Betsy Uhrig
@betsyuhrig.bsky.social
Author of mild-mannered middle-grade books, including MIND OVER MONSTERS (McElderry/S&S). Agent: Joan Paquette. BetsyUhrig.com
Vital note to self for the MG work in progress. This is the kind of insight that makes or breaks a story…
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Vital note to self for the MG work in progress. This is the kind of insight that makes or breaks a story…
From the NYT Style section. This makes book piles legitimate decor choices, right?
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From the NYT Style section. This makes book piles legitimate decor choices, right?
I needle-felted a tiny bear! Needle-felting is a great outlet if you’re feeling detail oriented and stabby.
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I needle-felted a tiny bear! Needle-felting is a great outlet if you’re feeling detail oriented and stabby.
"Tiny Library of Babel" by Adam Douglas Thompson, from this week's New Yorker.
November 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Tiny Library of Babel" by Adam Douglas Thompson, from this week's New Yorker.
My wonderful local bookstore put out its list of favorite November releases, and two of my wonderful friends are on it, and I am so grateful for my wonderful #kidlit community!
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My wonderful local bookstore put out its list of favorite November releases, and two of my wonderful friends are on it, and I am so grateful for my wonderful #kidlit community!
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
The eye of Hurricane Max is now directly over the center of his box.
October 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The eye of Hurricane Max is now directly over the center of his box.
#Teachers #Librarians: As Halloween creeps up on us, I am giving away copies of my scary #MGLit books! Repost this and follow me to be entered to win. (US only.) I'll announce the winner 10/31! Share them with kids or read them yourself as you feast on leftover candy...📖🍬
October 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#Teachers #Librarians: As Halloween creeps up on us, I am giving away copies of my scary #MGLit books! Repost this and follow me to be entered to win. (US only.) I'll announce the winner 10/31! Share them with kids or read them yourself as you feast on leftover candy...📖🍬
Lately I’ve been noticing increasingly specific reserved-parking signs. I didn’t qualify for either space.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Lately I’ve been noticing increasingly specific reserved-parking signs. I didn’t qualify for either space.
Kids are going back to school whether they want to or not. If they're worried, here's the perfect #MGLit book to fix that! (Disclaimer: It most definitely won't fix anything, but it might make them laugh. Plus there are giant-cranberry antics!) Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/mind...
September 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Kids are going back to school whether they want to or not. If they're worried, here's the perfect #MGLit book to fix that! (Disclaimer: It most definitely won't fix anything, but it might make them laugh. Plus there are giant-cranberry antics!) Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/mind...
I have complete confidence in these two.
August 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I have complete confidence in these two.
Try Night Owl Night by Susan Edwards Richmond!
August 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Try Night Owl Night by Susan Edwards Richmond!
Out today! The normal-amount-of-time-awaited paperback of my latest MG, Mind over Monsters! Get it here (non-evil): bookshop.org/p/books/mind.... Or from your favorite bookstore that features quirky #MGLit #KidLit. Thanks for your support!
July 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Out today! The normal-amount-of-time-awaited paperback of my latest MG, Mind over Monsters! Get it here (non-evil): bookshop.org/p/books/mind.... Or from your favorite bookstore that features quirky #MGLit #KidLit. Thanks for your support!
Just how far do you think your agent would go for you? Probably not as far as this one does! I Might Be in Trouble is a great beach read for insecure writers (and even the one secure writer who must be out there somewhere)!
July 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just how far do you think your agent would go for you? Probably not as far as this one does! I Might Be in Trouble is a great beach read for insecure writers (and even the one secure writer who must be out there somewhere)!
Join me (token MG author), @susanedrichmond.bsky.social, @cekster.bsky.social, and Helen Kampion (PB authors) for a fun morning at Ten Trees Books in Natick, MA! We will read and sign and do crafts and maybe open a forbidden portal to another dimension if there's time. Don't miss out!
July 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Join me (token MG author), @susanedrichmond.bsky.social, @cekster.bsky.social, and Helen Kampion (PB authors) for a fun morning at Ten Trees Books in Natick, MA! We will read and sign and do crafts and maybe open a forbidden portal to another dimension if there's time. Don't miss out!
Wind in the Willows. And more recently the Skunk and Badger books!
June 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Wind in the Willows. And more recently the Skunk and Badger books!
You know strawberry season has arrived when a random specimen looks like this!
May 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You know strawberry season has arrived when a random specimen looks like this!
What I think of every time I open a PDF.
April 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What I think of every time I open a PDF.
Happy International Children's Book Day to everyone who makes children's books and makes sure they find their way into children's hands! (The statue, a tribute to women's suffrage champion Clara Campoamor, is by Anna Jonsson and is in Seville.)
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Happy International Children's Book Day to everyone who makes children's books and makes sure they find their way into children's hands! (The statue, a tribute to women's suffrage champion Clara Campoamor, is by Anna Jonsson and is in Seville.)
When the fuzzy foot is on display, it means Her Majesty is in residence.
March 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When the fuzzy foot is on display, it means Her Majesty is in residence.
I made a terrarium—my own little world.
March 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I made a terrarium—my own little world.
You were probably going to do this anyway, but...
January 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You were probably going to do this anyway, but...
Boxes are the latest decorating trend!
January 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Boxes are the latest decorating trend!
Anyone else so layered up it's hard to type? Attempt to raise your hand! 🥶
January 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Anyone else so layered up it's hard to type? Attempt to raise your hand! 🥶
A two-fer! The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea and its sequel: The Siren, the Song, and the Spy
January 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A two-fer! The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea and its sequel: The Siren, the Song, and the Spy