Join me for #MudMania2026! I'll be sharing about more animals who use #mud, plus offer fun activities for #kids, #parents, #teachers, and #homeschoolers. And I'm hosting a #picturebook #giveaway! Register before 8/10 at: tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/m... #kidlit #STEM #nature 🐘 🦬🦏🐍🦋🦭🐸🐖

Mud Mania 2026

In Mud to the Rescue!, I focus on fifteen animals who use mud to thrive and survive. But there are so many more who use mud to build homes for themselves or their offspring, act as sunscreen, block…

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Just when you think AI can’t get any worse…😡📚 #artistsagainstai #savethebooks #dystopian #books #kidlit #reading #noai

Snailbunny Designs 🐌@snailbunnydesigns.bsky.social · 7d ago

This is an utter affront to everything good in the world, it is civilization destroying. I call on everyone to keep their own collections of books so these monsters cannot destroy any physical record of them. They seek to control us by taking away knowledge, we can not stand for it.

It’s International Mud Day! Started as a way for two communities to connect, it’s celebrated by The Nature Action Collaborative for Children as a way to say “it’s okay to get dirty!” Join the animals who already know all about mud! 🐘🐖🦩🦜🦫🦀🐊🐢🐍🦇🦬🦛 #wfmudday #nature #mud #picturebooks #kidlit #STEM

It’s been a great ALA (American Library Association) Conference in Chicago. Yesterday I signed Mud to the Rescue! and met lots of fellow authors, kidlit editors, librarians, teachers, and others excited about books for kids (and animals who love mud). @weboflifebooks.bsky.social 📚 #kidlit #STEM

I'm THRILLED for my next book, Otis: The King of Katmai! A prose/free verse mix, I wrote it in 2023 as it played out in real time (I'm obsessed with the🐻cams). Back matter includes a note from a Katmai Park Ranger, Katmai Conservancy-approved info on #FatBearWeek, and more. 📚 #nonfiction #kidlit 🐻🐻🐻

Librarians: Saturday at #ALA2026, I'll be signing free copies of my award-winning book Mud to the Rescue! from 1:30pm-2:00pm in booth 3226E. (fellow #kidlit authors: stop by and say hi!) 📚🐘🦩🐊 #librarians #STEMEducation #nonfiction #picturebooks #booksigningevent #chicago @weboflifebooks.bsky.social

What an opportunity! #PictureBook, #GraphicNovel, #EarlyReaders, #MG, #Nonfiction the list goes on on with the knowledge @teresarobeson.com has! Don’t let this one slip away. Last day to bid is today! #kidlit #writing #LiteraryAgentsofChange 🤩🔥

Teresa Robeson@teresarobeson.com · 2mo ago

I’m delighted to be a part of the #LiteraryAgentsOfChange auction again this year! But I’m definitely not the main attraction…not even the plucky comic relief (IYKYK 😆 #GalaxyQuest). There are some super awesome agent-offerings to bid on for those who are #AmQuerying. www.32auctions.com/LAOC

So excited Mud to the Rescue! won the 2025 Foreword INDIES SILVER #PictureBook of the Year! Thanks to my editor at @weboflifebooks.bsky.social for seeing what I saw in the joy of mud! #kidlit #STEM #nonfiction #smallpressaward 🐘🦩🐊🐖🐢🦇🦜https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2025/picture-books/

This post and its responses are just what I needed this morning. 🎬😂🤩

IGN@ign.com · 3mo ago

The casting search for the next actor to play James Bond is officially underway, with Variety reporting that Nina Gold has been hired as the casting director for James Bond 26, which is said to be looking for a "fresh face" to play 007. https://bit.ly/4dcbcWd

What a lovely new book from @louisemaamodt.bsky.social for #teachers #librarians #parents and all #naturelovers! #STEM #picturebooks🌲🔥📚

Maria Marshall@mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Don't miss the #PPBF review of this stunning poetic celebration of the ability of nature (and ourselves) to recover & heal after a loss. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @louisemaamodt.bsky.social Elly Mackay Astra Books #kidlit #forestfires #resilience #nonfiction #rhyming📚👍

What so many of us are saying! 📚#upliftothers #kidlit #writing #needanewambassador #writerssupportingwriters

Melinda Beatty@melindabeatty.com · 3mo ago

Call me crazy, but maybe the Ambassador for Young People’s literature shouldn’t be referring to 94.7% of his colleague’s work as “crud”, especially as he is in a deeply privileged minority of highly paid, white, male authors in #kidlit. Grossly disrespectful.

This month, I look at how kidlit writers (or any writer) can find inspiration from art and illustration. #kidlit #picturebooks #newsletter #illustration #kidlitauthor #inspiration #creativity 📚 tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/t...

