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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Can't wait for our series to be out next year, AJ!

Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Love these endpapers from illustrator Maddie Frost in our new picture book, Farm Shark. My fave is probably Wannabe Shark. 🐑🐔🦈

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A nice review from Kirkus for Farm Shark! Indeed, "dim" and "memorably daffy" is how my kindergarten teacher once described me in a parent-teacher conference. #KidLit www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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FARM SHARK | Kirkus Reviews

And on this farm, there was a…shark?

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

If you're at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday 4/27, stop by the Mysterious Galaxy booth #368 and say hello! I'll be signing books from the "My Life is Weird" series at 10:15. Your choice of Sharpie color -- wow! Act fast! #kidlit

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

First time "My Mom is a Mermaid!" was spotted in the wild, at Children's Book World in Los Angeles. Written by me, illustrated by @jeffharter.bsky.social. Thanks so much to CBW, on insta @cbwchildrensbooks.

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Had fun chatting with Betsy about 90s music, backup shoelaces, button museums, and the upcoming My Life is Weird series! 🧜‍♀️🦄🦖 Publishes 4/1/25, ✍️by me, 🎨by @jeffharter.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🎉 2 books #GIVEAWAY 🎉 MY DAD IS A UNICORN! 🦄 MY MOM IS A MERMAID! 🧜‍♀️ The My Life is Weird! series from Random House, ✍️by me, 🎨by Jeff Harter, debuting 4/1/25. "Roaring good comedic inspiration!" - Kirkus Reviews Like, follow and repost to enter! Winner randomly picked Mon 3/24/25 6pm PDT 🎈 #kidlit

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

A roaring good review from Kirkus for the My Life is Weird! series, debuting on April 1st. Written by me and illustrated by Jeff Harter (insta @jeffbharter). @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Huge congratulations to @amedyckman.bsky.social for receiving the Geisel award this morning for Bat, Cat & Rat, a very funny series 🤣 from a VERY funny author/mischief maker! 🤪 #kidlit

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

What 10,000 picture books looks like. Los Angeles Central Library 1/19/25. #kidlit

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Loved this poorly translated French comic book

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Found this weird Edward Gorey pop-up book version of The Dwindling Party from 1982. I dorked out and added some lighting. The book's ingenious tabs make a rowboat sink and winged monsters soar off clutching parents. What other dark stories would make great pop-ups? #kidlit #edwardgorey

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

When you buy your dog the wrong size coat 🤦‍♂️ #dogs #dogsofbluesky

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Someone gave me a painting of my dog and I could not be happier #dogsofbluesky

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Most people don't know that SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen almost ended up with a different title. I wrote down a transcript of the editorial call. #kidlit #picturebooks

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I was always less fascinated by the character of Lyle the crocodile than I was by "Signor Hector P. Valenti, Star of stage and screen." What was with the odd hat? Why did he keep it in his fridge? The House on 88th Street, by Bernard Waber, 1962

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Oyvind Torseter's THE HOLE (2013, Enchanted Lion) is a wonderfully odd picture book #kidlit #picturebooks

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

My agency is not yet on Bluesky, but I figured it’d be nice to put together a starter pack of the authors and/or illustrators of BookEnds Literary who’ve already made it here. Say hi to my agency siblings! #starterpack #booksky #kidlit go.bsky.app/Uw5hJaE

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Laura Lavoie @llavoieauthor.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I made a Picture Book Author Starter Pack! This is trad pub'd authors with books currently out 🙂 go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc

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Tara J. Hannon Kid Lit Author Illustrator @tarajhannon.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

It’s #CoverReveal time for THE ONLY GHOST IN SCHOOL (Aug ‘25 Penguin Workshop) I’m RIDICULOUSLY excited about launching this #book! We have to wait ‘til August, but luckily I get to do fun cover reveals to satisfy my dopamine levels. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. 😜

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Here's the next entry in my daily Guess the 1960s/70s Picture Book Illustrator & Book challenge. 3/10 in difficulty. Thanks for any reposts so other Blueskyers can join the fun! #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #1960s #1970s

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I occasionally post illustrations from 60s and 70s picture books to see if anyone can guess the artist. This one's easy.

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

For dreary days, here's a hypnotic little vid of a drive I did down California's PCH. Bossa nova by Serge Quadrado.

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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

On one side of my garden: a productive Jalapeño plant, whose peppers have a 5,000 Scoville heat rating. On the other side, a plant with a single Red Ghost pepper, rated at 1,000,000 Scovilles, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The lone ghost sneers when I tiptoe past. 🌶🔥🚑

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