Laura Roettiger
@ljrwritenow.bsky.social
KidLit Author, Photographer, Educator
2 trad pub #PB #STEM + #Kindness
Here to connect with #Teachers, #Librarians, #Kidlit #Edusky
https://lauraroettigerbooks.com/
@picturebookgold.bsky.social 🚫DM
#HaikuSaturday #WordlessWednesday
2 trad pub #PB #STEM + #Kindness
Here to connect with #Teachers, #Librarians, #Kidlit #Edusky
https://lauraroettigerbooks.com/
@picturebookgold.bsky.social 🚫DM
#HaikuSaturday #WordlessWednesday
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Laura Roettiger
@ljrwritenow.bsky.social
· Dec 16
I’m happy to be back as a returning mentor in this program! #SCBWI #picturebooks #WritingCommunity 📝📚
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It's 6:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have YOU joined yet? Let's clock how what joining has meant to author Suzy Levinson #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #writingcommunity 12x12challenge.com/m...
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It's 6:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have YOU joined yet? Let's clock how what joining has meant to author Suzy Levinson #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #writingcommunity 12x12challenge.com/m...
It's 8:00 ET on the LAST DAY to join #12x12PB! Let's clock how #picturebook author Christine Alemshah membership has grown alongside her membership. Join us at 12x12challenge.com/m... before it's too late! #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
February 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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It's 8:00 ET on the LAST DAY to join #12x12PB! Let's clock how #picturebook author Christine Alemshah membership has grown alongside her membership. Join us at 12x12challenge.com/m... before it's too late! #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
It's 8:00 ET on the LAST DAY to join #12x12PB! Let's clock how #picturebook author Christine Alemshah membership has grown alongside her membership. Join us at 12x12challenge.com/m... before it's too late! #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
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You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS. This is a MUST watch! www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Watch "The Librarians" documentary next week. Free on PBS!
www.everylibrary.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:17 AM
You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS. This is a MUST watch! www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Today’s the last day to register for the 2026 #12x12PB Writing Challenge! 🚨
If you want a year of structure, support, and picture book community, don’t wait — registration closes today.
Register now: buff.ly/X2zxA48
If you want a year of structure, support, and picture book community, don’t wait — registration closes today.
Register now: buff.ly/X2zxA48
February 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Today’s the last day to register for the 2026 #12x12PB Writing Challenge! 🚨
If you want a year of structure, support, and picture book community, don’t wait — registration closes today.
Register now: buff.ly/X2zxA48
If you want a year of structure, support, and picture book community, don’t wait — registration closes today.
Register now: buff.ly/X2zxA48
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It's 1:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have you joined yet? Let's clock why Eva Wong Nava says she couldn't live without this #writingcommunity. #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart Join us at 12x12challenge.com/m...
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It's 1:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have you joined yet? Let's clock why Eva Wong Nava says she couldn't live without this #writingcommunity. #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart Join us at 12x12challenge.com/m...
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It's 2:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have you joined yet? Let's clock how this #writingcommunity comes through for Natasha Khan Kazi when she needs it. 12x12challenge.com/m... #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It's 2:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have you joined yet? Let's clock how this #writingcommunity comes through for Natasha Khan Kazi when she needs it. 12x12challenge.com/m... #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart
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It's 3:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have you joined yet? Let's clock why Costantia Manoli loves our Facebook group. #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity 12x12challenge.com/m...
February 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
It's 3:00 ET on the last day to join #12x12PB! Have you joined yet? Let's clock why Costantia Manoli loves our Facebook group. #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity 12x12challenge.com/m...
Boosting & recommending you signup for the series like I did!
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @erinentrada.bsky.social
#CorrinaLuyken #AlanBarillaro #writing
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @erinentrada.bsky.social
#CorrinaLuyken #AlanBarillaro #writing
Writers! Librarians! Teachers!
Looking forward to this virtual presentation next week.
Register: tinyurl.com/fsfc9mhf
@scbwi.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky #TLsky #Skybrarian
Looking forward to this virtual presentation next week.
