Looking for books that bridge the gap between MG and YA? Readers ask me for these books more often than any other, so I thought I would recommend a few. Here are some for readers who love DRAGONS! #kidlit #booksky #MG #YA #MGtoYA

New book alert!

That’s a wrap! Thanks to those who submitted pages for this month’s live first pages session with @thetobiasagency.bsky.social !Our next will be on 3/25. To submit your first page, send to queryconuncdrum@gmail.com. #writers #firstpages #amquerying

Our first live Ask Agent is tomorrow! If you’re free during, hop on over to IG and join us! #amquerying #writers #kidlit #publishingindustry

#kidlitartpostcard ⭐️ Hey there 👋 I’m Caroline, PB author and illustrator with a softly textured style and a love of endearing tales ✏️✨ Rep'd by @kellydhouse.bsky.social 📚 and available for picture books, board books, chapter books, covers and licensing ✨ #kidlit carolinemcphersonillustration.com

Happy new year! May the words flow sweetly, may you trust the process, and may you wake up ready to fight Resistance so you may pursue your story with relentless curiosity. Bring on 2026!

I love when I can greet the day sipping coffee and scrolling through illustration art here and on the Gram, especially now as they’re filled with images of wintery wonderlands. Uplifting and inspiring. Keep creating, folks!

Readers, how many chances do you give a book? For me, if it’s recommended, I will give it several tries. Sometimes it’s clear I’m not in the right headspace for the kind of story it is and need to wait.

Our interview with awesome literary agent and author @kellydhouse.bsky.social is out! We had a lot of fun asking our burning questions about author/illustrators and how self-publishing is viewed in the industry. www.buzzsprout.com/2533442/epis...

Interview With Agent Kelly Dyksterhouse! - Publishing Pals

Hello! We are so excited for this episode to interview Kelly Dyksterhouse, an agent at Tobias Literary Agency.  Kelly is an agented writer as well as an agent at The Tobias Literary Agency, a bou...

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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m reusing my image for this weeks #winterywoodchallenge over on Instagram because I love it! I’m am repped by @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social Happy Holidays!

Saying a special December hello to any and all publishing folks who may see this post 👋 🙂 I’m Caroline, an author-illustrator, available for picture books, board books and covers ✏️✨ Literary Agent: @kellydhouse.bsky.social ✨📖✨ carolinemcphersonillustration.com #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard

A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025. www.nypl.org/books-more/r... #yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity

Best Books for Teens 2025

Our expert librarians have selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults! Discover a selection of 25 e-books that you can read right away—with no wait times!—through December 31, 2025, pl...

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If you’re interested, join us for a few minutes or the whole hour. We’d love to take your questions.

Kelly Dyksterhouse@kellydhouse.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you’ve got some free time on Nov. 18 from 1-2, pop on over to IG and join us! We will answer questions, tell stories, and talk all things #kidlit in publishing!

If you’ve got some free time on Nov. 18 from 1-2, pop on over to IG and join us! We will answer questions, tell stories, and talk all things #kidlit in publishing!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day ✨ l’m Caroline, 🇬🇧🇦🇺 picture book author-illustrator with a softly textured style and a love of endearing tales ✏️✨ Rep'd by @kellydhouse.bsky.social 📚 and available for picture books, board books, covers and licensing ✨ #kidlit www.carolinemcphersonillustration.com

So from what I can tell this Group 7 thing is for adults what 6 7 is for 5th graders. Is that about right?

Come spend your lunch hour with us! Bring your questions—we may or may not be able to answer them but will definitely have fun trying!

BOOK GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the paperback release of THE SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWSOUL, I’m giving away a copy of the book that started it all — THE HUNT FOR THE HOLLOWER! 1. Like and follow me and @thesupercallie.bsky.social 2. What creature would you like to be your familiar? Ends 10/21--US only.

A fun perk of being a literary agent is that we get copies of our clients' books! My shelves are currently bursting with those copies, and I need more room (for more copies of more clients' work, yay!) So be on the lookout in the coming weeks for some amazing #FREEBooks!

Many #writers get stuck because they mentally treat their #roughdraft like a more finished draft. Let go of that. It’s called a ROUGH draft for a reason. Give yourself permission to write poorly, explore the story, go down rabbit holes. There will be time to perfect the story later. #writinglife

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A Review: Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune

​ H ow delightful it was to find in my mailbox a package containing Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune written by my kidlit agency sibling Jess Brallier, illustrated by Jack Keely, and released by...

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I'm so EXCITED to reveal the cover of WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS!!! Illustration by the talented Charlie Bowater & the cover design by the amazing Anto Marr. WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS comes out 6/30/26 with @wednesdaybooks.bsky.social! You can preorder now! tinyurl.com/4eh2xyeb

Okay, Swifties. Is it everything you thought it would be?

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Does anyone else find #owls fascinating? I am repped by @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

I’m coming off 2 weekends with book people, and I’m in awe of the contagious nature of creativity. It’s not jealous or possessive, but giving and uplifting. My mind is swirling with possibility and I’m reminded of the value of surrounding myself with those who seek wonder and the joy of Story.

Is there anything more disappointing than biting into a cookie expecting a chocolate chip and getting a raisin? Nothing against raisins. They’re fine. It’s all about expectation.

I’m enjoying a quiet morning at the SCBWI Carolinas fall retreat watching these three fishermen cast in one direction, oblivious to the fish jumping consistently behind them. Perfect snapshot of narrative distance working in real time. #povmatters #writingcraft #writinglife #morningmeditation

“The answer is always no until you ask.” (Nora Robert’s? Maybe?) But it only takes one yes for the door to open. Sometimes it feels like that door has a million padlocks, but find your passion, be your bravest self, and pursue it recklessly. I needed to hear this, so maybe someone else does too.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am a #kidlitart illustrator and writer from picturesque Stillwater, Minnesota, repped by the amazing @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! A little cat art for today. I think it captures the current emotional moment 🙃 I’m Amanda. I especially love making illustrations in greyscale, with pen and ink. Rep @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social