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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating family co-creaters @writerjolene.bsky.social and Dakota Gutiérrez plus @writerjolene.bsky.social and Shaian Gutiérrez along with illustrators @msmirelle.bsky.social and @gabbyzapata.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Even though THE YOWLERS might be a bit grumpy, we hope this will change their day: Happy 2nd #bookbirthday to this beautiful book by Stacy L. Carroll and @mollyruttan.bsky.social! Check this fun book out! #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #teachers #librarians #parents

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're so excited to celebrate #BiVisibilityDay by sharing the beautiful Bi Book by @ajirving.bsky.social and Cynthia Alonso--check it out! And to any bi friends, we see you and we're sending love. 🩷💜💙 #Kidlit #LGBTQ #picturebook #teachers #parents #bibook #librarians #picturebooks #bivisibility

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Celebrate the first day of autumn with @ajirving.bsky.social's DANCE LIKE A LEAF (illus. Claudia Navarro), @nrpaulson.bsky.social's NILA’S PERFECT COAT (illus. @mariamola.bsky.social), and @writerjolene.bsky.social & Shaian Gutierrez’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT (illus. @gabbyzapata.bsky.social)

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy, happy first #bookbirthday to @jnwieder and @auralewis.bsky.social’s Hanukkah 1-2-3! A First Counting book! We’re so excited that this beautiful book is out in the world! @ABRAMSbooks @abramskids #bookbirthday #hanukkah #boardbook #book #kidlit #kidlitart #hanukkah #parents #library #teacher

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Gluten-Free Adventure It's National #Celiac Awareness Day! You can learn more about Celiac disease and living #gluten-free in @AbiRayner and @mollyruttan.bsky.social's book VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS: A GLUTEN-FREE ADVENTURE! #celiacawareness #picturebook #kidlit #scbwi #picturebooks #celiac

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Happy Rosh Hashanah! What better way than to celebrate with our member @JoyWieder and #illustrator @auralewis.bsky.social’s newest concept book, ROSH HASHANAH SQUARE-CIRCLE-STAR! Shanah Tovah! @ABRAMSbooks @abramskids #roshhashanah #boardbook #book #kidlit #kidlitart #parents #library #teacher

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On this #InternationalLiteracyDay, we’re excited that members @ajirving.bsky.social, @mollyruttan.bsky.social, & @writerjolene.bsky.social's books are available in other languages: Dance Like a Leaf, Violet and the Crumbs, I Am a Thief, Too Much! An Overwhelming Day!, and Mamiachi & Me! #kidlit

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It’s a Grand day! Happy #Grandparents Day to every grandparent out there! Celebrate with our beautiful books that feature grandparents: @aj_irving’s DANCE LIKE A LEAF, @CCSpizzirri1’s FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, @rashmibismark’s FINDING OM, and @writerjolene’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s National #ReadaBookDay! Check out our members’ beautiful books--whether you love #fiction or #nonfiction, #picturebooks or #chapterbooks, you’ll find something here. What are you reading? #teachers #librarians #parents #amreading #kidlit #kidlitart #library #picturebooks #childrensbooks

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🤩📚🌟 I’m excited to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for ENOUGH TO SHARE, THE HOUSE BEFORE FALLING INTO THE SEA, and MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Have you seen these picture books? Hope you love them too! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We're celebrating Alopecia Areata Awareness Month with @NorenePaulson and @carrossine's beautifully empowering #picturebook, WHAT'S SILLY HAIR DAY WITH NO HAIR? Check it out! @andreadonall @albertwhitman #kidlit #kidlitart #alopecia #childrenshairloss #inclusion #inclusionmatters #alopeciaawareness

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We are honoring Grief Awareness Day with 3 gorgeous picture books by Kidlit Collective creators @mollyruttan.bsky.social, @ajirving.bsky.social, & @writerjolene.bsky.social! Have you read WORM IS DEAD: LONG LIVE WORM, DANCE LIKE A LEAF, & THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT? #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As darkness approaches tonight, Aug. 29, and lingers into the early morning hours of Aug. 30th, the international community celebrates Bat Night and we celebrate our very own bat, Benny in BENNY’S TRUE COLORS, by @nrpaulson.bsky.social & Andy Passchier. #kidlit #kidlitart #pictuebooks #booksky 🦇🦋

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Joy Nelkin Wieder @jnwieder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A Lovely Book Review: Rosh Hashanah Square-Circle-Star!: A First Shapes Book jewishbookgarden.substack.com/p/review-ros...

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Review: Rosh Hashanah Square-Circle-Star!: A First Shapes Book

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

During Black Business Month, we're proud to highlight Charlotte Watson Sherman and #illustrator Esther Stimphat's #MG story of the first Black-owned toy company, a powerful story of resilience, innovation, and representation. #kidlit #kidlitart #blackpride #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Happy 6th #bookbirthday to DANCE LIKE A LEAF by @ajirving.bsky.social & Claudia Navarro! 🍃 🍁 🍂

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One of our favorite days! One of our favorite picture books!

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Norene Paulson @nrpaulson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

So fun to look back and remember how it all started! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

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Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian @writerjolene.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

As a librarian & author, I'm used to (and love) working with kids, but one of the most special things about my newest book is that ADULTS are connecting with this story: sometimes because of their own experiences and sometimes because this history is new to them. #kidlit #history #teachers

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Happy #WorldElephantDay! We’re celebrating with BIONIC BEASTS by @writerjolene.bsky.social! This spectacular nonfiction MG is not to be missed! 🐘 #kidlit #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We’re celebrating our August 2020 debuts with a special shoutout to @writerjolene.bsky.social & @ajirving.bsky.social! Have you read MAC AND CHEESE illustrated by Heather Bell & DANCE LIKE A LEAF illustrated by Claudia Navarro? #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #debut #bookbirthday #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay from all of us at Kidlit Collective! ❤️📚❤️

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy 2nd book birthday to The Ofrenda That We Built, written by @writerjolene.bsky.social & Shaian Gutiérrez, with illustrations by @gabbyzapata.bsky.social!! 🎂🎂 #kidlit #kidlitart #bookbirthday #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Please join us in wishing ROSH HASHANAH SQUARE-CIRCLE-STAR! by @jnwieder.bsky.social a happy book birthday! Congratulations, Joy! 🎂 🥳 #kidlit #kidlitart #boardbook #bookbirthday #roshhashanah #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

There’s nothing better than a slice of watermelon on a hot summer day! We’re celebrating National Watermelon Day with VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS: A Gluten-Free Adventure by Abigail Rayner and @mollyruttan.bsky.social! 🍉 #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky #NationalWatermelonDay

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Candace Spizzirri 📚 @candacespizzirri.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Stopped by #Bookmarkswc to sign copies of my and @chantelleburgen.bsky.social’s picture books, Finley: A Moose in Chartreuse and Finley: A Moose on the Caboose. 🫎🫎💚 I love this bookstore! Come by to check out all of their offerings. ❤️📚❤️ #kidlit #picturebooks #moose #trains #fashion

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A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy Friendship Day from Birdie & Sunny! The swinging spread is one of my faves from THE WISHING FLOWER. Kip’s brilliant art takes me right back to those magical moments of soaring high with my best friend/first crush 💕 🌼 🐦 🌈 ☀️ 💕 #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Kidlit friends! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to work with these wonderful authors in the Mighty Kidlit Firefly Mentorship Program! mighty-kidlit.mn.co #kidlit #mentorship #booksky

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Mighty KIDLIT FIREFLY

KIDLIT FIREFLY is your twinkling golden thread, for every stage of YOUR kidlit journey!

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We are also celebrating International Alopecia Day with Bea and her creators, @nrpaulson.bsky.social & Camilla Carrossine! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #alopeciakids #internationalalopeciaday #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

There's so much Kidlit Collective fun happening this month! Help us blow out THREE #bookbirthday candles as we celebrate TOO MUCH! AN OVERWHELMING DAY by @writerjolene.bsky.social & Angel Chang! 🎂🎂🎂 #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Honoring all parents today on National Parents Day with these @kidlitcollective.bsky.social books highlighting parent/child relationships. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #kidlitcommunity #EduSky #parents #picturebooks

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today on National Gorgeous Grandma Day we celebrate the heartwarming grandmother/granddaughter relationship found in @ajirving.bsky.social and #illustrator Claudia Navarro's #picturebook DANCE LIKE A LEAF. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks #grief #grandparents #booksky #EduSky

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Bring on the balloons and party hats. Today we are celebrating the 2nd #bookbirthday of THIS OPENING SKY by our own @charlottewatson.bsky.social and Kelly Hollman. 🎈🥳🥳🎈 #kidlit #kidlitart #historicalfiction #booksky #EduSky #civilwar #friendship #kidlitcommunity @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

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A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I write kidlit and work in a jail library. It melts my heart when my patrons request PB & MG during such a difficult time in their lives. These books are powerful and complex. They provide comfort and bring back beautiful memories. They make people feel seen and safe. They are for EVERYONE. #booksky

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A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Last day to vote! 🪁 www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite 🪁

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We love #guineapigs, so on Guinea Pig Appreciation Day here's a special shoutout to VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS by Abigail Rayner and @mollyruttan.bsky.social and MAC AND CHEESE by @writerjolene.bsky.social and @heatherbell37.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #gluten #personalspace #picturebooks

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What better day than National Mac & Cheese Day to celebrate @writerjolene.bsky.social and @heatherbell37.bsky.social's adorable guinea pigs...Mac and Cheese and their biggest fan Oliver! @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity #personalspace

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Join us today on the fashion runway as we celebrate National Fashion Day with FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE, words by @candacespizzirri.bsky.social and art by @chantelleburgen.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #fashion #kidlitcommunity

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Dear picture book authors, It's not you. It's the dumpster-fire market. More and more great manuscripts get rejected all the time. More and more great picture books go out of print - faster and faster and faster. You're not alone. It's everywhere and everyone and everything.

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

COVER REVEAL! We're so excited to share the cover of WORM IS DEAD, LONG LIVE WORM / words by Abigail Rayner and illustrations by @mollyruttan.bsky.social. Pre-orders now available. @beachlane.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social #prospectagency #kidlit #kidlitart @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

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