Register: tinyurl.com/fsfc9mhf
@scbwi.bsky.social
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@steamteambooks.bsky.social
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#kidlit #edusky #TLsky #Skybrarian
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Boosting & recommending you signup for the series like I did!
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @erinentrada.bsky.social
#CorrinaLuyken #AlanBarillaro #writing
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @erinentrada.bsky.social
#CorrinaLuyken #AlanBarillaro #writing
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DAY 7 NF Fest: Ideas can come from a lot of places. Newspapers is one of them. Read how Nancy Churnin found some of her ideas in the news. #kidlit
www.nffest.com/2026/02/how-...
www.nffest.com/2026/02/how-...
How to Write Picture Books Inspired by Headlines
www.nffest.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
DAY 7 NF Fest: Ideas can come from a lot of places. Newspapers is one of them. Read how Nancy Churnin found some of her ideas in the news. #kidlit
www.nffest.com/2026/02/how-...
www.nffest.com/2026/02/how-...
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Writers! Librarians! Teachers!
Looking forward to this virtual presentation next week.
Register: tinyurl.com/fsfc9mhf
@scbwi.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky #TLsky #Skybrarian
Looking forward to this virtual presentation next week.
Register: tinyurl.com/fsfc9mhf
@scbwi.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky #TLsky #Skybrarian
February 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Writers! Librarians! Teachers!
Looking forward to this virtual presentation next week.
Register: tinyurl.com/fsfc9mhf
@scbwi.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky #TLsky #Skybrarian
Looking forward to this virtual presentation next week.
Register: tinyurl.com/fsfc9mhf
@scbwi.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky #TLsky #Skybrarian
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THIS IS IT! Last Day to join 12 x 12 in 2025! Get 12 webinars, critiques on manuscripts and queries, camaraderie with #picturebook #writers, and so much more! #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
THIS IS IT! Last Day to join 12 x 12 in 2025! Get 12 webinars, critiques on manuscripts and queries, camaraderie with #picturebook #writers, and so much more! #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
Sad news. As a teenage girl fighting cancer, Ofelia Torres had enough to worry about without ICE overreach detaining her father. He was not “the worst of the worst.”
💔 May her memory be a blessing
💔 May her memory be a blessing
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sad news. As a teenage girl fighting cancer, Ofelia Torres had enough to worry about without ICE overreach detaining her father. He was not “the worst of the worst.”
💔 May her memory be a blessing
💔 May her memory be a blessing
In honor of #HaikuSaturday and #ValentinesDay I’m sharing a fun 📸 of Charlie showing his appreciation for a special treat. #photography #dogs
peanut butter treat
eyes and tongue show gratitude
happiness and joy 💕 🐾
peanut butter treat
eyes and tongue show gratitude
happiness and joy 💕 🐾
February 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In honor of #HaikuSaturday and #ValentinesDay I’m sharing a fun 📸 of Charlie showing his appreciation for a special treat. #photography #dogs
peanut butter treat
eyes and tongue show gratitude
happiness and joy 💕 🐾
peanut butter treat
eyes and tongue show gratitude
happiness and joy 💕 🐾
#WhyILove12x12PB
📚 #community
📚 #critiques
📚 #webinars
📚 #authorsupport
📚 #FridayDanceParty
📚 #BookReviews
📚 #friendships
📚 #community
📚 #critiques
📚 #webinars
📚 #authorsupport
📚 #FridayDanceParty
📚 #BookReviews
📚 #friendships
Happy Valentine's Day! 💌 We LOVE our members. Members, what do you love about #12x12PB? Repost or reply and use hashtag #whyilove12x12PB!
Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"
Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"
February 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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There's LOTS of #amwriting advice online, but how do you know if it's good? LIGHTS AT NIGHT author Tasha Hilderman | Writer shares why she trusts the #12x12pb #writingcommunity & you can too! Registration ends TOMORROW: www.12x12challenge.c...
#picturebook #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity
#picturebook #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity
February 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
There's LOTS of #amwriting advice online, but how do you know if it's good? LIGHTS AT NIGHT author Tasha Hilderman | Writer shares why she trusts the #12x12pb #writingcommunity & you can too! Registration ends TOMORROW: www.12x12challenge.c...
