The big snow is coming. Probably going to be snowed in for three days.... Is four novels enough? Should I add to my TBR?

Hey Book reviewers! Hear Them Sing, is now available on NetGalley! The physical book includes an interactive soundboard so you don't get 100% of the experience, but it is a great way to check out this upcoming field guide. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... #BookReviews #Kidlit #audubon #Birding

Hey Book reviewers! Hear Them Sing, is now available on NetGalley! The physical book includes an interactive soundboard so you don't get 100% of the experience, but it is a great way to check out this upcoming field guide. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... #BookReviews #Kidlit #audubon #Birding

What children's books are you most looking forward to seeing this year? One of the books I'm most looking forward to in 2026 is Lydia Loves Bugs by @heidieys.bsky.social and Yuliya Pankratova. One girls love for bugs gets to be shared with everyone (family who DON'T love bugs). #KidLit #BookRec

It's is finally 2026. I get to say Hear Them Sing comes out this year! I can't wait for kids to see this illustrated guidebook & soundboard and learn to ID the songs, nests, eggs and birds themselves. Available May 12 🖊️ June Smalls 🖌️ Zev Labinger Preorder: bookshop.org/shop/JuneSmalls #Birding

Hey #Librarians, The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) 2026 program is Unearth a Story: Desentierra una Historia – Dinosaurs/Archaeology/Paleontology I'd love to chat with libraries for storytimes, crafts, and scavenger hunts. #SummerReadingProgram2026 @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

New Wildlife Books for Children and Teens (That Adults May Find Interesting Too) -- by @pkuper.bsky.social @franbwrites.bsky.social @junesmalls.bsky.social & many others therevelator.org/new-wildlife...

Ending the year with some deals of a different sort. Picture books and chapter books, both magical in their own ways, coming to shelves soon(ish). #BookNews #KidLit #Publishing #GoodNews #ChildrensBooks #authorlife #WootWoot

DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS: BENEATH THE STREET Written by June Smalls Illustrated by Grace Habib Available Now! Complete the set with the third book in the Digging for Dinosaurs series. #BookBirthday #Dinosaur #GiftIdea #KidLit #ChildrensBook #Paleontology #STEM

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

Bring your bulldozer and search for fossils. Be the paleontologist as your lift-the-flaps to dig for dinosaurs. Available December 2nd, Digging for Dinosaurs: Beneath the Street, is just in time for holiday shopping. Words by June Smalls Art by Grace Habib t.co/4zGu2doSWM

I swear if Pokémon @pokemongoapp.bsky.social doesn't call this Peek-a-Boo, I ride at dawn! Image from #PokemonPokopia. #pokemon #GhostPikachu

In the sand and surf A last metamorphosis Final resting place #haiku

Had a great time kicking off Dino-vember at Bowman Library. Got to meet Stevie the T-Rex from Dinoquest Adventures and found out his favorite book is Digging for Dinosaurs! Crafts, storytime, & dino dancing made for a perfect Saturday! #LibrariesRock #Dino #paleontology @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

A moment of silence for everyone who realized if you had glitter as part of your Halloween costume, or were close with someone who did, that glitter is now a part of your life for the foreseeable future.

From now through November 10th if you buy 3 or more STEM books you get 40% off! Perfect for National STEM Day on November 8. Check these and more out at: familius.com/stem-and-ste... #sale #kidlit #STEM #STEAM #ChildrensBooks #nonfictionforkids #holidaygifts #picturebook #Classroom #homeschool

Why do these never cease to amaze me?

It's an amazing feeling when you see something you helped create being shared across the globe. THEY WORK: HONEY BEES, NATURE'S POLLINATORS Like a hive, we had to work together to create something amazing! 🖋 June Smalls 🎨 Yukari Mishima 🐝 #KidLit #Teamwork #HoneyBee #Art #Illustration #STEM #NF

#KidLitChat I always forget too that some of our favs have been rewritten for the modern sensibility. My kid got fussed at in preschool for telling the other kids that the grasshopper froze to death in the story of the Ants and the Grasshopper. Apparently now he moves in with the kind ants.

#KidLitChat What about favorites that teachers read or that we read as a class? I loved: Mouse and the Motorcycle Trumpet of the Swan Island of the Blue Dolphin There was something I loved about certain teachers reading out loud.

It's an amazing feeling when you see something you helped create being shared across the globe. THEY WORK: HONEY BEES, NATURE'S POLLINATORS Like a hive, we had to work together to create something amazing! 🖋 June Smalls 🎨 Yukari Mishima 🐝 #KidLit #Teamwork #HoneyBee #Art #Illustration #STEM #NF

This makes me and my inner child happy! Reading Rainbow is back with @mychal3ts.bsky.social as the host!!! #ReadingRainbow

On our walk today, this majestic heron posed for us before coming out of the water just to poop in front of us, then return to his perch. Ah, the beauty of nature.

SHE LEADS: THE ELEPHANT MATRIARCH by June Smalls @junesmalls.bsky.social (& Yumi Shimokawara) (2020, Familius) Africa. An elephant matriarch. A leader. #PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors #kids #teachers #librarians #parents

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