Melissa Trempe
@melissatrempe.bsky.social
PB Author & Educator
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Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space (Simon & Schuster, 2024)
The Girl Who Dreamed of Space (Sourcebooks, 2027)
www.melissatrempe.com
rep’d by Amy Nielsen
Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space (Simon & Schuster, 2024)
The Girl Who Dreamed of Space (Sourcebooks, 2027)
www.melissatrempe.com
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Melissa Trempe
@melissatrempe.bsky.social
· Nov 20
So honored my book Ladybug Launch was chosen by Conshohocken Elementary for their One Book One School project this year! Every child got to have a signed book! Check out curriculum ideas to use throughout the sch yr & a teacher guide on my website. MelissaTrempe.com ❤️
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Seriously. Have you seen the great lineup of #KidlitZombieWeek 2025 prize donors?
@christiemegill.bsky.social @saraharonson.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social
...just to name a few.
@christiemegill.bsky.social @saraharonson.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social
...just to name a few.
June 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Seriously. Have you seen the great lineup of #KidlitZombieWeek 2025 prize donors?
@christiemegill.bsky.social @saraharonson.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social
...just to name a few.
@christiemegill.bsky.social @saraharonson.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social
...just to name a few.
#KidlitZombieWeek Day 3 is here to remind us that we all start in the same place, revision is where the magic is, AND we’ve got to throw our hats in the ring sometimes… excellent read!
#KidlitZombieWeek Day 3!
Check it out here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/24/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ one of your "oh no" stories and/or what you did/are doing/want to do to get ready to throw your hat back in the ring.
Thanks, Anne, for the Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 post!
Check it out here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/24/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ one of your "oh no" stories and/or what you did/are doing/want to do to get ready to throw your hat back in the ring.
Thanks, Anne, for the Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 post!
Guest Post for Kidlit Zombie Week 2025, Day 3: THROW YOUR HAT IN THE RING! by Anne Sawan (6/25/2025)
#KidlitZombieWeek 2025, Day 2
kaitlynleannsanchez.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#KidlitZombieWeek Day 3 is here to remind us that we all start in the same place, revision is where the magic is, AND we’ve got to throw our hats in the ring sometimes… excellent read!
#KidlitZombieWeek is almost here! Bring that dead manuscript that you love back to life AND get a chance to win #kidlit prizes. I’m giving away a #critique & Zoom!
June 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#KidlitZombieWeek is almost here! Bring that dead manuscript that you love back to life AND get a chance to win #kidlit prizes. I’m giving away a #critique & Zoom!
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Why did the zombie do so well on the test?
It was a no-brainer😂🤣!
Want to make your dead stories come back to life?
Join us for KidlitZombie Week, June 23- 27th.
There'll be plenty of 🧠 storming going on!
#Writersky #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #WritingCommunity#kidlitzombieweek
It was a no-brainer😂🤣!
Want to make your dead stories come back to life?
Join us for KidlitZombie Week, June 23- 27th.
There'll be plenty of 🧠 storming going on!
#Writersky #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #WritingCommunity#kidlitzombieweek
squidward from spongebob squarepants stands in front of a chain link fence
Alt: Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants stands in front of a chain-link fence. He lifts the top of his head and removes his brain, walks to the garbage can, steps on it to raise its lid, and tosses his brain into it.
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June 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why did the zombie do so well on the test?
It was a no-brainer😂🤣!
Want to make your dead stories come back to life?
Join us for KidlitZombie Week, June 23- 27th.
There'll be plenty of 🧠 storming going on!
#Writersky #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #WritingCommunity#kidlitzombieweek
It was a no-brainer😂🤣!
Want to make your dead stories come back to life?
Join us for KidlitZombie Week, June 23- 27th.
There'll be plenty of 🧠 storming going on!
#Writersky #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #WritingCommunity#kidlitzombieweek
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Good morning #KidlitZombieWeek friends (or as a zombie would say "Grrwwwaa")! Now that you have been thinking about your decaying manuscripts, let us know which one has been eating away at your brain the most! Give us a hint in the comments with a GIF.
#kidlit #WriterSky #WrtingCommunity
#kidlit #WriterSky #WrtingCommunity
June 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good morning #KidlitZombieWeek friends (or as a zombie would say "Grrwwwaa")! Now that you have been thinking about your decaying manuscripts, let us know which one has been eating away at your brain the most! Give us a hint in the comments with a GIF.
#kidlit #WriterSky #WrtingCommunity
#kidlit #WriterSky #WrtingCommunity
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There's so many great books up for SCBWI's Crystal Kites, including these from PBSOAR members! Vote for your favorites by 6/16! www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite
@leahmoserwrites.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social
@leahmoserwrites.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
There's so many great books up for SCBWI's Crystal Kites, including these from PBSOAR members! Vote for your favorites by 6/16! www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite
@leahmoserwrites.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social
@leahmoserwrites.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social
Amazing group of editors! ❤️
JUST ANNOUNCED: 2025 FEATURED EDITORS! Unmasking the Perfect Manuscript: Insider Secrets from Editors
Caitlin Johnson (@harperkids.bsky.social), Irene Vázquez (@levinequerido), & Sylvie Frank (@penguinkids.bsky.social)!
picturebooksummit.co...
#amwriting #amquerying #picturebook #kidlit
Caitlin Johnson (@harperkids.bsky.social), Irene Vázquez (@levinequerido), & Sylvie Frank (@penguinkids.bsky.social)!
picturebooksummit.co...
#amwriting #amquerying #picturebook #kidlit
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Amazing group of editors! ❤️
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@leeandlow.bsky.social's New Voices Award writing contest is open for submissions!
Lee & Low Books is seeking unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with a picture book manuscript.
💻 bit.ly/NewVoicesAwa...
Lee & Low Books is seeking unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with a picture book manuscript.
💻 bit.ly/NewVoicesAwa...
April 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
@leeandlow.bsky.social's New Voices Award writing contest is open for submissions!
Lee & Low Books is seeking unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with a picture book manuscript.
💻 bit.ly/NewVoicesAwa...
Lee & Low Books is seeking unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with a picture book manuscript.
💻 bit.ly/NewVoicesAwa...
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, WE SING FROM THE HEART by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social, illustrated by @bizargomez.bsky.social (Red Comet Press).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, WE SING FROM THE HEART by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social, illustrated by @bizargomez.bsky.social (Red Comet Press).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)
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Giveaway!
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, WE SING FROM THE HEART by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social, illustrated by @bizargomez.bsky.social (Red Comet Press).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)
January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Giveaway!
Submission opportunity!
January 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Submission opportunity!
Thank you, Purcell Agency, for the scholarship to continue my writing goals! I’m incredibly excited to use this to attend the eastern PA SCBWI spring conference at The Highlights Foundation! THANK YOU!!@highlightsfound.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thank you, Purcell Agency, for the scholarship to continue my writing goals! I’m incredibly excited to use this to attend the eastern PA SCBWI spring conference at The Highlights Foundation! THANK YOU!!@highlightsfound.bsky.social
Honored to be among these great titles of commended books! Request Ladybug Launch & all of these wonderful titles from your #Library! #PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #ReadYourWord Thank you @federicoerebia.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Honored to be among these great titles of commended books! Request Ladybug Launch & all of these wonderful titles from your #Library! #PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #ReadYourWord Thank you @federicoerebia.bsky.social
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🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
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If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
January 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
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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
manuscriptwishlist.com
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...
Loved helping these kids feel the thrill of creating their own picture books after the school assembly! If you work in a school, check out my site for author visit info! www.melissatrempe.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Loved helping these kids feel the thrill of creating their own picture books after the school assembly! If you work in a school, check out my site for author visit info! www.melissatrempe.com
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Check out this gift idea for Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🎁🤎🩰✨
Love a themed gift?❄️
🤎LUPITA’S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by @steenahernandez.bsky.social (art by Melissa Castillo & published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social)
beamingbooks.com/store/produc...
🎨Wooden Ballet Cutouts
amazon.com/Ballerina-Or...
🖌️Colors-of-the-World Paints
amazon.com/Crayola-Colo...
🤎LUPITA’S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by @steenahernandez.bsky.social (art by Melissa Castillo & published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social)
beamingbooks.com/store/produc...
🎨Wooden Ballet Cutouts
amazon.com/Ballerina-Or...
🖌️Colors-of-the-World Paints
amazon.com/Crayola-Colo...
December 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Check out this gift idea for Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🎁🤎🩰✨
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I had my FIRST school visit and I’ve been on cloud 9 ever since! 🥰
A HUGE thank you to Oak Creek Elementary and Mrs. Winkler for letting me share Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🩰🤎 The 2nd and 3rd graders were wonderful and they had the most thoughtful questions. After story time, we got to DANCE!
A HUGE thank you to Oak Creek Elementary and Mrs. Winkler for letting me share Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🩰🤎 The 2nd and 3rd graders were wonderful and they had the most thoughtful questions. After story time, we got to DANCE!
November 21, 2024 at 12:47 AM
I had my FIRST school visit and I’ve been on cloud 9 ever since! 🥰
A HUGE thank you to Oak Creek Elementary and Mrs. Winkler for letting me share Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🩰🤎 The 2nd and 3rd graders were wonderful and they had the most thoughtful questions. After story time, we got to DANCE!
A HUGE thank you to Oak Creek Elementary and Mrs. Winkler for letting me share Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🩰🤎 The 2nd and 3rd graders were wonderful and they had the most thoughtful questions. After story time, we got to DANCE!
Author signing at The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum! AMAZING! And my fam along with friends (thanks Sarah Heaton and Katy Bozek!) came to be a part of this incredible day! 🙏
December 10, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Author signing at The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum! AMAZING! And my fam along with friends (thanks Sarah Heaton and Katy Bozek!) came to be a part of this incredible day! 🙏
And there are great sales today! 🩷
Love a themed gift? We'll be posting ideas all week! 🎉
LADYBUG LAUNCH INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF CHINITAS IN SPACE @melissatrempe.bsky.social 🐞
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ladybu...
Ladybug Stuffy
www.amazon.com/Reversible-L...?
My First Science Kit
www.amazon.com/Doctor-Jupit...?
LADYBUG LAUNCH INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF CHINITAS IN SPACE @melissatrempe.bsky.social 🐞
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ladybu...
Ladybug Stuffy
www.amazon.com/Reversible-L...?
My First Science Kit
www.amazon.com/Doctor-Jupit...?
November 30, 2024 at 3:50 PM
And there are great sales today! 🩷
Today’s my birthday! Wishing for more reviews on Amazon for my book Ladybug Launch! 🚀 🐞
November 24, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Today’s my birthday! Wishing for more reviews on Amazon for my book Ladybug Launch! 🚀 🐞
Philadelphia friends! Come see me on Saturday and check out Havertown’s newest bookstore!
November 21, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Philadelphia friends! Come see me on Saturday and check out Havertown’s newest bookstore!
Virginia and DC area friends - come to the Smithsonian Air & Space Udvar-Hazy location & say hi! I’ll be doing an author signing from 12 to 2 the day after Thanksgiving! 🦃📚🐞🚀
November 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Virginia and DC area friends - come to the Smithsonian Air & Space Udvar-Hazy location & say hi! I’ll be doing an author signing from 12 to 2 the day after Thanksgiving! 🦃📚🐞🚀
Great connecting with readers at the Upper Dublin Library author expo!
November 20, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Great connecting with readers at the Upper Dublin Library author expo!