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Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Check out @susanuhlig.bsky.social blog post about writing funny! Thanks for the shout out to Counting to Bananas! 🍌

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🎉 Congrats to @carrietillotson.bsky.social! 📚 ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE was named a 2026 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 5–9). Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri and published by @simonkids.bsky.social. #kidlit #12x12PB

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Lindsay | KidLit Grove @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Spotlighting two new additions to the Children’s Book Resource Hub! 📚 @carrietillotson.bsky.social —rich #educatorresources + inspiring, customizable #authorvisits. From the Mixed-Up Files Blog—discussion & #activityguides for middle-grade novels + free #STEM activities! #edusky #kidlit

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Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Come see me! I am thrilled to announce I'll be joining an amazing group of authors at Portland Book Festival on November 8th. Passes are on sale now! Hope to see you there. @literary-arts.org #PDXBookFest #PBF25

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Hey #edusky! Help Ss develop a deeper understanding of adaptation & climate challenges w/this NEW #LitLinks lesson & #science experiment A great intro to compare-contrast too! 🦙 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12884 @carrietillotson.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

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Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

📣 NEW EPISODE: Cultural authenticity in #kidlit! Join me as I talk w/ @carrietillotson.bsky.social and @marianallanos.bsky.social about Alpacas! Here, Alpacas! There - exploring how authenticity readers enrich stories. Listen now! #KidlitPodcast #PictureBooks www.podbean.com/ep/pb-byg6e-...

Image of Carrie Tillotson and Mariana Llanos plus book cover for Aplacas here, Alpacas there.

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Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Great new #nonfiction #picturebook by @carrietillotson.bsky.social and Elisa Chavarri. I loved learning about how alpacas are raised in Peru and in America. It has bouncy rhyming text and colorful illustrations, plus extra sidebar and backmatter info -- something for everyone! Well done! #kidlit

Cover of the picture book, ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE by Carrie Tillotson and Elisa Chavarri. Shows a Peruvian girl on the left in traditional dress with a baby alpaca, and an American boy on the right wearing overalls and a straw hat, also holding an alpaca. A barn and rainbow are in the background. In the middle of the children is a larger white alpaca.

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@blueslipmedia.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Doesn't it seem like a sweet alpaca face is what everyone needs to see right now? #alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Happy Golden Retriever Day! Did you know that Goldies have GREAT writing advice? Swipe & find out! #goldenretrieverday #writer #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #goldenretrievers

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Becky Kidd @mrsbkiddfcps.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

We enjoyed a read aloud of @carrietillotson.bsky.social new book, seeing her dog, and asking her all of our questions.

A Google Meet screen featuring author Carrie Tillotson, an elementary classroom, and a two page spread from Alpacas Here, Alpacas There.
Left page: A white mother and baby alpaca pair
Right page: A brown mother and baby alpaca pair

An elementary class watching a Google Meet on a Promethean Board of Carrie Tillotson reading aloud from her picture book.

Carrie Tillotson peeking from behind the cover of Alpacas Here, Alpacas There. Two children, each holding a baby alpaca, on either side of a front-facing white adult alpaca. The title is written across a rainbow, connecting a snow-capped mountain and red barn.

A golden retriever face peeks over the edge of a brown wooden desk.

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Tanya Konerman, Kidlit Author 📚 @tanyakonerman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This book-OUT TODAY-is fantastic: informative in a delightful way, adorably illustrated, and fun! #alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #animals #STEM #new

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @carrietillotson.bsky.social! Her #picturebook, ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri and published by Simon & Schuster Kids, hit the shelves today. Check it out! buff.ly/43OXTTS #newbook #booklaunch #amreading

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Louise M. Aamodt @louisemaamodt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Happy book birthday! Hooray for great NF picture books! 🦙 🦙 📕 @carrietillotson.bsky.social

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Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

3 amazing @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share insights on their awesome Feb. NF books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @amstephens.bsky.social Astra Publishing @darcypattison.bsky.social Mims House @carrietillotson.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @simonkidsuk.bsky.social #Interview #kidlit

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/02/2025

All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire. This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy. It’s time to speak out and fight back. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

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Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I’m now taking Kirkus’s comment that my new book is “rather relentlessly informative” as a huge compliment, in light of all the mis/disinformation we have, and more that is sure to come. ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE, out 02.11.25. Beautifully illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.

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Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

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Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hey everybody! I finally fluttered over to Blue Sky. Happy to see so many friendly faces over here.

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