#PICTUREBOOK
Heather Beaumont, 12 x 12 member and author of WHEN WE GO HOME, discusses the difference sensory details make in the short word count of a picture book.

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November 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
October 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Kurt Werth, 1969. From: “One Dark Night” by Edna Mitchell Preston

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October 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It looks delicious ! Fabulous cover reveal for INTO THE SMALL KITCHEN!! 🎉!! #kidlit #picturebook #booksky
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October 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
set of sketches done last week. I’m pretty sure one will end up as a watercolor version. (Just not sure which one yet)

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November 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
12 x 12 member & illustrator @julierowanzoch reveals how she chooses projects to illustrate and why she chose DEBUG THIS BOOK by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social!

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November 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Today's featured #bookreview is a special Christmas story about an unexpected connection between two very different mothers.

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Book Review: The Gift of the Christmas Spider
YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads
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November 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek MARIPOSA'S JOURNEY by Belen Medina; illus. by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "The text and art reflect both protagonists’ arduous search for sanctuary" www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Today and tomorrow we are celebrating Dia De los Muertos or
Day of the Dead, with THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT written by @writerjolene.bsky.social and Shaian Gutierrez with art by @gabbyzapata.bsky.social

This holiday honors the lives of the deceased.

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#dayofthedead #picturebook
November 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This cute little guy is the decorator crab! You can learn about him and tons of other interesting animals in my recent book, AnimalMania. Written by Becky Baines, published by Paw Prints Publishing and Dover Publications. #kidlitart #picturebook
November 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
November 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Author Quote of the Day from Andrea Davis Pinkney:
"Almost everything has been written about (or many things). So I can't worry about that. I'm telling the story through my lens, through my eyes.”

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November 2, 2026 at 12:46 AM
October 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Who knew a skeptical skeleton and a lonely cat could be best buddies?! #picturebook #Halloween #booksky www.instagram.com/reel/DfFPnzR...
October 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
November 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Happy Halloween Eve!
Speak soon 🩷👻
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October 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM