iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 05/03/2026

True story: the first liquid-fueled rocket was launched 100 years ago on March 16, 1926. 😲 The Nat'l Air + Space Museum is celebrating 100 years of rocket science with a Soar Together Family Day, and @scottymagoon.bsky.social + I will be there to share ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS! Join us!

Event announcement for a Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams story time event with author Chiara Colombi and illustrator Scott Magoon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, on Saturday, March 14 from 10a to 2p.

252

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 21/11/2025

Trust me, you're gonna want to climb into this book. Congratulations to my incredibly talented CP and dear friend, @juliamoss.bsky.social!!

030

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 03/06/2025

So grateful for all the positive feedback + messages I've received in response to my 12x12 webinar on #kidlit and #AI. It's a gnarly topic that needs a lot of untangling so we can all stay informed + equipped to advocate for our work. Check out the replay and let me know if you have any questions!

9201

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 21/05/2025

Thank you, @12x12challenge.bsky.social, for creating such an incredible space within the #kidlit community for critical conversations and meaningful connections. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to give back to a community that has helped me in so many ways!

1130

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 19/04/2025

NH friends, don't miss this chance to celebrate libraries and space all at once with ROCKET SHIP's illustrator @scottymagoon.bsky.social! 🤩

051

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 14/03/2025

For anyone who has ever suffered from "I'm-not-a-math-person" issues (🙋🏻‍♀️) or knows a kid who does, this book is for you! I can't wait for you to discover the heart + humor of my brilliant CP's debut picture book: DEAR MATH, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS. Congratulations, @linahaldar.bsky.social! ❤️🧮 #kidlit 📚👍🏻

070

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 05/03/2025

They should make a drink for writers called Someone Who Believes In My Stories, so when a writer gets a rejection and their friend says, "Can I get you something? A cocktail? Wine? Beer?" the writer can reply "Someone Who Believes In My Stories" and actually get what they want. On the rocks.

060

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 27/02/2025

Rocket's launch event at @lindentree.bsky.social this weekend was a veritable planet parade of special crewmates, between the young space enthusiasts gathered for story time, Linden Tree’s stellar staff, and the conjunction of two #kidlit #space authors beaming in the glow of each other’s books!

A photo from the launch event for Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams at Linden Tree Books. The event is taking place on the sidewalk in front of the bookstore, where there is outdoor furniture and a big window opening onto the store. The author, a while woman with long brown hair, holds up the book to an audience of young kids and grownups. Along the top of the photo is a banner of stars and moons, and the words “Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams” with a heart-shaped graphic linking the book’s title to the store’s name on the front of the store.

Sitting in Linden Tree’s window, author Chiara Colombi reads from and holds up a spread from ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS, showing the rocket’s flight trajectory to the Moon.

Another photo from the reading, with the audience in the foreground. The author is imitating the nervous face of the Lunar Lander in the story.

Author Chiara Colombi presents the lunar phases to the audience outside of Linden Tree Books.

130

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 23/02/2025

Such a stellar treat to celebrate ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS with fellow #kidlit #space author @rienealwriter.bsky.social at @lindentree.bsky.social today! More event pics to come, but in the meantime check out Rie's early chapter series ASTRID THE ASTRONAUT—perfect for kids with big lunar dreams!

050

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 13/02/2025

2 more Bay Area lunar launch events this weekend! Join me at Banter Bookshop on Sat + Linden Tree Books on Sun to touch down on the Moon with ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by Scott Magoon + me! We’ll read Rocket’s 2nd mission, then explore the phases of the Moon. Mission patch stickers for all!

A graphic featuring an illustration of the Moon against a starry background, with the event details for author story times at Banter Bookshop and Linden Tree Books, two picture book covers, and an author photo overlayed on the surface of the Moon. Along the top of the Moon are the words “Rocket Ship Events”, and along the bottom are the words “Reading + signing, + free mission patch stickers”. The event details are shared in the thread.

151

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 07/02/2025

Join me at @hicklebees.bsky.social in San Jose tomorrow Feb. 8 at 11am as we launch ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon! I can’t wait to connect with Hicklebee’s community of readers. We’ll read Rocket’s 2nd mission + explore the phases of the Moon with models galore. Stickers for all!

A graphic featuring an illustration of the Moon against a starry background, with the event details for an author story time at Hicklebee’s bookstore, two picture book covers, and an author photo overlayed on the surface of the Moon. Along the top of the Moon are the words “Rocket Ship Events”, and along the bottom are the words “Reading + signing, + free mission patch stickers”. The event details are shared in the image caption.

110

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 05/02/2025

What a special treat to kick off #WRAD with a virtual visit at a school just a hop, skip, and a jump from where I grew up. Thank you, @loritecler.bsky.social and Drew Elementary, for inviting me to share ROCKET BEAMS with your bright-eyed readers. I'm happy they were the first to hear it! 🚀🌔

030

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 04/02/2025

We are go for translunar orbit! ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon has landed on shelves! A lunar mission, yes, but what is this book really about? It's about how we respond when things don’t go our way. When our dreams don’t come true. Or when things take a turn for the unexpected... 🧵

A graphic featuring an illustration of the Moon against a starry background. Overlayed on the Moon is: the cover of the picture book ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS; a lunar lander with a cloud of dust rising around him; and the words “LANDED!” and “On sale now”. In the upper right corner, against the starry sky is a rocket ship, gazing down at the Moon.

270

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 03/02/2025

Kicking off launch week with some wonderful news: ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS is an Amazon Editors’ Pick, among the Best Books of the Month for February! 🤩 Thank you, Amazon editors, for giving Scott Magoon’s and my book an extra booster as we gear up for launch!

172

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Only five hours left! Bidding closes tonight at 8pm PST (11pm EST). No time to dawdle. Make decisions now about what you really want and get ready to BID! #kidlit #booksky #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians #writers #authors #illustrators www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...

02219

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 28/01/2025

Iconic Bay Area #kidlit bookstore @hicklebees.bsky.social has joined Bluesky!! Well worth following them for all their great events and book spotlights!

030

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 28/01/2025

ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon releases in just 1 week!! I’m so excited for you to meet (the most adorable) Lunar Lander (that has ever existed) (with many thanks to Scott!). Pre-order details for signed books with exclusive stickers in the thread!

An illustration of a waxing gibbous moon against a starry background. On the light side of the moon is a large number 1 and illustrations of a lunar lander descending toward the lunar surface. On the dark side of the moon is the rocket ship that deployed the lander.

A graphic featuring the cover of picture book ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS, hovering above the illustrated surface of the Moon and a starry background. Around the book cover are the words “PRE-ORDER LINK IN BIO” and the date “2.4.25”. Alongside the book cover is the book cover of the series’s first book ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP.

131

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 26/01/2025

Book bans are not a hoax. All kids deserve to see themselves in stories. Here are just a few of the many books I’m grateful to have on the shelves at home and at my local indie Banter Bookshop. #readfreely #diversebooksopenminds

A photo of me, a white woman with long brown hair, smiling and sitting in the kids section of my local bookstore, holding up three picture books.

0373

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 23/01/2025

Hello #Teachers, #Librarians, + #edusky! I still have slots available for virtual story time visits on Feb 4 + Feb 5 to celebrate #WorldReadAloudDay, including evening times for international schools! 🗺️ Check out the link to my schedule and how to contact me via the post below 👇

001

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 22/01/2025

I’m so grateful to the organizers of @kidlitforla.bsky.social for helping the children’s publishing industry unite in raising funds to support wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. My donation is one among 380 items in the auction which runs through Sunday, January 26th (until 9pm PST)!

241

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 21/01/2025

What's your favorite moon phase? While I do love a waxing crescent, there's something mesmerizing about the crisp precision of a quarter moon. Today’s third quarter moon rose just past midnight...and ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me and Scott Magoon rises in just 2 weeks!!

An illustration of a quarter moon against a starry background. On the dark side of the moon is a large number 2 and illustrations of a rocket ship deploying a lunar lander.

130

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 16/01/2025

Yayyyyyy!!! Welcome #kidlit author, @rienealwriter.bsky.social!! 💫🌒👩🏻‍🚀

120

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 15/01/2025

With ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS’s countdown officially underway, I’m excited to announce my February launch events: Rocket Ship + Lunar Lander are heading to the Moon at 3 iconic Bay Area bookstores! I would be so happy to see you + your fellow space enthusiasts at any of these events. #kidlit 🚀🌔

A graphic featuring an illustration of the Moon against a starry background, with a schedule of bookstore events, two picture book covers, and an author photo overlayed on the surface of the Moon. Along the top of the Moon are the words “Rocket Ship Events”, and along the bottom are the words “Reading + signing, + free mission patch stickers”. The schedule of events shows the same details as shared in the thread.

110

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 15/01/2025

Anyone else gaze up at last night’s full moon and wish they could get just a little bit closer? I couldn’t imagine a better wish to kick off the countdown to Rocket’s next mission. 🌝 ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS, by me + Scott Magoon, lands in bookstores + libraries in just 3 weeks on 2/4/25!! #kidlit

An illustration of a waxing crescent moon against a starry background. On the dark side of the moon is a large number 3 and illustrations of a rocket ship transporting a lunar lander.

120

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 12/01/2025

Anyone else know of PB agents who ask for multiple manuscripts in your initial query? Add them to the thread! And check out the podcast to hear why @brennajeanneret.bsky.social, @joshmonkwords.bsky.social, and I think this should be the industry norm. 👀

072

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 08/01/2025

Of all the magic I’ve experienced since Rocket launched into the world, nothing brings happy tears to my eyes quite like this: I am honored + humbled + so grateful to share that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has chosen Rocket Ship, Solo Trip by me + Scott Magoon as one of their 2025 books!!! ☺️

6367

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 08/01/2025

So excited to see this go live!!! What a way to kick off 2025! 💫 Thank you, @joshmonkwords.bsky.social + @brennajeanneret.bsky.social, for having me on your delight of a show. Tune in to hear about my past life in #kidlit publicity + listen to the end to hear me read my dead witchy manuscript!

131

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 24/12/2024

3...2...1... Happy Holidays! Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season bright with twinkling lights and twinkling stars! Huge shout-out to illustrator Scott Magoon for creating this adorable illustration of our Rocket Ship! #snowflakeexhaustFTW #nobutseriouslythough #ecofriendly+epicsnowballfights

A holiday-themed illustration of Rocket Ship, from the picture book Rocket Ship, Solo Trip, blasting off alongside a pine tree decorated with planets, moons, and stars. Rocket's exhaust is made of snowballs and snowflakes. The image includes "3... 2... 1... Happy Holidays!"

090

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 19/12/2024

Hi #teachers, #librarians, + #edusky! To celebrate my 2nd 🚀 picture book's release on Tues, Feb 4, + World Read Aloud Day on Wed, Feb 5, I'm offering free virtual visits both days! View my availability, *including evening times for international schools* 🌎🌍🌏: bit.ly/25wrad Contact info in thread!

bit.ly

2025 World Read Aloud Day: author Chiara Colombi's schedule

362

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 19/12/2024

bit.ly

2025 World Read Aloud Day: author Chiara Colombi's schedule

362

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 16/12/2024

The stars aligned at the Nat'l Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center this weekend—and by stars, I mean rocket ships + rocket ship enthusiasts! What an absolute joy to finally meet ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP’s rock(et)star co-creator, Scott Magoon, and to share our story in such a jaw-dropping setting.

The co-creators of picture book ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP, Chiara Colombi and Scott Magoon, share their story at the Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.

Chiara reads from picture book ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP, which is projected onto a TV screen, while Scott holds up the book, with an audience of kids and adults in the foreground.

Scott presents a live drawing demo while Chiara holds a mic for him and children approach the TV screen to observe.

120

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 13/12/2024

This is super last minute, but in case you aren't able to join Saturday's Air and Space event, illustrator Scott Magoon and I are also sharing our "Making of Rocket Ship" presentation tomorrow morning on Zoom at 10am ET! Register for free here: airandspace.si.edu/whats-on/eve...

airandspace.si.edu

Story Time: Rocket Ship, Solo Trip

Join us to hear author Chiara Columbi read her book, Rocket Ship, Solo Trip and think about how big explosions can send a rocket far out to space.

020

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 06/12/2024

Double jolt of excitement to see ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP by me + Scott Magoon on 2 of Betsy Bird’s 31 Days, 31 Lists: Picture Book Readalouds + Rhyming Picture Books!! "Colombi works in a lot of really clever science in what, with another author, could have been half-assed and entirely fictional." 🥰

040

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 29/11/2024

Rocket Ship, Solo Trip is blasting off at the Nat'l Air and Space Museum with a full crew on board! 🤩 For the first time ever, Scott Magoon + I will meet in person to launch Rocket together! We’ll be at the Chantilly, VA, museum as part of their “Big Explosions” Family Day on Sat, Dec 14th! #kidlit

Event announcement for a Rocket Ship, Solo Trip event with author Chiara Colombi and illustrator Scott Magoon at the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, VA, on Saturday, December 14 from 10a to 2p.

140

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 23/11/2024

Dropped some sick beats at the studio... 😏 Jk, the first photo is totally staged. But the audiobook of ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP, by me and Scott Magoon, is no joke!! I had the thrill—and challenge—of recording the narration last week. Rocket's audiobook is slated for release in January 2025! #kidlit

A photo of me, a white woman with long brown hair, pretending to sing like popstar Ariana Grande from the picture book ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP, written by me and illustrated by Scott Magoon. In the photo, I am sitting in a recording booth.

A photo of me sitting in a recording booth, set up to record the audiobook narration of ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP. I have headphones on, there is a mic on a boom in front of me, and ROCKET SHIP is set up on an ipad on a music stand.

050

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 20/11/2024

My wonderful, talented CPs, @linahaldar.bsky.social + @juliamoss.bsky.social, have joined Bsky! Both have PBs in the works—I can’t wait for the world to meet their stories! Why you should follow them in 3 words: Lina: STEM, humor, oh-so-much-heart Julia: sustainability, lyricism, wild-child-magic

340

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 15/11/2024

✨🌜 Cover reveal!!!🌛✨ My heart is beaming like tonight’s full moon to share this first look at ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP’s follow-up mission, ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS! Illustrated by Scott Magoon, written by me, and launched by our wonderful crew Viking Children's Books...

Cover of the picture book ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS, featuring a rocket ship blasting off over the Moon on which a lunar lander sits. The characters are smiling at each other and Rocket's exhaust is a rainbow blast. Written by Chiara Colombi and illustrated by Scott Magoon.

7235

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

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

6315052

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 13/11/2024

So exciting to see all these familiar #kidlit #writingcommunity faces moving to Bluesky—welcome, all! I'm an author of PB and YA, with one book on the shelves from Viking and another releasing in February. 🚀❤️ Let's connect!

040

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

Amanda Hunt @thenextgenlib.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

This is #BiVisibilityMonth so here are some #MG #YA and adult #bookrecommendations to celebrate, recognize and honor! Link in bio! #library #books #librarian #librarians

2127

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 31/08/2024

A fresh Saturday #kidlitstack = long weekend adventures ahead 😎

A stack of library books, including 17 picture books and 5 graphic novels, many of which feature a round, red NEW sticker on the spine.

2110

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 27/08/2024

Really encouraging to hear this from an industry expert like Jennifer!

000

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 02/08/2024

#BayArea friends! Stargaze with me tonight at the Chabot Space Center's First Friday event! I'll have a table with moon-themed crafts for littles from 6-9p and read Rocket Ship, Solo Trip at 7p. Lots of other activities and exhibits to explore too! Hope to see you there!

Event graphic for picture book Rocket Ship, Solo Trip with details about the Chabot Center event on August 2, from 6-10p. Details are set against a starry sky illustration from the book and include the author's photo and book cover.

010

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

One more week to apply for this year's #SCBWI Pitch-Perfect #Translation Grant. Go to Member Home > My awards for details!

055

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 15/07/2024

Explain your book/WIP in one short sentence badly: Dagger-wielding teens betraying each other, like, a lot. #YA #fantasy

020

Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 13/07/2024

I just signed a thing that isn't the first thing you'd think of in the realm of signed publishing things or even the second thing you'd think of or even a thing I'd ever imagined, but I'm super excited about it and I can't wait to share more when the news goes live! 📚+🤖=🫣🧐🤯 #vaguepublishingpost

180

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

To quote my beleaguered husband who listens to me drone on about the publishing world AT LENGTH: "So it's just always a weird week in publishing for submissions." This analysis from my amazing agent is worth a read.

2168

Reposted by Chiara Colombi

Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

Now that we can have civilized conversations again w/o bots and algorithms messing with us, I'm wondering how #kidlit editors are feeling about submissions these days? Overwhelmed? Bored? Excited? I'm wondering if we've all already entered the anhedonia that election years tend to bring to us.

2173