Got this little statue a year ago. Named her Flurry and started giving it scarves. A Halloween costume is obviously the next step, right? #Halloween #costume #homedécor

How do folks feel about the word "ain't"? I'm working on a picture book with a title and recurring phrase with this word. It is the perfect word for this story / a phrase I use a ton. But some people seem to have big feelings about this informal word. #kidlit

Whether its a birthday or holiday, books make the perfect gifts especially when paired with a perfect toy or activity. Dig up some ideas with the interactive series Digging for Dinosaurs. bookshop.org/shop/JuneSma... #KidLit #GiftIdeas #GiftGuide #holidayshopping #Dinosaur #paleontology #STEM

We LOVE how creative our authors get when promoting their books ❤️ Check out what @junesmalls.bsky.social (author of our Animal Life Cycles series) is doing ⤵️ #BookPromotion #BookMarketing #ChildrensAuthor #KidLit

As an author, I go to conferences, signing, school visits and more where I have to wear name tags. Now I have my own books on my lanyard. When folks ask what I write, I can point and smile! Maybe I'll start a #kidlit trend? #picturebook #Author #schoolvisit #art @familiusbooks.bsky.social

Photography of painting of architecture. #art

Doing book research and came across this. You cannot tell me that the alien thing in Alien isn't just a horseshoe crab with no shell!!

Hey Teachers, Homeschoolers, & Librarians. Did you know you can download free educator's guides for the entire Leads series? Geared towards 1st - 5th grade, these guides align with Common Core State & Next Generation Science Standards. Created by DK Ryland www.junesmalls.com #Kidlit #Classroom

Chilling on #caturday.

Kids today, with whole computers in their pockets, will never know the struggle of phone cords so short you needed special furniture in your homes... #old #reallyold #IthinkIturnedtodust

Writing a wordless picture book as an author only can be challenging. I have this whole concept and hope that I'm conveying it fully enough to express the story well, but vaguely enough to let the future illustrator do their thing freely. #KidLit #AmWriting #AuthorSky

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

Did you know that today is #WorldHoneyBeeDay ? Learn all about these important pollinators and the many jobs they do. (Hint: They do so much more than just collect pollen.) 🐝 Free Educator's guides at www.JuneSmalls.com #Classroom #Homeschool #library #honeybee #PictureBook #kidlit #STEM

Any teachers have any of my nature series on their #ClearTheList ? I'd love to help get these in some classrooms. Free educator's guides at www.junesmalls.com www.amazon.com/stores/June-...

Start the school year off right with the perfect addition to your library. 35% off with code "SCHOOL" familius.com/book/they-wo... Free educator's guide available at www.junesmalls.com #EduSky #teacher #Sale #Classroom #Library #KidLit @familiusbooks.bsky.social @yukari-mishima.bsky.social

Start the school year off right with the perfect addition to your library. 35% off with code "SCHOOL" familius.com/book/they-wo... Free educator's guide available at www.junesmalls.com #EduSky #teacher #Sale #Classroom #Library #KidLit @familiusbooks.bsky.social @yukari-mishima.bsky.social

Any teachers have any of my nature series on their #ClearTheList ? I'd love to help get these in some classrooms. Free educator's guides at www.junesmalls.com www.amazon.com/stores/June-...

I’m so excited! It’s official! TANGLED TALES OF AN UNDERGROUND MARKET is coming! I can’t wait to see Priscilla’s lovely work bring my words to life! #picturebook #nature #kidlit #naturewriting @kaitlynleann7.bsky.social

From July 28-Aug 4, select title are on sale for 65% off only on familius.com/overstock/. Hear Them Roar! is the perfect interactive book for back to school, classroom, or for your little animal lover. #kidlit #Sale #Books #Classroom #Homeschool #Library #STEM #Endangered #Animal #BacktoSchool

From July 28-Aug 4, select title are on sale for 65% off only on familius.com/overstock/. Hear Them Roar! is the perfect interactive book for back to school, classroom, or for your little animal lover. #kidlit #Sale #Books #Classroom #Homeschool #Library #STEM #Endangered #Animal #BacktoSchool

Took DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS to visit the smithsoniannmnh. Loved seeing the full sized dinos I researched and got to see scientists hard at work. Plus, I checked out all the books in the gift shop. Great way to spend the day! #DiggingForDinosaurs #Dinosaurs #paleontology #paleontologist #STEM

It was a t-rex-cellent time for us all!! Thanks for spending time with us, June 🦕

Working on a fun spooky picture book. I think I'm doing Summerween right. #kidlit

Happy UK Book Birthday! Digging for Dinosaurs and Digging for Dinosaurs: At the Beach are now available across the pond. I love being able to share my stories across the world! #BookBirthday #bookbuzz #dino #Dinosaurs #STEM #ChildrensBooks @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #GraceHabib

