Jake Lockett, Pre-order MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT Now!
@jlockettauthor1.bsky.social
#PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026)
Pre-order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970
More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
Website: https://jakelockettauthor.wixsite.com/jakelockettauthor
Pre-order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970
More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
Website: https://jakelockettauthor.wixsite.com/jakelockettauthor
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For #DisabilityPrideMonth, I want to reveal the cover for MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT, my debut #picturebook! This hopeful tale about #asthma will be released on April 14, 2026 from Free Spirit #Publishing. Pre-order NOW! #WritingCommunity #kidlit #PictureBooks #authorcommunity #authorlife #writerslift
As September starts, so does #AsthmaPeakMonth when attacks & ER visits from #asthma symptoms are highest. Want to learn more about this lung condition? Pre-order my book from @freespiritbooks.bsky.social ! #health #lunghealth #asthmatic #breathe #SeptemberAsthmaPeak bookshop.org/a/115186/979...
My Life as an Asthmanaut: A Book about Asthma
A Book about Asthma
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September 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As September starts, so does #AsthmaPeakMonth when attacks & ER visits from #asthma symptoms are highest. Want to learn more about this lung condition? Pre-order my book from @freespiritbooks.bsky.social ! #health #lunghealth #asthmatic #breathe #SeptemberAsthmaPeak bookshop.org/a/115186/979...
Hey #Kidlit community! My publicist & I are currently seeking #book reviewers for my #picturebook, My Life as an Asthmanaut, which releases next year. Please DM me if interested! #pb #asthma #disability #review #childrensbooks #books #inclusion #diversity #space #writingcommunity #author #writing
August 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Hey #Kidlit community! My publicist & I are currently seeking #book reviewers for my #picturebook, My Life as an Asthmanaut, which releases next year. Please DM me if interested! #pb #asthma #disability #review #childrensbooks #books #inclusion #diversity #space #writingcommunity #author #writing
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Hi #KidLitArtPostcardDay! 👋🏽
I'm Aishwarya, from India. I'm available for and very much interested in drawing picture books, board books and book covers! 😊 Hire me! ✨
🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com
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#kidlit #kidlitart #PB #bookcovers #illustration #art ✏️💛
I'm Aishwarya, from India. I'm available for and very much interested in drawing picture books, board books and book covers! 😊 Hire me! ✨
🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com
Rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #PB #bookcovers #illustration #art ✏️💛
August 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hi #KidLitArtPostcardDay! 👋🏽
I'm Aishwarya, from India. I'm available for and very much interested in drawing picture books, board books and book covers! 😊 Hire me! ✨
🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com
Rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #PB #bookcovers #illustration #art ✏️💛
I'm Aishwarya, from India. I'm available for and very much interested in drawing picture books, board books and book covers! 😊 Hire me! ✨
🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com
Rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #PB #bookcovers #illustration #art ✏️💛
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I am an aspiring children’s book illustrator and I would love to work on new projects.
My portfolio-
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#kidlit #picturebookillustration #childrensbookillustration #artdirectors #pb #bb
My portfolio-
lnkd.in/dZnCzFeQ
#kidlit #picturebookillustration #childrensbookillustration #artdirectors #pb #bb
August 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I am an aspiring children’s book illustrator and I would love to work on new projects.
My portfolio-
lnkd.in/dZnCzFeQ
#kidlit #picturebookillustration #childrensbookillustration #artdirectors #pb #bb
My portfolio-
lnkd.in/dZnCzFeQ
#kidlit #picturebookillustration #childrensbookillustration #artdirectors #pb #bb
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Just tried my hand at my first (short) #kidlit #pb bio! Thanks #SunWriteFun and @buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social for the inspiration to write and to support www.readertoreader.org!
Check it out/enter the #contest here: www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
Check it out/enter the #contest here: www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
August 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Just tried my hand at my first (short) #kidlit #pb bio! Thanks #SunWriteFun and @buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social for the inspiration to write and to support www.readertoreader.org!
Check it out/enter the #contest here: www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
Check it out/enter the #contest here: www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
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THE MOUSE BUFFET is out in the world! Yay!
It's Christmas in August!
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @dellarossferreri.bsky.social for this fun rhyming #PB! Illus. by #TimBowers.
It's Christmas in August!
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @dellarossferreri.bsky.social for this fun rhyming #PB! Illus. by #TimBowers.
I'm really pleased with PUBLISHERS WEEKLY's review of my upcoming rhyming picture book, THE MOUSE BUFFET. I hope you'll check it out! #SleepingBearPress #TimBowers #kidlit #preschool #kindergarten #firstgrade #librarian #elementaryteachers #Christmasgifts
August 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
THE MOUSE BUFFET is out in the world! Yay!
It's Christmas in August!
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @dellarossferreri.bsky.social for this fun rhyming #PB! Illus. by #TimBowers.
It's Christmas in August!
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @dellarossferreri.bsky.social for this fun rhyming #PB! Illus. by #TimBowers.
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Today's the day! Happy book birthday to THE PINK PAJAMAS!
Thank you to my editor Deeba Zargarpur for believing in the book! Thanks as well to excellent team at S&S and S&S Canada, and my agent Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social !
#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #edusky
Thank you to my editor Deeba Zargarpur for believing in the book! Thanks as well to excellent team at S&S and S&S Canada, and my agent Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social !
#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #edusky
August 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today's the day! Happy book birthday to THE PINK PAJAMAS!
Thank you to my editor Deeba Zargarpur for believing in the book! Thanks as well to excellent team at S&S and S&S Canada, and my agent Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social !
#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #edusky
Thank you to my editor Deeba Zargarpur for believing in the book! Thanks as well to excellent team at S&S and S&S Canada, and my agent Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social !
#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #edusky
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I’m so excited! It’s official! TANGLED TALES OF AN UNDERGROUND MARKET is coming! I can’t wait to see Priscilla’s lovely work bring my words to life!
#picturebook #nature #kidlit
#naturewriting
@kaitlynleann7.bsky.social
#picturebook #nature #kidlit
#naturewriting
@kaitlynleann7.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I’m so excited! It’s official! TANGLED TALES OF AN UNDERGROUND MARKET is coming! I can’t wait to see Priscilla’s lovely work bring my words to life!
#picturebook #nature #kidlit
#naturewriting
@kaitlynleann7.bsky.social
#picturebook #nature #kidlit
#naturewriting
@kaitlynleann7.bsky.social
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CONGRATULATIONS TO@donnarossman.bsky.social! She's the TAKE 5 Winner! She liked, commented, and shared my interview with @christinealemshah.bsky.social! That's all it took to win either a free copy of Christine Alemshah's new picture book, BEA'S BALIKBAYAN BOX OF TREASURES, or an AMA Zoom! #booksky
August 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
CONGRATULATIONS TO@donnarossman.bsky.social! She's the TAKE 5 Winner! She liked, commented, and shared my interview with @christinealemshah.bsky.social! That's all it took to win either a free copy of Christine Alemshah's new picture book, BEA'S BALIKBAYAN BOX OF TREASURES, or an AMA Zoom! #booksky
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Thrilled to see my poem Stand With Me in the latest edition of @thetoypress.bsky.social, hobby themed. Thank you so much. So many more brilliant poets and poems inside. It’s a wonderful read 🩷
July 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Thrilled to see my poem Stand With Me in the latest edition of @thetoypress.bsky.social, hobby themed. Thank you so much. So many more brilliant poets and poems inside. It’s a wonderful read 🩷
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Woof! Woof! I'm so excited to announce TALK TO THE DOG: HOW TO BE A DOGGY DETECTIVE, words by me and illustrations by Madi Wong. Scheduled for summer 2027 from Sourcebooks eXplore, this #nonfiction #picturebook helps kids learn to read the clues of dog body language!🐕🐶🐾
#kidlit #CanKidLit #edusky
#kidlit #CanKidLit #edusky
