Kris Conover
@krisconover.bsky.social
#KidLit
Lover of books, words, food, and dogs. Creator and collector of books and recipes. She/Her. Represented by Dan Cramer @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
Lover of books, words, food, and dogs. Creator and collector of books and recipes. She/Her. Represented by Dan Cramer @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
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‘Why children's books matter’ – the keynote speech at the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony was given by Penelope Lively, the only author to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children's writing.
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Penelope Lively on why children's books matter | The Booker Prize
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November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
‘Why children's books matter’ – the keynote speech at the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony was given by Penelope Lively, the only author to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children's writing.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How wonderful to have books that embody the kindness and positivity that @andrewchacket.bsky.social and @pageturnerlit.bsky.social bring to the world! I can't wait to read One Word and In This Family!❤️📚🎉
The @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social announcements for @andrewchacket.bsky.social new books!
One Word with art by @kirkparrish.bsky.social
In This Family with art by Charlotte Ager
Published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
One Word with art by @kirkparrish.bsky.social
In This Family with art by Charlotte Ager
Published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How wonderful to have books that embody the kindness and positivity that @andrewchacket.bsky.social and @pageturnerlit.bsky.social bring to the world! I can't wait to read One Word and In This Family!❤️📚🎉
Congratulations to everyone involved!📚🎉📚
Book Deal
Quincy's Big Question
Words by Michelle Elena Monroe
Art by Gigi Moore
Published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
Quincy's Big Question
Words by Michelle Elena Monroe
Art by Gigi Moore
Published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Congratulations to everyone involved!📚🎉📚
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Book It! is back!!! 🍕
May 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Book It! is back!!! 🍕
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Spring/Summer 2025 Look Book
Cover Art by Taylor Carlson
@nadiatheartist.bsky.social Hazen Becker Cortney Benvenuto @jandolby.bsky.social @nicoecenarro.bsky.social @genemagora.bsky.social @danvillage.bsky.social Aleksandra Szmidt @woolleystories.bsky.social
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Cover Art by Taylor Carlson
@nadiatheartist.bsky.social Hazen Becker Cortney Benvenuto @jandolby.bsky.social @nicoecenarro.bsky.social @genemagora.bsky.social @danvillage.bsky.social Aleksandra Szmidt @woolleystories.bsky.social
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May 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Spring/Summer 2025 Look Book
Cover Art by Taylor Carlson
@nadiatheartist.bsky.social Hazen Becker Cortney Benvenuto @jandolby.bsky.social @nicoecenarro.bsky.social @genemagora.bsky.social @danvillage.bsky.social Aleksandra Szmidt @woolleystories.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1XxEu...
Cover Art by Taylor Carlson
@nadiatheartist.bsky.social Hazen Becker Cortney Benvenuto @jandolby.bsky.social @nicoecenarro.bsky.social @genemagora.bsky.social @danvillage.bsky.social Aleksandra Szmidt @woolleystories.bsky.social
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Today Carlton is celebrating two holidays in one!
Happy National Rescue Dog Day! 🐾🐶🐾Happy Word Bee Day!🐝🐝🐝
Have a BEE-utiful day!
#NationalRescueDogDay2025 #WordBeeDay2025 #AdoptDontShop
Happy National Rescue Dog Day! 🐾🐶🐾Happy Word Bee Day!🐝🐝🐝
Have a BEE-utiful day!
#NationalRescueDogDay2025 #WordBeeDay2025 #AdoptDontShop
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today Carlton is celebrating two holidays in one!
Happy National Rescue Dog Day! 🐾🐶🐾Happy Word Bee Day!🐝🐝🐝
Have a BEE-utiful day!
#NationalRescueDogDay2025 #WordBeeDay2025 #AdoptDontShop
Happy National Rescue Dog Day! 🐾🐶🐾Happy Word Bee Day!🐝🐝🐝
Have a BEE-utiful day!
#NationalRescueDogDay2025 #WordBeeDay2025 #AdoptDontShop
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3 of Page Turner Literary Agency’s books have made the @CBCBook Favorite Lists! Congratulations to @andrewchacket.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social @nadiatheartist.bsky.social Nico Ecenarro @literallylynne.bsky.social Brenda Sturgis The Little Press @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidsfaves #kidlit
April 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
3 of Page Turner Literary Agency’s books have made the @CBCBook Favorite Lists! Congratulations to @andrewchacket.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social @nadiatheartist.bsky.social Nico Ecenarro @literallylynne.bsky.social Brenda Sturgis The Little Press @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidsfaves #kidlit
Ah, @fuse8.bsky.social,thank you for bringing me books I never would have known about, but now must have. Pre-ordering now just because of this review! #KidLit
Some will say, “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore,” but I say, “They never made them like this, and I’m glad they started now.” I review BAD BADGER by Maryrose Wood & @unionsquarekids.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/29/r...
Review of the Day: Bad Badger by Maryrose Wood, ill. Giulia Ghigini
Deceptively simple, exceedingly smart, and lovely to eye and ear alike, this is a delightful little book. Some will say, “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore,” but I say, “They never made them like ...
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January 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ah, @fuse8.bsky.social,thank you for bringing me books I never would have known about, but now must have. Pre-ordering now just because of this review! #KidLit
So three illustrators walk into an Arboretum…
Thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social for sharing their process.
I can’t wait to read Papilio! 📚🦋🎨📚
#KidLit
Thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social for sharing their process.
I can’t wait to read Papilio! 📚🦋🎨📚
#KidLit
From subverting the general expectations of what butterflies "should" look like to the delights of a true collaboration, join these three picture book creators as they explain how they work together. 1 book by 3 people. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/08/t...
The Rare Three-Man Interview: Ben Clanton, Andy Chou Musser, and Corey R. Tabor Talk Metamorphosis with Papilio
From subverting the general expectations of what butterflies
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January 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So three illustrators walk into an Arboretum…
Thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social for sharing their process.
I can’t wait to read Papilio! 📚🦋🎨📚
#KidLit
Thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social for sharing their process.
I can’t wait to read Papilio! 📚🦋🎨📚
#KidLit
Dec 22 is National Cookie Exchange Day! Only two dozen left to bake and I’ll be ready!🍪🍪🍪
#NationalCookieExchangeDay #CookieExchangeDay #Holiday #Cookies #Baking #Holidays #KidLit
#NationalCookieExchangeDay #CookieExchangeDay #Holiday #Cookies #Baking #Holidays #KidLit
December 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Dec 22 is National Cookie Exchange Day! Only two dozen left to bake and I’ll be ready!🍪🍪🍪
#NationalCookieExchangeDay #CookieExchangeDay #Holiday #Cookies #Baking #Holidays #KidLit
#NationalCookieExchangeDay #CookieExchangeDay #Holiday #Cookies #Baking #Holidays #KidLit
I just drove downtown and saw that Tumbleweed Snowman has arrived! Let the holidays begin!
🎄☃️🎁#KidLit #NewMexicoTrue
🎄☃️🎁#KidLit #NewMexicoTrue
December 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I just drove downtown and saw that Tumbleweed Snowman has arrived! Let the holidays begin!
🎄☃️🎁#KidLit #NewMexicoTrue
🎄☃️🎁#KidLit #NewMexicoTrue
Perfect for #Thanksgiving🦃!
THE TABLE by @armyvet5.bsky.social and @wbny.bsky.social with evocative illustration by Jason Griffin shares the love and lives of two families more similar than they are different with “a story only a table could tell.” 📚❤️📚#KidLit
THE TABLE by @armyvet5.bsky.social and @wbny.bsky.social with evocative illustration by Jason Griffin shares the love and lives of two families more similar than they are different with “a story only a table could tell.” 📚❤️📚#KidLit
November 26, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Perfect for #Thanksgiving🦃!
THE TABLE by @armyvet5.bsky.social and @wbny.bsky.social with evocative illustration by Jason Griffin shares the love and lives of two families more similar than they are different with “a story only a table could tell.” 📚❤️📚#KidLit
THE TABLE by @armyvet5.bsky.social and @wbny.bsky.social with evocative illustration by Jason Griffin shares the love and lives of two families more similar than they are different with “a story only a table could tell.” 📚❤️📚#KidLit
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We’ve obviously had a huge influx of #kidlit related users and followers here, and I’m doing my best to add people to the Kidlit Community List as I see them. Hard to keep up with the volume of follows I’ve had this week.
Check if you are on the list: bsky.app/profile/did:... 1/3
Check if you are on the list: bsky.app/profile/did:... 1/3
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
We’ve obviously had a huge influx of #kidlit related users and followers here, and I’m doing my best to add people to the Kidlit Community List as I see them. Hard to keep up with the volume of follows I’ve had this week.
Check if you are on the list: bsky.app/profile/did:... 1/3
Check if you are on the list: bsky.app/profile/did:... 1/3
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Happy Picture Book Month! (Day 14)
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Happy Picture Book Month! (Day 14)
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Hey, Orlando! Join a DOZEN authors (including ME!) for a special event at B&N Orlando (W. Sand Lake Road) *next* Wed, 11/20 from 4-5:30pm for MIDDLE GRADE MADNESS!
#kidlit #skybrarian #edusky
@lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @jencalonita.bsky.social @tarynsouders.bsky.social @daniellejoseph.bsky.social
#kidlit #skybrarian #edusky
@lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @jencalonita.bsky.social @tarynsouders.bsky.social @daniellejoseph.bsky.social
November 11, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Hey, Orlando! Join a DOZEN authors (including ME!) for a special event at B&N Orlando (W. Sand Lake Road) *next* Wed, 11/20 from 4-5:30pm for MIDDLE GRADE MADNESS!
#kidlit #skybrarian #edusky
@lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @jencalonita.bsky.social @tarynsouders.bsky.social @daniellejoseph.bsky.social
#kidlit #skybrarian #edusky
@lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @jencalonita.bsky.social @tarynsouders.bsky.social @daniellejoseph.bsky.social
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It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week!
