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Today's @ppld.org find. What an amazing book by @johnloren.bsky.social!

Hi #kidlitartpostcard! ✌️ I’m just an author and illustrator standing here with a book dummy. I love telling weird, humorous stories, often with a nonfiction element. 📚 Rep'd by Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social 🌐 joshjlewis.com

Hi #kidlitartpostcard! I’m an author and illustrator. This artwork is from my book Ray’s Big Day (Scholastic 2024). 🎨 joshjlewis.com Rep: @socalledyalife.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Thanks to the Space Foundation Discovery Center for having me out today to read Ray’s Big Day! Presenting my art on the Science on a Sphere has been a longtime goal. #space #kidlit

Ray’s Big Day cover projected on the Science on a Sphere at the Space Foundation Discovery Center.

Josh Lewis reading Ray’s Big Day picture book in a room full of kids and their families.

Josh Lewis holding his picture book, Ray’s Big Day, while standing in front of the Science on a Sphere at the Space Foundation Discovery Center.

Thanks to the Space Foundation Discovery Center for having me out today to read Ray’s Big Day! Presenting my art on the Science on a Sphere has been a longtime goal. #space #kidlit

Seeing your friend’s success over time is one of the coolest parts of the #kidlit community.

Dameon S. Williams @dominacus.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy 50th @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social ! Celebrating with my tribute to Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker. #snl #snl50 #chrisfarley #kidlitart #illustration

#ABCsofFebruary: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses L - Louise Little (Activist and mom of Malcolm X) The K.K.K. targeted the Little home because Louise and husband, Earl, were unapologetic activists who pushed a message of revolution in the new Black communities of the unwelcoming Midwest.

Happy Book Birthday to my buddy @scottsoeder.bsky.social!! Thanks to Art Director Maryn. I colored the interiors. #kidlit #bookbirthday

#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses H - Harry T. Burleigh (Composer and Arranger) Burleigh became the soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in New York City in 1894. Although he faced opposition due to his race, he was hired after J. P. Morgan's crucial vote. #BHM

#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses G - Gordon Parks (Photographer and Filmmaker) Parks’ work in film and literature further showcased the African American experience, making him a significant cultural figure and advocate for change through visual storytelling. #BHM

#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses F - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Poet and Abolitionist) In 1858, Harper refused to sit in the "colored" section of a segregated trolley car in Philadelphia. Same year, published well-known poem "Bury Me in a Free Land".

#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses ‪Ernie Barnes (Artist and Activist)‬ Barnes, a former pro-football player, was also an activist who used his platform to advocate for social change and equality. #BHM

#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders Who Uplift The Masses B is for Bayard Rustin (Civil Rights Organizer) Rustin was a gay man who often worked behind the scenes to advise civil rights leaders due to criticism of his sexuality. #BHM

Dameon S. Williams@dominacus.bsky.social · 2y ago

My good friend is at it again! Give Dameon a follow for his 8th year of the ABC’s of February.

#ABC’s of February: The Lead - Leaders who uplift the masses A is for Anna Julia Cooper "The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class — it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.” ———— #theabcsoffebruary2025 #americanhistory #blackhistoryfacts

Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author@jstremer.bsky.social · 2y ago

This looks awesome!

Cover reveal! Alexander Vidal did an amazing job illustrating TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City's Prehistoric Past. This cover is also textured! Trust me when I say it's so, so cool. TRAPPED is available for pre-order wherever books are sold! #kidlit #nf #stem #fossils

Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 2y ago

Snorting on the moors. #grickledoodle #pugs #sherlockholmes #mystery #detective #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of Sherlock Holmes and Watson holding a dog toy and dog food while a gigantic pug stands behind them in the fog. Caption reads "The Pug of the Baskervilles."

Natascha @socalledyalife.bsky.social · 2y ago

I need humorous and wacky pictute books #MSWL

Alleanna Harris @alleannaharris.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy MLK Day! (This illustration is from Recipes for Change, written by Michael Platt and published by Magic Cat Publishing & Abrams Kids. A pecan pie recipe goes along with this spread. 🥧) #kidlitart #illustration #mlkday

Martin Luther King Jr. waves at the crowd during the March on Washington. People in the crowd hold signs with message fighting for civil rights. Illustration by Alleanna Harris.

DeAndra Hodge | Illustrator and Designer @deandrahodge.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy Martin Luther Ling Jr Day! The only thing worth celebrating today :)

Josh Lewis@joshjlewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s like a reverse Big (the movie) but Christmas. Seriously, check it out!

I love this wacky Christmas story with loads of heart! It's available for 4 more days and BBC audio dramas are the best. Have a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...