~Vivien Thomas saved many lives despite being unable to obtain a college degree. PICTURE BOOK NONFICTION : A Doctor at Heart by @joanschoettler.bsky.social & Steffi Walthall #kidlit #picturebooks #biography #childrensbooks @blueslipmedia.bsky.social geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/05/pict...

NEW on the blog: Happy (belated) #BookBirthday to –> A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas #kidlit erindealey.com/book-birthda... @joanschoettler.bsky.social Illus. Steffi Walthall @simonkids.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

'Baseball for Breakfast' takes young readers back to morning Brewers games during World War II │ WUWM

Yippee! Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal is #3 on the @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social Bestseller List. Thank you to everyone who's purchased the book. @ssedlib.bsky.social @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

The book launch for A DOCTOR AT HEART:THE STORY OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIST AND TEACHER VIVIEN THOMAS is coming soon! Preorder your copy now at your favorite book [email protected] @beachlane.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social @usbby.bsky.social

Happy Children’s Book Week! 📚The 2026 theme is Books: Get Curious. Perfect fit for STEM titles like mine & other STEM creators in @steamteambooks.bsky.social ! @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social

Day 19 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth featured MARY MORLAND IN THE TIME OF DINOSAUR DISCOVERY by @writerjane.bsky.social ; illus. by Giselle Potter (Beach Lane/ @simonkids.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

Q&A with Jane Kurtz about her new children's picture book, MARY MORLAND IN THE TIME OF DINOSAUR DISCOVERY. tinyurl.com/yxehzmkj @writerjane.bsky.social

~What a beautiful introduction to the world of jellyfish! WILD & WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY : The Secrets of the Jellies #kidlit #picturebooks #childrensbooks @karenjameson15.bsky.social @mariehermansson @ChronicleBooks @blueslipmedia.bsky.social geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/03/wild...

What a fun collection of puzzles for kids (and adults!) to figure out. I found myself wanting to complete all 45 challenges. #kidlit #activitybooks #childrensbooks @chroniclebooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/03/acti...

Woo-hoo! From Bam to Burp has been longlisted for the Green Earth Book Award tinyurl.com/dhvda894 @charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries

~What an amazing combination of poetry, art, and information! @mstewartscience.bsky.social & @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #picturebooknonfiction #kidslovenonfiction @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/02/wild...

Happy birthday to my new book! So grateful for book ambassadors that help get books to readers. Brave and curious women and other readers keep on keeping on! @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @marielamba.bsky.social @beachlane.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social

Just 2 weeks until this book of my heart enters the world. I began writing it in 2008. Phew, what a journey it's had. @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #edusky #kidlit

Q&A with Kate Hosford about her new children's picture book, YOU AND I ARE STARS AND NIGHT. tinyurl.com/4mafhmve

Woo-hoo! There's nothing like holding a new book in your hands for the first time. And our editor sent such a lovely note. My heart is soaring too. @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian

Q&A with Sandra Neil Wallace about her new children's picture book, ROCK STAR. tinyurl.com/mkj7693f

🪨 Calling all parents of curious kids with pockets full of rocks! These beautifully illustrated geology picture books transform earth science into irresistible stories—from volcanic beginnings to meteorite discoveries. Get the complete list: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/six-stellar-...

What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

🆕 on #LitLinks: 4 easy methods to build engaging art lessons following in the footsteps of Clara Driscoll, Tiffany lamp designer Nature becomes a trusted ally in artistic growth! Great #STEAM applications! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12954 senickel.bsky.social #edusky @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Happy (almost) #BookBirthday Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites + 8 Qs with Sandra Neil Wallace erindealey.com/book-birthda... illus. Nancy Carpenter @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #nonfiction #picturebook #KidlitMegaFeed

Collective Nouns for Librarians www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...

Thanks so much for the interview, Deborah! ❤️ My shout out to the amazing Khoa Le whose"illustrations are absolutely stunning...I love the pages with the blue flourishes in the air as if his imaginings & ideas are floating above him." 🎨 ‪@eastwestlit.bsky.social‬ @simonkids.bsky.social

Yes! Animals make (almost) everything better. ❤️ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/b...

Join us and award-winning biographer @jeannewharvey.bsky.social as she tells the story of the renowned architect I. M. Pei and his triumph in redesigning the Louvre for a story time and hands-on activity. RSVP on our Upcoming Family Program page on our website. @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

I learned the differences between alpacas and llamas! I love it when I learn something new from a picture book. :) Check out my review of ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE by @carrietillotson.bsky.social. @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/wild...

It's wonderful to find a book that so clearly encourages children to ask questions to learn about others rather than speculating. kdmaz.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #weneeddiversebooks #greatteachingbooks geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/pict...

"I hope that Mazie encourages other kids to talk about their differences openly and honestly. I hope that Mazie inspires bravery, because it IS scary to be vulnerable." Read Katie Mazeika's guest post at TeachingBooks.net (link👇) #kidlit #disabilityawareness #picturebook #visibility #kidlitart

"Growing up, I never saw a Native American girl like me portrayed in books unless it was an historical narrative about Sacagawea or Pocahontas. . . . I want to be the role model I wish I had as a kid, and my book is one way of illustrating how, despite my dyslexia, I became an engineer." #kidlit

I recommend As Edward Imagined, a #picturebook bio written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Marc Majewski about a personal fave artist and author Edward Gorey, a "master of the playfully macabre" who lived his eccentric life authentically. Published by Knopf BFYR #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-baL

📣 2025 is the 100 yr anniverary of Scripps Nat Spelling Bee! 🐝 What better way to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E?! Coming this MAY...SPELLING IT OUT by Margaret Finnegan! Mark your calendar, or preorder today! Special thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social 👏 😉. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!

Ready for some cuteness? And a giveaway too? 😍 Check out Mama Likes This: mamalikesthis.com/my-hand-is-t... #Twirlbooks #preschool #boardbooks

Book review in 10 words or less… 📖 salmon and lamprey 📖 Indigenous family 📖 fish protectors 📖 intergenerational family #booksky

COMING TO YOU 2/18/25 from @kerrymadden.bsky.social via @charlesbridge.bsky.social ... 🐺 WEREWOLF HAMLET 🎭 Are you ready thou venomed flap-mouthed knave? 😉 Check out the Shakespearen insult generator and more on the book page! www.charlesbridge.com/pages/werewo... @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Doesn't it seem like a sweet alpaca face is what everyone needs to see right now? #alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction

Secret of Honeycake is delightful historical fiction bit.ly/4h3Xlk9 #mglit

Happy holidays, all!

Today at Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb, Diana Farid talks about THE LIGHT OF HOME, finding a sense of home and belonging, and how art is "a way of moving through our hardest moments, surviving, breathing, and eventually meeting love again." bit.ly/3B2vC3N #immigrationstories #picturebook #art

Just up today: The art of friendship: An Adventure for Lia and Lion wp.me/p1NJJW-7R1 @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

There's a lot of baking coming up in November. We're particularly looking forward to National Homemade Bread Day this weekend, Nov 17. Share traditions--bake together! 🍞🥐

August is a great month to look at the skies! Teresa Robeson's CLOUDS IN SPACE introduces young readers to nebulae--a true wonder of the universe. #kidlit #nonfiction #STEM

How do you say "pajama party!!" in Chinese?