@cindyfaughnan.bsky.social
It's such a good book! #kidlit
#bookaday Someone’s Gonna End Up Crying @joknowles.bsky.social #glynnisfawkes Enjoyed this bk abt Maple (and her sketchbook) and her friends being there for her when she needs support during tough times w family drama. #imagination
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's such a good book! #kidlit
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The kids were so broken up by the loss in See You at Harry’s that their teacher suggested they share their condolences with Fern, the main character. When we say books inspire empathy, we mean it. #kidlit
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The kids were so broken up by the loss in See You at Harry’s that their teacher suggested they share their condolences with Fern, the main character. When we say books inspire empathy, we mean it. #kidlit
I love readers! And this book!! #kidlit
Why are kids so perfect? How did I get this lucky?
"Hi my name is Ada and I am nine years old and in 4th grade...I love reading, swimming, drinking crispy water and camping. I loved how the book did not have just excitement or just boringness. I loved how it's right in the middle." #kidlit
"Hi my name is Ada and I am nine years old and in 4th grade...I love reading, swimming, drinking crispy water and camping. I loved how the book did not have just excitement or just boringness. I loved how it's right in the middle." #kidlit
October 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I love readers! And this book!! #kidlit
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I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
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Answering questions about how I came to write this memoir, its impact on me and how I hope it affects readers, the significance of the title, and more.
Q&A with Jeannine Atkins about her new YA memoir in verse, KNOCKING ON WINDOWS.
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@jeannineatkins.bsky.social
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@jeannineatkins.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Answering questions about how I came to write this memoir, its impact on me and how I hope it affects readers, the significance of the title, and more.
Peek at @cindyfaughnan.bsky.social's poem, "Skating in the Park," inspired by the illustration Friends on Wheels by young artist, Althea M.
Celebrate this collaboration of art & writing by checking out Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Celebrate this collaboration of art & writing by checking out Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
July 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed right now. I’ve found 5Calls to be an excellent resource to keep those feelings from turning into despair and inaction. Maybe you’ll find it helpful too? 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed right now. I’ve found 5Calls to be an excellent resource to keep those feelings from turning into despair and inaction. Maybe you’ll find it helpful too? 5calls.org
A beautiful issue! And I have a poem inside! #mglit
It's pub day for Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure! A huge thanks to editor @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social & all of our incredible contributors for this amazingly creative issue! You don't want to miss it!
Purchase your copy, or download a PDF for free
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Purchase your copy, or download a PDF for free
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
May 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A beautiful issue! And I have a poem inside! #mglit
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Happy book birthday to @joknowles.bsky.social and @glynnisfawkes.bsky.social's Someone's Gonna End Up Crying!
May 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy book birthday to @joknowles.bsky.social and @glynnisfawkes.bsky.social's Someone's Gonna End Up Crying!
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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @joknowles.bsky.social & @glynnisfawkes.bsky.social ! SOMEONE'S GONNA END UP CRYING is a heartfelt MG novel with graphic novel elements. (You know who's gonna really end up crying? YOU, PROBS, bc that's how good Jo is at capturing kid emotions!) 😭
bookshop.org/a/809/978153...
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Someone's Gonna End Up Crying
Check out Someone's Gonna End Up Crying - <b>In this authentic and heartfelt middle-grade novel, Maple uses her artwork to help sort through sibling relationships, school drama, and her parents’...
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May 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @joknowles.bsky.social & @glynnisfawkes.bsky.social ! SOMEONE'S GONNA END UP CRYING is a heartfelt MG novel with graphic novel elements. (You know who's gonna really end up crying? YOU, PROBS, bc that's how good Jo is at capturing kid emotions!) 😭
bookshop.org/a/809/978153...
bookshop.org/a/809/978153...
May 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
So true! Such a good book!
From Colby Sharp!!! 🥰😍 The book comes out one week from tomorrow!!!! Preorder from Yankee Books by tomorrow and receive some fun swag!
May 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
So true! Such a good book!
Powerful essay! And a terrific book! #kidlit
Shared a bit about getting through a rough patch in my writing life. #writing #kidlit reviseandshine.substack.com/p/breathing-...
Breathing Lessons
May 2025: Revision Reflections
reviseandshine.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Powerful essay! And a terrific book! #kidlit
I'm excited to have my poem "Skating in the Park" published in this issue! It was loads of fun writing to the wonderful picture prompts!
#kidlit #poetry
#kidlit #poetry
Preorders are open for our Ekphrasis Adventure issue! This issue is so fun and creative, and a beautiful celebration of how art begets more art.
Help us support and uplift the talented artists & writers of all ages featured in this issue by ordering a copy!
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Help us support and uplift the talented artists & writers of all ages featured in this issue by ordering a copy!
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Little Thoughts Press Issue Ten: An Ekphrasis Adventure
<p>Publishing May 28, 2025</p><p>Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. A picture is worth a thousand words, and in Issue Ten: An Ekphrasis Adventure we let artwork lead the con...
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May 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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This will sound weird but love yourself enough to write your own term papers.
May 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This will sound weird but love yourself enough to write your own term papers.
I'll be there!!
Please show your support for the Freedom to Read & join authors as we read from our challenged/banned books this Friday 5/9. Please register: bit.ly/Read-In-am
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May 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'll be there!!
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⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!⭐⭐
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
THEME | Little Thoughts
www.littlethoughtspress.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!⭐⭐
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
Can't wait to read it! #kidlit
So proud to see this announcement of the book of my heart! TRUCKS, BOOTS, AND BELLS: FIREHOUSE POEMS was inspired by my father's long career in the FDNY, and cheered along by many writing partners, teachers, my family, and my agent Lori Steel. 🚒 @steelworksliterary.bsky.social 🚒 @fdny.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Can't wait to read it! #kidlit
The 7-Minute Poetry Challenge is up! Find it at the Fishbowl: www.kellybennett.com/fishbowlblog...
April 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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This is a very special retreat friends, if you are looking for guidance on your WIP, encouragement to keep going, and buckets full of writerly wisdom then this is your chance!
The deadline for registering for the R(ev)ise and Shine residency is coming up fast! May 1! Now's the time while we still have some spaces available. AND! We have announced our wonderful guest editor, Eileen Robinson and guest agent, Stephen Barbara. www.eventbrite.com/e/register-n...
REGISTER NOW: The R(ev)ise and Shine! Residency 2025
Following on our hugely successful inaugural residency in 2024, we are delighted to offer a bigger, longer, more exciting retreat!
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April 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is a very special retreat friends, if you are looking for guidance on your WIP, encouragement to keep going, and buckets full of writerly wisdom then this is your chance!
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Happening Next Week! Brave Beginnings! April 9!
www.scbwi.org/events/brave...
www.scbwi.org/events/brave...
Brave Beginnings With Jo Knowles (Session 2 in The Publishing Path Webinar Series)
To register for Session 2 ONLY:
www.scbwi.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Happening Next Week! Brave Beginnings! April 9!
www.scbwi.org/events/brave...
www.scbwi.org/events/brave...
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Feels so uncomfortable doing any sort of personal promotion right now. But hey! This is a book for kids about coping with tough times. Might be relevant. xx Pre-order campaign for fun treats!
April 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Feels so uncomfortable doing any sort of personal promotion right now. But hey! This is a book for kids about coping with tough times. Might be relevant. xx Pre-order campaign for fun treats!
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The next webinar in our series will be BRAVE BEGINNINGS with @joknowles.bsky.social. "How do authors hook the reader on the very first page?"
www.scbwi.org/events/brave...
www.scbwi.org/events/brave...
March 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Today’s the day that Alfred Blooms! By me and @carmenmok.bsky.social, available now from @randomhousekids.bsky.social.
Visit my website to see all my Alfred Blooms events this spring, starting this Saturday at Still North Books. I would love to read with you!
carriekruck.com/events
Visit my website to see all my Alfred Blooms events this spring, starting this Saturday at Still North Books. I would love to read with you!
carriekruck.com/events
March 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today’s the day that Alfred Blooms! By me and @carmenmok.bsky.social, available now from @randomhousekids.bsky.social.
Visit my website to see all my Alfred Blooms events this spring, starting this Saturday at Still North Books. I would love to read with you!
carriekruck.com/events
Visit my website to see all my Alfred Blooms events this spring, starting this Saturday at Still North Books. I would love to read with you!
carriekruck.com/events