ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...

Revise your nonfiction picture book with me in a small-group Inked Voices workshop! @inkedvoices.bsky.social  🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026 Apply by Nov 2, 2025 Two rounds of critique plus  craft discussion. 🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458 #KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook

If you're looking for a fun spooky #picturebook for little ones this #halloween #ThereWasAYoungZombieWhoSwallowedAWorm written by me, illustrated by #DianeEwen published #macmillankidsUK is a beauty!

🕵️‍♂️New book alert!🕵️‍♂️Do YOU have a little detective in your life? The Werelock & Scratch Detective Agency needs their help to crack the case! Perfect for readers 7+, with interactive puzzles, clues & riddles galore! Out 25/09. Pre-order to join the crime-busting fun! geni.us/xlkwlt #KidLitUK

My first book of the summer, and what a delightful read it was! My heart is feeling all the feels after reading this one. Beth Ferry is truly a wordsmith, and the Fan Brothers brought her characters to life in such an adorable, heartwarming way. Go get your copy today!

Oh my goodness, just finished with literary agent's @allidh.bsky.social stellar writing workshop through @inkedvoices.bsky.social. Alli provided the best discussion prompts, offered deep insights into our manuscripts, and answered our many burning questions. #writing #revising #writingcommunity

I'm fortunate to work w/ talented #kidlit creators like illustrator @hloweart.bsky.social who continues to do amazing work & brings beautiful, meaningful picture books to life like POH POH'S SWORD by Julia Hune-Brown. #Immigration #PB published by @secondstory.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social

More good news from #KidLitChat: Congrats to @hannaneier.bsky.social on selling her middle grade mss to #FeiwelFriends.

Thank you for including our book #therewasayoungzombiewhoswallowedaworm! @stormliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #zombie #humor #picturebooks

From conservation and recycling to a simple appreciation of nature, these books provide a greater understanding of the world and our place in it. "No Planet B: Books on Climate Change and Environmental Activism | Great Books"

Looking to see if there’s a 🧞‍♂️around looking to grant a wish✨ I found out I will be teaching 1st grade next year🫶🏻 In turn I will be moving rooms. In 1st grade the calendar is taught daily. I need one to use with my littles. Any help is truly appreciated 💙 Thank you🥹 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Goodmorning everyone❤️I finished my 3rd year of teaching😍I’m thankful that I’ll still be teaching Kinder next year🩷I have started creating a list of items that I’ll be needing for next school year❤️Any help or RT is greatly appreciated 🫶 #clearthelist #Kinder #title1 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Goodmorning🩷I’m a Kinder teacher from Texas😍I I officially finished my 3rd year of teaching❤️ I’m preparing for next year❤️Any help or RT is greatly appreciated🫶 #clearthelist #title1 #Kinder www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Newly Updated! Pollination: Gorgeous Video and Ideas for Summer Learning buff.ly/AQD9q7m via @pragmaticmom @SusanEdwardsRichmond #ReadYourWorld #pollination #picturebooks #STEM

Really excited to be the winner of the @scbwi.bsky.social draw This march challenge . The prompt was ‘wild things’ and I was so pleased to see my entry on the winners page of their website :) #drawing #illustration #scbwidrawthis #wildthings

The BAA HAA Book Birthday Baaaaash Tour continues this Saturday in Asheville, NC! #KidLit

I finally got to draw one of my signature penguins on a book cover. Blessings upon the whole History Smashers team for this opportunity 🙏

Newly Updated! 11 Picture Books to Teach Idioms buff.ly/RhJaBT8 via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #idioms #figurativelanguage

Thanks again to those who answered my #IndustryPolls earlier this year! As promised, here's Part 1 of the results: How Freelance Illustrators Find Work - debbieohi.com/2025/03/surv... #KidLit #KidLitArtists

Curious how many queries it took for me to find my agent, @allielevick.bsky.social? Read my interview on the 12x12 blog, where I share a numerical breakdown of query letters vs. rejections/requests/offers, my unhinged reaction to "the e-mail before the call", and a bit about my journey to #kidlit

I WANNA STEAL HIS DINOS SHIRT. 😈! (NO, I’d NEVER do that. ‘Cause it wouldn’t fit. 😂😂😂!) Seriously, THANKS for the #BookLove, @onewheeloneil.bsky.social and l’il Book Buddy! 😊❤️🦖🦕! DON’T GO EXTINCT! #kidlit @jennharknee.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

Happy #BookBirthday to Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door (book 2) Magical puppies Hocus and Pocus have a new neighbor: Bye-Bye the dragon! Will they all be friends? Available now in paperback & hardcover! #kidlit #candlewick #arcapetta!

Thrilled with this delightful recommendation for our #picturebook WIND IS A DANCE in Washington Parent's "What to Read: What's Happening with the Weather" article. Check this out @joseebisaillon.bsky.social! @kidscanpress.bsky.social washingtonparent.com/what-to-read... #weather #wind

🤩💫🥳 It's a *gorgeous* cover reveal for my next book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story! I'm infinitely lucky to have the magical opportunity to create this book with illustrator #ThaiMyPhuong, published by Flamingo Books/PRH! @thecatagency.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #Kidlit

I had a great time today reading to so many classrooms of kids as part of Read Across America Week with @randomhousekids.bsky.social! If you joined me & Ashley Belote, we hope you had as much fun for Rhyme Time Tuesday as we did!

Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Boise, and Harrisburg, PA friends, I'm headed your way next week for the History Smashers Book Tour! There will be stories, trivia contests, and lots of myth smashing. Hope you'll bring the family & join us!

For those who care about what's happening in the world but sometimes need a break, I've updated my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, criteria unapologetically subjective.

For those who sometimes need a break from what's happening in the world, feel free to follow my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, criteria unapologetically subjective.

Just created a birthday fundraiser on FB like I've done every year since my husband passed away. The Stuart Kirkfield Scholarship at @highlightsfound.bsky.social was spearheaded by @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social & Sherri Jones Rivers. www.highlightsfoundation.org/stuart-kirkf...

Magnificent find in #warrnambool by artist @jimmi_buscombe_artist #yellowtailedblackcockatoo

The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉 The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨ How many entries do you think we'll have this year? mindyalyseweiss.com/...

As today's guest blogger for @taralazar.bsky.social's #Storystorm today, I give a behind-the-scenes peek at my character-building brainstorming for our picture book collaboration, PARTY ANIMALS. taralazar.com/2025/01/30/s...

It’s a book! A bunch of books! In a box! #PartyAnimals

The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for most distinguished beginning reader books goes to VACATION by Ame Dyckman, illus. by Mark Teague #ALAyma

Congratulations, @amedyckman.bsky.social and Mark Teague!

Congratulations you marvellous creative super special person!! So happy for your fabulous achievement!!

Woohoo! Just received confirmation from @jpchanda.bsky.social that his account really IS his. Justin Chanda gave me my 1st big break when he discovered my work at a @scbwi.bsky.social Portfolio Showcase in 2010, asked me to illustrate I’M BORED (written by @michaelianblack.bsky.social).

THANK YOU for doing this, @kidlitforla.bsky.social! SUCH A GOOD CAUSE! ❤️‍🩹📚!

I'm looking forward to hosting this Black Voices retreat again with Jas Hammonds @highlightsfound.bsky.social. I hope you can join us! Register here: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bla...

Thanks for sharing this, @mstewartscience.bsky.social! Thanks, @slj.com, for including #ISeeColor!

A punny time with aloha and rethinking that old manuscript: taralazar.com/2025/01/23/s... #authors #EduSky #writing #picturebooks #Hawaii

Thank you for sharing! 🍪🧡@tstrawberrypost.bsky.social

Recieved a unexpected holiday surprise from my editor-two early copies of MAYBE JUST ASK ME! Available April 22 from @ssedlib.bsky.social (but you can pre-order a copy now!)

I have participated in Storystorm for years, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share some of my own inspiration here today! Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social taralazar.com/2025/01/20/s...

From conferences to exhibit halls to informal meetups to baby onesies, the #12x12PB Community is there for each other! You'll never write or attend an event alone again - if you join us! 12x12challenge.com/m...#12x12PB#kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity

Congratulations!!

Exciting news, #BluePit is opening up to the wider storytelling community! Creators in the #gamedev, #ttrpg, and #comic communities are now welcome to pitch their projects during our first pitch event. With this announcement comes two new cohosts @jadeblack21.bsky.social and @feyearth.bsky.social🧵

Yay! Thanks for sharing, @fraudrk.bsky.social. I have a feeling we'll have tons of discussion fun and connections on our #PBParty BlueSky party this year! I can't wait!

For those seeking a feed free of politics, negativity & mean-snark, feel free to follow my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, criteria unapologetically subjective.