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Kelsey E. Gross
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#kidlit author. WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY (2023) and SUMMER: A SOLSTICE STORY (2024), both #picturebooks from Paula Wiseman/ Simon & Schuster. Coming fall 2026: FALL: A SEASONS STORY (Beach Lane). Member #12x12PB & #SCBWI. kelseyegross.com
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Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social · Nov 18
Hi! I'm happy to connect with #picturebook and #kidlit fans here on Bluesky! To learn more about me and my books, visit kelseyegross.com
Cover of the picture book, "Winter: A Solstice Story" Cover of the picture book, "Summer: A Solstice Story"
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Thanks to Susanna Leonard Hill for continuing to host these contests for the #kidlit community! Always fun to read the entries.
lisacarmodydoiron.bsky.social Lisa Carmody Doiron-Author @lisacarmodydoiron.bsky.social · 9h
Shout out to this year's #Halloweensie finalists! Go to Susanna Hill's blog to vote for your favorite. #kidlit #canscaip #scbwi
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Yay! Tomorrow is the first of two WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY events at Black Ice Comics & Books! Always a joy to partner with a fabulous #indiebookstore! #kidlit #bookevent
Poster for a book event with author KELSEY GROSS at BLACK ICE COMICS AND BOOKS in Houghton, Michigan. The cover of the book WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY is shown along with info about the events: Saturday 11/15 and Saturday 12/13.
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
Such a charming and relatable #picturebook from Bee Johnson! It's hard to be patient and wait for grown ups all the time... but there are ways to have fun while you wait 😊 #kidlit
Cover of the picture book, WHILE WE WAIT by Bee Johnson. Two girls (sisters) in a home, on the stairs. One is blowing bubble gum and the other is wearing a cat purse. Books are on the stairs as well as a pet dinosaur.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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rweberwrites.bsky.social
Nature heals as we are natural beings! 🥰🌲🍁🌻
#WritingCommunity #naturelover #goforahike
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
Love the change of the seasons 😍
Autumn leaves covered in a layer of snow
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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It's a challenging time for #KidLit book creators. How can YOU can help: browse wkly #KidLitLaunches threads & help boost a book or two? Thanks to those who have been using & helping boost these threads so far! 📚🩷 #EduSky

9/29-10/5 - 10/6-10/12 - 10/13-10/19 - 10/20-10/26 - 10/27-11/2 - 11/3-11/9
Promo graphic for KidLit Launches threads. Illustration shows multiple hands of different skin tones holding up an open book with a pink heart above it. Text below reads “#KidLitLaunches” with art credit to debbieohi.com.
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social is a MASTERPIECE! Exquisite art and a fun kitten adventure through a museum. A must-read! #picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart
harperstacks.bsky.social HarperStacks @harperstacks.bsky.social · Sep 30
Calling all cat lovers, museum goers, art appreciators, and picture book readers—CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social is finally here! 🐈 🎨

Looking for ways to spark creativity in your classroom or library with CAT NAP? Click here for a free educator's guide: bit.ly/4lZmj5M
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
If you haven't read RIVER OF DUST from @jilanne.bsky.social, you must! Fantastic #nonfiction #picturebook! #kidlit
jilanne.bsky.social Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 15d
It's starting again...soon.
from late November to mid-March the Harmattan howls.
Hear Dust tell its story
in the award-winning book A RIVER OF DUST...

#kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction #dust #teachers #librarians #Edusky #Skybrarians #rainforest #STEM #meteorology
@steelworksliterary.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Just starting to delve into a little #mglit horror -- IT CAME FROM THE TREES was so good!! Had me at the edge of my seat. I can't wait to read more from @allyoutthere.bsky.social! #kidlit
allyoutthere.bsky.social Ally @allyoutthere.bsky.social · Mar 10
Last week was a great week for IT CAME FROM THE TREES. Young readers at the Lititz Kid Lit Festival were excited to get their hands on it, *the* A.S. King went home with a signed copy 🥹, it was on the local news, and it's getting a second reprint! #mglit #kidlit

Amazing art by Chris Shehan.
Back cover art from the book IT CAME FROM THE TREES, featuring two scared girls in the woods in the background and a long, creepy hand in the forground. Text reads: IT CAME FROM THE TREES IS GETTING A...SECOND REPRINT!
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Just discovered this nonfiction #picturebook from 2020 by @katysduffield.bsky.social & Mike Orodán -- it's so inspiring to see how people around the world are creating ways for animals to move freely. An uplifting and educational #STEM book, with beautiful animal illustrations. #kidlit
Cover of the picture book, ANIMAL CROSSINGS by Katy. S. Duffield and Mike Orodán -- shows a tunnel with a highway running through it, and with a sunset on the other side. An animal (panther) runs over the top of it.
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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THE QUIET FOREST is such a well-crafted, kid-friendly cumulative book. Can't wait to see this one (and love @abicushman.com's art!) #kidlit
abicushman.com Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 24d
So excited to share the cover of THE QUIET OCEAN (words by Charlotte Offsay, pictures by me)! Splashing onto shelves on May 5, 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social / @ssedlib.bsky.social.

🐠 Pre-order: abicushman.com/books/the-qu...

#coverreveal #kidlitart
Cover of The Quiet Ocean by Charlotte Offsay and Abi Cushman. Pufferfish in ocean surrounded by dolphin, whale, squid, turtle, and shark.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
I'm swooning over this new #picturebook from the talented creator Michaela Goade --- it's absolutely stunning (both text and art). I'm definitely going to add this to my collection of winter books 😍 #kidlit
Cover of the picture book, MOON SONG by Michaela Goade. Two children are in the foreground wearing winter coats, mittens, and hats. Behind them is a blue winter nighttime landscape with foliage, icy water and mountains, and the moon.
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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12x12challenge.bsky.social
✨ 12x12 Celebrates Diwali! ✨

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with picture books from #12x12PB members & friends:

📚 DIWALI: A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
📚 DIWALI
📚 DIWALI: FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
📚 DIWALI IN MY NEW HOME
📚 THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
📚 THE LIGHT WITHIN YOU

More: buff.ly/C0S7gkX
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
I love @jessiesima.bsky.social's work and of course, I also love all #picturebooks about snow/winter!! This charming story is about how we all grow and change, becoming our unique selves. 💜 #kidlit
Cover of the picture book, SNOW KID by Jessie Sima. Picture of a smiling snowman with a red cardinal and soft pastel /snowy background.
October 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Excited to have my song for kids (and adults😊) -- WILD AND FREE -- out in the world as part of the Protect the Porkies songwriting contest. Happy to support this group in their efforts to protect this beautiful area. protecttheporkies.bandcamp.com/album/discou...
Cover of a music album, PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS: DISCOUNT NICKEL AND COPPER, DISC ONE . Shows a moose playing stand-up bass, a fox playing banjo, and a porcupine playing electric guitar, with trees in the background.
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.
BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association
October 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
Just finished this triumph of a #mg novel! A beautiful, emotional story of intergenerational relationships, friendship, and a reminder that we can always start again. I cried at the end! #kidlit
bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social Bank Street Library @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social · Feb 11
The 2025 Josette Frank Award goes to "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman (Simon & Schuster). This award for fiction honors a book in which children or young people deal in a positive way with difficulties in their world.
@bankstreet.edu #gayleforman #BankStreet #BankStreetCBC #BankStreetCCL #kidlit
October 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
I 💜"quiet books"! @fuse8.bsky.social is spot on-- this one is a triumph! Well done, Angie Kang! #kidlit
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
This is a stunning #picturebook by Paloma Angelina Lopez & Abraham Matias. A beautiful exploration of the beliefs around dying in Indigenous Mexican culture, the warmth of family love, and the experience of grief. The art is so soft and inviting! Check out this masterpiece! #kidlit #kidlitart
Cover of the picture book, POPO THE XOLO. An older woman is shown outdoors wearing a shawl and using a walking stick. A small dog is at her side. There is a sunset in the background in purple, pink and orange, along with a tree.
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
Stunning new #picturebook from @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social and @scatterbee.bsky.social -beautiful lyrical language, gorgeous art, and told with a sense of awe and wonder. A must-read! #kidlit
Cover of the picture. book, I AM WE: HOW CROWS COME TOGETHER TO SURVIVE by Leslie Barnard Booth and Alexandra Finkeldey. A large crow is in the forefront, while other crows are in the background, sitting in a tree. The sky is a sunset.
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
Excited to find this new #picturebook from @joannahowrites.bsky.social , Caroline Pritchard, and @dansantat.bsky.social. Encourages readers to be open to new ideas, to love books, and support everyone's freedom to read. Awesome! (with amazing illustrations, of course). 👏 #kidlit
Boy reading a book about flight with his eyes open wide in surprise. Behind him, other students look bewildered, empty-handed, with the word "POOF!" floating above them.
September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Next year this scene will be even more beautiful: I'll be holding FALL: A SEASONS STORY with Renata Liwska's gorgeous illustrations! ❤️ Wishing everyone a wonderful season! #kidlit
Hand outstretched with trees in the background, autumn colors of orange and yellow leaves.
September 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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I'm loving all these #kidlitart night art posts! 😍
Great winter scene, @gordywright.bsky.social
gordywright.bsky.social Gordy Wright @gordywright.bsky.social · Sep 19
Artists! Quote with your night art!

#kidlitart #illustration
September 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
I love @jilanne.bsky.social's work -- check out this gorgeous cover for her March release!! 😍 #kidlit
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
kelseyegross.bsky.social
It's so exciting when a friend spots your book in the wild -- here's WINTER at Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Center! (wish I could go there right now!!)
#kidlit #picturebook
The picture book, WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY on the shelf at Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Center. Cover has an owl at the top, and other woodland animals at the bottom; natural objects like feathers and nuts and grasses form a circle in the middle
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM