It’s time, #kidlit! Review a book & comment on @brilawyer.bsky.social’s original post below for a chance to win a review (critique) of your MS plus an AMA zoom! Details below!! 👇👇👇

January’s REVIEWS FOR REVIEWS! 1⃣Leave a review for a kidlit book 2⃣Comment which book you reviewed and where for a chance to win a manuscript review (critique) & AMA zoom For more info: brilawyer.wixsite.com/brilawyer/re... #Reviews4reviews #WritingCommunity #amwriting #Kidlit #amquerying

NEW in 2025… #Reviews4Reviews! Review a kidlit book on Amazon, B&N, and/or Goodreads for a chance to win a review (critique) of your MS + AMA zoom! Details: brilawyer.wixsite.com/brilawyer/re... Starts Jan 1st!!

Surprise! At Home Author is hosting an online PB conference in January! We have 6 agents taking pitches and incredible presenters like Ivan Taurisano and Rosie J. Pova (and many more!) Registration goes live Black Friday! #WritingCommunity #pb www.allthingspicturebooks.com/pbcc-notify

I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving! Took a spontaneous & much needed break at the beach with my family. I’m so thankful for these two kiddos. What are you thankful for? #Thanksgiving #Kidlit #Thankful

Hello to all my new lovely followers! These are my books in case you want to check them out. I specialise in blunderers, scoundrels and VERY unreliable narrators and I ❤️ all things Picture Book and Mid Grade with an ardent passion!

Always a great time with the Verse Show! #kidlit

Hey #kidlit #writingcommunity! It’s time to vote for the annual #Halloweensie contest finalists! Read and vote for your favorite here: susannahill.com/2024/11/16/t...

🥳 #Kidlit friends & gentle folk! I’m kicking off my new CLOVIS sequel across social media with a #giveaway of Clovis 1 + Clovis 2 for #WorldKindnessDay & #AntiBullyingWeek ! 🎁🎁 To enter: ❤️ Like 🦋 Follow 🔄 Reshare ☕️ Tell me your fave ‘cozy time’ drink

Ok here is a starter pack of many of the authors and participants of #MGBookChat. I know I am missing many and some have not transitioned here YET. Let me know who needs to be added or wants to be added. go.bsky.app/4aiDvMC

go.bsky.app/SerEDfN Here’s my first starter pack to share with the #kidlit community…picture book people with new books coming in 2025!

Happy Friday #kidlit friends! ♥️🎉 I am thrilled to announce that I will be illustrating Talking to Worms written by Sara Levine. The book tells a lovely story about two siblings adopting some tiny pets in their garden and shares fascinating scientific information about worm habitats 🪱✨🌟🌱 #kidlitart

THERE'S A SUPERMOON TODAY! GET YOUR COPY TODAY! Available in stores and online. Also available on Amazon. What’s more amazing than tonight’s supermoon event? Well, the release of our new picture book, "Supermoon", launching today! Written by Sue Lancaster Art by Tincho Schmidt #supermoon

Critique Groups: #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing lauriewallmark.blogspot.com/2024/11/crit...

Any ideas, #picturebook friends?

#Kidlit #amquerying friends, here is a fantastic interview from Literary Rambles featuring my wonderful agent, CoCo Freeman. www.literaryrambles.com/2024/11/lite...

Teacher & librarian friends! I'm working on this year's list of author volunteers who'll be offering Zoom read-alouds for World Read Aloud Day on 2/5/25! It should be ready in a couple of weeks - be sure to follow if you'd like access to the list & please share this post to let your colleagues know!

#KidlitChuckleChallenge UPDATE! We’ve added several new prizes, including the Funny Business Bundle from @12x12challenge.bsky.social, a Summit-Only ticket from #PictureBookSummit & more! Grab a participant badge & check out all the fabulous prizes here: hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

Introducing the first ever #KidlitChuckleChallenge, hosted by @musingmommumble.bsky.social, @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social & me! Check out the details (and all the fabulous PRIZES 🤩) on my blog! Are you in? Tag a friend! #kidlit #writingcommunity hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

Author copies for WIND IS A DANCE arrived just in time for a #backtoschool #giveaway! This #PB uses metaphors to describe different types of wind and is loaded with science facts. To enter: Follow me & Reply or Like and Repost. USA only, ends midnight 8/23. #edusky #teachers #librarians #weather

Congratulations to my CP @brilawyer.bsky.social on signing with her agent!!! #kidlit #picturebooks

This #giveaway closes on 8/23! Like, comment, & share original post to enter to win one of 20 copies of SO MUCH SLIME! #kidlit #kidlitart #teachers #librarians #caregivers #parents #STEM #STEAM #picturebooks #writingcommunity

Let’s celebrate! @FlashlightPress is giving away 20 copies of SO MUCH SLIME! ✨Like, comment, and share this post to enter the #giveaway!✨ Then comment on the blog that you’ve entered! Ends 8/23 #kidlit #picturebooks hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

New Haus-hold #picturebook #review on my website: MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE by Thelia Hutchinson and Adriana Predoi (Soaring Kite Books, 2024)! #amreading #kidlit #kidlitart hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

The #kidlit community mourned the loss of @kateywrites.bsky.social, who died suddenly last month. @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social has a tribute to (& interview with) Katey on her blog. THE REINDEER REMAINDERS by Katey & @mariehermansson.bsky.social launches from Sourcebooks July 9th. 💙 #Skybrarian

My youngest had so much fun creating this at the Very Eric Carle exhibit at our children’s museum! I think I have a budding artist 🥰 #kidlitart #kidlit

Hey #kidlit illustrators, do you love DRAGONS? I do! I’m looking for an artist who can breathe life into a comedic dragon w/ mass appeal for a new character-driven graphic-reader series (ages 4–6). Respond here with images and a link to your folio. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️

Hello! I'm hosting this again and I'd love to have you.

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up. The Freedom to Read bit.ly/3xhbcCe #writingcommunity #kidlit

Check this out #kidlit friends!!!

Anyone else here planning to attend tomorrow? #kidlit

Talking about ILLUSTRATION NOTES today on the GROG Blog. To note? or not to note? Always the question. Here's how it played out with THOMAS JEFFERSON'S BATTLE FOR SCIENCE😀 #kidlitwriters @steamteambooks.bsky.social groggorg.blogspot.com/2024/06/illu...

Check out my friend Thelia Hutchinson’s debut #picturebook, MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE 💕 Illustrated by Adriana Predoi (Soaring Kite Books, 2024) This beautiful, inclusive book celebrates the love and bond that grows in all families. Full review on my blog Friday 6/21! #kidlit #amreading

🥭❤️Just one more month until #HowToEatAMango hits the shelves! Pre-order and celebrate the magic of culture, family, and the joy of a juicy mango! shorturl.at/UQH8M #ChildrensBooks #kidlit #writningcommunity

#kidlitzombieweek starts Monday! Do you have manuscripts you thought were dead? Join us to bring those zombies back to life w/ blog posts, discussions, & of course #prizes! Check all the details out here: sites.google.com/u/0/d/1uPxbh... Share and tag all your #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit friends

What a great interview!! #STEAM #kidlit

Any #PictureBook WRITERS out there who actively maintain/moderate #kidlit Lists & interested in being part of #KidLitMegaFeed? Doesn't have to incl ALL pb writers. Could be subtopics eg. STEM pb authors, BIPOC pb authors, regional pb authors, etc. kidlit-moderator.paperform.co

My kids and I read and reviewed WALKIES: A DOG’S TALE by @estrelalourenco.bsky.social, a funny and touching story told entirely through illustrations! #kidlit #kidlitart Check out our review here: hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

Giving this platform another go! I’m Julie and I’m a #kidlit writer focusing on picture books and poetry. My kids and I review picture books on my website: hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswirth I have some exciting projects in the works- more details when I can announce!

The PB Parade group of authors and illustrators, put together this graphic to help promote all of dear friend and author Katey Howes picture books. Our book together, THE REINDEER REMAINDERS publication date has been pushed back to July 9th but is available for preorder! #kidlitcommunity #kidlit

New Creator Interview on my blog: come say hello to @andrewchacket.bsky.social and read all about his upcoming #picturebooks (THREE in 2024!!!) Plus… there’s a #giveaway! Details in post! #kidlit #writingcommunity hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

Our latest Haus-hold #picturebook review features TRICKY CHOPSTICKS by @sylviaichen.bsky.social and #FannyLiem! Available for preorder and releases on Tuesday!! 🤩🥳 hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

Last chance- enter by 11:59pm EST TODAY 2/27! I’ll announce a winner tomorrow!

Less than a week left before this webinar for traditionally-published (or soon-to-be-published) kidlit authors or auth/illos. There is still space available! Check the link in my bio to find out how to reserve your spot.

I wrote a 4-part series on how to illustrate a children's book. I cover the steps I took to illustrate THE QUIET FOREST by Charlotte Offsay, from initial doodles to final art. It's geared toward illustrators, but authors might find it helpful too! www.abicushman.com/how-to-artic...

Excited to #MarchOnWithMentorTexts with #RateYourStory! Sign up here: rateyourstory.org/march-on

Register for this book launch and presentation about writing humor with me, @nathaliealonso, carlosvelez, @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social link bit.ly/booklaunchAna

@viviankirkfield.bsky.social shares insight into her new NF PB - a wonderful biography of a little-known figure, perfect for history, women's rights, and bicycle enthusiasts. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Alison Jay CalkinsCreek Astra Kids Books #interview #kidlit

Planning to participate in #PBPitch this week? Make sure you prepare with the free #12x12PB Guide to Online Pitch parties! #picturebooks #kidlit #amquerying juliehedlund.lpages.co/12-x-12-guid...

There have been requests for query tips before the #PBParty contest submission day is here. This post is packed full of tips, queries that worked...and the chance to see how query blurb evolved all the way through publication. Enjoy! mindyalyseweiss.com/how-to-craft...