It's been a hot minute since I published a magazine article, but it was fun to brush off the 'ol journalism skills & write "MAKE YOUR RHYME SHINE: How to write rhyming picture books that sell" for the Nov/Dec issue of @writersdigest.bsky.social 🎉

For anyone interested, the @12x12challenge.bsky.social webinar replay of RHYME IS NOT A CRIME! HOW TO WRITE RHYMING PICTURE BOOKS THAT SELL is now available to the public AND is currently 30% off (thru Mon 11/2) on @juliefhedlund 's Teachable site 🥳 Here's a link: tinyurl.com/4ztvczhj Enjoy!

I ❤️ SOUP! So, I figured, why not write a poem about it?! 🎉 A big thank you to @highlightsmagazine.bsky.social High Five Magazine for publishing it in the November issue, with fab illustrations by Richard Watson!

Calling all picture book writers! Please join me TOMORROW 10/27 at 6pm CDT/7pmEDT for: "Should I Say Something? Leaving Space for the Illustrator Without Losing Your Vision" via @thewritingbarn.bsky.social 🥰 Find out more & register here: thewritingbarn.com/leave-room-f... ❤️ Hope to see you there!

Fave #picturebook of the week: FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social and @dianamayoillo.bsky.social. Review from the toddler yesterday: "I love it!" Shana tova to all who celebrate. #booksky #kidlit

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social! 🎉📚 📚 I WISH THAT YOU KNEW illustrated by Alyssa Russell and published by Little Bee Books Find it here: buff.ly/hjwNJWG #kidlit

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social! 🎉📚 📚 UNICORN SURPRISE! illustrated by Teresa Bellon, and published by Highlights Press is now available. Check it out: buff.ly/zhWQajV #kidlit

WEDNESDAY’S WONDERFUL WRITERS WHO CHAMPION WRITERS: Megan McNamara @keepwritingkidlit.bsky.social Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social Nancy Castaldo @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social Rebecca Gardyn Levington @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social

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Shana Tovah to all who celebrate! May you find it in yourself to offer forgiveness to others and find forgiveness within yourself so that you may enter the new year with peace. Wishing everyone a year filled with light, love, and all good things. 🍎❤️

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What does forgiveness really take? As we welcome #RoshHashanah (Sept. 11–13) and a new year, dive into FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & illus. by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social, which explores letting go, healing, and starting fresh🍎📖 tinyurl.com/335efhka #picturebooks #kidlit

What does forgiveness really take? As we welcome #RoshHashanah (Sept. 11–13) and a new year, dive into FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & illus. by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social, which explores letting go, healing, and starting fresh🍎📖 tinyurl.com/335efhka #picturebooks #kidlit

It's always fun to see my #poetry end up in print! 🎉 For everyone who is heading Back to School, this one's for you! 😂 "BEWARE OF THE TEACHER CREATURE," From the Sept/Oct issue of Spider Magazine @cricketmediainc.bsky.social accompanied by a fabulous cut paper illustration by Kristen Scribner. 😍

Today’s the day! Happy book birthday to I WISH THAT YOU KNEW! This book has every piece of my heart and I am so happy to share it with you all today. 🥰 @bradfordagents.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

We are pleased to host a giveaway for the picture book, I WISH THAT YOU KNEW by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social illustrated by Alyssa Russell (Little Bee Books) out on Aug 25. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 14): kidlit411.com/2026/08/the-... Inside: Writing A GN, @kidlitgn.bsky.social pitch event, Revision webinar @drydenbks.bsky.social, more. Thanks Elizabeth Hubal for the art, @heidikyates.bsky.social @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

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@rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & I chat about I WISH THAT YOU KNEW, a poignant take on a child's grief, a refreshing portrayal of grandparents, story motifs, cultural traditions, & market considerations for authors. Still time to pre-order before next Tuesday! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-wi...

I WISH THAT YOU KNEW by Rebecca Gardyn Levington - Craft Chat with Kathy Halsey

Book Review of I WISH THAT YOU KNEW by Kathy Halsey Early this summer I participated in the  2026 Kidlit Zombie Week and won a 30-Minute...

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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!

Upcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! Join us on July 16 at 1pm ET/10am PT for “Rhyme is NOT a Crime! How to Write Rhyming Picture Books That SELL” with @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social. Replay available for members! #kidlit

OMG! SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND made it to the final round of the SCBWI Crystal Kites in the Atlantic Division!!!🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who voted for our book. ❤️ We would be so grateful for your vote again in the final round: SCBWI.ORG/CRYSTAL-KITE. Voting ends on July 17! THANK YOU!!!🥰

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

Next Tues 6/23 at 9am I'll be presenting at the @jewishlibraries.bsky.social conference about my upcoming title, I WISH THAT YOU KNEW,. If you are attending, please stop by! I'll also be handing out and signing FREE ARCs of the book. Hope to see you there!🥰

It's been a month and a half since Passover, and my toddler is still obsessed with AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO? by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social and Noa Kelner. I took a deep dive into why: jennifertarrwrites.com/toddler-teac... #kidlit #booksky #edusky

Toddler Teaches...AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO? - Jennifer Tarr

AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO? is toddler approved. It's got bouncy rhyme, tons going on in the illustrations, and an interactive hide-and-seek search for a trickster afikoman -- what's not to love?

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Huge thanks to @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social for interviewing me on the Picture Book Builders blog, talking about Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Minoru Tonai, Chris Sasaki, and me! There's a #giveaway! picturebookbuilders.com/2026/05/unbr... #kidlit

We are thrilled to share that 'Some Days I'm the Wind', written by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social and illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova, is honored as a 2026 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts! 🎉 Check it out 👉 www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/notables.html

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A Sea of Lemon Treas: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez written by Maria Dolores Aguila, published by Roaring Brook Press Zero: The Number That Almost Wasn't written by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Chris....

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Fave #picturebook of the week: a tie between AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO? by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social and Noa Kelner and MATZAH DAY! by Charlotte Offsay and Jason Kirschner. Double the Passover fun! #booksky #kidlit

New book deals on the way from @juliekoon.bsky.social @kaylaharren.bsky.social @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social @lightonthesea.bsky.social + more buff.ly/MSPItep

New Book Deal! WhooHoo! Very excited for this one, especially since it will be illustrated by the incredible @lightonthesea.bsky.social whose work blows me away. Coming from @fsgbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social in fall 2028! 🥰🍎

The @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale is ON thru Thu 3/26! 🎉 Use code: PREORDER25 for 25% off!❤️ While you're shopping, please consider adding I WISH THAT YOU KNEW to your basket 🥰 Thanks for your support! 🥳

SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND has been long-listed for the Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award! 🎉 Go to everychildareader.net/anna/ to vote for YOUR favorites to make the short-list by APRIL 17! (EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO VOTE!) @barefootbooks.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

My lyrical nonfiction picture book about seagrass meadows is out on Apr. 15th. Avail. for preorder now! michelleschaub.com/meadows @schaubwrites.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social

SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND is a 2025 Foreword Indies Book of the Year finalist! 🎉 It is a great honor to have this book listed along so many other incredible books. Check out the full list of finalists here: www.forewordreviews.com/awards/final...