When your work in progress PB whispers “draw me”. #chaldean #underrepresented #kidlitart

#Scholastic sent all of these Jory John & Pete Oswald books, but no copies of “Humble Pie.” 😟

Same author, different illustrators. Many will recognize the book on the right. Good Night Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown. But did you know she also wrote the book on the left? And I illustrated it! Only $7.99! On Christmas Day is available at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/marga....

We hit the $3800 required to take our bookfair proceeds in cash! 🙂 This is essential since we don’t have an operating budget for supplies, and the Scholastic Dollars catalog is insufficient. Plus, cash (via district office purchase order) can be taken to independent bookstores! ❤️

Book fairs are valuable in our small town, two towns away from the closest book store. However, as the librarian & an author publisher, it’s growing increasingly difficult to facilitate the excessive quantity of clutter being purchased. #kidlit

Love this! The concept of play-based learning is why I named my preschool “Academic Play” and my publishing company too! Learning is a side effect of play!

Is there anything more amazing than a baby’s first steps? I don’t think so, but drawing babies is a close second. #kidlitart #picturebookart #boardbook #babydrawing

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! My name is Alissa, and I am a Japanese-Canadian illustrator located in Vancouver. I would love to work on a picture book or board book! 🦦 alissastaples.com 🐬 instagram.com/alistaps #kidlitart #illustrator

#kidlitartpostcard day is here again! I'm a children's illustrator based in North West England, currently seeking representation. I work largely digitally but also love coloured pencils and watercolours.

Hello! Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day ✨️ I'm Ada, a Filipino illustrator looking and available for PB, MG, YA or any illustration work. Seeking representation. 🎨: adaabigael.weebly.com

November #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m an author-illustrator represented by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social of @bradfordagents.bsky.social Check out what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com 🍁

Author/illustrator for 30y. I love creating expressive, mischievous characters who are up for wild adventures. I create cozy worlds for readers to inhabit. Looking for picture, board, & chapter book projects. Rep'd by Elizabeth Bennett, Transatlantic. www.laurazarrin.com #kidlitartpostcard

It’s one of those days! My desktop wouldn’t function for the first two classes causing stress & chaos. Someone must have snuck behind my desk and flipped the tiny off switch on my keyboard and under the mouse. Guessing that child is also the reason my capybara is missing. #Skybrarian #library

It’s so much easier for the Library Kitty to cover my black school tshirts in cat hair when I lay them out in advance. She can cross that off today’s to do list and move on to sitting on the stack of books I plan to study this afternoon. #cats #kidlit

Yes, I’m old fashioned. I still like tangible books and creating book dummies in #Publisher. #Microsoft is retiring it? So I’m paying the monthly fee strictly for Word’s thesaurus? Guess it’s time dust off the paperback version (I’ve had since middle school) and cancel. #Skybrarians #kidlit

Just finished this one!💖 I always try to push past my comfort zone, and I channeled the raw energy of these kids into trying new techniques. Never stop learning! Happy Autumn. 🍁 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator

Wearing this shirt as a reminder to myself. This will be the fourth time we’ve read the chapter when the protagonist misses essential college classes to have his brain tumor surgically drained. Even the oncologist says the kid is stuck in “a Groundhog Day” loop. Yet, yay! It’s surgically fixable.

I love these "where we buy our books matter" conversations! And I especially love indie booksellers who practice what they preach. Shop small. Shop local. THANK YOU!!! #kidlit Yet other indie bookstores get their stock from a single online distributor, unwilling to exert extra effort or risk. 🙁

It took me a month of deliberation, but today I finalized and sent our $2000 book quote using funds donated by the Rebekah’s Lodge. 97 books. 🙂 #kidlit

Laura Zarrin’s art brings me joy!

Loved reading this interview! Joan’s books are found in my home and school collections! Plus, family members’ houses in Kansas. 🙂

"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume #BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LibrarySky

Picture book comps - that's my specialty. It comes from hanging out in an elementary library every morning. Providing suggestions to "I want a book about" is the joy of library life. But you don't have to be in a library to search for titles. Go to your public library's online portal! #kidlitchat

Visited four 4th grade classes this week sharing THE BOOK CAT followed by THE LIBRARY KITTY. It’s so fun to hear their reactions. Especially when they ask for a chapter book version and list reasons that longer books are better. 🙂 #kidlit #Skybrarians #Edusky

This is a wonderful book. As an elementary school librarian, it’s the one I share with classes when a friend is diagnosed with cancer.

When I added Jason Greco’s latest illustration to my dummy, I noticed that he has only three more to go and then the cover!!!Now I know how the Velveteen Rabbit felt when it became real! #kidlit #chemo

I like this one a little better. #notoai #antiartificialintelligence #aintnothingliketherealthing #kidlitillustration #kidlitart

GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! comes out this month! ✨There’s still time to pre-order! (Pre-orders get the book into stores and in front of readers! ) Thx for the support & I can’t wait for you all to meet Grayson T. Squirrel! 🐿️ (Is this emoji a chipmunk, btw?? 🧐) #kidlit #library #picturebook #edusky

Going back to @valleychildrens.bsky.social for his 17th year of outpatient treatment was tough. Yet, with his typical optimism, Jaxon declared "chemo isn't the bad guy." From that sentiment came HEROES NEED HELP - a picture book about pediatric chemotherapy. #cancer #braintumors #kidlit

Our kids need to see love between siblings! Excited to read this!

@phyllisharris.bsky.social has found the perfect combo (her art, a Monet theme, and a cute pet). It’s things like this that bring us to social media. We hope scroll, searching for these glimmers of joy! #kidlit ❤️

A couple of black kittens have decided to spend their days in a tree outside the library. Because I wrote a book duo about a tuxedo cat who wanted to live at the library (but instead lives at my house with the now adult kittens she gave birth to) the kids & staff think the kittens are mine. #kidlit

I do laugh at what finally convinced me to give picture book writing a try... I thought that book tours would allow me to visit my kids as they scattered throughout the US. So naive! I wonder if book tours will still exist when my grandkids have kids... #kidlitchat

This one is easy! Join Twitter and SCBWI sooner! Both brought great connections I would have benefitted from earlier in the game. Glad I gave the social media venue a try before it imploded. From the aftermath I learned that sticking with #kidlit topics makes social media a fun place. #kidlitchat

This looks like my kind of book!

Our school is exceptionally drab but being greeted each morning by our @debbieohi.com poster and book stuffies peeking out the window puts a smile on my face. #kidlit

Loved the SCBWI Central/Coastal Conference. In addition to the writing sessions, I read so many great books! #kidlit It’s especially fun to participate with both the library and author perspective! Then looking through portfolios as a publisher? Surreal!

There's maybe never been a more important moment for #BookSky to get REALLY into small & indie presses. If you don't know where to start, tell me what you're into and I'll give you a recommendation

In honor of Library Card Sign-Up Month, here's the card I designed for my local library! 🥰 Fellow #kidlit creators, make friends with your librarians! They are our partners and allies, our best resources, and our biggest hype people! #kidlitart #booksky #skybrarian #ala

SCBWI North/Central California's Fall Critique Fair is here and open to members from other regions too. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/ca-no... for details and the list of participating publishing professionals.

This. Whenever I play “two truths,” I include that I collect Pez and carry a candy filled dispenser in my purse. They never suspect. It’s most often Kermit, but now that I learned that a custom Pez is cheaper than a custom stuffie, it’s only a matter of time before I commission a Library Kitty Pez.

Happy Saturday! Today I'm featuring my September Birthstone Book Covers! This month is Sapphire. One that I loved is These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Have you read it? never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2025/09/birt... @booksrthenewblack.bsky.social #BookSky

I’ve taken lots of #kidlit classes and know those rules. Examples: kids solve their own problems & we show not tell. Are there #kidlitart rules? Example: Are contrasting color schemes okay on side by side single page illustrations? Are undies allowed to include titles? What #art rules are in play?

There’s so much discord around AI in #art and writing. Ethically, it's a no brainer. To build AI on work that wasn’t consented to or credited is theft. Plain and simple. #writingcommunity

Reading “30,000 Stitches” by Amanda Gilman Davis & Sally Wern Comport in hopes that early tears will spare me from crying in front of the students during our Patriot’s day presentation. This is one thing our school does right. #kidlit

🎨 Spotlight on @mikeboldt.bsky.social Mike's Illustrator Page Mike is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social and is interested in picture books and covers.

1st person (and past tense) is what comes naturally to me. Like a child telling a story. The industry wants us to be story-showers not story-tellers so I often end up following a critique and let go of one of the two. #kidlitchat

Every little win is a little celebration 💃🥳 #childrensbooks #kidlit #boardbooks #publishing

When you are at a story time reading and husband catches a photo of you & the book wearing the same Jason Greco illustration. ❤️ #kidlit #kidlitart

#SCBWI #kidlit #KidLitMegaFeed #picturebook @patzmiller.bsky.social Pat Zietlow Miller's new book, ONE CAN BE, celebrates the need to sometimes be alone and work alone...AND the need, at times, to collaborate. Kirkus's one-line tagline: "An empathetic tale that proves anyone can make a difference."