Word that’s making me think today: umbethink. It’s an old Scottish and Northern English word that means to remember and to consider. 📷: Glen Dillon, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A quick poem for a thing I’m doing next week. This is about holding my son for the first time. Or maybe anyone #poetry

my wandering mind high in the cloudshadowed air the first geese leave us

Fresh starts spanned in layers across the sky. Carrying sweet dreams within the sun’s shadows.. 🍂 📷: 9/7/26 #sensewrds (264) #septembersky

A short, fun one from Poems on Toast (officially out NEXT WEEK!). Please watch until the end to enjoy my slightly smug 'mug-of-tea-cheers' - this was not a one-take video! 😅 That last line is a trickster! Also on YouTube @troikabooks.bsky.social #PoemsOnToast #Poetry #KidLit #TongueTwister #NewBook

Word that’s making my smile today: spartickles. It’s an old Scottish form of the word spectacles. “Has anyone seen my spartickles?” “They’re on your head.”

“If there’s one thing my 13 years of life have taught me, it’s that having parents who love you doesn’t erase the somebody else who brought you into the world” —Gloria Gibson, MC from Where the Light Shines In. Releasing 9.29.26. Just dropped: Audiobook sample!! ⬇️ rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

RBmedia | Where The Light Shines In

Listen to the audiobook Where The Light Shines In, written by Jenny Mattern, narrated by Cat Protano.

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Terms that are making me smile today: cinnamon bun, little duck, meow sign, and moon’s ear. They’re what the @ symbol is called in Sweden, Greece, Finland, and Kazakhstan.

To me, the biggest upside to publisher rejections is this: you might figure out a waaaaaaaaaay better way to write the thing later. Two weeks later. Two months later. Two years later. Um, I'm living that RIGHT NOW. I've lived it lots. Sometimes you've actually dodged a bullet.

English stained glass artist Tamsin Abbott, who is inspired by folklore and nature #WomensArt ##September

It's a real privilege to have children's poets in The Reading Realm and to celebrate their books! @attielime.bsky.social thereadingrealm.co.uk/2026/09/04/g... @joshuaseigal.bsky.social thereadingrealm.co.uk/2026/08/10/g... @bardymum.bsky.social thereadingrealm.co.uk/2026/08/17/g... #KidLit

GET TO KNOW ATTIE LIME - The Reading Realm

Children’s poet ATTIE LIME joins Ian Eagleton in The Reading Realm today to talk about her children’s poetry collections… Before we settle down in The Reading Realm for a chat, what’s your drink and s...

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Word that’s making me smile today: heofon-candel (heaven candle). It’s an Old English term for the sun. 📷: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Calling 5-13 y/o kids! 📣 Lit Kids is open to submissions for Issue 12: Fantasy through 11/7! Send writing, art, and photos infused with magic and all things fantastical to our mentors. We can't wait to see what you dream up! Keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #kidlit #emag #parents

Fairy Fantasia

Alt: The gif shows a Fairy from Fantasia putting sparkles on a flower.

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Submit to Nimblewitlit Issue 3, published by @epistemiclit.bsky.social, by September 15! The editors seek poetry, fiction, and visual art that focuses on the theme of “choices” and is suitable for readers ages 5 to 14. Submissions are free: www.clmp.org/members/open...

Word that’s making me smile today: gökotta. It’s a Swedish concept that means waking up early and going outside to appreciate the stillness of the morning and listen to the birds singing in the new day.

Apologies for the book spamming BUT Poems on Toast is out in ONE WEEK! It's been a busy weekend Chez Lime & this poem sums up what I'd like now. *Sound up* to appreciate my quietness 😉 Poems on Toast is out with @troikabooks.bsky.social on 14.9.26 - available to preorder 🧡 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

It's #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Moving into fall w/Fall Friends. I'm Traci VW a #kidlitartist creating whimsical & playful art that feels vibrant & joyful. Open for kid's projects & games. www.tracivanwagoner.com #kidlitart #paintplay #gameart #characterart #animals #cute #whimsical #playful #fall

See now I'm stumped on this one because it depends on the rest of the haiku

Word that’s making me smile today: dogling. It’s an old term for a puppy. 📷: dbking, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I am Brian Kirby & I write & illustrate books for kids. Portfolio - briankirbystudio.com Agent - @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #art 🫧

Word that’s making me smile today: lethologica. It’s the temporary inability to retrieve a word or name from your memory vault.

September #kidlitartpostcard day! 🍁 I'd love to illustrate some more surreal, funny, sci-fi or folktale type picture books! Portfolio ➡️ NicolaSchofield.com Rep by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #folktale

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard I'm Graham. I write and illustrate picturebooks. I'm also interested in illustrating for other authors plus middle grade and board books. I love textures, shapes and colour. grahamhowie.com Agent: Isabel Atherton creativeauthors.co.uk

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day, and my little mouse has a funny story to tell! 🐭 Hi! I’m Serineh, an illustrator & author based in Armenia. I’d love to work on PB, CB, fiction & nonfiction and I also have original stories of my own to share! Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to work together! 🤩

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day and happy September! As always, I would love to illustrate picture books and other delicious projects. I make collage and mixed media illos full of light and love. Open to sukkah visits as well. Rebeccafieldgraphy.me Rebeccafieldgraphy@gmail.com

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! Double checking for stowaways is probably a good move. I’m Audrey and I’m currently seeking representation and new projects. Check out more of my work at audreyraine.com. Feel free to reach out with any inquiries :) #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration

Happy September #KidLitArtPostcard day! 🤩 Thalamus Plank here, author/illustrator interested in picture books, GNs, non-fiction and black and white illustrations. Look forward to working with you! 🤗 Portfolio can be seen at www.thalamusplank.co.uk #kidlit #kidlitart

Expression that’s making me smile today: Getting the partridge dizzy. It means “beating around the bush” in Spanish. 📷: Tisha Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reminder #kidlit friends: this Thursday, September 3rd is #KidLitArtPostcard day! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Children's Book Author and Illustrator

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Anthology Update: Dream a Wild Breeze dirigibleballoon.org #DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren 🎈 #KeepMeBreathing #YearOfReading2026 📖