#picturebook #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity
#picturebook #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity
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Happy Valentine's Day! 💌 We LOVE our members. Members, what do you love about #12x12PB? Repost or reply and use hashtag #whyilove12x12PB!
Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"
Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"
February 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! 💌 We LOVE our members. Members, what do you love about #12x12PB? Repost or reply and use hashtag #whyilove12x12PB!
Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"
Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"
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Happy Valentine's Day! 💘
Check out these #picturebooks by our #12x12PB members:
📚 VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART by @nchurnin
📚 YOUR ONE AND ONLY HEART by Rajani Larocca
📚 VALENSLIME by @jrkeller80
📚 THIS IS NOT A VALENTINE by @carterhiggins
Check out these #picturebooks by our #12x12PB members:
📚 VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART by @nchurnin
📚 YOUR ONE AND ONLY HEART by Rajani Larocca
📚 VALENSLIME by @jrkeller80
📚 THIS IS NOT A VALENTINE by @carterhiggins
February 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! 💘
Check out these #picturebooks by our #12x12PB members:
📚 VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART by @nchurnin
📚 YOUR ONE AND ONLY HEART by Rajani Larocca
📚 VALENSLIME by @jrkeller80
📚 THIS IS NOT A VALENTINE by @carterhiggins
Check out these #picturebooks by our #12x12PB members:
📚 VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART by @nchurnin
📚 YOUR ONE AND ONLY HEART by Rajani Larocca
📚 VALENSLIME by @jrkeller80
📚 THIS IS NOT A VALENTINE by @carterhiggins
#Writing #WritingCommunity Don’t miss #12X12PB signups end in 2 days!
Do it now! Put yourself first! #ValentinesDay a gift that lasts all year ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼
Do it now! Put yourself first! #ValentinesDay a gift that lasts all year ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼
February 14, 2026 at 3:16 AM
#Writing #WritingCommunity Don’t miss #12X12PB signups end in 2 days!
Do it now! Put yourself first! #ValentinesDay a gift that lasts all year ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼
Do it now! Put yourself first! #ValentinesDay a gift that lasts all year ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼
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What makes the 12 x 12 #PictureBook Challenge so perfect for kidlit writers of all experiences? Marcie Colleen reveals what the community means to her and why you should join today! Registration ends 2/15: www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
#amwriting #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
What makes the 12 x 12 #PictureBook Challenge so perfect for kidlit writers of all experiences? Marcie Colleen reveals what the community means to her and why you should join today! Registration ends 2/15: www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
#amwriting #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Multi-published author-illustrator Ann Koffsky reveals how 12 x 12 motivates her to write more and to get her work out into the world.
2026 registrations ends SUNDAY (2/15)! Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
2026 registrations ends SUNDAY (2/15)! Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Multi-published author-illustrator Ann Koffsky reveals how 12 x 12 motivates her to write more and to get her work out into the world.
2026 registrations ends SUNDAY (2/15)! Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
2026 registrations ends SUNDAY (2/15)! Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
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We're pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book HANK'S CHANGE OF HEART by @cindyschrauben.bsky.social, illustrated by @schadefox.bsky.social (The Little Press Publishing)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
We're pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book HANK'S CHANGE OF HEART by @cindyschrauben.bsky.social, illustrated by @schadefox.bsky.social (The Little Press Publishing)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Check out this amazing list of #GraphicNovels
for Children from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social including THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG
#Booksky
for Children from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social including THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG
#Booksky
I'm so grateful that @amlibraryassoc selected my book as one of the 2025 Best #GraphicNovels for Children. See the entire list at ala.org/gncrt/lists/...
Simon Kids
@thetobiasagency
Simon Kids
@thetobiasagency
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Check out this amazing list of #GraphicNovels
for Children from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social including THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG
#Booksky
for Children from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social including THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG
#Booksky
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Author Charlotte Offsay reveals how the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge supported her on her way to multiple published books! Join today. Registration ends SUNDAY, 2/15. Join here:
www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Author Charlotte Offsay reveals how the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge supported her on her way to multiple published books! Join today. Registration ends SUNDAY, 2/15. Join here:
www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
www.12x12challenge.c...
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity