How did you do? 😁 Take a little peek inside my book Halloween Cuties, a sweet treat to enjoy all spooky season and beyond! A little Halloween magic for your littlest pumpkins! ✨
Joyce Wan
@joycewanbooks.bsky.social
💖Author & Illustrator of 30+ Children’s Books w/ Over 2 Million Books in Print 💖Cute Stuff Creator 💖Repped by Teresa Kietlinski of Bookmark Literary Learn more: https://linktr.ee/joycewanbooks
The Grammys created a "Best Asian Pop Music" category this year. #BTS said, "F the Grammys," and won't be submitting. A Grammy was once their dream. That's why this hits so hard. This is how you change the game, y'all! Not by accepting a seat at a separate table, but by refusing to sit there.
BTS Won’t Enter Music From Comeback Album for Grammy Awards (Gift Article)
The group’s decision comes a month after the Recording Academy announced five new award categories, including one for Best Asian Pop Music Performance.
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The fact that people are trying to cancel @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social for caring about children is so bizarre to me. When did empathy become conditional? She's advocating for children. Full stop. That shouldn't be controversial.
🌟 KLTV KID QOTW! "I like drawing because its fun & thank you." 🎨 This sweet KLTV Kid drew along w/ @joycewanbooks.bsky.social & YOU ARE MY SPECIAL NARWHAL. 🌟Get featured: Follow along & pop a quote or 📸 of their art👇 👉 https://www.kidlit.tv/ready-set-draw-with-joyce-wan-you-are-my-special-narwhal/
New on Substack: Book announcement, summer chaos, and the "glamorous" life of a children's book creator. 😂 #kidlit #kidlitart open.substack.com/pub/joycewan...
Waiting for the Perfect Season
Spoiler: It never arrives.
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I’ve been hosting karaoke nights this past year and it’s been lots of fun. I’ve found the best and most memorable performances aren’t the most polished, they’re the ones where someone commits fully and has fun. A good life lesson too. ❤️
New on Wan-dering...Tokyo edition! 🇯🇵 Come along as I share some favorite moments from our trip, from Ghibli and Murakami to gachapon machines and DisneySea, and a reminder that childlike wonder isn't just for kids. open.substack.com/pub/joycewan...
Wan-dering Tokyo
From Ghibli to gachapon, a reminder that delight belongs to grown-ups too.
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You Are My Cupcake is out today in a brand new edition! She’s die-cut, super chunky, & extra sparkly! With over 250,000 copies sold and a spot on The NY Times Best Board Books list, this little book continues to find its way into little hands (& hearts!). 💕 #kidlit wanart.com/pages/you-ar...
75 authors. So many books. So much fun! Join me at the 15th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival! Come say hi, pick out a book or ten 😁, and grab some fun goodies! Hope to see you there! Beautiful poster art by Isabel Roxas. #HudsonNYFamilies #HudsonValleyKids #kidlit #kidlitart
New York-area friends! Join me this Saturday, April 25 from 10am–3pm at Mohawk Day Camp for a day of bookish fun at the Westchester Children’s Book Festival for Young Readers. Visit WCBFestival.com for list of authors and more details! #kidlit #nykids #westchesterkids
15 years ago, I almost didn’t send the book that changed my life. From slush pile...to 250,000+ copies...to NYT Best Board Books list. Now, YOU ARE MY CUPCAKE is back—super chunky and extra blingy. Out May 5th! The little cupcake that could… still does. Story on Substack (link in bio). #kidlit
🥰 Keep the comments coming, KLTV Kids! We ❤️ reading them. YOURS could be the next one featured! ✍️ ACTIVITY: Join @joycewanbooks.bsky.social for Ready Set Draw & learn to draw super-cute animals from YOU ARE MY SPECIAL NARWHAL: www.kidlit.tv/ready-set-dr... (1/2)
Lunar New Year…and my reflections on believing and beginning. open.substack.com/pub/joycewan... #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse #kidlit #creativelife
Happy Lunar New Year
On believing and beginning
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Happy Lunar New Year! Also known as the Spring Festival.🌸 A reminder that even in the heart of winter, spring is already on its way…and the festivities continue way into March! Here’s to hopeful new beginnings, lucky moments, and bright skies ahead.🧧 #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse #kidlit
Another reason this Lunar New Year feels especially lucky is I get to share it with @sylviaichen.bsky.social who is celebrating her beautiful new pb, Sparkles for Sunny. New Substack post exploring the meaningful ways luck builds over time. joycewanbooks.substack.com/p/what-luck-... #kidlit
What Luck Means to Me
Sharing a Lunar New Year moment with Sylvia Chen
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This Lunar New Year feels especially lucky. 🧧 From admiring Grace Lin’s books early in my career to sharing this season now, it feels full circle. New Substack post is up: open.substack.com/pub/joycewan... #kidlit #kidlitart #lunarnewyear
What Luck Means to Me
Sharing a Lunar New Year moment with Grace Lin
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What a fantastic event! Loved sharing this Lunar New Year double storytime event with Sylvia Chen! #lunarnewyear #kidlit #kidlitart
Sylvia Chen 余愛莉@sylviaichen.bsky.social · 9mo ago🌟🧧🧧🌟Absolutely *adored* my double lucky storytime+crafts with Joyce Wan at Indigo Short Hills on Saturday! We had the most incredible turnout—a *SUPER* heartfelt thanks to everyone who came and supported us! 🥳🥳🥳 @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong #IndigoShortHills @joycewanbooks.bsky.social
I’ll be out and about the NYC & NJ area sharing Lucky New Year: Colors including a special double storytime with author pal @sylviaichen.bsky.social on January 31st! Let’s welcome the Year of the Horse together! 🎉 #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheHorse #kidlit #kidlitart
Free printables inspired by my new picture book Lucky New Year: Colors are available! Perfect for kids, classrooms, libraries, and cozy craft time. Download here: wanart.com/pages/lucky-... #kidlit #kidlitart #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #yearofthehorse
Lucky New Year: Colors, a picture book that brings Lunar New Year traditions to life through color, is officially out today! More details on the making of this book here: joycewanbooks.substack.com/p/lucky-new-... #lunarnewyear #kidlit #kidlitart #chinesenewyear #yearofthehorse
Because the best kind of wandering is the kind that leaves you inspired (and maybe a little tired). Read it here on my latest Substack post → open.substack.com/pub/joycewan... #nycc2025
Family That Cosplays Together, Stays Together (and Sweats Together)
October was a whirlwind of deadlines, costumes, and candy, but the highlight was attending New York Comic Con.
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Solidarity to all the households knee-deep in blue paint, purple braids, black sequins, and/or a glue gun this Halloween. 😅💜 #kpopdemonhunters
Whoever put sake in my child’s Boo Bag the other night. Thanks???🤣 Can’t hep but wonder if it was a mistake…🤔 Cute bottle though! 😁
Just dropped a new Substack! 🧁✨ About what it means to see my work on the New York Times’ list of 50 Great Board Books for Babies. Spoiler: it’s surreal, emotional, and yes… some tears may have even been shed. 🥹 open.substack.com/pub/joycewan... #kidlit #kidlitart
A Sweet Surprise...15 Years in the Making + Follow-Up Freebie!
My Cupcake Among the Classics
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Humbled and honored to find my book You Are My Cupcake on the NYT list of 50 Great Board Books for Babies (at the very top! 🤯). Surreal to see my name with the classics I’ve loved forever. Grateful today for the reminder that love and connection endure. ❤️ #kidlit #kidlitart
50 Great Board Books for Babies
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Seeing KPop Demon Hunters break record after record is such a powerful reminder: diverse stories matter, and they resonate. When we make space for new voices, audiences respond…with their views, their dollars, and their hearts. #diversevoicesmatter @netflix
I know it’s July, but I’m dreaming of red envelopes & lion dances because LUCKY NEW YEAR: COLORS is galloping your way this Dec, just in time for the Year of the Horse! 🐴🧧 A colorful tribute to one of my fav holidays of the year! 🌈 Pre-order: 🔗 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783843... #kidlit
Tune in Wednesday for book chat and storytime with @superjane.bsky.social! #kidlit
Jane Smith@superjane.bsky.social · last yr.🎉📚 MARK YOUR CALENDARS: #SuperStoryTime LIVE is back in 1 week on WED 7/9 at 1pm EST on IG! Rock star author-illustrator @joycewanbooks.bsky.social will be joining me 4 a fun #bookchat + dual #storytime #readaloud! 💖 #kidlit #TLsky #skybrarians #edusky #childrensbooks #picturebooks #authorreading
