALLISON & RAFAEL ROZO beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/07/14/t...

We're delighted to finally show off a project we've been working on for many months, our updated & expanded Illustrator Lookbook Scroll through these gorgeous pages to see the work of 100+ of the very talented artists we rep who are currently open to illustration opportunities. (cover: Cornelia Li)