Amy Chini
@amychini.bsky.social
#Kidlit writer and sometimes illustrator, making things since 1980. Send me all the vegan things.
#FallWritingFrenzy 2024 Winner #KidLitVibes 2023 Winner #SprinFlingKidLit 2023 (HM) 12th annual #Halloweensie (HM)
www.amychini.com
#FallWritingFrenzy 2024 Winner #KidLitVibes 2023 Winner #SprinFlingKidLit 2023 (HM) 12th annual #Halloweensie (HM)
www.amychini.com
Hey #kidlit friends! If you’d like to check out my entry for the 15th annual #Halloweensie contest, here’s the link! Thanks for having a look!
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November 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Hey #kidlit friends! If you’d like to check out my entry for the 15th annual #Halloweensie contest, here’s the link! Thanks for having a look!
www.amychini.com/kidlit-fun/2...
www.amychini.com/kidlit-fun/2...
Like animals doing people things? Can’t get enough jazz flute? Think Owls & Bears are friendship magic? You’ll LOVE #ThisIsNotASleepyBearBook!
This book is a total blast, but you already know that because you pre-ordered it right? No? You can do that now!
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This book is a total blast, but you already know that because you pre-ordered it right? No? You can do that now!
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October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Like animals doing people things? Can’t get enough jazz flute? Think Owls & Bears are friendship magic? You’ll LOVE #ThisIsNotASleepyBearBook!
This book is a total blast, but you already know that because you pre-ordered it right? No? You can do that now!
learningtreetoys.com/products/thi...
This book is a total blast, but you already know that because you pre-ordered it right? No? You can do that now!
learningtreetoys.com/products/thi...
Have you preordered #ThisIsNotASleepyBearBook yet!?!? Not to be missed- a funny and gorgeously illustrated romp. Snag a signed copy here if you DARE!!
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@briangehrlein.bsky.social
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@briangehrlein.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Have you preordered #ThisIsNotASleepyBearBook yet!?!? Not to be missed- a funny and gorgeously illustrated romp. Snag a signed copy here if you DARE!!
learningtreetoys.com/products/thi...
@briangehrlein.bsky.social
learningtreetoys.com/products/thi...
@briangehrlein.bsky.social
What book did you read as a kid that you still think about?
I feel like if I re-read Island of the Blue Dolphins, I’ll learn or remember something about myself that I’ve forgotten.
Anyone want to reread a book you loved & share what you discover? Which one?
#kidlit #iamwriting #writingcommunity
I feel like if I re-read Island of the Blue Dolphins, I’ll learn or remember something about myself that I’ve forgotten.
Anyone want to reread a book you loved & share what you discover? Which one?
#kidlit #iamwriting #writingcommunity
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What book did you read as a kid that you still think about?
I feel like if I re-read Island of the Blue Dolphins, I’ll learn or remember something about myself that I’ve forgotten.
Anyone want to reread a book you loved & share what you discover? Which one?
#kidlit #iamwriting #writingcommunity
I feel like if I re-read Island of the Blue Dolphins, I’ll learn or remember something about myself that I’ve forgotten.
Anyone want to reread a book you loved & share what you discover? Which one?
#kidlit #iamwriting #writingcommunity
Hey pre-agented friends. Check out this awesome opportunity to submit to @mmanlove.bsky.social!
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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October 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Hey pre-agented friends. Check out this awesome opportunity to submit to @mmanlove.bsky.social!
Head over to Bookshop.org for 20% off banned books thru October 19th! These two caught my eye. 😍
October 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Head over to Bookshop.org for 20% off banned books thru October 19th! These two caught my eye. 😍
Big kudos to @briangehrlein.bsky.social for his Starred Review for #ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook! Available for pre-order, so get out there and pre-order! You’ll love it!
October 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Big kudos to @briangehrlein.bsky.social for his Starred Review for #ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook! Available for pre-order, so get out there and pre-order! You’ll love it!
Hey @abicushman.com, check out what my daughter brought home from her school library last week. 😀
August 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hey @abicushman.com, check out what my daughter brought home from her school library last week. 😀
Popping in with a new drawing- this one from a cool Procreate course I’m taking. #amillustrating
August 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Popping in with a new drawing- this one from a cool Procreate course I’m taking. #amillustrating
Hey #kidlit folk! Our friend @jerroldconnors.bsky.social has a book coming out TOMORROW!
Go pre-order Jim!
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Go pre-order Jim!
www.moppsbooks.com/jim-jerrold-...
May 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hey #kidlit folk! Our friend @jerroldconnors.bsky.social has a book coming out TOMORROW!
Go pre-order Jim!
www.moppsbooks.com/jim-jerrold-...
Go pre-order Jim!
www.moppsbooks.com/jim-jerrold-...
A drawing diff from my usual style.
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A drawing diff from my usual style.
Hey, if you’re looking to back a cool kid lit project, check it out!
Help these folks get to the next stretch goal!
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Help these folks get to the next stretch goal!
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Let's Go! A Kids Comics Anthology for readers of all ages!
Join 31 international creators working together to make this adventurous comic anthology for young readers of all ages!
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May 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Hey, if you’re looking to back a cool kid lit project, check it out!
Help these folks get to the next stretch goal!
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Help these folks get to the next stretch goal!
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I haven’t posted in a while, but come tonight to remind everyone to eat polenta.
It’s cheap. It’s delicious. Your forearms will get ripped in the process.
Make a puttanesca. Be happy.
It’s cheap. It’s delicious. Your forearms will get ripped in the process.
