Just participated in a fun @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social zoom session with @iramarcks.bsky.social where he discussed his Bestiary and we then doodled our own Beasts. Here's mine, the Beast of Procrastination. #kidlitart #procrastination #bestiary
Brian Gene Olson
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#Kidlit #poet from the PNW. Words in LADYBUG, BABYBUG, THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE, HIGHLIGHTS HELLO. #SCBWI. #80s kid. Member of The Poets' Garage. http://briangeneolson.weebly.com https://willowcroft.blog/2021/04/09/five-things-friday-mini-interview-with-author
EXCUSE ME???? "SCBWI and Candoo Tech bring you FREE, live technology lessons, and all premium members are invited! NEXT LIVE SESSION "Artificial Intelligence & Using ChatGPT" Wednesday, July 29th | 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT"
Just made my first devlog and I want to see peoples opinion on it. I know its not perfect but its the most effort I have ever put into a youtube video so far. youtu.be/FpoygFdties #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Escape from Insect Mansion Devlog 1. Upcoming Indie game
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Dynamic menu music from my son's in-development game. #indiegame #indiegames www.youtube.com/shorts/l00IY...
Interactive Menu and Adaptive Music Short #gamedev #3dgamedevelopment #indiegame
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Some of my son's music for one of the indie video games he's working on. #indiegame #indiegames www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Ne...
City of the Seven Masks music: Tropical Turbulence
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Go, Esther, Go!!! 😍 I'm so excited to share the cover of my upcoming picture book, BRAVE LIKE ESTHER: A Purim Story, illustrated by Asya Aizenstein & published by @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social! Coming to a bookstore & book site near you on Jan. 12th, just in time for Purim! 🎉 Avail for preorder NOW!
As a fan of toontown and toontown rewritten, I created a (Very rough) conceptual art piece for a sports themed neighborhood. Maybe a bit too similar to daisy gardens colors, though. #toontown #art #conceptart
I'm headed to Chicago for the American Library Association Annual Conference! 🎉 Pls come by to say "Hi" at one of my signings on Friday 6/26 or Sat 6/27! Who can give up a chance to snag FREE signed books, amiright?! 🥰 Hope to see you there! @fsgbooks.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social
There's still time to enter the book giveaway for a copy of EVEN STEVEN! Leave a comment on the blog post to enter.
Pragmatic Mom@pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2mo ago10 Picture Books About the Art and Skill of Sharing + GIVEAWAY! buff.ly/zlrb7KI via @pragmaticmom @carriefinison.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #picturebook #sharing #giveaway #art
Check out my latest author newsletter for a peek inside my new picture book, Even Steven, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, plus some more picture book recommendations! preview.mailerlite.io/preview/3869...
Join me for a quick peek inside my newest picture book, EVEN STEVEN, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman! I hope readers will laugh at some of the silly examples of sharing in this book, but also start thinking about how "fair" and "even" or "equal" aren't always the same thing.
MA friends - join me Friday 6/5 at 4pm for a preschool event at Evergreen Day School in Cambridge. I'll be reading Don't Hug Doug and Dozens of Doughnuts for a story time focused on personal space, boundaries, and friendship, and signing new books, too. RSVP link here: carriefinison.com/events
There's still time to make your plans for National Doughnut Day on June 5!
Carrie Finison@carriefinison.bsky.social · 3mo agoNational Doughnut Day is fast approaching – June 5! If you plan to celebrate, I’ve pulled together tons of doughnut-themed resources. Subscribe to my newsletter and get a link to all the fun activities! carriefinison.com/newsletter Wishing you good times and many doughnuts on June 5 (or any day!)
National Doughnut Day is fast approaching – June 5! If you plan to celebrate, I’ve pulled together tons of doughnut-themed resources. Subscribe to my newsletter and get a link to all the fun activities! carriefinison.com/newsletter Wishing you good times and many doughnuts on June 5 (or any day!)
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” — Gustav Mahler, who died on 18 May, 1911, at the age of 50.
New blog post up. To celebrate upcoming National Library Week, I discuss libraries and review Annette Bay Pimentel's new book, How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh. That's my old Pooh bear btw. #kidlit #nationallibraryweek martijohns.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/l...
L is for Library
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of a library is “a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for us…
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I am OBSESSED with HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK by @annettepimentel.bsky.social & @faithpray7.bsky.social Thank you @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting the #picturebook #giveaway. I was thrilled to hear I won a signed copy! Congrats to the creative team who made this glorious book! #kidlit #winniethepooh
How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh by Annette Bay Pimental, Illustrated by Faith Pray www.unleashingreaders.com/29957
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK by @annettepimentel.bsky.social + @faithpray7.bsky.social (Holt @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ) "Thoughtful, well-designed...pays tribute not only to that bk’s creation but also to the general process of bk creation" www.hbook.com/story/review...
"The illustrations in this book were created w/pencil, ink, & watercolor on Saunders Waterford hot press paper, with screen & reverse transfer printing on Yasutomo mulberry paper." - How a Bear Became a Book (2026) by @faithpray7.bsky.social & @annettepimentel.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes
Thank you very much, CBIG for selecting my work on the cover of upcoming 2026 Directory! #cbig #illustration #cover @cbignyc.bsky.social @paulettebogan.bsky.social @debjohnsonart.bsky.social @dtdelosh.bsky.social
Happy book birthday to my latest picture book- and my debut as an author!! Huge thanks to all the amazing people in my life that helped me get here. You can read about it in my interview with @erindealey.bsky.social erindealey.com/book-birthda... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
NEW on the blog: We're celebrating the #BookBirthday of POPPY, the debut launch of @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social as an author/illustrator erindealey.com/book-birthda... Congratulations, Heather! 🌟📚🌟
Happy #BookBirthday to POPPY + Nine Qs with author/illustrator Heather Brockman Lee - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
Happy #BookBirthday to POPPY + Five Qs with #kidlit creator Heather Brockman Lee about her debut as an author/illustrator.
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Join us next weekend when local author and illustrator @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social will be here to speak about and sign her new cute new children's picture book, "Poppy"! This is a FREE kid's event, but registration is required. Sign up here: leebbs.eventbrite.com
Massachusetts friends! Please join us for a board book story time at Whitelam Books in Reading on Weds, May 13 at 10:30am. I'll be sharing Touch a Truck Day and Julie Koon is sharing her new board book Breathe a Rainbow. It will be a fun and interactive storytime for little ones. Hope to see you!
There are still a few more days to enter my book giveaway! I'll draw THREE winners on May 15 - and one of them could be you! 😉
Carrie Finison@carriefinison.bsky.social · 3mo ago🌟🌟 BOOK GIVEAWAY🌟🌟 In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I’m giving away THREE two-book bundles to newsletter subscribers! Enter here: carriefinison.com/giveaway Bonus entry: like this post & tag a friend (or your favorite teacher or librarian!) in the comments. Enter by May 15. US only, please.
Looking ahead to next Saturday 5/16, I'll be doing a story time at Molly's Bookstore in Melrose, Mass. at 10:30am. Join me for a Plenty of Pancakes read-aloud, and more pancake fun!
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Diana an illustrator/storyteller. Interested in Board Books, PB and MG projects. Portfolio: dianadelosh.com Agented: @lynnettenovak.bsky.social of @seymouragency.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #illustrator
Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Hollie, I bring my theatrical background to the page! #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard
