I've been reading about Search Engine Optimization and having a FAQs page on your website helps drive traffic. I don't know if this is true, but I added one to my site, www.MattForrest.com. If you have two minutes, I'd love to hear your thoughts! ;)
#childrensbooks #kidlit w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social
I'm honored that Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves was selected for the Dogwood Nonfiction Readers List!
The award is for K-12 NF books, chosen by MO librarians & @maslonline.bsky.social to encourage children to read high-quality, engaging NF. @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social #kidsnonfiction #kidlit
From screen to paper. Starting my year with a cute book worm illustration for business cards for the #SCBWI conference. It can be folded into a little desk buddy. 🍎🪱 This is my 1st #kidlitilloweek piece, but also working on a 2nd using the Jan prompts.
#bookworm #kidlitillustration
Shout-out to Gretchen & the crew at Osborne’s in Concord, NH - she’s been supporting my board book #TractorDance since it came out in Oct., 2024 – and just requested another restock! Farm equipment, music, dancing, animals - and each copy is signed by the author. 😉 #KidLit
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We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! Angela De Groot author of Not Pop-Pop is looking forward to staying in her pajamas and munching on cookies while reading Growing Home by Beth Ferry & The Fan Brothers. #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians
We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @mattforrestvw.bsky.social, author/anthologist of “A Universe of Rainbows,” is looking forward to baking 100s of cookies, wrapping gifts, and reading “The Polar Express!” #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians
We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @kdmaz.bsky.social author and illustrator of MAYBE JUST ASK ME is looking forward to sipping hot chocolate while reading NIGHT CHEF by Mika Song in front of the fire.
#holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians
We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @kazwindness.bsky.social is looking forward to spring in Colorado by cozying up with AWAY by Megan E. Freeman.
#holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians
We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social is looking forward to a cup of hot cocoa and getting cozy with the newest Skunk and Badger book by Amy Timberlake.
#holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians
ICYMI: After an extended Thanksgiving break, I'm back at the ol’ blog today with a poetic & photographic retrospective of #NCTE2025 - with 3 “Frost-y” poems and a surprising award!
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#PoetryFriday #Education #Literacy #PoetryCommunity
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We're thankful for families and friends, libraries and rainbows, nature walks, books, and freedom. We're also thankful for YOU - our followers - and the entire #kidlit community. What are you thankful for?
#PBJam #Thanksgiving #Gratitude
Had a fantastic time at #NCTE2025 with
friends, creators, educators, and many of my collaborators -
AND, a big surprise!
#childrensbooks #literacy #education #kidlit w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social @ncte.org
@kazwindness.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social and @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social will be speaking and signing books at #NCTE25 #edusky
Will you be in Denver this week for #NCTE? Come find me at one of these events!
#ncte2025 #edusky
Several of our group members will be at #NCTE2025, will you?
Thursday Nov. 13th is #WorldKindnessDay . Kindness is contagious. The more you spread it, the more there is out there. Here are some of our favorite #picturebooks celebrating #kindness. #KindnessMatters #PBJam #kidlit
For #BannedBooksWeek we are sharing some of our favorite #picturebooks that have been removed from #libraries & #classrooms . Please respect everyone's right to choose what they want to read. For more information on challenged/banned books - ala.org/bbooks/banned
New interview up with Heather Macht at Seasons of Kidlit. Check out the whole series of interviews and learn more about new fall books coming out. www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebook @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Are you going to #Chappaqua this weekend? If so, we hope you’ll say hi to our members @kazwindness.bsky.social & @mattforrestvw.bsky.social.
You can find Kaz in the blue, and Matt in the orange tent. Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. ccbfestival.org.
#BookFestival #KidLit #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks
Our members @mattforrestvw.bsky.social and @kazwindness.bsky.social will be at the Chappaqua Children's festival this weekend! #kidlit #picturebooks
And the winner is . . . Congratulations Lindsay! You are the winner in our #backtoschool2025 #giveaway #picturebooks. #PBJam
Congratulations to Mirka on her new picture book launch! #kidlit #edusky #skybrarians
It’s a #backtoschool #giveaway! One lucky #teacher or #librarian will win this wonderful collection of #picturebooks! Like, comment, or repost by 9/1/25 to win. #kidlit #edusky #librarysky #booksky #literacy #pbjam #childrensbooks
Happy book birthday to Wendi and Mirka! We love this book! 🎉 #kidlit
Awesome to see this fun interview and doodle with Mirka and Bonnie! #kidlit #newpicturebook #skybrarians #edusky
It’s a #bookbirthday for Let’s Rumble! Like, repost, tag, or follow for a chance to win the #bookgiveaway! #kidlit #edusky #picturebook #letsrumblebook
New free activity sheets just posted on my website for "How the Forest Feels". The book launches in just a few days on Aug 5th. Can't wait to share it with everyone. It got great reviews on both SLJ and Kirkus. 🫶
➡️ mirkah.com/forestfeels to download and find out more about our book. #kidlit #edusky
Painting process photo for one of the illustrations for How the Forest Feels. It's a wonderful rhyming book full of great descriptions for things outdoors. Fun book to read and then go out and explore. Coming out everywhere Aug 5th. #kidlit #kidlitillustration #edusky #librarians
So, will we see you at #ALA2025?? If you're planning to attend, please make sure you say hi! My friends and I from the PB Jamboree group (pb_2023 on IG) would love to meet you!
#skybrarians #edusky @kdmaz.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social #kidlit #childrensbooks
Celebrating #juneteenth2025 with a bunch of our favorite #PictureBooks about the history of slavery and the Juneteenth holiday. Do you have a favorite picture book you'd like to recommend? #kidlit #childrensbooks #PBJam
