Maria Marshall
@mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
Children's writer, book blogger (The Picture Book Buzz), poet, editor, bird watcher, photographer, nature lover ... #SCBWI #12x12 #Cybils Judge
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Check out this amazing picture book ode to caregivers which will touch the hearts of everyone, young and old alike. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @torreymaldonado.bsky.social Teresa Martinez @nancyrosep.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #family #caregivers 📚👍
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Check out this amazing picture book ode to caregivers which will touch the hearts of everyone, young and old alike. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @torreymaldonado.bsky.social Teresa Martinez @nancyrosep.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #family #caregivers 📚👍
Don't miss the amazing author @torreymaldonado.bsky.social's insights on his touching & stunning debut picture book - Just Right. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Teresa Martínez @nancyrosep.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #caregivers #familyrelationships 📚👍
January 23, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Don't miss the amazing author @torreymaldonado.bsky.social's insights on his touching & stunning debut picture book - Just Right. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Teresa Martínez @nancyrosep.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #caregivers #familyrelationships 📚👍
2 terrific @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share inspiration & insights into their wonderful new January STEM books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Marie-Therese Miller @lernerbooks.bsky.social @katytanis.bsky.social Mudpuppy #interview #kidlit #STEM #nonfiction 📚👍
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 AM
2 terrific @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share inspiration & insights into their wonderful new January STEM books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Marie-Therese Miller @lernerbooks.bsky.social @katytanis.bsky.social Mudpuppy #interview #kidlit #STEM #nonfiction 📚👍
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Picture book writers, this is for you, with an *excellent* take on GOODNIGHT MOON.
Ask the Agent Q of the Day - Do picture books need to have conflict?
A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.
(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)
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A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.
(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)
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January 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Picture book writers, this is for you, with an *excellent* take on GOODNIGHT MOON.
#PPBF - a vibrant & stunning introduction to the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, with a sweet message of friendship and sharing. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @emelineleebooks.bsky.social Basia Tran @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Kokila Books #kidlit #folklore #ghosts 📚👍
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
#PPBF - a vibrant & stunning introduction to the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, with a sweet message of friendship and sharing. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @emelineleebooks.bsky.social Basia Tran @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Kokila Books #kidlit #folklore #ghosts 📚👍
Don't miss @jayleneclarkowens.bsky.social sharing her insight & inspiration into her touching & empowering debut PB celebration of - A Black Girl and Her Braids. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Brittany Bond @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #kidlit #braids #poetry 📚👍
January 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Don't miss @jayleneclarkowens.bsky.social sharing her insight & inspiration into her touching & empowering debut PB celebration of - A Black Girl and Her Braids. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Brittany Bond @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #kidlit #braids #poetry 📚👍
Check out the amazing picture books reviewed on Perfect Picture Book Friday - This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book susannahill.com/2026/01/09/p... #PPBF #kidlit 📚👍
Perfect Picture Book Friday – This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book
Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope you all had wonderful holidays and that 2026 is off to a fabulous start!
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January 12, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Check out the amazing picture books reviewed on Perfect Picture Book Friday - This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book susannahill.com/2026/01/09/p... #PPBF #kidlit 📚👍
Check out this gorgeous and touching picture book about obtaining calmness in a bustling world - Zenguin. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Danna Smith Sydney Hanson @workmanpubkids.bsky.social #kidlit #mindfulness #penguin 📚👍
January 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Check out this gorgeous and touching picture book about obtaining calmness in a bustling world - Zenguin. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Danna Smith Sydney Hanson @workmanpubkids.bsky.social #kidlit #mindfulness #penguin 📚👍
Don't miss author Marilyn Sadler sharing her special inspiration & insights into her awesome new beginning reader - Best Bunny Brother Ever. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Tim Bowers @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #siblings #teeball 📚👍
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Don't miss author Marilyn Sadler sharing her special inspiration & insights into her awesome new beginning reader - Best Bunny Brother Ever. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Tim Bowers @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #siblings #teeball 📚👍
Don't miss author Danna Smith sharing her inspiration and insights into her charming and calming new picture book - Zenguin. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @workmanpubkids.bsky.social #interview #meditation #kidlit #penguins 📚👍
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Don't miss author Danna Smith sharing her inspiration and insights into her charming and calming new picture book - Zenguin. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @workmanpubkids.bsky.social #interview #meditation #kidlit #penguins 📚👍
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Happy National Violin Day! We're celebrating with SOMETHING WILD by our very own @mollyruttan.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Happy National Violin Day! We're celebrating with SOMETHING WILD by our very own @mollyruttan.bsky.social
Don't miss awesome @steamteambooks.bsky.social author @christinevanzandt.bsky.social sharing inspiration & insights into her new STEM picture book releasing in December 2025. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-posts... Lesley Breen @unionsquarekids.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction #stem 📚👍
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Don't miss awesome @steamteambooks.bsky.social author @christinevanzandt.bsky.social sharing inspiration & insights into her new STEM picture book releasing in December 2025. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-posts... Lesley Breen @unionsquarekids.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction #stem 📚👍
Be sure to grab this beautiful, gentle, and witty addition to friendship and Valentine's Day books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Lane Smith @randomhousekids.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #friendship #humor 📚👍
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Be sure to grab this beautiful, gentle, and witty addition to friendship and Valentine's Day books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Lane Smith @randomhousekids.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #friendship #humor 📚👍
Don't miss author @adibkhorram.bsky.social & illustrator Hanna Cha sharing about their stunning new PB treasure - Tea is Love. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Dial Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #tea #family 📚👍
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Don't miss author @adibkhorram.bsky.social & illustrator Hanna Cha sharing about their stunning new PB treasure - Tea is Love. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Dial Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #tea #family 📚👍
Don't miss the talented author/illustrator Lane Smith sharing the inspiration and creation of his gorgeous, touching, & humorous new PB - A Stickler's Valentine. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit #interview #friendship 📚👍
December 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Don't miss the talented author/illustrator Lane Smith sharing the inspiration and creation of his gorgeous, touching, & humorous new PB - A Stickler's Valentine. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit #interview #friendship 📚👍
Discover @katherinepryor.bsky.social's inspiration and insights about her captivating, humorous nonfiction PB - Attack of the Hangries. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @thiagobuzzy.bsky.social Worthy Kids Books #interview #kidlit #humor #healthyeating 📚👍
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Discover @katherinepryor.bsky.social's inspiration and insights about her captivating, humorous nonfiction PB - Attack of the Hangries. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @thiagobuzzy.bsky.social Worthy Kids Books #interview #kidlit #humor #healthyeating 📚👍
Check out this super entertaining and engaging book on friendship and flexibility - it's a riotous, yet tender, twist on a bedtime story. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @briangehrlein.bsky.social @jenniferharney.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #kidlit #PPBF #bedtime 📚👍
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Check out this super entertaining and engaging book on friendship and flexibility - it's a riotous, yet tender, twist on a bedtime story. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @briangehrlein.bsky.social @jenniferharney.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #kidlit #PPBF #bedtime 📚👍
Fun chat w/the talented author/illustrator Chuck Gonzales & a review of his engaging middle grade graphic novel - Attack of the Trashcan Zombies. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Reycraft books #interview #kidlit #graphicnovel #humor📚👍
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Fun chat w/the talented author/illustrator Chuck Gonzales & a review of his engaging middle grade graphic novel - Attack of the Trashcan Zombies. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Reycraft books #interview #kidlit #graphicnovel #humor📚👍
Don't miss @briangehrlein.bsky.social's inspiration and insights into his new hilarious hibernation picture book - This is NOT a Sleepy Bear Book. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #interview #humor #bedtimebook #kidlit 📚👍
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Don't miss @briangehrlein.bsky.social's inspiration and insights into his new hilarious hibernation picture book - This is NOT a Sleepy Bear Book. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #interview #humor #bedtimebook #kidlit 📚👍
Don't miss this spectacular PB fracture of a familiar fairy tale full of hijinks, humor, and friendship! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @ashleybelote.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #humor #kindness 📚👍
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Don't miss this spectacular PB fracture of a familiar fairy tale full of hijinks, humor, and friendship! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @ashleybelote.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #PPBF #kidlit #humor #kindness 📚👍
Don't miss my chat w/the talented @ashleybelote.bsky.social about her ingeniously humorous fractured fairy-tale - Little Red and Big, Bad Fred. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #humor 📚👍
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Don't miss my chat w/the talented @ashleybelote.bsky.social about her ingeniously humorous fractured fairy-tale - Little Red and Big, Bad Fred. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #humor 📚👍
Discover Jennifer E. Smith & Brandon James Scott's insights & a look into their humorous and touching PB - A Cure for the Hiccups! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #hiccups #kidlit #humor 📚👍
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Discover Jennifer E. Smith & Brandon James Scott's insights & a look into their humorous and touching PB - A Cure for the Hiccups! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @randomhousekids.bsky.social #interview #hiccups #kidlit #humor 📚👍
Don't miss this ingenious book for anyone who loves poetry, theatre, comics, and a wicked sense of humor! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Renée M. LaTulippe & Chuck Gonzales @charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #graphicnovel #poetry #theatre 📚👍
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Don't miss this ingenious book for anyone who loves poetry, theatre, comics, and a wicked sense of humor! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Renée M. LaTulippe & Chuck Gonzales @charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #graphicnovel #poetry #theatre 📚👍
2 terrific @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their stunning #STEM books releasing in November. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social @k04sk.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social #interview #kidlit 📚👍
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
2 terrific @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their stunning #STEM books releasing in November. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social @k04sk.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social #interview #kidlit 📚👍
Check out Renée M. LaTulippe & Chuck Gonzales sharing about their stunning, humorous, & exciting graphic MG novel on the theater - Limelight: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @charlesbridge.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #poetry 📚👍
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Check out Renée M. LaTulippe & Chuck Gonzales sharing about their stunning, humorous, & exciting graphic MG novel on the theater - Limelight: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @charlesbridge.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #poetry 📚👍