It's really special when both the top and honor spot of any given award go to your members! Congratulations to @rajanilarocca.bsky.social & @viviankirkfield.bsky.social for their #SCBWI Golden Kite wins in the nonfiction for younger readers category! So proud of you both.

★ THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP, a “succinct and immersive” futuristic middle grade novel by Erin Entrada Kelly, is an “affirming contemplation of mortality and the necessity of community”

Kidlit writers, check out @louisemaamodt.bsky.social's fabulous NF Fest post on supplemental material for picture books. There are links to so many stellar examples. And thank you, Lou, for including the board game for THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES! #kidlit #CanKidLit www.nffest.com/2026/02/teac...

Happy Book Birthday to PUNK TACO ADVENTURES by @adamwallenta.bsky.social Makana Wallenta, Keola Wallenta and an intergalactic crew of cartoonists! Begin your cosmic quest for love and peace today! More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4reLUuD #bookbirthday #kidlit

TWO exciting things to share: #1: ONE GIRL'S VOICE received a @scbwi.bsky.social Golden Kite Honor Award! #2: The #50PreciousWords International Writing Contest is just around the corner. Check out the Heads-Up post for dates, guidelines & incredible prizes: viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/07/h...

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

You are invited to join Ellen Paul in conversation with AASL presidential candidate @technojohnson.bsky.social on Feb. 11 @ 4pm on Zoom. A passionate advocate for #schoollibraries, come hear about her journey & her vision. @aaslala.bsky.social 🍎📚 @msthombookitis.bsky.social @jluss.bsky.social

PLENTY OF PANCAKES is a Kids' Indie Next List pick for Jan/Feb 2026! Thank you, independent booksellers! This sequel to my debut book Dozens of Doughnuts releases 1/27/26. You can preorder a signed copy at my local store, Belmont Books, & they will ship it to you! 🥞 belmontbooks.bsky.social

This was amazing! Thank you, Andrea!

The next virtual Let’s Library features the amazing @smwordsmith.bsky.social talking about what else . . . Manga! Register at ctcasl.org - we hope to see you there! @aaslala.bsky.social @jluss.bsky.social #TLSky 📚🍎

This month’s AASL In the Know highlights the Top Five updates shaping school librarianship as the new year begins—from timely research and professional learning opportunities to election news and exemplary programs. Start the year connected, inspired, and ready to lead. https://vimeo.com/1152681284

CT librarians, teachers, and administrators- 5 more days to nominate someone for the #CTCASLRosenAward for January 2026. For more information & to apply - bit.ly/RosenAwardCASL @msthombookitis.bsky.social @jluss.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member, @valeriebolling.bsky.social! 📚 MARCH FOR HOPE illustrated by Monica Mikai and published by Norton Young Readers is available. Find it here: buff.ly/Rn2ODHP #kidlit

I look forward to celebrating 2026 with you. I hope you'll join me in welcoming #themarchforhope on January 20 (including an audiobook narrated by me!) and the paperback release of #togetherweride on Feb. 3. www.valeriebolling.com/the-march-fo... www.valeriebolling.com/together-we-...

This is the last reminder about my goal-setting class that will be offered on January 15. If you are interested, please register by January 10. For more information about the class and how to join, please DM me with your email address. #kidlit #writingcommunity #writersky #goals #goalsetting2026

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Funny Books for Older Kids afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/20/3...

What a great CASL Tech-it presentation from @techielibgrl.com! Thank you for sharing your insights and ideas this evening, Heather. #ctcasl

Join us for a FREE #Webinar on Nov. 5th! Hosted by Betsy Bird (@fuse8.bsky.social), five publishers will chat about their forthcoming books! Register here: ow.ly/Os3J50XbchX%... P.S. All participants will be entered for a #BookGiveaway 🎉 #IndieKidsBookBuzz #NewBooks #KidLit #BookSky #BookWebinar

There's still time to sign up for this two-night mini @highlightsfound with @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social and me! We hope to see you there! Register here: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/mar... #kidlit #bookpromotion #marketingtips

Are you ready for #13BooksofHalloween? Each weekday we'll be highlighting spooktacular new #kidlit. First up, @stephenking.bsky.social + Maurice Sendak's #picturebook HANSEL AND GRETEL @harperkids.bsky.social: www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #HBGuide #HBHerald

I can’t wait! The sessions sound amazing! #scbwiNY26

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

The Deltas are back for a new challenge in Lindsay Currie's THE HOUSE WITH NO KEYS, testing their individual strengths & their friendship. Tension & high stakes of the escape room setting paired w/the enduring friendship of the Deltas makes this sequel another winner. #MGLit @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

🍁✨ Happy first day of fall! ✨🍁 It’s the perfect season to curl up with a picture book. 📚💛 12 x 12 has gathered a list of fall favorites from our members—full of autumn magic, family traditions, and cozy reads. 🍂 Explore here: buff.ly/tRB1MQ8 #kidlit #12x12PB

This Sunday, me and my pal @valeriebolling.bsky.social will be reading our *brand new* picture books at Barrett Bookstore in Darien, CT! This is an all ages event - readers and writers of all ages are welcome! See you Sunday afternoon!⁠ ⁠ #booksky #kidlit #skybrarian #edusky

Come one, come all! This Saturday from 10am-4pm, join me and nearly 200 other children's book creators in Chappaqua, NY for the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival! One of the best days of the entire year!⁠ ⁠ Festival art by @coilyandcute.bsky.social ⁠ #kidlit #booktok #authorlife #booksfestival

I tried this with my school’s 4th graders this year. So fun!

