#DVpit inspired me to reopen to queries sooner than I'd planned... Starting Nov 2025, I'll be open to unsolicited queries the first week of every month! Still just YA + MG fiction... Really hungry for 🤩 debut voices... You'll be able to submit here: querytracker.net/querybeth #mswl

Rachel doesn’t understand her schoolwork and is missing recess. Now the kids are laughing and her teacher’s mad. How can Rachel keep up? #dvpit #pb #gn #latine #nd

Ronaldo’s fake beard is missing and it’s picture day. Everyone will know that he’s the only one on the island without facial hair. He must find a way to save face! #dvpit #pb #latine #nd

Hair here, hair there, hair everywhere—but the hair does NOT belong to Rapunzel…who does it belong to? NOT RAPUNZEL follows our feisty protagonist trying to shed the identity others have built for her in order to sssZZZZZZZZT-zap! a light on who she really is. #dvpit #pb #latine #nd

A worry rock that looks like una papa, a pinch of rivalry familiar, a dash of judgy neighbors—Miguel must make something out of nothing to bring his barrio together in this Stone Soup retelling. #dvpit #pb #latine #nd

One full moon a wolf cub’s brother transforms into a human—a WEREBOY—but he needs to turn him back before the big wedding. #dvpit #pb #latine #nd

Thunder ROARS and rain threatens to fall—Felipe must pass along his gaucho tradition in order to save rainy-day recess! TORTAS FRITAS shows the gaucho folklore of making tortas fritas from the rain. #dvpit #pb #gn #latine #nd

Rachel doesn’t understand her schoolwork and is missing recess. Now the kids are laughing and her teacher’s mad. How can Rachel keep up? #dvpit #pb #gn #latine #nd

Ronaldo’s fake beard is missing and it’s picture day. Everyone will know that he’s the only one on the island without facial hair. He must find a way to save face! #dvpit #pb #latine

Hair here, hair there, hair everywhere—but the hair does NOT belong to Rapunzel…who does it belong to? NOT RAPUNZEL follows our feisty protagonist trying to shed the identity others have built for her in order to sssZZZZZZZZT-zap! a light on who she really is. #dvpit #pb #latine

A worry rock that looks like una papa, a pinch of rivalry familiar, a dash of judgy neighbors—Miguel must make something out of nothing to bring his barrio together in this Stone Soup retelling. #dvpit #pb #latine

One full moon a wolf cub’s brother transforms into a human—a WEREBOY—but he needs to turn him back before the big wedding. #dvpit #pb #latine

Thunder ROARS and rain threatens to fall—Felipe must pass along his gaucho tradition in order to save rainy-day recess! TORTAS FRITAS shows the gaucho folklore of making tortas fritas from the rain. #dvpit #pb #gn #latine

I had so much fun meeting @rachelshobbs.bsky.social at her book signing yesterday! @carov-art.bsky.social your ears must have been burning! 😍 We love your illustrations!

Small world . . . Just discovered another local author, @rachelshobbs.bsky.social and I have the same illustrator! TANGO RED RIDING HOOD is Carolina Vázquez's debut #PB and HART & SOULS (cover reveal next month) is her debut #MG. Both have gorgeous covers! I see big things for Carolina! #kidlitart

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I ❤️ sharing #books @rachelshobbs.bsky.social has a fabulous new #picturebook
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