Super talented author/illustrator @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social shares insights into her stunning & magical new picture book - Blue. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #nature

One week til Blue @littlebrownyoungreaders is out in the world. I can’t wait. It so different than anything I have made before but I feel it is a magical book that kids and adults need right now in this crazy world. Anyone else need some zen right now? #ReadBlue #blue

Dream come true. I am so excited to be doing a special Storytime at the Eric Carle Museum Saturday June 21st. Please share and I hope you can join as I share my next author/illustrator book Blue with @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

10 books I'm looking forward to this summer ☀️ 100scopenotes.com/2025/05/13/1...

Announcing new deals for @mjbeasi.com @rrremylai.bsky.social @alexandravivelo.bsky.social @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social + more buff.ly/zs2aBsy

Hello world. I am so lucky to offer this exclusive art print with an preorder of Blue at @booksofwonder.bsky.social so excited to share this book with the world June 3rd. @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social

Had such a fun time yesterday celebrating #indiebookstoreday in Seattle with friends @jessixabagley.bsky.social @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social and Toni Yuly. Signed copies of our books are at Queen Anne Books, Phinney Books, Secret Garden and Island Books. Yay indie bookstores! 🥳 #kidlit #kidslit

So excited for the world to see my next author/illustrator book Blue June 3rd with Little Brown Young Readers @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

Hope you all join this. One of my favorite storytelling events of last year.

Took the day off with hubby and oldest and enjoyed @taylorshellfish.bsky.social on a lovely moody day. Anyone else love to sneak in a little painting while adventuring?

Excited for this event with the lovely Julia Kuo March 22nd Third place Books www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/julia-...

Coming Tuesday, March 11th with @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social

Excited for this event with the lovely Julia Kuo March 22nd Third place Books www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/julia-...

Amazing!! Thank you @meghanmarklefc.bsky.social for sharing All Are Neighbors with the world. @randomhousekids.bsky.social

"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"

The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.

My other favorite thing is…books! I held back and only bought 3 from my stack of 12 or so #kidlit #scbwi

Also the amazing @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social signed my copy of her beautiful book a friend for ghost! It says we are pals and I hope you all remember that!

Great to catch up with friends again at #scbwiNY25 incl @jenbetton.bsky.social @lisaanchin.bsky.social @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social @paulozelinsky.com

Posting a #CoverReveal or #BookBirthday? Credit the ILLUSTRATOR. Not only are you helping boost the artist but it shows people that you or your publisher hired a HUMAN artist. Esp for cover reveals, also credit book designer. #PicturesMeanBusiness art by @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #KidLit 🧵👇🏼

Anyone else getting excited for this weekends @scbwi.bsky.social conference? 10 years ago was my first time as an attendee and without a doubt it set me on my path. I was so nervous but I left with new skills, a path to growth, and a new kidlit family. Feel free to stop me and say hi.

OHHH!!! For #Kidlit creators: The speakers in this year’s Publishing Path webinar series, hosted by @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social were just released—an incredible line-up that includes @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, @juanamartinezn.bsky.social, and @joknowles.bsky.social! www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...

Time again to fire up the old Resistance Machine. I was going to sell these 120 prints to make some extra money for my family, but Julie and I decided all profits should go to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Please support, please share. Thank you. ✌️ www.etsy.com/listing/1864...

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

If you're an aspiring picture book author & the critiques offered in the @kidlitforla.bsky.social auction are out of your budget, don't sleep on these AMA sessions - 30 minutes is plenty of time to share a short pb aloud & brainstorm with a brilliant author! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Bidding ends tomorrow (Jan.26)! So amazing opportunities to connect with #KidLit agents, editors, art directors, others in the biz *and* you help support a great cause. Browse posts by @kidlitforla.bsky.social for just some of the highlight offerings! #KidLitForLosAngeles

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” By Emma Lazarus, at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Follow and repost list below. ❤️

Oh shit

One of biggest artistic and life inspirations is to be as bold as Tove. I am obsessed with this new book. Anyone else buying the series?

Having a delightfully mellow NYC trip so far! Central Park walk, cafe people-watching, reading at NY Public Library, seeing kidlit friends (photos: W/ Suzanne Kaufman, @amyhevron.bsky.social). Heading to hotel for #scbwiNY24 today!

A few ideas for you!

BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.

The government doesn’t get to tell you who you are. @hellomeridth.bsky.social

Mountain Top - by Romare Bearden (1968). Wishing for a meaningful and heartfelt Martin Luther King Jr. Day to everyone. May we honor his words and legacy on this day.

This week on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast, the James Marshall Fox series had multiple volumes, so which one would be the best to do with Kate? The one where they all smoke cigars? God. It's like you know me. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/20/f...

Ain’t watching that incompetent loser criminal today. Instead watching Maine Cabin Masters and Real Housewives. Staying off insta and FB too. #art

Five things to do today: 1. Make time for yoga/meditation, whatever movement or stillness works. 2. Turn off the TV, put your phone down, & go outside. 3. Spend time in nature. 4. Make something. A poem. Art. A cake. 5. Remember that the work will be there tomorrow. Care for yourself today.

A must sweet read!!

Vacation painting is one of my favorite ways to inspire my future books. This is one of a dozen small sketchbooks I completed before and while I was working on my book Blue. Excited to share it with world June 3rd 2025.