From trash to tunes!! Congrats on this creating a fun and engaging STEAM picture book that features....TRASH!!! But not just any trash.... #kidlit #picturebooks #STEAM #STEM

PB Spree@pbspree.bsky.social · yesterday

Congratulations to Tina Athaide and Neha Rawat on the launch of their #picturebook, SOUNDS OF TRASH! 🎉🥁🎵 #kidlit

Such a moving story!

LBYR School & Library@lbschool.bsky.social · 4h ago

In this coming-of-age novel, @nwestmoss.bsky.social highlights the bond that siblings have, following an eleven-year-old's journey through grief with a gentle hand. With two starred reviews, BIRDY is a must-read!

This edition of Unexpected Aquarium Jobs features our bilingual editor, Rosario. Her role on our Exhibits team helps advance the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s mission of ocean conservation.

PENGUINS DON'T WEAR PANTS has humor, absurdity, a cookie recipe (!!), penguins doing all kinds of un-penguin like activities, asteroids, and more. Kudos to @abicushman.com, the master of the hilarious read-aloud. You've done it again, Abi!! @harperkids.bsky.social

HELP, #parents! 📣 Lit Kids needs writing, art, and photos by 5 to 13-year-olds to publish in Issue 11: Spooky Stories! Please send submissions to our mentors by 8/7 for consideration, and help spread the word. Keep shining! ✨ #kidlit #emag #teachers #writing #art #photos #submissions

Great OPP! Enter this week.

Kidlit friends! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to work with these wonderful authors in the Mighty Kidlit Firefly Mentorship Program! mighty-kidlit.mn.co #kidlit #mentorship #booksky

Mighty KIDLIT FIREFLY

KIDLIT FIREFLY is your twinkling golden thread, for every stage of YOUR kidlit journey!

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Norene Paulson@nrpaulson.bsky.social · last wk.

Excited to be a mentor in the Mighty KIDLIT FIREFLY Mentorship Program. Apply Aug. 1-10 for an opportunity to be paired with amazing published authors & illustrators ready to help you shine! #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky ##kidlitcmmunity @mightykidlit.bsky.social mighty-kidlit.mn.co/collections/...

Lily-May's Joyful Day releases one month from today! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/824966...

Yesssss! What a terrific show of support!

Sara Hudson@saraphudson.bsky.social · 4d ago

Bookish folks: Support your local indie bookstore and local authors by going to author events. Please. There is simply no substitute for showing up - and they are fun! Here are four established local authors at an event for a debut author, welcoming her into the community. #GoodKarma

Congrats to these fabulous poets! #poetry #kidlit

Renée M. LaTulippe@reneemlatulippe.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Lyrical Language Lab 3rd Annual Summer Poetry Contest saw hundreds of beautiful poems about places, people, and travel. Here are the winners and longlist poets!

The latest #kidlitforgrowingminds Substack newsletter is LIVE...and chock full of handy resources...like the brand-new PICK-A-PAIR feature certain to find favor with #teachers and #homeschooling parents. kidlitforgrowingminds.substack.com/p/what-did-y...

What Did You Discover This Summer?

by Melissa Koch

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This month’s featured author, @jilanne.bsky.social, reminds us: ✍️ “My writing career is like my investment portfolio. I don’t keep all of my eggs in one basket, because the market will always fluctuate.” Read more: buff.ly/AebOrLj #kidlit #12x12PB

I had a great time signing copies of the When the Witch Wrote Back! 🧙‍♀️🎃👻 with my kiddos at Cedar Canoe Books in Huntsville Ontario 📚 🛶

Today on the blog: July Picture Book Recommendations! 📚👍 open.substack.com/pub/lynnbeck...

Help!! 👀 Lit Kids needs submissions by 8/7 for Issue 11: Spooky Stories! If you know a creative 5-13 y/o, please prompt them to send writing, art, or photos to our mentors for consideration. Spread the word and keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #kidlit #parents #teachers #emag

Pengu Pudgy

Alt: Pengu Pudgy is holding a sign that says NEED HELP!