July 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Woof! Woof! I'm so excited to announce TALK TO THE DOG: HOW TO BE A DOGGY DETECTIVE, words by me and illustrations by Madi Wong. Scheduled for summer 2027 from Sourcebooks eXplore, this #nonfiction #picturebook helps kids learn to read the clues of dog body language!🐕🐶🐾
#kidlit #CanKidLit #edusky
#kidlit #CanKidLit #edusky
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Had a WONDERful time at @booksofwonder.bsky.social this weekend, reading I WILL ALWAYS BE... to some WONDERfully attentive little readers! ❤️ It is always such a treat to be able to share my books with kids. 🥰 @harperkids.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rahele.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had a WONDERful time at @booksofwonder.bsky.social this weekend, reading I WILL ALWAYS BE... to some WONDERfully attentive little readers! ❤️ It is always such a treat to be able to share my books with kids. 🥰 @harperkids.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rahele.bsky.social
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Cover reveal! Plenty of Pancakes, illustrated by Brianne Farley, and a sequel to our book Dozens of Doughnuts, is releasing 1/27/2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social! It's a lively picture book about friendship, springtime, and counting by fives. Find out more at: www.carriefinison.com/books/plenty...
July 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Cover reveal! Plenty of Pancakes, illustrated by Brianne Farley, and a sequel to our book Dozens of Doughnuts, is releasing 1/27/2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social! It's a lively picture book about friendship, springtime, and counting by fives. Find out more at: www.carriefinison.com/books/plenty...
That's my sister's picture on the back! So proud of Madalyn!!!!!!!
Just in time for the school holidays, our hobbies edition has rolled into town!
So get your skates on and bag yourself a boredom buster by following the link in our bio (be sure to select the correct postage option for your location).
#boredombuster #childrensmagazine #poetryforchildren #kidlit
So get your skates on and bag yourself a boredom buster by following the link in our bio (be sure to select the correct postage option for your location).
#boredombuster #childrensmagazine #poetryforchildren #kidlit
August 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
That's my sister's picture on the back! So proud of Madalyn!!!!!!!
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Having more fun with character studies! I love drawing dynamic backgrounds so it’s nice to switch it up and focus on character and emotion.
#kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #picturebooks #illustration
#kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #picturebooks #illustration
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Having more fun with character studies! I love drawing dynamic backgrounds so it’s nice to switch it up and focus on character and emotion.
#kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #picturebooks #illustration
#kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #picturebooks #illustration
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Happy book birthday to my debut, Forts! Brilliantly illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks
#kidlit #picturebooks
July 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy book birthday to my debut, Forts! Brilliantly illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks
#kidlit #picturebooks
@kidlitcollective.bsky.social Can I join? I'm a traditionally published PB author with an asthma book due out next year.
July 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@kidlitcollective.bsky.social Can I join? I'm a traditionally published PB author with an asthma book due out next year.
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#BookSky
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @christinealemshah.bsky.social and @dreamchen.bsky.social!!
Your book is FABULOUS -- full of love, culture, care, and imagination! It's getting rave reviews!
@freespiritbooks.bsky.social!!
#kidlit #bookbirthday #teacher #Filipino #BalikbayanBox #picturebook
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @christinealemshah.bsky.social and @dreamchen.bsky.social!!
Your book is FABULOUS -- full of love, culture, care, and imagination! It's getting rave reviews!
@freespiritbooks.bsky.social!!
#kidlit #bookbirthday #teacher #Filipino #BalikbayanBox #picturebook
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
#BookSky
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @christinealemshah.bsky.social and @dreamchen.bsky.social!!
Your book is FABULOUS -- full of love, culture, care, and imagination! It's getting rave reviews!
@freespiritbooks.bsky.social!!
#kidlit #bookbirthday #teacher #Filipino #BalikbayanBox #picturebook
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @christinealemshah.bsky.social and @dreamchen.bsky.social!!
