Here’s what I have planned so far this fall and beyond! More in the works including two virtual school visits! 🥳 #KidlitMegaFeed #CanKidLit #authorlife #ifabumblebeelandsonyourtoe #kidlit #nature #mindfulness #fairy #theatre #dance

Fabulous Canadian picture books highlighted at tonight's Great Canadian Picture Book Party. Thanks @picturebookseh.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social for organizing/hosting! I've posted this video along with a list on my Bookstagram at www.instagram.com/p/DPNQ5T_ilsj/ #CanKidLit #KidLit #PictureBooks

How do monarchs complete a 3,000-mile journey with no prior experience? 🦋🧪 Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies take off on an extraordinary migration from the northeastern U.S. and Canada to the high-altitude forests of central Mexico.

Tom cheered on the girls rugby team The World Cup event was a dream Without helmets or pads These ladies were rad Tom waved his foam finger and screamed Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social and me

🧬 Science meets storytelling! Join me as I read "This Is How You Know" Saturday 10/4 at 11:30am. STEM activity. PreK+. Barnes & Noble Palmdale! https://kirstenwlarson.com/2025/08/20/bn-storytime-and-book-signing/ #KirstenWLarson #ScienceBooks #Storytime #KidsBooks #PalmdaleCA

Happening tomorrow!

I'm thrilled to finally share the official announcement of my upcoming PB, Into The Small Kitchen with @inbetweenbooks. Thanks to all my #authors CPs and #kidlit friends for their incredible support and help. 🥰🙏 #NewBookAlert #picturebooks #kids @12x12challenge.bsky.social @scbwihouston.bsky.social

Are you ready to start? #amwriting #kidlit #30for30 in October with KidlitWriMo #picturebook #beginningreader #chapterbook #middlegrade #YAlit asuen.com/are-you-read... 📚

Sibling relationships don’t have to be filled with rivalry. That’s why my next picture book, #ButterflySea, depicts siblings in conflict but also sibling love and empathy. Relationships are complex. 🦋 🌊 📕 🧒 👦 #CanKidLit #kidlitmegafeed #edusky #libsky

Next Great Canadian Picture Book Party happening Monday Sept 29 at 7 pm on Zoom! Hear new #cankidlit read by the creators, with surprise 🇨🇦 musical guest! Look for the @canscaip.bsky.social invite or write to [email protected] for the link. #canlit @debbieohi.com @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social

Have a kid who's just not a reader? Have they seen YOU reading lately? If it's not a priority for you, why would they think it should be a priority for them?

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House Publishers, officially came out yesterday! 🌲✨ Find it here: buff.ly/Io8UdaM #kidlit #12x12PB

Shining a spotlight on a Children’s Book Resource Hub entry: @bandersonwriter.bsky.social “Especially for Educators” blog—packed with lessons, activities, & insights to make nonfiction shine in classrooms. bethandersonwriter.com/category/esp... #kidlit #edusky #kidlitgrove #nonfiction #teachersky

I'm thrilled to announce that my debut picture book is now available for preorder through a wonderful independent bookstore @schulerbooks.bsky.social #kidlit www.schulerbooks.com/book/9781668...

With picture books, you never know exactly who is responsible for what image. The bird poop in the spread below did not originate with the illustrator. And did not originate with me. It was suggested by the editor. And I love it!

I SPOT a cover reveal for WHO NESTS HERE?! Lyrical nonfiction by Karen Jameson and stunning art by Ramona Kaulitzki. @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-nests-...

I was rereading something I wrote last summer to process my thoughts about the (continuing) difficult state of children's publishing, and as we head back to school (or are settling in), there are a few points that feel worth sending out to the void:

The little quilt is just as charming in this wintry tale as in the first. Sure to be a Canadian classic. #netgalley #tundra #rielnason #mglit #canlit 📚👍🏼

I feel like I just cracked the code to #PB manuscript I wrote umpteen revisions for and couldn’t make it work. If you know what the feels like, then please celebrate this momentous occasion with me! 🥳 #Kidlitmegafeed #kidlitchat

I’ve seen the cover art and it’s GORGEOUS! I’m so excited to share the cover reveal with you all. 🎉 🦋 🌊 🐚 🌼 🏴‍☠️ 🧜‍♀️ #libsky #edusky #cankidlit #kidlitmegafeed Thank you, @marielaurecouet.bsky.social 🙏🏼 @tielmourpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social

Happy First Day of Fall from the itchy sweater in the back of your closet! #kidlit #kidlitart #fall

Not to be missed!

To give himself a good golfing edge Tom tried out his newfangled wedge He stood on the course Poised to take it by force But he shanked it straight into the hedge Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

If you're cancelling certain streaming services today, remember that your library card gives you access to Kanopy, which has heaps of great programming! www.kanopy.com

I’m so very excited for this book! PreK-grade 2 educators everywhere will want a copy. You will thank me for the recommendation. I know you will. Cause navigating friendships when you are 4-8 years old is TRICKY at the best of times. 💕 I’m proud to say I’ve met the author in person. 📕

With apples and apples galore Tom peeled and he baked and he cored Pies, crisps, and galettes Even stuffed in baguettes So delicious, his friends asked for more! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

Because sometimes you just need a pair of cute alpacas in your timeline.

Boosting!

Thanks, Troy! I hope teachers and parents will hop over to Instagram and enter to win a virtual school visit. We have 12 to give away!

Hey Instagram people! We have a six author group virtual school visit giveaway happening there so I hope you’ll check it out! #kidlitmegafeed #teachers #edusky #libsky

ready, ready take it away dragonboat races #HaikuSaturday

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: a calico cat stalks a mouse in a cornfield-- a whisker from fall short form: twilight game of cat and mouse-- rustling corn stalks Please add a version if you feel like it.

#HaikuSaturday community. I want to share this post with everyone. Thank you @haveahaiku.bsky.social for this wonderful compliment!

Ocean-breath rises wet-kisses the stony shore re-cycling wonder #haikuSaturday #grateful

Look! If a Bumblebee Lands in Your Toe is at The Mulberry Bush Bookstore in Qualicum, BC!

Tom bought into September hype Realizing that apples were ripe McIntosh! Granny Smith! Gravenstein! Honey Crisp! He aspired to try every type 🍎 Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social and me

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day. Hi art directors, editors and authors. I love storytelling and illustrating the worlds your characters live in. Please reach out if you would like to work together. Portfolio: theremaybecats.com Agent: [email protected] @carynwiseman.bsky.social

Hi September #kidlitartpostcard 🍂🍂 Time to get outside & explore, forest bath, peer into a pond & see if you can spot a turtle? I'm Marie, #KidLit illustrator. My agent @carynwiseman.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social will enjoy to hear from you!! www.MarieHermanssonIllustration.com

good morning billionaires are not geniuses

September garden lingers in late summer sun cricket song hums #haikuSaturday #backyard #gardens #entomology

What if we just pick all the reasonable people and start a new internet ?

The #clearthelist needs were so strong The items required so long Tom’s response to inflation- Two hundred donations Of crayons that he bought for a song Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social and me

Caturday! Our neighbour’s cat, who is hoping to be invited in…

Anyway, FWIW, I’m also growing increasingly less concerned about this lying, incompetent, admin assistant stealing my exceedingly difficult, complex, and nuanced job.

Does anyone have an answer for Tasha? So proud of my author friend and her new book! 📕

Another book I’d like to read!