Leigh Anne Carter
@lacarterbooks.bsky.social
Children’s Book Author/Illustrator
📘 YETI IS NOT READY FOR SCHOOL
📘 YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER (2026)
💼 Rep’d by Lane Clarke #kidlit #kidlitart
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📘 YETI IS NOT READY FOR SCHOOL
📘 YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER (2026)
💼 Rep’d by Lane Clarke #kidlit #kidlitart
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I’m so happy to share the cover for YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER!
Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475...
Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff
Random House Children’s Books
#kidlit #kidlitart
Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475...
Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff
Random House Children’s Books
#kidlit #kidlitart
I have regrets…that I didn’t get this in the store when I was there last. What do you think, did I miss out?
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have regrets…that I didn’t get this in the store when I was there last. What do you think, did I miss out?
I’m so happy to share the cover for YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER!
Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475...
Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff
Random House Children’s Books
#kidlit #kidlitart
Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475...
Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff
Random House Children’s Books
#kidlit #kidlitart
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I’m so happy to share the cover for YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER!
Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475...
Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff
Random House Children’s Books
#kidlit #kidlitart
Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475...
Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff
Random House Children’s Books
#kidlit #kidlitart
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Quick evening reminder that next Thursday, December 4th, is our last #KidLitArtPostcard of 2025! www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Quick evening reminder that next Thursday, December 4th, is our last #KidLitArtPostcard of 2025! www.ginaperry.com/postcard
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
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I've been seeing my favorite fuzzy friends around! 🍂🐛
October 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I've been seeing my favorite fuzzy friends around! 🍂🐛
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Nominations are now open for the 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards and Endies End Paper Awards! Anyone can nominate a book. Head here to get started: 100scopenotes.com/2025/10/01/n...
Nominate Your Favorites for the 2025 Undies and Endies Awards!
The best (see: only) case cover and endpaper awards in children’s literature are back! That’s right, the 2025 Undies and Endies are officially up and running. It’s time to submit your favorite case co...
100scopenotes.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards and Endies End Paper Awards! Anyone can nominate a book. Head here to get started: 100scopenotes.com/2025/10/01/n...
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Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.
“When you get a suspicious book, “you look it up to see what else the [author] has written. And you see there's 30 things, and none of them have any reviews, and they were all written in the last two years,” DeMeester-Lane says.”
How Local Librarians Keep AI Slop Off the Shelves
AI is being used to create nonsensical, sometimes dangerously inaccurate books. Local librarians are tasked with keeping these volumes out of their collections.
www.governing.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.
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Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!
Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...
(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...
(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
September 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!
Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...
(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...
(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
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There were so many great postcard posts today!!! Reminder that the event will roll on through tomorrow since today is Yom Kippur. More pretty things in the feed tomorrow, yay!
October 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
There were so many great postcard posts today!!! Reminder that the event will roll on through tomorrow since today is Yom Kippur. More pretty things in the feed tomorrow, yay!
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#KidLitGN's pitch window is officially closed. #Agents, #editors & #publishers, you have until Oct. 31 to browse the pitches at kidlitgn.com !
Reply to pitches you are interested in w/ sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d...
#pitchevent #kidlit #graphicnovels
Reply to pitches you are interested in w/ sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d...
#pitchevent #kidlit #graphicnovels
October 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#KidLitGN's pitch window is officially closed. #Agents, #editors & #publishers, you have until Oct. 31 to browse the pitches at kidlitgn.com !
Reply to pitches you are interested in w/ sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d...
#pitchevent #kidlit #graphicnovels
Reply to pitches you are interested in w/ sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d...
#pitchevent #kidlit #graphicnovels
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✨ It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I’m Ana Paola González, a Mexican illustrator actively looking for freelance kidlit projects.
📚 Picture books | 🎨 Board books | 📕 Covers | 🖍️ Editorial
Portfolio: anapaoglz.carrd.co
#kidlitart #childrensillustration
I’m Ana Paola González, a Mexican illustrator actively looking for freelance kidlit projects.
📚 Picture books | 🎨 Board books | 📕 Covers | 🖍️ Editorial
Portfolio: anapaoglz.carrd.co
#kidlitart #childrensillustration
October 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
✨ It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I’m Ana Paola González, a Mexican illustrator actively looking for freelance kidlit projects.
📚 Picture books | 🎨 Board books | 📕 Covers | 🖍️ Editorial
Portfolio: anapaoglz.carrd.co
#kidlitart #childrensillustration
I’m Ana Paola González, a Mexican illustrator actively looking for freelance kidlit projects.
