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The #PBRisingStars Mentee apps are OPEN! Calling all illustrators, unagented OR agented without agent-repped PB deals, these are the Mentors you can apply to! www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #amquerying #pbparty

🤞 Good luck to everyone who applies! #pbrisingstars

Today is your LAST CHANCE to join #12x12PB before we close the doors until 2026! Turn your #picturebook dreams into reality with a supportive community of authors & illustrators. Get expert guidance, feedback, and motivation! #kidlit #kidlitart buff.ly/2Fz4Zoz

Don't miss your shot! #12x12PB is open thru 3/2. Get 12 webinars, critiques on manuscripts and queries, camaraderie with #picturebook #writers, and so much more! #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...

Registration opens next Sunday, March 2 for #NESCBWI25 We hope to see you there! www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...

It's submission day for the #PBParty contest. Did you enter yet? Please don't wait until the last minute! We can't wait to find out where you live, what genre/s you submitted & what other genres you write.

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This road that we are on is beset with fear. There are many ways you can fail. There are many ways you can be rejected. But being here means you have faith in yourself. @erinentrada.bsky.social #scbwiNY25

Sometimes we have to show ourselves grace…. especially if we are our own worst critic - @erinentrada.bsky.social #scbwiNY25

Open keynote at #scbwiNY25

Reminder that the ALA Youth Media Awards is tomorrow, and if you can use a little joy in your morning, be sure to log in by 9AM CST. Let's soak in some #kidlit and #kidlitart love!

“A shift towards shorter, and/or illustrated, middle grade doesn’t mean simpler,” she told the Bookseller. “These are complex, satisfying pieces of work that enrich a child’s understanding of storytelling in so many ways ...

Praying for the soul of our nation on this #MLKDay.

Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog, w/ book recs by @benjaminboche.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/30th-anniver...

How to feel old? When one of your firsties brings a radio cd player for show and tell and you realize there is nothing about the device the majority of the class has experienced before.

Happy Everything! It’s that time of year. youtu.be/nLGBEETtEPc?...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. If I counted right, today is book 20. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Tomorrow is school book fair day! Can’t wait to browse!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Doing some book research. What is your favorite holiday cookie or dessert? All holidays encouraged.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

My #firsties decided to open my bag of #NCTE24 picture books one mystery book at a time! This morning we pulled out THREE POCKETS FULL by @cindylrodriguez.bsky.social My Spanish speaking students loved helping the class understand all the mixed in Spanish words!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

Updated: Bluesky resources For The #KidLit Community. Added a Master Index to make it easier to find subtopics, plus you can always use the Search field to look for specific topics. publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo...

It’s time for my ever-growing thread of tax write-offs for authors & illustrators to keep in mind as we head into year-end. ✨ Book-related travel ✨ New computer/equipment ✨ Internet / office space ✨ Paper, office stuff, packaging items, stamps ✨ Software like Word, Scrivener, Canva Pro etc.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

When in Boston…

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks

So excited to be supporting New England #SCBWI authors at #NCTE today! Come visit in booth 133.

Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Watching Harold and the Purple Crayon the movie on the way to Boston. Bookish friends, have you seen it yet? So far it’s much better than I was expecting.

Here is a starter pack for educators of K-2. Reply to be added. go.bsky.app/MXYnoRF

Hey #Edusky, does anyone have a starter pack for finding early elementary school teachers? I’d love to connect with more teachers of #firsties but K or 2 teachers would be great too.

Doing some “light reading” to start my week. Anyone else read this? Any thoughts?

Time for a book giveaway! If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike! I'll draw winners on 12/1. About the book: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #edusky