Joana Pastro
@joanapastro.bsky.social
Kidlit Author
A FESTA FOR LUANA (Atheneum, May/25)
LUCAS AND THE CAPOEIRA CIRCLE
BISA’S CARNAVAL,
LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS,
and more!!! 🇧🇷🇺🇸
A FESTA FOR LUANA (Atheneum, May/25)
LUCAS AND THE CAPOEIRA CIRCLE
BISA’S CARNAVAL,
LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS,
and more!!! 🇧🇷🇺🇸
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Hello #KidlitArtPostcard! I'm Abi Cushman, and I love illustrating stories with funny animal characters.
I'm represented by Kendra Marcus at BookStop Literary Agency.
Portfolio: abicushman.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I'm represented by Kendra Marcus at BookStop Literary Agency.
Portfolio: abicushman.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hello #KidlitArtPostcard! I'm Abi Cushman, and I love illustrating stories with funny animal characters.
I'm represented by Kendra Marcus at BookStop Literary Agency.
Portfolio: abicushman.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I'm represented by Kendra Marcus at BookStop Literary Agency.
Portfolio: abicushman.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
@patricianewman.bsky.social tells the story of Peruvian conservationist founder of Planeta Oceano, Kerstin Forsberg. highlights her work to protect the giant manta rays offering information about these amazing creatures, the ocean, & what we can do to protect it. A must read!
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@patricianewman.bsky.social tells the story of Peruvian conservationist founder of Planeta Oceano, Kerstin Forsberg. highlights her work to protect the giant manta rays offering information about these amazing creatures, the ocean, & what we can do to protect it. A must read!
BOXER BABY BATTLES BEDTIME by Mia Wenjen is hilarious, overflowing with heart and SO much fun to read aloud. Mia Wenjen plays with #boxing words to tell the story of an evergreen battle of a baby refusing to nap. This is a fun relatable read to children and caregivers alike. Must read!
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
BOXER BABY BATTLES BEDTIME by Mia Wenjen is hilarious, overflowing with heart and SO much fun to read aloud. Mia Wenjen plays with #boxing words to tell the story of an evergreen battle of a baby refusing to nap. This is a fun relatable read to children and caregivers alike. Must read!
This #picturebook by @carriefinison.bsky.social and Brian Biggs is so much fun! With #rhyming that rolls of your tongue it tells the story of Rosie as she builds a road with the help of her crew, but when exhaustion hits, the crew will prove the value of #teamwork! A must read for sure!
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This #picturebook by @carriefinison.bsky.social and Brian Biggs is so much fun! With #rhyming that rolls of your tongue it tells the story of Rosie as she builds a road with the help of her crew, but when exhaustion hits, the crew will prove the value of #teamwork! A must read for sure!
WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL by Angela Kunkel art by Becca Stadtlander is a #picturebookbiography of #caldecottwinners #BarbaraCooney & her journey as an illustrator & what made her art unique. Kunkel’s lyrical language is perfectly complemented by Stadlanders gorgeous art. A great addition to any library!
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL by Angela Kunkel art by Becca Stadtlander is a #picturebookbiography of #caldecottwinners #BarbaraCooney & her journey as an illustrator & what made her art unique. Kunkel’s lyrical language is perfectly complemented by Stadlanders gorgeous art. A great addition to any library!
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Thanks for the questions, @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social! Stop by for a chance to win a free copy of Catching Cryptids! #kidlit #middlegrade #MGlit #STEM #EDUsky #writingcommunity #cryptids #catchingcryptids
Come talk cryptids with author Kim Long in today’s STEM Tuesday interview.
#kidlit, #middlegrade, #MGlit, #STEM, #WritingCommunity, #EDUsky
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#kidlit, #middlegrade, #MGlit, #STEM, #WritingCommunity, #EDUsky
fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday...
STEM Tuesday- Zombies (Real and Otherwise)- Kim Long interview - From The Mixed Up Files
Welcome to STEM Tuesday: Author Interview, a repeating feature for the last Tuesday of every month. Go Science-Tech-Engineering-Math! Today we’re exploring the intersection of science and spooky with ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thanks for the questions, @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social! Stop by for a chance to win a free copy of Catching Cryptids! #kidlit #middlegrade #MGlit #STEM #EDUsky #writingcommunity #cryptids #catchingcryptids
This truly made my day! Checkout Debra Collins’ amazing post featuring my beloved debut LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS.
And while you’re at it, request it at your local library! ;)
#teachers #librarians #parents
@jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
@jhonortiz.bsky.social
And while you’re at it, request it at your local library! ;)
#teachers #librarians #parents
@jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
@jhonortiz.bsky.social
This month SPOTLIGHTS blog, titled FROM PASSIVELY PRETTY TO PRETTY DARN POWERFUL, shines on a glorious picture book: LILLYBELLE, A Damsel NOT in Distress, author Joana Pastro, illo Jhon Ortiz. #PB #KidLit #SEL
www.thewritedebracollins.com/spotlights-b...
www.thewritedebracollins.com/spotlights-b...
FROM PASSIVELY PRETTY TO PRETTY DARN POWERFUL
Why do I write this blog? As a school psychologist, I’ve worked to foster children’s social-emotional development. Referencing the CASEL framework, I highlight character-driven stories that...
www.thewritedebracollins.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This truly made my day! Checkout Debra Collins’ amazing post featuring my beloved debut LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS.
And while you’re at it, request it at your local library! ;)
#teachers #librarians #parents
@jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
@jhonortiz.bsky.social
And while you’re at it, request it at your local library! ;)
#teachers #librarians #parents
@jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
@jhonortiz.bsky.social
What a fantastic way to learn! Thanks to Candy Wellins & Ellie Peterson I now know what’s a Geoduck! Written as a news segment & illustrated as a graphic novel this #funnypicturebook is the perfect addition for any library!
@candy_wellins @lbfbooks #pacificnorthwestbook #pacificnortwestkids #humor
@candy_wellins @lbfbooks #pacificnorthwestbook #pacificnortwestkids #humor
January 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
What a fantastic way to learn! Thanks to Candy Wellins & Ellie Peterson I now know what’s a Geoduck! Written as a news segment & illustrated as a graphic novel this #funnypicturebook is the perfect addition for any library!
@candy_wellins @lbfbooks #pacificnorthwestbook #pacificnortwestkids #humor
@candy_wellins @lbfbooks #pacificnorthwestbook #pacificnortwestkids #humor
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Join me (virtually) this Wednesday 1/15 for a ShopTalk on writing in rhyming picture books! (A recording will be available, too, if you can't make it on Wednesday.) www.scbwi.org/events/new-e...
January 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Join me (virtually) this Wednesday 1/15 for a ShopTalk on writing in rhyming picture books! (A recording will be available, too, if you can't make it on Wednesday.) www.scbwi.org/events/new-e...
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If you have a #KidLit book launching Jan.13-19, 2025, reply w/ your book cover (with alt text), title, author & illustrator, publisher, launch date, link to where people can find more info.
Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday
Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday
January 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you have a #KidLit book launching Jan.13-19, 2025, reply w/ your book cover (with alt text), title, author & illustrator, publisher, launch date, link to where people can find more info.
Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday
Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday
Loved everything about this post!
A big author goal of mine was met today — my first time as a guest blogger on THE Tara Lazar’s StoryStorm blog!
Pinch me. But don’t.
taralazar.com/2025/01/14/s...
#KidLitMegaFeed
Pinch me. But don’t.
taralazar.com/2025/01/14/s...
#KidLitMegaFeed
Storystorm 2025 Day 14: Audrey Perrott Knows Being Funny is Serious Business
by Audrey Perrott If you’ve ever been on my Instagram feed, you already know I cry easily, just like Milton in my debut picture book MOO HOO. But I also love to laugh, just like Babette in the upco…
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January 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Loved everything about this post!
Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social, art by Xin Li.
Using parallel narrative and rhyme, Metcalf takes us through the seasons, comparing technologies used by indoor and outdoor farming. A must read for everyone!
#agricultureintheclassroom #picturebook #agintheclassroom
Using parallel narrative and rhyme, Metcalf takes us through the seasons, comparing technologies used by indoor and outdoor farming. A must read for everyone!
#agricultureintheclassroom #picturebook #agintheclassroom
January 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social, art by Xin Li.
Using parallel narrative and rhyme, Metcalf takes us through the seasons, comparing technologies used by indoor and outdoor farming. A must read for everyone!
#agricultureintheclassroom #picturebook #agintheclassroom
Using parallel narrative and rhyme, Metcalf takes us through the seasons, comparing technologies used by indoor and outdoor farming. A must read for everyone!
#agricultureintheclassroom #picturebook #agintheclassroom
Reading The Quiet Forest written by Charlotte Offsay, art by @abicushman.com made me laugh and smile!
This adorable #PB has it all: chain reactions, onomatopoeias, alliterations, and how simple acts of kindness help build community.
A must read!
#readaloud #readalouds #preschoolbooks
This adorable #PB has it all: chain reactions, onomatopoeias, alliterations, and how simple acts of kindness help build community.
A must read!
#readaloud #readalouds #preschoolbooks
January 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Reading The Quiet Forest written by Charlotte Offsay, art by @abicushman.com made me laugh and smile!
This adorable #PB has it all: chain reactions, onomatopoeias, alliterations, and how simple acts of kindness help build community.
A must read!
#readaloud #readalouds #preschoolbooks
This adorable #PB has it all: chain reactions, onomatopoeias, alliterations, and how simple acts of kindness help build community.
A must read!
#readaloud #readalouds #preschoolbooks
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Here's a little insight into my #kidlit writing world for the morning crowd. I talk about fighting loneliness as a writer, how many revisions a manuscript usually requires & how I tell if a story idea will be a doozy or a dud. Thanks @maryboone.bsky.social!
www.boonewrites.com/post/six-que...
www.boonewrites.com/post/six-que...
Six Questions with Lisa Katzenberger
Lisa Katzenberger has been making up stories to entertain herself since she was a child. She loves to write books that make children laugh, escape, and dream. She is the author of It Will Be OK, A Love Letter to My Library, I Can Do It Even If I'm Scared, Croc & Gator, and It Belongs to the World: Frederick Banting and the Discovery of Insulin. Lisa lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two children. Visit her online at www.lisakatzenberger.com.1. How do you know your idea will make a g
www.boonewrites.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Here's a little insight into my #kidlit writing world for the morning crowd. I talk about fighting loneliness as a writer, how many revisions a manuscript usually requires & how I tell if a story idea will be a doozy or a dud. Thanks @maryboone.bsky.social!
www.boonewrites.com/post/six-que...
www.boonewrites.com/post/six-que...
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Look for Book 2 of SEASHELL KEY, The Monster Storm—out next week! www.slj.com/story/review...
New Friends, Familiar Characters | Chapter Books Fiction Series
A focus on the strong bonds of friendship and family run through these new and ongoing chapter book series.
www.slj.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Look for Book 2 of SEASHELL KEY, The Monster Storm—out next week! www.slj.com/story/review...
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Have you read LUCAS AND THE CAPOEIRA CIRCLE by @joanapastro.bsky.social and #douglaslopes? It's a wonderful story about finding confidence after you've lost it. It also is a great introduction to the Brazilian martial art/dance if you're not familiar with it.
December 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Have you read LUCAS AND THE CAPOEIRA CIRCLE by @joanapastro.bsky.social and #douglaslopes? It's a wonderful story about finding confidence after you've lost it. It also is a great introduction to the Brazilian martial art/dance if you're not familiar with it.
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Here's a searchable directory of starter packs, too: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
You can type in some key words and find some super niche packs, which is pretty neat.
You can type in some key words and find some super niche packs, which is pretty neat.
Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory
Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky
blueskydirectory.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Here's a searchable directory of starter packs, too: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
You can type in some key words and find some super niche packs, which is pretty neat.
You can type in some key words and find some super niche packs, which is pretty neat.
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go.bsky.app/SerEDfN
Here’s my first starter pack to share with the #kidlit community…picture book people with new books coming in 2025!
Here’s my first starter pack to share with the #kidlit community…picture book people with new books coming in 2025!
November 15, 2024 at 3:13 PM
go.bsky.app/SerEDfN
Here’s my first starter pack to share with the #kidlit community…picture book people with new books coming in 2025!
Here’s my first starter pack to share with the #kidlit community…picture book people with new books coming in 2025!
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Authors & illustrators! If you'd like to volunteer for Zoom read-alouds with schools & libraries on World Read Aloud Day 2/5/25, here's the link to sign up! forms.gle/H8QNw9rL1qdh...
(This one is for traditionally published folks - look for another form for self-pubbed authors & illustrators soon!)
(This one is for traditionally published folks - look for another form for self-pubbed authors & illustrators soon!)
World Read Aloud Day 2/5/25 - Call for Author & Illustrator Volunteers
Please fill out this form if you're a traditionally published author or illustrator who would like to volunteer to Zoom with classes to celebrate World Read Aloud Day on February 5, 2025. (Educators ...
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November 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Authors & illustrators! If you'd like to volunteer for Zoom read-alouds with schools & libraries on World Read Aloud Day 2/5/25, here's the link to sign up! forms.gle/H8QNw9rL1qdh...
(This one is for traditionally published folks - look for another form for self-pubbed authors & illustrators soon!)
(This one is for traditionally published folks - look for another form for self-pubbed authors & illustrators soon!)
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Hi friends! New here. Kicking things off w/ a Gratitude #Giveaway for an ARC of SAME PAGE!
With #Thanksgiving near, I'm channeling Bess, the mc in SAME PAGE & counting my blessings
To enter:
💛 Like and share this post
💛 Follow me
💛 Tag a Book Warrior
💛 Tell me 1 thing you're grateful for
Ends 11/18
With #Thanksgiving near, I'm channeling Bess, the mc in SAME PAGE & counting my blessings
To enter:
💛 Like and share this post
💛 Follow me
💛 Tag a Book Warrior
💛 Tell me 1 thing you're grateful for
Ends 11/18
November 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Hi friends! New here. Kicking things off w/ a Gratitude #Giveaway for an ARC of SAME PAGE!
With #Thanksgiving near, I'm channeling Bess, the mc in SAME PAGE & counting my blessings
To enter:
💛 Like and share this post
💛 Follow me
💛 Tag a Book Warrior
💛 Tell me 1 thing you're grateful for
Ends 11/18
With #Thanksgiving near, I'm channeling Bess, the mc in SAME PAGE & counting my blessings
To enter:
💛 Like and share this post
💛 Follow me
💛 Tag a Book Warrior
💛 Tell me 1 thing you're grateful for
Ends 11/18
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I did it! I just typed “the end”. My MG’s very shitty first draft is done. I’m feeling absurdly proud.
And here’s proof! ⬇️
And here’s proof! ⬇️
November 17, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I did it! I just typed “the end”. My MG’s very shitty first draft is done. I’m feeling absurdly proud.
And here’s proof! ⬇️
And here’s proof! ⬇️
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I made a Picture Book Author Starter Pack! This is trad pub'd authors with books currently out 🙂
go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc
go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc
November 14, 2024 at 2:37 PM
I made a Picture Book Author Starter Pack! This is trad pub'd authors with books currently out 🙂
go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc
go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc
As a huge fun of Isabella Kung’s NoFuzzball! I couldn't wait to get my hands on No Snowball and it didn't disappoint. This is a unique and hilarious take on the disruption caused by the arrival of a new sibling and building a new relationship. Love love love!
Must read!
@isabellakung.bsky.social
Must read!
@isabellakung.bsky.social
October 7, 2024 at 5:45 PM
As a huge fun of Isabella Kung’s NoFuzzball! I couldn't wait to get my hands on No Snowball and it didn't disappoint. This is a unique and hilarious take on the disruption caused by the arrival of a new sibling and building a new relationship. Love love love!
Must read!
@isabellakung.bsky.social
Must read!
@isabellakung.bsky.social