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Cover Art by 2024 Letters & Lines Conference Portfolio Contest winner, Amanda Lenz (@lenzillustration.bsky.social)
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Cover Art by 2024 Letters & Lines Conference Portfolio Contest winner, Amanda Lenz (@lenzillustration.bsky.social)
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If you're ready to get serious about writing for children, here's a great opportunity for RMC members! Application window for the
Michelle Begley 2026 mentor program is open til 11/3.
Go to scbwi.org/regions/rmc/RMC-mentorship-program for more information or to apply.
Michelle Begley 2026 mentor program is open til 11/3.
Go to scbwi.org/regions/rmc/RMC-mentorship-program for more information or to apply.
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I'm thrilled to be a featured author/artist at the Asian Book Bazaar on December 11th at the Social Fabric Hub! Come meet me and an amazing lineup of local talent! Please register now so we can get an accurate count for the food trucks! bit.ly/2025Dec11
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm thrilled to be a featured author/artist at the Asian Book Bazaar on December 11th at the Social Fabric Hub! Come meet me and an amazing lineup of local talent! Please register now so we can get an accurate count for the food trucks! bit.ly/2025Dec11
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I just hit 27K in this new MG horror wip. It has:
- Oregon coast setting
- Little sis//Big bro vibes
- Missing replaced with monstrous
- Trust issues + Who can we actually trust?!
- Underground tunnels
- Invasion of the...?
#mglit #kidlit #horror #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
- Oregon coast setting
- Little sis//Big bro vibes
- Missing replaced with monstrous
- Trust issues + Who can we actually trust?!
- Underground tunnels
- Invasion of the...?
#mglit #kidlit #horror #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I just hit 27K in this new MG horror wip. It has:
- Oregon coast setting
- Little sis//Big bro vibes
- Missing replaced with monstrous
- Trust issues + Who can we actually trust?!
- Underground tunnels
- Invasion of the...?
#mglit #kidlit #horror #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
- Oregon coast setting
- Little sis//Big bro vibes
- Missing replaced with monstrous
- Trust issues + Who can we actually trust?!
- Underground tunnels
- Invasion of the...?
#mglit #kidlit #horror #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
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Hooray for more happy news! Publishers Weekly calls BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST "emotionally generous." Don't you just love that? ❤️
Read the review and preorder the book (I'd be SO grateful) at jeanreidy.com/books/bob-is-t…#kidliti#friendshipi#picturebooksks
Read the review and preorder the book (I'd be SO grateful) at jeanreidy.com/books/bob-is-t…#kidliti#friendshipi#picturebooksks
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hooray for more happy news! Publishers Weekly calls BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST "emotionally generous." Don't you just love that? ❤️
Read the review and preorder the book (I'd be SO grateful) at jeanreidy.com/books/bob-is-t…#kidliti#friendshipi#picturebooksks
Read the review and preorder the book (I'd be SO grateful) at jeanreidy.com/books/bob-is-t…#kidliti#friendshipi#picturebooksks
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Thinking of writing a children's picture book in rhyme? Check out these tips from me and the other @rhymedoctors.bsky.social on this @writeforkids.bsky.social instructor spotlight. writeforkids.online/instructor-s... @patriciatoht.bsky.social
@eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social
@eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social
Instructor Spotlight: The Rhyme Doctors on Meter, Types of Rhyme & More - Write For Kids
Michelle Schaub and Eileen Meyer of the Rhyme Doctors talk about why understanding meter is so important, how different types of stories require different rhyming styles, rhyme in nonfiction and how…
writeforkids.online
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thinking of writing a children's picture book in rhyme? Check out these tips from me and the other @rhymedoctors.bsky.social on this @writeforkids.bsky.social instructor spotlight. writeforkids.online/instructor-s... @patriciatoht.bsky.social
@eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social
@eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Concise & neat, timelines invite a skim for an overview, inspire activities, and share a path through time of a life or event- showing building, progression, and connection. Check out this post from @tinacho.bsky.social and @grogblog.bsky.social
😍📕
#edusky @kl4gm.bsky.social
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#edusky @kl4gm.bsky.social
What's In a Timeline: AKA What Goes In and What Stays Out? by Tina Cho
I'm in a picture book group called Kidlit for Growing Minds . Our mission statement says: We are children's book authors and illustrators w...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Concise & neat, timelines invite a skim for an overview, inspire activities, and share a path through time of a life or event- showing building, progression, and connection. Check out this post from @tinacho.bsky.social and @grogblog.bsky.social
😍📕
#edusky @kl4gm.bsky.social
😍📕
#edusky @kl4gm.bsky.social
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Starting late due to travel, but here is my #folktaleweek2025 day 1: Night
#kidlitart #folktaleweek2025night #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
#kidlitart #folktaleweek2025night #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Starting late due to travel, but here is my #folktaleweek2025 day 1: Night
#kidlitart #folktaleweek2025night #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
#kidlitart #folktaleweek2025night #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
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Another excerpt from my first starred review from the @sljournal!
Read the whole thing at http://tiny.cc/sljstar
And don't forget to help me by reviewing my book on Amazon and log them at stanyan.me/team-misf... for a chance of winning prizes in my monthly drawing!
@SimonKIDS
Read the whole thing at http://tiny.cc/sljstar
And don't forget to help me by reviewing my book on Amazon and log them at stanyan.me/team-misf... for a chance of winning prizes in my monthly drawing!
@SimonKIDS
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Another excerpt from my first starred review from the @sljournal!
Read the whole thing at http://tiny.cc/sljstar
And don't forget to help me by reviewing my book on Amazon and log them at stanyan.me/team-misf... for a chance of winning prizes in my monthly drawing!
@SimonKIDS
Read the whole thing at http://tiny.cc/sljstar
And don't forget to help me by reviewing my book on Amazon and log them at stanyan.me/team-misf... for a chance of winning prizes in my monthly drawing!
@SimonKIDS
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Me moving toward 30k in my MG wip today.
#drafting #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #booksky #mglit #kidlit
#drafting #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #booksky #mglit #kidlit
two polar bears are laying in the snow and one is laying on its back .
ALT: two polar bears are laying in the snow and one is laying on its back .
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November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Me moving toward 30k in my MG wip today.
#drafting #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #booksky #mglit #kidlit
#drafting #amdrafting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #booksky #mglit #kidlit
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Brave enough to write a book.
Brave enough to revise your book.
Brave enough to get beta readers.
Brave enough to query your book.
Brave enough to sub your book.
Brave enough to publish your book.
There are so many moments where writers are tested. Be proud of where you are.
Brave enough to revise your book.
Brave enough to get beta readers.
Brave enough to query your book.
Brave enough to sub your book.
Brave enough to publish your book.
There are so many moments where writers are tested. Be proud of where you are.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Brave enough to write a book.
Brave enough to revise your book.
Brave enough to get beta readers.
Brave enough to query your book.
Brave enough to sub your book.
Brave enough to publish your book.
There are so many moments where writers are tested. Be proud of where you are.
Brave enough to revise your book.
Brave enough to get beta readers.
Brave enough to query your book.
Brave enough to sub your book.
Brave enough to publish your book.
There are so many moments where writers are tested. Be proud of where you are.
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As I head off to #ncte25 today, I decided I needed to drop a new #sasquatch #tshirt for my shop, which you can find at tiny.cc/misinfosquatch. 35% off for the next day and a half. You know what to do.
#squatch
#bigfoot
#cryptid
#squatch
#bigfoot
#cryptid
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As I head off to #ncte25 today, I decided I needed to drop a new #sasquatch #tshirt for my shop, which you can find at tiny.cc/misinfosquatch. 35% off for the next day and a half. You know what to do.
#squatch
#bigfoot
#cryptid
#squatch
#bigfoot
#cryptid
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I’m sad to see that Lectorum is closing. For a long time it was the #1 place to get Spanish-language books for the library. I visited their booth at ALA this summer and they recently launched a wonderful children’s stories database called MakeMake. I guess @scholastic will continue that? I hope?
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I’m sad to see that Lectorum is closing. For a long time it was the #1 place to get Spanish-language books for the library. I visited their booth at ALA this summer and they recently launched a wonderful children’s stories database called MakeMake. I guess @scholastic will continue that? I hope?
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Day 2 or #folktaleweek2025 with a song that echoes in the night.
#folktaleweek2025echo #folktaleweek #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
#folktaleweek2025echo #folktaleweek #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Day 2 or #folktaleweek2025 with a song that echoes in the night.
#folktaleweek2025echo #folktaleweek #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
#folktaleweek2025echo #folktaleweek #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #greenrainart
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#kidlit #bookidea #booksky #blacksky
Somebody needs to write this kid lit book:
apnews.com/article/davi...
This is an incredible story! But I have so many questions I want answered. Please! Somebody! Write this book!
Somebody needs to write this kid lit book:
apnews.com/article/davi...
This is an incredible story! But I have so many questions I want answered. Please! Somebody! Write this book!
Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal
The family of enslaved potter David Drake — known as “Dave the Potter” — has reclaimed two rare stoneware jars he created in South Carolina before the Civil War in what experts call the first major U....
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
#kidlit #bookidea #booksky #blacksky
Somebody needs to write this kid lit book:
apnews.com/article/davi...
This is an incredible story! But I have so many questions I want answered. Please! Somebody! Write this book!
Somebody needs to write this kid lit book:
apnews.com/article/davi...
This is an incredible story! But I have so many questions I want answered. Please! Somebody! Write this book!
