Gratitude from parents of a baby born during the pandemic. Today he turned four. We thought we were alone, then The village showed up. #HaikuSaturday

Whee! Just submitted my entry to #FallWritingFrenzy 2025. Thank you for this tremendous networking opportunity! @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, @lydialukidis.bsky.social, @professoraixa.bsky.social

Toddler soccer class. Big moments for tiny tots Happy tears for Moms. #HaikuSaturday

Hummingbird sips his final drink as summer leaves us in one quick blink. #HaikuSaturday #poetry

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book MESSI'S MAGIC by @carolinelperry.bsky.social illustrated by Luciano Lozano (Scholastic) out on Sept. 2. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social illustrated by @davidhohn.bsky.social (Sleeping Bear Books) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Confronted with death, we learned how to live our lives. Flowers bloomed, birds sang. #HaikuSaturday

@lamortensen.bsky.social , hello! We just met at the #scbwisummer25 speed meeting. I had no idea how big you were in the Children’s writing world! I feel lucky and quite embarrassed at the same time. It was great meeting you. The screen turned dark on us before we realized the session was ending 🤣

Cotton candy clouds Drift dreamily in a Perfect summer sky #haikuSaturday #poetryforkids

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social, illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

Since time immemorial, little ones have had this existential question: “Where does the sun go at night?” Join little Ro in the US as he uncovers the answer to this mystery with his grandma in India over a geography experiment during their weekly video call. #PB #OWN #STEM #BluePit #Q #POC

I’m on top of the world, to wake up on Monday morning and see two of my poems published in The Dirigible Balloon (dirigibleballoon.org) I’m a published poet!! Woo hoo!

Hi! I’m Pallavi from Santa Clara, California. I’m working on children’s books(board books, picture books) and poetry. #momswritersclub

A joyful ode to the graceful dance of Autumn leaves juxtaposed with a cheerful ballet class of tiny tots of diff races, shapes, sizes, genders, and abilities. They tumble and twirl like the leaves, fall down, help each other in this lyrical, rhyming, nature-themed poem PB. #Joypit #PB #POC #SEL

Since time immemorial, little ones have had this existential question: “Where does the sun go at night?” Join little Ro in the US as he uncovers the truth to this mystery from his grandma in India with a geography experiment over their weekly video call. #PB #OWN #STEM #Joypit #POC

There’s a CRACK in the TRACK and the train is rushing back! Three friends brainstorm solutions together to avoid (playtime) disaster until Sophia comes to the rescue with her breakthrough, in this rollicking, rhyming, fast-paced read-aloud STEM story. #SEAsianPit #PB #Q #STEM

Since time immemorial, little ones have had this existential question: “Where does the sun go at night?” Join little Ro in the US as he uncovers the truth to this mystery from his grandma in India with a geography experiment over their weekly video call. #WIPpit #PB #OWN #STEM

"There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published." ~ Joe Konrath

Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

Since time immemorial, little ones have had this existential question: “Where does the sun go at night?” Join Ro in the US as he uncovers the truth to this mystery from his grandma in India with a geography experiment over their weekly video call. #Questpit #PB #STEM #Q

There’s a CRACK in the TRACK and the train is rushing back! Three friends brainstorm solutions together to avoid (playtime) disaster until Sophia comes to the rescue with her breakthrough, in this rollicking, rhyming, fast-paced read-aloud story. #Questpit #PB #STEM #Q

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