📖Cover reveal for Farm Shark, upcoming in June 2026! Words by me, illustrated by Maddie Frost, published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

A fun read-aloud of My Teacher is a Dinosaur! from "ReadAloudwithBella" on YouTube. Thanks Bella! #kidlit youtu.be/5PF7hhMazGI?...

If you're at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday 4/27, stop by the Mysterious Galaxy booth #368 and say hello! I'll be signing books from the "My Life is Weird" series at 10:15. Your choice of Sharpie color -- wow! Act fast! #kidlit

If you're at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday 4/27, stop by the Mysterious Galaxy booth #368 and say hello! I'll be signing books from the "My Life is Weird" series at 10:15. Your choice of Sharpie color -- wow! Act fast! #kidlit

First time "My Mom is a Mermaid!" was spotted in the wild, at Children's Book World in Los Angeles. Written by me, illustrated by @jeffharter.bsky.social. Thanks so much to CBW, on insta @cbwchildrensbooks.

Had fun chatting with Betsy about 90s music, backup shoelaces, button museums, and the upcoming My Life is Weird series! 🧜‍♀️🦄🦖 Publishes 4/1/25, ✍️by me, 🎨by @jeffharter.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit

🎉 2 books #GIVEAWAY 🎉 MY DAD IS A UNICORN! 🦄 MY MOM IS A MERMAID! 🧜‍♀️ The My Life is Weird! series from Random House, ✍️by me, 🎨by Jeff Harter, debuting 4/1/25. "Roaring good comedic inspiration!" - Kirkus Reviews Like, follow and repost to enter! Winner randomly picked Mon 3/24/25 6pm PDT 🎈 #kidlit

A roaring good review from Kirkus for the My Life is Weird! series, debuting on April 1st. Written by me and illustrated by Jeff Harter (insta @jeffbharter). @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook

Huge congratulations to @amedyckman.bsky.social for receiving the Geisel award this morning for Bat, Cat & Rat, a very funny series 🤣 from a VERY funny author/mischief maker! 🤪 #kidlit

What 10,000 picture books looks like. Los Angeles Central Library 1/19/25. #kidlit

Loved this poorly translated French comic book

Found this weird Edward Gorey pop-up book version of The Dwindling Party from 1982. I dorked out and added some lighting. The book's ingenious tabs make a rowboat sink and winged monsters soar off clutching parents. What other dark stories would make great pop-ups? #kidlit #edwardgorey

When you buy your dog the wrong size coat 🤦‍♂️ #dogs #dogsofbluesky

Someone gave me a painting of my dog and I could not be happier #dogsofbluesky

#kidlit #picturebooks

Most people don't know that SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen almost ended up with a different title. I wrote down a transcript of the editorial call. #kidlit #picturebooks

I was always less fascinated by the character of Lyle the crocodile than I was by "Signor Hector P. Valenti, Star of stage and screen." What was with the odd hat? Why did he keep it in his fridge? The House on 88th Street, by Bernard Waber, 1962

Oyvind Torseter's THE HOLE (2013, Enchanted Lion) is a wonderfully odd picture book #kidlit #picturebooks

My agency is not yet on Bluesky, but I figured it’d be nice to put together a starter pack of the authors and/or illustrators of BookEnds Literary who’ve already made it here. Say hi to my agency siblings! #starterpack #booksky #kidlit go.bsky.app/Uw5hJaE

I made a Picture Book Author Starter Pack! This is trad pub'd authors with books currently out 🙂 go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc

It’s #CoverReveal time for THE ONLY GHOST IN SCHOOL (Aug ‘25 Penguin Workshop) I’m RIDICULOUSLY excited about launching this #book! We have to wait ‘til August, but luckily I get to do fun cover reveals to satisfy my dopamine levels. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. 😜

Here's the next entry in my daily Guess the 1960s/70s Picture Book Illustrator & Book challenge. 3/10 in difficulty. Thanks for any reposts so other Blueskyers can join the fun! #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #1960s #1970s

I occasionally post illustrations from 60s and 70s picture books to see if anyone can guess the artist. This one's easy.

For dreary days, here's a hypnotic little vid of a drive I did down California's PCH. Bossa nova by Serge Quadrado.

On one side of my garden: a productive Jalapeño plant, whose peppers have a 5,000 Scoville heat rating. On the other side, a plant with a single Red Ghost pepper, rated at 1,000,000 Scovilles, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The lone ghost sneers when I tiptoe past. 🌶🔥🚑