VERY special guest on my blog today! Check out this fabulous post about @erindealey.bsky.social & #LucianaNavarroPowell's new book: SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS. Plus a #giveaway! #kidlit @eastwestlit.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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DAY 28 NF Fest: Sometimes our research surprises us and doesn't provide the answers we are looking for--or provides us with answers we didn't want! But nonfiction is nonfiction. #KidLit author @laurenkerstein.bsky.social explores this dilemma in today's post.
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Happy #womenshistorymonth♀️
I am excited to feature books about important women in history throughout the month!
#womenempowerment #womenshistory #kidlit #kidlitart
Excited to be on the #NFFest blog today talking about what I did when the research didn't match my vision for HOPE RODE: www.nffest.com/2026/02/when... NFFest is a free month of learning this February on our website nffest.com.
#kidlit #kidlitart @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS. This is a MUST watch! www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Thank you for helping me spread the words about these with inspirational librarians, @jeannewharvey.bsky.social!
#kidlit
Thanks for you kind words, Lauren! ❤️
I loved this fascinating book! It's a wonderful example of "everything I've ever learned, I've learned from a picture book." @jeannewharvey.bsky.social 's text is enriching & accessible. #KhoaLe's artwork is beautiful! I highly recommend this book!
#kidlit #architecture @eastwestlit.bsky.social
Mazal tov to the authors and illustrators of the 2026 Sydney Taylor Honor Books!
Complete list: tinyurl.com/STBA2026
#ALAYMA #ALA #STBA #AJL
Laurel Snyder
Laura Gehl
Bookstores are a place of compassion, caring, and love.
www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...
#kidlit #bookstores #booksellers #librarians
Terrific #QuickReadCraftyTip from #author #NathanBaugh
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Terrific #QuickReadCraftyTip from @reneefountain.bsky.social.
#kidlit #writingcommunity #writingtips #artists
#DebraBednarClark's blog posts are incredibly inspiring. I felt the importance of this quote to my core.
#QuickReadCraftyTip #kidlit
Happy National #AppreciateADragonDay!
Love #RosietheDragon and Charlie
Life with a #dragon is always an adventure!
#kidlit #dragonbooks
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
Thank you @michaelleali.bsky.social for today's great #Storystorm post!
#QuickReadCraftyTip #kidlit #kidlitart #WritingCommunity
The latest #RosieReview is up. WORTHY is heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and filled with hope!
Written by @andreaywang.bsky.social
Illustrated by #Youa Vang
Published by @levinequerido.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
#kidlit #bookstagram #kidlitart
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Just finished listening to the 12x12 Kickoff Webinar. @12x12challenge.bsky.social offers much light to my life. TY @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & @kellipanique.bsky.social for lifting up creators, offering a safe space, & providing endless education & inspiration!
#kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
I am stepping into this #NewYear with #newintentions. I look forward to sharing more #quickreadcraftytips with you throughout the year. Feel. Write. Risk.
#kidlit #writingcommunity
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
Thank you so much, Bianca! Right back atcha!
As we say GOODBYE to 2025! A summary of emotions in gifs.
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#kidlit #kidlitart #holidayseason #newyear
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BkBdays/ Deals @k8cosgrove.bsky.social @zombietardis.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social @staciawrites.bsky.social Kudos @kellycrull.bsky.social @stacysjensen.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @jeannewharvey.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social Thank you for this gorgeous and meaningful review. Your support if the #kidlit community is boundless. I am grateful for you! And I love that our dragons are friends!!!!!
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Fab #kidlit 2/ @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @suefliess.bsky.social @amstephens.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social @hellonathanc.bsky.social @bshum79.bsky.social @nadinepresley.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social @senickel.bsky.social erindealey.com/authors-and-...
The holidays are a time of joyous celebration, but they can also trigger intense grief. It seems, we often have to hold the happy with the sad- to make space for grief and joy. Our hands, our hearts, must hold both.
#lovelivesonforever #kidlit @eastwestlit.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Speaking of hope: HOPE RODE @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @ncte.org ; HILWA’s GIFTS Safa Suleiman @candlewickpress.bsky.social : OCEAN PROTECTORS @theislandwriter.bsky.social ; RUBY MAPS HER WORLD —Heart mapping with @dowphumiruk.bsky.social ; AWAY /ALONE author @meganefreeman.bsky.social 1of 2
I am thrilled to be on @kidlit411.bsky.social's weekly big list of #kidlit links and #giveaways! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social #beccastadtlander @unionsquarekids.bsky.social
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, HOPE RODE by @laurenkerstein.bsky.social, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander (Union Square Kids)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Thank you, Laura!
