Viviane Elbee
@vivianeelbee.bsky.social
#Author of I WANT MY BOOK BACK and TEACH YOUR GIRAFFE TO SKI. #kidlit #SCBWI Repped by Christie Megill at CAT agency
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Viviane Elbee
@vivianeelbee.bsky.social
· Nov 15
I Want My Book Back: Elbee, Viviane, Miles, Nicole: 9781499811742: Amazon.com: Books
I Want My Book Back [Elbee, Viviane, Miles, Nicole] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I Want My Book Back
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If you’re looking for #picturebook gifts, I Want My Book Back is currently on sale for under $12 on Amazon - www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Bo...
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Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
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November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
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Getting ready to mail postcards announcing the December 15 release of my next #pb Butterfly Sea. I’m sure you will fall in love with @marielaurecouet.bsky.social artwork! Gorgeous! #CanKidLit #Kidlitmegafeed #booklaunch #pre-order #coverart #butterfly #photography #pretendplay #imagination
November 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Getting ready to mail postcards announcing the December 15 release of my next #pb Butterfly Sea. I’m sure you will fall in love with @marielaurecouet.bsky.social artwork! Gorgeous! #CanKidLit #Kidlitmegafeed #booklaunch #pre-order #coverart #butterfly #photography #pretendplay #imagination
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Now seems like a good time to recommend this book. “Everybody needs help sometimes.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Now seems like a good time to recommend this book. “Everybody needs help sometimes.”
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Hey illustrators/agents!
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hey illustrators/agents!
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happy Halloween!
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Well, I was going to open to queries tomorrow but I just can't wait 🤓 From now until November 7th (or until I reach 200 queries) I am open to marginalized authors only. I will reopen to queries widely after the New Year.
MSWL: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
MSWL: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
October 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Well, I was going to open to queries tomorrow but I just can't wait 🤓 From now until November 7th (or until I reach 200 queries) I am open to marginalized authors only. I will reopen to queries widely after the New Year.
MSWL: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
MSWL: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...
The #library is ready for #Halloween! This return slot is so cute, isn’t it?
October 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The #library is ready for #Halloween! This return slot is so cute, isn’t it?
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Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
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Are there any agented and published authors on here from diverse backgrounds who might be willing to answer a few short questions in relation to querying etc for some Substack bits with me please?
DM's should be open.
#writingcommunity
DM's should be open.
#writingcommunity
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Are there any agented and published authors on here from diverse backgrounds who might be willing to answer a few short questions in relation to querying etc for some Substack bits with me please?
DM's should be open.
#writingcommunity
DM's should be open.
#writingcommunity
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If you’re able to attend the Yosemite Climbing Association’s Facelift event this week, we’ll donate $10 per person who comments that they’re attending. Facelift is the largest annual volunteer clean-up in any national park!
September 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you’re able to attend the Yosemite Climbing Association’s Facelift event this week, we’ll donate $10 per person who comments that they’re attending. Facelift is the largest annual volunteer clean-up in any national park!
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Hey #kidlit illustrators!
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
September 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey #kidlit illustrators!
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
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Hello I have a late Monday (standing friend time) and so I am just getting around to reading about the Anthropic settlement.
There have been no orders filed and the transcript isn’t available so I have to go by what the reporters said.
There have been no orders filed and the transcript isn’t available so I have to go by what the reporters said.
September 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hello I have a late Monday (standing friend time) and so I am just getting around to reading about the Anthropic settlement.
There have been no orders filed and the transcript isn’t available so I have to go by what the reporters said.
There have been no orders filed and the transcript isn’t available so I have to go by what the reporters said.
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My kidlit agent @literaticat.bsky.social on the copyright sitch! Wise as always! www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Post by @literaticat
💬 0 🔁 2 ❤️ 8 · Hi Jennifer! What's the scoop with a couple authors on social media saying they are just now discovering that their publishers didn't file the copyright for their books? What exact…
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August 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My kidlit agent @literaticat.bsky.social on the copyright sitch! Wise as always! www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
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Awesome news! There's a #Giveaway on goodreads of WOODY'S WORDS by @lisaljrogers.bsky.social & Susan Reagan!
Enter below and then make sure to pick up the book when it releases on 9.9!
