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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📚FREE today on Kindle! 🎶Meet Jackson, a shy 6th grader who loves music and is fighting to save the school band! 💙If you know someone who enjoys middle-grade stories with heart, grab it while it’s free. #kidlit #freebook a.co/d/09fYmwF3

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Gina Rae Mitchell @ginamitchell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Curl-up season has arrived in Friday Finds! 🍂 Come for two new book reviews and magical mysteries from Elizabeth Pantley. Stay for the bookish deals, maple-spiced cider, cozy autumn throw, and this week's reader question. 💙📚 ginaraemitchell.com/friday-finds...

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Friday Finds: Cozy Reads, Cider & Bookish Deals

Friday Finds features cozy book reviews, Elizabeth Pantley mysteries, bookish deals, maple-spiced apple cider, and a warm autumn reading find.

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you to Gina for this lovely review!

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How Jackson Patterson Saved the Band is FREE on Kindle Tuesday- Thursday! 📚🎶🥁🚌 A heartfelt story for ages 8- 12 about music, courage, and finding your voice. Grab it here: amazon.com/dp/B0H96C6WXJ #kidlit #freebook

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How Jackson Patterson Saved the Band

Amazon.com: How Jackson Patterson Saved the Band eBook : Straka, Maureen: Kindle Store

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Really enjoying the Libby app for listening to audiobooks from the library- especially for my commute to work. Here are a few of my favorites-

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Took a while this year- but the tomatoes in our little garden are finally growing!

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PB Rising Stars @pbrisingstars.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

PRESENTING: the 2025 PB RISING STARS mentees, runners up, and honorable mentions! 🤩🤩🤩 We’re thrilled to work with our 28 new mentees, and we’re so proud of our RUs and HMs. CONGRATS TO ALL! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Excited to see My Heart Remembers on the #PBParty 2025 Honorable Mentions list!

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Congratulations to all the #PBparty finalists & best of luck to you next week! 🎉

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The #PBParty 2025 contest now has 59 agents & editors for the showcase. Wahooooo! We're hosting a PBParty Prep Zoom to go through the Google entry forms in detail, share tips & make sure all questions are answered. I added the Zoom link here: mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...

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2025 PBParty Annual Contest ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland

The annual PBParty contest is for unagented writers and author/illustrators with finished and polished picture book manuscripts. We pick a wide variety of genres for agents/editors to browse in the sh...

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Looking forward to taking part in this terrific contest again this year!

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Someone is on Santa’s Good list! ❤️🌲🎅🏻

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 19/07/2024

I saw this online today and it made me laugh! #kidlit

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Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

Do you want to write books for children? 🧒📚👧 I have a FREE (extensive but not exhaustive) list of resources available on my website under the "Resources for Writers" tab. Books, orgs, podcasts, webinars, challenges & more! www.heatherpiercestigall.com/resources-fo... #kidlitcommunity

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Resources for Writers

Resources for Children's Writers

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 22/06/2024

Case in point - @andreabrownlit.bsky.social recently embraced Bluesky, and has 1320 followers as of my post. But their recent announcement of their 2nd Chance Inbox already has 120 engagements. And those are from REAL people, relevant to their interests. bsky.app/profile/andr...

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Hi! I’m a friendly #KidLit agent. In 15 minutes (at 6pm Eastern) I’m going to do a mini impromptu AMA session just so I can see what happens. This is not a time to pitch your book to me — but if you have questions about agent stuff, books, publishing — maybe I can help! Use the hashtag #AskAgent 😃

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 24/01/2024

Reminder (esp for those who have attended #kidlitchat): Wed.Jan.24, 2024, I'm hosting Bluesky's first #KidLitAMA ("Ask Me Anything"), My first guest is picture book author/illus @charlenedraws.bsky.social! Free, publicly viewable, anyone on Bluesky can post Qs. Details: debbieohi.com/kidlitama/

Photo of smiling Asian woman in glasses holding up a spiral bound notebook. Text on the notebook reads: "Hi, I'm Charlene Chua (@charlenedraws.bsky.social). I'm doing a #KidLitAMA on Wed. January 24th, 2024, 12-2 pm ET. Ask me anything about: Picture books, illustration, cats. Hosted by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@debbieohi.com). More info: DebbieOhi.com/KidLitAMA. In the righthand column is a display of some of the books Charlene has helped create.

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maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Hello! I’m new to Blue Sky and hoping to connect with other writers, readers, and teachers! I write #kidlit and I’m a reading specialist teacher.

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