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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · last mo.

If you're waiting for a response on In the Dark submissions, please be patient with me! I'll have all responses sent by the EOD on Wed. A summer without childcare & the start of a new school year have set me back a bit, but every free minute I have is used to send decisions. Sorry for the delay.

Jennifer Thomas @jthomasabc.bsky.social · last mo.

Can you squeeze in one more road trip this summer? Why not use @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social's poetry collection about the oddest — and shyest — creatures in North America as your guidebook? Check out @littlethoughtspress.com's blog for details. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/book-re...

Book Review: A Catalog of Curious Creatures by Shaun Jex

Reviewed by Jennifer ThomasSome people collect shells, comic books, or keychains. Shaun Jex collects tales about American creatures that most of us have never seen, “the type that people tell stories ...

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Adriana Gutierrez @felizreading.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check it out! I have a story in this issue of @littlethoughtspress.com.

Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 2mo ago

If your favorite ritual is reading each new issue cover to cover, then today is your lucky day! Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals is here! Now available in print & as a free/PWYW pdf. Special thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for serving as guest editor! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Lauri Meyers @laurimeyers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Having a hard time starting the day? Add some magic! My poem "A Magical Morning" adds that spakle in the Little Thoughts Press "Traditions & Rituals" issue. Read the whole issue here: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag14 @littlethoughtspress.com

Lauri Meyers @laurimeyers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So excited to be in this issue with my poem “Magical Morning”!

Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 2mo ago

If your favorite ritual is reading each new issue cover to cover, then today is your lucky day! Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals is here! Now available in print & as a free/PWYW pdf. Special thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for serving as guest editor! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

@abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Very proud that "Hamentashen" was included in the newest lovely issue of Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com issue, "Traditions and Rituals". You can get a copy by clicking on this link: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues #kidlit #poetry

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 2mo ago

If your favorite ritual is reading each new issue cover to cover, then today is your lucky day! Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals is here! Now available in print & as a free/PWYW pdf. Special thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for serving as guest editor! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

ISSUES | Little Thoughts

A collection of past Little Thoughts Press issues.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 3mo ago

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! 💫 Check out our guidelines and send us your spooky and splendid tales of the dark. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions And don't forget...we're a magazine for kids! Pleas save your adult-themed submissions for someone else.

SUBMISSIONS | Little Thoughts

Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...

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Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 4mo ago

Submissions for Issue 15 open on June 22nd! In a galaxy far, far away, through the depths of the ocean, in the middle of a moonless night… For this issue, we want you to take us into the dark. Visit www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme to learn more! #kidlit #callforsubmissions

Theme announcement: In the Dark. visit littlethoughtspress.com/theme to learn more

Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hardest interview question? What would your bellybutton say to you? 😂 @littlethoughtspress.com is such a lovely place to get published! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi... #kidlit #writingforkids #writing

Interview: Rachel Burrows

Rachel Burrows' writing for children can be found in Northern Gravy, The Toy, Tyger Tyger, Little Thoughts Press and The Dirigible Balloon. She is an Undiscovered Voices 2026 Winner and was also short...

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Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Many thanks to Jennifer Thomas and @littlethoughtspress.com for their wonderful review of A Catalog of Curious Creatures! I'm thrilled to know that my little collection of oddities is being enjoyed. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/book-re...

Book Review: A Catalog of Curious Creatures by Shaun Jex

Reviewed by Jennifer ThomasSome people collect shells, comic books, or keychains. Shaun Jex collects tales about American creatures that most of us have never seen, “the type that people tell stories ...

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 4mo ago

Submissions for Issue 15 open on June 22nd! In a galaxy far, far away, through the depths of the ocean, in the middle of a moonless night… For this issue, we want you to take us into the dark. Visit www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme to learn more! #kidlit #callforsubmissions

Jessica Edmond @genesis-pearl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

👃🏾 I don’t pick my nose. 🍯 My sister, Honey June, does. I’m not judging… just saying. My friends at @littlethoughtspress.com 💭have my report. 📝 You should read it. 👓 It deserves an award 🏆, an A+, and a treat or two!!! 🍬 ✨ #KidsLit #Poetry

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Bright mustard-yellow illustrated introduction page featuring Genesis Pearl, a whimsical Black girl character with oversized yellow spiral goggles, glossy pink lips, and long bubble ponytails. A framed portrait of Genesis appears on the left, while playful handwritten text on the right introduces her and mentions her “very serious report about the boogers in my nose” being turned in to her friends at Little Thoughts Press. The words “Genesis Pearl,” “pink,” and “Genesis” are highlighted in colorful purple, teal, and pink lettering, adding a cheerful scrapbook-like feel to the page.

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Playful illustrated title page on a textured bubblegum-pink background featuring Genesis Pearl, a whimsical Black girl character with oversized yellow spiral goggles, expressive wide eyes, and a curly puff tied with a pink bow. She wears a bright yellow polka-dot jacket with colorful pins and a purple bow tie while poking one finger into her nose with a mischievous expression. Beside her is a taped cardboard-style sign reading “A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose” in bold purple and neon green lettering. Small stars, dots, scribbles, and doodles are scattered across the background, with “By Genesis Pearl” handwritten in pale yellow near the character.

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 5mo ago

Thank you to everyone who shared their work for our Traditions and Rituals submission call! I believe I have responded to all submissions. Please check your spam folder if you haven't heard from me! And a huge thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for her work in selecting this issue's pieces!

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 5mo ago

#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit Close out a month of celebrating poetry with @lindapoet.bsky.social's dreamy, flowing "River Vow" from Issue 12: Better Together. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

River Vow
by Linda Middleton

Raindrop to river to the deep blue sea,
we’ve made a loyal vow to thee.
We’ve made this faithful pledge to keep you clean,
for your fresh magic to be seen.

Your turquoise ribbons meander for miles
with willow whispers, iris smiles.
You’re the swan-way for majestic snow wings,
the blue palace for neon kings,
the mirror for zigzag dragonfly moves,
the rush and gush, soft peace that soothes.
You’re the playground for molten otter twirls,
swift fish swishes and shiny swirls.
You’re home to deep dives, paw paddles and plops.
You’re the heartbeat that never stops.

We care about every silk twist and turn,
open eyes and help others learn.
We cherish your every dear bank and shore,
each litter pick, we love you more.
We follow your flow, always hand in hand,
leave just footprints in soil and sand.

We’ve fallen deeply for your soul of blue.
You flow in us, we glow in you.

Annette Birdsall @quirkybirds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

So many ways to celebrate spring with poetry… Share your ways, maybe you’re participating with Joyce Uglow in the Stuck Bumblebee Challenge jpuglow.substack.com Or with Claire Taylor @littlethoughtspress.com littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-celebrat...

A Celebration of Spring

poems for the spring season

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xpostfactoid @xpostfactoid.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A little mutual aid flashback from grade school...

Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit "Feast" by Andrew Sprung, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available now in print & pdf. Accompanied by artwork from Imogen Hartland. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Feast
by Andrew Sprung

Forgot my lunch!
Oh, that's mean.
I'm gonna starve by 3:15.

Brown bags blossom—
my desk's bare.
"Stay cool," Jess says—
"We can share.”

Tears off half
his PB&J.
"We won't let you
starve today."

Eve hands carrots,
Chad adds chips.
Three kids pass their drinks
for sips.

"See that?" Jess says,
"Not so bad."
Sweetest lunch
I ever had.

Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose” by @genesis-pearl.bsky.social is a very timely piece now that allergy season is upon us! I had the very serious assignment of illustrating the problematic boogers.

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 5mo ago

Happy Earth Day! 🌏 Get inspired to do your part to help clean and protect the Earth with Claire Schlinkert's poem, "Litter-Picker" from Issue 12: Better Together, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Litter-Picker
by Claire Schlinkert

Better to take a stick and get stuck in,
and quickly clear the clutter from the track:
the rusted, unloved bric-a-brac,
the knick-knacks lost, the picnic scraps
attacked by rats or left to rot...

Better to purge the verge of plastic tat-
to gather the endless wrappers and packets,
to ransack the grotty, broken boxes,
extract from cracks the shards of glass
from broken bottles, and tackle the scourge
of battered cans discarded in gutters...