Make a puttanesca. Be happy.
pineapple slices are being cooked on a grill with food52 in the lower right corner
ALT: pineapple slices are being cooked on a grill with food52 in the lower right corner
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May 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I haven’t posted in a while, but come tonight to remind everyone to eat polenta.
It’s cheap. It’s delicious. Your forearms will get ripped in the process.
Make a puttanesca. Be happy.
It’s cheap. It’s delicious. Your forearms will get ripped in the process.
Make a puttanesca. Be happy.
Heads up #kidlit #writingcommunity!
If you are in San Diego, check out #SDBookCrawl this weekend… Today at The Book Catapult in South Park, Susie Ghahremeni @boygirlparty.bsky.social will be signing her new picture book, and Dave Eggers will be there later this afternoon!
If you are in San Diego, check out #SDBookCrawl this weekend… Today at The Book Catapult in South Park, Susie Ghahremeni @boygirlparty.bsky.social will be signing her new picture book, and Dave Eggers will be there later this afternoon!
susie ghahremani (@boygirlparty.bsky.social)
Artist, children’s book author / kidlit illustrator, Boygirlparty Etsy. She/her 💌 i love snail mail, indie rock, fountain pens, wilderness. vegetarian, scbwi, RISD alum. BLM, love is love, read to kid...
boygirlparty.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Heads up #kidlit #writingcommunity!
If you are in San Diego, check out #SDBookCrawl this weekend… Today at The Book Catapult in South Park, Susie Ghahremeni @boygirlparty.bsky.social will be signing her new picture book, and Dave Eggers will be there later this afternoon!
If you are in San Diego, check out #SDBookCrawl this weekend… Today at The Book Catapult in South Park, Susie Ghahremeni @boygirlparty.bsky.social will be signing her new picture book, and Dave Eggers will be there later this afternoon!
New blog alert!! Go support @staceystories.bsky.social! She’s a fantastic writer and knock-out human!
Interview: Cynthia Mackey— If A Bumblebee Lands On Your Toe — Stacey Bennett Ramirez | Kidlit
Thanks for coming to check out my brand new blog! I’m excited for this to be a space for updates, musings, lists, travelogues, and more. I’m especially keen to chat with and help boost writer...
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April 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New blog alert!! Go support @staceystories.bsky.social! She’s a fantastic writer and knock-out human!
Hey #writingcommunity & #kidlit community!
I urge you to consider adding your name to this open letter to Harper Collins. Deadline to do so is Monday, April 28!
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I urge you to consider adding your name to this open letter to Harper Collins. Deadline to do so is Monday, April 28!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SIGNATURES NEEDED: Open Letter to HarperCollins
On April 3, 2025, Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks sent a letter to Congress in support of the Institute of Library and Museum Service...
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April 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hey #writingcommunity & #kidlit community!
I urge you to consider adding your name to this open letter to Harper Collins. Deadline to do so is Monday, April 28!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I urge you to consider adding your name to this open letter to Harper Collins. Deadline to do so is Monday, April 28!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Making bookmarks for my little’s bday party!
March 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Making bookmarks for my little’s bday party!
@scottslaterbooks.bsky.social Saw your book FACE OUT out in the wild!
March 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@scottslaterbooks.bsky.social Saw your book FACE OUT out in the wild!
Been looking forward to participating in #economicblackoutday today and have already had THREE end-of-the-month or annual auto-pays process today.
How did I fail already? It’s only 10:30!
How did I fail already? It’s only 10:30!
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February 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Been looking forward to participating in #economicblackoutday today and have already had THREE end-of-the-month or annual auto-pays process today.
How did I fail already? It’s only 10:30!
How did I fail already? It’s only 10:30!
Check out my talented CP!
So exciting and so well deserved. Congrats to both!!
So exciting and so well deserved. Congrats to both!!
I am over the moon excited to share that I have am now represented by the amazing @karisutherland.bsky.social at k t literary.
Her faith in my work and vision for our joint adventure have me doing the happiest dance!
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#kidlit #pb #mg #amwriting #agented !!!
Her faith in my work and vision for our joint adventure have me doing the happiest dance!
ktliterary.com/news
#kidlit #pb #mg #amwriting #agented !!!
news — kt literary
books aren’t just what we do, they’re who we are
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February 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Check out my talented CP!
So exciting and so well deserved. Congrats to both!!
So exciting and so well deserved. Congrats to both!!
🤯🤯
‘Hansel and Gretel’ Picture Book Due This Fall from Stephen King and Maurice Sendak
In a surprise announcement and pairing, HarperCollins has announced the September publication of 'Hansel and Gretel', a Brothers Grimm reimagining by horror writer Stephen King, illustrated by late Ca...
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February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I appreciated reading this today:
“When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.”
Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
“When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.”
Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
February 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I appreciated reading this today:
“When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.”
Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
“When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.”
Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
What a cool opportunity! Get in there #kidlit folk!
Valentine's Day is almost here, so I'm spreading some critique love.
Anyone who reposts this will be entered into a drawing for a 50% off critique from me this February!
Reshare by midnight pst 2/10/25 to get entered into the drawing!
Good luck!
#critiques #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #pb #mg
Anyone who reposts this will be entered into a drawing for a 50% off critique from me this February!
Reshare by midnight pst 2/10/25 to get entered into the drawing!
Good luck!
#critiques #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit #pb #mg
Exciting news! I'm now booking #critiques for #pb and #mg manuscripts on my website! Check it out here to see pricing, testimonials, and book!
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Please share with your #amwriting friends and happy #editing
#kidlit #picturebook #middlegrade
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Please share with your #amwriting friends and happy #editing
#kidlit #picturebook #middlegrade
February 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What a cool opportunity! Get in there #kidlit folk!
February 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM