❤️Submissions open until April 15: INCH --our little journal with a big heart-- is accepting manuscript submissions; read all about it: buff.ly/90p526Y

Found a book that sparks curiosity & imagination like my own poems! My review of 'A Catalog of Curious Creatures' is out. #BookReview #Poetry kennn.com/62eAbw

The wonderful @kennnesbitt.bsky.social was kind enough to read and review my new book "A Catalog of Curious Creatures." To have such a wonderful poet enjoy my work means more to me than I can say. You can read his full review at the link below: poetry4kids.com/news/a-catal...

Man, I love #KidlitArtPostcardDay . My feed transforms into an awesome digital gallery of kidlit art. It's like discovering treasure in every post.

It’s anchovy pizza, fish tacos, and lemon shrimp sorbet for penguin snack time on #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Angela, a nature inspired illustrator ready for new #kidlit projects! See more at angelamatteson.com Rep'd by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks #picturebook

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Toshi and currently looking for new kidlit projects! Interested in picture books, board books, chapter books, and possibly covers🎨 More work at artoftoshi.com/illustration Rep’d by Hannah Mann at Writers House Thank you😊

Happy spring #kidlitartpostcard day! . I’m Neha, a #kidlit author and #illustrator from India. . Interested in #picturebooks, #boardbooks , #chapterbooks, and #bookcovers . Rep’d by Lori Steel at @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! 😊 I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator living in France. I love painting animals and nature, and I'm looking for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +)! 🖥️ victoriamaderna.com ✉️ [email protected] Represented by @jenazantian.bsky.social

#KidLitArtPostcard Day — the tide is in and so is the art! Hello, I'm Chris, a picture book illustrator. This piece was created during Mark Hoffman's Gab-N-Doodle — watch the video on YouTube! See more work at thornockstudios.com For inquiries, contact my agent Lori Steel — steelworksliterary.com

Happy #kidlitpostcard day! I’m Brian, a PB author-illustrator repp’d by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at @bradfordagents.bsky.social My kids’ fav thing at a theme park is the map! Be careful they don’t bump into you as they walk around with one unfolded in front of their faces. briankirbystudio.com

Hey! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! These illos are from the forthcoming book #4 in the Big Big series The Boy with Big, Big Energy (by Britney Winn Lee, @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social) I'm rep'd by @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social ⚡️http://www.twofishillustration.com/my-work

From the Funny Files: "When Otto Got a Hot Dog" from the book "My Hippo Has the Hiccups" poetry4kids.com/poems/when-o... #childrenspoetry #funnypoetry #poetry4kids

Writing and publishing A Catalog of Curious Creatures is the culmination of over two decades' worth of work. I've been talking about writing a book for children for almost 25 years. I can only hope it brings a small modicum of the joy that children's books have given me over the years.

Happy to have a #haiku in the latest issue of @prunejuicejournal.bsky.social ! Go check out issue #48 and the incredible cover art provided by Jaundré van Breda! #senryu #thewritingcommunity

Happy National Poetry Month! Let's kick it off with a playful poem from Webb Smith featuring the kind of weather we've come to expect in April. "Cats and Dogs" by Webb Smith in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. accompanied by artwork from @kimwnolan.bsky.social

I am thrilled to announce that my book, A Catalog of Curious Creatures, is now available! If you or your young reader has an interest in mythical creatures, folklore, or spooky stories, I think you'll enjoy the poems in this book! #poetry #kidlit #writingforchildren www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVN76ZC...

I am thrilled to announce that my book, A Catalog of Curious Creatures, is now available! If you or your young reader has an interest in mythical creatures, folklore, or spooky stories, I think you'll enjoy the poems in this book! #poetry #kidlit #writingforchildren www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVN76ZC...

All My Relations, Volume 11, on the theme of "interdependency" is open for submissions! Submissions will close when we have reached 100 pages of content or July 15, whichever comes first. Check out all our submission guidelines: www.globalmajoritypress.org/guidelines/

Starts tomorrow! Reply to the prompt post and tag us to make sure we see your entry

I just finished reading "Poetry Prompts: All Sorts of Ways to Start a Poem" by Joseph Coelho, and it is a GREAT primer for young poets, providing 41 prompts that are sure to fire up their creative engines. I've written a few poems based on the prompts already! #poetry #poetrycommunity

@thetoypress.bsky.social Word of the Week is POOTLE.

Happy Sunday! In this week's blog post, we take a look at how to use personification in your poetry. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/o...

One of the most difficult things I've had to learn as a writer is not to take rejections personally. My logical brain knows it. My emotional brain doesn't. Intellectually, I know it's not necessarily a reflection on the quality of the writing or me. It's easy to conflate yourself and your work.

Many thanks to Light Poetry Magazine for their #poemsoftheweek feature, and for including one of my pieces in the latest batch of poems.

Buckle up for this week's #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social! Please note that I am not legally responsible for any tongue cramps that you may experience. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren

A Monday morning #haiku. Or maybe a desperate cry for help. #poetry #poetrycommunity

#wordoftheweek #poem #poetry If you plan to pootle, a poodle is a perfect companion for pootling. And with a gold, long‑tasselled‑haired terrier, they’d tap along the river’s lull. And a Great Dane, animated, rising in a tree‑house elevation.

This idea just beat out one about having a cute-le pootle in Bootle. @thetoypress.bsky.social #WordOfTheWeek #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #WritingPrompt #PoetryForKids #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK

Absolutely loving what Andrew McCutchen has been doing with the Texas Rangers so far.

Happy Sunday! In this week's blog post, we take a look at how to use personification in your poetry. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/o...

A delightful collection of bird haiku, along with three special Haiku Month collections makes this our most haiku filled issue yet!! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/03/issu...

I'm reading Cecily Mary Barker's "The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies." The poetry and art are lovely. While out walking a few days ago, we came across this little fairy house. I'm not sure which of the flower fairies lives here.

The terms "suncups" is one of my favorite names for a snow formation. This haiku will now serve as my only accepted definition of the term.

Who hasn't written their own riff on this poem? Honestly, this isn't even my first time trying my hand at it. And I'm sure it won't be the last. #poetry #poetrycommunity

Our garden is showing signs of life, with thyme, purple prince zinnias, lilliput zinnias, green beans, and poppies all beginning to sprout already. Still waiting for a few of the other flowers and herbs to make their grand entrance.

❤️Submissions open until April 15: INCH --our little journal with a big heart-- is accepting manuscript submissions; read all about it: buff.ly/jGeTkNA

Just arrived in today's post. A beautiful book full of brilliant poems and excellent illustrations. How lucky were we at the Dirigible Balloon to have poems sent by Rhiannon Oliver? Sooo pleased Chris Riddell and Firefly Press agree. #PoetryForChildren

Maybe it's because the book I'm reading about Michael Bond's life has a significant chunk set during his World War II childhood, but somehow I ended up listening to Marlene Dietrich this morning.

No doubt, Dash Crofts is now off enjoying the Summer Breeze and sailing along on that Great Big Yacht in the Sky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQb...

A helpful reminder (mostly to myself), the MLB season is LOOOOOONG. Opening day is not necessarily an indicator for the rest of the season.

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Currently reading "More Than Marmalade: Michael Bond and the story of Paddington Bear by Rosanne Tolin. I consider Paddington a close personal friend, and relish the chance to get to know him better 🥹

When writing haiku for kids, I tend to stick to the 5-7-5 syllable form. For teaching purposes, it's just easier to explain. Now, you could argue that a traditional haiku deals with nature and not sport. But what's more natural than baseball in spring? #haiku #poetryforkids #kidlit #poetry

It's Opening Day for the Major League Baseball! In honor of the estimable holiday, here's my previous blog post about poetry and baseball: #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforkids #baseball shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/d...

#haiku #haikuSaturday

Because I'm not twitchy and anxious enough already...

I missed this post when it came out earlier this week, but as always you should give Light Poetry Magazines "Poems of the Week" a read. The poems are always a clever and lighthearted look at the news. A far preferable way to interact with current events than my usual staring numbly into the void.

This is a haiku only in the fact that it is three lines long and uses a 5-7-5 syllable format. That said, it's not about nature (per se), there's no kigo or kireji. What should we call it then? It's a bit scary. Maybe a "boo-ku" or how about "Eww-ku" #writingforkids #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit

I never understood the phrase "woke up on the wrong side of the bed" #poem #poetry

Sometimes you're a little too full for a long poem. How about writing a one-word poem? That's what we're doing in this week's poetry blog post! #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingprompt shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/b...