*Share this post by 4/21 for a chance to win one of Susan’s books (US only).* HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social! Read my #interview: www.sarahsteinbacher.com/blog/intervi... Up next, Kailei Pew on 4/17. #kidlit #kidlitauthors #picturebooks #kidlitpoetry #booksky #NationalPoetryMonth

Two new books by @gianferrari-m.bsky.social and a double giveaway!! Enter by Wednesday 4/22 for a chance to win both beautiful books! #pb #kidlit #giveaway 📚🤍

Discover two beautiful new books by @gianferrari-m.bsky.social and enter for a chance to win a copy of both! 📚♥️

Love this gorgeous book so much!! 📚🌳♥️ #nyc #kidlit #pb #picturebook

Middle Grade first page contest! tinyurl.com/wdwcontest4

Happy new year! To start the year off with some excitement, Dream Jar Publishing is planning for 2028 and beyond and is now open for submissions for board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and nonfiction (BB, PB, CB). dreamjarpublishing.com/submissions/ #kidlit #submissions

#kidlit trick or treat 👻 📚

PB Spotlight with a giveaway!

Eight Nonfiction Books to Check Out for Halloween(Or any time you like your facts with a side order of scariness!) katemessner.com/eight-nonfic...

Q & A with Cathy Ballou Mealey about her latest picture book! #pb #kidlit @catballoumealey.bsky.social

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15 picture books about astronomy 🌟♥️ #kidlit #pb #science #stem #steam

Great post 🌟📚 #kidlit #pb #nf

Guest post on my For the Love of KidLit blog with author Kitty May Gruchelska. Plus a book giveaway! 📚🌟 check out the schedule for the other blog tour stops too @rockstarbooktours.bsky.social #kidlit

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Yay!! So excited! Thank you @jennytwrites.bsky.social 📚📚♥️♥️

GIVEAWAY: Perfect day for a treat! Signed copy of my debut TATE’S WILD RESCUE is looking for a home. Follow, comment + share, and you are entered my sweets. Winner on Monday, 2/17. 💌 🐾

SCOTUS said it will hear a case on whether reading #LGBTQ picture books in an elementary school w/o giving parents a chance to opt out their kids violates religious freedom. Details at link, & a quote from @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social, author of one of the targeted books. mombian.com/2025/01/21/s...

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Two incredible mini-workshops by Mike Ciccotello last night during my school’s book fair event! The students were totally inspired, engaged, and entertained by Mr. Mike! So fun to see their drawings! ✏️ 📚 I’m happy I got to see my friend and witness his magical connection with kids, art, and books!

Incredibly happy I got to watch the @blueorigin launch with my students! So excited for everyone on board, especially Emily Calandrelli! (the 100th woman in space!) 🚀🚀🌟🌟

Educators, librarians, parents, home-schoolers - I'm sharing a list of STEAM/STEM books that model scientific thinking for kids. Data, evidence, questioning, and more! Dive into scientific investigation! ❤️📚🥳 @edusky.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social imaginationsoup.net/books-that-m...

I’m so grateful to win a picture book to honor the memory of Katey Howes from Give Something Away Day @DBeckJacobson @kpfenni 💙 I simply can’t rave enough about this book! The Reindeer Remainders by Katey Howes, illustrated by Marie Hermansson is fabulous, fun, & full of math!📚

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Roses are red, but never blue, if you’re wondering why, this book is for you! theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/fal... 🧪

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Day 27: 2023 Nonfiction Picture Books. For 31 Days, 31 Lists, these are the nonfiction picture books closest to my heart. The ones that I truly feel did their jobs the best. Agree! Disagree! Debate! It's wide open. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2023/12/27/3...

Our naughty elf likes potty humor! 😂🎅🏼🎄

PB Spotlight: To Dogs, With Love by Maria Gianferrari, plus a giveaway! 🐾❤️🐾 #pb kidlit #kidlitart

I was gifted “math art” by a kindergarten student and ❤️❤️❤️

An awesome treat from a fellow science teacher! ❤️

I love chatting with #kidlit authors! jennifermaryg.com/2023/12/11/q... #pb #writingcommunity

For anyone looking for a yummy recipe, this was delicious! www.foodandwine.com/recipes/shee... #yum #recipe

Need this book for my classroom ❤️

(*Updated Nov/2023*) Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼 My take on social media Quick tips + templates My Bluesky how-to videos KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky Kate Messner's KidLit Community list cont'd

I love that my colleague does this every year outside of his classroom. 💦 😂 #H2O #chemistry #science

It’s #NationalSTEMDay! Celebrate a scientist who fought hard to secure a place in a male dominated world…like Wu Chien Shiung! #WomenInSTEM

These classic picture books are always a highlight when we study owls in science. My first graders are gearing up to dissect owl pellets. 🦉 🦴 In the second picture, you’ll see the talon of a Barn owl (on the left) compared to a Bald eagle (middle) and a Harpy eagle (right). 👀 #kidlit #science #pb

I’ve been using the stunning classic Stellaluna for many, many years in my elementary science classroom. Kids absolutely love this story. 🧡What a great way to kick off our study of bats! 🦇 And a great way to compare/contrast bats and birds.

Q & A with illustrator Diana Sudyka, plus a spotlight on Fungi Grow by Maria Gianferrari with a giveaway! www.jennifermaryg.com/2023/11/03/q-a-with-illustrator-Diana-Sudyka-plus-a-spotlight-on-fungi-grow-with-a-giveaway #kidlit #kidlitart #pb #nf

Iggy Peck Architect by @andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social is such a wonderful way to kick off engineering/design lessons with my kindergarten science classes! And they love the illustrations by David Roberts 🏢🏗️🏙️ #pb #kidlit

Picture Book List: 16 Books About Classic Halloween Monsters www.onlypicturebooks.com/2023/10/30/p... 👻🎃📚

My cauldron bubbled with Halloween science today! 🧡👻🎃 My students especially loved when the eyeballs rose up and spilled over the edge 👀 👻🧡

I love this gorgeous book and can’t wait to use it with my students! It’s been on my mental wishlist, yet I didn’t buy it and it was delivered today with no note. Hmm…a wonderful mystery!! Anyone want to fess up, so I can thank you?!? ♥️📚#kidlit

Found this magical book and witchy swag in my mailbox! Thank you @gayleckrause.bsky.social, I was thrilled to win a copy of this clever/kind tale and I love the illustrations by Kate Talbot! ♥️🌟📚#kidlit