Update + Critique Giveaway Hi, wonderful readers, I hope you’re doing well and getting some lovely spring weather your way! Spring is my absolute favorite time of the year, with beautiful green growth and gorgeous, bri…

My agent, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social , is sharing birthday joy! Check out this great giveaway! kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2026/03/01/u...

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USING SCHOLARLY JOURNALS IN YOUR RESEARCH

"One of the scenes in my debut picture book faced being cut at the eleventh hour, but was saved thanks to some obscure information about 19th century fruits and vegetables that I found in two scholarly journals." #kidlit www.nffest.com/2026/02/usin...

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“Christmas Bandit” by @dkryland.bsky.social

Available as: an author-illustrator

Focuses: picture books, board books, and graphic novel chapter books (also open to other graphic novel projects)

Website: www.DKRyland.com

Represented by: @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
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Christmas tree made of books with a cat sitting on a book and a pen tip star on top of the tree. Says, "Have yourself a bookish little Christmas and a magical new year. Love Kayleigh"

Whether you celebrate today or not, I hope you find yourself cozied up with a good book.

Merry Christmas. 💜🎄

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Science & Nature Books for Kids Merry Christmas! How about celebrating the season with science? I mean... it's good for what ails ya.

Day #25: 31 Days, 31 Lists: Science and Nature Books for Kids. Merry Christmas! How about celebrating the season with science? I mean... it's good for what ails ya. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/25/3...

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Excited to reveal the cover of my next picture book—SUNDAY SCARIES features Josie who gets the Sunday Scaries every week. It's illustrated by Lavanya Naidu. If you think this cover is incredible, wait until you see the entire book coming out Aug 4, 2026!

#picturebooks
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Here Come the Aunties! by Cynthia Leitich Smith A wealth of aunties contribute to an Indigenous child’s day-to-day in this lovingly communal picture book portrait. Celebratory ...

★ “A wealth of aunties contribute to an Indigenous child’s day-to-day” in HERE COME THE AUNTIES!, a “lovingly communal picture book portrait” from Cynthia Leitich Smith and illustrator Aphelandra

I’m enjoying Janice Barton Woods quotes:

“Now is a great time to write for 15 minutes! Small steps lead to big outcomes!

Small progress is still progress.”

#15minsprint #justwrite #kidlit

It's Transgender Awareness Week! Here are 24 nonfiction and fiction books by trans people of color. 🏳️‍⚧️📚✍🏿
#transgenderawarenessweek #transawarenessweek #transgender #bipoc #ownvoices #transnonfiction #transfiction #bipocbooks #transbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚 #books #read #november2025

Happy Halloween all!
#CanKidLit #Halloween #KidLitArt

You can tell who got their PhD in Developmental Psychology.

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Thank you kidlit411 for sharing my work with the kidlit community ❤️

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We are thrilled to share the cover reveal for Sun, Moon, and Star, a Korean folktale retold and illustrated by @nmillerillo.bsky.social 🌞🌝⭐

Three sisters must outsmart a hungry tiger in this fresh retelling of a beloved Korean folktale.

Out Feb. 24, 2026 by Holiday House Books!

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Truth and Reconciliation Book List For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (and all year long) we've created a booklist to highlight the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers from across Canada. We believe in the p...

For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (and all year long) we've created a booklist to highlight the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers from across Canada.

Book list: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articles/truth-and-reconciliation-booklist

Author Interview: Cynthia Levinson on Timely Topics & Finding Hope in Readers - Cynthia Leitich Smith By Gayleen Rabakukk I’m excited to welcome Cynthia Levinson back to Cynsations. Last month, I attended an Austin book talk with Cynthia and her husband and co-author Sandy Levinson discussing the new ...

Thank you so much @gayleenwrites.bsky.social @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social for interviewing me for @cynsations! #kidlit

cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth...

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Something I think more writers should know: the books that end up saving lives are often not the ones that set out trying to save lives. You don't know the impact of your work.

Photos of authors Janae marks and Leslie Connor on thebookishstate website

I’ve joined @msthombookitis.bsky.social to create @thebookishstate.bsky.social where we highlight CT Nutmeg Award books & have a live webinar with the authors!

This month features Leslie Connor and @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social !
Sign up for their webinar now:

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