The most fun school visit I've ever done! open.substack.com/pub/marzieha...

A #MG #novelinverse that follows a Pakistani girl who wants to help her sick sister while also chasing her own dream of playing on an all-girl cricket team: bookshop.org/a/102434/978... @marziehabbas.bsky.social #library #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarian #librarians #bookrecommendation

📚Join me on Wed 11/5 2PM EST for this amazing #webinar hosting authors @marziehabbas.bsky.social @veedabybee.bsky.social & Donna Barba Higuera as we discuss Global Voices. Register 👉 bit.ly/tellmemore25 @levinequerido.bsky.social #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians

Thrilled for Aarzu All Around to be included in this brilliant round up of NIV! And I have so many to add to my TBR list and many I’ve ticked off😍

🎉 Congrats to @marziehabbas.bsky.social! 📚 YASMEEN LARI, GREEN ARCHITECT was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 7–12). Illustrated by Hoda Hadadi. Published by @harperkids.bsky.social. #kidlit #12x12PB

THE CAMEL LIBRARY, which has a starred review from SLJ, is out today! 🐪 ❤️ @marziehabbas.bsky.social lovingly weaves the heartfelt true story of Pakistan's first camel library, which reconnected children to books in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic! Illustrated by Anain Shaikh. bit.ly/4fRReQb

If you preordered/ordered and share your receipt/a picture of your copy, you can still enter this giveaway! #authors

So excited. The Camel Library has made it to libraries and homes around the world. Have you ordered your copy yet?

Wohoo! Have you gotten your copy yet?

Happy book birthday to @marziehabbas.bsky.social and Anain Shaikh. Don't miss this lyrical, heartfelt story about love for libraries and how Roshan the camel saved the day during the pandemic. #kidlit

I am loving #aarzuallaround, a #mg novel-in-verse about a spunky girl who saves money in an unexpected way to help her sister get medical treatment. @marziehabbas.bsky.social pulls heartstrings while also incorporating details about Pakistani food and culture in innovative poetry. #kidlit

It's August and The Camel Library is hitting shelves soon. If you pre-order and email me your receipt, you get the chance to win a 30-minte AMA call or a PB critique for FREE (each of which is more than the price of the book! ;)) Tag your writer, teacher, and librarian friends.

Have you gotten your hands on a copy of AARZU ALL AROUND yet? Check out the giveaway on IG www.instagram.com/marziehabbas_author And please pass the word on to librarians and teachers in particular (there’s a chance to win a free author visit).

This fabulous book is out in the world! Grab yourself a copy. Congratulations @marziehabbas.bsky.social on your latest book! @PBspree #middlegrade #kidlit #picturebooks #writingcommunity

Congrats @marziehabbas.bsky.social! Can't wait to read this new #middlegrade novel in verse! #kidlit

We are so excited and thrilled for Inked Voices member @marziehabbas.bsky.social Her Novel in Verse, Aarzu All around, launched on July 29th. We can't wait to read Aarzu's story! Congratulations Marzieh!🌟

Congratulations @marziehabbas.bsky.social! #juniorlibraryguild #kidlit ❤️

Enjoy these activities after you’ve read AWE-SAMOSAS! by @pbspree.bsky.social's @marziehabbas.bsky.social. Create your own Awe-samosas, explore feelings, word scrambles and a maze to get Mithoo to his bird feed samosas. Free resources and activities can be found on: www.marziehabbas.com/activities.

🌙 Check out our robust collection of children's books about #Ramadan, including these brand new titles! www.bookelicious.com/search/?q=ra... @marziehabbas.bsky.social, @anooshasyed.com, Inda Ahmad Zahri, Wahab Algarmi, Razeena Omar Gutta, Zayneb Haleem #RamadanMubarak #kidlit #edusky

While you wait for mentee announcements, now is a great time to 📚READ!📚 Check out these titles by some of our amazing #PBRisingStars mentors! @marziehabbas.bsky.social @sarahollyackerman.bsky.social @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social @natashakhankazi.bsky.social

Would your school or library like to choose outstanding STEM picture books for the Cook Prize? Register to Participate www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent...  @marziehabbas.bsky.social #hodahadadi_artpage @clarionbooks.bsky.social #bankstreet #bankstreetccl @bankstreet.edu

Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth every weekday w/ #HBWomensHistoryMonth as we highlight recent recommended reviews. First up: YASMEEN LARI, GREEN ARCHITECT by @marziehabbas.bsky.social; illus. by Hoda Hadadi (@clarionbooks.bsky.social/ @harperkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #kidlit

🎨 2025 has brought us so many incredible book covers! In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest post, I share 25 of my recent favourite 2025 middle grade book covers and the designers and artists responsible for creating them. 🎨 popgoesthereader.com/do-judge-a-b... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

Absolutely love my nerdy writer hauls — especially when I travel!

