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WHERE DID MY TEACHER GO?

We've all had a teacher who held a special place in our hearts. And for Archie, that's Ms. Bloom, he can’t wait to show off his summer progress! Until he learns she’s gone for good... How will Archie learn to cope with this big change?

#Questpit #PB #Q #OwnVoices
February 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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GRANDPA'S INVISIBLE HAIR

Three grandkids always make fun of their grandpa for brushing and combing hair he doesn't have. Will they learn that there's something magical about believing in what we can't see... or is their grandpa just a bit cuckoo?

#Questpit #PB #Q
February 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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A BONE DEEP LOVE

Little Pumpkin by Lisa Edwards x Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.

If Mama Skeleton can't explain her love to Baby Skeleton in a way he can understand, he may never truly grasp the depth of his mama's love for him...

#Questpit #PB #Q
February 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I am so excited to be participating in the live pitches during the At Home Author Picture Book Conference. Cross your fingers for me! 🤩
January 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I made magnets of an upcoming book for my author visit thank you packages. I'm super excited!
January 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of Jan. 23 – 25 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/CritiqueTrai...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/CritiqueTrain
Good luck ✨✨
PBParty Critique Train
PBParty Critique Train open for passengers on… January 23 - 25 Check out the FAQ here Keep up to date with PBParty events (including the contest) on Facebook Congrats for writing a new PB! Please ...
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January 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Which cover layout do you think is better?

I'm torn but leaning to the top!
January 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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As an indie author, I love being able to pick illustrators to work with, and I'm so happy that I went with my gut and switched artists. We all don't always gel, and that's ok!

So excited for this project!
January 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year.

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2025 PBParty Annual Contest ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
The annual PBParty contest is for unagented writers and author/illustrators with finished and polished picture book manuscripts. We pick a wide variety of genres for agents/editors to browse in the sh...
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January 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Here's the list of 55 participating agents, editors & ADs for the 2025 #PBParty contest. Wahoooooo!

I'll shout out as more yeses come in.

This post has a link to the 2025 Ranking Party (thanks for running it, @beccamcmurdiebooks.bsky.social) & a badge/banner.

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2025 PBParty Agents, Editors & Art Directors! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Here's the list of the amazing agents, editors and art directors participating in the 2024 PBParty Contest. Wahooooooo!
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January 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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A BONE DEEP LOVE

Little Pumpkin by Lisa Edwards x Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.

If Mama Skeleton can't explain her love to Baby Skeleton in a way he can understand, he may never truly grasp the depth of his mama's love for him...

#P2Ppit #PB #Q
January 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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GRANDPA'S INVISIBLE HAIR

Three grandkids always make fun of their grandpa for brushing and combing hair he doesn't have. Will they learn that there's something magical about believing in what we can't see... or is their grandpa just a bit cuckoo?

#P2Ppit #PB #Q
January 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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‘TWAS THE NIGHT OF SANTA’S PRIVACY PROBLEM

Santa Claus Myth x The Little Trailblazer

With the help of Mrs. Claus, Santa rethinks how he operates. Can he fix his Privacy Problem and stay off the Naughty List to save Christmas?

#P2Ppit #PB #W
Mint background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to 'Twas the Night of Santa's Privacy Problem”. The text reads: “It's almost Christmas and Santa has a problem. A big problem. Apparently, kids (and government regulators) take issue with how he collects, uses, and keeps his Christmas intel. If he can't change his ways, Christmas may not happen all together. Through the wise advice of Mrs. Claus, Santa learns how to build and deliver Christmas without invading the Privacy of kids (and adults) around the world. This story was inspired by the authors' own concern that telling the story of Santa claus would teach their children to be complacent with surveillance and bad privacy practices. The story uses witty yet informative rhyme to give adults and children alike a new way to talk about Santa Claus.” Mint background. Title at the top reads: “COMPS for 'Twas the Night of Santa's Privacy Problem”. There is a bulleted list of 3 works. The Little Trailblazer, by Joan Holub (author) and Daniel Roode (September 5, 2017) Baby Loves Electrical Engineering on Christmas, By Ruth Spiro (Author) and Irene Chan (Illustrator) (August 24, 2021) THE Little Cyber Engineer by Amber Devilbiss (Author, Illustrator) (July 17, 2022) Underneath the list comes the cover images of each of the books. On the right, the image is of a book with a navy cover. Its title is The Little Cyber Engineer is the title in yellow text. The image is of a little girl in all black looking like a ninja or hacker. She's carrying a sack full of money. The author and illustrator is listed in the bottom right hand corner in white and yellow text. Mint background. Title at the top reads: “Tropes in 'Twas the Night Before Santa's Privacy Problem”. Then there is a list of 5 tropes. Sparkle emoji. Retelling of the Santa Claus Myth, Santa head emoji. female scientist emoji. STEM lessons in witty rhyme wolf emoji. No real villains supervillain emoji. Redemption arcs superhero emoji. open laptop emoji. Digital messages in (mostly) analog format. old style dial telephone emoji. At the bottom of the slide, are two concept sketches that are watermarked to credit the illustrator, Giana Molinari. On the left is a black and white sketch where Mrs Claus stands in front of an easel as if teaching Santa. She has a lightbulb over her head and she points to the easel reading: “Christmas Model” with the bullets “privacy,” “optional opt-out,” “consent,” and “notice.” Next to her, Santa smiles on his computer. In the second sketch, Santa sits at his computer looking stressed. Both he and his computer have marks above them indicating confusion and concern. Santa is wearing his traditional red and white costume. He has a blue mug that appears to have steam coming out of it. The confusion marks coming from his head appear in yellow. The desk is a dark brown. The background is a grayish-lavendar. There is text on the slide that states: “Re-telling and updating of the Santa Claus mythology utilizing core privacy concepts like consent and data minimization” on the bottom right under the outlined person. Text at the bottom left reads: “Art by Giana Molinari” This slide is a mood board w/ light green background. There are 3 rows of boxes with either text or images. 1st row, from L to R - 1st box has black text on a white background reading “He spies. He collects data in bulk. He never deletes. Really, he's breaking the law.” The 2nd image is a black image with light blue lines and dots and numbers. 3rd image is the image of an elf doll hanging onto a Christmas tree decorated with tinsel. 4th box Has an image of an opulent library. A little Christmas tree made of books with a blue ribbon on top. The image has text crediting the image to Alea Garbagnati. 2nd row, from L to R - 1st box is an image with a white background. There are two hands with white writing on them saying “Yes” and “No.” 2nd box has an image of Santa Claus set against a white background. He is standing with one finger up & as if he were saying “Ho ho ho.” On the ground is a red velvet that looks full. 3rd box is black text set against a white background reading “Santa is bad at Privacy.” Underneath that text reads: “Unless otherwise noted, concept art created or collected from Canva or other publicly available resources” in small text in the bottom left. The Last box is an image of hands holding a tablet computer . In the screen of the tablet computer is a blue graphic with a lock and the word “PRIVACY.” In the final row, from L to R - 1st box is a blurred street video photo. In the foreground of the photo is a giant eyeball. The eye is looking at a series of binary code (1s and 0s) and the code is reflected in the eye. 2nd box is black text set against a white background. The text reads “Can Santa change his ways and embrace privacy-by-design?” In the third image set against a red background are two red elf dolls playing with a red box with numbers 1 to 24 (and Advent calendar box). There are green decorative trees with light snow dusting next to the box. In the final box is an image of a woman and boy set against a white background.
January 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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WOLF’S WHITE HATS & THE THREE GAMERS

Three Little Pigs x Little Cyber Engineer

The Piggy siblings are in competition, but can they overcome their differences and design the next best video game for their teacher, Warren Wolf?

#P2Ppit #PB #W
Lavender background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to Wolf's White Hats & the Three Gamers". Text reads: "In the charming town of Alaurea, the Piggy siblings are enrolled in Wolf’s White Hats Coding School, run by the enigmatic Warren Wolf, who is passionate about teaching kids the art of coding and the importance of cybersecurity. As they complete assignments, the siblings face the challenge of balancing fun and security in their game designs. Their differing approaches lead to a decision: each sibling will create their own game to see whose method is the most effective. But who will create the best and most secure game? With engaging coding challenges and relatable characters, this modern take on The Three Little Pigs not only entertains, but also educates readers young and old about the basics of security-by-design and the importance of cybersecurity. This enchanting tale will surely inspire future online citizens and tech enthusiasts alike." Lavender background. Title reads: "Comps for Wolf's White Hats & the Three Gamers". There is a bulleted list of 3 works. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka (Author), Lane Smith (Illustrator) (March 1, 1996) The Little Cyber Engineer, By Amber DeVilbiss (Author, Illustrator) (July 17, 2022) Three Little Hackers, by Marcus J Carey (Author, Illustrator) (May 25, 2020) Underneath the list comes the cover images of each of the books. On the left, is The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (which appears like a cover story title). It Looks like a news paper front page in sepia tone. It reads Daily Wolf. The Author and Illustrator are listed as if they are the reporter and photographer for the story and it reads "As told by". There is also a section that reads "By A. Wolf". There is a bunch of print that is too fine too read. It looks like a wolf is holding the paper open in the lower right corner. The middle image is of a book with a navy cover. Its title is The Little Cyber Engineer in yellow text. The image is of a little girl in all black looking like a ninja or hacker. She's carrying a sack full of money. The author and illustrator is listed in the bottom right hand corner in white and yellow text. In the lower right corner is the image of Three Little Hackers in white text. It's a black cover with three pig shaped skull and crossbones images, each a different muted shade - light green, dark gray, and mauve. The author and illustrator's name appears in white text. Lavender background. The title reads Tropes in Wolf's White Hats & The Three Gamers. Then there is a list of 5 tropes. Sparkle emoji. Modernized fairy tales. fairy emoji, female scientist emoji. Empowering the Underrepresented. wolf emoji. No real villains supervillain emoji. Redemption arcs superhero emoji. open laptop emoji. Digital messages in (mostly) analog format. old style dial telephone emoji. At the bottom there is a cartoonish image of three little pigs playing in front of a hedge with a wolf smiling behind it. One pig is in red holding a log with a lead. Another is holding bricks and wearing a light blue shirt with dark blue shorts. And another is holding straw and dressed in yellow overalls with a green shirt. You can see the wolf has a fang showing and looks cartoonishly menacing. There's a white highlighter-like arrow leading to an animated drawing of a cartoonish boy in a hat, sunglasses, and orange hoodie with a white shirt sitting behind an open laptop on a blue chair. There is data and coding all behind him. It looks like he's actively coding or working on the computer. There is small text at the bottom left that reads: concept art created in Canva. There is larger text on the bottom right that reads: Three Little Pigs Retelling & A Lesson About Security-by-Design & Online Security Lavender background. There are a series of 9 rectangular shaped images of different sizes at different angles. Starting in the upper left - there is an image of a bi-racial girl with tan skin and brown eye, and a goldenrod shirt holding a black and bright yellow robotic arm. Middle left, there is a little short haired brunette girl in a red spaghetti-strap tank top sitting in front of a gaming console. On the screen looks like flames or space with reds and blues. She has white or gray headphones on. Bottom left is an image of a pair of hands on a white keyboard with different sized white locks of various transparencies superimposed all over the images and lines connecting them. In the middle, there is a succession of the three houses of the little pigs is a straw, wood, and brick house from top to bottom. The straw house in the smallest and looks ready to topple over. The wood house is in the middle and has some grass at the bottom. The bottom, brick house has a red roof and yellow thatching with a yellow door and windows. In the upper right corner is an anonymous figure in a white hoodie without a face showing (it's a black hole), holding an open laptop. There are symbols for bitcoin and money superimposed on top of the image in various transparencies. In the middle right image is a picture of two white girls with long blondish brown hair fighting. They both appear to be hitting each others' faces. One is wearing a purple shirt with a headband and the other a pink shirt. The bottom right image has what appears to be a series of numbers to look like coding.
January 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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CAMILLE & THE COOKIES

Little Red Riding Hood x Chicken Clicking

A young girl learns that sometimes free things come with hidden costs when her granny’s business partner, Mr. Wolf, uses new business tactics & everything changes.

#P2Ppit #PB #Q
Light Red background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to Camille & the Cookies.” The text reads: “Join Camille, clad in her little red jacket, as she learns that sometimes free things come with hidden costs, a lesson important to our personal and digital lives. In the mythical small town of Alaurea, Camille's Granny and her business partner, Warren Wolf, run a beloved cookie stand. Everything seems perfect as Camille and her friends delight in the cookies while playing at the park. However, one day when Granny is away, things take a turn. The cookies taste better than ever, but something feels off. Can Camille and Granny restore harmony to their idyllic world? With endearing characters and delicious challenges, this contemporary retelling of little red riding hood is sure to delight all readers, and also help to teach an important lesson about online cookies and cybersecurity.” Light Red background. Title reads: "Comps for Camille & the Cookies.” There is a bulleted list of 3 works. Little Red Riding Hood (My First Fairy Tales) by Tiger Tales (Author), Loretta Schauer (Illustrator) (March 3, 2015) The Little Cyber Engineer, By Amber DeVilbiss (Author, Illustrator) (July 17, 2022) Chicken Clicking By Jeanne Willis (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator) (September 1, 2015) Underneath the list comes the cover images of each of the books. On the left, is an image of a book, Little Red Riding Hood, with a cartoon wolf and a little girl. The little girl is wearing her hair in pigtail braids covered with a red cape and hood. She’s wearing red mary jane shoes and white and blue striped long socks or hosiery. She’s holding a basket. It’s very stylized. The wolf looks more kind than sinister with yellow eyes. He’s rubbing his hands together raised under his chin. They both look like they’re in movement - dancing or running. There are pine trees and forest. In the front part is grass with some white small flowers. You can see what is likely granny’s cottage. The author and illustrator’s names appear in the grass in white print. The middle image is of a book with a navy cover. Its title is The Little Cyber Engineer in yellow text. The image is of a little girl in all black looking like a ninja or hacker. She's carrying a sack full of money. The author and illustrator is listed in the bottom right hand corner in white and yellow text. On the right, is an image of a very cartoonish adorable and humanized chick sitting in front of a desktop computer with a computer screen glowing. The chick is using a mouse and keyboard and is obviously online surfing. The chick has blushing cheeks. The Title, Chicken Clicking, appears in big, yellow font. The author’s and illustrator’s names in small blue font on either side of the title. There’s a quote on the cover in a cartoon bubble that reads, “A great book…to introduce safety on the intranet. GUARDIAN” Light Red background. Title reads: "Tropes for Camille & the Cookies.” Then there is a list of 5 tropes. Sparkle emoji. Modernized fairy tales. fairy emoji, female scientist emoji. Empowering the Underrepresented. wolf emoji. No real villains supervillain emoji. Redemption arcs superhero emoji. open laptop emoji. Digital messages in (mostly) analog format. old style dial telephone emoji. At the bottom is an image of a smiling brunette girl in a red hood and cape. She looks like a traditional Little Red Riding Hood. She’s skipping. She appears to have brown shoes and bare legs. Her fists are closed and she has a very wide smile. There is a black thin arrow leading to a picture of a red drawstring hoodie and a picture of 3 chocolate chip cookies. Underneath these pictures reads the following text: “Contemporary Little Red Riding Hood & A Lesson About Online Cookies” Mood board with a light red background. In the first row of pictures, three photos described left to right. 1st - is a collage of chocolate chip cookies. 2nd- is a stack of older bound books with the book on top open and the pages arranged in an arch. 3rd - is a colorful assortment of handprints made from paint, assembled as if done for a school project. The second row has three images and a text box. From left to right- The first image is rendition of a planet in space with light hitting the top of the planet. This image is outlined by text resembling computer code in blue with images of locks to indicate data security. The next box is black text over a white background. In a cursive font, it reads “Everything is idyllic in the town of Alaurea.” In the third box is an image of a figure in a red hood carrying a basket walking along a dirt trail into a green forest. The fourth box is a closeup of an outdoor carousel. At the top right of the image is the face of one horse of the carousel. The rest of the carousel animals are seen from behind. In the third row, there are 4 boxes, 3 with images and one with text. From left to right - The first box has the image of a young Black girl (around 6-8) set to an off-white background. The girl has dark curly hair, is wearing a lab coat and blue safety goggles and is holding her chin as if she is thinking. In the second box is the image of a gray wolf lurking behind a tree. Only one of the wolf’s eyes is visible and there is a cloudy nature scape in the background. The colors of the image are wintery, with a bit of light blue hues. The third box has a white background with black text. In cursive writing, it reads “until a wolf changes everything…can Camille put it to right?” The final box has a market stand with rows of cookies. These are lots of cookies, some with marshmallows and chocolate, some double chocolate peanut butter, some white macadamia and either oatmeal raisin or Chocolate chip.
January 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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When the youngest 🧙🏻‍♀️of 5 is expecting her 1st 🧹, she’s gutted when she ends up w/ a …

MOP?! 🤨

What’s a 🧙🏻‍♀️ to do w/ a mop that only wants to dip & swish 💦

🧙🏻‍♀️ must gain control before she’s humiliated 🫣

But did the mop have the right idea all along? 🎨🖌️

#P2Ppit #PB #UA
January 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Happy sales to all the #P2PPit participants, including me! I had to Google it though. If the organizers could add an explanation page here, that would help. I'm no longer visiting that other place.
January 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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WHERE DID MY TEACHER GO?

We've all had a teacher who held a special place in our hearts. And for Archie, that's Ms. Bloom, he can’t wait to show off his summer progress! Until he learns she’s gone for good... How will Archie learn to cope with this big change?

#P2Ppit #PB #Q #OwnVoices
January 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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GRANDPA'S INVISIBLE HAIR

Three grandkids always make fun of their grandpa for brushing and combing hair he doesn't have. Will they learn that there's something magical about believing in what we can't see... or is their grandpa just a bit cuckoo?

#P2Ppit #PB #Q
January 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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A BONE DEEP LOVE

Little Pumpkin by Lisa Edwards x Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.

If Mama Skeleton can't explain her love to Baby Skeleton in a way he can understand, he may never truly grasp the depth of his mama's love for him...

#P2Ppit #PB #Q
January 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Make a positive impact by donating relevant and representative picture books for San Jose families to read aloud to their children through the nonprofit Cultivating Literacy. 

Please donate read-aloud picture books at the 2nd-3rd grade reading level. #StrongerTogether #2025CSLAConference
January 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Want to track picture book posts in the Path2Pub pitch event on January 17 2025? I made a feed! This feed includes posts and replies which use both the #P2Ppit and #PB tags. It does NOT differentiate between tags for querying (#Q), on submission, (#S) or WIP (#W). #kidlit
January 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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What you see:

✨️ YAY! I BOOKED 4 PAID AUTHOR VISITS SO FAR THIS YEAR! ✨️

What you don't see:

I sent 308 emails to schools.
January 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Would your kiddos be interested in the process of creating a book?

I'm looking for families that want to critique the manuscript, sketches, colors, cover, and then have their name on a special thanks page of the book and get a free copy.

I think it would be insightful and fun for everyone!
January 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Where are my parents that love literacy based content!?

Where are my teachers that love a SEL book?

Where are my librarians that want more indie authors in their libraries?

Where are my people? 🤗
January 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM