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April Berry | KidLit @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I'm super excited for today's #PictureBookPostcard from @andrewchacket.bsky.social's newest picture book, In This Classroom. Read the full postcard and blog post here: aprilberrybooks.com/in-this-clas... I just love getting mail, don't you? #kidlit #WritingCommunity

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Check out this hilarious poetry anthology, HOLES IN MY UNDERWEAR, by Matt Eicheldinger. And hop over to my blog for access to FREE RESOURCES to bring it to life in your classroom! www.andrewhacket.com/post/holes-i... Tag a teacher who would love this in their classroom! #poetry #kidlit #teachers

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I’m so excited to share the cover of IN THIS CLASSROOM with you, illustrated by the amazing Arthur Lin! Tag all of your teacher friends to make sure they know! Looking for ways to support the book? -mark as want to read on Goodreads -preorder -subscribe to newsletter linktr.ee/andrewchacket

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Mark your calendars for Saturday when the cover to my 4th book will be revealed! Arthur Lin’s work is incredible and I can’t wait for you to get your first peek!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

So happy to contribute a prize to this amazing challenge. I can’t wait to chat with one of the lucky winners.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

CURLILOCKS & THE THREE HARES written by me and illustrated by Jan Dolby is JUST RIGHT for back-to-school. Get your classroom freebies below. linktr.ee/andrewchacket Tagging teacher and librarian friends, liking, and sharing are appreciated! #kidlit #writingcommunity

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Beyond thrilled to share this news! Yay for more books!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#Massachusetts friends I’ll be sharing HOPE AND THE SEA by me & Svetla Radivoeva 7/19 at Ten Tree Books in Natick. If you know #picturebook lovers in the area that would enjoy a calming book about friendship by the ocean, send them our way for a read aloud and crafts! #kidlit #indiebookstores

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Kelly Swemba @kellyswemba.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Hi! Celebrating some news....it's cover reveal time! Adam Walker-Parker Parker created this lovely art!! Friends Are Like Stars out on 5/12/26!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

@staceybyer.bsky.social joins The Backstory w/WILL AND KRILL. Learn all about it at the link below. Comment for your chance to win a copy! www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac...

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This was such a great morning! Yay independent bookstores!!!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

@christinashawn.bsky.social joins #TheBackstory w/her #picturebook AND THEN CAME YOU w/illos by Shahrzad Maydani. www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac... Giveaway: 1 winner will receive a copy of the book and a 30-minute AMA with Christina. #teachers #families #librarians #kidlit #writingcommunity

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Page Turner Literary Agency @pageturnerlit.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

3 of Page Turner Literary Agency’s books have made the @CBCBook Favorite Lists! Congratulations to @andrewchacket.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social @nadiatheartist.bsky.social Nico Ecenarro @literallylynne.bsky.social Brenda Sturgis The Little Press @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidsfaves #kidlit

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I had a great morning celebrating @phaeacrede.bsky.social newest book, OH DEER at Word on the Street. This book is so much fun and kids are going to love it!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

@alisonmcgauley.bsky.social joins #TheBackstory w/KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE w/illos by Emilie Leduc & pubbed from @orcabook.bsky.social Visit the blog for a chance to win a pb crit from Alison! www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac... #kidlit #picturebooks #writingcommunity #chronicillness #nature

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Great afternoon at The Silver Unicorn for Jarret Lerner’s latest release, My Mad Scientist Mom. My students are going to be pumped about these new additions to our classroom library. They’ve been waiting for the second Scare School! #indiebookshop #kidlit #writingcommunity #chapterbooks #edusky

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

@katieleereinert.bsky.social joins #TheBackstory w/her #picturebook, READY TO SMILE AGAIN (Gnome Road Publishing) with illos by Sara Aziz. Check out the interview for your chance to win a copy of your own or a #PB critique from Katie. www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac... #kidlit #giveaway

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

What a wonderful day talking about and celebrating all things literacy with these amazing creators along with incredible educators and librarians at @nerdcampct.bsky.social

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

@booksbycindy.bsky.social joins the blog today with her debut #picturebook, IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE (Yeehoo Press)w/illos by Vikki Zhang. Comment for your chance to win a copy of the book or a query critique from Cynthia! www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac... #kidlit #writingcommunity

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I can't wait for the amazing learning and sharing that is going to happen this weekend with outstanding educators and authors at #nErDcampCT! I hope to see you there!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

And the most unique book swag award goes to… ALAN MAYFAIR!!! NEIGHKID w/illos by Gabi Moraes and out with Tielmour Press hilariously captures the power of a child’s imagination with perhaps the best play on words I’ve ever heard. #kidlit #writingcommunity @tielmourpress.bsky.social

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I’m looking forward to joining these amazing creators along with Connecticut educators for a wonderful day or learning!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps was the perfect way to spend this blustery, icy day. #kidlit #writingcommunity #MG #bookrecommendations

The cover of And Then, Boom! is displayed showing a young boy holding up a dark cloud with the word Boom! written in red inside of it.

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Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

TOMORROW NIGHT! I'm leading a workshop about creating fractured fairy tales! Join me via the @writersloftma.bsky.social on Tuesday, 2/18 at 7pm EST (or watch the replay if you can't make it). Details: www.thewritersloft.org/offers/RAJMe... #kidlit #amwriting #writingworkshop #fairytales #booksky

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

#kidlitbookstack to get me through vacation week. The #picturebooks are research for an upcoming presentation: And The Eyes & The Impossible and And then, Boom! have been on my #TBR list for a while. I can’t wait to get reading! #kidlit #picturebooks #writingcommunity #bookrecommendations

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Absolutely loved this book by @msmarianayagam.bsky.social! 10 out of 10 would recommend!!!

