Amy Houts
@amyhouts.bsky.social
Award-winning author of 100+ books
Repped by Stephanie Cardel @LighthouseLiterary
1st place Missouri Writers’ Guild Picture Book Award
God’s Earth is Something to Fight For @BushelandPeckBooks
Linktr.ee/amyhouts
Repped by Stephanie Cardel @LighthouseLiterary
1st place Missouri Writers’ Guild Picture Book Award
God’s Earth is Something to Fight For @BushelandPeckBooks
Linktr.ee/amyhouts
I’m thrilled! From the Midwest Book Review: Impressively original, cleverly imaginative, and a fun read from cover to cover, "In the Witch's House" is an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 5-8.
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’m thrilled! From the Midwest Book Review: Impressively original, cleverly imaginative, and a fun read from cover to cover, "In the Witch's House" is an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 5-8.
Holiday Sale: Country Colors, City Colors: A Retelling of the Aesop fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Betty Farber. Artist Ann Hogue’s amazing watercolors illuminate the beauty of both settings.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Holiday Sale: Country Colors, City Colors: A Retelling of the Aesop fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Betty Farber. Artist Ann Hogue’s amazing watercolors illuminate the beauty of both settings.
Use this link for the discount: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
Use this link for the discount: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
Happy book birthday to Mindy!
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy book birthday to Mindy!
I had so much fun writing 4 "Curious About" books. They release from Amicus Books January 1, 2026! Presidents Day, Easter, Memorial Day, and Independence Day. Spark kids' curiosity with questions and answers about each holidays' significance, history, and celebrations.
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I had so much fun writing 4 "Curious About" books. They release from Amicus Books January 1, 2026! Presidents Day, Easter, Memorial Day, and Independence Day. Spark kids' curiosity with questions and answers about each holidays' significance, history, and celebrations.
Have a happy (slightly scary, but sweet)
Halloween! From artist Berna Datema, author Amy Houts, and Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press. Art from In the Witch's House. See link in comments.
Halloween! From artist Berna Datema, author Amy Houts, and Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press. Art from In the Witch's House. See link in comments.
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Have a happy (slightly scary, but sweet)
Halloween! From artist Berna Datema, author Amy Houts, and Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press. Art from In the Witch's House. See link in comments.
Halloween! From artist Berna Datema, author Amy Houts, and Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press. Art from In the Witch's House. See link in comments.
Everything you need to know to create a great experience apple picking with young children! See my newsletter at amyhouts.substack.com. #kidsactıvıtıes #fallactivities #autumnactivities #appleorchard
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Everything you need to know to create a great experience apple picking with young children! See my newsletter at amyhouts.substack.com. #kidsactıvıtıes #fallactivities #autumnactivities #appleorchard
Reader's Favorite gave such a detailed review and 5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ for my new not-so-scary #Halloween #picturebook In the Witch's House!
October 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Reader's Favorite gave such a detailed review and 5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ for my new not-so-scary #Halloween #picturebook In the Witch's House!
See October 8th! My new #halloween2025 #picturebooksforkids In the Witch's House is featured! And there's a #giveaway! Link in comments.
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
See October 8th! My new #halloween2025 #picturebooksforkids In the Witch's House is featured! And there's a #giveaway! Link in comments.
My Gold Medal award has been added to my book! See link in comments.
September 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My Gold Medal award has been added to my book! See link in comments.
I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com! So excited about this! My new #picturebook from Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press In the Witch's House is featured!
September 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com! So excited about this! My new #picturebook from Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press In the Witch's House is featured!
Download these #FREE #Halloween2025 #postcards featuring Kate from my #picturebook, In the Witch's House, created by @bernadatema_bernasplayground. You can find them here:
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September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Download these #FREE #Halloween2025 #postcards featuring Kate from my #picturebook, In the Witch's House, created by @bernadatema_bernasplayground. You can find them here:
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It's my #picturebook birthday! Huge thank you to my illustrator, @bernadatema_bernasplayground my publisher, @monarchcleanreads my PR person, @carolbaldwin121 and others! #halloweeen2025 #kidlitart Available now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Witchs-House...
September 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It's my #picturebook birthday! Huge thank you to my illustrator, @bernadatema_bernasplayground my publisher, @monarchcleanreads my PR person, @carolbaldwin121 and others! #halloweeen2025 #kidlitart Available now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Witchs-House...
🕸️ Gentle suspense with just the right touch of spooky fun
🎃 A cozy, heartwarming Halloween twist
📖 Lyrical, read-aloud text that sparkles with imagination
👻 A balance of mystery and comfort
✨ Themes of courage, friendship
Releasing September 2. See link in comments.
🎃 A cozy, heartwarming Halloween twist
📖 Lyrical, read-aloud text that sparkles with imagination
👻 A balance of mystery and comfort
✨ Themes of courage, friendship
Releasing September 2. See link in comments.
August 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🕸️ Gentle suspense with just the right touch of spooky fun
🎃 A cozy, heartwarming Halloween twist
📖 Lyrical, read-aloud text that sparkles with imagination
👻 A balance of mystery and comfort
✨ Themes of courage, friendship
Releasing September 2. See link in comments.
🎃 A cozy, heartwarming Halloween twist
📖 Lyrical, read-aloud text that sparkles with imagination
👻 A balance of mystery and comfort
✨ Themes of courage, friendship
Releasing September 2. See link in comments.
Want to help promote my spooky/sweet Halloween picture book, In the Witch's House? Join my launch team! You will receive a free digital copy of the book (and my undying gratitude!). You could do as little or as much as you have time for. Leave a comment or DM me. Thanks!
August 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Want to help promote my spooky/sweet Halloween picture book, In the Witch's House? Join my launch team! You will receive a free digital copy of the book (and my undying gratitude!). You could do as little or as much as you have time for. Leave a comment or DM me. Thanks!
So honored to win this award. It's the most important book I've written, a faith-based picture book about God's call to take care of Earth. I hope winning helps to raise #ClimateAwareness to fight this existential threat. #EarthDay #kidlit #kidlitart #MissouriWriters
July 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
So honored to win this award. It's the most important book I've written, a faith-based picture book about God's call to take care of Earth. I hope winning helps to raise #ClimateAwareness to fight this existential threat. #EarthDay #kidlit #kidlitart #MissouriWriters
From @katharinehayhoe.com "Talking Climate." Thank you, Pope Leo XIV, for #creationcare!
Pope Leo XIV appears to share Pope Francis’ commitment to emphasizing the dangers posed to humanity by climate change. On Wednesday, he held a special Mass in the gardens of the Vatican’s new ecological...
Pope Leo XIV appears to share Pope Francis’ commitment to emphasizing the dangers posed to humanity by climate change. On Wednesday, he held a special Mass in the gardens of the Vatican’s new ecological...
July 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
From @katharinehayhoe.com "Talking Climate." Thank you, Pope Leo XIV, for #creationcare!
Pope Leo XIV appears to share Pope Francis’ commitment to emphasizing the dangers posed to humanity by climate change. On Wednesday, he held a special Mass in the gardens of the Vatican’s new ecological...
Pope Leo XIV appears to share Pope Francis’ commitment to emphasizing the dangers posed to humanity by climate change. On Wednesday, he held a special Mass in the gardens of the Vatican’s new ecological...
Who else is participating?
May 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Who else is participating?
Look at these beautiful notebooks designed by Berna Datema! Berna is the illustrator for my sweet Halloween picture book releasing from Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press in September. Search “Berna Datema” on Amazon for all five. www.amazon.com/Every-Day......
April 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Look at these beautiful notebooks designed by Berna Datema! Berna is the illustrator for my sweet Halloween picture book releasing from Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press in September. Search “Berna Datema” on Amazon for all five. www.amazon.com/Every-Day......
Two more days! I'm featured on the @bookworthy_podcast April 2! Thank you, @valeriefentress, for interviewing me about my picture book, God's Earth is Something to Fight for and for starting a conversation about #climateaction from a #ChristianLiving #faith perspective.
March 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Two more days! I'm featured on the @bookworthy_podcast April 2! Thank you, @valeriefentress, for interviewing me about my picture book, God's Earth is Something to Fight for and for starting a conversation about #climateaction from a #ChristianLiving #faith perspective.
Amazon shows my book, God's Earth is Something to Fight For, is frequently bought along with Matthew Paul Turner's book, When God Made the World. Wow! So honored!
March 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Amazon shows my book, God's Earth is Something to Fight For, is frequently bought along with Matthew Paul Turner's book, When God Made the World. Wow! So honored!
My grandmother is from Ukraine. I stand with Ukraine.
March 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My grandmother is from Ukraine. I stand with Ukraine.
Excited for my #author friend, Maria Antonia, and her new #picturebook, Barnaby the Runaway Sheep! #kidlit #author #blogtour
February 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Excited for my #author friend, Maria Antonia, and her new #picturebook, Barnaby the Runaway Sheep! #kidlit #author #blogtour
It was fun to write this picture book from the piano’s POV for Reading Gate, a South Korean Educational Publisher.
February 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It was fun to write this picture book from the piano’s POV for Reading Gate, a South Korean Educational Publisher.