The Latinx KidLit Book Festival (LKBF)
@latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social
The Latinx KidLit Book Festival is a virtual celebration of Latinx KidLit authors, illustrators, and books for readers & educators.
Heading to #NCTE2025? Don’t miss our session:
Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year
📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST
📍 Room 705
#LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025
Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year
📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST
📍 Room 705
#LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Heading to #NCTE2025? Don’t miss our session:
Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year
📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST
📍 Room 705
#LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025
Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year
📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST
📍 Room 705
#LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025
📚⚡️Take action this week and every day ⚡️📚
Here are some ways you can continue to take action against the blatant censorship of voices in literature.
Here are some ways you can continue to take action against the blatant censorship of voices in literature.
October 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📚⚡️Take action this week and every day ⚡️📚
Here are some ways you can continue to take action against the blatant censorship of voices in literature.
Here are some ways you can continue to take action against the blatant censorship of voices in literature.
🔥✨ 📚 Banned Book Week 📚✨ 🔥
Time to take action and advocate for all voices in literature. For more on how to take action and advocate visit ala.org/bbooks and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Time to take action and advocate for all voices in literature. For more on how to take action and advocate visit ala.org/bbooks and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🔥✨ 📚 Banned Book Week 📚✨ 🔥
Time to take action and advocate for all voices in literature. For more on how to take action and advocate visit ala.org/bbooks and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Time to take action and advocate for all voices in literature. For more on how to take action and advocate visit ala.org/bbooks and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
📚✨ Calling all educators! ✨📚
The @nctegram Annual Convention is the premier event for English language arts and literacy educators.
💡 Meet, connect and learn from leading voices in the field.
Join the movement!
📍 Denver, CO | Nov. 20-23
Don't miss it! Learn more at the link in our bio.
#NCTE25
The @nctegram Annual Convention is the premier event for English language arts and literacy educators.
💡 Meet, connect and learn from leading voices in the field.
Join the movement!
📍 Denver, CO | Nov. 20-23
Don't miss it! Learn more at the link in our bio.
#NCTE25
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
📚✨ Calling all educators! ✨📚
The @nctegram Annual Convention is the premier event for English language arts and literacy educators.
💡 Meet, connect and learn from leading voices in the field.
Join the movement!
📍 Denver, CO | Nov. 20-23
Don't miss it! Learn more at the link in our bio.
#NCTE25
The @nctegram Annual Convention is the premier event for English language arts and literacy educators.
💡 Meet, connect and learn from leading voices in the field.
Join the movement!
📍 Denver, CO | Nov. 20-23
Don't miss it! Learn more at the link in our bio.
#NCTE25
A great graphic novel creative workshop with the talented Jose Pimienta and Ryan Estrada is now available on YouTube. An inspiring session on how to balance words and pictures in a graphic novel. Watch it today: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...
September 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A great graphic novel creative workshop with the talented Jose Pimienta and Ryan Estrada is now available on YouTube. An inspiring session on how to balance words and pictures in a graphic novel. Watch it today: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...
✏️✨Now available ✨🍎
Just as promised, you can now enjoy our multimodal reading lists that connect Latinx books and LKBF videos! Valuable content that is ready-made for enriching classroom curricula to support teachers in the classroom. Intended to give educators a great experience.
#LKBF25
Just as promised, you can now enjoy our multimodal reading lists that connect Latinx books and LKBF videos! Valuable content that is ready-made for enriching classroom curricula to support teachers in the classroom. Intended to give educators a great experience.
#LKBF25
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
✏️✨Now available ✨🍎
Just as promised, you can now enjoy our multimodal reading lists that connect Latinx books and LKBF videos! Valuable content that is ready-made for enriching classroom curricula to support teachers in the classroom. Intended to give educators a great experience.
#LKBF25
Just as promised, you can now enjoy our multimodal reading lists that connect Latinx books and LKBF videos! Valuable content that is ready-made for enriching classroom curricula to support teachers in the classroom. Intended to give educators a great experience.
#LKBF25
🎉📚Now available📚 🎉
The full content of our 2025 festival is now available for all your classroom needs. Now with an easy and convenient format that allows you to select content by age and panel type. Make sure to check it out! Link in bio. 🔗
lkbf2025 #EducatorResources #LKBF25
The full content of our 2025 festival is now available for all your classroom needs. Now with an easy and convenient format that allows you to select content by age and panel type. Make sure to check it out! Link in bio. 🔗
lkbf2025 #EducatorResources #LKBF25
September 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🎉📚Now available📚 🎉
The full content of our 2025 festival is now available for all your classroom needs. Now with an easy and convenient format that allows you to select content by age and panel type. Make sure to check it out! Link in bio. 🔗
lkbf2025 #EducatorResources #LKBF25
The full content of our 2025 festival is now available for all your classroom needs. Now with an easy and convenient format that allows you to select content by age and panel type. Make sure to check it out! Link in bio. 🔗
lkbf2025 #EducatorResources #LKBF25
⚡️📣Giveaway 📣⚡️
SBCWI is giving the opportunity to two lucky winners to attend the 2026 SCBWI Virtual New York conference! To enter and learn more visit :
www.scbwi.org/partners
SBCWI is giving the opportunity to two lucky winners to attend the 2026 SCBWI Virtual New York conference! To enter and learn more visit :
www.scbwi.org/partners
September 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
⚡️📣Giveaway 📣⚡️
SBCWI is giving the opportunity to two lucky winners to attend the 2026 SCBWI Virtual New York conference! To enter and learn more visit :
www.scbwi.org/partners
SBCWI is giving the opportunity to two lucky winners to attend the 2026 SCBWI Virtual New York conference! To enter and learn more visit :
www.scbwi.org/partners
📚Celebrate 25 years of Esperanza Rising with us and join author Pam Munoz Ryan and educator Dr. Tracy Torres as they discuss the impact and lessons that still resonate Today. Link in bio 🔗 AVAILABLE NOW!
#LKBF25 #LatinxKidLit #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
#LKBF25 #LatinxKidLit #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
September 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📚Celebrate 25 years of Esperanza Rising with us and join author Pam Munoz Ryan and educator Dr. Tracy Torres as they discuss the impact and lessons that still resonate Today. Link in bio 🔗 AVAILABLE NOW!
#LKBF25 #LatinxKidLit #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
#LKBF25 #LatinxKidLit #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
Check out the Retelling Classics & Fairy tales workshop with Hailey Alcaraz and Sandra Proudman now available on our YouTube channel. As they discuss how to effectively retell a story. Ideal for 13-18 educators. 📚
For more, explore the full schedule at latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival
For more, explore the full schedule at latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival
September 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Check out the Retelling Classics & Fairy tales workshop with Hailey Alcaraz and Sandra Proudman now available on our YouTube channel. As they discuss how to effectively retell a story. Ideal for 13-18 educators. 📚
For more, explore the full schedule at latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival
For more, explore the full schedule at latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival
✏️We invite all Teachers and Educators to join us this September 19 at 12 pm EST for a YouTube LIVE Discussion on how to integrate play and Imagination in the classroom with Yuyi Morales. Moderated by Lorena German. Ideal for 4-7 age educators.
#LKBF25 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
#LKBF25 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
September 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
✏️We invite all Teachers and Educators to join us this September 19 at 12 pm EST for a YouTube LIVE Discussion on how to integrate play and Imagination in the classroom with Yuyi Morales. Moderated by Lorena German. Ideal for 4-7 age educators.
#LKBF25 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
#LKBF25 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources
✨ A little magic, a lot of heart. ✨
Discover My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.
📚 🪄 Find the magic here → www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692629...
Discover My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.
📚 🪄 Find the magic here → www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692629...
September 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
✨ A little magic, a lot of heart. ✨
Discover My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.
📚 🪄 Find the magic here → www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692629...
Discover My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.
📚 🪄 Find the magic here → www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692629...
🎉 Children’s Book Press is 50!
📚 Founded in 1975 as the 1st U.S. press publishing kidlit by & about people of color, CBP (now part of Lee & Low) continues its legacy today.
✨ Use code CBP50 for 25% off CBP titles at leeandlow.com thru Oct 15!
👉 www.leeandlow.com?coupon-code=... #booksky #kidlitsky
📚 Founded in 1975 as the 1st U.S. press publishing kidlit by & about people of color, CBP (now part of Lee & Low) continues its legacy today.
✨ Use code CBP50 for 25% off CBP titles at leeandlow.com thru Oct 15!
👉 www.leeandlow.com?coupon-code=... #booksky #kidlitsky
September 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎉 Children’s Book Press is 50!
📚 Founded in 1975 as the 1st U.S. press publishing kidlit by & about people of color, CBP (now part of Lee & Low) continues its legacy today.
✨ Use code CBP50 for 25% off CBP titles at leeandlow.com thru Oct 15!
👉 www.leeandlow.com?coupon-code=... #booksky #kidlitsky
📚 Founded in 1975 as the 1st U.S. press publishing kidlit by & about people of color, CBP (now part of Lee & Low) continues its legacy today.
✨ Use code CBP50 for 25% off CBP titles at leeandlow.com thru Oct 15!
👉 www.leeandlow.com?coupon-code=... #booksky #kidlitsky
✨️📚 Don't miss this event TODAY! ✨️📚
Learn about the process of publishing as these talented authors discuss the road map to their own personal success navigating publishing their first book.
You can still sign up TODAY for a small fee that contributes to festival initiatives!
#lkbf25
Learn about the process of publishing as these talented authors discuss the road map to their own personal success navigating publishing their first book.
You can still sign up TODAY for a small fee that contributes to festival initiatives!
#lkbf25
September 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
✨️📚 Don't miss this event TODAY! ✨️📚
Learn about the process of publishing as these talented authors discuss the road map to their own personal success navigating publishing their first book.
You can still sign up TODAY for a small fee that contributes to festival initiatives!
#lkbf25
Learn about the process of publishing as these talented authors discuss the road map to their own personal success navigating publishing their first book.
You can still sign up TODAY for a small fee that contributes to festival initiatives!
#lkbf25
NEW from Pablo Cartaya, the award-winning author of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish, Each Tiny Spark, and more! Find your next PYR's Latinx & Hispanic voices read! penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...
@penguinclassroom @penguinkids
@penguinclassroom @penguinkids
August 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW from Pablo Cartaya, the award-winning author of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish, Each Tiny Spark, and more! Find your next PYR's Latinx & Hispanic voices read! penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...
@penguinclassroom @penguinkids
@penguinclassroom @penguinkids
🎉 WIN a FREE 1-year @SCBWI.bsky.social membership! 🎉
We’re giving TWO festival fans the chance to join @scbwi and unlock:
✅ Networking with children’s book creators
✅ Career resources + discounts
✅ Exclusive professional tools
💜 Learn more: www.scbwi.org/partners
We’re giving TWO festival fans the chance to join @scbwi and unlock:
✅ Networking with children’s book creators
✅ Career resources + discounts
✅ Exclusive professional tools
💜 Learn more: www.scbwi.org/partners
August 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎉 WIN a FREE 1-year @SCBWI.bsky.social membership! 🎉
We’re giving TWO festival fans the chance to join @scbwi and unlock:
✅ Networking with children’s book creators
✅ Career resources + discounts
✅ Exclusive professional tools
💜 Learn more: www.scbwi.org/partners
We’re giving TWO festival fans the chance to join @scbwi and unlock:
✅ Networking with children’s book creators
✅ Career resources + discounts
✅ Exclusive professional tools
💜 Learn more: www.scbwi.org/partners
💫 Huge thanks to @simonkids & Simon & @simonteen Publishing for championing Latinx stories and voices! We’re so proud to celebrate this year’s incredible lineup of authors together at the #LatinxKidLit Book Festival.
August 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
💫 Huge thanks to @simonkids & Simon & @simonteen Publishing for championing Latinx stories and voices! We’re so proud to celebrate this year’s incredible lineup of authors together at the #LatinxKidLit Book Festival.
Magic and action-packed adventure meet in this time-travel novel perfect for readers 8-12!
Start the adventure—open the book today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cousin...
Link in bio!
@simonkids @simonteen
Start the adventure—open the book today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cousin...
Link in bio!
@simonkids @simonteen
August 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Magic and action-packed adventure meet in this time-travel novel perfect for readers 8-12!
Start the adventure—open the book today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cousin...
Link in bio!
@simonkids @simonteen
Start the adventure—open the book today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cousin...
Link in bio!
@simonkids @simonteen
📚✨ The @ncte.org Annual Convention is back—bringing together educators, authors, and leaders to celebrate and strengthen literacy education.
