Sometimes I celebrate my week by changing the display ! 😂 #library #schoollibrary #kidlit #writing #poetry @littlethoughtspress.com #poemsonthemove

Checkout my very unserious poem, "A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose" in @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose. #KidsLit #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WriteSky

Latest edition of Little Thoughts Press is now available. Delighted to be featured alongside some stellar children's poets.

Delighted to have a tiny poem in the HEAD, SHOULDERS, SPLEEN & NOSE issue of @littlethoughtspress.com , beautiful as always thanks to @clairemtaylor.com's hard work. Check it out @ littlethoughtspress.com & don't miss the stunner by my critique partner @lisasbilla.bsky.social !

The latest edition of @littlethoughtspress.com is out and it’s a stunner. 🤩 Available here littlethoughtspress.com/issues Thank you Stephanie Buosi for illustrating Benny’s Bellybutton so fabulously! #poetryforkids #storiesforkids #kidlit #writingforchildren

Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose is here! Our fabulous contributors take you on a deep dive through the human body, from the crown of the head to the tips of the toes and through all of the body's wondrous mysteries in between. Available now in print & pdf www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Submissions for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals are open until April 10th! Send us your kidlit writing and art about all the big and small traditions that bring joy, connection, and meaning to your life.

Issue 13 of @littlethoughtspress.com "Head, Shoulders, Spleen and Nose" is available for preorder. It was a challenge taking medical knowledge and making it understandable and exciting for tweens. Check out my Eye poem and tell me what you think! littlethoughtspress.square.site/product/litt...

Love a little library and love this little acrostic from P.J. Purtee in Issue 12: Better Together. 📚 www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

What a beautiful cover by Rachael Taylor for the Heads, Shoulders, Spleen and Nose edition of @littthoughtspress.com @clairemtaylor.com 🤩 So happy to be a part of it! 😊 #poetryforkids #kidlit #storiesforkids Pre-orders now being taken. littlethoughtspress.square.site/product/litt...

If any Little Thoughts contributors, submitters, fans are in Baltimore for AWP, please come find me today so I can meet you in person and tell you how great you are.

Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions

Remember, you are necessary piece of the world's puzzle. Puzzle of Life by young artist Chuyu Chen is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

I’m looking forward to guest editing this @littlethoughtspress.com issue! ❤️✨

New theme just dropped 👀 🥳 Issue 14 opens for submissions on March 1st with special guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! And the theme will be... TRADITIONS & RITUALS (🧵 for full description.)

Writing tips, kidlit recommendations and more in our latest blog interview with Issue 12: Better Together contributor, David McMullin! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

Huge thanks & so much love to everyone who entered our Silly Love Sonnets contest & to Linda Hofke for serving as our guest judge. After much consideration, we've made our final choices for our winner, honorable mentions, and kid's choice pick! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...

Today is the final day to enter our #kidlitpoetrycontest! Come share your silliest love sonnet, your heartfelt odes to life's little pleasures. It's fun! It's low pressure! It's open to all! Help us spread the word and spread the love!

50% of my Etsy sales this month will be donated to the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition to support their fight for immigrant justice. Order notebooks, bookmarks, zines, and wall art and help support an important cause! Link in bio, thank you! #Crafts #WritingCommunity #WritingLife

Comments are open and our contest is underway! Can’t wait to read your odes to the sweet, silly, surprising little things you love!

Comments are open and our contest is underway! Can’t wait to read your odes to the sweet, silly, surprising little things you love!

Time is running out to submit work for Issue 9: Mystery! 🔍 Calling 5-13 y/o kids! Please send writing, art, and photos to our mentors by 2/14 for consideration. The clock is ticking down, and we can't wait to see what you've got. Keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #parents #kidlit

Our Silly Love Sonnets contest starts tomorrow, Feb 9th and runs through Wednesday, Feb 11th! Come share your small, silly pleasures and help us spread some joy! Read the contest rules here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2026-s-...

It's almost that time again! Valentine's is right around the corner and our Silly Love Sonnets contest starts Monday, Feb 9th! Check out last year's entries: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2025sil... and winners: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners... to gear up for this year's contest!

1/30/2026 is the 78th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Here is my poem honoring him, published in @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 12: Better Together. #gandhi #justice #poetry #kidlit

"... if life was always perfect you would never be sad, or angry, and those emotions are very important. They make us human." So much wisdom to be found in this story from young writer Isabelle Paruzel-Gibson. "Perfectly Imperfect" in Issue 11: Stirring Words www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

I’m behind on many things because there is simply too much in both my personal life and the world right now that is requiring my immediate attention. But I’m gearing up to share more about our Better Together issue and its amazing contributors soon!

