#HappyPride and #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Clay Adamah, a published illustrator of #KidLitArt Since the theme is "yourself as a kid" and it's #Pride y'all! 🌈 I drew myself growing into the joyful human I am today. #ProtectTransKids and #LetTransKidsBloom 🏳️‍⚧️ clayadamah.wixsite.com/clayadamah

No need to be alarmed. This is just a picture book about a 🧙‍♀️, a group of 👧🏽👦🏻👦👧🏾, and terrible, terrible decisions. #NiceToEatYou will be flying to bookstores in 2 months! Preorder a signed copy from @vromansbookstore.bsky.social. Words by me, art by @carolinacoroa.bsky.social.

Some thoughts on the word “didactic” from an editor who works on all kinds of kids books. Didactic is defined as “something intended to teach, instruct, or convey moral lessons.” There are many wonderful picture books out in the world that are meant to teach & affirm kids. Didactic =\= bad. 1/6

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📚👍Happy @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social Day! My book reco: @chloeitoward.bsky.social 's CHOPSTICKS ARE, the epitome of this day's fun and inclusive spirit. Ward opens our eyes to the many ways chopsticks plays a role in cultures around the world, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and more. #kidlit

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

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Chloe Ito Ward@chloeitoward.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Want to meet the people behind the books 📚 Isn't it wild to think that all these kids are running around sharing their stories/art and making their dreams come true?✨️ P.S. I saved the best one for last 🙃

⭐️ A second STAR for CHOPSTICKS ARE! by @chloeitoward.bsky.social, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield. (Out March 31 + published by @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social). The Publishers Weekly review: www.publishersweekly.com/9781797227368

Chopsticks Are by Chloe Ito Ward

Animated images and buoyant prose pay tribute to the use of chopsticks globally in a mouthwatering picture book from Ito Ward an...

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Want to meet the people behind the books 📚 Isn't it wild to think that all these kids are running around sharing their stories/art and making their dreams come true?✨️ P.S. I saved the best one for last 🙃

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

Let's take a peek at upcoming book, Chopsticks Are🥢✨ This meaningful and joy-filled picture book, by @chloeitoward.bsky.social and @lynndoodle.bsky.social, celebrates how chopsticks are used by people all over the world. Out March 31st! Pre-order here🔗: lnk.to/ChopsticksAre

Chopsticks are a tool... a spatula for flipping pancakes, tongs for frying fish. They're a baton for blending, swirling, whirling, whisking eggs and veggies! My next picture book, CHOPSTICKS ARE, arrives ✨️March 31st 2026✨️ www.chroniclebooks.com/products/cho... Preorder from your local indie today🙃

A few weeks ago, a SLJ survey for the most influential children’s book of the last 25 years was shared. Several creators, Josh Funk & Kaz Windness pointed out the lack of diversity on the picture book list. And it made me think, what picture books would my circle choose?

I‘m celebrating my debut PB UNIVERSE PIE deal with a PB BRAINSTORM giveaway! Let’s take a dive into your (fic or NF) pitch & mss via Zoom. To enter, comment below with a GIF of your story’s vibe. OPEN TO AGENTED AND NONAGENTED! Winner announced Fri, Nov. 7th @ 6 pm EST. #picturebooks #giveaway

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Eeeeek! It’s the cover reveal for my 5th book, “Nice to Eat You!” Is the sweet old lady a 🧙🏽‍♀️? Well, yeah. But do the kids know?! 🫣 Preorder a signed copy from @vromansbookstore.bsky.social: bit.ly/Nice2EatU Written by me, illus. by Carolina Coroa, published by Orchard Books. #KidLit #Halloween 🕷️

TWO POWERFUL STORIES, ONE AMAZING PODCAST! Join @ReadingWithYourKids as authors Isabella Kung & Anesa Kajtazovic reveal how personal experiences transform into incredible children's books. Emotions, resilience, and hope - all in one episode! #Inspiration loom.ly/9dd1QK0

