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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1! Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g... Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why. Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!

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Guest Post for Kidlit Zombie Week 2025, Day 1: RXs TO BRING MANUSCRIPTS FROM DEAD TO READ by Lynne Marie (6/23/2025)

#KidlitZombieWeek 2025, Day 1

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Lindsey Hobson @lindseyhobson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I'm excited to be a guest on Vivian Kirkfield's blog today! ⭐️🌛⭐️

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP. app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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Claire A. B. Freeland @cfreeland.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Doesn't this latest Mary book look fantastic?

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Berrie Torgan-Randall (Berrietr) @berrietr.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Hi Friends, Here is my blog post about writing about quirky kids. I talk about my son interrupting me during story time which lead to my story Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight and other ideas gathered from being a mom and a librarian. #kidlit www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...

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MOWMT: Writing About Quirky Kids by Berrie Torgan-Randall

March 6, 2025[Note: Click on the Covers to Buy the Books] I wrote my picture book Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight (Cardinal Rule Press, October 2025) based on an event that happened when my son ...

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Vivian Kirkfield @viviankirkfield.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

#50PreciousWords UPDATE! Toadstool Bookshop in Keene NH says there are only 25 books in the pile for the literacy nonprofit we are supporting this year, but we had 585 contest entries. Books are the best vehicle to spread the message of #kindness & #equality. toadbooks.com/store/2 (603) 352-8815.

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Claire A. B. Freeland @cfreeland.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Thanks to @andreabrownlit.bsky.social for hosting the amazing Big Sur Children's Writers Workshop. I met and learned from incredible writers from across the country. Grateful for the #kidlit community!

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Claire A. B. Freeland @cfreeland.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Looking forward to another amazing year of inspiration. #picturebooks

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Claire A. B. Freeland @cfreeland.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

This was a great interview, Jodi! So inspiring.

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

Happy Birthday to #MartinLutherKingJr! Here are some of our favorite #picturebooks about MLK Jr. Read these, and more, today and every day! What are your favorites? #12x12PB #diversebooks #diversebooksforkids #amreading

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member Nancy Churnin! Her #picturebook, VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART, illustrated by Monika Roza Wisniewska and published by Albert Whitman, is available for purchase: bit.ly/book-birthday

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member Nancy Churnin) Her #picturebook, COUNTING ON SHABBAT, illustrated by Petronela Dostanova and published by Kar-Ben Publishing, released today. See ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Woohoo! It's #12x12PB member @laurenkerstein.bsky.social's Book Birthday for her #picturebook, REMEMBERING SUNDAYS WITH GRANDPA, illustrated by Nanette Regan and published by Beaming Books! Take a look at ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

We're celebrating #12x12PB member @ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social's Book Birthday today for her #picturebook, JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED, illustrated by @batslangley.bsky.social and published by Skyhorse Publishing! Check out her book and MANY more: bit.ly/book-birthday

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Julie Hedlund @juliefhedlund.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Hey Bluesky #kidlit peeps! Heads up that if you are an author or illustrator of #picturebooks, you've only got a couple of days left to register for Picture Book Summit. We've got THE Julie Andrews joining us (not to mention the Steads and Nikki Grimes)! Check it out. picturebooksummit.com

Pictures of Picture Book Summit Superstar Speakers Philip C. Stead & Erin E. Stead, Nikki Grimes, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton in a teal sky background with a purple mountain and fox carrying a microphone up the mountain. Banner with conference theme - Picture Books That Sing - October 7, 2023.

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Claire A. B. Freeland @cfreeland.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

Middle grade kids don't have to wait until high school to learn psychology.

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