Jo Whittemore/Annabelle Oh
@jowhittemore.bsky.social
Children’s author, food lover. Oh…I have space to say more?
I write books about superheroes, girls who code, and kids who are just trying to survive middle school.
Repped by Jenn Laughran at ABLA
I write books about superheroes, girls who code, and kids who are just trying to survive middle school.
Repped by Jenn Laughran at ABLA
It’s my book birthday! (Well, my pen name’s book birthday, but still!) If you like the folklore and humor of KPop Demon Hunters, won’t you please check it out? #kpopdemonhunters #koreanfolklore #bookrelease #kidlit #middlegrade
Happy Book Birthday to @jowhittemore.bsky.social writing as Annabelle Oh! MAGGIE AND THE STORY SHADOWS is a total delight of a MG adventure about a girl and her friends who become amateur sleuths, but wind up discovering MUCH more than they bargained for. Click for more: bookshop.org/a/809/978136...
August 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
It’s my book birthday! (Well, my pen name’s book birthday, but still!) If you like the folklore and humor of KPop Demon Hunters, won’t you please check it out? #kpopdemonhunters #koreanfolklore #bookrelease #kidlit #middlegrade
For my forever love…libraries.
@authorsabb.bsky.social
@authorsabb.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
For my forever love…libraries.
@authorsabb.bsky.social
@authorsabb.bsky.social
Another gem I picked up.
Love this story premise @gregpak.net!
Love this story premise @gregpak.net!
February 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Another gem I picked up.
Love this story premise @gregpak.net!
Love this story premise @gregpak.net!
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The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.
First time crocheting, and my head HURTS from holding my breath (I was so afraid I’d lose a loop off my hook). But look! It kinda resembles…something.
February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
First time crocheting, and my head HURTS from holding my breath (I was so afraid I’d lose a loop off my hook). But look! It kinda resembles…something.
This did NOT go where I thought it was going to go.😂
Well done, @dakotabrown.bsky.social @ryancody.bsky.social and @micahmyers.bsky.social!
Well done, @dakotabrown.bsky.social @ryancody.bsky.social and @micahmyers.bsky.social!
February 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This did NOT go where I thought it was going to go.😂
Well done, @dakotabrown.bsky.social @ryancody.bsky.social and @micahmyers.bsky.social!
Well done, @dakotabrown.bsky.social @ryancody.bsky.social and @micahmyers.bsky.social!
The books my daughter currently picks out for reading time. Remember, they’re always new to SOMEONE.
January 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The books my daughter currently picks out for reading time. Remember, they’re always new to SOMEONE.
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#teachers and #librarians! There are 35 authors and illustrators with school visits up for bid, from PB to YA.
Most are including signed copies for the classroom, and Adam Wallace, @lyndamh.bsky.social, and Kate DiCamillo are including classroom sets! #kidlit #booksky #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians
Most are including signed copies for the classroom, and Adam Wallace, @lyndamh.bsky.social, and Kate DiCamillo are including classroom sets! #kidlit #booksky #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians
January 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#teachers and #librarians! There are 35 authors and illustrators with school visits up for bid, from PB to YA.
Most are including signed copies for the classroom, and Adam Wallace, @lyndamh.bsky.social, and Kate DiCamillo are including classroom sets! #kidlit #booksky #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians
Most are including signed copies for the classroom, and Adam Wallace, @lyndamh.bsky.social, and Kate DiCamillo are including classroom sets! #kidlit #booksky #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians
Sometimes you just need a little Abbott Elementary for your soul.
Ahhhh.
Ahhhh.
a woman wearing a red shirt and a white jacket is standing in a room .
ALT: a woman wearing a red shirt and a white jacket is standing in a room .
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January 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Sometimes you just need a little Abbott Elementary for your soul.
Ahhhh.
Ahhhh.
Yay, @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social!!!
The ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture Award goes to Cynthia Leitich Smith
January 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yay, @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social!!!
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
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Love books? Looking for an entry-level job in Children's Publishing? Live in the NY area? Our friends at Bloomsbury are hiring an Editorial Assistant!
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
January 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Love books? Looking for an entry-level job in Children's Publishing? Live in the NY area? Our friends at Bloomsbury are hiring an Editorial Assistant!
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
A rising tide lifts all boats. If someone reads a vampire blood bank heist story and loves it, they’ll want more. And then they’ll pick up YOUR vampire blood bank heist story.
Also, can someone please write a vampire blood bank heist story?
Also, can someone please write a vampire blood bank heist story?
Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.
January 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A rising tide lifts all boats. If someone reads a vampire blood bank heist story and loves it, they’ll want more. And then they’ll pick up YOUR vampire blood bank heist story.
Also, can someone please write a vampire blood bank heist story?
Also, can someone please write a vampire blood bank heist story?
The parental controls on my daughter’s watch require us to prove we’re adults by answering the equation 16x8.
😐
We will not be accessing any parental functions under my care.
