What we’re reading: But Art is Awful! - Cassi McCreight, Xindi Yan Lots of fun, based on a million true stories. #picturebooks #kidlit #museums #art

What we’re reading: Bea Wolf - Zach Weinersmith, Boulet Epic adventures and battles, very cute @smbccomics.bsky.social @bouletcorp.bsky.social #books #kidlit #graphicnovels #beowulf

Happy Friday everyone, as promised, here is my personal theory on this. I think Redwall takes place in our world, after an apocalyptic event of the nuclear variety caused rapid but varied growth of all animals, including humans, leading to our extinction and their mental development. Okay? 🧵

Nora@lighthousenora.bsky.social · 4w ago

i would love your historical architecture take on the relative size of redwall abbey to its natural surroundings and inhabitants. like are we talking a tiny abbey in a tiny forest or what

🚨 Attention Alaska artists: Call for Artist grant applications are due in 1 week! Any medium, any style – I can't wait to see how you capture the beauty of Alaska. For details & event guidelines, visit marypeltola.com/call-for-artists

Mary Peltola@marypeltola.com · last mo.

Calling all Alaska artists! 🎨 Today, I'm excited to bring back my Call for Artists competition, designed to amplify voices from every corner of our state and celebrate what makes Alaska, Alaska. This year's theme: Protecting Our Way of Life 🌍

What we’re reading: All the books! The kids finished their challenges weeks ago. My wife picked up her book today. I just logged my reading and will go pick up my prizes soon. #books #summerreading #libraries

What we’re reading: Hist Whist and Other Poems for Children - E.E. Cummings, David Calsada #kidlit #poetry #picturebooks

I'm starting a collaborative book blog! If you're an educator, librarian, or bookseller with a @leaflet.pub acct (free acct is fine) who is interested, pls read this post & let me know if you're interested.

Seeking educators, librarians, booksellers to contribute to this blog

Please help me experiment with a book blog built on AT Protocol?

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What I’m reading: The Matron Number 1 - creepy and dark, enticing story and backstory, looking forward to reading more. David Bowles Drew Edwards Monica Gallagher Harry Saxon @davidbowles.us #comics #graphicnovel

What I’m reading: Omniboz - Tales from the land of Oz - edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social & @erniechiara.com I read the first 16 Oz books with the kids in the last year, Looking forward to checking out these new takes, that I hear are not for kids. #books #notkidlit #wizardofoz

What we’re reading: Ride or Die - Delilah S. Dawson A feel-good teen friendship story wrapped in a ghost story, wrapped in a zombie gore horror amusement park slasher, with a dash of reptile science to keep it grounded. Oh, and 90s nostalgia. #kidlit #horror #books @delilahsdawson.bsky.social

What we’re reading: Heroes Need Help The Library Kitty - Jaxon & Maria Powell, Jason Greco #kidlit #books #libraries #cancer #chemo Great messages for all from @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social

What we’re reading: I Am / Yo Soy - Chiffon Lark, translated by Eri Sawairi #kidlit #picturebooks #nativevoices #indiginousbooks www.chiffonlark.com dismantlediscovery.org

Friends, here is the official announcement of the memorial for my mom. This is a public memorial and all are invited. The Museum will open at noon so we will invite everyone to stay and gather in community, see art, and just enjoy the day. Doors will open at 9:30am.

What we’re reading: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3 Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell, Brett Helquist #kidlit #scarystories #ghosts

Picked up at the library: Batgirl Vol 1 - Gail Simone, Ardian Syaf, Vincente Cifuentes. All around great book, art, story. With comics of this quality, @gailsimone.bsky.social is fully qualified to trash talk anyone & anything. Looking forward to reading more. #comics #graphicnovels #batgirl

Just finished: Anxietyland - Gemma Correll All the blurbs on the back sum it up very nicely. @gemmacorrell.bsky.social #graphicnovels #comics #anxiety #mentalhealth

What I’m reading, two books illustrated by the amazing Victoria Chess: Slugs, by David Greenberg, that I’ve had since I was a kid, too weird to not keep Ghosts! Ghostly Tales From Folklore, by Alvin Schwartz, that just arrived today #kidlit #picturebooks #slugs #ghosts #creepy

What we’re reading: Stuntboy In the MeanTime In-Between Time Jason Reynolds, Raúl the Third, Elaine Bay Full of laugh-out-loud antics, quotable quotes, super awesome pictures, & lots of stunts. @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social @raulthethird.bsky.social #kidlit #graphicnovels #comics #superheros

Boston friends! Catch @raulthethird.bsky.social at the BPL next week (but don’t bring your free Slurpee into the library).

Just finished, adding to my reread list: Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) - Khosrou Daniel Nayeri If you haven’t read it, go read it. It’s powerful, intense, sad, funny, personal, poignant, brutal, full of history and mythology, insight, food, a lot to chew on. Highly recommend. #books

What we’re reading: No More Gnomes - Beth Mills Then I almost brought one of these gnomes home today, maybe to repaint, maybe to retrain, but thought better of it. #kidlit #picturebooks #gnomes

What we’re reading: Underwearwolf - Gideon Sterer, Charles Santoso #kidlit #picturebooks #books #bats @charlessantoso.bsky.social

What we’re reading: Blackpink - Jessica Yoon and Honee Jang #kpop #picturebooks #kidlit @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social @honeej.bsky.social

What 13yo is reading: The City of Ember The People of Sparks The Prophet of Yonwood The Diamond of Darkhold Jeanne DuPrau #books #kidlit #YA

What I’m reading: Mari Naomi’s Life on Earth Losing the Girl Gravity’s Pull Distant Stars A real & surreal journey through lives of teens, social and life struggles, & a strange alien twist. Well worth a read. Thought I’d give to 13yo but might wait a bit. @marinaomiart #books #YA #graphicnovel

What we’re reading, and everyone should also: Others: A story for all of us - Kobi Yamada, Charles Santoso @charlessantoso.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #books

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The hour of reckoning is at the door! Grab your story and your badge, and be sure to follow each of our #KidlitZombieWeek hosts and guest bloggers for all of this week's manuscript-raising fun. sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1! Check it out here: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/g... Then come back & comment on this post with the one question that the blank page asks that feels most helpful. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

What we’re reading: Drawn Onward - Daniel Nayeri, Matt Rockefeller #kidlit #picturebooks #palindrome #books