Happy Book Birthday! 🥳 Happy Book Birthday to Carrie Pearson on the publication of WATCH THEM GROW: THE FASCINATING SCIENCE OF ANIMAL BEGINNINGS. Read more about Carrie and how the stage play Hamilton inspired the book on our blog. scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...

🥳🥳 Happy Book Birthday to Anita Fitch Pazner whose trip to Munich, Germany and bike tour inspired WORDS MATTER. Read more about Anita and what’s next for her on our blog. scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...

🎨 Spotlight on @dpilutti.bsky.social Deb's Illustrator Page](www.andreabrownlit.com/illustrator/...) Deb is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social. She is open to picture books.

FAVE FOUR If you'd like to see other kidlit recommendations, pop on over to cherylajohnsonwrites.weebly.com. @katemessner.com @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @hellomrforrest.bsky.social @dpilutti.bsky.social @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social #favefourbuygiftborrow #kidlit #kidlitrecommendations

Happy #newbooksday!🥳 💙📚 #librarylife @megclayton.com @madelinepotter.bsky.social @charlessantoso.bsky.social @steph-graegin.bsky.social @nicigregory.bsky.social @allanwolf100.bsky.social @dpilutti.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social @harininagendra.bsky.social @lakitawilson.bsky.social

Q&A with Deb Pilutti about her new children's picture book, FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL. tinyurl.com/bd9crbra @dpilutti.bsky.social

Thanks @slj.com for including FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL in their back-to-school article. @jenrofe.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/23-tit...

Hot take: If you don’t want your kids to learn anything from the public library, then do not take them there. Stop ruining the library for everyone else. 😑😑😑 www.kxxv.com/news/local-n...

Students at Pentagon schools sue defense secretary Pete Hegseth over book bans on race and gender | Guardian buff.ly/9IxSgAB

First review is in from Kirkus for FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #kidlit @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @jenrofe.bsky.social

Good news out of Colorado! A Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries. Good work! www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...

A cover reveal and a deal! Get 25% off a preorder of FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL at www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fish-dont-...

The U.S. Department of Education called book bans a "hoax." BOOK BANS ARE NOT A HOAX. Pen America recorded 10,046 book ban instances last year. pen.org/report/beyon...

" I do not want to write anything more quickly than I already can." This is it. Writing, editing, etc. should take time.

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Had a wonderful time at Books by The Banks in Cincinnati last weekend – catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Always great to be around other book lovers!! #booksbythebanks #kidlit #librarians @littlerainey.bsky.social

Fave Four If you'd like to see other picture book recommendations for this year, pop on over to cherylajohnsonwrites.weebly.com. @mstewartscience.bsky.social @dpilutti.bsky.social @cheryltkim.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitbookstack

Sneak peak at the endpapers for FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL, coming out in 2025. They reflect some of Henry's favorite things—which, coincidentally, are some of MY favorite things. What would your character's favorites be? #kidlit, #kidlitart, #ChristyOttavianoBooks @jenrofe.bsky.social

Excited to see FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL listed in PW's Spring Sneak Previews. #ChristyOttavianoBooks #LittleBrownYR @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @jenrofe.bsky.social

A conversation with pal and fellow illustrator Kirbi Fagan about hand lettering: #kidlitart www.muddycolors.com/2024/06/hand...

Hi #kidlit #kidlitart community! I'm finally giving Bluesky a try. I hear it's nice here. I write and illustrate children's books. Looking forward to connecting with other creators.

🥳 Time to celebrate with a book birthday! Happy Book Birthday to Deb Pilutti on the publication of THE DINOSAUR IN THE GARDEN. Read about this author/illustrator's inspiration for the story on our blog. scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2024/05/book...