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How do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
Hubby needs stuffing and pecan pie for the holiday to feel complete. I prefer squash pie (similar to pumpkin but with less weird aftertaste), but can't call it a holiday without fresh yeast rolls and butter. #holiday #thanksgiving #piewars #recommendation #kidlit
Hubby needs stuffing and pecan pie for the holiday to feel complete. I prefer squash pie (similar to pumpkin but with less weird aftertaste), but can't call it a holiday without fresh yeast rolls and butter. #holiday #thanksgiving #piewars #recommendation #kidlit
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
Hubby needs stuffing and pecan pie for the holiday to feel complete. I prefer squash pie (similar to pumpkin but with less weird aftertaste), but can't call it a holiday without fresh yeast rolls and butter. #holiday #thanksgiving #piewars #recommendation #kidlit
Hubby needs stuffing and pecan pie for the holiday to feel complete. I prefer squash pie (similar to pumpkin but with less weird aftertaste), but can't call it a holiday without fresh yeast rolls and butter. #holiday #thanksgiving #piewars #recommendation #kidlit
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See y’all at the Colorado Convention Center!
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
See y’all at the Colorado Convention Center!
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Thank you, @deborahhalverson.bsky.social for your presentation! Loved this quote you ended with: “Live in joy,” as it’s the greatest rebellion “against fear. “Live in joy, despite everything, because that’s how change happens.”
-Author Shannon Hale
-Author Shannon Hale
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Thank you, @deborahhalverson.bsky.social for your presentation! Loved this quote you ended with: “Live in joy,” as it’s the greatest rebellion “against fear. “Live in joy, despite everything, because that’s how change happens.”
-Author Shannon Hale
-Author Shannon Hale
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“At that moment the (subversive) power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them.” #NCTE25 keynote with Percival Everett
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“At that moment the (subversive) power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them.” #NCTE25 keynote with Percival Everett
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The Rhyme Doctors love to share seasonal rhyming and lyrical books. Read about these three beauties in this week's House Calls blog -- www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/...
@schaubwrites.bsky.social @eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social @patriciatoht.bsky.social
@schaubwrites.bsky.social @eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social @patriciatoht.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Rhyme Doctors love to share seasonal rhyming and lyrical books. Read about these three beauties in this week's House Calls blog -- www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/...
@schaubwrites.bsky.social @eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social @patriciatoht.bsky.social
@schaubwrites.bsky.social @eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social @patriciatoht.bsky.social
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My latest blog post. 😊🎉
Sharing from the past three years of research and hard work - The top 3 things I’ve learned about Traditional Book Publishing. 📖
#kidlit #authorlife #childrensauthor
www.alidemoro.com/blog/3-thing...
Sharing from the past three years of research and hard work - The top 3 things I’ve learned about Traditional Book Publishing. 📖
#kidlit #authorlife #childrensauthor
www.alidemoro.com/blog/3-thing...
3 Things I've Learned About Traditional Book Publishing — Ali DeMoro
Discover three key insights every author should know about the traditional picture book publishing process—from manuscript to marketing. Get tips from a children’s writer.
www.alidemoro.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My latest blog post. 😊🎉
Sharing from the past three years of research and hard work - The top 3 things I’ve learned about Traditional Book Publishing. 📖
#kidlit #authorlife #childrensauthor
www.alidemoro.com/blog/3-thing...
Sharing from the past three years of research and hard work - The top 3 things I’ve learned about Traditional Book Publishing. 📖
#kidlit #authorlife #childrensauthor
www.alidemoro.com/blog/3-thing...
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I teamed up with @janineannett.bsky.social for this perimenopause or Thanksgiving quiz up @mcsweeneys.net
Turns out there is a surprising amount of overlap.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
Turns out there is a surprising amount of overlap.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
Thanksgiving or Perimenopause?
1. There’s a turkey neck situation.
2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you?
3. You love your family, but you also wish th...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I teamed up with @janineannett.bsky.social for this perimenopause or Thanksgiving quiz up @mcsweeneys.net
Turns out there is a surprising amount of overlap.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
Turns out there is a surprising amount of overlap.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
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Today on the blog: my first Shelf Awareness Children’s and Young Adult Gift Issue 2025 review! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/shel...
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today on the blog: my first Shelf Awareness Children’s and Young Adult Gift Issue 2025 review! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/shel...
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And so it begins. The haunting, daunting blank page of book number two in the HACKERS series! 😱🤓🖋️ (and a smidge on writing interactive stories) brockhenning.com/2025/11/22/h...
Hackers Book Two Begins - Brock Stephen Henning
And so it begins. The haunting, daunting blank page of book number two in the HACKERS series! How many endings will this new story have? Will all the same quirky characters from Book One return in Boo...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And so it begins. The haunting, daunting blank page of book number two in the HACKERS series! 😱🤓🖋️ (and a smidge on writing interactive stories) brockhenning.com/2025/11/22/h...