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Ann Marie Stephens

@amstephens.bsky.social

Kidlit Author • Teacher • Diver🤿 ARITHMECHICKS 🐥series, CATastrophe 🐈 series, & more! Rep'd by Emily Mitchell @ Wernick & Pratt Agency https://www.annmariestephensbooks.com

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Ann Marie Stephens @amstephens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Library haul!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's a star from School Library Journal for MY FATHER, MI PADRE by Raúl the Third! ⭐ Read the full SLJ review here. In stores and libraries everywhere tomorrow, May 5! 🎉 @raulthethird.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social

MY FATHER, MI PADRE has received a starred review from SLJ!

School Library Journal @slj.com · 3mo ago

Library of Congress Opens New Kids' Space www.slj.com/story/Librar...

Library of Congress Opens New Kids

The Source, which opens to the public on May 9, is a research and exhibition area for kids ages 8 to 15, who previously didn't have access to the Library of Congress collection.

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cover Reveal: Frog Face by Blythe Russo mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/04/frog...

Ann Marie Stephens @amstephens.bsky.social · 4mo ago

CATapult hits shelves in 3 months! 🐈 💫 Preorder where books are sold. #jennharney #astrayoungreaders #stem #math #kidlit

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 5mo ago

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 #ReaderSky

Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads:
"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."
— Liana Brooks

Rene Bartos @rebwrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Celebrating Green 💚 with author @suefliess.bsky.social on Writers' Rumpus blog- Going Green: Writing Books about Nature and the Environment to Inspire and Delight Youth with Award-Winning Author Sue Fliess writersrumpus.com/2026/03/10/g... #kidlit #girlsinstem #stemeducation #oceanconservation

Going Green: Writing Books about Nature and the Environment to Inspire and Delight Youth with Award-Winning Author Sue Fliess

René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author Sue Fliess today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Sue! I am honored to talk to such an accomplished author. You are an award-winning, bestsel…

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 5mo ago

What not to say to a picture book author. Thanks to Catherine Bailey for the caption help! #KidLit

Cartoon of a man in a turtleneck drinking wine and a woman holding a glass. Man says, “I think I’m going to write children’s books. Thought I’d start with something easy, like a picture book.” Woman replies, “I think I’m going to be a cage fighter. Thought I’d start with something easy, like a guy in a turtleneck.” Text at bottom: ©Debbie Ridpath Ohi (DebbieOhi.com) & Catherine Bailey (CatherineBaileyBooks.com).

Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Most Anticipated Books of 2026! @nmillerillo.bsky.social @noranickum @kimberley A. Gordon Biddle @Carrie Finison IG @fatima_ordinola @chloeitoward.bsky.social @brennajeanneret.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social #NationalYearOfReading2026

Ann Marie Stephens @amstephens.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My former first grade student!!! 🧡🤗🎉

LBYR School & Library@lbschool.bsky.social · 7mo ago

THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aubrey Hartman is a 2026 Newbery Honor Book! Join us in congratulating Aubrey!

Ann Marie Stephens @amstephens.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My first #kidlit purchases of January are full of love and coziness. 🤍🩵 #laurensoloy #vernkousky 👍🏼📚

Laura Dail Literary Agency @ldlainc.bsky.social · last yr.

LOVE FINDS A WAY by Vern Kousky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-finds...

Love Finds a Way|Hardcover

For fans of Love Is My Favorite Thing and I Need a Hug comes a sweet story about the healing power of love. Perfect for Valentine’s Day and beyond!Oscar the bird is worried that one day love wil...

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"Wombat Waiting tells the story of a 'Destiny Dog': a dog determined to find her person, against all odds — even deadly fires sweeping through southern California." — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...

Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our first ⭐️ starred ⭐️ review for CLAYDATE, the long-awaited followup to CLAYMATES, from Kirkus! ⭐️ “A sublime blend of the snarky and sweet.” You can find this madcap silliness by me and @eldridgestudio.bsky.social in April. Available for preorder now! #kidlit #picturebooks

Kirkus review with an image of the cover of CLAYDATE by Dev Petty and Lauren Eldridge. The cover shows an anthropomorphic potato and purple and green unicorn dragon and reads:

The two balls of clay introduced in Claymates (2017)—one brown, one gray—now play god, with mixed results.

While the gray ball slumbers, the brown one creates a whole new blob made of blue and green clay. “I take a short nap and you make a new friend?” asks the uncertain gray ball. When it becomes clear that the new creation prefers to take the shape of a unicorn dragon, the gray ball decides to make an accompanying knight to do battle. Unfortunately, it turns out that the brown one is better at making things than its friend. Kids with peers or siblings whose artistic talents exceed their own will instantly sympathize with the gray’s increasing frustration at its inability to make a cool sword (it looks like a banana), a knight (his resemblance to a lumpy tuber lands him the nickname Sir Potato), or a horse (don’t ask). Happily, innate talent is less important than fun when it comes to using one’s imagination—a message that goes down easy, accompanied by a heavy dose of wit and whimsy. Once more, Eldridge’s sculpted creations, photographed against an artist’s desk, charm; her visual gags meld effortlessly with Petty’s written ones, rendering this book just as marvelous a read-aloud for groups as for lapsit storytimes. Additionally, Eldridge’s gift for wresting keen facial expressions—from glee to overt horror—out of her clay creations is without compare.

A sublime blend of the snarky and sweet.

Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Fab #kidlit 2/ @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @suefliess.bsky.social @amstephens.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social @hellonathanc.bsky.social @bshum79.bsky.social @nadinepresley.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social @senickel.bsky.social erindealey.com/authors-and-...

It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year: a VERY SPECIAL ICYMThem Book List & recap of 40+ fabulous #kidlit books of 2025! - Erin Dealey, Children's Author

Our VERY SPECIAL ICYMThem Book List 2025 -- 43 fabulous picture books and must-read middle grade novels we don't want you to miss!

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Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com · 8mo ago

Yes! I just read CATERWAUL by @amstephens.bsky.social and it's adorable (it's one of a series, but works totally on its own, so you can have options!) bookshop.org/a/8835/97816... It was my #KidLitConfections recommendation last week. i-am-so-grateful.blogspot.com/2025/12/pean... #KidLitChat

Sorting Sweets: KidLit Confections Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Pie

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy book birthday to: 🎂 Gabby Torres Is the Best Winner Ever by Angela Dominguez 🐈 CATerwaul! by Ann Marie Stephens @amstephens.bsky.social We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com · 8mo ago

Happy book birthday to CATERWAUL by @amstephens.bsky.social and @jennharknee.bsky.social <3 I sorted through all of my yummy dessert recipes to find the perfect #KidLitConfections recipe to share with this! Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Pie! Recipe & blog post coming later today...

illustrated cover of CATERWAUL by Ann Marie Stephens and Jenn Harney. Several kittens are helping to pack stacks and stacks of boxes, many of which are labeled with various sorting tags like "red" and "blue" or "keep" and "donate." The kittens aren't being as helpful as you would hope. Two are unspooling rolls of toilet paper and winding it around themselves and everything else. Two are making a ruckus by banging on pots and pans. Others are more interested in playing with the boxes than putting things inside them. The title, CATERWAUL! is displayed in a bold, red and orange font that looks like wide paintbrush strokes diagonally across the top third of the cover.

close-up photo of Peanut Butter and Chocolate Mousse Pie: a full pie in a pink glass pie plate, with one slice missing. The pie has a flaky, chocolate crust, with thick, fluffy layers of peanut butter mousse, dark chocolate mousse, and vanilla whipped cream.

Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com · 8mo ago

I've been posting my #KidLitConfections recipes more regularly (I posted one just minutes ago! Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Pie, which pairs well with CATERWAUL by @amstephens.bsky.social & @jennharknee.bsky.social) i-am-so-grateful.blogspot.com/2025/12/pean... #KidLitChat

photo of a close-up cropped photo of a slice of Peanut Butter and Chocolate Mousse Pie on a white plate with a pink and green floral border. The pie has a flaky, chocolate crust, with thick, fluffy layers of peanut butter mousse, dark chocolate mousse, and vanilla whipped cream. Behind the slice of pie, slightly out of focus, is a full pie with one slice removed.

Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Woo-hoo! I'm thrilled to finally share the cover plus an interior spread of my upcoming book. Young dinosaur lovers will be captivated. @randomhousekids.bsky.social #educsky #TLsky #Skybrarian #kidlit #dinosaurs

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Cover Reveal: The Dinosaur and the Bird: A Tale of Prehistoric Friendship by Richard Ho and Jamie Green mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Happy birthday, @annbraden.bsky.social!

The Unter Agency @unteragency.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Congratulations to @suefliess.bsky.social, @amstephens.bsky.social, and @tiffanyeverett.bsky.social on their latest deal with @sourcebooks.bsky.social. We can't wait for BABY BOOT CAMP to hit the shelves! #rhyming #BoardBook #PictureBook

Deal announcement screenshot for BABY BOOT CAMP with author and illustrator headshots on light blue background.

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · last yr.

From axolotl to whale shark, I have made a LOT of drawing sheets. I make a new one each month for my author newsletter: ginaperry.beehiiv.com What should I make for August? #kidlit #printables

Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social · last yr.

My talented friend @laurenkerstein.bsky.social honors librarians and celebrates her forthcoming librarian picture book, HOPE RODE. Check out her inspiring collection of books here: imaginationsoup.net/librarians-o... #kidlit

Librarians Open New Worlds One Book at a Time

The Glen Rock Library was a place of pure magic. I’m betting it still is! When I was younger, they offered a reading challenge, as...

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Ann Marie Stephens @amstephens.bsky.social · last yr.

Free summer fun ideas for the kids! 🐥⭐️ #jialiu #astrakidsbooks #stem #math #FamilyFun #SummerFun #kidlit #summerschool

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · last yr.

You never know what will come out of a #BrokenCrayon. #Uplift #FoundObjectArt

Light blue broken crayon arranged in an L-shape, with a drawing of a girl floating on her back in a blue puddle. The illustration is integrated with the crayon mark, and the crayon label reads “periwinkle / florecita azul claro / pervenche.” Artwork is signed “D. Ohi.”

John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · last yr.

"Picture books are magic because they speak a universal language with images we all understand and feel." — @torreymaldonado.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/07/just...

Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Today on the blog: June’s Book of the Month is JIM! SIX TRUE STORIES ABOUT ONE GREAT ARTIST: JAMES MARSHALL, creatively written and illustrated by Jerrold Connors. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/june...