The cover of the middle grade novel No Purchase Necessary is displayed.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

A little #kidlitbookstack to get us through the weekend. Some old favorites, some books by author friends, and a few I’ve been dying to read for the first time. #kidlit #writingcommunity

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

The portraits continue!!! Whether it be one eye, a long neck, legs out, or wearing a kilt, I am flattered that this is how they choose to spend their free time. #teacherlife #teachers #teacherfashion #studentartists #kidlit

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Congrats Joëlle and the entire team on this beautiful book. I can’t wait!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

A small #kidlitbookstack to get us through the weekend. Do you spy any favorites? Any you’ve been meaning to read? #kidlit #writingcommunity #teachers #librarians

A collection of 5 picture books spread out on a rug.

A collection of 4 picture books spread out on a rug.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The gems I was given this week! I’m going to stretch them out over the weekend for maximum enjoyment. Here’s the first. She got the word illustrator and author mixed up, but otherwise pretty accurate. Rest of the story in the comments. #teacherlife #studentauthors #writingcommunity #teachertok

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

@rebeccaglevington.bsky.social joins The Backstory w/ WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW w/illos by Andrea Boatta. Visit and comment on the blog for your chance to win a 30-min AMA or signed copy from Rebecca. www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac... #kidlit #librarians #teachers #writingcommunity #giveaway

The book cover for WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW is shown along with a picture of the author, Rebecca Gardyn Levington.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

A smattering of portraits my students have created of me unprompted. I didn’t know I had such a variety of looks. #teaching #teachlife

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Grateful to see Ollie on the list of winners.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

@dstiveson.bsky.social joins The Backstory with her picture book, WISHES OF THE WORLD w/illos by Khoa Le. Check out the blog to learn all about this beautiful story and for your chance to win one of three amazing giveaways from Melissa! www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac...

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Look who's in Publisher's Weekly Children's Bookshelf today! It's me and @andrewchacket.bsky.social with a new book SQUIRREL AND TURTLE: THIS BOOK HAS BIG WORDS. I'm thrilled to be working with Andy and Simon Spotlight again! Check out "Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea!" #kidlit #earlyreader

More Books to Go Nuts from from Andrew Hacket & Kaz Windness with a Publisher's Weekly announcement for SQUIRREL AND TURTLE: THIS BOOK HAS BIG WORDS coming Fall 2027. Picture of an upright turtle pointing at a book held up by a smaller squirrel.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

@kazwindness.bsky.social and I had a blast making Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea and now we are so excited for you to meet Squirrel and Turtle, the unlikely pair who are going to help reluctant readers fall in love with books through their silly antics and misunderstandings. #kidlit

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

My next book, IN THIS CLASSROOM is on the way. This is my love letter to a new class of students and is the first time I am intertwining my author and teacher lives in one. I can't wait for you to see Arthur Lin's amazing art! I am still in awe that making books is a thing I get to do. #kidlit

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

@jyotigopal.bsky.social joins The Backstory w/two of her recent releases, LOVE IS HERE WITH YOU & SISTER DAY. Check out the post to learn how these books came to be and for your chance to win a copy of your own. www.andrewhacket.com/post/the-bac... #kidlit #writingcommunity #picturebooks

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

2 days of teaching done after an incredibly inspiring 4 days at NCTE. Now you know what time it is.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The Mythics by Lauren Magaziner was an instant favorite for my class from the moment we read it and we have been enjoying the second and third in the series. I can’t wait until tomorrow when I get to tell my class, not only did I meet the author, but she gifted us the not yet released fourth book!

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I am always on the mission to diversify my classroom library to ensure all kids feel seen and that our diverse world is represented. My haul from #ncte24 will certainly help with that mission. Check out these beautiful new titles! Any that you love or are dying to check out?

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Here’s where I’ll be this weekend! I can’t wait to connect with educators and creators. Let me know if you will be at #NCTE.

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

ONE WORD can ignite a spark. Of worthlessness. Of hate. That grows. Spreads. Catches fire. But… ONE WORD can send a wave of courage. Of kindness. Of acceptance. That douses the flames. Heals the hurt. Clears a path for friendship. Belonging. #agented #SEL #skypitch #lyrical

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

It’s time to play THE QUIET GAME! Who will be the grand quieteer, champion of silence? Will it be you? Or perhaps Skunk, Pelican, or our overconfident narrator, Aye-Aye? There’s only one way to find out. Ready, set, shhhhhh!!! #agented #humor #interactive #skypitch

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

An ailing father and his son hike at dusk in hopes of glimpsing constellations. When disappointment is found dad knows just what to say. THE STARS YOU DON’T SEE and the memory of that night provide comfort for the boy when the time comes to home alone. #agented #skypitch #lyrical #grief

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ashleylaffin @ashleylaffin.bsky.social · 26/07/2024

HOPE AND THE SEA is such a heartwarming story about friendship and has an adorable ending that will give you all the feels📚👍 @andrewchacket.bsky.social

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Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

#Kidlit friends if you have a copy of OLLIE, THE ACORN, AND THE MIGHTY IDEA written by me and illustrated by Kaz Windness and would like some swag let me know. Fill out the Google Form below and I’ll get a signed bookplate and stickers sent your way ASAP. forms.gle/vaKeT8EiVJio...

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