Daryl Gottier
@dlkgotts.bsky.social
Debut picture book SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL, illus. by Gal Weizman, coming from Flashlight Press in Sept. 2026. #kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. www.dlkgottier.com #SCBWI #12x12PB
Excited to be included in the Children’s Book Roundup: September 2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/chi...
Children’s Book Roundup: September 2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Shiver-me-timbers! Time to celebrate!! @flashlightpress.bsky.social
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 4w agoArrr! Teach your little matey the pirate lingo this Talk Like a Pirate Day! 🏴☠️ Set Sail for School is a rollicking adventure packed with fun pirate vocabulary like gangplank, telescope, deck, and breeches. ⚓ @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social #TalkLikeAPirateDay
Ahoy! I’ll be starting the weekend Saturday morning @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social and finishing on Sunday afternoon @ Tidepoolbookshop.
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 4w agoArrr! Teach your little matey the pirate lingo this Talk Like a Pirate Day! 🏴☠️ Set Sail for School is a rollicking adventure packed with fun pirate vocabulary like gangplank, telescope, deck, and breeches. ⚓ @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social #TalkLikeAPirateDay
Looking forward to this. Will I be meeting any of you in real life?
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · last mo.Heading to NEIBA? Be sure to stop by for a special book signing and giveaway with author Daryl-Lynne Gottier! Daryl-Lynne will be at IPG Booth #47 on Wed, Sept 16, from 2–3 PM. Hope to see you there! @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social
So fun to get mail from @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social aprilberrybooks.com/set-sail-for... @flashlightpress.bsky.social
Set Sail for School - A Picture Book Postcard - April Berry Books LLC
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Jack of Set Sail for School. Ahoy! Jack is off to school, but his school is no ordinary one! From waking up in his hammock to learning his A, B… Arrrs! every mome...
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First book event✅. I left a couple signed copies @riverbendbooks
It's official!! Time to celebrate!!
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · last mo.Happy Book Birthday to Set Sail for School! Available now at your favorite neighborhood or online bookstore. flashlightpress.com/set-sail-for... @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social #bookbirthday #newrelease #childrensbooks #booklaunch #coloringbook
Today’s the last day to get in on the giveaway!
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 2mo agoTo celebrate the upcoming publication of Set Sail for School, we are having a Goodreads Giveaway! Like this post and enter the giveaway here for your chance to win: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social
Thanks for the shout out! And thanks to @12x12challenge.bsky.social for the supportive community I’ve enjoyed so much and learned so much from.
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · last mo.🎉 Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member, @dlkgotts.bsky.social! 🎉📚 📚 SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL illustrated by Gal Weizman, and published by @flashlightpress.bsky.social is officially out now. Find it here: buff.ly/zhWQajV #kidlit
Ahoy, I’m over the moon!!🏴☠️⚓️ Thanks for the shout out!! @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social
Lindsay | KidLit Grove@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social · 2mo agoHappy Launch Day to SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL @dlkgotts.bsky.social and Gal Weizman! This is a playful story that turns a regular school day into a high seas adventure. #bookreview and #giveaway here: kidlitgrove.substack.com/p/set-sail-f... #kidlit #edulib #booksky @flashlightpress.bsky.social
Let the celebration begin!! Enter the Goodreads giveaway away!! #picturebooks #pirates #storytime #readaloud #kidlit
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 2mo agoTo celebrate the upcoming publication of Set Sail for School, we are having a Goodreads Giveaway! Like this post and enter the giveaway here for your chance to win: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social
So excited for the mention on Susanna Leonard Hill's blog this morning!! susannahill.com/2026/08/30/g...
Guess What? It’s The Set Sail For School Giveaway!!!
Happy Sunday, Everyone! I hope you’re all lounging about in your PJs enjoying coffee and pancakes on this relaxing morning 😊 And as if it isn’t enough that it’s a lovely, lazy Sun…
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So happy to be part of this back-to-school collection. @flashlightpress.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · 2mo ago✏️📚Back-to-school is here! Celebrate with books by #12x12PB creators that help readers prepare for the new year. 📚 SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL by @dlkgotts.bsky.social 📚 BATTER UP FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! by Bethany Hegedus 📚 TOMORROW AT DROP-OFF, I'LL BE GLAD by Laura Ambrosecchio buff.ly/yK5N9jD
My copies have arrived! I think I scared the postal carrier when I ran out to meet her 🙄 @flashlightpress.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social #piratebook #lovemypostalcarrier
So excited to be included with these other great books!
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · 2mo ago✏️📚Back-to-school is here! Celebrate with books by #12x12PB creators that help readers prepare for the new year. 📚 SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL by @dlkgotts.bsky.social 📚 BATTER UP FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! by Bethany Hegedus 📚 TOMORROW AT DROP-OFF, I'LL BE GLAD by Laura Ambrosecchio buff.ly/yK5N9jD
I can’t wait to start this journey!! #picturebooks #pirates
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 3mo agoOnly ONE month until Set Sail for School's publication date! 🎉 Publishers Weekly's Fall 2026 Children's Preview. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... Pre-order your copy today: flashlightpress.com/set-sail-for... @dlkgotts.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social
I’m beyond thrilled!
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 4mo agoDon’t miss our exciting picture book giveaways at the ALA Conference in Chicago this weekend! 📍IPG booth #4029 📍PW booth #3927 Tag us in pictures with your copies! #ALAAC26 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social @dlkgotts.bsky.social
Does anyone else procrasti-clean when they should be writing? #amwriting #amnotwriting
Cat Cleaning a Toilet
ALT: Cat Cleaning a Toilet
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If I get up early enough, I can get outside for the black flies😊 ADKs
I'm super excited for today's #PictureBookPostcard from @andrewchacket.bsky.social's newest picture book, In This Classroom. Read the full postcard and blog post here: aprilberrybooks.com/in-this-clas... I just love getting mail, don't you? #kidlit #WritingCommunity
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🌟🌟 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.
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Today is National School Librarian Day. THANK YOU, school librarians & school library workers. We celebrate you. For so many library kids, the school library is the only place they have access to books. It is where they learn to believe that stories are for them. Thank you for your library joy 💛📚🥹🤟🏽
Feeling so honored by this lovely review! #bookreview @flashlightpress.bsky.social @jodimoore.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 7mo agoEarly praise for Set Sail for School! "I had the great honor of reading Set Sail for School early...and please, allow me to GUSH!....This book is a true treasure–highly recommend!" www.writerjodimoore.com/post/a-treas... @ipgbook.bsky.social @jodimoore.bsky.social @dlkgotts.bsky.social #bookreview
The cover is revealed!! It been great working with Gal Weizman and @flashlightpress.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebooks
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe're thrilled to reveal the cover of our upcoming pirate-themed “anti-rhyme” picture book, Set Sail for School! Coming September 2026. Available now for pre-order: flashlightpress.com/set-sail-for... @ipgbook.bsky.social @dlkgotts.bsky.social #coverreveal #picturebook #kidlit
Ahoy! Beyond excited to see Jack come to life through Gal Weizman’s art! @flashlightpress.bsky.social #coverReveal #kidlitart #pirates
Flashlight Press@flashlightpress.bsky.social · 7mo agoIs Jack heading to school or setting sail for a high-seas adventure? Maybe both… 👀 Make sure to visit this page TOMORROW to see the #CoverReveal of our upcoming picture book! @ipgbook.bsky.social #upcomingbook #picturebooks #kidlitart #coverart
Children who are read to five books a day enter kindergarten having heard up to 1.4 million more words than children who were never read to. This gap, is the Million Word gap. Daily reading at home is one of the most evidence-backed interventions a parents/caregivers can provide! #EarlyLiteracy
Join me for my next Plenty of Pancakes story time, coming up this Saturday 2/28 at 11am at the brand new Book Shop of Needham! If you can make it please RSVP at the store’s website, but walk-ins are also very welcome. www.thebookshopofneedham.com/events-1/sto...
