We're honored to have two #kidlit legends interviewed in this month's issue of CBI, the wonderful Lois Lowry and Katherine Paterson. We'll share some of their wisdom over the next few days.

Today is World Honey Bee Day! @picturebookgold.bsky.social #bees #honeybees #insects #worldhoneybeeday #threatenedspecies

Attention elephant lovers: World Elephant Day is August 12! @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social #nonfiction #math #picturebooks

The fabulous Vivian Kirkfeld has featured LIZARD INVASION in her Perfect Picture Book Friday blog! @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social #lizards #invasivespecies viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/15/p...

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I am SO honored to share the #coverreveal for a book I co-authored with Minoru Tonai, illustrated by Chris Sasaki, edited by Meredith Mundy, and published by ABRAMS Books. Join us on the amazing Vivian Kirkfield's blog to learn more: viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/11/c... 🎉

magic streetlight art beauty surrounds those who look, even after dark #haikuSaturday #photography

litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... Thank you @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social I encourage educators to look for ways to promote creativity in all forms with your students as you head back to the classroom! #EduSky #Creativity #Kindness #Stem #Reading

Attention elephant lovers: World Elephant Day is August 12! @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social #nonfiction #math #picturebooks

Another book launch by the incomparable Ana Siqueira from the Miami Critique Group, who came to support her. @anasiqueira.bsky.social #picturebooks #miamicritiquebook @joycekay.bsky.social @silvialopezauthor.bsky.social @realmisterfigg.bsky.social

Happy Anniversary! Check out the beautiful and informative book Dragonflies Water Angels and Brilliant Bioindicators by the talented @martamagellan.bsky.social @eifrigpublishing #dragonflies @MauroMagellan #insects #kidlit #12 #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation

Thrilled to see a PW review for The Library in the Woods by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and R. Gregory Christie: "a moving reflection on intergenerational connection and different kinds of knowledge." www.publishersweekly.com/9781541599123

Boosting this beloved #backtoschool favorite! #EduSky #Teachers #lessonplans #kidlit #BookSky

July 30--International Friendship Day. We can certainly use some international friendships! Here are some children's books about friendships worth reading. @picturebookgold.bsky.social @jilldanabooks.bsky.social @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @judithvaldesb.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social

Just 2 days to go! 📣 Join us for this month’s FREE #12x12PB Book Chat with @ChristineAlemshah.bsky.social, author of BEA'S BALIKBAYAN BOX OF TREASURES! 📅 Monday, July 21 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT Sign up here: buff.ly/wzgY6uM

Teachers, do you love monarch butterflies and want to incorporate them in your language classes? Here you go! @picturebookgold.bsky.social

Spread your wings & embrace #vocabulary with a new #LitLinks lesson: Let's see how to build vocabulary with a STEM picture book Dive into the world of butterflies for science & vocab connections 🦋 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12818 #edusky @steamteambooks.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social

Here are two great books from the Southwest Division in the Crystal Kite Awards. Voting ends July 19! @picturebookgold.bsky.social @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social

Librarians from Louisiana read JUST WILD ENOUGH, MIREYA MAYOR, PRIMATOLOGIST, with their students from the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice List. Great letters from the students! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social @mireyamayor.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social

Lots of smart kids at the Nature Detectives workshop in Ponte Vedre. Children all received a copy of my book, LIZARD INVASION: Florida's Little Green Anole and Their Fight for Survival as well as a native plant. @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #lizards #nonfiction

Conserving our environment is an American value. From hikers to hunters we want to keep our public lands public! Thats why the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands needs to be removed from the Senate Budget Bill. Nature is non partisan! 🇺🇸 Pass it on!

At the No Kings rally in downtown Miami. I did not approve of the vulgar signs of which there were too many, but many held signs that made sense, peacefully protesting.