Today’s #mentorspotlight is all about @marziehabbas.bsky.social! A 3x PBRS mentor, she’s open to UNAGENTED writers devoted to improving their craft. If you love lyrical language + playing with structure, Marzieh is for you! Check out her mentee wish list here: www.pbrisingstars.com/marzieh

This has been my favorite find of 2024! I roll it over to wherever I choose to work for the day🤓

A much needed, daily reminder. Do you love stickers on your laptop too? Drop your favorite one in the comments below! #writer #motivation

A beautiful review for A Dupatta Is... If you haven't gotten a chance to read, please request it at your library or consider buying a copy! If you've read it, and can spare a few minutes, I'd love a review on GR, Amazon and/or B&N #southasian #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social

That’s a wrap— grateful for January 2025! Alhamdulillah

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

This is the year y'all! This is year I'm going to be a published MG author! I can't wait for you to meet Aarzu. Think Bend it Like Beckham, but with Pakistani Cricket + throw in a patriarchal uncle! Think Pakistani food and innocent fun. Think identity and chasing dreams! #middlegrade #author

If you love verse novels, check out @doucette515.bsky.social latest roundup and follow her for more. She is pretty amazing! Thank me later ;)

Congratulations @marziehabbas.bsky.social!!!!

Wohooo!! So happy @anooshasyed.com and my book won the Muslim Book Award 2024! Can't wait for our shiny new stickers to arrive!

Just for the record, my position is "Free Palestine" not "Say They'll Stop Bombing Palestine For A Bit But Continue To Regardless Because Nobody Will Face Accountability For The Genocide"

✨PLEASE SHARE✨ It is live!!! There are over 260 AMAZING items to bid on in the 2nd annual #KidLit4Ceasefire auction from year-long mentorships to signed books to full manuscript critiques to art commissions the fundraiser has you covered! 🇵🇸 Link: bit.ly/KidLit4Cease...

I’m so happy to I get to share this simple rhyming text with the youngest readers. Full of joy and Muslim and Pakistani traditions! This and Friday Fun make great 🎁s too! #kidlitauthor #marziehabbas @littlebeebooks #anooshasyed #boardbook #booklove #muslimlit #muslimbooks @anooshasyed.com

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025!

Love STEM NF + poetry? Check out @lydialukidis.bsky.social newest: UP, UP HIGH! Get tips like this: "... primary resources and interviews with experts are sometimes essential and lend more credibility and accuracy to the work." groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/01/lydi...

Parents & educators if you're looking for a book to help kids (& adults) process what's happening with the #wildfires in California I hope you'll pick up a copy of FIRE ESCAPE. This book is full of photos & drawings to help readers connect w/the text & covers way more than just animals. #kidlit

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025! @swildmansf.bsky.social

#kidlit #author community, what's your word for 2025? Mine is discipline!

Love that Amazon is pairing Awe-samosas! with these awesome titles from some of my favorite authors and illustrators! @aishasaeed.bsky.social @anooshasyed.com @chaayaprabhat @namitamoolanimehra @pbspree.bsky.social

@pbspree.bsky.social Please follow my amazing kidlit promo group-- we've been together since my debut year, 2023, which makes 2025 our third year running. Watch out for much talent and great stories!

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025! @marziehabbas.bsky.social

YASMEEN LARI, GREEN ARCHITECT by @marziehabbas.bsky.social and Hoda Hadadi is a powerful ode to Pakistan’s first woman architect who battled ancient views on women’s limitations, but looked to ancient blueprints when designing structures to withstand natural disasters. Inspiring! 📚👍🏻 #kidlit #nf

Alhamdulillah! So grateful for 2024. This year I had 7 books release (4 picture books and 3 board books). I also launched webinars and my critique services via my website: www.mrziehabbas.com > For Writers > Critiques/Classes #Kidlit #childrensbookauthor #pakistaniauthor #kidlitlove

More characters spreading their light and warmth!

Say hello to Aaminah! #kidlitart #picturebookart