Want some ideas to get your kids reading more over the summer? And reading-related rewards? See what you think about these suggestions... imaginationsoup.substack.com/p/should-you...
Melissa Taylor
@imaginationsoup.bsky.social
Writer, communications/marketing consultant, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
How's your summer reading? Get good book choices in every genre for all ages of readers! imaginationsoup.substack.com/p/downloadab... #kidlit
Downloadable Summer Reading Lists
Let your kids choose from these teacher & kid-approved lists!
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Need book ideas for your kids' summer reading? Download the kid-approved, teacher-recommended book lists for each grade here: imaginationsoup.substack.com/p/downloadab.... #kidlit #summerreading
Downloadable Summer Reading Lists
Let your kids choose from these teacher & kid-approved lists!
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Thanks for interviewng me, Jan! writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/t...
Tova’s Sweet Solution
As a longtime fan of Melissa Taylor’s website, Imagination Soup, which is an amazing resource for children’s book reviews and learning activities, I’m pleased to have Melissa on W…
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Did you know that I support authors with marketing and publicity? Whether you want to book more podcasts, get more reviews, or increase your author brand visibility, I can help. Let's set up a free 15-minute consult to talk about how I can help you! imaginationsoup.net/imagination-...
#AAPI book reccos via @imaginationsoup.bsky.social
100 Brilliant Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) Children's Books - Imagination Soup
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, read amazing children's books with inclusitivity & representation.
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From a Muck Rack report — another reason AI sucks. Because their top-cited sources include Wikipedia, Quora, Reddit, and YouTube. So credible, right? (But, if you’re trying to get into the AI answer, it’s a roadmap. Put your book on Wikipedia, Quora, Reddit, and YouTube.) #bookmarketing #geo
Well here's an extra special #authorinterview! @marylannireads.bsky.social talks with @imaginationsoup.bsky.social about her new #picturebook TOVA'S SWEET SOLUTION published just this week by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social youtu.be/yvpEBrqgLeU?...
Author Interview: Melissa Taylor
YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads
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thank you, Mia!
Pragmatic Mom@pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 4mo agoA charming, relatable story about a little bear with allergies! This sweet story both presents this common affliction while also presenting a creative, child-led solution. Tova’s Sweet Solution by Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
TOVA'S SWEET SOLUTION arrived in the world this week, a picture book for 4-8-year-olds published by Red Comet Press. With themes of creative problem solving, growth mindset, and a loving family, this story introduces the concept of food allergies in a playful, generalized way. HAPPY READING! #kidlit
How can you introduce food allergies to children? Read picture books like these! imaginationsoup.net/best-kids-bo... #kidlit #foodallergies
5 Best Kids' Books About Food Allergies - Imagination Soup
How can you introduce food allergies to children? Read picture books like these top recommendations to start discussions and share information!
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When you’re an adult beginner using lesson horses, every week you ride someone different. This week was Khalifa who was spooky and disliked moving forward. But at least he was cute. Fun times!
#bookmarketing strategy: Add your book to any and all Reddit threads. I did last week, and now I’m on the first page of the Google search. If you don't promote your book, who will?
What!? I’m in the March Edelweiss newsletter thanks for my amazing publisher @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social !! #kidlit
Best part of my week: cantering for the first time!! SO MUCH FUN!
As I transition from blogging at Imagination Soup to kidlit publicity with Imagination Soup Consulting and other consulting projects, I'm grateful to my editor at Random House for extra writing assignments! www.readbrightly.com/contributor/...
FREE webinar! I'm once again teaming up with this amazing group of children's book authors @writerjolene.bsky.social @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social Laura Purdie Salas and the SNWP team to share how we use mentor texts to inspire our own and student writing. Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I got my author copies of my first picture book, TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/21/26, Red Comet Press), about a bear who learns she’s allergic to honeygrain, the (made-up) ingredient in her family’s bakery baked goods, and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection!
Get your kids writing & thinking creatively in a writing workshop where kids get to invent and write about their own chimera. Sign up here: www.denverwrites.org/creativewrit.... @denverwrites.bsky.social
Tips from Amy Storey of Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for working with your publicist -- open.substack.com/pub/melissat... #bookmarketing #kidlit
🍞BREAD IS LOVE is an exquisitely crafted, sensory experience of kids and their mama baking bread. 🥯This figurative language-filled gem has 3 stars! 📖 BREAD IS LOVE is written by my client Pooja Makhijani, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu, and published by Roaring Brook/MacKids. #kidlit
@imaginationsoup.bsky.social named AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS by #SerendipityLit author-illustrator @miaaraujo.bsky.social as one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2025! Full list: imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-... Available now from Scholastic. #BookSky #MiddleGradeBooks #BestBooks
Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social for featuring TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION in the @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social spring and fall preview! afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/05/p...
Publisher Preview: Red Comet Press (Spring & Fall 2026)
Here are some highlights to whet your whistle for the months ahead (and restore your faith in humanity in general)
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Thanks for sharing!
Publisher Spotlight@pubspotlight.bsky.social · 7mo agoComing from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social by @imaginationsoup.bsky.social ! TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION "will love the tasty wordplay, loving family, and a main character with grit and growth mindset" imaginationsoup.net/cover-reveal...
Thanks for the shout out!
Nancy Tupper Ling@nancytupperling.bsky.social · 7mo agoThis was an nice change after weeks of the plague (since before Christmas!) Thank you, Bold Journey, for the interview. boldjourney.com/meet-nancy-t... Also mentioned June Cotner @imaginationsoup.bsky.social @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social
Happy book birthday to @bonniekelso.bsky.social and Carmela LaVigna Coyle!!! 🥳 ANYONE ELSE AWAKE? is a beautiful lyrical #picturebook about songbirds that describes the unique voices of eleven common species. Look for it at your bookstore or library! #kidlit
Can’t wait for this @kellyyang.bsky.social and Kate!
Kathy Ishizuka@kishizuka.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe new, weekly podcast, StoryKind, starts Jan. 19, with "tips for writing, answer questions they receive from young readers, celebrate the hard work of teachers and librarians in literacy spaces and spread the magic of real, human storytelling." (People)