For all writers interested in bilingual and duo-lingual books: Here is a valuable interview with Professor Aixa Perez-Prado. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXZs... @professoraixa.bsky.social @silvialopezauthor.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @readyourworld.bsky.social

Nonfiction picture books nominated for the Crystal Kite Awards! First round voting has begun. Please vote for your favorites. Supporting nonfiction. @katiefurze.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @sarahalbee.bsky.social @melissastewart.bsky.social

Books from the Southwest and Southeast Divisions nominated for a Crystal Kite Award. Please vote for your favorites! @picturebookgold.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @bonniekelso.bsky.social @lynnbbooks.bsky.social

Happy anniversary to Amazing, Misunderstood Bats by the talented @martamagellan.bsky.social ! ❤️🎉🍀🎈📚 @batcon.org #k12 #conservation #bats #kidlit #nonfiction

Happy National Dragonfly Day! Celebrate this day by reading the beautiful and informational book Dragonflies by the talented @martamagellan.bsky.social @WorldwideDragonfly #dragonflies #damselflies @EifrigPublish #nonfiction #k12 #STEM

Happy National Pollinators' Month! Celebrate this month by reading these beautiful and informative books by the talented @martamagellan.bsky.social #Nonfiction #pollinators #NationalPollinatorsMonth #k12 #kidlit

Starting a Little Golden Book Collection. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @silvialopezauthor.bsky.social @lisaljrogers.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social

There is a day for bicycles! Here is a great book by the incomparable Vivian Kirkfield. @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social #bicycles #women

It's here! A day for dragonflies, and a good time to read about them. @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #insects #dragonflies

I recommend Bee Catastrophe, a wonderful book about bees by @martamagellan.bsky.social. My review is here: www.instagram.com/p/C9P0-rKp9_6/

Here is an article to inspire by the incomparable Vivian Kirkfield.

Love seeing our Picture Book Gold member @ljrwritenow.bsky.social's book in the wild! Told as a news story, this STEM title has great back matter & is a super choice for #educators making their end-of-year book orders! #librarians #kidlit #picturebooks #heroes #kindness #ClimateChange #wildfires

Hooray for these books featuring endangered species!

Silvia Lopez's new podcast, featuring Alexandra Alessandri! Listen to it on Spotify: youtu.be/iMpTTB824ug Can't wait to hear the interview featuring the fabulous Aixa Perez-Prado. @professoraixa.bsky.social @latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social @claudiasloan.bsky.social #picturebooksforkids #latinx

Happy #aapiheritagemonth ! ❤️🎉Check out these 15 beautiful #aapibooks , including Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope and Tu Youyou’s Discovery @albertwhitman.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social #aanhpi #kidlit #ownvoices #diversereads

When you buy oranges & grape jelly 🧡💜 just for the orioles & make nectar for the hummingbirds...❤️ it's migration time! In @martamagellan.bsky.social's FLYING JEWELS a hummingbird gets lost along its route. What migratory birds have you seen? 🪶 #MigratoryBirdDay #hummingbirds #orioles #warblers

A good way for kids to celebrate Asian-American and Pacific Islander Day with these Our World board books. @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social #japan #china

WooHoo, my new manuscript called BRILLIANT BLUES about some very special macaws got on the Honorable Mention list for Mindy Weiss' PBParty. Big thanks to all the judges and organizers! @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social

Children's Book Week starting May 5th! Here are some great books to choose from.

Vehicles are dangerous and are the cause of the deepest of all heartbreaks. Some tricks to keep kids safe exist at this website: Kids and Cars www.kidsandcars.org #HeatstrokeKills #HotCarsKill #LookBeforeYouLock @kidsandcarsafety

Wishing for a happy and healthy Earth on this day celebrating our beautiful planet with these beautiful @picturebookgold.bsky.social books!

Happy #BookBirthday BUTTERNUT & BOBO! I can’t wait for U to see Anusha Santosh’s @aaam.ras.design’s amazing illustrations & meet the new characters! Thanks the Butternut series support! Please share this post. And Happy Earth Day! For the full post: www.instagram.com/p/DIwdEcLvnJD/

Celebrate science on this day with the inspiring TU YOUYOU’S DISCOVERY, by @songjudaemicke.bsky.social and Lin!

Let’s celebrate indie bookstores this week and every week!

From a student whose librarian read Just Wild Enough to grades 2-4. @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Reading THE NUTTY LITTLE VULTURE and discussing why vultures are important to a precious group of super engaged Montessori school children. @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #birds #montessori #education