There's so much Kidlit Collective fun happening this month! Help us blow out THREE #bookbirthday candles as we celebrate TOO MUCH! AN OVERWHELMING DAY by @writerjolene.bsky.social & Angel Chang! 🎂🎂🎂 #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky
Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian
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#Kidlit writer 📚 #SCBWI member 📚 Teacher librarian in a haunted library 👻 TOO MUCH! AN OVERWHELMING DAY '23 ✨ THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT '24 ✨ MAMIACHI AND ME '25 ✨ UNBREAKABLE: A JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY IN AN AMERICAN INCARCERATION CAMP '26 ✨
Hip hip hooray for National Friendship Day! Check out these fabulous books by our fabulous Kidlit Collective creators! #kidlit #kidlitart #nationalfriendshipday #booksky @jnwieder.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @ajirving.bsky.social @mollyruttan.bsky.social @nrpaulson.bsky.social
We love #guineapigs, so on Guinea Pig Appreciation Day here's a special shoutout to VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS by Abigail Rayner and @mollyruttan.bsky.social and MAC AND CHEESE by @writerjolene.bsky.social and @heatherbell37.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #gluten #personalspace #picturebooks
What better day than National Mac & Cheese Day to celebrate @writerjolene.bsky.social and @heatherbell37.bsky.social's adorable guinea pigs...Mac and Cheese and their biggest fan Oliver! @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity #personalspace
Today is Emotional Awareness Day. @kidlitcollective.bsky.social is celebrating two beautiful books: @writerjolene.bsky.social TOO MUCH! AN OVERWHELMING DAY with illustrations by Angel Chang and @mollyruttan.bsky.social SOMETHING WILD! 📕📕🎉❤️ #kidlit #kidlitart #SEL #Neurodiversity #sensorysensitive
Check out two of @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's favorite #books featuring turtles on this...World Turtle Day! @charlottewatson.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #MG #picturebook #booksky
#amreading and loving these 2026 titles. Hooray for #nonfiction! #Skybrarian #tlsky #educhat #kidlit @mackidssl.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social
During National Pet Month, check out the unusual pets found in MAC AND CHEESE by @writerjolene.bsky.social and THE STRAY by @mollyruttan.bsky.social. Hint: They are NOT dogs or cats. @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #pets #nationalpetmonth, #booksky #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks
It's National Concert Day, and here @kidlitcollective.bsky.social we're all about making music with @mollyruttan.bsky.social and @writerjolene.bsky.social. #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebooks #music #kidlitcommunity #KidLitChat #BookSky
Huge thanks to @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social for interviewing me on the Picture Book Builders blog, talking about Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Minoru Tonai, Chris Sasaki, and me! There's a #giveaway! picturebookbuilders.com/2026/05/unbr... #kidlit
When history repeats itself buff.ly/plHCYD7 via A Kid's Book A Day @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #history #picturebooks #InternmentCamp
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Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Minoru Tonai and Jolene Gutiérrez, illustrated by Chris Sasaki (Harry N. Abrams, 40 pages, grades 2 and up). Minoru Tona…
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a perfect time to celebrate the release of @writerjolene.bsky.social's latest book, UNBREAKABLE. Cowritten by Minoru (Min) Tonai, it tells the story of his family's experience in an incarceration camp during WWII. #kidlit #histfic #BookSky
A beautiful post on @ljrwritenow.bsky.social's blog! Mia Wenjen and Violeta Encarnacion's book BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US and the book that Minoru Tonai, Chris Sasaki, and I wrote, UNBREAKABLE, are featured! I'm so grateful for your support, Laura! 💖🥳 lauraroettigerbooks.com/2026/04/28/b... #kidlit
Book Pairing for Educators and Writers
As a teacher I often looked for books that worked well together so that my lessons would be richer and allow my students to see things from different author’s points of view. I love the oppor…
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🌸Author Alison McGauley will be signing copies of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE at Indigo Ancaster, 737 Golf Links Road, Ancaster, on Sunday, April 26th from 11-4. #kidlit #CanKidLit @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
💕 FRUITCAKE, a new kids graphic novel by Rex Ogle, illustrated by Dave Valeza ✊🏽 UNBREAKABLE, a historical picture book by Minoru Tonai and @writerjolene.bsky.social, illustrated by Chris Sasaki
Unbreakable by Jolene Gutiérrez is a powerful, emotional, and ultimately uplifting picture book about the real-life experience of a Japanese American boy incarcerated with his family during World War II. "Beautiful and inspiring." #childrensbooks #japaneseinternment www.amazon.com/Unbreakable-...
Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (A Picture Book)
Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (A Picture Book) [Tonai, Minoru, Gutiérrez, Jolene, Sasaki, Chris] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (A Picture Book)
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Min Tonai spent decades telling his story—not for himself, but so it would never happen again. Sadly, it still does. His story matters more than ever. 🎧 Listen to our conversation with @writerjolene.bsky.social and John Tonai about the picture book Unbreakable: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
I'm so excited to see Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Minoru Tonai, me, and Chris Sasaki on this beautiful list from Book Riot! #kidlit #history #picturebooks
My heart is so full. 💖 Thank you to all of the friends from the writing community, to all of the teachers and/or parents, and to all of my family who showed up to celebrate Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp!
kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/b... You're going to be seeing this upcoming book co-written by @writerjolene.bsky.social everywhere - for good reason! It's an important story and it's done so well! Written with Minoru Tonai and illustrated by #ChrisSasaki
Book Giveaway: Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family Incarceration Camp by Jolene Gutiérrez
Jolene Gutiérrez and Minoru Tonai have co-written a new picture book, Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family Incarceration Camp, illustrated by Chris Sasaki and being published by Abrams Books for…
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Book Giveaway: Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family Incarceration Camp by Jolene Gutiérrez
Jolene Gutiérrez and Minoru Tonai have co-written a new picture book, Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family Incarceration Camp, illustrated by Chris Sasaki and being published by Abrams Books for…
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What a wonderful @publisherswkly.bsky.social interview with @writerjolene.bsky.social and @pragmaticmom.bsky.social about two incredibly important picture books. #kidlit www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
In Conversation: Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez
Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez both grapple with the cruelty of internment and family separation in their new picture books 'Barbed Wire Between Us' and 'Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an...
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Celebrate National Music in our Schools Month with @mollyruttan.bsky.social’s SOMETHING WILD and @writerjolene.bsky.social’s MAMIACHI Y YO! 🎶 ♥️ #kidlit #booksky
I love seeing Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (co-written by me and Minoru Tonai; illustrated by Chris Sasaki) featured on @publisherswkly.bsky.social today! Mia Wenjen and I talk about our books here: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit
ONE WEEK! The launch party for UNBREAKABLE will be next Saturday, 4/4 at 4:00 pm at Composition Shop! This important book is written by Minoru Tonai and me and illustrated by Chris Sasaki. Learn more, pre-order copies of the book, and RSVP here: www.compositionshop.com/events/47380...
I'm so honored that Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Minoru Tonai, Chris Sasaki, and me is the Perfect Picture Book Friday book TODAY on Jilanne Hoffmann's blog! jilannehoffmann.com/2026/03/27/u...
Stories stay with us forever. 🌿 I'm so grateful that THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT by Shaian, @gabbyzapata.bsky.social, and me is featured in The Children's Book Council's The Heart Remembers Spring 2026 Showcase! cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis... #CBCShowcase #kidlit #grief #picturebook #loss #teachers
You've been hearing about this book for a WHILE at this point, so why not pre-order a copy of UNBREAKABLE now? Barnes & Noble is running a 25% off pre-order sale now through March 26th (and they have a free membership option)! Use coupon code PREORDER25 at checkout. #kidlit
I’m overjoyed to see THE BI BOOK by Cynthia Alonso and me alongside these incredible books! Congratulations to the other finalists! Keep shining for the kiddos and making the world a better place with your beautiful stories! 🌈 📚 #kidlit #booksky #queerkidlit #lgbtqbooks #lammyawards
Lambda Literary@lambdaliterary.org · 5mo agoLGBTQ+ Children’s Books Finalists Cont’d: JIM! Six True Stories about One Great Artist: James Marshall by @jerroldconnors.bsky.social O.K. Is Gay by Vincent X. Kirsch. The Bi Book by A.J. Irving, illustrated by Cynthia Alonso. #Lammys2026
