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Sean McCarthy
@mccarthylit.com
Founder/Literary Agent at mccarthylit.com, long-suffering Mets fan, hops (beer and rabbits) enthusiast.
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Unicorn and Yeti are in Storyworks magazine! Read Up and Down and check out the resources and lesson plan here: bit.ly/48SwlBc #edusky
Up and Down: A Unicorn and Yeti Story
Read a story about playing together with friends.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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#KidLit FYI: The next postcard event is Thursday, January 8th. www.ginaperry.com/postcard #kidlitartpostcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Switching to PDFs for publishing contracts has made things much more convenient for all of us, but every now and then I miss the satisfaction of affixing "Sign Here" stickers in precisely the right place on paper copies.
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Delighted to see THE WORLD ENTIRE written by @ebrownbooks.bsky.social on Tablet Magazine's Best Jewish Children's Books of 2025!

"As soon as you pick up The World Entire... by Elizabeth Brown, with illustrations by Melissa Castrillón, you know it is a special book."

Congrats, Elizabeth & Melissa!
The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2025 - Tablet Magazine
This year’s top picks include inspiring refugee stories, immersive fantasies, and fascinating biographies ranging from Leonard Cohen to Louis Brandeis
www.tabletmag.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Always nice to be recognized by an incredible institution like the Chicago Public Library, but even more so when it's from your home state - congrats to Illinoisian Elizabeth Brown (@ebrownbooks.bsky.social) on THE WORLD ENTIRE being named one of the Best Informational Books for Younger Readers!
Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2025 — a staff-created list from Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best informational books published in 2025 for kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Had an unexpected visitor to our backyard today!
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Today! Make sure you use the correct hashtag (don't forget the ART part in #KidLitArtPostcard). Also try to remember to use ALT-TEXT! Not only does it help those who use screen readers & neurodivergent but it can help your post get discovered.

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November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Let's go #kidlit illustrators, editors, agents, and art directors! Tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Brightening up this dreary autumn morning with some incredible news - THE WORLD ENTIRE: A TRUE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD WAR II RESCUE by Elizabeth Brown (@ebrownbooks.bsky.social) and Melissa Castrillón is a @publisherswkly.bsky.social Best Book of 2025!

Congrats, Elizabeth and Melissa!
Best Books 2025: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly
Best Books 2025, Best Picture Books, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Corey R. Tabor, Neil Sharpson, Yuko Ohnari, Koshiro Hata, Jashar Awan, Matthew Burgess, Joy Harjo, Brian Floca, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Lind...
best-books.publishersweekly.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Two for Tuesday!

Celebrating new picture book deals today for both Margaret Chiu Greanias w/ Bloomsbury and Hyewon Yum w/ Henry Holt.

Congrats, Margaret and Hyewon!
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Half-baked (and way too niche) children's publishing Halloween idea: John CandleWick
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Closing out the week with a new deal - congrats @cindysykang.com on the upcoming picture book, THE KIMCHI FRIDGE, written by Tina Cho!

Cannot wait for everyone to meet Mina and her video game-playing Omma as they make kimchi for kimjang.

Coming next year from Little Bee Books!
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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THE KING OF BOOKS will soon be available in Taiwan with this beautiful edition from publisher Hsiao Lu. They have done an amazing job with this translation down to the smallest detail. I adore their title design! Many thanks to @mccarthylit.com for bringing KING to kids across the globe. #kidlit
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Psst. I’m hosting a #giveaway on my Instagram account. I’m ginaperry_books there. Highlights is sharing 3 copies of their new cozy hidden picture coloring book. Go check it out. If only because I drew 25 million fish for one page! 😂 #illustration #coloringbook #nature
October 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Westchester/NYC kidlit folks - I'll be appearing with Assistant Editor extraordinaire Miloni Vora for a First Pages workshop on Sunday (9/28) at 1pm!

Excited to talk shop (and trade tips about where to find the best chicken cutlet sandwich in Westchester).

Details in the link below!
SCBWI Westchester First Pages
This is an in-person First Page event with opportunities to submit your First Page, attend as a listener only, and also choose to have a written critique of your Picture Book manuscript or Picture Boo...
www.scbwi.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Westchester/NYC kidlit folks - I'll be appearing with Assistant Editor extraordinaire Miloni Vora for a First Pages workshop on Sunday (9/28) at 1pm!

Excited to talk shop (and trade tips about where to find the best chicken cutlet sandwich in Westchester).

Details in the link below!
SCBWI Westchester First Pages
This is an in-person First Page event with opportunities to submit your First Page, attend as a listener only, and also choose to have a written critique of your Picture Book manuscript or Picture Boo...
www.scbwi.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Dr Seuss, MD not as good with book sales
September 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
To paraphrase @slangsonsports.bsky.social , wheeeee!
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Congrats to @fearingmark.bsky.social on the release of WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?, from Holiday House!

"A barnyard mystery takes on a noir-esque spin in this hilarious picture book chock full of puns, perfect for fans of 7 Ate 9 and Interrupting Chicken."

Available now via the link below!
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?: A Hard-boiled Mystery
A Hard-boiled Mystery
bookshop.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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“We try something new from nature, and then we make it part of our own culture. That’s what I wanted to talk about—learning from nature”: author-illustrator Hyewon Yum discusses her new picture book ‘A Spoonful of the Sea’ buff.ly/b3xNPro
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wishing Hyewon Yum an extra special Book Birthday today (as it's also her actual birthday!) on the publication of A SPOONFUL OF THE SEA, out today from @wwnorton.com!

Available at your local indie via the @bookshop.org link below.

Congrats, Hyewon!!!
A Spoonful of the Sea
Check out A Spoonful of the Sea - <p>On her birthday, a girl is presented with a bowl of miyeokguk, seaweed soup--instead of the cake she wants. As she stirs her soup, her mother tells her how mothers...
bookshop.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Boosting! 🐯
Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
#KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM