#Mood 😆

I received my copy of @littlethoughtspress.com newest issue: An Ekphrasis Adventure. Was lucky to have two poems, "A Sonoran Symphony" and "The Witch of the Woods," included in this wonderful magazine for young readers. I'm continually in awe of the work Little Thoughts Press is doing.

Just a few days left to send us your Stirring Words! Submissions for Issue 11 close at the end of the day on Friday, June 20th. www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

I love the concept of @littlethoughtspress.com Issue Ten, An Ekphrasis Adventure and am proud to have been a part of it! I loved the poems inspired by and accompanying my illustration, “Saguaro Bird.” Read or purchase your own copy of this issue here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

You’ve got 9 more days to send in poems, stories, and artwork to help fill the treasure chest of words in @littlethoughtspress.com's Stirring Words issue (details: bit.ly/4d8I8xc). Here’s an old gem from my personal treasure chest. Want to take a guess what it means?

Woohoo! All outstanding orders have been shipped! An Ekphrasis Adventure is on its way all across the US and around the world!

Our next young creative to be featured on the blog is Nathan Boatright, whose story, Thoughts, was inspired by Imogen Hartland's illustration, I Heard A Song. You can read Nathan's story and our interview with him here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/thought...

This Pride month I am joining an incredible group of #queerkidlit creators to host a fundraiser for the LGBTQIA+ community. Enter this giveaway, and you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! More details at: tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #edusky #pride #skybrarians #books #lgbtqia

It's pub day for Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure! A huge thanks to editor @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social & all of our incredible contributors for this amazingly creative issue! You don't want to miss it! Purchase your copy, or download a PDF for free www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Thank you to @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social for giving me the chance to share about my creative process in this interview! Honored to be featured on their awesome blog 😊✨

Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? If not, now's a great time! A new one is headed to inboxes next week and will include some special announcements, fun throwbacks to past illustrations, and lots of exciting news. You can subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

Books aren’t just magical transport to other worlds - they’re a vital part of becoming human.

Today in honor of #EndangeredSpeciesDay, I’m returning to the Go Wild! issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. Here’s one of many favorites from the issue: a poem full of wonder by @lindapoet.bsky.social with a lovely illustration by Hollyn Alpert 🐢✨ #kidlit #poetry

Congratulations to @katievenit.bsky.social and Julia Blattman for this well-deserved recognition of their beautiful #picturebook! 🥰 I can’t wait to see it in kids’ hands. #kidlit

A submission window will be open for poetry written for children from Sunday June 1st until June 15th. There is no theme. Please read the guidelines on the website before sending anything for consideration (guidelines can be found on the 'ABOUT' page). JH dirigibleballoon.org/about

“A word after a word after a word is power.” - Margaret Atwood #kidlit

It's Wonderfully Wild's book birthday!

Preorders are open for our Ekphrasis Adventure issue! This issue is so fun and creative, and a beautiful celebration of how art begets more art. Help us support and uplift the talented artists & writers of all ages featured in this issue by ordering a copy! checkout.square.site/buy/4YRQGRFO...

Working with Claire at @littlethoughtspress.com for almost 3 years has been a privilege and one of the highlights of my creative career. I cannot thank her and our #kidlit contributors enough for trusting me with their words and art.

It’s always nice to get this kind of good news in my inbox. 🥳 @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social

This week on the blog, we're looking at how a work of art can inspire poetry and what it means to write an ekphrastic poem. #poetry #poetrycommunity shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/p...

I’m so excited to be a part of this beautiful issue!

So excited to be part of this incredible issue with not one but TWO poems! Thank you @littlethoughtspress.com for including my work alongside such talented creators! 🎉

We are also looking for artwork that brings the world of words to life. Please include a note with your artwork submission that explains the word or expression you are depicting and offers a definition of your chosen word when appropriate.

⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!⭐⭐ We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11! This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social! The theme for Issue 11 is... STIRRING WORDS www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Do you like making #kidlit connections in a great community? Having special query & sub opportunities for your PB, CB, MG, & YA projects? Think the best price is FREE? Me too! I'm a member of Mighty KidLit & I think you should be too. Come join me! mighty-kidlit.mn.co/share/gNZawa...

Do you like making #kidlit connections in a great community? Having special query & sub opportunities for your PB, CB, MG, & YA projects? Think the best price is FREE? Me too! I'm a member of Mighty KidLit & I think you should be too. Come join me! mighty-kidlit.mn.co/share/gNZawa...

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Deb Johnson and I illustrate and write books for children. I am available for picture books, board books, magazines, activity pages, and educational books. www.deb-johnson.com #kidlitart #kidlit #Illustrator #childrensbooks @debjohnsonart.bsky.social

“The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be and do, for your very life.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves

BEYOND thrilled! Kirkus has given @kenardpak.bsky.social's and my book, FORTS, a starred review! shorturl.at/eujzR Coming out with Viking Children's in July. 😁😁 #picturebooks #kidlit

“Results showed that live book reading produced greater activation in the right temporal parietal junction, a brain area associated with social processes like joint attention and understanding others’ thoughts.“ #kidlit www.psypost.org/neuroscienti...

Our latest newsletter is up, featuring a poem from @lindapoet.bsky.social, our interview with @sarah-a-author.bsky.social & a new way to help us support the teachers you love! You can check it out and subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/saving-pol...

Thanks to Sarah Atherton (@sarah-a-author.bsky.social) for sharing her thoughts on writing for kids, her process for crafting her story, "Save the Polar Bears," and lots more in our latest interview. It's on the blog now! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

Jane, of course. ❤️

I ❤️ this phase of a nonfiction picture book project. #kidlit

I gave the original book to my daughter when she was about 12 or so. What an impact it had on her! I’m happy to see this fresh version coming out into the world. We need this. #kidlit #history #truth

“Books are uniquely portable magic.” - Stephen King If this isn’t a living visual of the power of books, I don’t know what is. Passing knowledge, stories, and more from person to person, country to country, generation to generation.Books bind us together. #kidlit abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireSt...

"Two feathered angels, stand atop an acacia tree They do not stare back at us, as we stare at them from Our safari jeep." -from "White-backed Vultures" by Kathryn Beevor in Little Thoughts Press Issue 9: Go Wild! available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

“When it rains, the water doesn’t seep into the salt but instead forms a mirror-like surface…The stars seem to descend to earth, creating the illusion of standing on another planet.” mymodernmet.com/mihail-minko...

Softball is here! #GoMiley 🥎

I'm going to start sending out decisions for our Ekphrasis Adventure subs today but before I do, I just want to note the following: We received 195 pieces to consider. 24 were selected for this issue. We are saying no to so many incredibly creative, well-crafted & inspiring poems & stories.

Don’t miss this great episode of The Children’s Book Podcast! “Sara Andrea Fajardo…joins Matthew to talk about bringing out a little bit of mischief.” @safajarwrites.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

✨ National Library Week kicks off today! ✨ We’re celebrating with library-themed books by #12x12PB members—and with gratitude for the librarians, educators & advocates who keep the magic of libraries alive. ❤️📚

Happy National Poetry Month! They’re terrible! They’re horrible! They’re straight up TORRIBLE! - Torrible Puns: A Collection of Punny Poems by @ttorrible.bsky.social and Robert Dunn #NationalPoetryMonth #poetry #puns #jokes #humor #teachers #librarians #picturebook

“The Printer” - Taken 1905 by Lewis Hines. He took this at the school where he taught. Lewis referred to this photo as his first “bullseye” and it represents a critical moment in Hines’ path from teaching kids to becoming a documentary photographer who fought to end child labor. #DecisiveMoments

🌸 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day 🌸 I'm Shelley Hanmo, specialized in #paperart for #childrensbooks. My favorite topics include music, nature, adventure, friendship, culture diversity, & history. Be sure to get in touch if interested. Rep'd by @agentzacker.bsky.social ✂️ www.junoniaarts.com #kidlitart

📚💳 What’s your favorite thing about your local library? 📖 It’s so important that we support our #libraries & librarians. 👋 Hi, I’m Mark Hoffmann. I love to make goofy, cute books. I’m rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #illustration

Moving, funny, thoughtful…my heart is full as I think about seeing these wonderful illustrations and the beautiful responses they inspired out in the world. Thank you to everyone who submitted, both with art and with words. 🎨 ✍🏼 ❤️ #kidlit @littlethoughtspress.com

“We want a book that fills a need. All day long we get questions: Where are the books on Dinosaurs? Trucks? Princesses? Ponies?” #kidlit #picturebooks robincurrie.substack.com/p/what-do-li...