Happy birthday, @jilanne.bsky.social! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear...

Dive into the Monterey Bay this Sunday at the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley! Be there at NOON, fins on, and learn how to swim like a salp, comb jelly, sea angel, and more! Hope we don't lose any swimmers to hungry predators on our journey! Whatever happens, keep paddling! #kidlit #nonfiction

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The first review for my debut author-illustrated picture book GHUNGROOS FOR GAURI is here! ✨ . A big thanks to @slj.com for this wonderful review! To my publisher @candlewickpress.bsky.social and agent @steelworksliterary.bsky.social . #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview

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Hello, #booksky! I would be forever grateful if you could spread the word about my debut novel giveaway. Trying to reach 3,000 entries so my publisher doesn't think I'm a has been before the book even releases. THANK YOU! #stressedoutauthor One day left! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Congrats to Anita Yasuda on her new deal w/ @clarionbooks.bsky.social! WHERE BRIDGES ARE BORN is a lyrical NF PB about the Khasi tribe in Meghalya, India & what their power of patience, connection w/ the environment, & matrilineal society can teach the world. Art by the talented Tara Anand! #PB

Enjoyed chowing down on phyto- and zooplankton yesterday with some awesome 1st through 5th graders as we read THE OCEAN'S HEART! A fun mix of science and English Language Arts! youtube.com/shorts/ACzbR... @steamteambooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Congrats to Amanda Crabtree on her two-book #PB deal w/ @ Norton Young Readers! Melvin (hedgehog) and Tilly (mole), and their connected stories invite young readers to explore the natural world and themes of friendship, discovery, and bravery. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #illustration

Welcome to former journalist, sports writer, and now MG author, Cathy Lepik! Her debut MG Animal fantasy - ORDER OF THE ORDINARIES - blew us away at first read and we’re so excited to share the project with editors in the coming weeks. We are so glad you’re here, Cathy! #kidlit #fantasy #MG

#KidLitArtPostcard Day — some folks have a dog, some have a cat… this guy has a snake, and honestly? It suits him. Hello, I'm Chris, a picture book illustrator. See more work at thornockstudios.com For inquiries, contact my agent Lori Steel — steelworksliterary.com

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! . This was a prompt from last year’s #imaginedbookcover challenge. . I’m Neha, a #kidlit author and #illustrator from India. . Interested in #picturebooks, #boardbooks , #chapterbooks, and #bookcovers . Rep’d by Lori Steel at @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Happy May #kidlitartpostcard Day ! I've had some of the best strawberries of my life these past couple of weeks, it's been unreal🍓 (Btw hello, I'm K. Risa McLoughlin, a queer kidlit illustrator making picture books! Repped by Lori Steel @steelworksliterary.bsky.social ) www.krmcloughlin.com

I'm super psyched and feeling lucky and grateful and ecstatic and all of the everythings! Please enter the Goodreads Giveaway! Link in first comment. @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social #kidlit #teachers #librarians #middlegrade #versenovel #booksky #ReadHeartLand

I just saw this lovely and thoughtful review for THE OCEAN'S HEART from @marylannireads.bsky.social Thank you so much! 🌊🦑🦐🐋 #teachers #librarians #edusky #kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction @carolhinz.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMls...

Congratulations to @yuanxie.bsky.social on the release of her debut author-illustrated picture book MAMA'S MAGICAL HANDS with Crown BFYR! This poignant picture book is sure to win hearts and readers when it releases in 2028. #kidlitart #picturebooks #motherhood #families

Congratulations to @tatecartoons.bsky.social for these recent list acknowledgements! #graphicnovel #kidlit #cbc #mountainlaurelbookaward #operation #coverup

Meet this month’s #12x12PB Featured Agents, Mary Cummings of Great River Literary and Julie Romeis Sanders of @steelworksliterary.bsky.social! Head to the blog to learn more about what they’re looking for in #picturebooks: buff.ly/kLO6rkH #kidlit

#KidLitArtPostcard Day — the tide is in and so is the art! Hello, I'm Chris, a picture book illustrator. This piece was created during Mark Hoffman's Gab-N-Doodle — watch the video on YouTube! See more work at thornockstudios.com For inquiries, contact my agent Lori Steel — steelworksliterary.com

Happy spring #kidlitartpostcard day! . I’m Neha, a #kidlit author and #illustrator from India. . Interested in #picturebooks, #boardbooks , #chapterbooks, and #bookcovers . Rep’d by Lori Steel at @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Happy April #kidlitartpostcard Day! (Also happy baseball season to anyone also following⚾⚾⚾) Btw to anyone new, I'm K. Risa McLoughlin, a queer kidlit illustrator represented by Lori Steel @steelworksliterary.bsky.social ! Portfolio: www.krmcloughlin.com #kidlitartist #illustration #drawing

This carefully layered novel in verse and prose, about misunderstood hearts and so much more, took all of my heart to write (twice). Thank you SLJ!! @steelworksliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovel #teachers #librarians #Edusky #environmentaljustice @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Now is a great time to save $$ on those books you plan on reading later this year. I'm putting in my order.....and I would be grateful if you would consider preordering HeartLand, an SLJ starred ⭐title! Thank you! ❤️ #kidlit #middlegrade #booksky #edusky #teachers #librarians #Skybrarians #BNPreorder

Whales eat them...fish eat them...the entire ocean needs them...and WE need them....when all they try to do is live to eat another day.... #kidlit #picturebooks #ocean #STEM #nonfiction @steamteambooks.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social

Many thanks to The Horn Book for featuring FIREFLY SONG for Women's History Month! It was an honor to tell Lynn's story. She's an amazing woman and a tireless advocate for the tiny creatures who share our planet. 💚 @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce that Neha Rawat's GHUNGROOS FOR GAURI and Nydia Armendia-Sánchez's NUESTRAS ANCESTRAS are Junior Library Guild selections! #JLG #KidLit #picturebooks #booksforyoungreaders

Celebrating FIREFLY SONG by Colleen Paeff, which has been selected as a 2026 CCBC Choice Book! #CCBC #FireflySong #LynnFriersonFaust #kidlit #summerreading #picturebooks #booksforyoungreaders

You'll never look at the ocean the same way again.... #kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction #ocean

It's been two weeks since Operation: Make a Splash hit the shelves! Many thanks to the folks who have checked out the book and shared some kind words. Hope you all have a great day! #graphicnovel #kidlitart

Completing Mr. Schu's sentences (and reading his book, The Gift of Story) made me think deeply about the way I work. And I am so very grateful for that, because that changed my lens and how I focus it on all of my projects. #kidlit #poetry #writingcommunity #versenovel #fiction

Thanks to @mrschureads.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about my upcoming MG novel, HEARTLAND, and my newly released picture book, THE OCEAN'S HEART, on his blog! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #teachers #librarians #kidlit

"HeartLand tells the story of two broken, out-of-sync hearts. One beats with gumption, the other with DRAMA. One works every minute, the other thinks about time to the point of distraction." — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @lbschool.bsky.social

"Khoa Le’s illustrations are so luminous, the entire book glows! And so do I when I read it!" — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear...

Happy March #kidlitartpostcard day✨ And hello to anyone who might be new here! My name is K. Risa McLoughlin and I'm a queer Kidlit illustrator represented by the amazing Lori Steel @steelworksliterary.bsky.social ! #illustration #kidlitart #drawing

Happy #Hinamatsuri 🎎 #kidlitart #drawing #illustration

Happy book birthday to these fab titles! We have a lyrical look at zooplankton by @jilanne.bsky.social & Khoa Le, the origins of baseball in Cuba by Ramon Olivera, poems about current athletes, ed. by Irene Latham and @charleswaters.bsky.social , and a first look at camping by Shelley Rotner! 🦠⚾🤸‍♀️⛺

Hard to believe it's been 8 days since launch! I hope everyone that's checked out the book has enjoyed it.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Tate, and I'm a cartoonist and illustrator repped by Lori Steel at Steelworks Literary. I'd love to work on MG or ER graphic novel projects. Learn more about me on my website: tatecartoons.com

Welcome to the #KidLitArtPostcard Day feast. Hope you find something you like. I am Chris, a picture book illustrator. See more work at thornockstudios.com. Inquiries - Agent Lori Steel - steelworksliterary.com

THE OCEAN'S HEART releases on Tuesday! My own heart is full of gratitude for those who see the awe and wonder in this story! #kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #wonder #awe #ocean #STEM #STEAM @carolhinz.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Under cover of darkness, it's a race to eat before being eaten! Congrats to @jilanne.bsky.social and Khoa Le! #nonfiction #STEAM #STEM #ocean @steamteambooks.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

Featuring adorable Punch and his loving caretaker this #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Neha, a #kidlit author and #illustrator from India. Interested in #picturebook , #chapterbook , & book #covers Rep’d by Lori Steel @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Steelworks L.A. meet-up this week hosted by the inimitable Ann Whitford Paul. What a beautiful day with our amazing west coast clients! #kidlit

Please join me in celebrating the release of THE OCEAN'S HEART with a reading on StoryTime Sprint! It may be recorded, so please register if you're interested. Thanks! #kidlit #nonfiction #teachers #librarians #ocean @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social

Why are zooplankton the ocean's heart? It's a 5 Copepod 🦐 🦐🦐 🦐🦐 review! Thank you! archimedesnotebook.blogspot.com/2026/02/tiny...? @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit #ocean #STEM #marinebiology @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Huge congrats to @tatecartoons.bsky.social on the release of Book #2 in his graphic novel series! Kirkus calls OPERATION: MAKE A SPLASH "A bolstering summer adventure that balances drama and good feelings." Congratulations, Tate! #kidlit #graphicnovels #MG #humor #summerreading #humor #friendship

Under cover of darkness, it's a race to eat before being eaten! Attention #teachers #librarians #ocean lovers! Win a copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART, illus. by Khoa Le! Releasing March 3! 📚👍 kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

5 days to go!

8 days until my new kids' graphic novel hits the shelves! #kidlitart

Anita Yasuda and @yukoart.bsky.social 's UP, UP, EVER UP! 🏔️ is an ALA Top Ten Title on the Rise: A Feminist Book Project list! Congratulations to this dynamic duo for another well-earned recognition and the team @clarionbooks.bsky.social 📚 #TopTenTitle #ALA #RISE #feministbooks #kidlit