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👻GILBERT AND THE GHOST has been nominated for a Keystone to Reading Literacy Award! 👻
Students across the state of PA will read & vote for their favorites!
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @amynielsen.bsky.social #kidlit #gilbertandtheghost #KSLA #bookawards #literacy #reading #educators #PATeachers
March 31, 2026 at 8:51 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📚The first review is out & it's a great one! 🎉
Here's what Kirkus thinks of GILBERT & THE GHOST by me and ill. by Jess Mason (@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social, 8/25)

www.kirkusreviews.com/.../gilbert-...

#gilbertandtheghost #bookreview #PreOrderNow #kirkusreviews #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitcommunity
May 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Thank you Chester County Library Exton for hosting another great Local Author Showcase!
#EllenRamsey #JoanMarr @stephlupohenson.bsky.social #kidlit #authorevent #bookevent #readlocal #paisleysbigbirthday #gilbertandtheghost #LibraryLove #libraryevents #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks #librarian
May 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
👻TODAY is GILBERT & THE GHOST's official pub day!
TY 4 all the well wishes, book orders, library requests, reviews & believing in this book the way Gilbert believes in friends, even when they're invisible.👻🥰 #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidlit #BookBirthday #picturebooks #believe
August 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Celebrating Summerween? Consider reading Gilbert & the Ghost by me & Jess Mason at your event!
#summerween #gilbertandtheghost #kidlit #picturebooks @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
June 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Local folks - This Saturday, I'll be doing a story time and signing books at Barnes & Noble in Exton, PA at 11:00 AM. I'd love to see you!
#storytime #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost #paisleysbigbirthday #authorlife #bookstoreevent #booksigning #authorevent @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
heatherstigall7.bsky.social Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social · Apr 30
📚Bookish places you'll find me in the next two months:
5/9, 11 am Story Time @barnesandnoble.com (Exton, PA)
6/6, 10 - 2 - Chesapeake Children's Book Festival (
Easton, MD). Hope to see you there! For more:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/events--news...
#kidlit #authorlife #bookfestival #storytime
May 6, 2026 at 9:19 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
🎃👻KID'S TRUNK OR TREAT💀🧙‍♀️
Reading, Signing, Fun Tricks-or-Treats
w/Authors Laura Parnum & Heather Stigall
SUN, 10/26, 11 AM
Barnes & Noble, 425 Marketplace Blvd, Hamilton, NJ

#kidlit #authorevent #trickortreat #Halloween #spookyseason #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
This never gets old! Gilbert & the Ghost spotted “in the wild” face out in the library in Independence, OH. Thanks @robinjordan.bsky.social for sharing!
#gilbertandtheghost #booksighting #picturebook #kidlit #library @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
July 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Local friends - Here's where I'll be in March! 🍀🌈
For more info and updates on my whereabouts, visit www.heatherpiercestigall.com/events--news...
#authorlife #AuthorEvent #kidlit #booksforkids #bookevent #childrensbooks #gilbertandtheghost #paisleysbigbirthday #library #literacymatters #literacy
February 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Another place you can view the cover of my newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost!
Congratulations to my fellow @scbwiepa.bsky.social members on all your good news!
#coverreveal #gilbertandtheghost #kidlit #membergoodnews #bookrelease #bookcontract #scbwi
January 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📚👍If you live near Penn State and ❤️ books, this is the event for you! Crafts! Meet the authors! Books! Schlow Library, July 30th!
#kidlit #authorevent #authorlife #writingcommunity #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity #pennstate #educators #readingcommunity #paisleysbigbirthday #gilbertandtheghost
July 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📚👍SCBWI FRIENDS: Only 1 wk to vote in the Crystal Kite Awards! If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST, consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. Thank you for the Gilbert ❤️👻
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
July 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
👻Gilbert swag coming your way!
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #gilbertandtheghost #kidlit #picturebook #newrelease #newbook #childrensbooks #bookswag
August 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Is my mom the best, or what? She likes to shop and I benefit! 👻
The only question now is, what kind of snack do I put in that bowl?
#gilbertandtheghost #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity #bookrelease #spookyseason #giftsfrommom
August 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Where I'll be this month:

More details and other upcoming event info here: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/events--news...

#kidlit #kidlitcommunity #authorevent #storytime #bookevent #localauthor #library #shoplocal #indiebookstore #reading #gilbertandtheghost #paisleysbigbirthday
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Do you write for children? 📚
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📆3 weeks from today! 👻📚
Join me at Children's Book World to celebrate spooky season & the launch of GILBERT & THE GHOST on Sat, 9/20, 11 AM.
I'll read & sign books, & give away swag & ghostly treats! 😋

#gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #BookLaunch #booksforkids #spookyseason
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📚👻 I love when friends share photos of my books "in the wild!" Ann spotted GILBERT & THE GHOST on display (face out!!) with these wonderful books at Malibu Village Bookstore! TY both! #kidlit #booklove #kidsbooks #indiebooks #reading #readingcommunity #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
This is pretty cool - The Children's Book Council interviewed Naomi Krueger, Senior Acquisitions Editor at @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social, who gave GILBERT & THE GHOST a mention! 👻
#gilbertandtheghost #AskTheEditor #shamelesspromotion #newrelease #kidlit #picturebooks
www.cbcbooks.org/2025/06/11/p...
Publisher Profile: Beaming Books
Dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading
www.cbcbooks.org
June 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
GILBERT AND THE GHOST is 2 mos away from pub, but you can get a signed copy if you stop by Booth 219 at ALA this Sat, 7/28, from 3-3:30 pm at the Philadelphia Conference Center. I hope you'll stop by! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #gilbertandtheghost #kidlit #alaannual #bookevent #librarian #educator
June 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
I had a great time sharing Gilbert & the Ghost with all who came to my Story Time events this week at @easttownlibrary.bsky.social & @barnesandnoble.com (Devon). Thanks for hosting me!
#gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #storytime #ghoststories #picturebooks #authorevent #booksforkids
October 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📣GIVEAWAY ALERT!
I always look forward to @kidlit411.bsky.social's weekly email an today they are hosting a giveaway of GILBERT & THE GHOST! 👻
Read the article to find out how to enter!
#gilbertandtheghost #picturebook #kidlitcommunity #giveawayalert #bookgiveaway #kidlit #newbookrelease
kidlit411.bsky.social Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Aug 15
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 15): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Advice for Selling at Tables, SCBWI mentor programs,
KidLitGN pitch event, more. Thanks Mary Pat Kanaley for the illustration, @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social for the giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (8/15/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
👻2️⃣ DAYS until GILBERT & THE GHOST is officially out in the world! Do you believe in ghosts? Gilbert does, and he vows to become friends with the one who lives at 632 Savannah St. 👻

@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #gilbertandtheghost #picturebooks #CountdownToLaunch #newbookrelease #kidlit #reading
August 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📚Today marks 1 MONTH til Gilbert and the Ghost is officially out in the world! 👻 This book is about believing in something so strongly you can feel it in your bones, so I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who believed in this book and in me. #feelinggrateful #gilbertandtheghost
July 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Thank you so much, @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for featuring Gilbert and the Ghost on your blog for Perfect Picture Book Friday! Your review was just lovely! 😘👻
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #gilbertandtheghost #kidlit #PPBF #friendship #believe #ghoststories
mmarshallauthor.bsky.social Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · Aug 22
Don't miss this slightly spooky, ingeniously thought-provoking & touching friendship story! www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @heatherstigall7.bsky.social Jess Mason @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #PPBF #KidLit #friendship #ghosts
August 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM