Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 19): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Kid Lit Trends course @hunderdown.bsky.social , Joyful Marketing @juliefhedlund.bsky.social Reverse Outline, more. Thanks Erin Niehenke for the illustration, Running Press Kids & Scott Lape for the giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, NUMBER MANIA: A VISUAL EXPLORATION FROM 0 TO 100 by Scott Lape, illustrated by Victor Medina (Odd Dot). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, ONCE UPON A KWANZAA by Nyasha Williams and Sidney Rose McCall illustrated by Sawyer Cloud (Running Press Kids). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...

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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 12): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Successful Query Examples, Voice vs. Tone, Book Awards, more. Thanks to Eric Castleman for the illustration, Macmillan and Third State Books for the PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MAMA MOON written and illustrated by Noah Grigni (Macmillan). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN by @kimberlytso.bsky.social, illustrated by Louie Chin (Third State Books). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

CALVIN CAN'T FLY written by Jennifer Berne and read by Jonathan Pryce is a wonderful story about reading and knowledge for our times. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social storylineonline.net/books/calvin...

Illustrators: we are running a Kidlit411 banner design contest. Enter to win cash prizes, an Illustrator Spotlight, and your design on our website for a month in 2026. Deadline is Oct 15. More details: kidlit411.com/2025/07/kidl... #kidlitart

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 5): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: PB Tips, Writing MG, How to Title Your Book, more. Thanks Katy Tannis for the illustration, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & Sonja Anderson for the PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, A CHRISTMAS WISH FOR LITTLE DALA HORSE by Sonja Anderson, illustrated by Agnieszka Potocka (TyndaleHouse) out Sept 9. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova (Barefoot Books) out Sept 9. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 29): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Reading Like a Writer, Art Notes in PBs, Submission Process, more. Thanks @colleenmuske.bsky.social for the illo, Scholastic, @maritererbellas.bsky.social @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social illustrated by @davidhohn.bsky.social (Sleeping Bear Books) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book MESSI'S MAGIC by @carolinelperry.bsky.social illustrated by Luciano Lozano (Scholastic) out on Sept. 2. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 22): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Kidlit411 banner design contest, Better Books Workshop, Query Letters, more. Thanks Sue Macartney for the illustration, @penguinkids.bsky.social & Simon & Schuster for the MG giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel ARE YOU NOBODY TOO? by Tina Cane (Make Me a World/ RHCB). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, LOST ON DOLL ISLAND by @writercass.bsky.social ‪ (S&S Books for Young Readers) out on Aug. 26. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 15): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Advice for Selling at Tables, SCBWI mentor programs, KidLitGN pitch event, more. Thanks Mary Pat Kanaley for the illustration, @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social for the giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, WOLF GIRL: INTO THE WILD by Anh Do (@harpercollins.bsky.social) To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book GILBERT AND THE GHOST by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social, illustrated by Jess Mason (Beaming Books) out Aug. 19. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our Friday big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 8): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Formatting PBs, 5 Types of Scenes to Master, Illustration Banner Contest, more. Thanks Heli Pohjoisaho for the illustration, @evelynbookless.bsky.social and @laurasmetana.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, JINX! by @evelynbookless.bsky.social, illustrated by @annasuessbauer.bsky.social (Reycraft Books) To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE THE NIGHT SKY written & illustrated by @laurasmetana.bsky.social (Flying Cardinal Press). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...

In case you missed it, we're running our Kidlit411 website banner contest: design a banner to win cash prizes ($175/ $125/ $75), an Illustrator Spotlight, and your design featured one month in 2026. Deadline: Oct. 15. #kidlitart www.kidlit411.com/2025/07/kidl...

It's the first of the month so we have a new website banner designed by @shihopate.bsky.social. Check out our Illustrator Spotlight and her beautiful art! www.kidlit411.com/2025/08/illu...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 1): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Kidlit411 Banner Illustration Contest, DIY Promotion, PB tips, more. Thanks Johanna H. Kim for the illustration, @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social for the PB giveaway.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, M IS FOR MASON JAR by @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social, illustrated by Sally Garland (Familius) out Aug 12. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 25): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: Why Your Story is Not Working, Unlikeable Characters, Publishing FAQs, more. Thanks @artwithheather.bsky.social for the illo, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social @katieleereinert.bsky.social for the giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social, illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, READY TO SMILE AGAIN by @katieleereinert.bsky.social, illustrated by Sarah Aziz (Gnome Road Publishing) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 18): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: PB Page Turns, MG Golden Rules, Marketing only Authors Can Do, more. Thanks @krisfulkart.bsky.social for the illustration, @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social & @elaynecrain.bsky.social for the giveaways. ‪

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER by @elaynecrain.bsky.social, illustrated by John Ledda (Feiwel and Friends) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the NYT bestseller YA novel, A FORGERY OF FATE by Elizabeth Lim (@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 11): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: Children's Book Market, Why your Plot Isn't Working, 10 Things to Avoid in PBs, more. Thanks @me-mwai.bsky.social for the illo, @mariawenadcock.bsky.social & @beckyscharn.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, @beckyscharn.bsky.social, illustrated by Jiarui Jiang (Margaret K. McElderry Books). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway for the picture book, MY NAME IS AI LIN by @mariawenadcock.bsky.social, illustrated by Yu Ting Cheng (Sleeping Bear Books). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TELL ME ABOUT JUNETEENTH by Kortney Nash, illustrated by @deandrahodge.bsky.social (Macmillan) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE TRAVELING TACO: THE AMAZING AND SURPRISING JOURNEY OF MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social illus by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Red Comet Press) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry here: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 4): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: Picture Books 101, Unputdownable Openers, What Debut Novelists Should Know, more. Thanks @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social for the illo,@berrietr.bsky.social @pragmaticmom.bsky.social & Macmillan for the giveaways.

We are pleased to feature author-illustrator @berrietr.bsky.social and her website banner design for Kidlit411. Also, enter to win a copy of JUST DUCKY: A FRIENDSHIP TAKES FLIGHT (Cardinal Rule Press). To enter, L + RP (+ more ways to win, see link): kidlit411.com/2025/07/illu... #kidlitart

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 27): kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... Inside: Lyrical Language Lab Summer Poetry Contest, Comic/Manga Art contest, Marketing 101, more. Thanks @susischaeferart.bsky.social for the illustration and Erika Lynne Jones and Nadia Solomon for the giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book ZARA IN THE MIDDLE, written & illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones (@harpercollins.bsky.social) out on July 8. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book A RAKHI FOR RAKESH by Nadia Solomon, illustrated by @nabihaiderali.bsky.social (@versifybooks.bsky.social) out on July 8. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)

⚽️ COVER REVEAL ⚽️ So excited to share the cover for STEALING THE SCORE, my World Cup-themed middle grade about a missing soccer superstar. Thank you @polymorphin.bsky.social for the amazing art/ Stephanie Yang for the design! Add this to Goodreads: bit.ly/soccerGR or pre-order: bit.ly/soccerBN

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 20): www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... Inside: Messy Characters, POV in Picture Books, Hiring Illustrators, more. Thanks @cyndiharvell.bsky.social for the illustration, @lindsayleslie.bsky.social & @tanyakonerman.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, GUS HEARTS THE BUS by @lindsayleslie.bsky.social, illustrated by @geetaladi.bsky.social (Sleeping Bear Press) out on July 1. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book MUD TO THE RESCUE! HOW ANIMALS USE MUD TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE by @tanyakonerman.bsky.social, illusby Melanie Cataldo (Web of Life Children's Books). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-...