Great nonfiction writing starts with a fresh angle. Guest blogger @heatherkinser.bsky.social helps students explore the creative choices behind compelling books — a fantastic mentor text activity for any classroom. www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13542 #LitLinks #KidLit #STEM #ChildrensBooks #Education

Teachers, Nature Is a Sculptor is the perfect intro to weathering & erosion—from Millbrook Press, an imprint of @lernerbooks.bsky.social.

I'm thrilled to be partnering with illustrator Scott Magoon and Simon & Schuster on a delightful picture book project--THE SPAW DAY--coming Summer 2027! Follow me on Instagram for updates, at @hethfeth.

There's a fun poetry contest going on right now, over on the Little Thoughts Press blog - www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2025sil... Enter by then end of the day Feb 14! #sillylovesonnets @littlethoughtspress.com

Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓 www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...

Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity

A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.

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Congratulations @heatherkinser.bsky.social Jasu Hu and Astra Books for Young Readers! Amazing book in the making.

I'm pleased to announce my latest book deal, with Calkins Creek - A VOICE FOR THE QUIET - a lyrical picture-book biography of acoustic ecologist and cofounder of Quiet Parks International, Gordon Hempton. Coming fall 2027, with artwork by the ultra-talented Jasu Hu. #kidlit #picturebooks

Thanks @loritecler.bsky.social!

Lori Tecler@loritecler.bsky.social · 2y ago

NATURE IS A SCULPTOR by @heatherkinser.bsky.social uses amazing photographs & poetic text to show how wind, ice, & water alter Earth's surface, creating cliffs, canyons, & other features. Beautiful & informative read for young readers & a great addition to elementary library collections. #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Melissa, this pic of my books in your classroom/library makes my heart leap. You’re welcome. Thank YOU for sharing my #STEM #picturebooks with your students!

Melissa Darrow 💙@melissadarrow.bsky.social · 2y ago

@heatherkinser.bsky.social Thank you for the beautiful books! I had to get my pictures out from a trip we made to Arches and Bryce Canyon years ago. I added some new places to visit too! ❤️📚 My students loved the books!

I've read 193 #picturebooks so far this year. Better go get 7 more before December 31!

I'm excited to be participating in #WRAD on February 5, 2025. #teachers & #librarians, you could snag a quick free presentation & reading of one of my #picturebooks - NATURE IS A SCULPTOR, IN A CAVE, or SMALL MATTERS. Check out Kate's fantastic list of participating authors (details below). ⬇️📚

Kate Messner@katemessner.com · 2y ago

Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...

Holiday gift suggestion: picture book + rock collection ⬇️

I’m on Kate’s #wrad list! #teachers & #librarians, sign up for Kate’s newsletter, consult the author list, then email your favorite author(s) to set up a short, free, virtual school visit next February 5, on World Read-Aloud Day.

Kate Messner@katemessner.com · 2y ago

Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Teachers, librarians, & homeschoolers! Now's the time to sign up for my email newsletter if you'd like the list of authors volunteering for Zoom read alouds for World Read Aloud Day! It's going out later this afternoon! katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Kate Messner@katemessner.com · 2y ago

Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Got my signed copy of @kellyconroy.bsky.social’s sweet new #picturebook. Check out her cute elephant signature!

IN A CAVE by @heatherkinser.bsky.social w/art by @bonniekelso.bsky.social features lyrical text & beautiful illustrations that highlight structures & creatures found in caves & reinforce importance of respecting ecosystems existing in these spaces. Great intro to caves for young readers! #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Shout out to this charming & funny rhyming #picturebook, THE BALLAD OF CACTUS JOE, by Lily Murray & Clive McFarland. Fabulous, fun rhyme with great characterizations and story structure. Captivating art style with fun pops of neon. To top it all off, there’s backmatter about desert wildlife. Wow!

Just want to give a shout out to this excellent #picturebook, THE TOP SPOT, by Frank Weber. Simple, clear, dramatic. Deadpan humor. Thought-provoking. Captivating illustrations. Totally re-readable! All that a picture book should be.

Oops, had the wrong handle for Lori. Congrats @loritecler.bsky.social! You won a book! Look for my DM.

Heather Kinser@heatherkinser.bsky.social · 2y ago

Okey-dokey. That was fun! I've got two lovely teachers/librarians who put their name in the hat...and they are my winners. Congratulations @melissadarrow.bsky.social and @loritecler! I'll DM you about the details.

Okey-dokey. That was fun! I've got two lovely teachers/librarians who put their name in the hat...and they are my winners. Congratulations @melissadarrow.bsky.social and @loritecler! I'll DM you about the details.

Heather Kinser@heatherkinser.bsky.social · 2y ago

To celebrate the Bluesky #kidlit community, I'm going to give away three of my #STEMeducation #picturebooks! This offer is for #elementaryteacher and #schoollibrarian followers (U.S. only, please) who comment and repost this announcement. If you win the raffle, you can pick the book you prefer. 📚

If you like my books, you’ll love these California caves and rocky places, and wonderful geology-related #picturebook recommendations.

Want to win a #STEMeducation #picturebook? I’ll pick raffle winners tomorrow morning (Nov 20). If you’re a #schoollibrian or #teacher, comment on the original post, and follow/repost to enter the raffle! (U.S. only)

Heather Kinser@heatherkinser.bsky.social · 2y ago

To celebrate the Bluesky #kidlit community, I'm going to give away three of my #STEMeducation #picturebooks! This offer is for #elementaryteacher and #schoollibrarian followers (U.S. only, please) who comment and repost this announcement. If you win the raffle, you can pick the book you prefer. 📚

To celebrate the Bluesky #kidlit community, I'm going to give away three of my #STEMeducation #picturebooks! This offer is for #elementaryteacher and #schoollibrarian followers (U.S. only, please) who comment and repost this announcement. If you win the raffle, you can pick the book you prefer. 📚

It’s all fun and ghouls with these #Halloweensie stories. I just voted for my favorite. #kidlit

The 14th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest Finalists Are HERE!!! Vote For Your Favorite!!!

Hi Everyone! All evidence to the contrary, I have not disappeared from the face of the earth! Okay. That may not be quite true. I was holed up with my assistant judges, so we may have appeared to d…

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Hey there Bluesky folks. In addition to picture books and published poems, this is me as well... madnesspoetry.com/authlete/hea...

Kids' Poetry Tournament | Madness Poetry

The biggest kids' poetry tournament ever conceived.

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I want to say something totally random. I love Jeff Goldblum's shirt! (From this week's Tonight Show appearance.) What a shirt!

Hi Bluesky. This is me, in a nutshell...

At the suggestion of @jessicavitalis.bsky.social (thanks Jessica!) I turned my fairly popular old Twitter list, Kidlit Creators, into a Blue Sky starter pack! There you'll find #kidlit writers and artists you know and love--and others you really should get to know. go.bsky.app/JMsbRr4