Your book is FABULOUS -- full of love, culture, care, and imagination! It's getting rave reviews!
@freespiritbooks.bsky.social!!
#kidlit #bookbirthday #teacher #Filipino #BalikbayanBox #picturebook
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Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, illustrated by me available Aug 1
Here’s the process of taking that first scribble of a sketch to the final art
#childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #illustrationprocess #kidlitart
Here’s the process of taking that first scribble of a sketch to the final art
#childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #illustrationprocess #kidlitart
July 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Thrilled to announce my next book... PRIYA'S NOT-SO-PERFECT BRAND-NEW OUTFIT.🎉
It is part imagination and part real - a story 'little me' would have loved.
I'm grateful to my CPs and agent @adriagoetz, and excited to have the talent of @colourbyvaish.
#picturebook #kidlit #southasian #pavadai
It is part imagination and part real - a story 'little me' would have loved.
I'm grateful to my CPs and agent @adriagoetz, and excited to have the talent of @colourbyvaish.
#picturebook #kidlit #southasian #pavadai
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Thrilled to announce my next book... PRIYA'S NOT-SO-PERFECT BRAND-NEW OUTFIT.🎉
It is part imagination and part real - a story 'little me' would have loved.
I'm grateful to my CPs and agent @adriagoetz, and excited to have the talent of @colourbyvaish.
#picturebook #kidlit #southasian #pavadai
It is part imagination and part real - a story 'little me' would have loved.
I'm grateful to my CPs and agent @adriagoetz, and excited to have the talent of @colourbyvaish.
#picturebook #kidlit #southasian #pavadai
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Look what I just got! So cute!
#picturebook
#picturebook
July 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Look what I just got! So cute!
#picturebook
#picturebook
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Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social , illustrated by me available Aug 1.
Every time Mack has to sniff out foulbrood in a new environment I made sure to put the camera down at his POV.
#childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #kidlitart
Every time Mack has to sniff out foulbrood in a new environment I made sure to put the camera down at his POV.
#childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #kidlitart
July 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Countdown to publication of THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES written by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social , illustrated by me available Aug 1.
Every time Mack has to sniff out foulbrood in a new environment I made sure to put the camera down at his POV.
#childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #kidlitart
Every time Mack has to sniff out foulbrood in a new environment I made sure to put the camera down at his POV.
#childrensbook #picturebook #bees #dogs #kidlitart
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What we’re reading: Things That Go Bump in the Day by @melindabeatty.com and @charlenedraws.bsky.social, super cute and delightfully creepy. #kidlit #books #picturebook
July 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What we’re reading: Things That Go Bump in the Day by @melindabeatty.com and @charlenedraws.bsky.social, super cute and delightfully creepy. #kidlit #books #picturebook
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DIEGO FUEGO,The Firefighting Dragon is oficially Out in the world!
Our new Picture Book written by the awesome @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉🔥❄️
#kidlitart #picturebook #kidlit #book #dragon
Our new Picture Book written by the awesome @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉🔥❄️
#kidlitart #picturebook #kidlit #book #dragon
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
DIEGO FUEGO,The Firefighting Dragon is oficially Out in the world!
Our new Picture Book written by the awesome @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉🔥❄️
#kidlitart #picturebook #kidlit #book #dragon
Our new Picture Book written by the awesome @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉🔥❄️
#kidlitart #picturebook #kidlit #book #dragon
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#teachers #librarians #educators! #coverreveal for"Squirrel Draws Big Feelings"! It comes out April 7th, by @erindealey.bsky.social illustrated by @lucianaillustra.bsky.social for @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social !Pre-order at @barnesandnoble.com to get a 25% discount! @eastwestlit.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
#teachers #librarians #educators! #coverreveal for"Squirrel Draws Big Feelings"! It comes out April 7th, by @erindealey.bsky.social illustrated by @lucianaillustra.bsky.social for @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social !Pre-order at @barnesandnoble.com to get a 25% discount! @eastwestlit.bsky.social