😐
We will not be accessing any parental functions under my care.
a man in a suit and tie says " it was my understanding there would be no math " .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " it was my understanding there would be no math " .
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January 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The parental controls on my daughter’s watch require us to prove we’re adults by answering the equation 16x8.
😐
We will not be accessing any parental functions under my care.
😐
We will not be accessing any parental functions under my care.
“Shrinking” continues to be just the best show in the world.
December 31, 2024 at 5:15 AM
“Shrinking” continues to be just the best show in the world.
I saw Lauren Ridloff this morning, so…you know, my day is already made.☺️
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 PM
I saw Lauren Ridloff this morning, so…you know, my day is already made.☺️
Another great find: Living Hell, with script, art, AND colors by @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social and letters by @claytoncowles.bsky.social
A fun twist on gods and demons (Spoiler alert: the gods ARE demons!)
A fun twist on gods and demons (Spoiler alert: the gods ARE demons!)
December 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Another great find: Living Hell, with script, art, AND colors by @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social and letters by @claytoncowles.bsky.social
A fun twist on gods and demons (Spoiler alert: the gods ARE demons!)
A fun twist on gods and demons (Spoiler alert: the gods ARE demons!)
Secret Level needs a Portal episode. I’m just saying.
a cake sits on a table in front of a sign that says aperture
ALT: a cake sits on a table in front of a sign that says aperture
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December 18, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Secret Level needs a Portal episode. I’m just saying.
In case you didn’t know, Annabelle Oh is my pen name for middle grade mysteries and…
THIS IS THE COVER FOR MY FIRST ONE!
It’s a twist on a Korean folktale, with “Only Murders in the Building” vibes, coming out next year from Disney Hyperion!
Isn’t it ✨pretty???✨
THIS IS THE COVER FOR MY FIRST ONE!
It’s a twist on a Korean folktale, with “Only Murders in the Building” vibes, coming out next year from Disney Hyperion!
Isn’t it ✨pretty???✨
December 18, 2024 at 12:01 AM
In case you didn’t know, Annabelle Oh is my pen name for middle grade mysteries and…
THIS IS THE COVER FOR MY FIRST ONE!
It’s a twist on a Korean folktale, with “Only Murders in the Building” vibes, coming out next year from Disney Hyperion!
Isn’t it ✨pretty???✨
THIS IS THE COVER FOR MY FIRST ONE!
It’s a twist on a Korean folktale, with “Only Murders in the Building” vibes, coming out next year from Disney Hyperion!
Isn’t it ✨pretty???✨
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For librarians & educators, #kidlit conferences/festivals at universities are great opportunities for professional development. (They can be helpful for authors & illustrators, too!) When I couldn't find a list of these, I decided to make one. I've just updated it: chrisbarton.info/all-the-coll...
All the college kidlit conferences (2025 edition!)
Or, more formally, "A Comprehensive List of U.S. College- and University-Sponsored or -Hosted Children's and Young Adult Literature Conferences, Festivals, and Symposia." (All of them that I could fin...
chrisbarton.info
December 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
For librarians & educators, #kidlit conferences/festivals at universities are great opportunities for professional development. (They can be helpful for authors & illustrators, too!) When I couldn't find a list of these, I decided to make one. I've just updated it: chrisbarton.info/all-the-coll...
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Umm, cautionary tale.
Well… that’s interesting…
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Sign the petition against book bans!
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#authors #books #reading #literacy #lit #literature
December 10, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Umm, cautionary tale.
“Think again.”
What’s one sentence that describes a core theme of Middle Grade books?
I’ll start…
“You are not alone.”
I’ll start…
“You are not alone.”
December 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM
“Think again.”
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it seems to be misspelled
December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM
it seems to be misspelled
I’d love an app called “Do Kids Know _____?” where you can fill in the blank with a pop culture/historical reference and get an immediate answer as to whether the hilarious (to you) joke that you’re writing would be embraced with laughter or crickets.
December 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
I’d love an app called “Do Kids Know _____?” where you can fill in the blank with a pop culture/historical reference and get an immediate answer as to whether the hilarious (to you) joke that you’re writing would be embraced with laughter or crickets.
I’ve been making some good picks lately!
Exit City by @marklondon.bsky.social and @karlmostert.bsky.social with @davidbaron.bsky.social on colors.
Intriguing world and characters (check his pocket) and great art and colors!
Exit City by @marklondon.bsky.social and @karlmostert.bsky.social with @davidbaron.bsky.social on colors.
Intriguing world and characters (check his pocket) and great art and colors!
November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM
I’ve been making some good picks lately!
Exit City by @marklondon.bsky.social and @karlmostert.bsky.social with @davidbaron.bsky.social on colors.
Intriguing world and characters (check his pocket) and great art and colors!
Exit City by @marklondon.bsky.social and @karlmostert.bsky.social with @davidbaron.bsky.social on colors.
Intriguing world and characters (check his pocket) and great art and colors!