Enter below and then make sure to pick up the book when it releases on 9.9!
Woody's Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red F…
The life of Woodrow “Woody” Wilson Rawls, the author of…
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August 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Awesome news! There's a #Giveaway on goodreads of WOODY'S WORDS by @lisaljrogers.bsky.social & Susan Reagan!
Enter below and then make sure to pick up the book when it releases on 9.9!
Enter below and then make sure to pick up the book when it releases on 9.9!
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A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
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We urge all authors who believe their books may have been unlawfully downloaded by Anthropic to visit the website and provide the requested information.
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
www.lieffcabraser.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We urge all authors who believe their books may have been unlawfully downloaded by Anthropic to visit the website and provide the requested information.
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
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So happy to share the cover reveal for my (first!) junior graphic novel with the wonderful @audreysbooks.bsky.social !!!
Coming from Abrams in 2026!
#kidlit #kidlitart #comics #graphicnovel
Coming from Abrams in 2026!
#kidlit #kidlitart #comics #graphicnovel
Hear ye, hear ye! Coming from the magical medieval Land of La-Dee-Dah, I cordially invite you to feast your eyes on this incredible cover of Book #1 in the new young graphic novel series ONCE UPON A TAIL by me and @charlenedraws.bsky.social coming this April, now available for pre-order! #KidLit
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So happy to share the cover reveal for my (first!) junior graphic novel with the wonderful @audreysbooks.bsky.social !!!
Coming from Abrams in 2026!
#kidlit #kidlitart #comics #graphicnovel
Coming from Abrams in 2026!
#kidlit #kidlitart #comics #graphicnovel
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I'm looking for book recommendations to read to my little Ray, even at just 3 weeks old! If anyone has the perfect books for me to read to him, please let me know below! With a 23-year age gap between my daughter and him, it's been a while since I've read to a bubba! 📚🦕💙 #booksky #childrensbooks
August 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm looking for book recommendations to read to my little Ray, even at just 3 weeks old! If anyone has the perfect books for me to read to him, please let me know below! With a 23-year age gap between my daughter and him, it's been a while since I've read to a bubba! 📚🦕💙 #booksky #childrensbooks
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Illustrators,
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Make sure you’re using the correct hashtag for maximum reach. Will be scrolling! 💙❤️
Fellow art directors,
Do your part! Scroll, promote, and celebrate #kidlitartpostcard to make Bluesky the functional professional discovery engine we need it to be.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Make sure you’re using the correct hashtag for maximum reach. Will be scrolling! 💙❤️
Fellow art directors,
Do your part! Scroll, promote, and celebrate #kidlitartpostcard to make Bluesky the functional professional discovery engine we need it to be.
August 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Illustrators,
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Make sure you’re using the correct hashtag for maximum reach. Will be scrolling! 💙❤️
Fellow art directors,
Do your part! Scroll, promote, and celebrate #kidlitartpostcard to make Bluesky the functional professional discovery engine we need it to be.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Make sure you’re using the correct hashtag for maximum reach. Will be scrolling! 💙❤️
Fellow art directors,
Do your part! Scroll, promote, and celebrate #kidlitartpostcard to make Bluesky the functional professional discovery engine we need it to be.
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Hi Everyone. I'm Becky's agent and can verify that this is NOT Becky. Please do not fall for scams like this.
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hi Everyone. I'm Becky's agent and can verify that this is NOT Becky. Please do not fall for scams like this.
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Writing a great query is a separate skill from writing a great book, so my best tip is to study successful queries. www.query101.blog/about is a great resource (and includes the query that landed my first agent). There's also queryshark.blogspot.com by the late, great agent Janet Reid. #KidLitChat
TOPIC: Let's talk... queries! What are your best tips for writing it great query? What do you avoid or, if you receive queries, reallllly dislike seeing? And... who and what are you querying these days? #kidlitchat
May 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Writing a great query is a separate skill from writing a great book, so my best tip is to study successful queries. www.query101.blog/about is a great resource (and includes the query that landed my first agent). There's also queryshark.blogspot.com by the late, great agent Janet Reid. #KidLitChat
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This. Every little bit helps. PBS could use a boost too.
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NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
May 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This. Every little bit helps. PBS could use a boost too.