Looking for a thoughtful gift for the holidays, a birthday, or a baby shower? Bundle books that celebrate the seasons or different holidays, then add a note: “Reading is always in season!” Gift books. Grow readers. ❤️

GATHER GRATEFUL, written by me with rich and gorgeous art by Alexandra Finkeldey, has been out in the world for a whole month!! So grateful for all the love, reviews, readings…and everything yet to come. 🧡🍂🧡🍂 @candlewickpress.bsky.social

I had the joy of celebrating Gather Grateful's book birthday with @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social at @anunlikelystory.bsky.social. This is a special book about gathering. This poetic beauty is a MUST read. Grab a copy today and share it widely! #TLSky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries #KidLit

Yesterday, we gathered to celebrate my incredibly talented friend/critique partner @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social on the launch of her beautiful new book GATHER GRATEFUL! (art: Alexandra Finkeldey). With themes of love, gratitude, and togetherness, this book is sure to become a treasured favorite!🍂

Time to celebrate the fall season! 🧡🍁🧡 Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...

Sharing GATHER GRATEFUL for the first time at the New England Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference…the perfect setting for a book celebrating fall and community. 🍁🧡 Coming 9/16 with @candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #independentbookstores

My favorite new book-pick for fall is up on #24CarrotWriting's blog --GATHER GRATEFUL by @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social and Alexandra Finkeldey 🍂

Thrilled to see GATHER GRATEFUL on display at #ALA this weekend! Coming out with @candlewickpress.bsky.social on 9.16.25!

This book is read aloud/ laugh aloud PERFECTION! I now want to share it with every young family I know!

NEW! Join us (virtually) for @bostonglobe.com–Horn Book Awards announcement on 6/23 at noon EDT! www.hbook.com/page/boston-... #BGHB25 #BostonGlobeHornBookAwards #BlowingtheHorn #kidlit #yalit

Happy book birthday to @valeriebolling.bsky.social's Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom: Building Student Agency, Independence, and Success! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/goal... @stenhousepub.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social @stenhousepub.bsky.social

Today's book by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social & Cátia Chien is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!” #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/05/09/r...

Thank you @storysnug.com for your great review!

Hey there #EduSky! My teacher heart loves to visit schools! ❤️ Check out my carefully -designed programs (from assemblies to classroom poetry workshops) on my website.Who will I be lucky enough to meet next year? www.meganlitwinbooks.com/schoolvisits

School visits are the best! And this one was extra special as it was part of the Mass Kids Lit Fest! A festival meant to spread literacy excitement far and wide. ✨📚✨

An amazing morning celebrating Independent Bookstore Day at Word on the Street Bookstore! @pamvau.bsky.social @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social @shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social @annastanisz.bsky.social @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @betsyuhrig.bsky.social

#24CarrotWriting is thrilled to share the cover of GATHER GRATEFUL (Candlewick,2025) coming soon from @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social with art by Alexandra Finkeldey! This book is sure to warm many hearts come September! @kristimahoney.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @annieromano.bsky.social

Have you checked out Classroom Corridors yet? Don’t miss the NEW monthly online resource for elementary educators from NCTE — for teachers, by teachers — like this book list I had the pleasure to curate and share! Want to know more? Ask me! #ClassroomCorridors #NCTE

Thank you to the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival for a super #kidlit day from start to finish!! And thanks for this very joyful moment. My favorite photo EVER!!!

So many incredible authors at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival this weekend! w/ @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @jamiemichalak.bsky.social @cathcio.bsky.social

Celebrate Poetry Month w/this free gather @highlightsfound.bsky.social! IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY is a gorgeous collection of poems, beautifully illustrated. One to gift & to treasure. 🌸 #PoetryMonth #poetry

Next Saturday!!

How awesome is this “AUTHORS WE LOVE” section at my local #school #library?! After authors visit the school, kids are always extra excited to read their books, and so this brilliant librarian created easy access!! ❤️❤️ @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social

Got to MEET THE MINI-MAMMALS this morning with author @mstewartscience.bsky.social at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social - it’s a beautiful and clever new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by @brianlies.bsky.social. #kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #reading #science #booksky

A little #kidlit #kidlitart to brighten the day...

🧡 COVER REVEAL!! 🧡 My heart is bursting over this warm and beautiful art from Alexandra Finkeldey! This book is filled with so much love and care… GATHER GRATEFUL 9.16.25 @candlewickpress.bsky.social… To preorder or learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787555...

What an amazing launch for our beautiful anthology, IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY. So much gratitude to @charleswaters.bsky.social, Irene Latham, @thewritingbarn.bsky.social, @candlewickpress.bsky.social, Carter Hasegawa, and all of the contributing poets.

Happy book birthday to Ruthie Rose’s Big Idea by @mrschureads.bsky.social & Holly Hatam! 🥳🥳🥳

Congratulations @mstewartscience.bsky.social and @brianlies.bsky.social - what a team you make!!

At #nerdcampct, COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC author Emma Otheguy’s Nerd Talk inspires. @nerdcampct.bsky.social @ctcasl.bsky.social #kidlit #booksy #edusky #skybrarian

The Mar/Apr of @thehornbook.bsky.social is out & available online via Flipster with your #librarycard. My roundup of #boardbooks appears. There’s also an early reader roundup (yay!) and a feature about #kidlit legends Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson. Check it out! #boardbook

Nerding out over good books is what #nErDcamp is all about! 🥰 Thanks to @nerdcampct.bsky.social!

JOAN MITCHELL is here, & she's gorgeous!! 💖 🎉 💖 Thrilled to share this beautiful book about inspiration w/the world. Stacy Innerst's illustrations are stunning beyond belief! Everything we create expresses our uniqueness. What will you make today?? 💖 🎉 💖 #WomenArtists #JoanMitchell #abstractart

Looking forward to sharing a session with @mstewartscience.bsky.social at the upcoming Massachusetts Reading Association conference! Join us to talk about growing all kinds of readers - and then later for casual conversation at “Authors and Appetizers”! Registration: web.cvent.com/event/53c73d...

A great day for literacy ahead! #edusky 📚❤️

Excited to know that Valerie Bolling’s work will reach teachers in a new way! 📘♥️#PDLove Congrats @valeriebolling.bsky.social!

Chocolates are delicious…but the very best gift you can give to a child is a LOVE of reading! ❤️❤️❤️ www.readbrightly.com/how-one-mom-...

📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Twinkle, Twinkly, Winter Night Megan Litwin & Nneka Myers @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @kinopia.bsky.social I come back to this each year in the winter. So precious.

Winner of the #earlyreader book bundle chosen on Friday. Still time to sign up! #Edusky #Skybrarian #KidLit

Fellow dog people ... Hazel the Handful pubs April 1st! Here's a sneak peek. @candlewickpress.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDLF...

Happy #bookbirthday to @heidieys.bsky.social and Happy BIRTHDAY birthday to Jane Yolen! Here's a short excerpt from an interview where Heidi and Jane talk about this origin story that became a book. <3 #kidlit #picturebook

Picture books are finally getting the RESPECT they deserve.

“Bring your twinkle” - love that! ✨✨✨✨✨

It’s still print season in New Hampshire! How about where you are? #kidlit #boardbooks

#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE TABLE by @armyvet5.bsky.social + Wiley Blevins; illus. by Jason Griffin (Porter/Holiday): "The brief text skillfully weaves these parallel narratives, emphasizing love and tradition." www.hbook.com/story/review...

Sending my winter newsletter out tomorrow…and here’s a sneak peek.You can sign up on my website. 📚❤️📚 Book or classroom visit giveaways every season! #Edusky #teacher #librarian #kidlit

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