Already thinking about summer

The amazing, Minnesota-based non-profit, A Book of My Own, is getting children's books to teachers for students staying home. Donate books or funds at bookofmyown.com.

Congress must pass stable federal library funding by January 30th! Please take a second to send an email (the message is already prefilled): action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 @everylibrary.bsky.social #kidlit #savelibraries #libraryfunding #stopbookbans #saveourlibraries #everylibrary #booksky

Want to join your library board but don't know how to get started? The For the People Library put together this searchable database of library systems that may have openings!

Coming to a bookstore near you this summer! Published by Islandport Press, written by Rebecca Rule, and illustrated by yours truly. 😎 #childrensbooks #kidlit #scbwi #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each. 💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency

I created illustrations for the upcoming video for Gumption and Glory! Coming soon! #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #kidlitart #kidlitiustration #gumptionandglory #scbwi #scbwiillustrator

It’s that time of year again. Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments! I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!

Book Announcement! “Who Loves Blueberries?” coming out in spring of 2026 with Islandport Press. Such a joy to illustrate this sweet story 🫐 #kidlit #kidlitillustration #kidlitcommunity #kidsbooks #bookillustration #fernspikeart #islandportpress #scbwi #wpascbwi #picturebooks

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 💖 I’m an author / illustrator and I love hugs. This is a close up of my upcoming book NUNU AND THE SEA, pub date 10/14/2025! 🌊 I am rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Portfolio: isabellakung.com ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

👋🏼 Hello art directors and editors. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! Did you know I like to draw chickens? And quilts too? 😁 Check out my portfolio at kirstenmcgonigal.com to see what else I like drawing, and writing about too! I’m rep’d by @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social #kidlit

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Clary—a #kidlit #illustrator who would love to work with you on your next projects. Available for picture books, board books, editorials, and any kidlit-art-related projects 👋 ✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social 🖥️ claryillustration.com

The Trevor Project has a 24/7 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth. Please support them if you can, and please promote them. www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

All aboard! It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day, and these good boys and girls are off to school! When I was a kid, dogs would sometimes crash recess, causing chaos. Maybe today’s lesson is ‘How to Cause the Best Kind of Mayhem’! What’s on their school schedule? 🐕✨

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! For once I remembered early and made something especially for it (& de-rusted my inking muscles a bit) 😊 I'm Victoria, illustrator working in gouache/ink and analog media. Looking for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +)! 🖥️ victoriamaderna.com ✉️ [email protected]

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. Portfolio - charlenechua.com Agent - Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary #kidlitart #art

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m an illustrator and author and I like to explore themes of connection between humanity and the natural world in my work. I would love to collaborate on more picture books and board books! martinstanev.com Rep’d by InklingIllustration.com #kidlitart #childrensbook

Every day on the internet makes it abundantly clear that some people have never had a single person turn around and say to them, ‘Cite your sources’ because, and I say this with every ounce of love I can muster as a teacher: while you are entitled to your opinion, that does not make it fact.

In film: Josephine Lee writes that these librarians are risking their safety and livelihood to speak up for First Amendment rights, intellectual freedom, and, most of all, for the students who tell them “books have saved them.”

Many authors, myself included, were shocked and angered to discover that our work has been pirated for AI training purposes. If you haven’t checked out the following info from the Authors Guild, it’s not too late to take action. authorsguild.org/news/meta-li... #writingcommunity #kidlit

Happy #caturday from this guy!

Libraries, librarians, and books changed my life. Reading is essential! Libraries librarians museums STRENGTHEN America. Call your congresspeople. 202.224.3121 Tell them why reading books librarians and libraries are a critical part of a country poised for success. #kidlit

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

“A unique, joyful celebration of bellies, bodies, and beauty” Everybelly @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social receives a #StarredReview from #Kirkus Booth 235 #Montessori www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Middle school teacher Sarah Inama spoke to KTVB after she was ordered by school officials to remove her inclusive signs because they're considered "personal opinion."

Hello and happy #kidlitartpostcardday to all! My name is Arpita Choudhury and I’m an illustrator looking for an agent and opportunities to create books that nurture the love of reading in kids 📖 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitcommunity #SCBWI #kidsbooks #picturebooks #kidsreading

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! . ✨Portfolio site at www.annastenger.com✨ #kidlitpostcardr#kidlitpostcarddaya#kidliti#kidlitartr#kidlitpostcardr#picturebookok

Happy World Book Day and #kidlitartpostcard day! I am Lenny Wen, author/illustrator. My web: www.lennywen.com

March is finally here, and it’s time for #KidLitArtPostcard Day🤗 I’m a #kidlit #illustrator who would love to work with you on the next project! I’m available for PBs, BBs, editorials, and kidlit-art-related projects! ✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary Agency. 🖥️ claryillustration.com

NCTE’s 2025 Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels for Children www.slj.com/story/nctes-... via @slj.com

Ok that made me laugh

Another (somewhat) Valentine’s Day inspired illustration. “Wild at Heart” One of my favs. Might do one of the brain someday. #heartillustration #anatomicalheartart #valentinesday

You are my jam 💕 Happy Valentines Day!

Hey #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m a children’s book author/illustrator trying to get my act together, working on updating my site with recent work—like this illustration inspired by my son learning to growl. Say hi if you think I might be a good fit for one of your projects. Thanks! #kidlitart #kidlit

Thx @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for incl me in round-up of opinions about #KidLit & social media, with @laurelsnyder.bsky.social @katemessner.com @studiojjk.bsky.social @katemckean.bsky.social @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social @ryanlasala.bsky.social & others: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Aren’t these painted pigs at the @soi128.bsky.social original art show super cute? Inspired by @liantomato.bsky.social amazing book Pig Town Party. So lucky to see the original art show before it closed last weekend.

The "be gay, do crimes" crew 🏳️‍🌈🦝 #KidLitArt #Raccoons #Cute #Rainbow

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.

Happy #PortfolioDay ✨ My name is Gordy and I’m an illustrator from Scotland painting in gouache, inks and acrylic 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌐 gordywright.com 📚 Represented by the Bright Agency #illustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks

I’m looking forward to the #SCBWI Conference this week! Who else is going? This has been a rough couple of weeks but I won’t let that steal my joy. #scbwiillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity

“A chilling new documentary at the Sundance film festival examines the phenomenon of book banning in US schools, which flourished in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ordinary heroes who fight them on the local level.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

A chocolate chip cookie right of the oven is the best! #foodillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #scbwi #kidlitcommunity

The US Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has dismissed 11 complaints and six allegations related to book bans, saying it was ending "Biden’s book ban hoax." PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.

Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...

Creating cute things so I don’t freak out over the state of things. It’s working? 🤷🏽‍♀️

Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting from Mariame Kaba -- good resources here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This takes real courage and conviction. True compassion. My full respect to Bishop Budde.

Definitely my sense of humor - from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social RAMON FELLINI the (cat) DOG Detective written, illustrated & translated by Guilherme Karsten #worldkidlit A case of a broken fishbowl calls for the detective skills of Ramon Fellini who looks like a cat but says he is dog 🤣