I had the best time this morning at @scrawlbooks.bsky.social in Reston, VA. With a story time, scavenger hunt, real fossils, fossil making hand-outs and dino stickers we had a blast. Scrawl is an amazing indie bookstore with fantastic employees. Check them out soon! @sourcebooks.bsky.social

Get 25% off all Barnes & Noble pre-orders from July 8th through 11th. Don't wait! Pre-order your copy of DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS: BENEATH THE STREET today! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/digging-fo... #Dinosaur #STEM #Jurassic #paleontology #Fossil #RaisingReaders #lifttheflapbook #Trex #kidsbook

They Work is a part of the Summer Reads promotion on familius.com\summer-reads! A perfect STEM story for summer on SALE! Learn about the many jobs a worker bee has in their lifetime with a lyrical story line and deep dive nonfiction sidebars. ✍️ June Smalls 🎨 Yukari Mishima #ChildrensBook

Cats are weird... #caturday

They Work is a part of the Summer Reads promotion on familius.com\summer-reads! A perfect STEM story for summer on SALE! Learn about the many jobs a worker bee has in their lifetime with a lyrical story line and deep dive nonfiction sidebars. ✍️ June Smalls 🎨 Yukari Mishima #ChildrensBook

Just signed some books at @barnesandnoble.com in Myrtle Beach . Hurry down to dig up your copy. Digging for Dinosaurs Digging for Dinosaurs: At the Beach This Cat Loves That! #ChildrensBooks

Just signed some books at @barnesandnoble.com in Myrtle Beach . Hurry down to dig up your copy. Digging for Dinosaurs Digging for Dinosaurs: At the Beach This Cat Loves That! #ChildrensBooks

Had a great time today at the Bowman Library for the Rally for Reading! Amazing kiddos and budding young scientists came by to chat about dinosaurs, bees, whales, and more. I hope the readers have a great summer! #Booksky

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

Why is he giving Scrooge McDuck vibes? Had to move this flegling out of the road. He'll be flying soon! #birds #flegling #nature

Happy #worldbeeday. These hardworking pollinators help give us 1/3 of our food, pollinate beautiful flowers, & share their sweet honey. I'm so glad to live in a world with honey bees! Words by June Smalls Art by Yakuri Mishima @familiusbooks.bsky.social Free educator's guide: www.junesmalls.com

Crushed my chips! Zero remorse! ##catproblems

Oh. Have we mentioned having your critique partners read your query along with your MS? Especially if you can do it "cold" with them. Even if it is just the hook/logline. #kidlitchat

I used an Excel spreadsheet to track what I was sending, to whom, why (like classes, requests, interested in topics, mswl). I had 486 queries rejected over 5+ years before I got my first sale. #kidlitchat

I may be weird, but I still write, or at least think of, queries when I am working on a MS. Even with an agent, I need to know how I'll talk about the book. Those 1 line hooks are what I say at a signing table when someone asks what my books are about. #kidlitchat

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS and DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS: AT THE BEACH! Uncover history and discover fossils, footprints, and other surprises as you search for dinosaurs. 🖋 June Smalls 🎨 Grace Habib @SourcebooksKids #BookBirthday #kidlit #Dinosaurs #STEM #Paleontology

Ever wonder what’s hiding underground? 🧐 Go digging for dinos (& other fun surprises!) in this adorable lift-the-flap book. 🦖 Preorder now & let the fossil hunt begin! Digging for Dinosaurs and Digging for Dinosaurs: At the Beach (On sale: May 6, 2025) ✍️ June Smalls 🎨 Grace Habib #Booksky

Sometimes at school visits you capture minds of students. Sometimes you capture what was probably a cicada killer wasp in a jar. 🐝

We have fleglings! Momma protected her nest daily and today her babies started their next stage. Fluttering around our yard! Every year I love watching nests and often they don't have happy endings. I get so excited seeing them grow and I hope they return for some seeds in the future! #birds #nest

hey everyone who loves books, remember that April 26 2025 is #independentbookstore day in the US and Canada show your local indie some love! www.bookweb.org/independent-... cibabooks.ca/CIBD

Happy Earth Day! Hope you enjoy learning about this amazing earth we share! #EarthDay

Grab your shovel! Grab your sifter! Digging for Dinosaurs is Available May 6th. bookshop.org/a/96202/9781... #Booksky #Dinosaurs #Fossils #Books #STEM

Enter our Earth Day #giveaway on Instagram! You could BEE one of five winners to receive: 🐝1 copy of our new picture book "They Work" 🐝 2 jars of honey from Madera's Queen Honey The post is pinned on our page and entries close on the 20th. www.instagram.com/reel/DIbtbYv...

Sometimes I go places to talk about my books or events and I am calm, articulate, and knowledgeable. Other times I feel like I throw a book at them, word vomit awkwardly, and run away...

Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! June Smalls is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book. Fiction or non-fiction with 1,000 words or less. To enter like, comment, and repost this post. You must do all three. Good luck! @junesmalls.bsky.social

I wrote: Incoorect But it's still sort of right...