🏳️‍⚧️March 31st is #TransDayOfVisibility! Advocating for the safety and care of trans folks is absolutely critical, especially as trans voices are increasingly being censored and trans folks' rights are being taken away.⬇️🧵

Congrats to all my amazing E/W siblings! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

E/W March news: Deals, Bestsellers @meganefreeman.bsky.social Book Bdays: Ernesto Cisneros,Gianna Marino Antoinette Portis,Patty Cisneros Prevo,Shannon Hitchcock @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social Sarah Scheerger, Susan Katz mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... =GOOD #kidlit news!

We kicked Storytime off yesterday with MOTHER BRUCE by Ryan T Higgins. Then the winning #picturebook, THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING by Lynne Rae Perkins, 🤯 our minds! Next, DUDE, BE NICE. by Sarah Scheerger & ON ACCOUNT OF THE GUM by @adamrex.bsky.social met giggles & hollers of glee. #kidlit

Teaser trailer for my latest Doctor Who audio! www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/u...

Happy #BookBirthday ALL OF APOLONIA by Patty Cisceros Prevo / illus. Mirelle Ortega / Abrams BFYR #kidlitmegafeed @paraheritage.bsky.social @paralympics.org @paralympicsgb.bsky.social @paralympicsireland.bsky.social

A Chick-o-Saurus is on the loose at @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 🐥 📚 👀 #TLA26 @kellycrull.bsky.social

Who’s at #TLA26 ??? Go say Hi to kellycrull.bsky.social THE BLACK MAMBAS Lerner @carolhinz.bsky.social

Happy Birthday @erindealey.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉#kidlit 🎂📚🎉

🆕 #LitLinks lesson to help teachers move beyond climate doom w/real-world solutions, reducing student eco-anxiety + building agency Cultivate hope this #EarthDay 🌎️ 🌳 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13281 #ClimateEducation #EnvironmentalLiteracy #EcoAnxiety #TeacherResources #MiddleSchool #UpperElementary

Read Else B. in the Sea by @jeannewharvey.bsky.social then watch this new movie about oceanographer Edith Widder: A Life Illuminated! What a perfect pairing! 📗🍿#kidlit

Today’s WonderCon sched! Portfolio review at 11 in rm 206b, Panel at 3p and Free Nightmare Before Christmas posters all day at Small Press 75!

NEW on @literallylynne.bsky.social MOWMT www.rateyourstory.org/post/mowmt-2... w/Books by @writerrowland.bsky.social Melanie Watt @bykatiegilstrap.bsky.social @dpilutti.bsky.social + a #Giveaway #kidlit rateyourstory.org/post/mowmt-24-… @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social

Thank you @jenanbenton.bsky.social — from Squirrel, Porcupine, Bear, @lucianaillustra.bsky.social and me! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social #kidlit

EW Author-Illustrator Highlight - Kirk Reedstrom @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... #kidlit #illustration #author

12-5! It’s my 48th Birthday! See you there!

It’s time! 🎉🎉🎉 Moving the club over to BlueSky! 🎉🎉🎉 Happy Birthday to @zombietardis.bsky.social and Leslie Helakoski from all your #KidlitAriesBirthdayClub pals! Comment below if your Birthday is 3.21 too, #kidlit friends. We’ll add you to the list!

Congrats @kellycrull.bsky.social THE BLACK MAMBAS Lerner Books 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Announcing the 2026 Blueberry Award Winners! - A @fuse8.bsky.social Fuse#8 Production x.com/eastwestlit/...

“Ten times cute…” Thank you @fuse8.bsky.social for your kind words about SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS, Illus. @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #Art + #SEL 🌟📚🌟 We love your POP GOES THE NURSERY RHYME too! Illus Andrea Tsurumi /Union Square Kids 🌟📚🌟

Inspire children with a fun STEAM activity tied to our picture book biography, THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei. Plus other fun activities available too: jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects @ssedlib.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @kidlittv.bsky.social

Invite children to imagine winning an Oscar (like costume designer Edith Head who won 8!) and then write an acceptance speech. Plus more free downloadable activities tied to DRESSING UP THE STARS: jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects @eastwestlit.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @kidlittv.bsky.social

Thank you so much Erin for the wonderful questions about "A Speedy Little Cheetah on the Big Blue Earth"! Happy Birthday to the 4th title of Big Blue Earth! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @thecreativecompany.bsky.social ! #earthday #stemforkids #librarians #teachers #nonfictionforkids

Happy (belated) #BookBirthday Speedy Little Cheetah on the Big Blue Earth ( Tory Christie/ Amicus) + 9 Qs with #illustrator @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social erindealey.com/book-birthda... #EarthDay #kidlit

Congratulations @joebot.bsky.social Joey Spiotto for an awesome presentation at @scbwi.bsky.social SoCal Art Day. 🌟📚🌟 Thanks @shihopate.bsky.social for the photos. We love it when our amazing E/W artists support each other!

