The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
"If fear of being banned is what's keeping you from writing the story, you're doing the banning." 🔥
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Tune in to this episode of the SLLN Podcast, where Young Teen Lit cofounder Marcia Kochel talks to
@drtlovesbooks.bsky.social
about her BFFs Reading Initiative and the importance of #youngteenlit.
Check it out at sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/website/066-...
#itstimeforyoungteenlit #schoollibrary
Inspiring ❤️
"What stayed with Amundson most, she said, was not the adrenaline of the moment but the realization that came while she was holding the agent’s head in her hands and keeping his airway open.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.'"
Promo poster for "The Great Holiday Book Fair" at the Bookies, an independent bookstore in Denver, Colorado. Event runs 11-3 on November 29, 2025. Meet local children's authors and other vendors, and do your holiday shopping. Poster is decorated in bright white snowflakes.
In #Denver? Don't miss this opp to meet local children's authors @thebookies and do your holiday shopping! #kidlit #smallbusiness #indiebookstores #christmasgifts #hanukkahgifts #kwanzaagifts
Timing couldn’t be better for this year’s #RevPit #10Queries! Thank you so much to @reviseresub.bsky.social for these helpful tips! Can’t wait to check my email tomorrow 😀
Golden submission opportunity with @ashleedani.bsky.social!
#SeasonsOfKidLit @authorhmacht.bsky.social @literallylynne.bsky.social
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I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages 😀
Thanks, @gregpincus.bsky.social and @bonnieadamson.com for the well-timed topic for tonight’s #kidlitchat! The query trenches are brutal, but it helps to have company.
Good approach- I also think a thick skin sets in after a while, I’m just not there yet #kidlitchat
I like this - planning to do it for my next project! #kidlitchat
I have a similar approach. I find it opens up more comp possibilities too #kidlitchat
Solidarity helps! #kidlitchat
This is tough- I do enjoy personalizing, but like others have said, it takes all this time, I get attached on that agent . . . and then get rejected anyway. Curious if others have advice on how to streamline this. #kidlitchat
So, so true! Or I notice I repeated a word in three different places 🙄 #kidlitchat
I think I’ll mostly be in for the tips tonight, but if any spontaneous revelations of wisdom come to mind, I’ll be sure to chime in! Right now I feel like Elsa in Frozen 2 taking on the ocean! #kidlitchat
Well said. Thank you for the reminder, it’s brutal. #kidlitchat
Also, why kid lit events are the best: to my right during this author talk, I heard playful shouts from kids tumbling around on giant hay bales, while to my left every now and then, someone would go shooting down a slide. (It was at the Children’s Museum)
So much energy and enthusiasm 😊. At one point they were all chanting “Percy, Percy!”
Needed to add tags, oops! #writing #writingcommunity #bookbirthday #kidlit #mglit #amwriting
Such a fun event!! Amazing to see so many joyful readers of all ages. #writing #writingcommunity #kidlit #amreading
Yes!! Will have to go visit those stores now to see it on the shelves!
How to spend your book birthday 📚🎁 📚. Congratulations to Stan!!
Unapologetically read what gives you joy and strength and ignites a fire inside. Arm yourself with facts, with stories, with possibilities. There are those who don’t want you to know all you can be. Who want to imprison you with woe. They want you small. Devour words and build to dizzying heights.
That’s a very important and helpful distinction! I also think it takes a little time and practice to develop that sense for identifying which feedback is helpful. #kidlitchat
I keep thinking of my twenties for some reason, but I was writing much younger, so I’m not sure why #kidlitchat
Thank you again to @gregpincus.bsky.social and @bonnieadamson.com for another great #kidlitchat! I love these bright moments of reaching out in community.
Yes, knowing me I’d get swept up in the drama of it - which in this case would be a good thing, but you’re right, not so good in other scenarios 😂#kidlitchat
