Are you going to #Chappaqua this weekend? If so, we hope you’ll say hi to our members @kazwindness.bsky.social & @mattforrestvw.bsky.social. You can find Kaz in the blue, and Matt in the orange tent. Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. ccbfestival.org. #BookFestival #KidLit #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks

Our members @mattforrestvw.bsky.social and @kazwindness.bsky.social will be at the Chappaqua Children's festival this weekend! #kidlit #picturebooks

And the winner is . . . Congratulations Lindsay! You are the winner in our #backtoschool2025 #giveaway #picturebooks. #PBJam

Congratulations to Mirka on her new picture book launch! #kidlit #edusky #skybrarians

It’s a #backtoschool #giveaway! One lucky #teacher or #librarian will win this wonderful collection of #picturebooks! Like, comment, or repost by 9/1/25 to win. #kidlit #edusky #librarysky #booksky #literacy #pbjam #childrensbooks

Happy book birthday to Wendi and Mirka! We love this book! 🎉 #kidlit

Awesome to see this fun interview and doodle with Mirka and Bonnie! #kidlit #newpicturebook #skybrarians #edusky

It’s a #bookbirthday for Let’s Rumble! Like, repost, tag, or follow for a chance to win the #bookgiveaway! #kidlit #edusky #picturebook #letsrumblebook

New free activity sheets just posted on my website for "How the Forest Feels". The book launches in just a few days on Aug 5th. Can't wait to share it with everyone. It got great reviews on both SLJ and Kirkus. 🫶 ➡️ mirkah.com/forestfeels to download and find out more about our book. #kidlit #edusky

Painting process photo for one of the illustrations for How the Forest Feels. It's a wonderful rhyming book full of great descriptions for things outdoors. Fun book to read and then go out and explore. Coming out everywhere Aug 5th. #kidlit #kidlitillustration #edusky #librarians

So, will we see you at #ALA2025?? If you're planning to attend, please make sure you say hi! My friends and I from the PB Jamboree group (pb_2023 on IG) would love to meet you! #skybrarians #edusky @kdmaz.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social #kidlit #childrensbooks

Celebrating #juneteenth2025 with a bunch of our favorite #PictureBooks about the history of slavery and the Juneteenth holiday. Do you have a favorite picture book you'd like to recommend? #kidlit #childrensbooks #PBJam

I'm chatting about my #pb Let's Rumble! with illustrator @jopi.bsky.social & editor Cecily Kaiser at @slj.com's Picture Book Palooza on July 27- a virtual conference & one of my favorite virtual events. All are welcome! Link in comments. Thanks @penguinkids.bsky.social! #kidlit

We're celebrating a momentous occasion in the U.S. with some of our favorite #picturebooks about the history of slavery and #Juneteenth. Any you think we should have included? #Juneteenth2025 #childrensbooks #AmericanHistory

We're celebrating the longest-running children's literacy initiative in the country with our 2025 releases! That's right, this is #ChildrensBookWeek, sponsored by the @cbcbooks.bsky.social What books are you and your kids reading this week? #KidLit #PictureBooks #edusky #ChildrensBooks #Poetry

We are super-excited for #PBJam member Katie Mazeika's new #picturebook hitting shelves on April 22nd. Check out the curriculum guide and activity sheets she has on her website to go with it: www.katiemazeika.com/new-page-3 #reading #kidlit #socialemotionallearning #edusky #skybrarians #education

Happy to help support my fellow neurodivergents! Check out all the cool auction items, then get your bids in! #KidLit #childrensbooks @pbjamboree.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Yay for #EarthDay2025 ! There are so many amazing picture books - here are a few of our favorites. How about sharing some of your favorite Earth Day books? #PBJam #kidlit #picturebooks #reading #edusky #skybrarians

B&N is having their preorder sale! Get my fall books at 25% off. Barnesandnoble.com/s/mirka+hokkanen Autumn Leaves is a funny nonfiction book about leaf life cycle and photosynthesis and Forest Feels is a sensory adventure written in soothing rhymes. #kidlit #edusky #planlifecycleunit #sensoryplay

“A reminder that kids with disabilities are the authorities of their own stories.” Thank you Kirkus! Out April 22 from Beach Lane Books/ Simon & Schuster #disabilityawareness #disabilitypride @ssedlib.bsky.social

Yay! We're celebrating #PBJam member @mattforrestvw.bsky.social book birthday. And bonus: It's perfect for #NationalPoetryMonth . #poetry #picturebooks #kidlit @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #edusky #skybrarians

Guess which book is the @shelfawareness.bsky.social "Trailer of the Week!" www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i... #AUniverseOfRainbows #KidLit #ChildrensBooks w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

ICYMI from #PoetryFriday: Celebrating #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek with two different school visits, PLUS author copies for #AUniverseOfRainbows arrived! w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

Wow! Look at this amazing book preview for @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social 's book. ❤️ #kidlit #booksky #librarians #raisingreaders

"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside" -Winnie the Pooh. Friday is #ValentinesDay & these are our #PBJam members' friendship and love themed #picturebooks to share. Comment and share your favorite friendship quote or love-themed pb. #kidlit #edusky

February is #BlackHistoryMonth and here are some of our #picture book recommendations. Would you like to share some of your favorites? #kidlit #pbjam #reading

Barnes & Noble is having a 25% preorder sale! Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves just received a starred review from SLJ and would be a perfect book to add to classroom and homeschool libraries. 😊 Order at bn.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com @macmillanusa.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky

Barnes & Noble is doing their 25% off pre-order campaign. Please add your book recs. I’ll place my order soon. #booksky #kidlit #preorder

Hi #kidlitpostcardday! I love illustrating books with animals, humor, and heart. I'm open to more picture book or #GN opportunities and especially love illustrating #SEL topics. I’m repped by Timothy Travaglini at Transatlantic Agency #kidlit #kidlitart

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Mirka, a neurodivergent illustrator who loves to draw animals. I work with both digital and traditional media and am represented by @laurelsymonds.bsky.social. #kidlit #valentinesday @ktlit.bsky.social

It’s #kidlitartpostcard day!!!! Here’s one of my favorite spreads from IS THAT THE BUS? By @libbykoponen I love creating art filled with warmth and emotion. I am currently available and would love to work with you! My agent is Sorche Fairbank at Fairbank Literary. #superhero #kidlitart

World Read Aloud Day is Feb 5th! Four of our members are offering virtual visits! Check out their details in the picture below. @kazwindness.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social #kidlit #wrad #wrad2025 #worldreadaloudday #librarians #edusky

Inspiring post today on #StoryStorm by @mattforrestvw.bsky.social. Read it here: taralazar.com/2025/01/19/s... @taralazar.bsky.social #kidlit

Excited for @kazwindness.bsky.social Bitsy Bat sequel that's coming out in February! #bitsybat #kidlit #edusky

Congratulations to our member @mattforrestvw.bsky.social for his children's poetry anthology! #kidlit #edusky #librarians #poetry

Check out this adorable owl tutorial by our member @kazwindness.bsky.social

Hi #kidlitpostcardday! Happy New Year! Here's what's on my drawing board. I'm illustrating the sequel to the Geisel Award-winning "Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends!" Raised on Garfield, Peanuts, and Calvin and Hobbes, telling stories in the #GN format is a particular favorite of mine. #kidlit

Check out the amazing cover for @rpayne.bsky.social 's upcoming book! #kidlit

Big congrats to @kazwindness.bsky.social and @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social ! 🤩 #kidlit

So proud to see my #poetry anthology A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS included in Kathleen's interview! #kidlit #childrensbooks

Excited for this lovely SLJ review for Mirka's upcoming book! #kidlit #edusky #nonfiction #librarians

It's the perfect time of year to snuggle and share these wonderful winter picture books. What are some of your favorite winter #picturebooks ? #reading #kidlit #WinterWonderland #PBJam #teachers #librarians

Lots of holidays to celebrate in December. What are your favorites? Perhaps these #picturebooks will inspire you to add more festivities to this month. #PBJam #kidlit #picturebooks #reading #holidayseason

One of my go-to holiday gifts is introducing kids to a new book series - one that they'll hopefully keep enjoying well into the new year! Here's a thread full of series ideas to get kids of all different ages hooked on reading...

We are thrilled to welcome new member, @rpayne.bsky.social. Her debut #picturebook will hit shelves in 2025. #PBJam #kidlit

Several of us are heading to #ncte2024 come and say hi! @kdmaz.bsky.social @kazwindness.bsky.social #kidlit

Thinking about all we are grateful for and the #picturebooks that remind us why. What are you feeling thankful for? #Gratitude #kidlit #PBJam #Thanksgiving2024

Hooray for fall and the many colors the change in season brings. #PBJam is celebrating #autumn with these wonderful #picturebooks . Do you have a fall favorite? #kidlit #libraries #librarians #teachers #reading

PBJamboree is now on Bluesky! Introducing our authors and illustrators. See our books here: linktr.ee/pb_2023 We've had the pleasure of welcoming so many new books in the past two years and have more coming in 2025. Stay tuned for cover reveals and #giveaways. #kidlit #pbjam #picturebooks