WHERE DID MY TEACHER GO? We've all had a teacher who held a special place in our hearts. And for Archie, that's Ms. Bloom, he can’t wait to show off his summer progress! Until he learns she’s gone for good... How will Archie learn to cope with this big change? #Questpit #PB #Q #OwnVoices

GRANDPA'S INVISIBLE HAIR Three grandkids always make fun of their grandpa for brushing and combing hair he doesn't have. Will they learn that there's something magical about believing in what we can't see... or is their grandpa just a bit cuckoo? #Questpit #PB #Q

A BONE DEEP LOVE Little Pumpkin by Lisa Edwards x Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney. If Mama Skeleton can't explain her love to Baby Skeleton in a way he can understand, he may never truly grasp the depth of his mama's love for him... #Questpit #PB #Q

I am so excited to be participating in the live pitches during the At Home Author Picture Book Conference. Cross your fingers for me! 🤩

I made magnets of an upcoming book for my author visit thank you packages. I'm super excited!

The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of Jan. 23 – 25 EDT 🚂Write a new PB draft 🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post 🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/CritiqueTrai... 🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉 🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/CritiqueTrain Good luck ✨✨

Which cover layout do you think is better? I'm torn but leaning to the top!

As an indie author, I love being able to pick illustrators to work with, and I'm so happy that I went with my gut and switched artists. We all don't always gel, and that's ok! So excited for this project!

If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year. mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...

Here's the list of 55 participating agents, editors & ADs for the 2025 #PBParty contest. Wahoooooo! I'll shout out as more yeses come in. This post has a link to the 2025 Ranking Party (thanks for running it, @beccamcmurdiebooks.bsky.social) & a badge/banner. mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...

A BONE DEEP LOVE Little Pumpkin by Lisa Edwards x Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney. If Mama Skeleton can't explain her love to Baby Skeleton in a way he can understand, he may never truly grasp the depth of his mama's love for him... #P2Ppit #PB #Q

GRANDPA'S INVISIBLE HAIR Three grandkids always make fun of their grandpa for brushing and combing hair he doesn't have. Will they learn that there's something magical about believing in what we can't see... or is their grandpa just a bit cuckoo? #P2Ppit #PB #Q

‘TWAS THE NIGHT OF SANTA’S PRIVACY PROBLEM Santa Claus Myth x The Little Trailblazer With the help of Mrs. Claus, Santa rethinks how he operates. Can he fix his Privacy Problem and stay off the Naughty List to save Christmas? #P2Ppit #PB #W

WOLF’S WHITE HATS & THE THREE GAMERS Three Little Pigs x Little Cyber Engineer The Piggy siblings are in competition, but can they overcome their differences and design the next best video game for their teacher, Warren Wolf? #P2Ppit #PB #W

CAMILLE & THE COOKIES Little Red Riding Hood x Chicken Clicking A young girl learns that sometimes free things come with hidden costs when her granny’s business partner, Mr. Wolf, uses new business tactics & everything changes. #P2Ppit #PB #Q

When the youngest 🧙🏻‍♀️of 5 is expecting her 1st 🧹, she’s gutted when she ends up w/ a … MOP?! 🤨 What’s a 🧙🏻‍♀️ to do w/ a mop that only wants to dip & swish 💦 🧙🏻‍♀️ must gain control before she’s humiliated 🫣 But did the mop have the right idea all along? 🎨🖌️ #P2Ppit #PB #UA

Happy sales to all the #P2PPit participants, including me! I had to Google it though. If the organizers could add an explanation page here, that would help. I'm no longer visiting that other place.

WHERE DID MY TEACHER GO? We've all had a teacher who held a special place in our hearts. And for Archie, that's Ms. Bloom, he can’t wait to show off his summer progress! Until he learns she’s gone for good... How will Archie learn to cope with this big change? #P2Ppit #PB #Q #OwnVoices

GRANDPA'S INVISIBLE HAIR Three grandkids always make fun of their grandpa for brushing and combing hair he doesn't have. Will they learn that there's something magical about believing in what we can't see... or is their grandpa just a bit cuckoo? #P2Ppit #PB #Q

A BONE DEEP LOVE Little Pumpkin by Lisa Edwards x Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney. If Mama Skeleton can't explain her love to Baby Skeleton in a way he can understand, he may never truly grasp the depth of his mama's love for him... #P2Ppit #PB #Q

Make a positive impact by donating relevant and representative picture books for San Jose families to read aloud to their children through the nonprofit Cultivating Literacy.  Please donate read-aloud picture books at the 2nd-3rd grade reading level. #StrongerTogether #2025CSLAConference

Want to track picture book posts in the Path2Pub pitch event on January 17 2025? I made a feed! This feed includes posts and replies which use both the #P2Ppit and #PB tags. It does NOT differentiate between tags for querying (#Q), on submission, (#S) or WIP (#W). #kidlit

What you see: ✨️ YAY! I BOOKED 4 PAID AUTHOR VISITS SO FAR THIS YEAR! ✨️ What you don't see: I sent 308 emails to schools.

Would your kiddos be interested in the process of creating a book? I'm looking for families that want to critique the manuscript, sketches, colors, cover, and then have their name on a special thanks page of the book and get a free copy. I think it would be insightful and fun for everyone!

Where are my parents that love literacy based content!? Where are my teachers that love a SEL book? Where are my librarians that want more indie authors in their libraries? Where are my people? 🤗

Do you believe there are sensitive topics that shouldn't be written about unless the authors has lived experience?

I recall reading the advice to "do something hard" first thing in the morning, with examples like exercise or take a cold shower, but those examples never seem to include getting three kids up, dressed, fed, and to school on time 🤔

If you don’t want your kids reading certain books, that’s fine. But you have no right to tell me what my kid can’t read. And before anyone mentions it, there’s no porn in libraries. If you think there is, then you’re stupid.

Hello #Blacksky parents, I'm Rella B Books. • An Author • A Podcast Host • A Content Creator I seek to encourage a love of reading with my content. My literacy based podcast and youtube episodes include movement & comprehension. I would love to be a positive role model for your kids!

Any Las Vegas Teachers looking for an Author for NV READING WEEK?

My 2025 New Years Resolution was to stop distracting myself... I get so much done when I allow myself space and time to work specifically on my craft. Kid lit entertainment Children's books Mommin' 10 days in and I've failed. 🤣

Are there any picture book loving mamas out there that would be interested in being launch influencers? • I send free books • You post/review Any takers?! #moms

I'm working on a new series of board books to help littles become emotionally regulated, self-loving, optimistic people. These were some of the first books I ever wrote with my future children in mind. Now I'm getting samples of them next week. I've come so far in my 1st year as a KidLit Author.