www.instagram.com/reel/DaL-fTh... Very happy people are finding LITTLE AWÁ from this reel. I love this book and it didn't get reviewed by the usual outlets for various reasons. So I hope more PB lovers will hear about it!

No one has more power to change my mood than a small child blowing bubbles on a windy day.

The 2026 Online New England Writing Workshop is an online “How to Get Published” writing event on July 24-25, 2026. Writers are welcome to attend virtually from anywhere! More info & registration: thenewenglandwritingworkshop.com #amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #writing

Another thing I’ve learned as a new #author: spread out interview releases so I can better share them. Huge thanks to Jena Benton Lasley for her great questions and generous #PictureBook review! jenabenton.com/2026/05/05/s... #more-25109 @esckeyes.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

Come get a LITTLE AWÁ sticker at the Reycraft Booth #4431 or else*! #alaac26 #alaac2026 #alaconference *Or else you won't have a cute sticker. 😞

@lizziebrooks.bsky.social signing at #alaac2026 today. If you missed her she will be signing again tomorrow. #alaac26

Ed Sheeran is at Soldier Field. I am at the Metra station and everyone is going the other direction. So uncool. #alaac26

Is any wise booth giving away hand sanitizer? I forgot mine. #alaac2026 #alaac26 #ala26

Them: Have you been following the World Cup? Me: Not really but I am rooting for Mexico because I want the duck to be happy. Them: ... The duck? Me: *shows them hundreds of Instagram photos of Merlín*

Trying to find time to visit the Art Institute of Chicago while I am there for #ALA2026, but it closes at 5 every day except Thursday and I am not there Thursday.

I am excited because my new polling site gives out pens AND stickers. I am easily enticed. I went out in the rain for just a sticker. I feel rich.

I would like to talk about the weird fabric birds that Target sells for an hour. I don't remember when they first appeared but I did not respect their game until the Tippi Headren in THE BIRDS bird. This Pride they have a SOME LIKE IT HOT pair. And I wonder if everyone buying it knows it's two men?

This book turns one today! No, not one year. One month. Big thanks to everyone who has boosted it!

Got kids? Bring ‘em to story time, Saturday 10:30, at Niche Books! Face paints, temp tattoos, and a simple craft to follow the reading. Hope to see you there! @esckeyes.bsky.social #WritingCommunity #SCBWI

I'm obsessed with reels of World Cup fans being shocked by America. Yellow school buses are real?!

I've started packing for #ALA2026 already even though it's not until next week. I've got a mission to hand out stickers. Will I see any of you there?

www.thebookseller.com/news/childre... This news story from the Bookseller (in the UK) was slightly heartening, that reading levels might bounce back from the pandemic, but disheartening about the widening gap between the haves and have nots.

I think someone stole Tuesday this week. Suspects: The Grinch, Carmen Sandiego, Gru

My most popular yoga video of all time. It's been referred to as a "game changer" for those who want to feel to safe stretch and prevent knee pain. Only do what feels right to your body--don't try to be perfect. And speaking of perfect--my kid's yoga book, Imperfectly Perfect Posey: A Wobbly Yoga

New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: excerpts from a Q&A with author & guest lecturer @gregvaneekhout.bsky.social, who talks about voice in middle grade vs young adult fiction and how to deal with parental figures in middle grade novels

Meet this month’s #12x12PB Featured Agents, @esckeyes.bsky.social of Keyes Literary and @analiacabello.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social! Learn more about what they’re looking for in #picturebooks: buff.ly/DtiYrSy #kidlit #12x12PB

anthony head is dead and i don't even want to be here anymore.

As always, the event is free but you must register to attend

I have decided that we should stop being embarrassed when you walk towards someone, then try to move out of their way but they also move out the way and you are now doing that awkard dance. Because it means we are both polite people, consider of others. We should high five after the shuffle step.

This made me happy. I read some Dark Horse comics and now I feel like I should read more. There have been several publishing unions established lately and I wish more publishers would do this.

Hot take: "A.i." in the arts is for selling/pitching crap to non-visual, unimaginative middle managers and execs who shouldn't be in their positions to begin with.

Happy book birthday to @gamavalle.com and Mrinali Alvarez Astacio! bookshop.org/p/books/kind...

Poor Happy. RIP. I went to the zoo with my nephews in 2024 and she hadn't been seen in months because she kept from public view due to rotating health issues. (I'm not aware of her ever being back in her regular enclosure.) www.npr.org/2026/05/28/n...

I got to meet @priscillag.bsky.social yesterday. She briefly mentioned how chronic illness is just finding out things you thought were normal (because you have only one life and didn't know better) are not normal and being like, "Well fuck, why didn't someone tell me?"

Thank you & for including Imperfectly Perfect Posey in your good news shoutout! Posey is now coming in July, but that's neither here nor there. 😅 I also see many other beautiful books including those by & ! #kidlit #picturebook #wrìterslife #writingcommunity #yoga

👉 New Inked Voices workshops with pros! app.inkedvoices.com/events?types... 👉 PB, is members only. Join now to be in lottery round 2, advantaged next season if you don't get anything. 👉 You can get 10% off your membership fee with a referral link. app.inkedvoices.com/signup/?refe... #Kidlit

Thank you to Adam Perry for spotting the #mentalhealthmonth display at Manheim Township Public Library! I also see @mrschureads.bsky.social :) @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social #mentalhealth #mham2026 #ocd #anxiety #picturebooks

I loled.

This is the situation I refer to the most when trying to explain a the state of book bans right now. Utah has state mandated book destruction for books like Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, and Damsel by Elana K Arnold. The vast majority of the books are written by women.

Hey readers, writers, and librarians in Arkansas! Make sure to send in your feedback by June 7th! (I'm guessing you'll have some on a proposal like this

The latest report from PEN America on book bans shows “a surge in the banning of nonfiction titles” www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I like scented candles as much as the next middle-aged white lady but I don't understand why they try to sell me specialized wick trimmers. I have scissors. Do they not?

New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: Excerpts from a Q&A with author & guest lecturer @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social, who talks about four-act structure

Can you help me brainstorm questions people might ask at bookstore events beyond, “How did you get started writing?” or “Why did you write this book?” Red Balloon Bookshop launch 5-12-26 Wild Rumpus story time 5-23-26 Niche Books story time 6-20-26 #WritingCommunity #SCBWI

This post goes out to #librarians and #kitlit experts. My mother wants to give a book on 'sportsmanship' to my 8yo nephew. She thinks he sulks too much when he loses. I showed her a TON of books on Goodreads in the "sportsmanship" category and she rejected them ALL (cont).

Great big Friday thanks to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social for her #PictureBook review! 📕 💜 Comment in the link to enter for a #free #book copy. @esckeyes.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2026/05/08/p...

Less than a week to go before book launching! 🚀

pen.org/report/facts... "44% of banned titles feature characters or people of color" If you are shocked you have not been paying attention.

For Mental Health Month, I'm sharing this talk I gave at a public forum. It's called "The Opposite of Fear Is Hope: Radical Acceptance and OCD." Feel free to share with anyone you think might like to listen. #MHAM2026 #mentalhealth www.therowhouse.org/events/the-o...

Apologies. I forgot to open to queries yesterday because I forgot it was May. I will open next Monday (the 10th).

I THINK I THINK A LOT is currently ranked #174 in Children's Fiction on Social Situations. This is the lowest it's been since launch in 2023! AND it has 4.8 stars. I'm grateful it's still being discovered by readers. ❤️ @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social

. @slj.com has given "Kindness Glows in the Dark" by @gamavalle.com and illustrated by Mrinali Alvarez Astacio (my client) a starred review! "A striking book with incredible, unique illustrations that is a great addition to any collection"! ⭐ bookshop.org/p/books/kind...

We had a lovely convo with Michael Welch & Chicago Review of Books about why it's fricken time for publishing to unionize! ✊📚 You can still sign our open letter of support @ hachetteworkers.com/open-letter