Happening in Denver, CO. Don’t miss your chance to connect & learn! bit.ly/4ftGzuF
#NCTE25 #EnglishLanguageArts #LKBF25
Happening in Denver, CO. Don’t miss your chance to connect & learn! bit.ly/4ftGzuF
#NCTE25 #EnglishLanguageArts #LKBF25
August 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📚✨ The @ncte.org Annual Convention is back—bringing together educators, authors, and leaders to celebrate and strengthen literacy education.
Happening in Denver, CO. Don’t miss your chance to connect & learn! bit.ly/4ftGzuF
#NCTE25 #EnglishLanguageArts #LKBF25
Happening in Denver, CO. Don’t miss your chance to connect & learn! bit.ly/4ftGzuF
#NCTE25 #EnglishLanguageArts #LKBF25
Penguin strives to uplift Latine stories and creators year round, but especially during #HispanicHeritageMonth!
Click to discover more acclaimed and award-winning classics and exciting upcoming releases link: penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...
Click to discover more acclaimed and award-winning classics and exciting upcoming releases link: penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...
August 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Penguin strives to uplift Latine stories and creators year round, but especially during #HispanicHeritageMonth!
Click to discover more acclaimed and award-winning classics and exciting upcoming releases link: penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...
Click to discover more acclaimed and award-winning classics and exciting upcoming releases link: penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...
🌼✨📚We are so grateful for the constant support of our friends at @ncte.org
Sharing the vision of our festival with such great partners is what building community is all about. We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate and continue to create spaces for Latinx creators. 📚✨❤️
Sharing the vision of our festival with such great partners is what building community is all about. We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate and continue to create spaces for Latinx creators. 📚✨❤️
August 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🌼✨📚We are so grateful for the constant support of our friends at @ncte.org
Sharing the vision of our festival with such great partners is what building community is all about. We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate and continue to create spaces for Latinx creators. 📚✨❤️
Sharing the vision of our festival with such great partners is what building community is all about. We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate and continue to create spaces for Latinx creators. 📚✨❤️
Big thanks to @randomhousekids + @getunderlined for supporting #LKBF25 and publishing incredible Latinx voices like @andreabeatrizarango, @kvalenti_author, @mayra.cuevas, @thejoepi & @vanessaltorreswrites! ✨📚
August 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Big thanks to @randomhousekids + @getunderlined for supporting #LKBF25 and publishing incredible Latinx voices like @andreabeatrizarango, @kvalenti_author, @mayra.cuevas, @thejoepi & @vanessaltorreswrites! ✨📚
Calling all teachers! Enter for your chance to win middle grade books that are an absolute must for the classroom bookshelf.
Want these books on your shelf? Sign up to win! sites.prh.com/lkbf-middle-...
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
Want these books on your shelf? Sign up to win! sites.prh.com/lkbf-middle-...
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Calling all teachers! Enter for your chance to win middle grade books that are an absolute must for the classroom bookshelf.
Want these books on your shelf? Sign up to win! sites.prh.com/lkbf-middle-...
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
Want these books on your shelf? Sign up to win! sites.prh.com/lkbf-middle-...
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
📚 Teachers—looking for a guest speaker?
Our members are authors, illustrators, and translators of children’s books who love visiting classrooms!
👋 Join @SCBWI and connect with a creative community near you.
🌍 80+ global regions = endless possibilities!
🔗 Learn more: scbwi.org/regions
Our members are authors, illustrators, and translators of children’s books who love visiting classrooms!
👋 Join @SCBWI and connect with a creative community near you.
🌍 80+ global regions = endless possibilities!
🔗 Learn more: scbwi.org/regions
August 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📚 Teachers—looking for a guest speaker?
Our members are authors, illustrators, and translators of children’s books who love visiting classrooms!
👋 Join @SCBWI and connect with a creative community near you.
🌍 80+ global regions = endless possibilities!
🔗 Learn more: scbwi.org/regions
Our members are authors, illustrators, and translators of children’s books who love visiting classrooms!
👋 Join @SCBWI and connect with a creative community near you.
🌍 80+ global regions = endless possibilities!
🔗 Learn more: scbwi.org/regions
📣⚡️Schedule has dropped !!📣
Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.
Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.
2025 Festival Schedule — Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference - September 13-14, 2024
latinxkidlitbookfestival.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📣⚡️Schedule has dropped !!📣
Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.
Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.