APRIL showers bring MAY flowers --#Illustrator Highlight mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Featuring @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social & more!

Thank you for sharing!

It's a double book party on April 18, which means double the fun! I hope you'll come to celebrate my latest two picture books, RUBY MAPS HER WORLD and HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY! We'll have storytime, crafts, and more! Light food and drinks will be served. Registration is free! Scan QR code of link below!

Happy 3.30 #Aries Birthday to #kidlit author @lizbedia.bsky.social from the #KidlitAriesBirthdayClub 🎉🎉🎉 elizabethgilbertbedia.com

Happy 3.28 #Aries Birthdays to @mollygolden.bsky.social @jillsantopolo.bsky.social @doreencronin.bsky.social from the #KidlitAriesBirthdayClub 🎉🎉🎉 Seems like the perfect day for these wonderful books. Be like Sandra, #Kidlit friends. ✌🏼 Illus. Cred: Julia Breckenreid, Momoko Abe

I'm honored to see ONE GIRL (written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by me) at the top of this list!

I can’t tell you how excited I am for a starred 🌟 review from School Library Journal for my book, HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY: THE THAI NEW YEAR CELEBRATION! 🎉

Thank you so much for sharing our book!

Feb news: mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Book Bdays: @patricianewman.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @kbiddle.bsky.social @staciawrites.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social Deals:@almafullerton.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social Kudos @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social @erindealey.bsky.social

Wonderful reviews of kidlit architecture and architect books! I'm so pleased to see our MAYA LIN and THE GLASS PYRAMID (I.M Pei) books featured! Plus a 🌟GIVEAWAY🌟 of 5 signed THE GLASS PYRAMID books 📚 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

A fun little game :)

Thank you so much for sharing, Erin! 😊💕

Happy birthday, Judy Blume! 🙌

Hooray, Sylvia!!

I can't believe this book will be here very soon! I hope you'll check out HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY!: A Thai New Year Celebration. You'll meet spunky Tida and her big sister Lek as they celebrate this special holiday. From Viking Children's Books. #newbook #songkran #thai #kidlit #picturebook

Thank you so much for sharing this! 😊💕 I am very excited!

I tried to type “the auction is live” but it auto-corrected to “the auction is [love].” 💙❤️

2026 Caldecott Medal - one of my favs from this year! #ALAYMA bookshop.org/p/books/fire...

This beautiful book.

We are doing a study to evaluate physicians’ awareness of Nature Deficit Disorder. If you are a physician who see kids, could you fill out this short survey? Scan the QR code or email me at [email protected] for a link. Thank you so much in advance! #medsky #survey #research #naturedeficitdisorder

Cheers from E/W Lit—art by zbasterplume,K. Stock @shihopate.bsky.social Gela Kalaitzidis,C. Dittmann @lucianaillustra.bsky.social John Ledda,Nora Hilb,Tammy Do @lisajhancock.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social G Marino. youtu.be/Bbrp0-fm5Y8

Thank you so much for sharing our books, Lynn! 💕😊

Holiday wishes from East West creators! 🎄

Thank you for including Happy Songkran Day! :)

Perpetually true

It's small business Saturday! It's a great day to visit a local independent bookstore. Every day is a great day to buy books, and independent bookstores work so hard to support authors. :)

So much fun at #NCTE! 😊

Speaking of hope: HOPE RODE @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @ncte.org ; HILWA’s GIFTS Safa Suleiman @candlewickpress.bsky.social : OCEAN PROTECTORS @theislandwriter.bsky.social ; RUBY MAPS HER WORLD —Heart mapping with @dowphumiruk.bsky.social ; AWAY /ALONE author @meganefreeman.bsky.social 1of 2

What a joy it was to chat with you, Grace! 💕 It made the long line go so quickly!

Bountiful Wishes: Nov. #Illustrator Highlight mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @lisajhancock.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social K. Stock, C. Dittmann @shihopate.bsky.social and more! #EduSky

Heading to the @ncte.org conference! Excited to meet other Candlewick authors 🤓 @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social @mrschureads.bsky.social @fangmousbooks.bsky.social @patricknessbooks.bsky.social @allanwolf100.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit #BookSky #kidbooks #ncte

Looking forward to our event!

Two great books!! This was a fabulous event!

Happy Halloween!🎃 Have a fun and safe night! #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #halloween

October News: mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Happy Book Bdays Sarah Scheerger @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @arielvanece.bsky.social Pen Ken/Saxton Moore, AnnaDewdney; Deals: Brynne Barnes; In the media: Jeanne Walker Harvey, Lynn Smith @ellenhopkins.bsky.social @sarahandianhoffman.bsky.social #Skybrarians

Thank you so much for this interview about creating art for our new book! 😊🌷

Are you ready for Halloween? These illustrations will put you in the mood! :) #halloween

Did I see that #BookBlogger Is trending? #Teachers #Skybrarians #RaisingReaders #Edusky #KidlitMegaFeed I post about amazing NEW #kidlit books every week. Here’s the latest pb from JANE YOLEN & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social RUBY MAPS HER WORLD #read

Happy Book Birthday JANE YOLEN & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social RUBY MAPS HER WORLD (Christy Ottaviano Books @littlebrownyr.bsky.social )

Such a great conference and great to see everyone!!🌟

I can’t believe that it’s been TEN years with the best agent ever!!! Happy anniversary to us. Deborah Warren at East West has made my dreams come true! 💕📚😊🌟

Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, becoming a routine and expected part of school operations, particularly in states like Texas, which recorded 1,781 total bans in the 2024-25 school year. Read more at: pen.org/report/the-n... #bannedbooksweek @txfreedomread.bsky.social

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

An old color sketch for #kidlitartpostcard day. 🌷#art #illustration

I haven’t posted in a while because I got a new position at work, and it’s been busy. Here’s an old favorite of a forest wedding (interspecies). 🌷#kidlitart #animals #illustration

Happy to support fellow creatives!

@kmgreenwald.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social Head over to www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 to check out #SunWriteFun! And many thanks to the amazing prize donors! #kidlit

Six PBs for #DisabilityPrideMonth #disabilitypride2025 by Patty Cisneros Prevo/ Dion MBD Christina Soontornvat & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social Anna Dewdney @erindealey.bsky.social & @k8cosgrove.bsky.social Sarah Scheerger/Leah Giles Erin Dealey & @lupencita.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

The president of the United States is threatening arrest and deportation of an American citizen who just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of NYC. This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.