I love the first line in this @jwbottom.bsky.social book: “When Ruth Patrick was five years old, she fell in love with pond scum.” The paintings by Susan Reagan contain marvelous details of aquatic life. Patrick’s fortitude against gender discrimination in science will inspire all ages. #PBreview

Check out all the amazing prizes for the upcoming Halloweensie contest through Susanna Leonard Hill. #kidlit #canscaip #SCBWI

Shout out to Melina Mangal for her donation to ##FallWritingFrenzy. You can support her by buying, reviewing, and/or requesting your library carry her board books series, OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW.

Shout out to Jonathan Roth for his donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can check out his books at: jonathan-roth.com/books/

Shout out to @writerjolene.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can support her by pre-ordering her books, Unbreakable: A Japanese American Fsmily in an American Incarceration Camp.

I just pre-ordered The Dangerous Alphabet by @dkryland.bsky.social, and you should too! #FallWritingFrenzy #kidlit

Shout out to @davidmcmullin.bsky.social for his donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can support him by buying, reviewing, or requesting your library carry his book Free to be Fabulous and Rock 'n' Roll Baby.

Shout out to @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can support her by buying, reviewing, or requesting your library carry her book, M is for Mason Jar.

Shout out to Alex Gino for their donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can support them by pre-ordering their book, Chris Makes a Friend.

Shout out to @professoraixa.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. Support her by buying, reviewing, or requesting your library carry Aixa's book, Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People.

Shout out to @litagentsaritza.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. Support her by checking out her agency's writing workshops: www.andreabrownlit.com/big-sur

Shout out to Lauren Scovel @lmscovel.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can support Lauren by checking out her client's book, Generation Queer and Just Lizzie.

Shout out to @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. You can support her by buying, reviewing, and/or requesting her books at your logical library: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/literary-cli... .

Shout out to @heathercashman.bsky.social for her donation to ##FallWritingFrenzy. Check out her podcast, Way-Word Writers waywordwriters.substack.com

Shout out to Ameerah Holliday @msholliday93.bsky.social for her donation to the ##FallWritingFrenzy. Support her back by going to www.serendipitylit.com

Shout out to Natalia Vazquez Torres @outspokengirl.bsky.social for her donation to #FallWritingFrenzy. Check out her books at: www.charlesbride.com #donorsupport

Shout out to Emily Feinberg at Roaring Brook Press for her contribution to the ##FallWritingFrenzy kidlit contest. Check out her books: GO WITH THE FLOW and WHITE LIES. #donorsupport

Shout out to @adamdblackman.bsky.social at Cardinal Rule Press for being a prize donor in this year's #FallWritingFrenzy #donorsupport

Our book, Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molloy is final announced! Coming April 2026 to a bookstore new you. #kidlit

“...the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community—librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types—in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas.” bannedbooksweek.org/about/ #BannedBooksWeek

Fall Art! ❤️

🎃 OCTOBER 🎃 REVIEWS FOR REVIEWS! 1️⃣Leave a review for a kidlit book 2️⃣Comment which book you reviewed and where for a chance to win a ms review (critique) & AMA zoom w/ me! More info: brilawyer.wixsite.com/brilawyer/re... #Reviews4reviews #WritingCommunity #amwriting #Kidlit #amquerying

Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025. With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the country. Join us. www.scbwi.org/essential-re...

I am loving all the #kidlitartpostcard art flooding my feed. Here is one of my favorites. Love his style. @jacobsouva.bsky.social

#SunWriteFun judges worked through the steam & have exciting news! FIRST, @buchetbooks.bsky.social , @swildmansf.bsky.social, & I want to thank our generous donors, talented entrants, fab judges, & kind #SunWriteFun 25 supporters🥰 Here are the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS! More announcements re next week!

Shout out to #FallWritingFrenzy donors: @professoraixa.bsky.social @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @lmscovel.bsky.social @heathercashman.bsky.social @msholliday93.bsky.social @outspokengirl.bsky.social @adamdblackman.bsky.social

Shout out to #FallWritingFrenzy donors. Go to: lydialukidis.wordpress.com to find out how you can support these generous authors. @jonrothbooks.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @dkryland.bsky.social @davidmcmullin.bsky.social @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social @alexgino.bsky.social

So grateful to be a finalist in this year's kidlit Chuckle Challenge! #kidlit #chucklechallenge

I entered the Fall Writing Frenzy with my poem STRAIGHT YELLOW LINE. You should enter too! Check out lydialukidis.wordpress.com or kaitlynsanchez.com for entry details. @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social

#SunFunWrite extended until August 18th! Get your 200-word nonfiction entry in! #ReaderToTeader #scbwi @buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social

Ready to go KS2 Y6 reading list for children aged 10-11. Authors include Elizabeth Laird, Simon P Clark, Mary Norton & CS Lewis. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit #teachersofx

"A coder takes one big problem and breaks it into several smaller ones." -Pearl in How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk. #SunFunWrite #thewritingbarn karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

Have you entered #SunWriteFun yet? Contest closes August 9th. #canscaip karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 @ReaderToReader Thanks to Stephanie Wildman, Jenny Buchet, and Karen Greenwald @swildmansf.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @sandraapp.bsky.social

Have you entered #SunWriteFun yet? Contest closes August 9th. #canscaip karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 @ReaderToReader Thanks to Stephanie Wildman, Jenny Buchet, and Karen Greenwald @swildmansf.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @laurenhenry.bsky.social @judydemers.bsky.social

Have you entered #SunWriteFun yet? Contest closes August 9th. #canscaip karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 @ReaderToReader Thanks to Stephanie Wildman, Jenny Buchet, and Karen Greenwald @swildmansf.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @marziehabbas.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social

Have you entered #SunWriteFun yet? Contest closes August 9th. #canscaip karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 @ReaderToReader Thanks to Stephanie Wildman, Jenny Buchet, and Karen Greenwald @swildmansf.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @creativelibrarian.bsky.social @kpsillustration.bsky.social

Have you entered #SunWriteFun yet? Contest closes August 9th. #canscaip karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 @ReaderToReader Thanks to Stephanie Wildman, Jenny Buchet, and Karen Greenwald @swildmansf.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @aimeewitteman.bsky.social @karengardner13.bsky.social

Have you entered #SunWriteFun yet? Contest closes August 9th. #canscaip karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 @ReaderToReader Thanks to Stephanie Wildman, Jenny Buchet, and Karen Greenwald @swildmansf.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social

#SunWriteFun @buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social @ReaderToReader @heathergallagher.bsky.social @gigileflufy.bsky.social @ @DanielleBobyk @annechalmers.bsky.social @shawnacain.bsky.social

The only kind of rush hour I want any part of!

MORE THAN WORDS by Roz McLean describes many different ways of communicating. Loved the beautiful illustrations! I especially appreciate this book for all the quiet kids who communicate in their own unique ways. It would be great for classroom discussion! #kidlit 👍🏻📚 #primarysky #booksky

We’re thrilled to share our winter releases! ❄️Cozy up with a blanket and warm drink this winter and read a picture book ... or 11! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit @canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social

Check out the hilarious new picture book, DO NOT TURN THE PAGE, by Jane Blondie & @marcuscutler.bsky.social! @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #picturebookreview

This is a line from the Hobbit film, but still very much worth sharing as work inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien. #Booksky

I love this little guy, @kelight.bsky.social! His little worried eyebrows are perfect.

#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2025 we’re giving away manuscript crits and PBs! Details on website (link above). To enter: 1. follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. like + re-post this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners ann. Feb. 10 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

Busy Birds! #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #birds #busylife

Love comes in many forms. ❤️ #illustration #kidlitart #love #valentinesday #pets