Carmela McCain Simmons
@carmelasimmons.bsky.social
Peruvian-American kidlit author and Teacher of the Year. Shares Mother Nature’s wonders.
Represented by @AnaCrespoBooks @EastWestLit
Represented by @AnaCrespoBooks @EastWestLit
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE ZOMBEES, by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Katy Quarles (Simon & Shuster BFYR), out now.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE ZOMBEES, by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Katy Quarles (Simon & Shuster BFYR), out now.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
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Deadline:
October 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
October 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Deadline:
October 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
October 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
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How to Enter (pt. 2)
1) Purchase the book (10 pts)
2) Request it at library (5 pts)
3) Reshare this thread (3 entries)
4) Subscribe to Justin’s Substack (2 pts)
4) Follow justin on instagram (1 pts)
5) Follow me on Goodreads (1 pts)
6) Follow me on bluesky (1 pts)
7) Complete all the above (20 pts)
1) Purchase the book (10 pts)
2) Request it at library (5 pts)
3) Reshare this thread (3 entries)
4) Subscribe to Justin’s Substack (2 pts)
4) Follow justin on instagram (1 pts)
5) Follow me on Goodreads (1 pts)
6) Follow me on bluesky (1 pts)
7) Complete all the above (20 pts)
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
How to Enter (pt. 2)
1) Purchase the book (10 pts)
2) Request it at library (5 pts)
3) Reshare this thread (3 entries)
4) Subscribe to Justin’s Substack (2 pts)
4) Follow justin on instagram (1 pts)
5) Follow me on Goodreads (1 pts)
6) Follow me on bluesky (1 pts)
7) Complete all the above (20 pts)
1) Purchase the book (10 pts)
2) Request it at library (5 pts)
3) Reshare this thread (3 entries)
4) Subscribe to Justin’s Substack (2 pts)
4) Follow justin on instagram (1 pts)
5) Follow me on Goodreads (1 pts)
6) Follow me on bluesky (1 pts)
7) Complete all the above (20 pts)
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HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY.
Prize and entry information is in the thread below.
Prize and entry information is in the thread below.
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY.
Prize and entry information is in the thread below.
Prize and entry information is in the thread below.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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More E/W fam. What a fab session! @meganhoytwrites.bsky.social @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social @carmelasimmons.bsky.social
We will send out the guidelines tomorrow.
We will send out the guidelines tomorrow.
September 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
More E/W fam. What a fab session! @meganhoytwrites.bsky.social @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social @carmelasimmons.bsky.social
We will send out the guidelines tomorrow.
We will send out the guidelines tomorrow.
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Thank you Siobhan Ciminera, VP/ Ed. Director Simon Spotlight for joining our ZOOMtacular!. @simonkids.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @lmperdew.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thank you Siobhan Ciminera, VP/ Ed. Director Simon Spotlight for joining our ZOOMtacular!. @simonkids.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @lmperdew.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social
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Congratulations to our two International #Latino Book Awards finalists:
Alexandra Alessandri / Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
@simonkids.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social
@lucianaillustra.bsky.social & Elly Berke /
Listen, Wonder, Ask / Tilbury House Publishers
#KidlitMegaFeed #Kidlit #Skybrarians
Alexandra Alessandri / Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
@simonkids.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social
@lucianaillustra.bsky.social & Elly Berke /
Listen, Wonder, Ask / Tilbury House Publishers
#KidlitMegaFeed #Kidlit #Skybrarians
September 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Congratulations to our two International #Latino Book Awards finalists:
Alexandra Alessandri / Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
@simonkids.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social
@lucianaillustra.bsky.social & Elly Berke /
Listen, Wonder, Ask / Tilbury House Publishers
#KidlitMegaFeed #Kidlit #Skybrarians
Alexandra Alessandri / Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
@simonkids.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social
@lucianaillustra.bsky.social & Elly Berke /
Listen, Wonder, Ask / Tilbury House Publishers
#KidlitMegaFeed #Kidlit #Skybrarians
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"Listen, Wonder, Ask" written by Elly Berke published by Tilbury House is a finalist in the International Latino Book Awards for my illustration work, I'm so pleased!
What an honor to be a finalist among these stellar Latino book creators! #childrenbooks #childrenbooksillustrators #kidlit
What an honor to be a finalist among these stellar Latino book creators! #childrenbooks #childrenbooksillustrators #kidlit
Congratulations to our two International #Latino Book Awards finalists:
Alexandra Alessandri / Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
@simonkids.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social
@lucianaillustra.bsky.social & Elly Berke /
Listen, Wonder, Ask / Tilbury House Publishers
#KidlitMegaFeed #Kidlit #Skybrarians
Alexandra Alessandri / Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
@simonkids.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social
@lucianaillustra.bsky.social & Elly Berke /
Listen, Wonder, Ask / Tilbury House Publishers
#KidlitMegaFeed #Kidlit #Skybrarians
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Listen, Wonder, Ask" written by Elly Berke published by Tilbury House is a finalist in the International Latino Book Awards for my illustration work, I'm so pleased!
What an honor to be a finalist among these stellar Latino book creators! #childrenbooks #childrenbooksillustrators #kidlit
What an honor to be a finalist among these stellar Latino book creators! #childrenbooks #childrenbooksillustrators #kidlit
@Teachers and Librarians! Coming soon! You are going to want this Picture Book!
