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Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle @kbiddle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

For Nolan Wells

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 08/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who shared their work for our Traditions and Rituals submission call! I believe I have responded to all submissions. Please check your spam folder if you haven't heard from me! And a huge thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for her work in selecting this issue's pieces!

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PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Since our 2024 debuts, the authors of PBSoar have come a long way! But we’re still dreaming, learning, discovering, imagining & growing every day. We’re SO grateful to be here and continuing to do what we love. We can’t wait to see where this next chapter takes us & hope you come along for the ride!

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Like and Love @likeandlove.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Check out these amazing books from:📚📚📚 @thesusankam.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social @leslea.bsky.social

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 01/03/2026

Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions

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SUBMISSIONS | Little Thoughts

Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I’m looking forward to guest editing this @littlethoughtspress.com issue! ❤️✨

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Like and Love @likeandlove.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Books make a great Christmas gift from:📚📚📚📚 @leslea.bsky.social @thesusankam.bsky.social @lisajallen.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social

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Susan (Morhar) Andrews @andrewssusanm.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: December's Cold Moon-- a black bear lumbers through snow to a hollow log short form: Cold Moon-- a black bear slumbers inside a hollow log (The last Supermoon of 2025.) Please add a version if you feel like it.

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

So happy for my friend, @kbiddle.bsky.social! 🙌🏽 Congratulations!! 🥳❤️💖

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Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle @kbiddle.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Chance to win a free book!!!

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PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

✨Please join us in wishing a happy 1 year book birthday to this incredible book 🤎LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by @steenahernandez.bsky.social 🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉

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Andi Chitty @andichitty.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

"Rock-a-Bye Forever" is officially open to preorders! This has been such a labor of love, and we're so happy to release it into the world💕 *Preorders will NOT arrive until January* (Link in bio) #boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift

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Like and Love @likeandlove.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions:📚📚📚📚 @leslea.bsky.social @lisajallen.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social

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Delia Ruiz @aventuras.en.esl @aventurasenesl.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🚨Last day for FREE SHIPPING on Bookshop🚨 & stack an extra 20% off (lmk if you need a code!) here are all the books by topics: bookshop.org/shop/aventur... #kidlit

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GabrielConstans @gabrielconstans.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

📽️ When abandonment and cultural isolation threaten to destroy a new mother's spirit, a passing acquaintance proves that home isn't a place—it's the people who choose to care. #immigrant #USA #India💃🏽 See our #film in Albany, NY on 10/11 at 11am. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3m7dwedz

This image is a promotional graphic for the "YASODHARA" short film, an official selection at the Renaissance Black Film Fest, with a "Save the Date" reminder.

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Thank You, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!❤️🙏🏼❤️✨

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

✨ Enter for a chance to win a copy of Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🩰🤎Thank you, @readyourworld.bsky.social! Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Vivian Kirkfield @viviankirkfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...

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Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life

Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…

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Delia Ruiz @aventuras.en.esl @aventurasenesl.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

🎉Hi friends! I create educator guides & would ❤️ if you hired me! I got an unexpected bill & would love to take on some projects to help cover it. I do English/Spanish guides & have a masters in differentiated instruction to create activities ✨Let's work together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Educator guide , teaching guide for author books

Spanish Educator guide, teaching guide en español

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I won this wonderful book by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social and Jess Mason from @kidlit411.bsky.social! 😍 Thank you so much for sending it to me! 🥰 I’m Loving it and can’t wait to share it with my homeschool co-op group! ❤️❤️❤️ ~Believe ✨

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Thank you for creating a space for young creators to shine! 🥰❤️❤️❤️

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Kim-Hoa Ung 黃金花 @autumnleaflet.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Many wonderful opportunities up for bidding. All for a great cause ❤️🙏🏼 www.32auctions.com/organization... #kidlit4ceasefire @sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️

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We The People Summer Fundraiser

Silent auction 'We The People Summer Fundraiser' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Susan Johnston Taylor (she/her) @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all

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Judy Campbell-Smith @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

New blog post! Check out the interview with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social about back matter in her book MOON TREE & then enter the giveaway for a brainstorming session with Carolyn! Comment on this post for an extra entry! #kidlit #interview #giveaway judycampbellsmith.com/2025/08/18/i...