Tanya Konerman’s May 2026 Kidlit Author Newsletter

It’s the time of year where I want to be outside non-stop. As a nature-inspired writer for kids, this is a great thing, as my best ideas and insights often happen when I’m outside explo…

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Always happy to celebrate one of my favorite places on earth…my local #indiebookstore! 📚 Support yours today and every day. #books #reading #community #kidlit

It's #SaveTheElephantDay! 🐘 I'm partnering with @KidLitGrove today to celebrate with curriculum tie-ins for Mud to the Rescue! and a giveaway! Check it out and enter to win! open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...

It's time to gear up for #NationalPoetryMonth! My latest newsletter shares how you can join in, plus asks the question, "Are you Human?" 🤖 #kidlit #april #nature #poetry #picturebooks #newsletter 📚✍️ tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2026/03/

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No kiss, must Resist for frogs become princes and we’ll have No Kings here #haikusaturday #haiku #nokingsday #resist #poetry #saveourdemocracy #frogsarebetteranyway 🐸

That feeling when #revising finally finds its groove and I can stop banging my head against the wall! #flow #writing #picturebooks

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Pond life, almost spring: Muscovy duck fights the wind, hen waiting on shore #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #ducks #utah #birding Photo ©️2026 Tanya Konerman

Anna’s hummingbird strikes a pose in the canyon modeling good form #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #hummingbirds #utah #birding Photo: ©️2026 Tanya Konerman

Exciting news! Thanks for sharing @weboflifebooks.bsky.social 📚 #finalist #indies #picturebooks

Web of Life Children's Books@weboflifebooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

More good news for MUD TO THE RESCUE! HOW ANIMALS USE MUD TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE! This book has been named a finalist in the FOREWORD INDIES 2025 FINALISTS LIST! Congrats to author Tanya Konerman, and illustrator Melanie Cataldo! @tanyakonerman.bsky.social @greatdoglit.bsky.social

Wind, water—weighted, weaving, winding through red rock— carve windows through time #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #utah #nature Photo: ©️Tanya Konerman 2026

Utah’s Bee Tree stands hollow, buzzing; five hundred years of tangled tales #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #utah #beetree #ponderosapine #history #bees #nature 📷🐝🌲 Photo ©️Tanya Konerman 2026

catching the sunrise from above, soaring to new Valentine’s Day heights #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #love #valentinesday ❤️

My newest kidlit author newsletter focuses on nonfiction writing to help kids of all ages understand the ever-changing world around them and to discover how they themselves can help make changes for the better. Click through to read more! 📚🖋️🌎 tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2026/02/

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It's #ReadYourWorld Day and I'm happy to share a delightful book-part of a series-I was able to review. Click thru to find out more! #kidlit #toddlers #boardbooks #music #readingtime #multiculturalchildrensbookday #IDiscoverWorldMusic 📚🎶 @pirouettekidsbooks tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2026/01/

It's #WorldEnvironmentalEducationDay, and #KidLitGrove's amazing #STEAM curriculum tie-ins for K-5 using Mud to the Rescue! meet #nextgenerationscience and #CommonCoreScience standards. Perfect for #teachers, #parents, and #homeschoolers! Check it out at link below. 🌎🐘🐾📓🔎 @weboflifebooks.bsky.social

Lindsay | KidLit Grove@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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The #NorthernFlickers love snowy days at my feeder, but aren’t always so great at sharing. 🪶❄️ #birds #addBirder #Indiana #outmywindow

Looking forward to this fantastic new #STEAM resource by @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social | KidLit Grove for #educators and #parents using Mud to the Rescue to explore #WorldEnvironmentDay on 1/26! @weboflifebooks.bsky.social #edusky #projectbasedlearning #kidlit #homeschool 📚🐘🌳🌎

Lindsay | KidLit Grove@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’m excited to share a sneak peek of new STEAM curriculum inspired by “Mud to the Rescue: How Animals Use Mud to Thrive and Survive” by @tanyakonerman.bsky.social and Melanie Cataldo! Plus a #bookgiveaway! #steam #kidlit #projectbasedlearning #edusky #teachersky open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...

I'm so excited Mud to the Rescue! is on this list of Outstanding Science Trade Books by the National Science Teaching Association! What an honor! #nonfiction #STEM #kidlit 📚 #K12Reading #ScienceLiteracy @weboflifebooks.bsky.social @greatdoglit.bsky.social Full list at: www.nsta.org/outstanding-...

After a busy year, it's time to refill my creative well. My Dec/Jan newsletter talks about why that's so important for creatives...click through to read more! 📚✍️ tanyakonerman.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/t...

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