I’m excited I can officially share the cover of BEFORE I LIVED HERE. It’s a book about the history of the land where you live. Here is the fun cover by illustrator Victo Ngai. I can’t wait until the book releases on Aug. 26. #StacySJensen #VictoNgaiart #NealPorterBooks #history #artshelf #Colorado
August 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
@Teachers and Librarians! Coming soon! You are going to want this Picture Book!
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A win! A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S.-backed news outlet that operates in regions with restricted media environments like Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
July 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A win! A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S.-backed news outlet that operates in regions with restricted media environments like Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
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Thanks @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for sharing the hope!
#edusky you, too, can Teach the Hope
Combine hands-on science + story to explain ecological concepts within the context of how civic role models develop solutions to enviro problems
Inspirer action, not anxiety.
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
#edusky you, too, can Teach the Hope
Combine hands-on science + story to explain ecological concepts within the context of how civic role models develop solutions to enviro problems
Inspirer action, not anxiety.
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thanks @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for sharing the hope!
#edusky you, too, can Teach the Hope
Combine hands-on science + story to explain ecological concepts within the context of how civic role models develop solutions to enviro problems
Inspirer action, not anxiety.
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
#edusky you, too, can Teach the Hope
Combine hands-on science + story to explain ecological concepts within the context of how civic role models develop solutions to enviro problems
Inspirer action, not anxiety.
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
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I've always wanted a book to be a StoryWalk!❤️ Thank you Sausalito CA Librarian Riva Pollard (shown here) for orchestrating this BOATS ON THE BAY StoryWalk at Dunphy Park along the San Francisco Bay! I lived in Sausalito when I wrote the book⛵ @sausalitolibrary.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I've always wanted a book to be a StoryWalk!❤️ Thank you Sausalito CA Librarian Riva Pollard (shown here) for orchestrating this BOATS ON THE BAY StoryWalk at Dunphy Park along the San Francisco Bay! I lived in Sausalito when I wrote the book⛵ @sausalitolibrary.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
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Pre-orders have begun!
America Gives Thanks
By Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by Thai My Phuong @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719600...
America Gives Thanks
By Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by Thai My Phuong @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719600...
America Gives Thanks by Bob McKinnon: 9780593658819 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
In this stand-alone companion to America’s Dreaming, New York Times bestselling author Bob McKinnon and celebrated illustrator Thai My Phuong craft a beautiful, sweeping story about the importance...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Pre-orders have begun!
America Gives Thanks
By Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by Thai My Phuong @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719600...
America Gives Thanks
By Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by Thai My Phuong @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719600...
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Friendos! Join me in Sept. where I will share my process and what it was like to illustrate a city I could not visit. Written by the wonderful @nadinepresley.bsky.social register for free!
@eastwestlit.bsky.social @boulderbookstore.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social @boulderbookstore.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Friendos! Join me in Sept. where I will share my process and what it was like to illustrate a city I could not visit. Written by the wonderful @nadinepresley.bsky.social register for free!
@eastwestlit.bsky.social @boulderbookstore.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social @boulderbookstore.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 18): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: PB Page Turns, MG Golden Rules, Marketing only Authors Can Do, more. Thanks @krisfulkart.bsky.social for the illustration, @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social & @elaynecrain.bsky.social for the giveaways.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 18): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: PB Page Turns, MG Golden Rules, Marketing only Authors Can Do, more. Thanks @krisfulkart.bsky.social for the illustration, @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social & @elaynecrain.bsky.social for the giveaways.
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I’ve published books, signed clients, spoken at conferences…
…and I still open a blank doc and think, “What if this is the one that proves I have no idea what I’m doing?”
You’re not alone.
#WriterLife #ImpostorSyndrome
…and I still open a blank doc and think, “What if this is the one that proves I have no idea what I’m doing?”
You’re not alone.
#WriterLife #ImpostorSyndrome
July 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve published books, signed clients, spoken at conferences…
…and I still open a blank doc and think, “What if this is the one that proves I have no idea what I’m doing?”
You’re not alone.
#WriterLife #ImpostorSyndrome
…and I still open a blank doc and think, “What if this is the one that proves I have no idea what I’m doing?”
You’re not alone.
#WriterLife #ImpostorSyndrome
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Thanks so much for highlighting my launch event @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social! 📚 Such a thrill to launch our GLASS PYRAMID in #NYC @skyscrapermuseum.bsky.social with engaged families & a wonderful staff at such a perfect architectural setting focused on creativity! ❤️ @simonkids.bsky.social
As seen in @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social : A “Glass” Act @jeannewharvey.bsky.social celebrated the launch of her picture book The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei (Atheneum/illus. Khoa Le), with an event at the Skyscraper Museum NYC on June 14. #KidlitMegaFeed
July 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks so much for highlighting my launch event @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social! 📚 Such a thrill to launch our GLASS PYRAMID in #NYC @skyscrapermuseum.bsky.social with engaged families & a wonderful staff at such a perfect architectural setting focused on creativity! ❤️ @simonkids.bsky.social
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January 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Thanks to School Library Journal for the lovely Duck In The Dark review!
December 11, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Thanks to School Library Journal for the lovely Duck In The Dark review!
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