Nadia Ali
@nadiaawriter.bsky.social
KidLit Author:
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
Agent: Joyce Sweeney, 12x12,
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
Agent: Joyce Sweeney, 12x12,
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Thankful for those who bought, boosted, requested, reviewed or read any of the following books.
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Practical gifts for classroom teachers. 📚👍🏼
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Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
Practical gifts for classroom teachers
Practical end-of-term teacher gift ideas - low-cost classroom essentials teachers will actually use every day in class.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Practical gifts for classroom teachers. 📚👍🏼
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#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
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#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
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In PAPA'S BUTTER CHICKEN daughter & dad cook together and "they set the table for two. But then the doorbell rings..." omnilibros.com/2025/11/04/p...
Papa’s Butter Chicken: A Celebration Of Family And Community
Monica loves the butter chicken that her father makes. It’s been a family favorite since her father ate it as a young boy in a wonderful restaurant in Delhi. The two have fun preparing the meal, an…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In PAPA'S BUTTER CHICKEN daughter & dad cook together and "they set the table for two. But then the doorbell rings..." omnilibros.com/2025/11/04/p...
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THERE ARE NO SILLY QUESTIONS “is chock full of questions that are answered in a cheeky yet factual manner” @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/t...
There are No Silly Questions by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten
There are No Silly Questions: More than 200 Weird and Wacky Questions, Expertly Answered by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten. Nosy Crow, 2025, c2024. 9798887771960 Rating: 1-5 (5 is a…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
THERE ARE NO SILLY QUESTIONS “is chock full of questions that are answered in a cheeky yet factual manner” @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/t...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thank you Ellen Mayer for sending me a photo of my and Fatima Zehra Köprülü's (illustrator) book.
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP.
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RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thank you Ellen Mayer for sending me a photo of my and Fatima Zehra Köprülü's (illustrator) book.
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP.
www.amazon.com/Raisah-Boat-...
@ellenmayerbooks.bsky.social @kubepublishing.bsky.social
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP.
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@ellenmayerbooks.bsky.social @kubepublishing.bsky.social
Thank You to ALL of the Wonderful Writers who champion writers and to many more across the social platforms.
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank You to ALL of the Wonderful Writers who champion writers and to many more across the social platforms.
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Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
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It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
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@steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
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@steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
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@steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social
Huge congrats Jen!!
Thrilled to be an author sponsor of @kidlittv.bsky.social
Check out the book trailer for my @atlasobscura.com book with @workmanpub.bsky.social !! #sciencerocks #kidlit #womeninstem
Check out the book trailer for my @atlasobscura.com book with @workmanpub.bsky.social !! #sciencerocks #kidlit #womeninstem
✨🎬 Watch our featured book trailer for the @atlasobscura.com EXPLORER’S GUIDE to INVENTING THE WORLD by Dylan Thuras & @jenswanbooks.bsky.social, illus by Ruby Fresson, to find out more about this exploration of the world’s most interesting inventions & discoveries! 📚❤️ www.kidlit.tv/featured-boo...
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Huge congrats Jen!!
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Announcing new deals for @isabelcanas.bsky.social @corinnaluyken.bsky.social + more
Rights Report: Week of November 24, 2025
New deals for Isabel Cañas, Margie Fuston, Tegan Cassell, and others.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Announcing new deals for @isabelcanas.bsky.social @corinnaluyken.bsky.social + more
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Did you know many #12x12PB members offer services to help fellow creators grow?
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November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Did you know many #12x12PB members offer services to help fellow creators grow?
Find manuscript critiques, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more in our Member Offerings directory:
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#kidlit #12x12PB
Find manuscript critiques, mentorship, portfolio reviews, and more in our Member Offerings directory:
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ICYMI!
Yes, I have a YA fantasy out!
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#YAfantasy #sapphic #swords
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November 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
ICYMI!
Thankful for those who bought, boosted, requested, reviewed or read any of the following books.
@seymouragency.bsky.social @kubepublishing.bsky.social @starbrightbooks.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social @thebookofnadias.bsky.social @picnicheist.bsky.social
@seymouragency.bsky.social @kubepublishing.bsky.social @starbrightbooks.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social @thebookofnadias.bsky.social @picnicheist.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thankful for those who bought, boosted, requested, reviewed or read any of the following books.
@seymouragency.bsky.social @kubepublishing.bsky.social @starbrightbooks.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social @thebookofnadias.bsky.social @picnicheist.bsky.social
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"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."
― John Steinbeck
― John Steinbeck
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."
― John Steinbeck
― John Steinbeck
Huge congrats Cynthia and Marie-Laure!!
Our book baby is getting closer to release date - December 15!! Pre-order Butterfly Sea wherever books are sold. Links in comment thread. 🧵 @tielmourpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Huge congrats Cynthia and Marie-Laure!!
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“I think the process of illustrating picture books is looking for the space in between the words, and then building out from these spaces. So you’re searching for the parts of the story that have been left unsaid.”
-Todd Stewart
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-Todd Stewart
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Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice. Two children wake up to hear the lake singing, then the wind begins wailing … or is it a wolf? They bundle up and venture out into the cold, carr...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“I think the process of illustrating picture books is looking for the space in between the words, and then building out from these spaces. So you’re searching for the parts of the story that have been left unsaid.”
-Todd Stewart
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-Todd Stewart
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Stop focusing on your potential. Start focusing on your action. ~ Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Stop focusing on your potential. Start focusing on your action. ~ Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom
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Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: picturebookseh@gmail.com.
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: picturebookseh@gmail.com.
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
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ICYMI on #CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by tomorrow, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
Call for first-round nominations!
Calling our readers! Time to participate — which four 2025titles do YOUthink are worthy of Caldecott consideration?
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November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
ICYMI on #CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by tomorrow, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
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Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
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@sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
@sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
@sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
@sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social
Book-tastic Gifts by Nadia Ali.
Raisah - art by Fatma Zehra Köprülü
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Humphrey - art Valenti Gubianas
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The Animal Societies Series
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@kubepublishing.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social
Raisah - art by Fatma Zehra Köprülü
www.amazon.com/Raisah-Boat-...
Humphrey - art Valenti Gubianas
rb.gy/syih1s
The Animal Societies Series
shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/produ...
@kubepublishing.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Book-tastic Gifts by Nadia Ali.
Raisah - art by Fatma Zehra Köprülü
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Humphrey - art Valenti Gubianas
rb.gy/syih1s
The Animal Societies Series
shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/produ...
@kubepublishing.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social
Raisah - art by Fatma Zehra Köprülü
www.amazon.com/Raisah-Boat-...
Humphrey - art Valenti Gubianas
rb.gy/syih1s
The Animal Societies Series
shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/produ...
@kubepublishing.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social @joycekay.bsky.social
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✨✨✨ HUGE NEWS!!!! ✨✨✨ Authorfy is going to be an official resource for the National Year of Reading 2026 & the whole platform will be FREE for the entire year.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
✨✨✨ HUGE NEWS!!!! ✨✨✨ Authorfy is going to be an official resource for the National Year of Reading 2026 & the whole platform will be FREE for the entire year.
🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
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🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
📚 Hundreds of book extracts - FREE!
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Author of the day: Chitra Soundar. Start here: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/chitra-s... #YAFiction
Children's books by Chitra Soundar
Chitra Soundar is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Author of the day: Chitra Soundar. Start here: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/chitra-s... #YAFiction
Write the first draft with the study door closed.
~ Stephen King
~ Stephen King
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Write the first draft with the study door closed.
~ Stephen King
~ Stephen King
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Lauren O’Hara’s illustrated edition of OSCAR WILDE’S STORIES FOR CHILDREN is @thetimes.com Book of the Week!
Woohoooo! 🥳🍾
Woohoooo! 🥳🍾
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Lauren O’Hara’s illustrated edition of OSCAR WILDE’S STORIES FOR CHILDREN is @thetimes.com Book of the Week!
Woohoooo! 🥳🍾
Woohoooo! 🥳🍾