One of my favorite gifts. 2025 was good to me! 🎁 #writerslife #happynewyear

Looking forward to #storystorm, one of my favorite writing events of the year!

I'm so thrilled to announce my debut book MONSTER MANNERS, illustrated by the talented @yana_kozak_illustrator, is coming Fall 2026! 🥳 This is a dream come true! 🎉

Anyone know how to request #Libby to pre-order an author's book (if possible)?

Mining for Heart in the Absence of Compassion: WORTHY: THE BRAVE AND CAPABLE LIFE OF JOSEPH PIERCE by @andreaywang.bsky.social .📕🩷 Don't miss this post and GIVEAWAY! #edusky @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @levinequerido.bsky.social #Chinese #educators #librarians bethandersonwriter.com/2025/09/26/m...

Twice a month School of Visual Storytelling hosts a FREAKY FRIDAY DRAW-ALONG. I co-hosted with Lee White recently and the subject was "Weird Science". Super fun, and definitely the only way I'd ever draw a dancing waterbear with top hat and cane!

What a lovely way to connect with your readers — BEFORE your book is published. #SophieBlackall #AnnieBarrows #kidlit #picturebooks #PBIllustrator

You donut want to miss this sweet new Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast book by my mentor @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social and Brendan Kearney! Happy #bookbirthday ! 🍩🥳🎉

Don't miss this post about #primarysources and GIVEAWAY! #Nonfiction #Nature #PictureBook @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social #edusky @annehunterstudio.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #birds #forests #nature #kidlit #STEM #science

Tips from author Pat Zietlow Miller on how to read and analyze picture books to become a better picture book writer! picturebookbuilders.com/2025/08/how-...

Who here knows how to market a picture book? What's worked for you? What has failed? What did you just really love doing and what will you never to again? Is there a hashtag I can use to share our collective wisdom with the community? #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration #cankidlit

A new Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast #picturebook by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social and Brendan Kearney is hitting the shelves soon! Yay! 📖🎉

4 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their four August #NF PBs. www.mariacmarshall.com/singlepost/t... Jennifer Swanson Workman Kids @jstremer.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @karenjameson15.bsky.social Yosemite Conservancy @deirdrelaide.bsky.social Tilbury House #interview #kidlit

Because some have asked, I’m hosting this webinar again. It’s not too late to get some help planning your author visits, and this isn’t just for kidlit authors— everyone can benefit. Shares are very welcome!

I love seeing the #picturebook art process! Looking forward to this book release! ❤️

🥳 Happy Book Birthday! 🥳 #kidlit #picturebook @allisonrozo.bsky.social @phonemova.bsky.social @elisahouot.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday! 🎉

This is a great list! Thanks @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social ❤️

Readers love WHALES ! Here are four big stories to enjoy this summer! #whales #kidlit #picturebooks @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #HolidayHousebooks @randomhousekids.bsky.social

An adorable fawn at dusk. ❤️

Have you heard? We're refunding someone's ticket to Picture Book Summit 2025! Get your Early Bird ticket for $100 off by 11:59pm PT on 6/18/25, and be entered to win! picturebooksummit.com/ Don't wait! Get your ticket today! #amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

If you didn’t know, there is a #kidlitchat at 9m Eastern/6pm Pacific today right here on Bluesky. If you did know, please tell your friends who didn’t! It’s an hour long chat related to #kidlit, btw, and there’s frequently dessert. So join us, if you can and want to. And I’ll see you then….

Happy Book Birthday! 🥳🎉 @katelynaronson.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social

Oregon Regional Events! Serious about improving your craft? SCBWI's regional events provide opportunities for professional growth and help you connect with a supportive, creative community. See the link below for our summer events! www.scbwi.org/regions/oreg...

Congratulations @davidhohn.bsky.social! 🎉 #KidLit #illustrators

This looks like a great book! #picturebooks #history #kidlit

Because there are so few words to work with in a children's picture book, each word has to be chosen carefully to make the biggest impact. Being aware of connotation can help a picture book author communicate more clearly and with fewer words. Insight from @chelseatornetto.bsky.social.

Check out this sweet sweepstakes! ❤️🍩❤️ #kidlit #kidsbooksky #picturebooks #childrensbooks

Have you read a good book lately? Take a minute to leave a review. It’s super helpful! 👍👍

Happy book birthday @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social and Kate Gardiner! 🥳📖

Happy book birthday @hopelim.bsky.social and Qin Leng! 🥳📖

Somehow it is Tuesday again, and that means that it's #kidlitchat again! Join us tonight at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific to chat with #kidlit folks (hence our name). We'd love to have you and the room (aka Bluesky) can hold us all! So come chat or lurk or both, I say. And we'll see you then!

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Look out for The Zombees! #picturebooks #Halloweenbooks #kidlit

Today’s #poetry #picturebook is another one of my favorite discoveries this year. It’s a tree road trip! #kidlit #bookblogger #poetrycommunity jenabenton.com/2025/04/15/n...

Congratulations! 👑🎉 #picturebook #bookbirthday #kidlit

I said hello coo And they said no, it's hi coo So ridiculous. #haiku #hicoo

A sandhill crane prancing through the marsh. #naturephotography #sandhillcrane

Happy #BookBirthday 🥳

Happy Book Birthday, Ashlee Hashman & Gillian Eilidh O'Mara! 🥳🎉 @lightonthesea.bsky.social @elisahouot.bsky.social #BookBirthday #picturebooks #kidlit

Cute! #PictureBook

I found a couple rainbows today, but no pot of gold. 🍀 #SaintPatricksDay #Photography

Met up with one of my critique partners from out of state today. It was so wonderful to visit face-to-face. 😃 @north4woodsss.bsky.social #CritiquePartners

A beautiful illustration by Dow! ❤️ @dowphumiruk.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebooks

This is going to be a great event! #kidlit

An eagle flyby! #birdphotography

Juvenile eagles in the rain. #photography #birdwatching

This was such an insightful and inspirational event! Thank you @carrietillotson.bsky.social, Michelle Sumovich, @hannahholt.bsky.social, Dane Liu and Lolly Ward! #bookevents #picturebooks #kidlit

"School libraries are the best. I grew up spending most of my time in them. I really depended on librarians to guide me, and I am forever in their debt." —Julianne Moore #TLSky mrschureads.blogspot.com/2013/11/chil...

Hi #KidlitArtPostcard day✨ I’m Vanessa Morales, a proudly Mexican illustrator, This time with the Cover Reveal for DIEGO FUEGO,our upcoming PB. 🍄 Portfolio phonemova.com 🐸Rep’d by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel at Full Circle Lit #kidlitart (Kindness is the best resistance!)