If you are still waiting on a response to your submission to Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen and Nose, I appreciate your patience. I’m working as fast as I can to get emails sent and should have all decisions sent out by the end of the day today.

A perfect #kidlit poem for MLK Day by @paljes.bsky.social, "Winning Wars With Peace" honors the lives and legacies of both MLK and Gandhi. Read the full poem in our Better Together issue which celebrates community engagement and collective action. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

I'm so excited and honored to be included with the amazing writers and artists @littlethoughtspress.com in issue 12, Better Together! My story, Newsgirl, is about the newboys' strike of 1899 from the perspective of a newsgirl - brought to life by the wonderful art of @kimwnolan.bsky.social.

SUBMISSION CALL COMING! Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET) Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick. The nitty-gritty: 750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length) 1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages) guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social

"The Trouble with See-Saws" by Paula Thompson is a perfect little package of wordplay. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Quite the pickle for this pickle in a pickle. A Pickle in a Pickle by young artist, Ben Taylor, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Happy 2026, everyone! 🥳 As of today, we're OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery! 🔍 Calling 5 to 13 y/o kids: send your writing, art, and photos by 1/31 for consideration. Our mentors can't wait to fit all the pieces together! Keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #kidlit #parents

The week between Christmas and New Year was made for hurkle-durkle. Let's stay in bed all day and read @shsinnett.bsky.social's delightful poem "Hurkle-durkle" in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print and pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues 🎨 by Shaunessy Sinnett

Close your eyes and picture the nocturnal dance from Lisa Billa's beautiful nonent, Plankton Pageant, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. Available in print and pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Sharing a snippet of this powerful poem by Jen Jocz, which I illustrated for the Better Together issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. “The Shoes That Kept Coming” is inspired by the Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963. You can read the full story in Issue 12, pages 23-25. #kidlit #writingcommunity

The days are growing longer again so here's to all of us, people and pebbles alike, enjoying a little more sun. Read Mona Voelkel's poem, A Pebble Remembers, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues 🎨 by @kimwnolan.bsky.social

Hooray! @littlethoughtspress.com just launched Issue 12: Better Together (www.littlethoughtspress.com). Be sure to check out pages 40-42, on which you will find poems by two of my critique partners: @pjpurtee.bsky.social and @davidmcmullin.bsky.social. (My poem is on page 33!)

A celebration of our 2025 catalog, contributors, team and more in our latest (and last of the year) newsletter! Thank you so much to everyone who read, supported, contributed to, and spread the word about Little Thoughts Press in 2025! littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/thank-you-...

Whether it's test-day jitters, stage fright, or just general feelings of overwhelm, Kelly Clasen's story "The Spelling Knee" is a beautiful reminder of how helpful it can be to take a moment to B-R-E-A-T-H-E. Issue 11: Stirring Words is available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

We could spend all day quibbling (or kwibbling) about how certain words SHOULD be spelled, but there's no denying that Mike Flowers' poem, Quibble, is positively delightful! Check it out in Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Super happy to say that my "Sandcastle Rescue Center" illustration is included in the Better Together issue of @littlethoughtspress.com! The full issue has a ton of inspiring art ❤️ If anyone is interested in the issue here is the link: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag12 #kidlitart

Lit Kids' 2026 issues will revolve around GENRES! 📚 On 1/1, submissions open for Issue 9: Mystery! 🔍 This is your clue to prepare writing, art, and photos to get our mentors scratching their heads. We feature work by 5-13 y/o creatives. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...

Proud to have my poem, "Birds of a Feather" included in Issue 12 of Little Thoughts Press. The theme is Better Together and is full of inspiring stories and poems about the power of community. Stop by LTP to read the entire issue. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues @littlethoughtspress.com

Today, Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com launches Issue 12: Better Together. This issue is extra fun for me. Poems from two of my Rhyme Time buddies, @davidmcmullin.bsky.social & @sarahhetu.bsky.social, are published in this issue! One of mine is in there, too.

@littlethoughtspress.com Issue 12: Better Together launches today! Here’s the title page I illustrated, celebrating community and collective action. #kidlit #kidsmagazine

Today's the day! Join us in celebrating community & collective action with Issue 12: Better Together! Inspiring & uplifting, Better Together celebrates the power of working together. Get it now in print or as a free/pay-what-you-want PDF! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Two more poems up on the lovely Dirigible Balloon, and thanks to the perfect timing of @northernjim.bsky.social this one gets in just under the wire on the day it was set! dirigibleballoon.org/writer/ianbr... #PoetryCommunity #KidLit #Christmas2025

The submission window for our December flight closes in one week (Sunday December 14th). Still plenty of time to send poems for us to consider. Do please check out the guidelines on our website >>> dirigibleballoon.org/about #PoetryForChildren 🎈