Congrats Safa Suleiman HILWA’S GIFTS Illus Anait Semirdzhyan/ @candlewickpress.bsky.social an 🌟ALA Notable 🌟 2026 Coming in 2027: AMEENA’S SPECIAL THOBE

TODAY!

Easy #EarthDay lesson plans for year-round stewardship: erindealey.com/kidlit/happy... @lupencita.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social

Costume Designer Edith Head "climbed the stairs to the stage to accept her award. And there, standing before movie stars, friends & admirers, wearing a glamorous gown she had designed for herself...Edith was dazzling."-from our pb bio @eastwestlit.bsky.social t.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social

Linda and Gary have found something weird by the dumpster… NIGHTMARE BURGER is out from @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social this October!

LOVE seeing excited #librarian pals get their preorders of SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS— Illus. @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social —hooray!!!! Thanks Mrs. Baker 🌟📚🌟 #kidlit

"The instinct toward #creativity in difficult moments is not incidental. It is the brain’s attempt to restore coherence, & may be one of the most human things about us." @psychologytoday.com In the pb Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings, #ART "feels like a quiet hug." @lucianaillustra.bsky.social #kidlit

Thank you Book Worm for Kids for this wonderful review of "Squirrel Draws Big Feelings" which will be out in less than a month! Pre-order now!

I'm honored to see ONE GIRL (written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by me) at the top of this list!

TO KNIT A GHOST by ZBAsterplume/ Illus. @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social featured in @randomhousekids.bsky.social Summer 2026 Preview

I can’t tell you how excited I am for a starred 🌟 review from School Library Journal for my book, HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY: THE THAI NEW YEAR CELEBRATION! 🎉

HERSTORY —from CBCBook The Black Mambas @kellycrull.bsky.social LernerBooks Sharks Unhooked: The Adventuresof Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger @patricianewman.bsky.social Illus. Becca Hall / Millbrook cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

Happy Book Birthday, Ernesto Cisneros! QUESO, JUST IN TIME (Quill Tree Books)

Review: SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social #kidlit "A cute squirrel battles to handle its over-powering emotions in a meaningful way...Then, there's the warmth of friendship and being there for others..." www.bookwormforkids.com/2026/03/squi...

Inspire creativity! I'm happy to share fun downloadable activities tied to my picture book biographies of creative people! Several activities for each book: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects I've used them at my events at museums, libraries, schools, bookstores! Popular! @eastwestlit.bsky.social

“Unboxing & holding our book will never cease to be a highlight for me, no matter how many books I illustrate.” @lucianaillustra.bsky.social the amazing Illus of SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS @erindealey.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social Yayyy! It’s here!

Longtime teacher and author Cisneros spoke with PW about his third middle grade novel, ‘Queso, Just in Time,’ how his 30-year career as a teacher has influenced his writing, and how he offers advice for navigating grief throughout the novel buff.ly/sWSIpuO

Ten yrs ago this week I became a published author for the first time working with my buddy Scott Peterson! After 15 years writing together on multiple TV series, middle grade books and comics, 2027 is going to be our biggest adventure yet! STAY TUNED!

❤️ #ReadAcrossAmerica #WorldBookDay with kids TK to 8th—CA to MD & VA @eastwestlit.bsky.social DEAR EARTH Illus. @lupencita.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social JUST FLOWERS @k8cosgrove.bsky.social Sleeping Bear SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

Congratulations @meganefreeman.bsky.social NYT #Bestseller ALONE paperback edition. @simonkids.bsky.social /Aladdin

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day✨ I'm Shiho and I love illustrating books for kids! Please visit shihopate.com for more of my work. I am represented by Deborah Warren at @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlitart

Hello #kidlitartpostcard buddies, I make books for kids! Rep: Deborah Warren @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #evolution #nonfiction #NYTbestseller

She’s heeeeere! My DEBUT as and AUTHOR 😭 AND illustrator! So exciting and scary. @eastwestlit.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social #debutpicturebook

Anyone up for COVER REVEAL! NIGHTMARE BURGER is coming this fall from @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social Cover Art by @grahamph60.bsky.social !!!

Happy #BookBirthday to Wild Mountain Ivy + Eight Questions about Writing mg with Shannon Hitchcock @eastwestlit.bsky.social erindealey.com/book-birthda... #kidlit #Skybrarian #LibrarianSky #TLSky

Happy #BookBirthday to Wild Mountain Ivy + Eight Questions about Writing mg with Shannon Hitchcock @eastwestlit.bsky.social erindealey.com/book-birthda... #kidlit #Skybrarian #LibrarianSky #TLSky