Daryl Gottier
@dlkgotts.bsky.social
#kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. #SCBWI #12x12PB
Great info about comps. Thanks Cheryl!
For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Great info about comps. Thanks Cheryl!
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Massachusetts friends! Please join us at the Newton Children’s Book Festival - a FREE event on Sunday, 11/16, 11am-3pm at the New Art Center. Meet 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators. Signed books for holiday giving, bookmark craft, & lots of fun. Learn more: newtonchildrensbookfest.com/
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Massachusetts friends! Please join us at the Newton Children’s Book Festival - a FREE event on Sunday, 11/16, 11am-3pm at the New Art Center. Meet 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators. Signed books for holiday giving, bookmark craft, & lots of fun. Learn more: newtonchildrensbookfest.com/
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CURLILOCKS & THE THREE HARES written by me and illustrated by Jan Dolby is JUST RIGHT for back-to-school.
Get your classroom freebies below.
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Tagging teacher and librarian friends, liking, and sharing are appreciated!
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Get your classroom freebies below.
linktr.ee/andrewchacket
Tagging teacher and librarian friends, liking, and sharing are appreciated!
#kidlit #writingcommunity
August 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CURLILOCKS & THE THREE HARES written by me and illustrated by Jan Dolby is JUST RIGHT for back-to-school.
Get your classroom freebies below.
linktr.ee/andrewchacket
Tagging teacher and librarian friends, liking, and sharing are appreciated!
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Get your classroom freebies below.
linktr.ee/andrewchacket
Tagging teacher and librarian friends, liking, and sharing are appreciated!
#kidlit #writingcommunity
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10 STEM Picture Books about Planet Earth & GIVEAWAY!
t.co/xLyLdPPpfi via @pragmaticmom
@lydialukidis.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #STEM #Earth #giveaway #picturebooks
t.co/xLyLdPPpfi via @pragmaticmom
@lydialukidis.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #STEM #Earth #giveaway #picturebooks
July 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
10 STEM Picture Books about Planet Earth & GIVEAWAY!
t.co/xLyLdPPpfi via @pragmaticmom
@lydialukidis.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #STEM #Earth #giveaway #picturebooks
t.co/xLyLdPPpfi via @pragmaticmom
@lydialukidis.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #STEM #Earth #giveaway #picturebooks
Adding these to my next library haul! #kidlit #lovemylibrary
Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
This ain't a golden age of picture books anymore. We've gone platinum.
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June 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Adding these to my next library haul! #kidlit #lovemylibrary
Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
Today’s library haul. #lovemylibrary #kidlit
March 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Today’s library haul. #lovemylibrary #kidlit
February 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A quick research questions for folks with young kids... do they still play duck,duck,goose? Or would they know what it is? Thanks! #kidlit #earlyed #kidsgames
January 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A quick research questions for folks with young kids... do they still play duck,duck,goose? Or would they know what it is? Thanks! #kidlit #earlyed #kidsgames
Getting ready to start the hew year with some great reads.
#kidlit #lovemylibrary
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment) afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...
#kidlit #lovemylibrary
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment) afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment)
The Blueberry Awards are given to,
afuse8production.slj.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Getting ready to start the hew year with some great reads.
#kidlit #lovemylibrary
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment) afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...
#kidlit #lovemylibrary
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment) afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...
www.slj.com/story/best-p...
Another wonderful collection! Congratulations! #kidlit #picturebooks #mentortexts
Another wonderful collection! Congratulations! #kidlit #picturebooks #mentortexts
Best Picture Books 2024 | SLJ Best Books
Whether portraying a humble farming community, a home in the south of Korea, a synagogue filled with love and hope, or a neighborhood where more than small things are mended, the best picture books of...
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December 2, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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Another wonderful collection! Congratulations! #kidlit #picturebooks #mentortexts
Another wonderful collection! Congratulations! #kidlit #picturebooks #mentortexts
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It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week!
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social (Responses)
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November 12, 2024 at 9:37 PM
It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week!
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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HUGE critique giveaway for PB writers & author/illustrators planning to enter the 2024 #PBParty contest on February 22.
We have 88 prizes. Wahooooooo! 🎉🥳
I'm so grateful to all the generous prize donors. Thank you all so much. (((Hugs)))
mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2024...
Good luck everyone! ✨✨
We have 88 prizes. Wahooooooo! 🎉🥳
I'm so grateful to all the generous prize donors. Thank you all so much. (((Hugs)))
mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2024...
Good luck everyone! ✨✨
PBParty 2024 Critique Giveaways! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
It’s February! That means the PBParty contest entry day, February 22, will be here soon. Wahooooo! The judges and I can’t wait to read your entries. But first…we want them […]
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February 1, 2024 at 11:43 PM
HUGE critique giveaway for PB writers & author/illustrators planning to enter the 2024 #PBParty contest on February 22.
We have 88 prizes. Wahooooooo! 🎉🥳
I'm so grateful to all the generous prize donors. Thank you all so much. (((Hugs)))
mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2024...
Good luck everyone! ✨✨
We have 88 prizes. Wahooooooo! 🎉🥳
I'm so grateful to all the generous prize donors. Thank you all so much. (((Hugs)))
mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2024...
Good luck everyone! ✨✨