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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Thank you, 🙏 thank you 🙏 to every single reader who took time to review ENOUGH TO SHARE! 🐻‍❄️🐺🌲Reviews and library requests are two easy and effective ways to support indie books and authors! #indiebooks #picturebooks #teachers #librarians

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KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

77 stellar pitches already up on #KidLitGN’s website! GN creators, the pitch window is open until Wednesday night (Oct. 7) at 11:59 pm EDT. Agents, editors and publishers can view at 8 am Oct. 7-Oct. 31. #pitch #pitchevent #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovels #childrenslit #scbwi #kidscomics

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sept. 20 is coming up quick! don’t forget to check out the OC Children’s Book Fest!

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sept. 20 is coming up quick! don’t forget to check out the OC Children’s Book Fest!

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 10/09/2026

"McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs in years on Thursday, cutting newsroom staff at some papers by upwards of 40%." I don't know if democracy can survive this death of this industry. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years - Poynter

At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters

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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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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank you so much for including ENOUGH TO SHARE with these great books, Sylvia! #PBStudyBuddy #teachers #librarians #kidlit ❤️🐻‍❄️🐺🌲

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KarenJameson15.bsky.social @karenjameson15.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy National Park Week! 🌲It’s also the first Book Birthday for BEAR LOVES HIS HOME, written by yours truly, beautifully illustrated by @ishaalobo.bsky.social and published by Yosemite Conservancy. 🐻🥳 @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #nationalparkweek2026

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What a lovely surprise, and an honor, to be someone’s new favorite nonfiction picture book! Thank you so much, @fortheloveofkidlit.bsky.social 🐻‍❄️🐺🌲❤️ #Conservation #Teachers #Librarians #PB

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STEAMTeamBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Celebrate the @steamteambooks.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social Crystal Kite winners and honorees! Check out these books and more of the outstanding titles out creators have to offer at Steamteambooks.com. @edusky.bsky.social #STEMForKids #kidlit #booksky #KidLit #STEM #teachers #librarians

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

How did the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge get started? Julie reveals why she started the 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge. Plus, she shares 12 things she wishes she knew about picture book writing way back then. Listen now: 12x12challenge.com/1... #kidlit #podcast #amwriting #picturebook

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

HAPPY #worldnatureconservationday! The rare spirit bear lives only in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest. Experts believe there may be as few as 100 left in the world. Gorgeous photo by Leigh Jeffries.

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Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · 22/07/2026

📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks It finally came! Thanks to my Indie Bookstore @buffalostreetbooks.bsky.social I've been waiting months to get my own copy of ENOUGH TO SHARE by Mary Helen Berg and Sue Todd. @maryhelenberg.bsky.social @suetodd.bsky.social

Cait smiling, with short gray hair and purple glasses, holding the children's book "Enough to Share" outside.

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

HURRAY! HURRAY! It arrived on the back of a tortoise, but it finally arrived! Many thanks to both you and @buffalostreetbooks.bsky.social for hanging in there!

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Great classroom recommendations from a very smart pup and Murrays Miraculous Mission! #Teachers #PB #STEM

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

JOIN @carlyandadam.bsky.social’s #STEM Teacher Summit for 3 incredible days of presentations for #elementary #educators, the opportunity to connect with amazing STEM authors, and a chance to win a copy of ENOUGH TO SHARE!

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Is there anything more exciting than knowing your book is in bookstores? #IndieBookstores.ca #indiebooksellers

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Is there anything more exciting than knowing your book is in bookstores? #IndieBookstores.ca #indiebooksellers

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Great collection of #STEM #STEAM books for summer reading or the classroom! #Teachers #pb

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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Apply after logging into scbwi.org, clicking member home, and finding this award under the my awards tab. www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Please join me and my fabulous editor, Deirdre Jones - Exec Editor at Little Brown for Young Readers, and my agent, Lori Steel for an inside look at how HEARTLAND came to be, from inspiration to drafting to re-visioning and revisions. Free registration! #kidlit @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

There's a #kidlitchat happening at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific right here on Bluesky (even if I didn't say so first thing this morning. It's Tuesday, people! We #kidlit folk are gonna chat!). I hope we'll see you there!

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Thank you for the opportunity to be a @12x12challenge.bsky.social featured author! Bucket List! #PictureBooks #Kidlit

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

For some reason that is above my pay grade, Amaz🐻‍❄️n has a limited time sale on paperback copies of ENOUGH TO SHARE! Time to stock up? Link in bio. #FreeBook #conservation #EcoFriendly #greatbearrainforest #Teachers

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanks for the shout out, Kite Tales! scbwikitetales.com

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Kite Tales

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Congratulations!

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Look what arrived, @stephlupohenson.bsky.social! just in time for Father’s Day🌞

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Cute Father’s Day idea and also supports an indie author and publisher!

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

"Jane was a north star for all of us, always shining so bright and strong." Members of the children's book community pay tribute to prolific author Jane Yolen, who died on June 11

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Obituary: Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen, distinguished author of more than 400 books for young people, spanning a range of genres from original folk and fairy tales to fantasy, historical fiction, and poetry, died June 11; she was...

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Celebrate #WorldRainforestDay with us! 🐻‍❄️🐺🌲🐻‍❄️🐺🌲🐻‍❄️🐺🌲

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Let us know if you’ve gotten your copy! 🐻‍❄️🐺🌲

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Jackie Garcia-Morales @realjackiegm.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Proud to share I've joined Storm Literary Agency as an associate & foreign rights agent. I'm genuinely looking forward to seeing your work! 🌟 #MSWL: jackiegarciamorales.my.canva.site/hello/ 📚 And I hope to see you at the Marketing Mastery Summit: summit.getstoryrise.com #writingcommunity

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

LOL Correction! I just noticed what I did here. I am not now, nor have I ever been, an agent, much less a featured agent.😝 BUTI am honored to be a featured author😂

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

KIRKUS reviews: “This beautifully illustrated book cleanly highlights the interrelated forces in a specific, little-known ecosystem, which serves as a microcosm of worldwide environmental issues.” “Our Verdict: Get It.” ENOUGH TO SHARE

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Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Did I shout my excitement about this review loudly enough yet? The KIRKUS Verdict: “GET IT!” Wooohoooo!

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