Check out this #KidLit book trailer that my pal @kevinarts.bsky.social created w/ @procreate.com Dreams! I preordered TIME SURFERS from Mabel's Fables, can't wait to get my copy! Launches Sept. 30 from @harpercollins.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social. #LibrarySky #ProcreateDreams #CanKidLit

Time to celebrate! The birth of a new book! UNIQUE LIKE YOU @allisonrozo.bsky.social @roza555.bsky.social Angie Alape @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #Authorinterview #giveaway #SEL #bilingual This is one not to miss! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/16/b...

The first review of our upcoming picture book Plenty of Pancakes is in, and it’s a lovely one! I had a great time writing the sequel to Dozens of Doughnuts – thank you to Kirkus Reviews for this vote of confidence! Read more: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carrie-finison/plenty-of-pancakes/

Save the date! On November 15, come see me at the Granby Children's Book Festival in Connecticut. I'll be one of 30 authors signing and selling books and connecting with readers. Last year the festival had about 1,000 attendees! #kidlit #mgbooks #yabooks

It’s a Grand day! Happy #GrandparentsDay! Celebrate with our beautiful books that feature grandparents: @ajirving.bsky.social’s DANCE LIKE A LEAF, @candacespizzirri.bsky.social’s FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, Rashmi Bismark’s FINDING OM, & @writerjolene.bsky.social’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT!

Congrats to Ellie Peterson aka @elliepeterson.bsky.social & Izzy Robe on winning the SCBWI #scbwiDrawThis July/August art challenge! Find out more about Sept prompt at @scbwi.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g... #KidLitArt #KidLit

My picture book, ONE CAN BE, shares @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social joy. So, authors fro@m all 50 states are adding a copy to nearby LFLs. Here, @darcypattison.bsky.social adds a book in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Two states down, 48 to go! Follow ONE CAN BE across America. #megakidlit #onecanbe

Hoooray!!!! Congrats @joebot.bsky.social

I've been looking forward to reading this novel in verse for some time now! #bookposse @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social 📚👍

New addition to the WHODONUT book launch in two weeks! Donuts and other custom desserts will be provided by Baker & Culinary Adventurer Petite Sakura Boston! ⁠ See you at @portersqbooks.bsky.social Cambridge Edition two weeks from tonight!⁠ ⁠ #kidlit #booksky #cupcakes #donuts #indiebookstores

Signing bookplates for WHODONUT preorders - only two weeks left to get yours! #shopsmall #shoplocal #shopindie #indiebookshops #kidlit

Wow! This one fits a lot of books 📚 In 2024, we gave away 12,500 books to Little Free Library stewards and fans! Be sure to sign up for our email newsletter to see all of our open book opportunities each month: lflib.org/newsletter

Q&A with Rajani LaRocca about her new children's picture book, FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS. tinyurl.com/2udajak9 @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

Teacher friends! If you're reading THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES with your kids this school year, don't miss this upcoming virtual author visit! Learn more & sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Hey teachers, librarians, and PTOs! If you'd like to bring in a picture book author this year, please reach out! I offer free 20 minute virtual visits and I also travel -- though travel is limited, so reach out sooner for that. 🙂 I also have classroom web resources! #Edusky #SchoolVisits #KidLit

I may have used the wrong hashtag! Let's try #schoolvisit! 😎

Congratulations to Jo Beckett-King on her MG debut, THE HOUSE OF FOUND OBJECTS! Perfect for readers who love mysteries, Paris, prickly friendships, and solving puzzles hand-in-hand with characters. Kirkus says, “Codebreakers and mystery fans will want to read this fun adventure, tout de suite.”

2 Days Until ISTE Digital Explorers! 📚 Today, we celebrate Jack's Playground Plan. You can explore the @bookcreator.com Reading Companion filled with engaging lessons and projects to bring Jack's Playground Plan to life.💚 Find it here... buff.ly/7QtPQsf #TLSky #EduSky #STEM #tlchat

Congratulations to Vera Brosgol! Her graphic novel, PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID, is the winner of the 2025 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids! Way to go, @verabrosgol.bsky.social!!

I'm thrilled that my upcoming book is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. It hits bookshelves in October. @charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky

Jyoti Rajan Gopal, author of Over in the Mangroves (Orchard Books), illustrated by Dikshaa Pawaskar, joins Matthew to talk about a place so magical and so important. Listen wherever podcast are found! 🎧 📚 💕 #picturebook #kidlit @jyotigopal.bsky.social www.matthewcwinner.com/post/our-int...

"Comical, silly, soothing, and adorable all at once! A unique riff on The House That Jack Built in this cleverly-written cumulative tale with a happy ending. @abicushman.com's animals display endearing and singular personalities that will make young readers laugh and return for more."