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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

What a lovely review of IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM from @KirkusReviews! I can’t wait for you to meet Maggie and her worm… I mean sister!! 🪱❤️ #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #kirkusreview #debutauthor #sisters www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek Thank you to all the hosts and super amazing prize donors!!! This week was super inspiring!

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Get to know @AndiChitty over on my blog! I have loved following Andi’s incredible self-publishing journey. THE WAGA-LAGA BUGS WANT TO PLAY ALL DAY is a book worth reading over and over. 😍 AND there’s a giveaway! #kidlit #picturebooks #selfpublished www.juliehauswirth.com/post/creator...

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Creator Interview: Andi Chitty

Andi has a wealth of knowledge on craft, querying, and self-publishing, and I'm so excited to share a bit about her publishing journey here.

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It's a great day to pre-order IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM! Now through March 26th, @barnesandnoble.com premium & rewards members can use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off! #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity www.barnesandnoble.com/w/if-my-sist...

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

It’s time, #kidlit! Review a book & comment on @brilawyer.bsky.social’s original post below for a chance to win a review (critique) of your MS plus an AMA zoom! Details below!! 👇👇👇

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Bri Lawyer @brilawyer.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

January’s REVIEWS FOR REVIEWS! 1⃣Leave a review for a kidlit book 2⃣Comment which book you reviewed and where for a chance to win a manuscript review (critique) & AMA zoom For more info: brilawyer.wixsite.com/brilawyer/re... #Reviews4reviews #WritingCommunity #amwriting #Kidlit #amquerying

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

NEW in 2025… #Reviews4Reviews! Review a kidlit book on Amazon, B&N, and/or Goodreads for a chance to win a review (critique) of your MS + AMA zoom! Details: brilawyer.wixsite.com/brilawyer/re... Starts Jan 1st!!

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Reviews for Reviews | Bri Lawyer

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Surprise! At Home Author is hosting an online PB conference in January! We have 6 agents taking pitches and incredible presenters like Ivan Taurisano and Rosie J. Pova (and many more!) Registration goes live Black Friday! #WritingCommunity #pb www.allthingspicturebooks.com/pbcc-notify

Picture Book Creators Conference - January 24th, 2025

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving! Took a spontaneous & much needed break at the beach with my family. I’m so thankful for these two kiddos. What are you thankful for? #Thanksgiving #Kidlit #Thankful

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Susannah Lloyd @susannahlloyd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hello to all my new lovely followers! These are my books in case you want to check them out. I specialise in blunderers, scoundrels and VERY unreliable narrators and I ❤️ all things Picture Book and Mid Grade with an ardent passion!

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Always a great time with the Verse Show! #kidlit

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Katelyn Aronson📚#KidLit Author/Poet @katelynaronson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

🥳 #Kidlit friends & gentle folk! I’m kicking off my new CLOVIS sequel across social media with a #giveaway of Clovis 1 + Clovis 2 for #WorldKindnessDay & #AntiBullyingWeek ! 🎁🎁 To enter: ❤️ Like 🦋 Follow 🔄 Reshare ☕️ Tell me your fave ‘cozy time’ drink

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Laurie Hnatiuk @handle.invalid · 14/11/2024

Ok here is a starter pack of many of the authors and participants of #MGBookChat. I know I am missing many and some have not transitioned here YET. Let me know who needs to be added or wants to be added. go.bsky.app/4aiDvMC

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Kellie DuBay Gillis (she/her) @kdubaygillis.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

go.bsky.app/SerEDfN Here’s my first starter pack to share with the #kidlit community…picture book people with new books coming in 2025!

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Jayden An @jaydenduchuyan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Happy Friday #kidlit friends! ♥️🎉 I am thrilled to announce that I will be illustrating Talking to Worms written by Sara Levine. The book tells a lovely story about two siblings adopting some tiny pets in their garden and shares fascinating scientific information about worm habitats 🪱✨🌟🌱 #kidlitart

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Tielmour Press @tielmourpress.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

THERE'S A SUPERMOON TODAY! GET YOUR COPY TODAY! Available in stores and online. Also available on Amazon. What’s more amazing than tonight’s supermoon event? Well, the release of our new picture book, "Supermoon", launching today! Written by Sue Lancaster Art by Tincho Schmidt #supermoon

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Laurie (HIPPO BEACH BASH) Wallmark @lauriewallmark.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Critique Groups: #kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing lauriewallmark.blogspot.com/2024/11/crit...

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 10/11/2024

Teacher & librarian friends! I'm working on this year's list of author volunteers who'll be offering Zoom read-alouds for World Read Aloud Day on 2/5/25! It should be ready in a couple of weeks - be sure to follow if you'd like access to the list & please share this post to let your colleagues know!

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Debra Kempf Shumaker @debrakshumaker.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

Author copies for WIND IS A DANCE arrived just in time for a #backtoschool #giveaway! This #PB uses metaphors to describe different types of wind and is loaded with science facts. To enter: Follow me & Reply or Like and Repost. USA only, ends midnight 8/23. #edusky #teachers #librarians #weather

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

This #giveaway closes on 8/23! Like, comment, & share original post to enter to win one of 20 copies of SO MUCH SLIME! #kidlit #kidlitart #teachers #librarians #caregivers #parents #STEM #STEAM #picturebooks #writingcommunity

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

Let’s celebrate! @FlashlightPress is giving away 20 copies of SO MUCH SLIME! ✨Like, comment, and share this post to enter the #giveaway!✨ Then comment on the blog that you’ve entered! Ends 8/23 #kidlit #picturebooks hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

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Creator Interview PLUS a 20-Book Giveaway: Jason Lefebvre

SO MUCH SLIME releases in September of 2024, and as part of their 20th anniversary celebration, Flashlight Press is giving away 20 copies of the book!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 19/06/2024

The #kidlit community mourned the loss of @kateywrites.bsky.social, who died suddenly last month. @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social has a tribute to (& interview with) Katey on her blog. THE REINDEER REMAINDERS by Katey & @mariehermansson.bsky.social launches from Sourcebooks July 9th. 💙 #Skybrarian

Collage featuring long-haired smiling woman. In most of the photos, she is holding a children's book. In one photo, she is reading to children. Text says that images are from Katey Howes Instagram account.

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 21/06/2024

My youngest had so much fun creating this at the Very Eric Carle exhibit at our children’s museum! I think I have a budding artist 🥰 #kidlitart #kidlit

My son’s beautiful creation of blue, green, purple, and orange tissue paper glued on cardstock.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar book and 2 stuffed animals displayed in a glass case at the children’s museum.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 20/06/2024

Hey #kidlit illustrators, do you love DRAGONS? I do! I’m looking for an artist who can breathe life into a comedic dragon w/ mass appeal for a new character-driven graphic-reader series (ages 4–6). Respond here with images and a link to your folio. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

Hello! I'm hosting this again and I'd love to have you.

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Maureen Crisp @craicer.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up. The Freedom to Read bit.ly/3xhbcCe #writingcommunity #kidlit

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

Anyone else here planning to attend tomorrow? #kidlit

The State of the Childrens Book Market 2024, SCBWI digital workshop, Thursday 6/20/24 1-2:30pm PST

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Beth Anderson @bandersonwriter.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

Talking about ILLUSTRATION NOTES today on the GROG Blog. To note? or not to note? Always the question. Here's how it played out with THOMAS JEFFERSON'S BATTLE FOR SCIENCE😀 #kidlitwriters @steamteambooks.bsky.social groggorg.blogspot.com/2024/06/illu...

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Illustration Notes [To note? Or not to note?] by Guest post author Beth Anderson

Today I welcome back author Beth Anderson to the Grog Blog. Her latest picture book, Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, a...

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

Check out my friend Thelia Hutchinson’s debut #picturebook, MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE 💕 Illustrated by Adriana Predoi (Soaring Kite Books, 2024) This beautiful, inclusive book celebrates the love and bond that grows in all families. Full review on my blog Friday 6/21! #kidlit #amreading

Illustration spread from MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE. A parent and child plant trees.

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Paola Santos @pgsantosb.bsky.social · 17/06/2024

🥭❤️Just one more month until #HowToEatAMango hits the shelves! Pre-order and celebrate the magic of culture, family, and the joy of a juicy mango! shorturl.at/UQH8M #ChildrensBooks #kidlit #writningcommunity

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KaitlynLeann7 @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

#kidlitzombieweek starts Monday! Do you have manuscripts you thought were dead? Join us to bring those zombies back to life w/ blog posts, discussions, & of course #prizes! Check all the details out here: sites.google.com/u/0/d/1uPxbh... Share and tag all your #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit friends

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 15/06/2024

Any #PictureBook WRITERS out there who actively maintain/moderate #kidlit Lists & interested in being part of #KidLitMegaFeed? Doesn't have to incl ALL pb writers. Could be subtopics eg. STEM pb authors, BIPOC pb authors, regional pb authors, etc. kidlit-moderator.paperform.co

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KidLit Moderator Inquiry

Form for those who are interested in becoming a Moderator for the KidLit Mega Feed on Bluesky.

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

My kids and I read and reviewed WALKIES: A DOG’S TALE by @estrelalourenco.bsky.social, a funny and touching story told entirely through illustrations! #kidlit #kidlitart Check out our review here: hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

Spread from WALKIES: A DOG’S TALE depicting a child reluctantly walking their dog in the rain

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Giving this platform another go! I’m Julie and I’m a #kidlit writer focusing on picture books and poetry. My kids and I review picture books on my website: hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswirth I have some exciting projects in the works- more details when I can announce!

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Marie Hermansson @mariehermansson.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

The PB Parade group of authors and illustrators, put together this graphic to help promote all of dear friend and author Katey Howes picture books. Our book together, THE REINDEER REMAINDERS publication date has been pushed back to July 9th but is available for preorder! #kidlitcommunity #kidlit

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Julie Hauswirth @juliehauswirth.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

New Creator Interview on my blog: come say hello to @andrewchacket.bsky.social and read all about his upcoming #picturebooks (THREE in 2024!!!) Plus… there’s a #giveaway! Details in post! #kidlit #writingcommunity hauswirthwrites.wixsite.com/juliehauswir...

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