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Today I taught kids about seahorses and how to make color changing seahorses at the library. It was fun! #kidlitart

Thank you, Abbie!!! James's art is amazing! His cover perfectly depicts the ❤️ of the book. And yes, our hearts are in the same place. I hope this book will inspire kids and give them ideas for how they can help in their own communities. #kidlit @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social

Abbie James@abbiewjames.bsky.social · 5d ago

Visited the Curious Iguana bookstore to get my own copy of HEARTLAND by @jilanne.bsky.social, because while I work at a library, some books I need on my own shelf! Jilanne, you write about environmental topics that are so near to my heart. 💚 Love this. Cover 👏 by James Firnhaber. #MGLit #KidLit 📚👍

📚👍 Thank you so much, Sara!! I'm thrilled that you ❤️ Xyla's voice! I hope she will connect with lots of kids, especially those who feel a bit on the sidelines. #kidlit @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social

Sara Hudson@saraphudson.bsky.social · 5d ago

Thank you @jilanne.bsky.social for creating this beautiful book, weaving together a mom's story in verse with her daughter's sharp prose. I am a sucker for a voice-y book and Xyla crackles with one of the freshest voices I've read in years. A much needed mirror book for rural kids. #mglit

📚👍Happy #InternationalDayofFriendship! 👫 My book recommendation today is about, let’s just say, an unlikely friendship Here's my review of STILL FRIENDS by @troystory.bsky.social & Mike Deas: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit #picturebooks #bookreview @orcabook.bsky.social

BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

​My book recommendation today is about, let’s just say, an unlikely friendship:

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The Trump administration's plan for new offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters is expected any day. If finalized, drilling could begin off the California coast next year. 📣 Take action! Contact your California representative and send your concerns to NOAA today: mbayaq.co/4fFiaV3

In this thread, I'm going to highlight just a few of the many wonderful artists whose work I'm seeing in this year's SCBWI Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase at #scbwiSummer26. Note: I am not a judge this year; I can't link to indiv portfolios so am linking to artists instead. 🩷

Our latest Author Study is all about picture book creator @rhodemontijo.bsky.social and the whimsical world of Skeletown! Read more about his work and the upcoming SKULLY'S BEST DÍA EVER! (out Aug. 11) at the link below. mailchi.mp/e/rhodemontijo

Meet Rhode Montijo, creator of Skeletown

Dia de los Muertos is a cherished Mexican tradition of remembering and celebrating those who have passed to the other side, but its deeper message is a reminder from the departed to live life to the fullest. Skeletown is a world inspired by this tradition, where little skeletons live each moment with curiosity and unbridled enthusiasm.

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Coming up Thursday night! Read the comments from KBR+ for more information, or click through to the event description.

Kid's Book Revisions PLUS@kbrplus.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our first full workshop! "Read Like an Editor--and a Child--with Reader Response," presented by @hunderdown.bsky.social July 30 8 PM Eastern. More details and to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/read-like-...

"The Latinx KidLit Book Festival...will now be available in early September to allow for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month planning and will feature select LIVE events with award-winning authors and illustrators" #LKBF26 latinxkidlitbookfestival.org

Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is a virtual celebration of Latinx KidLit authors, illustrators, and books for all students, educators and book lovers everywhere, created by Las Musas.

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Congrats to fellow PBSpree author, @hellonathanc.bsky.social and illustrator, Pablo Pino!!! Kids are going to love this one! #kidlit #picturebooks

PB Spree@pbspree.bsky.social · last wk.

Congrats to Nathan and Pablo on this fabulous and fun new Halloween book! Who doesn't want to converse with a witch? #kidlit #picturebooks @hellonathanc.bsky.social

So much fun reliving ALA thru these pics. For the 1st time EVER I got to hang out with the Lerner publishing team, all of the amazing authors/illustrators in their orbit, and thousands of cool librarians!! I can't wait to go back! #skybrarians #librarians #ALA2026 @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Carol Hinz@carolhinz.bsky.social · last wk.

I never posted a proper ALA recap here, but this @lernerbooks.bsky.social blog post does a fabulous job of recapping with lots of photos of the wonderful folks who were there: lernerbooks.blog/2026/07/gath...

What's on my fridge? The photo my father-in-law (Peter Hoffmann) sent in 2011, when he was close to finishing his book, Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet (MIT Press). It reminds me of his sense of humor, usually in the form of bad puns....😁 #STEM

Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her)@patzmiller.bsky.social · 3w ago

What’s on your refrigerator door? #booksky #kidlit #fridge #refrigeratorart

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An Evening LAUNCH event with Author Rajani LaRocca! | The Silver Unicorn Bookstore

Acton's independent bookstore

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I hope there are readers in the Big Blue Sky who are eager to meet Xyla, Cassie, and their friends, including those of the four-legged variety, Rory, Twiggy, and Gofer! #kidlit #middlegrade #teachers #skybrarians @lbschool.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

Newly Updated! 34 Diverse Soccer Books for Kids buff.ly/FPbaFPU via @pragmaticmom #soccer #KidLit #ReadYourWorld

29 Diverse Soccer Books for Kids- Pragmatic Mom

Looking for the best children's books about soccer? Discover fiction and nonfiction books for kids to read and learn everything about this worldwide sport!

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