Steena Hernandez
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
Kidlit Author | Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers OUT NOW Beaming Books | SCBWI | Las Musas | 12x12PB https://linktr.ee/steenahernandez
Thank you to everyone who shared their work for our Traditions and Rituals submission call! I believe I have responded to all submissions. Please check your spam folder if you haven't heard from me! And a huge thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for her work in selecting this issue's pieces!
Since our 2024 debuts, the authors of PBSoar have come a long way! But we’re still dreaming, learning, discovering, imagining & growing every day. We’re SO grateful to be here and continuing to do what we love. We can’t wait to see where this next chapter takes us & hope you come along for the ride!
Do it! Request your library to buy your author friends’ books! I requested @tonnyef.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social @dnevillebooks.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @brennajeanneret.bsky.social @danmcauley.bsky.social … #kidlit
Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Check out these amazing books from:📚📚📚 @thesusankam.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social @leslea.bsky.social
Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
SUBMISSIONS | Little Thoughts
Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...
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Yay! 👏🏽 Thank you so much, @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social and @nmillerillo.bsky.social! 💕💕
Becky Walker@beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoCongratulations, @steenahernandez.bsky.social ! She won @nmillerillo.bsky.social giveaway prize, book swag!Thanks for supporting Nancy and my Take 5 Author’s Blog!❤️📚 #booksky
I’m looking forward to guest editing this @littlethoughtspress.com issue! ❤️✨
Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 6mo agoNew theme just dropped 👀 🥳 Issue 14 opens for submissions on March 1st with special guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! And the theme will be... TRADITIONS & RITUALS (🧵 for full description.)
Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Books make a great Christmas gift from:📚📚📚📚 @leslea.bsky.social @thesusankam.bsky.social @lisajallen.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social
#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: December's Cold Moon-- a black bear lumbers through snow to a hollow log short form: Cold Moon-- a black bear slumbers inside a hollow log (The last Supermoon of 2025.) Please add a version if you feel like it.
Yay! Thank you, @kbiddle.bsky.social and @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social! 🥰👏🏽❤️
Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle@kbiddle.bsky.social · 8mo agoSteena Hernandez won the random blog contest. She wins a book from Linda Joy Singleton. Congrats! Have a wonderful Holiday!! @steenahernandez.bsky.social @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social .
✨Please join us in wishing a happy 1 year book birthday to this incredible book 🤎LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by @steenahernandez.bsky.social 🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉
"Rock-a-Bye Forever" is officially open to preorders! This has been such a labor of love, and we're so happy to release it into the world💕 *Preorders will NOT arrive until January* (Link in bio) #boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift
Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions:📚📚📚📚 @leslea.bsky.social @lisajallen.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
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🚨Last day for FREE SHIPPING on Bookshop🚨 & stack an extra 20% off (lmk if you need a code!) here are all the books by topics: bookshop.org/shop/aventur... #kidlit
📽️ When abandonment and cultural isolation threaten to destroy a new mother's spirit, a passing acquaintance proves that home isn't a place—it's the people who choose to care. #immigrant #USA #India💃🏽 See our #film in Albany, NY on 10/11 at 11am. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3m7dwedz
Thank You, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!❤️🙏🏼❤️✨
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · 11mo agoCongrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite winning #12x12PB members! We are so proud of you, @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social, @evawongnava.bsky.social, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, @writerjolene.bsky.social, @cwrobinson.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, & Anita Yasuda! #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
✨ Enter for a chance to win a copy of Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🩰🤎Thank you, @readyourworld.bsky.social! Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Read Your World@readyourworld.bsky.social · 11mo agoHave you entered this week's giveaway yet? Hop over to our Instagram for a chance to win Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers from @steenahernandez.bsky.social ! www.instagram.com/p/DOqzVS0EfNN/ #ReadYourWorld #kidlit
So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky
Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…
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Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...
Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…
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🎉Hi friends! I create educator guides & would ❤️ if you hired me! I got an unexpected bill & would love to take on some projects to help cover it. I do English/Spanish guides & have a masters in differentiated instruction to create activities ✨Let's work together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I won this wonderful book by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social and Jess Mason from @kidlit411.bsky.social! 😍 Thank you so much for sending it to me! 🥰 I’m Loving it and can’t wait to share it with my homeschool co-op group! ❤️❤️❤️ ~Believe ✨
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
Thank you for creating a space for young creators to shine! 🥰❤️❤️❤️
Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 12mo agoEnjoy @ianbrownlie.bsky.social's poem "Ali the Artist," inspired by the illustration Portrait Painting by young artist Olivia McGinty (@steenahernandez.bsky.social). Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure is available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Many wonderful opportunities up for bidding. All for a great cause ❤️🙏🏼 www.32auctions.com/organization... #kidlit4ceasefire @sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️
We The People Summer Fundraiser
Silent auction 'We The People Summer Fundraiser' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Sandra Proudman@sandraproudman.bsky.social · 12mo ago✨WE ARE LIVE!✨ Almost 400 amazing items are available to help #KidLit4Ceasefire families survive the genocide in Gaza! 322 still without bids: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all