Karyn Curtis
@karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social
Middle Grade, Picture Book writer, former editor, horse girl, #MGWaves
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I’m sick of the wind and the rain,
it makes it hard not to complain.
But the St. Brigid’s sun
though very short-run
did relieve us from some of the pain.
#LimerickSunday
it makes it hard not to complain.
But the St. Brigid’s sun
though very short-run
did relieve us from some of the pain.
#LimerickSunday
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I’m sick of the wind and the rain,
it makes it hard not to complain.
But the St. Brigid’s sun
though very short-run
did relieve us from some of the pain.
#LimerickSunday
it makes it hard not to complain.
But the St. Brigid’s sun
though very short-run
did relieve us from some of the pain.
#LimerickSunday
Yet more Sunday trails ❄️
February 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Yet more Sunday trails ❄️
More Sunday trails ❄️
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
More Sunday trails ❄️
Sunday trails ❄️
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Sunday trails ❄️
BUTTERFLY SEA was enthralling
The photography bug was now calling
Tom got busy at once
Snapping pics during lunch
Capturing caterpillars a-crawling
Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me
The photography bug was now calling
Tom got busy at once
Snapping pics during lunch
Capturing caterpillars a-crawling
Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me
February 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
BUTTERFLY SEA was enthralling
The photography bug was now calling
Tom got busy at once
Snapping pics during lunch
Capturing caterpillars a-crawling
Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me
The photography bug was now calling
Tom got busy at once
Snapping pics during lunch
Capturing caterpillars a-crawling
Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me
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📚👍 Such a beautiful book!
On the Book Birthday for Butterfly Sea, I wanted to reshare the Perfect Picture Book Friday post from @jilanne.bsky.social 🦋 I hope you take a moment to read.
#kidlit #Kidlitmegafeed #perfectpicturebook #uplift #happybookbirthday #bookrelesse #scbwi #canscaip jilannehoffmann.com/2025/12/12/b...
#kidlit #Kidlitmegafeed #perfectpicturebook #uplift #happybookbirthday #bookrelesse #scbwi #canscaip jilannehoffmann.com/2025/12/12/b...
Butterfly Sea - Perfect Picture Book Friday - Jilanne Hoffmann
* Sometimes I read a book and the echoes of another come immediately to mind. In this case, the new book I’m featuring, Butterfly Sea, begins with the echo and then veers off in another direction, lea...
jilannehoffmann.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 PM
📚👍 Such a beautiful book!
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Thank you, @patbrownbooks.bsky.social ! We are so glad to hear you love BUTTERFLY SEA! 🦋 🌊 #cankidlit #libsky #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed
I'm so happy that this beautiful book is in the world! Congratulations to all! 🥰 🦋 @booksbycindy.bsky.social @marielaurecouet.bsky.social @tielmourpress.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Thank you, @patbrownbooks.bsky.social ! We are so glad to hear you love BUTTERFLY SEA! 🦋 🌊 #cankidlit #libsky #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed
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Happy Sunday!
The grill opens wide as it yawns,
It’s tired of cold winter dawns,
It longs for the fire
Raising temperatures higher
For barbecues out on the lawn.
#limerick #limericksunday
The grill opens wide as it yawns,
It’s tired of cold winter dawns,
It longs for the fire
Raising temperatures higher
For barbecues out on the lawn.
#limerick #limericksunday
February 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Happy Sunday!
The grill opens wide as it yawns,
It’s tired of cold winter dawns,
It longs for the fire
Raising temperatures higher
For barbecues out on the lawn.
#limerick #limericksunday
The grill opens wide as it yawns,
It’s tired of cold winter dawns,
It longs for the fire
Raising temperatures higher
For barbecues out on the lawn.
#limerick #limericksunday
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The Overthinkers’ Club: Happy List by Nat Luurtsema, illustrated by Cécile Dormeau. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List is a diary-style story with doodles, following Birdie as she overthinks school, friends and a new blended family, a...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List is a diary-style story with doodles, following Birdie as she overthinks school, friends and a new blended family, a...
The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List by Nat Luurtsema, illustrated by Cécile Dormeau
The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List is a funny, real diary of an overthinking tween, friendship drama, and grief.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The Overthinkers’ Club: Happy List by Nat Luurtsema, illustrated by Cécile Dormeau. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List is a diary-style story with doodles, following Birdie as she overthinks school, friends and a new blended family, a...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List is a diary-style story with doodles, following Birdie as she overthinks school, friends and a new blended family, a...
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📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
We Go Slow
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker
This is the bedtime read I needed. From fast to slow. Gorgeous. Lyrical. Like a deep calming breath at the end of a busy day.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
We Go Slow
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker
This is the bedtime read I needed. From fast to slow. Gorgeous. Lyrical. Like a deep calming breath at the end of a busy day.
February 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
We Go Slow
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker
This is the bedtime read I needed. From fast to slow. Gorgeous. Lyrical. Like a deep calming breath at the end of a busy day.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
We Go Slow
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker
This is the bedtime read I needed. From fast to slow. Gorgeous. Lyrical. Like a deep calming breath at the end of a busy day.
Good morning and Happy Sunday!
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Good morning and Happy Sunday!
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Here are the 8 gorgeous versions of my 1/31/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday so more people can join in if they wish to do so.
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Here are the 8 gorgeous versions of my 1/31/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday so more people can join in if they wish to do so.
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I took this on a tangent to share a haiku and a beautiful spread from BUTTERFLY SEA by me and @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
#HaikuSaturday
gentle waves
butterflies snug, underneath
mauve lilacs
#HaikuSaturday
gentle waves
butterflies snug, underneath
mauve lilacs
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I took this on a tangent to share a haiku and a beautiful spread from BUTTERFLY SEA by me and @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
#HaikuSaturday
gentle waves
butterflies snug, underneath
mauve lilacs
#HaikuSaturday
gentle waves
butterflies snug, underneath
mauve lilacs
Saturday trails ❄️
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Saturday trails ❄️
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January 31, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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Here are the 14 incredible BlueSky versions of my 1/24/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku.
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Here are the 14 incredible BlueSky versions of my 1/24/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku.
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#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
whooshing rolling waves
and gently swaying palm
fronds--
a winter daydream
short form:
gentle waves
and swaying palm fronds--
winter dreaming
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
whooshing rolling waves
and gently swaying palm
fronds--
a winter daydream
short form:
gentle waves
and swaying palm fronds--
winter dreaming
Please add a version if you feel like it.
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 AM
#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
whooshing rolling waves
and gently swaying palm
fronds--
a winter daydream
short form:
gentle waves
and swaying palm fronds--
winter dreaming
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
whooshing rolling waves
and gently swaying palm
fronds--
a winter daydream
short form:
gentle waves
and swaying palm fronds--
winter dreaming
Please add a version if you feel like it.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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What do you do when you love the drums but a grumpy lion lurks nearby? 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #bookblogger #picturebook
jenabenton.com/2026/01/30/s...
jenabenton.com/2026/01/30/s...
Simply 7 with Alicia D. Williams: NANI AND THE LION
What if a cantankerous lion who demanded silence roamed outside your village, when your heart sang to the beat of a drum? Would you play anyway?
jenabenton.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What do you do when you love the drums but a grumpy lion lurks nearby? 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #bookblogger #picturebook
jenabenton.com/2026/01/30/s...
jenabenton.com/2026/01/30/s...
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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, @booksbycindy.bsky.social & @marielaurecouet.bsky.social!!! 🎉🎉🎉
I got some incredible news about BUTTERFLY SEA that I haven’t shared yet. It was chosen for discussion by SF Bestseller Book Club. Typically, but not always they choose NYTimes Bestsellers! 🥳 🦋 Art by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
🧜♀️ 📸 🦈 🏴☠️
@picturebookseh.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
🧜♀️ 📸 🦈 🏴☠️
@picturebookseh.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, @booksbycindy.bsky.social & @marielaurecouet.bsky.social!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Here’s me when I was dreaming of publishing BUTTERFLY SEA. I made my son take my photo here in Feb 2023 because I was determined to one day sell the book. I sold it in August 2024 to @tielmourpress.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Here’s me when I was dreaming of publishing BUTTERFLY SEA. I made my son take my photo here in Feb 2023 because I was determined to one day sell the book. I sold it in August 2024 to @tielmourpress.bsky.social
Good morning and Happy Saturday!
January 31, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Good morning and Happy Saturday!
The pond under frigid skies ❄️
January 30, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The pond under frigid skies ❄️
Go Butterfly Sea!!
BUTTERFLY SEA is going up in the rankings! This morning it was #537 and now it’s up to #332 in Children’s Bug and Spider Books! 📚 🐛 🦋 Climbing the ranks! Even with a small indie press! WOW! 🤩
January 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Go Butterfly Sea!!