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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author
@katieleereinert.bsky.social
Picture book writer and lover. Seeking representation.
READY TO SMILE AGAIN (Gnome Road Publishing, '25)
EMMA WASN'T READY (Lawley Publishing, '26)
SLOTHS AND THEIR MOTHS (Tielmour Press, '26)

www.KatieLeeReinert.com

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🥳So excited to share the cover reveal for Emma Wasn't Ready, coming out March 10 from Lawley Publishing! 🥳

Written by me and illustrated by Nemu Takahashi, it tells the story of Emma who just isn't ready to part with her favorite library book. Available for pre-order now!
Excited to be named a #KidlitChuckleChallenge winner! Thanks so much to the judges @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social @juliehauswirth.bsky.social @brilawyer.bsky.social and to all the prize donors! Loved participating in this fun contest!
September 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House Publishers, officially came out yesterday! 🌲✨

Find it here: buff.ly/Io8UdaM

#kidlit #12x12PB
September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com!
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Remember to get your entries in for the #KidLitChuckleChallenge!
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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One month from today! Please join me if you’re local! #kidlit
August 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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IT'S BAAAAAACK! The #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest is back for its second year, and I am so excited about it!

Get full details about the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...
Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! - April Berry Books LLC
Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! This humor writing contest features fun (and funny) writing prompts and great prizes. Check it out!
aprilberrybooks.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Still a few days left to get those #SunWriteFun entries in! Or you can just check out the fun at www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

#kidlit

@buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🥳So excited to share the cover reveal for Emma Wasn't Ready, coming out March 10 from Lawley Publishing! 🥳

Written by me and illustrated by Nemu Takahashi, it tells the story of Emma who just isn't ready to part with her favorite library book. Available for pre-order now!
August 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Our Friday big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 8): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Formatting PBs, 5 Types of Scenes to Master, Illustration Banner Contest, more. Thanks Heli Pohjoisaho for the illustration, @evelynbookless.bsky.social and @laurasmetana.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (8/8/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Afraid you missed your chance to enter #SunWriteFun? Fear not! The deadline to enter has been extended to 8/18, so there's still plenty of time to get those entries in!

www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

@buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social

#kidlit
August 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Another favorite info fic PB coming your way courtesy of #SunWriteFun! What's not to love about a wayward black hole and spaghettification? Check out The Black Hole Debacle by Keri Claiborne Boyle, illustrated by Deborah Melmon for great humor and some interesting facts about black holes!

#KidLit
August 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Another favorite coming at you courtesy of #SunWriteFun! Love this PB about feeling overshadowed with a sprinkling of NF! Written by Josh Crute, illustrated by John Taesoo Kim

#KidLit

@buchetbooks.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social

www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
August 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In honor of #SunWriteFun (www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25), I wanted to share this art work from Clouds in Space: Nebulae, Stardust, and Us by @teresarobeson.com and illustrated by Diana Renzina. I love the bold, swirly colors (and the great science facts of course)!

#kidlit
August 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
August 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
August 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In honor of #SunWriteFun, here's a quote from one of my favorite NF picture books, Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Matthew Rivera:

"Yep, you're pretty useless without your brain. And much less appetizing."

www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

#kidlit
August 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
August 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Check out Kidlit411 for a giveaway of Ready to Smile Again plus a great list of writing resources!
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, READY TO SMILE AGAIN by @katieleereinert.bsky.social, illustrated by Sarah Aziz (Gnome Road Publishing)

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...
July 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TELL ME ABOUT JUNETEENTH by Kortney Nash, illustrated by
@deandrahodge.bsky.social (Macmillan)

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...
July 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM