It’s happening and I’m so excited. Thank you @vashtiharrison.bsky.social for the visual. My next book with Jason Griffin, ON FRIDAYS, launches in the world on 9.1.26. Preorder now!

#Bookaday I added Traci N. Todd and @vashtiharrison.bsky.social's That You Are Here Is No Small Thing to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

🌟 COVER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 From Sibert Honor winner Traci N. Todd & Caldecott Medalist @vashtiharrison.bsky.social comes an unforgettable exploration of culture and history that records the important survival story Black children carry and celebrates their hope for a radiant future.

i closed out my column this week with this preemptive jab at basically every commentator currently looking for ways to say that last night didn’t count

Join me for a signing at #alaac25 on Monday! @lbschool.bsky.social

The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

Peony season

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Incredibly talented author & illustrator @vashtiharrison.bsky.social will be joining us this week to talk about her Caldecott Medal winning book, Big. We can't wait!! This powerful picture book is a must read. On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you? We are off the charts at 11!

What a huge honor! Big was included in Kirkus Reviews list of Best Books of the 21st Century (so far) www.kirkusreviews.com/fiction/best...

didn’t we used to have a word for this

Starting at 10:30!

Join me for a free virtual event Tomorrow! I’ll be part of The Society of Illustrators Virtual Saturday Stories! I’ll do a live reading and drawing workshop! Register here: societyillustrators.org/event/virtua...

Join me for a free virtual event Tomorrow! I’ll be part of The Society of Illustrators Virtual Saturday Stories! I’ll do a live reading and drawing workshop! Register here: societyillustrators.org/event/virtua...

Join me for a virtual storytime and art workshop this Saturday with the Society of Illustrators! Free to register: societyillustrators.org/event/virtua...

Posca party

Hey #kidlit, friendly reminder that tomorrow is #kidlitartpostcard! Last month we set a record on Bluesky with 413 posts. Take care to use the right hashtag so your work can be found. I’m planning to scroll the hashtag with @flashes.blue this time around! 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Heart. Hair. Hands. #bhm days 4,5 and 6. Black History Month might need to last all year for me to do these posts, but I’m ok w/that. We’re gonna need some timeline cleanses over the next couple months. Take a break from doomscrolling and look at these cuties inspired by my recent school visits.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

New MSNBC Bloodbath of Non-White Anchors After Joy Reid Forced Out

2/19: MSNBC celebrates its NAACP Image Award and Joy Reid’s book Medgar & Myrlie. 2/22: Trump calls MSNBC a “threat to democracy” after NBCUniversal’s lawsuit settlement. 2/23: Joy Reid ( @joyannreid.bsky.social ) canceled. When Trump sent the heat, @MSNBC.com bent the knee—AGAIN!

Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.

Hope Island #bhm day 2 #hope #blackhistorymonth Still working on updating the list, thank you for your suggestions!

#BHM 🧵

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Today I discovered you can connect any Bluetooth keyboard to the iPad to utilize hot keys in procreate 😭😮‍💨

Today and in the coming days, remember

This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.

FYI products on Society6 are 60% off today! society6.com/a/products/v...

I went for a kitschy retro look for my greeting card this year society6.com/a/products/v...

The only photo I have of this little figurine before I dropped and broke it 😭

It should be noted that the original person who said this is @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - artist and activist. I find it odd that her name got cropped out of the original screenshot (from an article in LA Times, btw) and the uncredited version is the one that makes the viral rounds.

Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop transformed how we see children's books and the world. Explore her powerful story in this oral history, created by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table for the 55th anniversary of the award. 📚 #MirrorsWindowsAndSlidingGlassDoors youtu.be/Zm6zmaERJ3c?...

Come outto this WMG event at the Society of Illustrators in NYC tomorrow night at 6pm! I’ll be on a panel with Cecelia Ruiz and Selina Alko talking about our creative processes! You’ll also get access to the museum to see the Original Art exhibition! www.womensmediagroup.org/event-5913885

Hey #kidlit illustrators, I'm a children’s publishing #art director. To celebrate Bluesky’s recent 20M user milestone I’d like to gift a FREE one hour Zoom portfolio-review/coaching-session. 1. Reply w/ your art. 2. Random winner. 3. No DMs please. I will look closely at every reply! 💙❤️

Supermodel Sky

Apparently people are on here STILL failing to include Black artists in their starter packs 😮‍💨 Well, I’ve got you covered below if you’re looking for some talented melanated people to follow. 🌚

Tiny watercolors

Hello all. Jumping on here so share my art, books and updates! Here’s some of my work!

Post your most popular art from Twitter Dec 21 2020 iykyk #blacktwitter #blacksky

Very proud of this little bookshelf I made for my friend Winsome Bingham, and all of her beautiful books for children! Happy Birthday Friend!

Hey all! I looked for the established dates for all the old Twitter artist hashtag events. The dates are as follows: ArtistsOfSEA - Jan 16 VisibleWomen - August 8 DrawingWhileBlack - Sep 15 SouthAsianArtists - Oct 12 PortfolioDay - Every second Tuesday in January, April, July, and October

Hey, I’m Vashti. Primarily author and illustrator of children’s books, but I miss posting about all of my random crafts and doodles! linktr.ee/vashtiharrison

I missed you guys 🥲