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social (Responses)
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November 12, 2024 at 9:37 PM
It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week!
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Before The Magic School Bus there was Jamberry, Jesse Bear, and Commander Toad to name a few. So many😍 memories! #KidLit 📚📚📚
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Author and Illustrator Bruce Degen Dies at 79 | Kirkus Reviews
The artist was best known for illustrating the Magic School Bus series of kids’ books.
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November 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Before The Magic School Bus there was Jamberry, Jesse Bear, and Commander Toad to name a few. So many😍 memories! #KidLit 📚📚📚
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There's still time. Let's go!
‼️TONIGHT at 8pm ET! The incredible author/ #illustrator Zach Manbeck will join me for a chat and to make some #art!
🎨Zach great with characters and #design and he’s truly a wizard with color. I’m super excited to see how he works. Maybe he’ll share clues on his hues
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration
🎨Zach great with characters and #design and he’s truly a wizard with color. I’m super excited to see how he works. Maybe he’ll share clues on his hues
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration
November 8, 2024 at 12:36 AM
There's still time. Let's go!
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Ask the Agent Question of the Day: How do bookstores find out about upcoming books to order? How do they decide what to display? Do publishers pay for placement?
IT'S A LONG ANSWER I'M SO SORRY - but also, I added it to the FAQ so I never have to type that much again
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IT'S A LONG ANSWER I'M SO SORRY - but also, I added it to the FAQ so I never have to type that much again
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How do bookstores and libraries find out about upcoming books to order?
How does Barnes & Noble allocate shelf space and choose books to put on display? Do publishers pay to have their books in Barnes & Noble stores? Do they pay to have their books displayed in prominent…
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October 26, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Ask the Agent Question of the Day: How do bookstores find out about upcoming books to order? How do they decide what to display? Do publishers pay for placement?
IT'S A LONG ANSWER I'M SO SORRY - but also, I added it to the FAQ so I never have to type that much again
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IT'S A LONG ANSWER I'M SO SORRY - but also, I added it to the FAQ so I never have to type that much again
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@fuse8.bsky.social does it again! Let’s hear it for short fiction in #KidLit!
“Growing up, we’re all shown being a great reader means tackling thick books, but who made that rule?” - @torreymaldonado.bsky.social
“Growing up, we’re all shown being a great reader means tackling thick books, but who made that rule?” - @torreymaldonado.bsky.social
Why is so little short fiction for older readers published in America today? We talk with 2 middle grade expert authors on the topic and get some insights into why that might be. Get ready for a talk between Renee Watson & @torreymaldonado.bsky.social #kidlit afuse8production.slj.com/2024/10/17/w...
Where’s All the Short Fiction for Kids? A Talk with Renée Watson and Torrey Maldonado on These Much Needed Books
Why is so little short fiction for older readers published in America today? We talk with two middle grade expert authors on the topic and get some insights into why that might be.
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October 17, 2024 at 3:16 PM
@fuse8.bsky.social does it again! Let’s hear it for short fiction in #KidLit!
“Growing up, we’re all shown being a great reader means tackling thick books, but who made that rule?” - @torreymaldonado.bsky.social
“Growing up, we’re all shown being a great reader means tackling thick books, but who made that rule?” - @torreymaldonado.bsky.social
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Hey #kidlit Illustrators, I'm looking for an artist with a young, hip, commercial style for a full-color interior, 80-page, graphic reader series (ages 4–6) about a little girl who LOVES sports.
Feel free to respond here with images and a folio link. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️
Feel free to respond here with images and a folio link. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️
October 9, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Hey #kidlit Illustrators, I'm looking for an artist with a young, hip, commercial style for a full-color interior, 80-page, graphic reader series (ages 4–6) about a little girl who LOVES sports.
Feel free to respond here with images and a folio link. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️
Feel free to respond here with images and a folio link. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️
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Help boost new #KidLit #MGLit #YALit launches!
To kidlit/YA book people: If you include the hashtag
#BookBirthday to celebrate the launch day of your book, it will be included in my feed:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
To kidlit/YA book people: If you include the hashtag
#BookBirthday to celebrate the launch day of your book, it will be included in my feed:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
August 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Help boost new #KidLit #MGLit #YALit launches!
To kidlit/YA book people: If you include the hashtag
#BookBirthday to celebrate the launch day of your book, it will be included in my feed:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
To kidlit/YA book people: If you include the hashtag
#BookBirthday to celebrate the launch day of your book, it will be included in my feed:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
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Join #12x12PB founder @juliefhedlund as she delves into the different levels of voice in #picturebooks. Discover the narrative, character, author, and illustration voices and how they contribute to the depth of picture books. #kidlit #amwriting youtu.be/-T8O1cpXf4k
August 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Join #12x12PB founder @juliefhedlund as she delves into the different levels of voice in #picturebooks. Discover the narrative, character, author, and illustration voices and how they contribute to the depth of picture books. #kidlit #amwriting youtu.be/-T8O1cpXf4k