When the Witch Wrote Back! 🧙♀️🎃👻 by me and Pablo Pino is in stores today. If you order it before October 31, let me know (@ hellonathan.ca/links.html) and I'll mail you a signed bookplate sticker ✉️!
Janet Frenck Sheets
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Alaskan who's learned to thrive --well, survive--at 40 degrees below zero. I play hockey in winter, garden in summer, and read picture books year-round.
Hi authors and illustrators, I’m closing to queries on August 1 to catch up! I’ll open again in the fall. Here are three of my clients to give you a sense of where my taste falls. Happy summer! Illustrations - Debasmita Dasgupta, Denis Alonso and Derek Charm
Yay, Carol Ann! So glad to see your #PBParty success.
Lindsey Aduskevich@laduskevich.bsky.social · last mo.I'm so thrilled to partner with Carol Ann Isbell! When I saw her story in the #PBParty showcase, I knew it was going to be a match. Even better, I LOVED all three stories she sent me after that. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Carol Ann! #kilit #picturebooks #writingcommunity
😮WOW! 🥰 Thank you to all who voted in round 1 of the #SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards. GILBERT MADE IT TO ROUND 2! SCBWI members can vote in all 15 divsions. If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST👻, pls consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite #kidlit @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
I haven't read this book, but I applaud the writer. Picture books can bring joy to everyone!
Is that plan of attack going strong? The #KidlitZombieWeek event posts are still available to dig into. Keep the excitement, inspiration, and revisions alive all year long over at: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
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#KidLitZombieWeek 2026 Events
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Guest Post for Kidlit Zombie Week 2026, Day 4- Before You Give Up on That Manuscript… Ask These Questions by Rosie J. Pova (6/4/26) writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/g...
Guest Post for Kidlit Zombie Week 2026, Day 4- Before You Give Up on That Manuscript… Ask These Questions by Rosie J. Pova (6/4/26)
Dear Kidlit Zombie Week friends, Welcome to the fourth post of Kidlit Zombie Week 2026! Whether it’s your first time joining us or you’ve resurrected manuscripts with us before, youR…
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Why get that manuscript zombie ready to carry itself? So your hands can be free for a #KidlitZombieWeek prize haul. Check out all the drool-worthy donations at sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Another great interview and giveaway from Literary Rambles:
Natalie Aguirre@natalieaguirre7.bsky.social · 3mo agoQuery Critique #Giveaway! Enter to win a query critique by Andrea Colvin & read her agent spotlight interview at Literary Rambles to learn what she's looking for. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit tinyurl.com/ynaxj366
Whew! I so so enjoyed reading all of the #PBParty entries 🎉The finalists this year are seriously talented. I laughed, I cried, and I loved every story. Agents and editors can still request through end of May: mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2026...
Happy Book Birthday to STILL FRIENDS! Huge thanks to illustrator Mike Deas, the entire team at @orcabook.bsky.social, and everyone who has supported or boosted this book so far!
What do you call a zombie's mother? A MOMbie!🧟♀️ To all our manuscript mombies out there—take heart! ❤️🩹You are not alone. Join our #KidlitZombieWeek village June 1-5 for help raising the difficult riser, the sleepwalker, & the dead on its feet story.🧟 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Have you seen the amazing #PBParty Showcase? Everyone is welcome to browse the finalists & Illustration Showcase. Comments are only for agent/editor/AD requests. I love these entries & illustrations so much...and can't wait for them to be out in the world. 💗 mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2026...
This is always a really fun event!
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 3mo agoNeed a hand with bringing your manuscript back from the grave? #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 is June 1-5. Join us for an amazing week of blog posts, fun, and of course #prizes. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
This grumpy crocodile made it to the #pbparty Illustration Showcase! #kidlitart #kidlit #pbpartyfinalist
I'm still absorbing this good news. Thank you, judges, for this amazing opportunity. I want to post something witty and articulate, but all I can think is...Wow. Thank you. #pbparty
I’m so thrilled that my debut picture book, MOSS, is @PublishersWkly official! Thanks a million to my awesome agent, @arianaphilips.bsky.social!
Someone else's success in the publishing industry doesn't diminish your own chance of success. Boost fellow writers and illustrators. Try very hard not to compare yourself to others (I struggle with this, too). Focus on finding your own joy at your own pace. #Uplift #KidLit #WriterSky
INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHOR DR. MEL ROSENBERG, PLUS A 30 MINUTE AMA GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2026/03/24/i...
INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHOR DR. MEL ROSENBERG, PLUS A 30 MINUTE AMA GIVEAWAY
Dr. Mel Rosenberg and I are perhaps the only two former biology professors turned children’s book authors out there! Or at least, Mel is the only other one I know 😊. In addition to being a high-cal…
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A great thread from an author who uplifts others.
Josh Funk@joshfunkbooks.bsky.social · 4mo agoOverheard a 3rd grader at a recent school visit: “Why is it always a boy author?” And she was right to ask this question. Look. I love visiting schools. It’s one of my favorite parts of being an author. #Kidlit #Booksky #edusky #skybrarian
Would you like to see #PBParty teasers this year?
Sylvia Chen 余愛莉@sylviaichen.bsky.social · 5mo ago🍀Good luck #PBParty if you entered! I'm not sure if I'll be able to post teasers while judging next, and I don't see a @bsky.app poll option, so...: *If you're interested in #PBParty teasers, like/repost this post ❤️🔄 *If not, do nothing. *Comment if you want. Then I'll see what to do. Thank you!
Listen to Troy! Picture books are amazing.
Troy Wilson@troystory.bsky.social · 5mo agoI want to normalize EVERYONE reading picture books. Not because I am a picture book writer. But because I am a picture book READER - and a childless one, at that. But alas, even my own family only reads my picture books and no one else's. They're missing out - and so are too many others.
#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter: 1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit
Picture Books, Eh! launches in 2026!
There are many wonderful places where readers of all ages, including teachers, librarians and booksellers, can discover new Canadian picture books, and Picture Books, Eh! is one of them! We are...
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