Megan Litwin
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
Children’s book author and former-yet-forever teacher.
GATHER GRATEFUL * TWINKLE, TWINKLE, WINTER NIGHT * DIRT AND BUGSY series
www.meganlitwinbooks.com
GATHER GRATEFUL * TWINKLE, TWINKLE, WINTER NIGHT * DIRT AND BUGSY series
www.meganlitwinbooks.com
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Time to celebrate the fall season! 🧡🍁🧡
Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...
Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...
GATHER GRATEFUL, written by me with rich and gorgeous art by Alexandra Finkeldey, has been out in the world for a whole month!!
So grateful for all the love, reviews, readings…and everything yet to come.
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@candlewickpress.bsky.social
So grateful for all the love, reviews, readings…and everything yet to come.
🧡🍂🧡🍂
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
GATHER GRATEFUL, written by me with rich and gorgeous art by Alexandra Finkeldey, has been out in the world for a whole month!!
So grateful for all the love, reviews, readings…and everything yet to come.
🧡🍂🧡🍂
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
So grateful for all the love, reviews, readings…and everything yet to come.
🧡🍂🧡🍂
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
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I had the joy of celebrating Gather Grateful's book birthday with @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social at @anunlikelystory.bsky.social. This is a special book about gathering. This poetic beauty is a MUST read. Grab a copy today and share it widely!
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
#SchoolLibraries
#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
#SchoolLibraries
#KidLit
September 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I had the joy of celebrating Gather Grateful's book birthday with @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social at @anunlikelystory.bsky.social. This is a special book about gathering. This poetic beauty is a MUST read. Grab a copy today and share it widely!
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
#SchoolLibraries
#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
#SchoolLibraries
#KidLit
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Yesterday, we gathered to celebrate my incredibly talented friend/critique partner
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
on the launch of her beautiful new book GATHER GRATEFUL! (art: Alexandra Finkeldey). With themes of love, gratitude, and togetherness, this book is sure to become a treasured favorite!🍂
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
on the launch of her beautiful new book GATHER GRATEFUL! (art: Alexandra Finkeldey). With themes of love, gratitude, and togetherness, this book is sure to become a treasured favorite!🍂
September 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Yesterday, we gathered to celebrate my incredibly talented friend/critique partner
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
on the launch of her beautiful new book GATHER GRATEFUL! (art: Alexandra Finkeldey). With themes of love, gratitude, and togetherness, this book is sure to become a treasured favorite!🍂
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
on the launch of her beautiful new book GATHER GRATEFUL! (art: Alexandra Finkeldey). With themes of love, gratitude, and togetherness, this book is sure to become a treasured favorite!🍂
Time to celebrate the fall season! 🧡🍁🧡
Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...
Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...
September 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Time to celebrate the fall season! 🧡🍁🧡
Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...
Out now with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/gather-grate...
Sharing GATHER GRATEFUL for the first time at the New England Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference…the perfect setting for a book celebrating fall and community. 🍁🧡
Coming 9/16 with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks #independentbookstores
Coming 9/16 with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks #independentbookstores
September 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sharing GATHER GRATEFUL for the first time at the New England Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference…the perfect setting for a book celebrating fall and community. 🍁🧡
Coming 9/16 with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks #independentbookstores
Coming 9/16 with @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks #independentbookstores
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My favorite new book-pick for fall is up on #24CarrotWriting's blog --GATHER GRATEFUL by @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social and Alexandra Finkeldey
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GATHER GRATEFUL by @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social is the perfect book to celebrate fall! Read @kristimahoney.bsky.social review and join Megan @anunlikelystory.bsky.social for her launch on September 21. www.24carrotwriting.com/book-picks/g... @annieromano.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
GATHER GRATEFUL by Megan Litwin
Review by Kristi Mahony If you are looking for a book to help welcome in the fall season, Gather Grateful (Candlewick Press, September 2025) by author Megan Litwin and illustrator Alexandra Finkeldey....
www.24carrotwriting.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My favorite new book-pick for fall is up on #24CarrotWriting's blog --GATHER GRATEFUL by @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social and Alexandra Finkeldey
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Thrilled to see GATHER GRATEFUL on display at #ALA this weekend! Coming out with @candlewickpress.bsky.social on 9.16.25!
July 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thrilled to see GATHER GRATEFUL on display at #ALA this weekend! Coming out with @candlewickpress.bsky.social on 9.16.25!
This book is read aloud/ laugh aloud PERFECTION! I now want to share it with every young family I know!
@fuse8.bsky.social and @atsurumi.bsky.social graciously pausing their signing line so we can fangirl with them and their latest book at #ALA2025
July 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This book is read aloud/ laugh aloud PERFECTION! I now want to share it with every young family I know!
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NEW! Join us (virtually) for @bostonglobe.com–Horn Book Awards announcement on 6/23 at noon EDT! www.hbook.com/page/boston-... #BGHB25 #BostonGlobeHornBookAwards #BlowingtheHorn #kidlit #yalit
June 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW! Join us (virtually) for @bostonglobe.com–Horn Book Awards announcement on 6/23 at noon EDT! www.hbook.com/page/boston-... #BGHB25 #BostonGlobeHornBookAwards #BlowingtheHorn #kidlit #yalit
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Happy book birthday to @valeriebolling.bsky.social's Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom: Building Student Agency, Independence, and Success! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/goal... @stenhousepub.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social @stenhousepub.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Happy book birthday to @valeriebolling.bsky.social's Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom: Building Student Agency, Independence, and Success! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/goal... @stenhousepub.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social @stenhousepub.bsky.social
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Today's book by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social & Cátia Chien is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!” #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/05/09/r...
Review of the Day: Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, ill. Cátia Chien
Today's book is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!”
afuse8production.slj.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today's book by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social & Cátia Chien is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!” #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/05/09/r...
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Thank you @storysnug.com for your great review!
#AlpacasMakeTERRIBLELibrarians!!, a hilarious, vibrant #picturebook, encourages us to appreciate all librarians including the non alpaca kind 🦙
storysnug.com/2024/07/alpa...
@kristimahoney.bsky.social @chantelleburgen.bsky.social
#LibrariesWeek #LibrariesChangeLives #BookSky #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
storysnug.com/2024/07/alpa...
@kristimahoney.bsky.social @chantelleburgen.bsky.social
#LibrariesWeek #LibrariesChangeLives #BookSky #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
June 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Thank you @storysnug.com for your great review!
Hey there #EduSky! My teacher heart loves to visit schools! ❤️
Check out my carefully -designed programs (from assemblies to classroom poetry workshops) on my website.Who will I be lucky enough to meet next year?
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/schoolvisits
Check out my carefully -designed programs (from assemblies to classroom poetry workshops) on my website.Who will I be lucky enough to meet next year?
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/schoolvisits
May 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Hey there #EduSky! My teacher heart loves to visit schools! ❤️
Check out my carefully -designed programs (from assemblies to classroom poetry workshops) on my website.Who will I be lucky enough to meet next year?
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/schoolvisits
Check out my carefully -designed programs (from assemblies to classroom poetry workshops) on my website.Who will I be lucky enough to meet next year?
www.meganlitwinbooks.com/schoolvisits
School visits are the best!
And this one was extra special as it was part of the Mass Kids Lit Fest! A festival meant to spread literacy excitement far and wide. ✨📚✨
And this one was extra special as it was part of the Mass Kids Lit Fest! A festival meant to spread literacy excitement far and wide. ✨📚✨
May 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
School visits are the best!
And this one was extra special as it was part of the Mass Kids Lit Fest! A festival meant to spread literacy excitement far and wide. ✨📚✨
And this one was extra special as it was part of the Mass Kids Lit Fest! A festival meant to spread literacy excitement far and wide. ✨📚✨
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An amazing morning celebrating Independent Bookstore Day at Word on the Street Bookstore! @pamvau.bsky.social
@joshfunkbooks.bsky.social
@shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social
@annastanisz.bsky.social
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
@betsyuhrig.bsky.social
@joshfunkbooks.bsky.social
@shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social
@annastanisz.bsky.social
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
@betsyuhrig.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
An amazing morning celebrating Independent Bookstore Day at Word on the Street Bookstore! @pamvau.bsky.social
@joshfunkbooks.bsky.social
@shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social
@annastanisz.bsky.social
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
@betsyuhrig.bsky.social
@joshfunkbooks.bsky.social
@shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social
@annastanisz.bsky.social
@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social
@betsyuhrig.bsky.social
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#24CarrotWriting is thrilled to share the cover of GATHER GRATEFUL (Candlewick,2025) coming soon from @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social with art by Alexandra Finkeldey! This book is sure to warm many hearts come September!
@kristimahoney.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @annieromano.bsky.social
@kristimahoney.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @annieromano.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#24CarrotWriting is thrilled to share the cover of GATHER GRATEFUL (Candlewick,2025) coming soon from @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social with art by Alexandra Finkeldey! This book is sure to warm many hearts come September!
@kristimahoney.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @annieromano.bsky.social
@kristimahoney.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @annieromano.bsky.social
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Have you checked out Classroom Corridors yet?
Don’t miss the NEW monthly online resource for elementary educators from NCTE — for teachers, by teachers — like this book list I had the pleasure to curate and share!
Want to know more? Ask me!
#ClassroomCorridors #NCTE
Don’t miss the NEW monthly online resource for elementary educators from NCTE — for teachers, by teachers — like this book list I had the pleasure to curate and share!
Want to know more? Ask me!
#ClassroomCorridors #NCTE
Help your elementary students reflect on shared experiences and the power of connection with this booklist curated by NCTE member @msguerrette.bsky.social, a National Board Certified Teacher in western Maine with 23 years of experience in grades 4–6. classroomcorridors.org/february-202...
A Booklist to Invite Conversations: Finding Joy in Community
Explore a curated book list designed to spark meaningful classroom conversations about community, joy, and belonging. These books help students reflect on shared experiences and the power of connectio...
classroomcorridors.org
April 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Have you checked out Classroom Corridors yet?
Don’t miss the NEW monthly online resource for elementary educators from NCTE — for teachers, by teachers — like this book list I had the pleasure to curate and share!
Want to know more? Ask me!
#ClassroomCorridors #NCTE
Don’t miss the NEW monthly online resource for elementary educators from NCTE — for teachers, by teachers — like this book list I had the pleasure to curate and share!
Want to know more? Ask me!
#ClassroomCorridors #NCTE
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Thank you to the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival for a super #kidlit day from start to finish!!
And thanks for this very joyful moment. My favorite photo EVER!!!
And thanks for this very joyful moment. My favorite photo EVER!!!
March 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you to the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival for a super #kidlit day from start to finish!!
And thanks for this very joyful moment. My favorite photo EVER!!!
And thanks for this very joyful moment. My favorite photo EVER!!!
Reposted by Megan Litwin
So many incredible authors at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival this weekend! w/ @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @jamiemichalak.bsky.social @cathcio.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So many incredible authors at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival this weekend! w/ @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @jamiemichalak.bsky.social @cathcio.bsky.social
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Celebrate Poetry Month w/this free gather @highlightsfound.bsky.social! IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY is a gorgeous collection of poems, beautifully illustrated. One to gift & to treasure. 🌸
#PoetryMonth #poetry
#PoetryMonth #poetry
To celebrate Poetry Month, I suggest the anthology IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY.
If you'd like to hear a few of us read & discuss our work, join us for a FREE @highlightsfound.bsky.social Gather on April 1. Learn more here:
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/fre...
If you'd like to hear a few of us read & discuss our work, join us for a FREE @highlightsfound.bsky.social Gather on April 1. Learn more here:
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/fre...
March 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Celebrate Poetry Month w/this free gather @highlightsfound.bsky.social! IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY is a gorgeous collection of poems, beautifully illustrated. One to gift & to treasure. 🌸
#PoetryMonth #poetry
#PoetryMonth #poetry
Next Saturday!!
Join me & many incredible #kidlit authors/illustrators at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival on Sat, March 29 10AM-3PM at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY! Free Book Voucher for kids. More info: poklib.org/bookfestival
March 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next Saturday!!
How awesome is this “AUTHORS WE LOVE” section at my local #school #library?! After authors visit the school, kids are always extra excited to read their books, and so this brilliant librarian created easy access!! ❤️❤️
@rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social
@rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How awesome is this “AUTHORS WE LOVE” section at my local #school #library?! After authors visit the school, kids are always extra excited to read their books, and so this brilliant librarian created easy access!! ❤️❤️
@rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social
@rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social
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Got to MEET THE MINI-MAMMALS this morning with author @mstewartscience.bsky.social at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
- it’s a beautiful and clever new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by @brianlies.bsky.social.
#kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #reading #science #booksky
- it’s a beautiful and clever new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by @brianlies.bsky.social.
#kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #reading #science #booksky
March 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Got to MEET THE MINI-MAMMALS this morning with author @mstewartscience.bsky.social at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
- it’s a beautiful and clever new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by @brianlies.bsky.social.
#kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #reading #science #booksky
- it’s a beautiful and clever new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by @brianlies.bsky.social.
#kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #reading #science #booksky
A little #kidlit #kidlitart to brighten the day...
🧡 COVER REVEAL!! 🧡
My heart is bursting over this warm and beautiful art from Alexandra Finkeldey! This book is filled with so much love and care…
GATHER GRATEFUL
9.16.25
@candlewickpress.bsky.social…
To preorder or learn more:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787555...
My heart is bursting over this warm and beautiful art from Alexandra Finkeldey! This book is filled with so much love and care…
GATHER GRATEFUL
9.16.25
@candlewickpress.bsky.social…
To preorder or learn more:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787555...
March 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A little #kidlit #kidlitart to brighten the day...