Eeeeek! It’s the cover reveal for my 5th book, “Nice to Eat You!” Is the sweet old lady a 🧙🏽‍♀️? Well, yeah. But do the kids know?! 🫣 Preorder a signed copy from @vromansbookstore.bsky.social: bit.ly/Nice2EatU Written by me, illus. by Carolina Coroa, published by Orchard Books. #KidLit #Halloween 🕷️

🤩It’s Grayson T. Squirrel’s book birthday! Today you can officially pick up a copy of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! wherever books are sold!🐿️ Thank you to the amazing team @randomhousekids.bsky.social! 🌰 my genius editor Maria Correa 🌰 my uber talented art director Elizabeth Tardiff #kidlit #edusky

“So Not Ghoul” made the list! Thank you, Megan Mabee and @bookriot.bsky.social! Written by me, illustrated by Bonnie Lui. #KidLit #Halloween #Boo👻

Ghosts in sheets? BOO-ring! Check out the haunt couture in #SoNotGhoul. This underworldly tale about Mimi, a Chinese American ghost in bicultural limbo, is brought to life by Chinese-style rituals, Mandarin puns, and—of course—ghost fashion. Written by me and illustrated by Bonnie Lui. #Halloween 👻🎃

I'm agog! FORTS is one of @usatoday.com's bestselling #picturebooks this week! Thank you to all the indie bookstores who believe in this book and have been sharing it with their customers. ❤️💙📚 #kidlit www.usatoday.com/booklist/gen...

Happy book birthday to my debut, Forts! Brilliantly illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks

What can we do to support #queer #kidlit? Ask your local library and bookshops to participate in #ReadOutLoud as a location. Thank you, @authorsabb.bsky.social! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🎉COVER REVEAL!!🎉 We are thrilled to share this gorgeous cover! GO PLAY will be released by @broadleafbooks.bsky.social on April 14, 2026! Thank you to our editor Lisa Kloskin, our book’s agent @literarylesliez.bsky.social and the cover designer Angie Chiu.

It’s a ✨COVER REVEAL✨ for Jeong Is Jeong, releasing 2/3/26 from @randomhousekids.bsky.social Pre-order link in bio! “What is Jeong?” a little girl asks her grandma, and so begins a lyrical journey of discovery, kindness, and understanding in this ode to Korean American language and culture.

We are a group of LGBTQIA+ picture book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #kidlit #booksky #pridemonth #giveaway

This Pride month I am joining an incredible group of #queerkidlit creators to host a fundraiser for the LGBTQIA+ community. Enter this giveaway, and you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! More details at: tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #edusky #pride #skybrarians #books #lgbtqia

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

Emotionally undone by this very generous starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for my and Julia Blattman's #picturebook, CASSINI'S MISSION, releasing in August from MIT Kids Press and Candlewick #kidlit www.publishersweekly.com/9781536232325

I am honored and ecstatic to be joining Virginia Center for the Creative Arts' prestigious artist community as a 2025 #VCCAFellow. Thank you, VCCA, for this invitation to surprise myself and work on my craft uninterrupted in the company of a diverse cohort of artists. 🌷

It's Wonderfully Wild's book birthday!

Teachers & Librarians, we're hosting a picture book bundle giveaway on Insta, and today is the last day! Please check it out 🥰🙃 www.instagram.com/p/DJHYDghpd8... #Edusky #Skybrarian #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #reading #books #library #amteaching

BEYOND thrilled! Kirkus has given @kenardpak.bsky.social's and my book, FORTS, a starred review! shorturl.at/eujzR Coming out with Viking Children's in July. 😁😁 #picturebooks #kidlit

Attention: teachers, librarians, writers, parents, humans, cats and dogs who enjoy story time *I hope you read to alllllll the babies, fur included 😆 I'm doing a book launch giveaway 🎉 So please stay tuned! #library #teacher #KidLitMegaFeed #writingcommunity #Edusky #kidlit #booksky #Skybrarian

It's the cover reveal! My picture book debut, 🩰❄️The Abominable Snow Dancer❄️🩰, is now available for pre-order: ✨Amazon: amzn.to/4hBtlfs ✨B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-abomin... ✨Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/17193/9780... ✨And at select indies!(www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9780593... is one of my locals)

This is another 2024 #picturebook that I absolutely fell in love with!! Any guesses on which #PB this is? 🤔 To receive my list of my top fave PBs of 2024 and for writing craft tips, exciting book news, and other #kidlit recommended reads, subscribe to my newsletter at www.jessicamilo.com! 😄✨

I LOVED this super cute & wonderful #picturebook & i 1 of my fave 2024 releases!! Any guesses from this zoomed in snapshot? 😁 To find out, & to see a list of my top 2024 #PBs, subscribe to my newsletter at www.jessicamilo.com! 📚✨ I also share writing tips, book news & other rec #kidlit reads!!

The #ALA Youth Media Awards is tomorrow!! Who will win and be honored?🥂 Maybe this zoomed in snapshot of this #picturebook, one of my top 24 fave PBs of 2024 -- any guesses to what it is? To find out & see my full list, subscribe to my newsletter at www.jessicamilo.com ✨

Because we could all use a bit of joy right now. Calling all of my beautiful FAT folx. This 1 is 4u. Shout out to my dope agnt, the legendary @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social & amazing editor Regan Winter. #fatfiercefabulous #madinasbigfabulouswin #disney #writingcommunity #picturebooks #fatisbeautiful

Seriously cannot wait #writingcommunity 🥹🤗😆 #YMWJPodcast launch on February 2nd and pre-launch episode coming in the next few days 👀👀 Stay tuned!! #writers #podcast

What were your fave 2024 #picturebooks? This is a zoomed in pic of one of mine. Who knows which book it is? 📕 To find out & to view my full list of top 2024 #PBs, signup for my newsletter at www.jessicamilo.com! ✨ #kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity

Friends, this GoFundMe is, unfortunately, legit. Can’t talk about it now, but I’m sure posts about the absurdity of life are to come. Please share if you can. #EatonFire

Surprise!! I'm thrilled to announce ANOTHER debut picture book CASSINI'S MISSION, gorgeously illustrated by Julia Blattman, published by Candlewick/MIT Kids Press. Release date: 8/12. Preorders now open! katievenit.com/cassinis-mis... #kidlit thx always to @joycesweeney.bsky.social

My incredible #kidlit friend & CP, Emily Dolbin, started a new community for kidlit authors and illustrators called The Story Artists' Path!! So many amazing, helpful things are being offered. Check it out!!: emilydolbin.myportfolio.com/community?fb... #picturebooks #writingcommunity #illustration

It always feels good when the seed of an idea makes its way into your head and you write it out and end up loving the new #picturebook you've created! #amwriting #PB #kidlit #writingcommunity

Really excited to share this interview with @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social about her process of drafting and revising rhyming stories. Such great info here! Thanks so much, Rebecca, for sharing! open.substack.com/pub/skruger/...

Excited to share this news, finally! My debut picture book ❄️✨THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER✨❄️ is coming out Fall 2025 from Penguin Workshop! 1/ This book is secretly about me. While I'm not a hairy yeti who dreams of dancing (... Or am I?🤔), I DID dream of writing #kidlit one day, and here I am!

🎅✨ Cover Reveal! ✨🎅 When Santa Wrote Back! (with words by me and illustrations by Pablo Pino) is coming down the chimney September 2, 2025. Available for pre-order now! hellonathan.ca 🎄📚 #KidLit #CoverReveal #PictureBooks #WritingCommunity

Oh, my darlings. It's almost here. The marathon of children's books of 2024. You ain't seen nothing like this before! Get ready for 31 Days, 31 Lists, starting December 1st! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/11/30/i...

A #book #giveaway is happening over at instagram, the chance to win a #diverse #picturebook bundle for you & a #teacher, #educator or #librarian 📚 Check out @kidlitclubhouse on Insta ❤️

FIRE ESCAPE has been listed as a CBC National Science Teaching Association 2024 Outstanding Science Trade Book! "In the award-winning books below, you'll find not only traditional science content but also elements of engineering and design." @socalledyalife.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Current #YA read and LOVING it!! 🩸🎀#kidlit #amreading #writingcommunity

Hey #InkedVoices members! If you're unagented & write #picturebooks, you can apply for a 3-month mentorship for winter/spring 2025! Apps open til Dec. 1st 👀 I'm super excited to be a mentor!! 💖📖 For more details, see Brooke's post in the Picture Book Writers group on the IV website!! ✨ #kidlit

I'm thrilled to announce my debut picture book FORTS, illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social, published by Viking. Release date: 7/29. Preorders now open! Signed copies are available through Dotters' Books. dottersbooks.com/pages/contac... #kidlit thx to @joycesweeney.bsky.social for everything.😘

So excited to share my brand-new website with the #kidlit community!! See www.jessicamilo.com for writing resources & stay tuned for exciting news from me!! ✨ if you want my latest news, writing tips, my recommended reads, & more, subscribe to my newsletter (button at bottom of home page)!! ✨

My debut rhyming #picturebook has been announced!! So honored and grateful to work with 3x NYT-bestselling illustrator Ramona Kaulitzki and the team at Random House Studio!! 💖🐎

Hi #kidlit peeps!! Finally joined BlueSky!! Excited to be here!! 😄 You can learn more about me on my website: www.jessicamilo.com My debut rhyming #picturebook, MY PONY WONDER, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki, releases in summer 2026 from Random House Studio/PRH!! 🐎🌲❤️