TODAY ONLY! We are retiring 12 webinars from our #12x12PB, not because they're not fabulous, but b/c we need to make room for the new ones coming. But before they go for good, you get one last chance to grab these programs from some true #picturebook writing luminaries. #kidlit (Thread with links)

Snow angels 🥰 watercolour and oil pastel #KidLitArt #cuteart

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

★ Aaron Starmer sets up a “unsettlingly strange and seemingly disjointed journey” featuring illustrations by Jaime Zollars in his “genuinely touching” middle grade novel YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS

This is absolutely true. I worked at a small indie store and if a book that wasn't from a major author sold within a month of being brought in, we would reorder. The margin for success is tiny in small bookstores.

Today is the birthday of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. (Nov. 26, 1922-Feb. 12, 2000.)

For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:

Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started> lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...

On a special night, This Tuesday at 6pm Eastern, on insta, I’ll be joined by the powerhouse Lian Cho @liantomato.bsky.social on Gab ‘n’ Doodle. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists @rebeccagent.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

Happy November #kidlitartpostcard . Who else has been carving pumpkins? 🙋🏻‍♀️🎃 If you’re on the lookout for an illustrator to bring a little magic to a story, please reach out! I’m open to both PB and MG. Portfolio: kirstenmcgonigal.com rep’d by: @beccalangton.bsky.social of @da-childrens.bsky.social

Hi all. A tired wolf is walking into the weekend with a belly full and a cosy book! Used @clr_collective #ccdarkcharcoal. He is deciding whether to join #folktaleweek too!? Speak soon 🐺🖤 • #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #fairytale

Getting geared up to query, but need that extra boost? I have openings! Whether you're looking for developmental guidance or an extra eye on your query letter or synopsis, I can help get you to your next step. www.alisonweisseditorial.com/services Please reach out with any questions!

Teacher & librarian friends! I'll be doing free school visits in selected cities when I hit the road for my CAMP MONSTER graphic novel tour the first two weeks of February- and if you're in CA, TX, NC, SC, GA, or FL I might be able to visit YOU! Details & request form here: forms.gle/5taUP2Zc87GQ...

the Pumpkin carver 🎃

October sunset. #kidlit #cat #october #kidlitart

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Actually if you want to know my #mswl this thing on the Atlanta Writer's Conference is Accurate. A good distillation. + there are other good people on this list if you wanna just look at people and their vibes. atlantawritersconference.com/the-editors-...

So thrilled that @slj.com called my and Megan Elizabeth Baratta's picture book, My Backyard Used to Be, "a meaningful addition to school and public libraries, as well as a lovely choice for readers to take home." #kidlit

I love seeing how picture books can be used for project-based learning! Great examples here! #kidlit. #Edusky #teachers #librarians #Skybrarians #STEAM #STEM bethandersonwriter.com/2025/10/03/e...

#RevisionTip Dreaming--or waking up from a dream--is passive, and the moment can feel flat to the reader. If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising

I hear *someone* is having a sale next week. I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought? Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!! reactormag.com/reading-rain...

New Halloween Picture Books for Kids (Plus Some Backlist Favorites) | Book Riot

COVER REVEAL! Coming in May and available for pre-order. bookshop.org/p/books/stil... By me and Mike Deas and @orcabook.bsky.social.

I've compiled a bunch of picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart making truths that I think are helpful. Things like #9: From my Mom: “If you speak with your heart, people will hear with theirs.” open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

The morning’s bright the sky is blue and we have a teaser trailer! WAKE UP DEAD MAN the new Benoit Blanc mystery, in theaters Thanksgiving and on Netflix 12/12

Some favorite kids books covers #kidlitart

Triumphant luchador!! 👻 #luchador #kidlitart #aughost #killustration @therealaughost.bsky.social

This feels like a spot of good news www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social #WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit

Chroma Corps Assignment 06 “Savory Valley” Guess what my dinner was that day? 🤭 #paperart #kidlitart #illustration

Please be sure to check out this incredible fundraiser being put on by the amazing @sandraproudman.bsky.social! I've donated three query package critiques for this one which means I'll review your query, synopsis AND first chapter of your MS! Plus there's so much other cool stuff to check out too!

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one thing i’ve learned recently is you can draw something all wrong but then you put hatch mark shadows on it and its fine

Not all heroes wear capes… some wear acorns as helmets. 🐁✨ #kidlitart

Melanie Walsh, assistant professor at the University of Washington, shares her investigations into the subtle gender imbalance often at play in picture books featuring animal characters

PW spoke with three teachers and librarians who are committed to helping children find books that will change their reading lives, using readalouds, book talks, and other interactive lessons

Working on my kid lit art postcard for next week! #wip #kidlitart #illustration

Happy book birthday to my debut, Forts! Brilliantly illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks

My daughter's first birthday is coming up next month (crazy how time flies), and I've been drawing lots of monkeys in preparation for her birthday ( lol the theme is monkey and bananas 🐒🍌) #monkeys #kidlitart #birthdayart

This friendship book follows two feathered cousins as they try to one-up each other with their hilarious pranks. Word choice, voice, and onomatopoeia make the text just as playful and silly as the illustrations and little readers will love the unexpected/surprise ending.

When I open to queries again this Fall I will not be taking PB queries 😔 I was all in my feelings about it, but here's a way for me to stay involved with what picture book writers are up to these days and keep working with one of my favorite formats. Click the link in my bio to contact me!

We could all use a little laugh right now joycevance.substack.com/p/sometimes-...

Watch Out!! There’s a MONSTER MOUSE heading in your direction very soon… @littletigeruk.bsky.social @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social #NoMoreMrMiceGuy #HydeandSqueak #PictureBook #ChildrensBook #KidLitArt

A Fancy Pigeon Adventurer Ready to be adopted! https://ko-fi.com/s/3321fc60c1