📚 Picture books | 🎨 Board books | 📕 Covers | 🖍️ Editorial
Portfolio: anapaoglz.carrd.co
#kidlitart #childrensillustration
Happy October, friends! Tiptoeing in with a mock middle grade cover. 👻
Portfolio: LACarter.com
Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary
#KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt
Portfolio: LACarter.com
Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary
#KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt
October 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Happy October, friends! Tiptoeing in with a mock middle grade cover. 👻
Portfolio: LACarter.com
Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary
#KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt
Portfolio: LACarter.com
Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary
#KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt
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Happy Wednesday #KidLit friends. Tomorrow (through Friday) is #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm extending the event a bit to account for the Yom Kippur holiday. www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy Wednesday #KidLit friends. Tomorrow (through Friday) is #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm extending the event a bit to account for the Yom Kippur holiday. www.ginaperry.com/postcard
A delightful evening with Leigh Bardugo and @tkingfisher.com.
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A delightful evening with Leigh Bardugo and @tkingfisher.com.
Some green creatures for you. 💚
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Some green creatures for you. 💚
Dropped by my library to see Yeti Is Not Ready for School! I couldn’t stop smiling when I went to browse for more books. #kidlit #kidlitart
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Dropped by my library to see Yeti Is Not Ready for School! I couldn’t stop smiling when I went to browse for more books. #kidlit #kidlitart
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COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to share the cover of The Lustrous Dark with you! It's everything I could have asked for! Tom Roberts perfectly captured the dark fairytale and epic fantasy vibes of the book!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
September 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to share the cover of The Lustrous Dark with you! It's everything I could have asked for! Tom Roberts perfectly captured the dark fairytale and epic fantasy vibes of the book!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
One of my favorites as a kid. I love the new covers!!
#Animorphs fans, I'm very happy to share that the first three books in the series are being rereleased next May with brand new covers. 🧊🦎
You can learn more here: thenerddaily.com/animorphs-by...
Cover artist: @creepcaptain.bsky.social
Book design: Cassy Price and Christopher Stengel at Scholastic
You can learn more here: thenerddaily.com/animorphs-by...
Cover artist: @creepcaptain.bsky.social
Book design: Cassy Price and Christopher Stengel at Scholastic
September 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
One of my favorites as a kid. I love the new covers!!
I talk a little bit about my journey and Yeti Is Not Ready for School on the Writer-Reader-Teacher blog.
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
September 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I talk a little bit about my journey and Yeti Is Not Ready for School on the Writer-Reader-Teacher blog.
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
Some library love! #kidlit
Double KidLit book stack!
This week, I had a special shelf at the library for all my picture book holds:
Stack 1: Incredible new releases that I can't wait to read 📚
Stack 2: Gearing up for spooky season with some new Halloween titles 👻
This week, I had a special shelf at the library for all my picture book holds:
Stack 1: Incredible new releases that I can't wait to read 📚
Stack 2: Gearing up for spooky season with some new Halloween titles 👻
September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Some library love! #kidlit
If you see this, post a vampire! ❤️ #kidlitart
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If you see this, post a vampire! ❤️ #kidlitart
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Free Piano (Not Haunted) @heywhitney.bsky.social takes a new note to cleverness, spookiness & coming of age story. I enjoyed the way this #graphicnovel is written/crafted! PLUS a great read for spooky season but also being true to yourself! Here is a little fan animation I made based off the cvr!
September 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Free Piano (Not Haunted) @heywhitney.bsky.social takes a new note to cleverness, spookiness & coming of age story. I enjoyed the way this #graphicnovel is written/crafted! PLUS a great read for spooky season but also being true to yourself! Here is a little fan animation I made based off the cvr!
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I can’t recommend enough the power of switching mediums when you’re feeling stuck or insecure artistically.
Heck, even just switching the brand/type of pen or pencil or brush you use can be enough to shake out the nerves and help drawing become fun again! ✍️
Heck, even just switching the brand/type of pen or pencil or brush you use can be enough to shake out the nerves and help drawing become fun again! ✍️
a person is drawing a flower on a notepad with a green marker
Alt: a person is drawing a dog on a notepad with a green crayon
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I can’t recommend enough the power of switching mediums when you’re feeling stuck or insecure artistically.
Heck, even just switching the brand/type of pen or pencil or brush you use can be enough to shake out the nerves and help drawing become fun again! ✍️
Heck, even just switching the brand/type of pen or pencil or brush you use can be enough to shake out the nerves and help drawing become fun again! ✍️
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Did I make a new sweater for Elsie? Yes
Is it handspun silk and baby alpaca because she is a yarn snob? Also yes.
Is it handspun silk and baby alpaca because she is a yarn snob? Also yes.
September 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Did I make a new sweater for Elsie? Yes
Is it handspun silk and baby alpaca because she is a yarn snob? Also yes.
Is it handspun silk and baby alpaca because she is a yarn snob? Also yes.