The time change has made me a sleepy bear this week, but next week will be different! I'll be wide awake giggling at This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book! Can't wait. Get a copy and giggle with me! #ThisIsNotASleepyBearBook #childrensbooks #kidlit #humor @briangehrlein.bsky.social

It's November, and do you know what that means?There's only 10 days left until This is Not a Sleepy Bear Book comes into this world! Woo hoo! I can "bearly" wait! 🥰🐻🦉🎵🎶#ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook @briangehrlein.bsky.social

Saw a preview of this last night. Amazed by Billy Magnussen's performance and wowed by the skill of @johnmichaelpowell.bsky.social ! #ViolentEnds #BillyMagnussen

⭐️ GIVEAWAY TIME! ⭐️ We’re just ONE WEEK from our big, history-making #PBRisingStars announcement, so let’s celebrate with 4 incredible picture books from past mentors! 📚✨ To enter: 1️⃣ Follow us on Bluesky 2️⃣ Like this post 3️⃣ Tag a friend (1 tag = 1 entry!) Winner announced on 10/30 with our big news!

If you missed this live, be sure to catch the replay. It was amazing! Thanks @natashakhankazi.bsky.social #12x12

"This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book" is the laugh I needed to start my morning! Thanks @briangehrlein.bsky.social ! This book never stops being funny! #ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks #kidsbooks #writingcommunity

If the quality of your work doesn’t matter—just the speed at which you can produce it—then you’re not making art. You’re making content.

@picturebooksummit.bsky.social 2025 was fabulous! Left me inspired and tired (in a good way). Thanks to the team for putting together an amazing conference! #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks

FRAUD ALERT: I have nothing to do with these phony books using my name on the cover. I have not written a memoir or partnered/inspired any cookbooks! Attempts to get Amazon to take these down have gone nowhere.

Sometimes it's great to read like a reader! A great place to do it, Dad Suggests Books in Fayetteville, AR. #reading #kidlit #fayettevillear #books

Some fun on display at Pearl's Books Fayetteville, AR @taralazar.bsky.social #fayettevilleAR #kidlit #12x12 @pearlsbooks.bsky.social

Here's a fun quiz just for picture book writers! Get writing tips curated for you!⁠ ⁠ picturebooksummit.co...⁠ #amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

Love PB Summit! Don't miss it! #amwriting #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

Congratulations!!! #kidlit

@layet.bsky.social Here's an illustrator starter pack: bsky.app/starter-pack... #illustrator #starterpack

Smart garlic rope lime basket move!

I need the high road to be less painful for about 5 minutes! #highroad #kindness

Weighing in on the egg conversation, do old eggs really peel more easily or was that just something my grandmother said? #eggs

So true!

I just read your interview with CanvasRebel. Over 7000 of these art pieces, wow! They're magical! #art #kidlit #natureart canvasrebel.com/meet-chelsey...

40% off Zoom AND written critiques?! 🤩 www.pbspotlight.com/critiques #amquerying #kidlit #picturebooks

And let’s stop talking about sad books vs. funny books as an either/or situation. There’s a reason people laugh over the casseroles and pastries after a funeral. It’s healing. And kids’ books that deal with grief offer way more than just sadness.

Writers - pass it on. www.reddit.com/r/privacy/co...

Fantastic news! Congratulations. @marziehabbas.bsky.social and @anooshasyed.com

Should I be upset that my 6yo granddaughter sings H-O-T-T-O-G-O at the top of her lungs at inopportune times or just happy she’s learning to spell? #kids

CSRs keep explaining in detail everything I already know while failing to address things that prevent me from accessing something - e.g. can't use the same browser when I have two accounts or one won't work; ditto email accts. Have to troubleshoot myself. Is everything DIY now? #customerservice

It can be hard to quickly determine how to react in the moment to help a person who is experiencing harassment. Here's a link to an organization that offers bystander training. They have tips on their website, but also free online trainings that I found helpful. righttobe.org/guides/bysta...

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a query and first chapter critique by @amaliejahn.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 2)

Hi @rachelshupin.bsky.social !

Hey graphic designers, does anyone still know what the shorthand FPO means or should I stop using it? #graphicdesign #graphics

A squealing possum disappears. An alarmed boy isn’t moving until he knows where it is. “He could have crawled into the dryer for a tumble…but HE’S PROBABLY GONE!” The siblings are not helpful. Still, the MC must take a ride that solves the mystery and brings a dreaded new roommate. #skypitch

@marziehabbas.bsky.social That was an amazing, informative, and inspiring presentation today for @12x12challenge.bsky.social! I appreciate your thorough, professional approach and your enthusiasm! You were great!!! #kidlit #writingcommunity #12x12

Ever send a text then realize it sounds just like SPAM? #communication #spam #ihatewhenthathappens

Wait, did I miss it? Is Apple's AI called iSpy? #ispy

Seems like all my searches these days are responded to by someone who isn’t listening to the question. #searchengines #AI

Can we please get a knife skills class for cooks with perpetually dull knives? 👩‍🍳🔪😉

Ever notice how arrogant Wordlebot is? Beat it soundly and analysis says: its guesses = skill; your guesses = luck. Sure, little Botty. You're smart. Probably suffering from AI imposter syndrome, bless your heart.

Ransom notes just aren't the same without the smell of rubber cement! I mean, I'm guessing...

@andreabrownlit.bsky.social I appreciate your stance regarding AI policies!

Looking at an agent search on QueryTracker wondering whether all the lightning bolts and clouds mean stormy weather ahead?😉 #amquerying #kidlit

It was a great day for a block party!

My ears are filled with fluid. On the upside, my appliances are running quietly. #sillysilverlining

Ya'll have fun springing forward. I'm not doing it. I'll be using the eponymous CT Standard Time. Join me? #daylightsavingtime #daylightsavings

If it has more speed than you'll ever need, do you need it?

Love seeing the stats and info in the link! Interesting to watch how social media is evolving.

UPDATED: My Bluesky Starter Thread. Newest version can always be accessed via debbieohi.link/starter (link in my profile bio, too). Feel free to share with anyone who needs it! cont'd 👇🏼

I'm taking today's Wordle personally.

@marziehabbas.bsky.social I'm so excited to see you on the 2024 @12x12challenge.bsky.social webinar line up! Can't wait!!! #12x12 #kidlit #PB