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

It's a star from BCCB for My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas! 🌟 "Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous." 🌟 Read the full review here

"Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous."

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Thank you for including Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🤎🩰✨

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Federico Erebia @federicoerebia.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT! Have you submitted your book(s) for the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards? Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity

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Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian @writerjolene.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I am SO honored to share the #coverreveal for a book I co-authored with Minoru Tonai, illustrated by Chris Sasaki, edited by Meredith Mundy, and published by ABRAMS Books. Join us on the amazing Vivian Kirkfield's blog to learn more: viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/11/c... 🎉

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Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

My TAKE 5 interview is with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social ! She wrote her new PB, M IS FOR MASON JAR, on a dare and sold it to the first publisher!🤯 GIVEAWAY: a 30-min AMA Zoom OR a signed book! To enter: Share Like & Comment Follow #Booksky #kidlit #teachersky beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/08/04/t...

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TAKE 5 with CAROLYN FRAISER

From canning cucumbers to scattering seeds, children play an essential role in homesteading, learning valuable skills that foster self-reliance, gratitude, and a deeper connection to nature. M Is f…

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You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast @ymwjpodcast.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

IT’S HERE!!!!! So excited to share the Season 2 finale with you with the AMAZING @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social ! 👇👇 You should go listen TODAY!!! #writingcommunity @drenderturmaud.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/31Vr...

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Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🦸‍♀️LAST DAY TO ENTER!!! 🦸‍♂️ Today is the FINAL DAY to win a bundle of four beautiful books by Emma Walton Hamilton with Julie Andrews and Bethany Hegedus! Enter to win now at picturebooksummit.co... This is your chance! ✨ #giveaway #kidlit #booksky

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Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle @kbiddle.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Fun blog post about humor in children's books! Read, like, and comment on post. You could win a free 1,000 word, non-rhyming PB critique. pinkpearlwriting.com/blog/ . @eastwestlit.bsky.social , #EduSky , #kidlit , #booksky , #librarians , #booksellers .

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Pink Pearl Writing - Academic Books - Children's Story Books

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PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Exciting news! One of our PBSoar members, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, has won a 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award! 🎉(Texas & Oklahoma region). Congrats, Steena!! We're so very proud of you! 🤎🩰

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Laura De La Cruz LOWRIDER FOR SALE (Disney-Hyperion 2026) @vrukaslt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Yay!!!! Steena!❤️❤️❤️

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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

✨I’m leaping with excitement to hear that LUPITA’S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS has won the Crystal Kite Award in the Texas & Oklahoma division! 🤎🩰🥹🤎🩰 ✨Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who voted! Congratulations to all the winners and honorees! 🎉 #SCBWI #SCBWI25CK #CrystalKiteAward

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social, illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

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Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🦸‍♀️ GIVEAWAY!!! 🦸‍♂️⁠ Every reader deserves to feel seen, strong, and celebrated - this is where Vashti Harrison shines! ⁠ Enter to win a bundle of picture books by Vashti Harrison July 22–28 at picturebooksummit.co....⁠ ⁠ Don’t miss out!⁠ #vashtiharrison giveaway #kidlit #booksky

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @drenderturmaud.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I was absolutely blown away by Take Your Kid to Publishing Day 2025. The kids were so excited & this amazing group of #kidlit faculty brought them SO much joy! More than ever, I’m so astounded by this #writingcommunity who give their time to make our 🌎 a better place 💜 Coming again next summer! 😄

Photo of the amazing Take Your Kid 2025 kidlit faculty

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Susan (Morhar) Andrews @andrewssusanm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: buzzing and sipping amid hyssop and bee balm-- busy bumble bees short form: fragrant blue hyssop flowers-- bumble bees buzz and sip Please add a version if you feel like it.

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