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First Page Contest #4: Middle Grade Fiction -- Judged by Agent Morgan Hughes of Fineprint Literary FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS! Welcome to  First Page Contest . Contest #4 -- for writers of  Middle Grade Fiction (all types) . If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work!...

Middle Grade first page contest! tinyurl.com/wdwcontest4

Happy new year! To start the year off with some excitement, Dream Jar Publishing is planning for 2028 and beyond and is now open for submissions for board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and nonfiction (BB, PB, CB). dreamjarpublishing.com/submissions/ #kidlit #submissions

The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Century There’s been a revolution in children’s storytelling—and it’s not just that the stories are more diverse.

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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...

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PB Spotlight: Rain and the Reading Horse by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Hannah Salyer…plus a giveaway! Attention, all horse lovers! Here’s a gentle, gorgeously illustrated meditation on the healing power of our relationship with animals and overcoming our fears, for readers of I Talk Like…

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PB Spotlight: Rain and the Reading Horse by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Hannah Salyer…plus a giveaway! Attention, all horse lovers! Here’s a gentle, gorgeously illustrated meditation on the healing power of our relationship with animals and overcoming our fears, for readers of I Talk Like…

PB Spotlight with a giveaway!

Book cover HISTORY SMASHERS SALEM WITCH TRIALS by Kate Messner shows Puritan women with brooms surrounded by orange & yellow flames

Book cover THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA shows a demon/ghost swirling with smoke

Book cover POISON: DEADLY DEEDS, PERILOUS PROFESSIONS, AND MURDEROUS MEDICINES by Sarah Albee has a red background & green title font, with a cartoon skeleton sneaking up on a Middles Ages person at a table

Book cover SPOOKY LAKES by GEO RUTHERFORD shows a scuba diver exploring a lake full of skulls and ghostly hands and jellyfish

Eight Nonfiction Books to Check Out for Halloween(Or any time you like your facts with a side order of scariness!) katemessner.com/eight-nonfic...

Q & A with Cathy Ballou Mealey about her latest picture book, Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation Hi Cathy! Thanks for stopping by For the Love of KidLit to chat about your latest book, Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation :)  Sloth & Squirrel in a Pickle introduced us to this heartwarming frie…

Q & A with Cathy Ballou Mealey about her latest picture book! #pb #kidlit @catballoumealey.bsky.social

Dissent Is Patriotic: 50 Books About Girls & Women Who Fought for Change A Mighty Girl's top picks of books for children and teens about real-life girls and women who fought for a more just, equal, and peaceful world.

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15 picture books about astronomy 🌟♥️ #kidlit #pb #science #stem #steam

FIVE FLY-TYING TIPS FOR WRITING NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHIES

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Guest Post with Kitty May Gruchelska, author of Steven F Seagull & The Missing Chips, plus a book spotlight and giveaway! Guest Post: Author Kitty May Gruchelska shares her top five scenes in her book Steven F Seagull & The Missing Chips. Below the guest post, be sure to check out the book spotlight and giveaway! …

Guest post on my For the Love of KidLit blog with author Kitty May Gruchelska. Plus a book giveaway! 📚🌟 check out the schedule for the other blog tour stops too @rockstarbooktours.bsky.social #kidlit

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GIVEAWAY: Perfect day for a treat! Signed copy of my debut TATE’S WILD RESCUE is looking for a home. Follow, comment + share, and you are entered my sweets. Winner on Monday, 2/17. 💌 🐾

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Whether Reading LGBTQ Books in School Requires Parental Opt-Out Option - Mombian The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a case on whether reading LGBTQ-inclusive picture books in an elementary school classroom without giving parents a chance to opt out their children...

SCOTUS said it will hear a case on whether reading #LGBTQ picture books in an elementary school w/o giving parents a chance to opt out their kids violates religious freedom. Details at link, & a quote from @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social, author of one of the targeted books. mombian.com/2025/01/21/s...

PB Spotlight: IT’S NOT PILATES! by Desislava Chevallier, illustrated by Stefana Argirova…with an excerpt and giveaway! I’m happy to be hosting a spot on the IT’S NOT PILATES! by Desislava Chevallier & Stefana Argirova Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out the beautiful excerpt below and…

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Two incredible mini-workshops by Mike Ciccotello last night during my school’s book fair event! The students were totally inspired, engaged, and entertained by Mr. Mike! So fun to see their drawings! ✏️ 📚 I’m happy I got to see my friend and witness his magical connection with kids, art, and books!

Incredibly happy I got to watch the @blueorigin launch with my students! So excited for everyone on board, especially Emily Calandrelli! (the 100th woman in space!) 🚀🚀🌟🌟

Scientific Investigation in Action! 8 Books that Model Scientific Thinking - Imagination Soup Read on to learn about eight fabulous illustrated texts that model scientific thinking and will spark conversation and investigation.

Educators, librarians, parents, home-schoolers - I'm sharing a list of STEAM/STEM books that model scientific thinking for kids. Data, evidence, questioning, and more!

Dive into scientific investigation! ❤️📚🥳

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I’m so grateful to win a picture book to honor the memory of Katey Howes from Give Something Away Day @DBeckJacobson @kpfenni 💙 I simply can’t rave enough about this book! The Reindeer Remainders by Katey Howes, illustrated by Marie Hermansson is fabulous, fun, & full of math!📚

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Roses are red,
but never blue,
if you’re wondering why,
this book is for you!

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9 Non-fiction Children’s Books to Teach Kids About Conservation - Population Education Books are an excellent tool to connect kids with the natural world around them, be it birds in their back... Read more »

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Day 27: 2023 Nonfiction Picture Books. For 31 Days, 31 Lists, these are the nonfiction picture books closest to my heart. The ones that I truly feel did their jobs the best. Agree! Disagree! Debate! It's wide open. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2023/12/27/3...