Better to scout it out, collect it up,
and pack the lot in sacks to chuck,

than not.

Then stop and take stock:

a pristine spot now spick and span
where critters skitter through leaves lacking litter,
where birds peck paths unscarred by garbage,
where foxes flourish in rubbish-free forest;

the wrecked and trashed restored intact
to habitable habitat.

Better to be a go-getter, non-quitter,
litter-picker
for the reward of
all
that.

accompanied by artwork by Stephanie Buosi of a patch of ground that is covered in litter on one side, and clean and full of blooming flowers on the other.

Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Illustrating “I Once Met a Man…” tickled my funny bone! You can find this idiom-packed poem by David McMullin on page 2 of @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose. @davidmcmullin.bsky.social #Kidlitillustration #poetryforkids #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlit

Poem, “I Once Met a Man…” by David McMullin published in Little Thoughts Press children’s magazine with an illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of a man with large ears, dressed in a top hat and black and gray plaid suit, doing a handstand on a pink cloud.

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit "Eli's House" by @theplaypoet.bsky.social is a heartbreaking & heartwarming look at the important ways we show up for each other in times of grief. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Eli's House
by Amanda McKenzie

There’s a dad-shaped hole at Eli’s place.
No big, deep belly laugh rumbling around the lounge
When we tell our knock-knock jokes.
No warm smell of pancakes wafting through the kitchen
On Sunday morning.
No fluffy purple robe hanging on the bathroom door
Like a deflated cuddly monster.
Eli’s mum says it’s good that I’m here.
She says it’s too quiet without visitors.
The house is laden with lasagna and lillies
Both fighting to be the loudest smell.
Eli asks if I can stay over
And together, we make pancakes in the morning.

Lisa Billa @lisasbilla.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Late to celebrate, but excited to be part of this beautiful issue! Thank you to the editors, cheers to all the creators, and big thanks to my amazing CPs! #kidlit #kidlitcommunity @littlethoughtspress.com

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

If it's your tradition to wait until the last minute to submit your #kidlit writing & artwork, then I've got good news for you... Today's the last day to send your submissions for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals! www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit Bop along to "Chit Chat" by Graham Seal in Issue 11: Stirring Words. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Chit Chat
by Graham Seal

Splish splash
Mish mash
Bing bong
Ping pong
Flip flop
Tip top
Bling bling
Wing ding
Knick knack
Tick tack
Wotta lotta
Clap trap!

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit "Feast" by Andrew Sprung, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available now in print & pdf. Accompanied by artwork from Imogen Hartland. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

I have been out of town for the past week—if you recently ordered copies of our magazine, I apologize for the delay and will be shipping them out very soon!

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit Choose love. Choose care. Choose community. "Love Letter" by Cathy Stenquist (@cathystenquist.bsky.social) is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together featuring the poem "Love Letter" by Cathy Stenquist.

Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 10: Folklore/Mythology through 5/15! We accept writing, art, and photos by 5-13 y/o kids. Our mentors can't wait to spotlight new talent. Please subscribe, spread the word, and keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #kidlit #emag #parents

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo ago

Happy National Poetry Month! Let's kick it off with a playful poem from Webb Smith featuring the kind of weather we've come to expect in April. "Cats and Dogs" by Webb Smith in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. accompanied by artwork from @kimwnolan.bsky.social

A poem called Cats and Dogs by Webb Smith accompanied by illustrations from Kim Wagner Nolan of cats and dogs falling down like raindrops.

Cats and Dogs By Webb Smith
It’s raining cats and dogs
Let’s grab our bathing suits
We’ll gambol while it pours
No need for bumbershoots

We’ll rollick, romp and run
With mud between our toes
The nimbus clouds have come
To wash away our woes

Behold the rhythmic beat
Of rain on metal bins
We’ll sing out loud and dance
While spinning widdershins

We’ll splash in billabongs
Like happy pollywogs
Come spend the day with me
It’s raining cats and dogs

Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sometimes I celebrate my week by changing the display ! 😂 #library #schoollibrary #kidlit #writing #poetry @littlethoughtspress.com #poemsonthemove