Please amplify and let Kristin and AABB know if you have events or petitions or initiatives etc etc!

Forecast over the next few days in the UK is for the kind of sunny weather we are ill-equipped for! @thetoypress.bsky.social #WordOfTheWeek #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #KidLit

Playing again with watercolor pencils. I dunno, I guess you could call these hair studies.

Calling creative 5-13 y/o kids! 📣 Lit Kids is open to submissions for Issue 11: Spooky Stories through 8/7! Send your best writing, art, and photography for our mentors to consider. Our spines need a good chill. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #parents #emag

I'm staying spooky with my poem for the new #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social Enjoy! #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren #spooky #halloweeniseveryday

Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday! Head over to my page to read "The Moon-Eyed People" from A Catalog of Curious Creatures and to check out a free lesson plan to go along with the poem! #poetry #kidlit #edusky #writingforchildren #poetrycommunity shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/t...

Are you coming to ALA Annual Conference? Join us for Banned Books from the Big Chair! This is the don't miss engagement opportunity at #ALAAC26! w/ @sagepub.com @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social cdmcd.co/qdYxMp

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! 💫 Check out our guidelines and send us your spooky and splendid tales of the dark. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions And don't forget...we're a magazine for kids! Pleas save your adult-themed submissions for someone else.

We’d had a hold on this one from #NationalDonutDay and it came in a few days ago. A fun one!

This is a good one!

Querytracker isn't the best platform to pitch a graphic novel. But with our handy guide, we can make it a little easier! Read now on our blog #pitch #pitching #graphicnovel

Excellent new resource!

Update announcement #ThirdAnthology #DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren #KeepMeBreathing This is your Captain speaking ... northernjim.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/t...

It’s #NationalFudgeDay! We are celebrating with fudge, made by my 12yo! And fudge books, tho pickings are slim. I’ve got the Superfudge series (tho does that actually relate the fudge?) and Cam Jansen: The Chocolate Fudge Mystery. Know any good ones? #KidLit #Fudge

Starting tomorrow, I'm launching a new resource on my webpage. Every Wednesday, I'll be dropping a free lesson plan that parents, teachers, & other educators can use to accompany one of the poems from A Catalog of Curious Creatures. I'm very excited to share this with you! #kidlit #edusky #poetry

Love this theme!

#KidLit cooking connection! Cabbage soup —> Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Halloween is still months away. At least, that's what the calendar says. For true believers, it's every day, so why not a little mid-summer spooky? That's the subject in this weeks poetry blog post. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/h...

As an indie author, reviews are a huge help when it comes to trying to spread the word about a book. If you've read ANY of my books, it would mean the world to me if you'd leave a brief review on Amazon or GoodReads. I'd be incredibly grateful for the support!

One thing I always stress at my school visits is that there's a book out there for everyone. If you're not a reader, you just haven't found the book that's your portal into reading yet! (You can always ask a librarian or bookseller for a recommendation!)

Recently updated on our site: Children’s Writing Competitions. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #kidlit A regularly updated list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions open to school-aged children in the UK, including contests for poetr...

#PictureBook rec!

#art and #poetry prompt I did with my kids!

Share a smile 😁 #kidlit #kidlitart

Here's a poem similar to what I'll be sharing in my book of children's poetry blending English & Lingít. The Lingít phrase literally means, "It is like gold." Colors are relational in the language, so this is how we would say something has a gold color. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit

The first two Dirigible Balloon anthologies were an absolute treat to read. I can't wait to see what's in this newest book. Perpetually grateful for the work that Jonathan does for children's poetry.

Last week’s The Week, Jr. had a poll asking whether adults should read #KidLit. One of my children was greatly offended that the question was even being asked, and was greatly relieved to see in this week’s issue that the majority of respondents said yes 😆

A toe hello to @thetoypress.bsky.social! #WordOfTheWeek #WorldOceanDay2026 #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #KidLit

Lit Kids needs published #kidlit authors, artists, and photographers to feature in future blog interviews! As a perk, we'll list one of your books in our Bookshop. Check out past interviews here, shout if interested, and please share. Keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/blog #blog #interviews

📚 FREE BOOKS 🎉 To celebrate our tenth year, we're giving away bundles of children's and YA books from around the world to schools! Enter now for your chance to win: worldkidlit.org/2026/06/08/f... #NationalYearOfReading #WorldKidLit #giveaways #schools #teachers

#Pride #PrideMonth Contributor Spotlight! @davidmcmullin.bsky.social

Calling 5-13 y/o creatives! 📢 Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 11: Spooky Stories through 6/7. Send your best writing, art, and photography for consideration. Be sure to scare the socks off our mentors. 🧦 Keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #parents #teachers #kidlit #emag

I've been feeling a little spooky, so this week's #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social felt like that perfect opportunity to create a haunting little verse. #poetry #kidlit #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren

Thrilled to see Whale, That was Unexpected included in @literaryhub.bsky.social's list of 10 Great New Children's Books Out in June: lithub.com/10-great-new...

Happy World Ocean Day! Jump in the sea then read some books about the creatures that live there!

Next Tuesday, please join us for our banned books club, I'm With the Banned! 🔥 We will discuss STARGIRL by Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli. All are welcome to attend. We'd love to see you there! buff.ly/LR0743I

Lit Kids is officially OPEN to submissions for Issue 11: Spooky Stories through 8/7! 👻 We invite all 5-13 y/o children to submit their best writing, art, and photos for consideration. Our mentors are due for a good scare. Keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #kidlit #emag #parents

I just read through the incredibly charming "The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems" edited/selected by Paul B. Janeczko. It got me wondering: What is your favorite example of a "how-to" poem?

Graphic novels turn kids into lifelong readers. They challenge readers, transform reluctant readers into readers, they bring joy. They boost vocabulary, increase reading comprehension for brains that take in information differently. They tell a story. Graphic novels are real reading, real books ✨📚😊

A fun one! #KidLit

Some #KidLit #Poetry recs for your TBR! (Just requested the titles my library has!)

These “historical horrors” poems are good fun! I’ve sent a couple to my kids to read, and they like them! @nimblewitlit.bsky.social and @epistemiclit.bsky.social contributors @ianbrownlie.bsky.social and @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social are in here, among many other talented poets! #KidLit #Poetry

Are you a published #kidlit author, artist/illustrator, or photographer? Lit Kids wants to feature YOU in a blog interview! As a perk, we'll list one of your published works in our Bookshop. Check out our prior interviews here and shout if interested. ✨ litkidsmagazine.com/blog #WritingCommunity

Dang it! I forgot about #KidLitArtPostcard yesterday! 😭 I'm still here! I still draw sketchy, quirky stuff, and sometimes I even get paid to! www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio Available for #KidLit PB, GN, and coverwork. Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social

Many thanks to Jennifer Thomas and @littlethoughtspress.com for their wonderful review of A Catalog of Curious Creatures! I'm thrilled to know that my little collection of oddities is being enjoyed. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/book-re...

I was honored to be interviewed by @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social. Check it out to find out top secret things like stinky fruit, libraries, video games, and, of course, my book A Catalog of Curious Creatures! #kitlit #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren

Happy #NationalDonutDay! Enjoy some cinnamon sugar baked donuts (courtesy of my teen) and a #KidLit rec from @melruthwrites.bsky.social ! www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

Happy 5th Birthday to #kidlitartpostcard day. When I was little we had a Great Dane and It was so big in my eyes and always ready to steal something 🤣 Looking for new projects #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

The kids asked for more donut books so we searched “donut” and “juvenile” on Libby. I don’t love #PictureBooks on kindle but the kids don’t care so… A Bear, a Man, and a Donut Van I was told I HAD to read it, so they read it to me! www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Cinnamon-sugar donuts on Friday (I’ll share pictures!) In the meantime, 7 and I read the only (apparently!) #KidLit donut book we have — Dinos Love Donuts! He likes it, I’m ambivalent. But now he wants to read Dinos Love Donuts 2: Rise of the Yeast! www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...