Today on the blog: June Recommendations! 📚👍 lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/june-recom...

Love seeing THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES among these outstanding June recommendations! Thanks @lynnbbooks.bsky.social ! @mariehermansson.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @naomikirsten.bsky.social

Inkling Illustration turns 5 this month! 🎂 To celebrate, co-founders Fiona Kenny and Jess Lomax have shared 5 things they’ve learned since launching the agency back in 2021, along with some of the tools and tips they've picked up along the way: www.inklingillustration.com/blog/5-thing...

Happy Summer Solstice! Splashing by with some fun ocean themed @steamteambooks.bsky.social titles to kick off the summer. 🪼🦈🐠 @katytanis.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Happy #worldoceanday2026 ! Swimming by with some gorgeous new ocean titles from @steamteambooks.bsky.social ! @noranickumbooks.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social #lauraperdew @mariehermansson.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Did you know that June is National Zoo & Aquarium Month? I’ll be spotlighting sea-rrific and zoo-tastic titles all month long, so stay tuned. 🪼🐠🐆🐻 #nationalzooandaquariummonth @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

So many books, so little time 📚 Taking a break from this "Mayvember" madness to read some incredible picture books in this week's library haul. Special shoutout to the fabulous I AM A THUNDERCLOUD illustrator @mariehermansson.bsky.social and her NEW picture book 🪼

Shout out to @mcusolito.bsky.social and Ellen Rooney for JELLYFISH SCIENTIST Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing Medusas ! Pair with THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES for a jelly-good time! 🪼 @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Happy Little Free Library Week! Just put my 2026 releases in our local @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social ! Such fun! 🪼🐆 @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social #ramonakaulitzki @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.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

📚Hooray for Indie Bookstore Day! Perfect time to pick up a copy of THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES and other favorites. 🪼So give your local indie some love and support.📚 @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social

The secret is out! Happy Book Birthday to THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES! 🪼An ocean of thanks to @mariehermansson.bsky.social for the lovely art and editor @naomikirsten.bsky.social . @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Fresh month, fresh favorites! ✨ We are so excited to see THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES featured on @cbcbooks.bsky.social April Hot Off the Press reading list. Discover all the picks here: bit.ly/1dCTqYI #kidlit #ReadingList #CBCHotOffThePress @karenjameson15.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social

Thanks @cbcbooks.bskysocial ! Love seeing THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES featured on CBC books April Hot Off the Press reading list! bit.ly/1dCTqYI @mariehermansson.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Thank you, @geolibrarian.bsky.social for the wonderful review! “Hermansson’s gorgeous artwork takes Jameson’s poetic text and runs with it…” @mariehermansson.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidslovenonfiction

Lovely review for THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES 🪼from @ala-booklist.bsky.social . Luminous art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social & edited by @naomikirsten.bsky.social . Out 4/21 from @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social . @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Happy World Wildlife Day! Coming soon - WHO NESTS HERE? with illos by Ramona Kaulitzki and THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES, art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social . @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Thanks Kirkus Reviews for your glowing words about THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES! Kudos to @mariehermansson.bsky.social , @naomikirsten.bsky.social and @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social ! Coming 4/21/26 @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidslovenonfiction

So wonderful to celebrate our first review - a star!⭐️ Thank you to @mariehermansson.bsky.social for her luminous art. Kudos to editor extraordinaire @naomikirsten.bsky.social and @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social ! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to share that WE HAVE A STAR! THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES has received a starred review from @slj.com This is the first star for THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES coming out April 2026! Congratulations author @karenjameson15.bsky.social and thank you SLJ! #kidlit #kidlitart

A red cockaded woodpecker from A PARTY FOR THE PINE written by Christine Iverson illustrated by me, published by @holidayhouse.bsky.social is about the very special longleaf pine habitat and its history. It is set to publish before the actual Party for the Pine in Spring '27! #kidlitart

Excited to be here!

Hello November #KidLitArtPostcard I'm Marie Hermansson, I illustrate children's picture books with a narrative style. Storytelling through pictures and capturing special moments within the larger story. Reach out directly to me, I'd enjoy hearing about your picture book projects! #kidlitart #kidlit

So excited that it’s #worldjellyfishday ! 🪼Visit an aquarium and learn all about them. Perfect time to preorder THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES, out from @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social on 4/21/26. Art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social . Edited by @naomikirsten.bsky.social . @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Happy Halloween Blue Sky!!! 🎃👻🎃 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist (greeting card design I hand lettered a couple years back).

I saw a MOOSE outside the kitchen window this am! It ran away so fast so no photo. 🥲 I went outside for a closer look & it stared at me, which I took as "hello human, you look pretty cool" & I said the same back to the moose. Now we're friends. 😄 These are tracks we found from days earlier. #kidlit

Fall Festivities, ArtFest 2025! #ablartfest @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Moose eat fermented apples fallen from apple trees in peoples gardens. The apples contain alcohol and the moose get tipsy from eating them. So watch out for the moose swaggering and swaying around like some drunken sailor. 😄🍎

To aid folks in their ongoing education regarding the nature of book bans and censorship this #BannedBooksWeek (and beyond), we’re giving away a bundle of nonfiction and fiction books about the ongoing fight against book bans! Check out our post on Instagram to enter ⬇️ 📷 bit.ly/47dZjvJ

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!  There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones. Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.  We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

Did an interview with Steph Fizer Coleman on her Let's Make Picture Books Blog, go check it out! #kidlitart www.letsmakepicturebooks.com/blog/lmpb-su...

Hi September #kidlitartpostcard 🍂🍂 Time to get outside & explore, forest bath, peer into a pond & see if you can spot a turtle? I'm Marie, #KidLit illustrator. My agent @carynwiseman.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social will enjoy to hear from you!! www.MarieHermanssonIllustration.com

Snuggly serpents in this month's Ranger Rick Magazine published by the @nationalwildlife.bsky.social Had fun drawing these African ball pythons in their striped pajamas! #kidlit #kidlitart

Excited to see that Pennsylvania Librarians have chosen The Reindeer Remainders by @kateywrites.bsky.social and I for a Keystone to Reading Books Award. Wonderful news! @carynwiseman.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitnews #kidlit @keystonestate.bsky.social

Cover reveal day! THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES written by yours truly with stunning art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social ! An aquarium exhibit in a picture book! @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social . @naomikirsten.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social lnk.to/Secretsofthe...

The Secrets of the Jellies cover reveal!! So happy for this delightful nonfiction picture book by @karenjameson15.bsky.social pub by @chroniclebooks.bsky.social 🪼 Preorder now! Publishing April 2026. 🪼🧡 Thank you to my agent @carynwiseman.bsky.social and editor @naomikirsten.bsky.social 💕 #kidlit

Congratulations to this overflowing cornucopia of ABLA titles featured on the Bank Street 'The Best Children's Books of the Year' list! See the full list here

New design out in stores!! Let me know if you find one... there's a lot of fish in the sea. 🎏

Today's #ChewyReviewy is "The Reindeer Remaineders" by @kateywrites.bsky.social and @mariehermansson.bsky.social. A hopeful story of overcoming division. #kidlit #bookrecs #pb #stem #heart #inclusion www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Recorded the call of the endangered Red-Cockade Woodpecker in the longleaf pine forest yesterday w/ my Merlin app @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social I saw one flying moments later. There are around 15k of these birds in the wild. They live in family units almost exclusively in longleaf pine trees. 💚💚💚💚

Party for the Pine 2025! Hugged the 477 yr old longleaf pine subject of The Birthday Tree by Christine Iverson pub'd by @holidayhouse.bsky.social The book covers the history of the longleaf pine forest that once covered 920 million acres from the South East to Texas. 5.3 million remain. #kidlit

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! My name is Marie, an illustrator bringing all kinds of nature stories to life for amazing authors & their equally amazing publishers! Get in touch w/ your book project! 💚 📚 Rep'd by @CarynWiseman @AndreaBrownLit 📚 www.MarieHermanssonIllustration.com #kidlit #kidlitart

🎉 BIG NEWS! 🎉 Kelly Sonnack has been announced as the new owner and president of Andrea Brown Literary Agency The full press release can be found here. Congratulations to Kelly, Andrea, and the whole agency on this new chapter!

A gopher tortoise, native to the long leaf pine ecosystem of North America. Along with some carnivorous pitcher plants! A value study for an upcoming nonfiction book about the long leaf pine forest. #kidlit #kidlitart

Interview with Debbie Levy about lessons from history www.slj.com/story/Histor... @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Day 10: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Math Books for Kids. Math! It's beautiful, isn't it? Its logic. Cadences. Sublime applications. Today we celebrate it when it's put into children's books brilliantly. Don't be scared. Math is for everyone. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/10/3...

A moon jellyfish bloom, one of my fav spreads from the upcoming nonfiction picture book by author Karen Jameson @karenjameson15.bsky.social THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES illos by me published by @chroniclebooks.bsky.social Can't wait for it to be out in the world soon. 🪼🪼🪼 #kidlitart #kidlit

🎉Everyone please join us with hearty congratulations and many rounds of applause for ABLA's newest associate agent, the wonderful @analiacabello.bsky.social!🎉 She is now OPEN to queries, and you can find her full agent page here

A warm & tropical holiday greeting to you #kidlit community. It's the first Thurs. of the month which means #kidlitartpostcard day for #illustrators. I'm Marie rep'd by @carynwiseman.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social lately I've been working on ocean topics but I 💙 to draw all the habitats.

'Tis the season to be jolly... a new Christmas greeting card I designed for our family's favorite grocer. I love seeing these cards being enjoyed by people around the country. I have had dozens of card designs at this store over the years but this is my first Christmas design. 🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼 #kidlit

What is that creature? It's an upside-down jellyfish of course! Soaking up the sun on the seafloor. This is a little sneak peek of an illo from a current nonfiction picture book project I'm working on and really loving. 🪼 #kidlit #kidlitillustration #jellyfish @karenjameson15.bsky.social