Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author

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Just 6 more days until Emma Wasn't Ready is out in the world!

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.

🥳COVER REVEAL!🥳 Can't wait to share this nonfiction picture book about the amazing world that exists on a sloth! Coming to you soon from @tielmourpress.bsky.social and illustrated by Gabi Moraes

Emma Wasn’t Ready, but I sure am. This adorable, spunky girl is coming out in just two months! Love these stickers that just came in! DM me if you preorder a copy of the book and want me to send you some.

Had a great time chatting with @brittanypomales.bsky.social today! I loved learning more about her journey and the publishing industry/writing humor😀

Thank you so much for donating the prize and to the Girl Power Hour Kidlit Conference for hosting the giveaway!

Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

Check out this amazing opportunity from agent Ashlee MacCallum and #SeasonsOfKidLit!

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Trick Or Treat with Tara J. Hannon! Hi readers, writers, and ghosties of all sorts! We're thrilled to have author and illustrator Tara J. Hannon back on our blog today sharing her newest chapter book series, perfect for fright-filled re...

Another great interview from #SeasonsOfKidLit!

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Trick or Treat with Casey Lyall! Hi, readers, writers, and jam lovers, too! You’re in for a super exciting (and tasty) treat today -author Casey Lyall is here to share another book jam-packed with humor, fright, and fun!Vampire Jam S...

A great interview over at #SeasonsOfKidLit! Check it out!

www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...

Trick or Treat with Helen Kemp Zax! Hi, readers, writers, and to-do list keepers too! Today we're thrilled to showcase another book perfect for spooky season & fall reading! Please give a wicked-warm welcome to Helen Kemp Zax and her br...

This was a great interview about perseverance and a super cute witch book! #SeasonsofKidLit
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Thanks! Congrats to you too!

Excited to be named a #KidlitChuckleChallenge winner! Thanks so much to the judges @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social @juliehauswirth.bsky.social @brilawyer.bsky.social and to all the prize donors! Loved participating in this fun contest!

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House Publishers, officially came out yesterday! 🌲✨

Find it here: buff.ly/Io8UdaM

#kidlit #12x12PB

I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com!

Remember to get your entries in for the #KidLitChuckleChallenge!

One month from today! Please join me if you’re local! #kidlit

Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! - April Berry Books LLC Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! This humor writing contest features fun (and funny) writing prompts and great prizes. Check it out!

IT'S BAAAAAACK! The #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest is back for its second year, and I am so excited about it!

Get full details about the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...

Still a few days left to get those #SunWriteFun entries in! Or you can just check out the fun at www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

#kidlit

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Emma Wasn't Ready|Hardcover Emma has loved the book since the moment she first saw it and for each of the 21 days it has been hers. But now, the library wants it back. As she puzzles and plots to find a way to keep it, Emma disc...

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🥳So excited to share the cover reveal for Emma Wasn't Ready, coming out March 10 from Lawley Publishing! 🥳

Written by me and illustrated by Nemu Takahashi, it tells the story of Emma who just isn't ready to part with her favorite library book. Available for pre-order now!

The Weekly 411 (8/8/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our Friday big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 8): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Formatting PBs, 5 Types of Scenes to Master, Illustration Banner Contest, more. Thanks Heli Pohjoisaho for the illustration, @evelynbookless.bsky.social and @laurasmetana.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

Afraid you missed your chance to enter #SunWriteFun? Fear not! The deadline to enter has been extended to 8/18, so there's still plenty of time to get those entries in!

www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

@buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social

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Another favorite info fic PB coming your way courtesy of #SunWriteFun! What's not to love about a wayward black hole and spaghettification? Check out The Black Hole Debacle by Keri Claiborne Boyle, illustrated by Deborah Melmon for great humor and some interesting facts about black holes!

#KidLit

Another favorite coming at you courtesy of #SunWriteFun! Love this PB about feeling overshadowed with a sprinkling of NF! Written by Josh Crute, illustrated by John Taesoo Kim

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There's still time to enter #SunWriteFun! Check it out at www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25!

#KidLit

@maritererbellas.bsky.social @susancorry.bsky.social @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social @liaukidder.bsky.social @danaworddoodler.bsky.social

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In honor of #SunWriteFun (www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25), I wanted to share this art work from Clouds in Space: Nebulae, Stardust, and Us by @teresarobeson.com and illustrated by Diana Renzina. I love the bold, swirly colors (and the great science facts of course)!

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