We know those stories might stink! But they were so lovable in their first life. Just 9 more days to decide which festering idea gets to come out of its coffin. Share and tag all your #KidLit #WritingCommunity and #KidLitArt friends to join in on the #KidlitZombieWeek fun! #WriterSky #amrevising

Musicians Jessyca Perez and Marc Magellan have added music to my reading of Python Catchers, Saving the Everglades, celebrating an American national treasure on 6/23. @foreverglades.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

To celebrate World Bee Day, I recommend this book by Candace Fleming. And of course, mine too. #worldbeeday #pollinators #honeybee

It's World Bee Day! #Worldbeeday #secretgarden #pollinators

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing, strong, and selfless mothers. You are the heart of our homes and the guiding light of our lives. Today, we celebrate your endless devotion, countless sacrifices, and the nurturing love that makes the world a better place.

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Birds are migrating! Please keep cats indoors. @steamteambooks.bsky.social #birds

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day!

National Gardening Day is a good time to turn kids on to gardens and our favorite pollinators, butterflies! Bees and birds and great, too. @melissastewart.bsky.social @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @christinevanzandt.bsky.social

COVER REVEAL! My Little Golden Book biography of BOB DYLAN will be out November 10, 2026! Check out the link for pre-ordering information. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804190/ @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social

Here are some amazing women to celebrate during International Women's Day. @sarahalbee.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @mireyamayor.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social @lauriewallmark.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

BOB DYLAN: A Little Golden Book Biography is in the works. Here is sneak peek at one of the spreads by Illustrator Maike Plenzke. Sale date: 11/10/2026. Cover reveal still to come. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @bobdylancenter.bsky.social

Day #28: 31 Days, 31 Lists: The creme de la creme! The top of the pops! These are the title you won't be able to forget, no matter how the years roll by. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/28/3...

GENIUS BAT--A must-read nonfiction book for bat enthusiasts. The author mentions the most important bat conservationist, Merlin Tuttle, whose photographs graced my children's nonfiction on bats. #bats @12x12challenge.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

🎉 Congrats to @martamagellan.bsky.social on signing with her agent! “Through 12 x 12, I got together with a group of wonderful writers who also wanted to be part of a nonfiction critique group. I took JUST WILD ENOUGH to them, and they gave me the advice to make it publishable.” buff.ly/fcgTRjK

For those who care about children:

Here are some good books to try for NATIONAL STEM DAY, November 8. #STEM @picturebookgold.bsky.social #nonfiction @picturebookslady.bsky.social

Such an honor to see ONE GIRL'S VOICE on the CRA Eureka Honors Awards list next to books by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social & so many more Thank you, California Reading Association!! AstraBooksFYR

More STEAM books honored by the California Reading Association. Eureka! Awards, 2025 This is a truly wonderful set of nonfiction books. So honored to be among them. #nonfiction #STEM #STEAM @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Sharing Silver Honors with my friends, the fabulous Vivian Kirkfield and Lisa Rogers awarded by the California Reading Association @lisaljrogers.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #nonfiction

Celebrating National Book Month among these great picture books. @lisarogers.bsky.social @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @bonniekelso.bsky.social @jilldanabooks.bsky.social @songjudaemicke.bsky.social

Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. Such a blessing to have this legend hold the book I wrote about another primatologist, Mireya Mayor, 2023.

Meet me as I present a little something about birds and a reading of The Nutty Little Vulture to the littlest.

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...

✏️ NEW: Here's the perfect starting point for beginning & still-struggling #kidlit writers. No fluff, just the exact info you need to get started and succeed. Presented by CBI Publisher Laura Backes. Get it now for $30 off the regular price! writeforkids.online/amazing-jour...

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.