Ghosts in sheets? BOO-ring! Check out the haunt couture in #SoNotGhoul. This underworldly tale about Mimi, a Chinese American ghost in bicultural limbo, is brought to life by Chinese-style rituals, Mandarin puns, and—of course—ghost fashion. Written by me and illustrated by Bonnie Lui. #Halloween 👻🎃

Not to brag... (I'm about to brag 🤣) but my cp is a USA TODAY BESTSELLING author !!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Also, congrats to Kenard Pak for being a USA Today Bestselling illustrator ♥️

Katie Venit@katievenit.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I'm agog! FORTS is one of @usatoday.com's bestselling #picturebooks this week! Thank you to all the indie bookstores who believe in this book and have been sharing it with their customers. ❤️💙📚 #kidlit www.usatoday.com/booklist/gen...

Happy book birthday to my debut, Forts! Brilliantly illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks

Coming soon: new projects from @joymccullough.bsky.social @chloeitoward.bsky.social @neeshahudson.bsky.social @hellatoons.bsky.social + more buff.ly/wJzO6Fk

Librarians, Authors, Editors, Educators, FRIENDS! Are you going to the American Library Association next week? If yes, I'd love to connect! I have copies of MADE FOR MORE to sign and giveaway, and promo cards with snacks!* #ALA #ALA2025 #library #readaloud #kidlit #asian #picturebook #librarian

If you’re going to the American Library Association Conference next week, come see us! We’re presenting Saturday at 11:30am on everything from authentic representation to colorism, how we have similar experiences but aren’t a monolith, and MORE! #Skybrarian #ALA2025 #KidlitMegaFeed #Librarylife

This Pride month I am joining an incredible group of #queerkidlit creators to host a fundraiser for the LGBTQIA+ community. Enter this giveaway, and you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! More details at: tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #edusky #pride #skybrarians #books #lgbtqia

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We are a group of LGBTQIA+ picture book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #kidlit #booksky #pridemonth #giveaway

Thank you, everyone, for your support!! Please continue to share. Today is their 1st wedding anniversary ❤️❤️❤️

Chloe Ito Ward@chloeitoward.bsky.social · last yr.

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

Teachers & Librarians, we're hosting a picture book bundle giveaway on Insta, and today is the last day! Please check it out 🥰🙃 www.instagram.com/p/DJHYDghpd8... #Edusky #Skybrarian #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #reading #books #library #amteaching

Teachers & Librarians, we're hosting a picture book bundle giveaway on Insta, and today is the last day! Please check it out 🥰🙃 www.instagram.com/p/DJHYDghpd8... #Edusky #Skybrarian #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #reading #books #library #amteaching

Delighted to be first in the library line for MORE FOR MORE by @chloeitoward.bsky.social & Gael Abary! I can see so many ways to use this story in a classroom--such lovely language and message! ♥️ #kidlit #booksky #teachersky #iTeachEnglish

A very happy book birthday to MADE FOR MORE, available wherever books are sold. Please grab your own copy or request your local library purchase one 🥰🌺 I’m hosting 5 days of giveaways and today is day 5. The giveaway is a Read & Rank Picture Book Critique. I will #kidlit #KidlitMegaFeed #PB

To celebrate the launch of MADE FOR MORE (out TOMORROW!!), I’m hosting 5 days of giveaways! Today is day 4, and the giveaway is a 25$ Bookshop gift card. Check me out on Instagram or Bluesky to learn more. #Edusky #Skybrarian #Kidlit #KidlitMegaFeed #teacher #library #giveaway #read #readaloud

I'm celebrating the launch of MADE FOR MORE, out on the 25th, with 5 days of giveaways 🌺 Today is day 3, and I'm offering a virtual author visit and copy of MADE FOR MORE for an educator or librarian. #MadeforMore #EduSky #Skybrarian #kidlit #librarian #teacher #picturebook #educator