Curious why a standard picture book is 32 pages in traditional #KidLit trade publishing? And why NOT all 32 pages are for story content? In this #PictureBooks101 post, I explain picture book format & construction: debbieohi.com/2025/09/pict...

Thanks to @scbwi CenCal for an inspiring Writers’ and Illustrators’ Day! I caught the creative wave! Fabulous pitch opportunity with @sallymkim.bsky.social! Excited to dive into a manuscript and keep revising! Such helpful feedback! Much appreciated! #scbwi #scbwicencal #writersday

Welcome to my rabbit holes! #amwriting #nfresearch

#PBParty honorable mentions update: I've received lots of messages/e-mails asking when honorable mentions will be announced. I'm hoping to get them up by the end of next week, but might need a bit longer. I'll explain more in the PBParty Participants Facebook group. :)

What do Literary Agents DO All Day? Panel and Q&A with lit #agents @lindacamacho.bsky.social , Adria Goetz (KT Literary), and me! Happening THIS Thursday! Cost is $29 Can't make the live event? No worries! Recording will be sent to ALL registrants afterwards. LINK: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re full of jokes (and coffee) at the Children’s Book Academy! ☕ Visit our website to fuel your creativity with our children’s book workshops: https://childrensbookacademy.com #KidLit #Books #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks #Workshops #Writing #Jokes #Humor

Join our family and others for a Unite for Disability Rights Rally in Santa Barbara this coming Saturday! #NoCutsToMedicaid

Congratulations to all the winners and honorable mentions! 🥰 #50preciouswords

#kidlit friends, are you getting excited about the #springflingkidlit contest? Have you seen the prizes for winners? sites.google.com/view/springf... Make sure to support and follow the prize donors tagged below!

When Kenzie picks out a small tree for her family's backyard, she promises to take care of it. ❤️ Written by @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social and illustrated by Emilie Leduc, Kenzie's Little Tree is out now!

#kidlit friends tag a friend to tell them about our FREE #springflingkidlit contest with great prizes! Make sure to follow everyone in the thread. @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social & I can't wait to read your submissions. All info here: sites.google.com/view/springf...

ellenleventhal.com/2025/03/chan... Just a few more days for this giveaway! Comment on the blog post now to get in the running. @chanastiefel.bsky.social #Kidlit #picturebooks #Aviation

Enter today to win a FREE COPY OF KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #chronicillness #GIVEAWAY #picturebook #IBD #arthritis #parents #teachers @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social

#pbparty showcase is extended for another week! #kidlit

#Giveaway Leave a comment on the blog for a chance to WIN a 30-minute Ask Me Anything Zoom Chat - about the path to publication - or, if a teacher wins, a Zoom author visit w/your class! darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/a...

Today, the #PBSummit Team shares our secrets about How to Analyze a Picture Book. Learn how you can study picture books and turn your regular #picturebook reading time into your own writing class! Visit the link to listen and get the handout! picturebooksummit.co...#PBSummit#picturebook#amwriting #kidlit #amreading

A synopsis tells you what happens in the story. A pitch tells you why we should care. :) #KidLitChat

TOPIC: What are your tips and tricks for writing a synopsis of your manuscript? What about a logline? Or an elevator pitch? If you are on the receiving end of these, what are common errors and what would you like to see? #kidlitchat

#50preciouswords participants, remember to donate a book! Times are tough, but even tougher for children in need.

Come join us for our annual FREE #kidlit #writing contest for all #writers who write for 0-12, the #springflingkidlit contest! Please share, share, share! I can't wait to #read all your wonderful stories! Click the link to see all the info

It's #PBParty Celebration Sunday! What has you happy dancing this week? 🎉We have our first 2025 PBParty success. Wahooooo! 🎉The showcase has been extended a week to give agents & editors more time. 🎉I received awesome feedback & can't wait to dive into PB revisions soon.

💕Thank you to everyone who came out to support the launch of my debut picture book, KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE, illustrated by Emilie Leduc and published by the incredible team at @orcabook.bsky.social! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #chronicillness @pb25vibes.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Mar 14): www.kidlit411.com/2025/03/the-... Inside: 25 Ways to Plot, Worldbuilding, Tips for Public Appearances, more. Thanks @christinabforshay.bsky.social for the illustration, @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social & G.P. Putnam's Sons for the giveaways.

Everyone is welcome to browse the amazing #PBParty finalists! Comments are only for agent, editor & AD requests. We had 199 requests the first day. Last night, we had 310. Wahooooo! We'd love to have even more requests for our talented finalists. 💗 mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2025...

Thank you SO much to @steveasbell.com for this AMAZING 5-Star review! Please share "Bitsy Bat, Team Star" with someone who needs a warm, comforting hug for the autistic soul. #autistic #kidsbooks #bitsybat #kidlit #autism

Does anyone want to guess how many agent/editor/AD requests the #PBParty finalists/Illustration Showcase received on Monday (opening day)? What do you think of everything? Going through the showcase is like taking a PB Masterclass. Happy reading! mindyalyseweiss.com/...#PBParty

The #PBParty agent/editor/AD showcase opened early this morning and requests are flying! With 55 finalists and 20 in the Illustration Showcase, we'd love to have even more participate. Everyone may read them & cheer online, but comments are only for requests. mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2025...

Thank you to my lovely @sbplibrary.bsky.social for this delightful picture book treasure stack! #kidlit

#books #tea #happiness #booksky #introvert #introvertlife #infj

TIL there is a children's picture book about Prince

Fill in your answer, #PBParty! I am a WINNER because... 🎉Create a graphic for it 🎉Shout it out, loud and proud 🎉Put it near your desk, laptop, or studio 🎉CELEBRATE! 🌟I'm a winner because I read so many amazing #PBParty entries that I hope will be out in the world soon!

Congratulations @alaynekaychristian.bsky.social and thank you for this generous giveaway! #KidLit #giveaway

Loved this book!!

youtu.be/zakXD99K0xk @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social thank you for this link on your website! Really helpful! @chelseatornetto.bsky.social great breakdown!

I just had the privilege of talking with Ana on an Ask Me Anything video call, which she donated to the LA Fires Fundraiser! @asiqueira.bsky.social is a beautiful, honest, caring author & mentor in our writing community! I loved LA MALA SUERTE IS FOLLOWING ME! Can’t wait to read VERA LA VALIENTE!

In case you missed this. Doesn't mention picture books--though there are other places to print them than China, there's no way all picture book printing could be moved elsewhere. Expect more developments... www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Do you follow Sandy Brehl's Unpacking the Power of Picture Books Series? If not, I hope you'll check out her latest review...of ONE GIRL'S VOICE - #AstraBooksforYoungReaders #RebeccaGibbon #activism #WomensHistoryMonth #equalityforall unpackingpicturebookpower.blogspot.com/2025/02/onr-...

The horrors persist. But I’m sharing good things where I can. I’ve got a book coming out in June & I’m really proud of it. I wrote it to help writers navigate the long, opaque, frustrating, joyful, wonderful road to publication. Pre-order now & get signed copies at @strandbookstore.bsky.social.

The list of 2025 #PBParty finalists is live! I'm cheering for the finalists and sending tons and tons of hugs to those who didn't make it in this time. (((Hugs))) Huge thanks to all the amazing judges - they put so many hours into this contest. 💖 mindyalyseweiss.com/...#PBParty

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard ! I’m Cale, an author/ illustrator who loves playing with shapes and colours. I created the GN series 'Simon and Chester'👻, and am now excited to dip my feet back into the world of picture books! cale.ca 📚 Rep'd by Lori at @lkliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration

#50PreciousWords UPDATE! Toadstool Bookshop in Keene NH says there are only 25 books in the pile for the literacy nonprofit we are supporting this year, but we had 585 contest entries. Books are the best vehicle to spread the message of #kindness & #equality. toadbooks.com/store/2 (603) 352-8815.

Hello Team! #kidlitart #artists. It's that day again. Rep'd: @charlottewenger.bsky.social @ Prospect Agency limlimillustration.com I like to do art themes of birds in the wild, informational narrative non-fiction, and conservation. #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlit (also animal picture books)

Huge congratulations to all the finalists!! 🎉 And so much gratitude to you, Mindy, and the judges who made this opportunity available to us! Good vibes to all of us as we continue to believe our books into being! ✨#PBParty

#50PreciousWords update: 585 fab entries! If you are writing #NF, I'm over at GROG BLOG, sharing tips on using quotes. And if you LOVE Portsmouth, NH, we are celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth at G Willikers Books & Toys this Saturday, 3/8, from 1pm to 2:30pm groggorg.blogspot.com/2025/03/to-q...

The #PBParty finalists will be announced soon. Wahoooo! Congrats to them...& everyone who entered. You worked hard on your entry & sent new hope out. That makes you a winner! If a 'no' gets you down, what helps take the sting away so you can dive back into PBs? 1/2

This was so fun to write for the #50PreciousWords writing contest! Thank you @viviankirkfield.bsky.social, judges, & prize donors for a fun, fabulous, creative opportunity! I’m enchanted with these little sea slugs & can’t wait to keep learning and writing about them. Good luck to all! #PBParty

Just a reminder that I am currently open to PB illustrator queries. I'd love to see some more art in my inbox! querytracker.net/query/2006 #amagenting #amquerying #kidlitart #kidlit

I posted my story for the #50PreciousWords contest! Whether it wins a prize or not, I’m super excited to expand the idea into a manuscript! ✍️📚✨

Hooray! It’s time for #50PreciousWords! 🎉