Peek-a-boo! ✨ Working on some new character illustrations filled with warmth, wonder, and a touch of childhood nostalgia.
#ChildrensBookIllustration #PictureBookArt #CharacterDesign #WatercolorIllustration #DigitalIllustration #ChildrensLit #StorybookArt #KidlitArt
#ChildrensBookIllustration #PictureBookArt #CharacterDesign #WatercolorIllustration #DigitalIllustration #ChildrensLit #StorybookArt #KidlitArt
November 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Peek-a-boo! ✨ Working on some new character illustrations filled with warmth, wonder, and a touch of childhood nostalgia.
#ChildrensBookIllustration #PictureBookArt #CharacterDesign #WatercolorIllustration #DigitalIllustration #ChildrensLit #StorybookArt #KidlitArt
#ChildrensBookIllustration #PictureBookArt #CharacterDesign #WatercolorIllustration #DigitalIllustration #ChildrensLit #StorybookArt #KidlitArt
Don't believe you can write a book? Well, author @ShawnPBRobinson managed to do so while recovering from encephalitis, sooo ... ow.ly/pHZN30nLbQw #authorQA #childrenslit #kidlit #kidslit #childrensauthor #selfpub #indiepub #selfpublishing #indiepublishing
November 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Don't believe you can write a book? Well, author @ShawnPBRobinson managed to do so while recovering from encephalitis, sooo ... ow.ly/pHZN30nLbQw #authorQA #childrenslit #kidlit #kidslit #childrensauthor #selfpub #indiepub #selfpublishing #indiepublishing
We had a bonus pitch window that ended Oct. 15, so stop back by to see any pitches you missed. #childrenslit #kidlit #graphicnovels #pit
October 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
We had a bonus pitch window that ended Oct. 15, so stop back by to see any pitches you missed. #childrenslit #kidlit #graphicnovels #pit
My favorite post of the year is here! It's time to find out which witch is strongest: The White Witch or The Grand High Witch.
#ReadingHasRuinedMyLife #bookblog #childrenslit #booksky
www.readinghasruinedmylife.com/post/hallowe...
#ReadingHasRuinedMyLife #bookblog #childrenslit #booksky
www.readinghasruinedmylife.com/post/hallowe...
Halloween Death Match 2026: The White Witch vs. The Grand High Witch
The Halloween Death Match is back, baby! It's time to find out who would win in a fight to the death: The White Witch or The Grand High Witch?
www.readinghasruinedmylife.com
October 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
My favorite post of the year is here! It's time to find out which witch is strongest: The White Witch or The Grand High Witch.
#ReadingHasRuinedMyLife #bookblog #childrenslit #booksky
www.readinghasruinedmylife.com/post/hallowe...
#ReadingHasRuinedMyLife #bookblog #childrenslit #booksky
www.readinghasruinedmylife.com/post/hallowe...
As two of my role models, Willy Wonka and Kurt Vonnegut respectively said, "A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men" and "We are here to fart around."
Poems for children today at Zombie Logic Review by Romolo Wilkinson.
#haiku #poetry #childrenslit
Poems for children today at Zombie Logic Review by Romolo Wilkinson.
#haiku #poetry #childrenslit
Five Poems by Romolo Wilkinson
Five playful, strange, and darkly humorous poems by Romolo Wilkinson, exploring identity, mischief, skeletons, rebellious bees, and childhood defiance
zombielogicreview.blogspot.com
October 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
As two of my role models, Willy Wonka and Kurt Vonnegut respectively said, "A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men" and "We are here to fart around."
Poems for children today at Zombie Logic Review by Romolo Wilkinson.
#haiku #poetry #childrenslit
Poems for children today at Zombie Logic Review by Romolo Wilkinson.
#haiku #poetry #childrenslit
In a new feature for @ala-booklist.bsky.social, Susan Maguire speaks with @milibrary.bsky.social about the Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Children’s Book Collection. They discuss the evolution of LGBTQ+ representation in #childrenslit and the collection’s role in the ongoing fight against book censorship.
October 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
In a new feature for @ala-booklist.bsky.social, Susan Maguire speaks with @milibrary.bsky.social about the Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Children’s Book Collection. They discuss the evolution of LGBTQ+ representation in #childrenslit and the collection’s role in the ongoing fight against book censorship.
Welcome back writers! This week on Being a Better Writer we're talking about children in fiction! More to the point, we're looking at common mistakes made in fiction with young characters, and how to overcome them! Hit the jump!
#BeingaBetterWriter #writing #writers #YA #childrenslit #characters
#BeingaBetterWriter #writing #writers #YA #childrenslit #characters
Being a Better Writer: Fiction, Where a Kid Should Be a Kid
Welcome once again writers, to another installment of Being a Better Writer! Yep, that's right! Monday is here already. I know. Stay strong, folks. But hey, at least there's a new BaBW article to give you some writing-focused food for thought. So you've got that going for you! Of course, before we dive in, I do have to do the obligatory post…
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October 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Welcome back writers! This week on Being a Better Writer we're talking about children in fiction! More to the point, we're looking at common mistakes made in fiction with young characters, and how to overcome them! Hit the jump!
#BeingaBetterWriter #writing #writers #YA #childrenslit #characters
#BeingaBetterWriter #writing #writers #YA #childrenslit #characters
Elizabeth Acevedo Wins NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2027
#LiteraryAwards #ChildrensLit #YALit #BookSky
www.writingafrica.com/elizabeth-ac...
#LiteraryAwards #ChildrensLit #YALit #BookSky
www.writingafrica.com/elizabeth-ac...
Elizabeth Acevedo Wins NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2027
Elizabeth Acevedo has won the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2027, announced on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
www.writingafrica.com
October 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Elizabeth Acevedo Wins NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2027
#LiteraryAwards #ChildrensLit #YALit #BookSky
www.writingafrica.com/elizabeth-ac...
#LiteraryAwards #ChildrensLit #YALit #BookSky
www.writingafrica.com/elizabeth-ac...
77 stellar pitches already up on #KidLitGN’s website! GN creators, the pitch window is open until Wednesday night (Oct. 7) at 11:59 pm EDT.
Agents, editors and publishers can view at 8 am Oct. 7-Oct. 31.
#pitch #pitchevent #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovels #childrenslit #scbwi #kidscomics
Agents, editors and publishers can view at 8 am Oct. 7-Oct. 31.
#pitch #pitchevent #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovels #childrenslit #scbwi #kidscomics
October 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
77 stellar pitches already up on #KidLitGN’s website! GN creators, the pitch window is open until Wednesday night (Oct. 7) at 11:59 pm EDT.
Agents, editors and publishers can view at 8 am Oct. 7-Oct. 31.
#pitch #pitchevent #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovels #childrenslit #scbwi #kidscomics
Agents, editors and publishers can view at 8 am Oct. 7-Oct. 31.
#pitch #pitchevent #kidlit #kidlitart #graphicnovels #childrenslit #scbwi #kidscomics
She understood that most of us can feel like outsiders. A lesbian who thought her mother had died until she read about her parents' contentious divorce. But her stepmother's brother was the writer Peter Taylor who encouraged her. She died young.
#botd #booksky #writer #illustrator #childrenslit
#botd #booksky #writer #illustrator #childrenslit
October 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
She understood that most of us can feel like outsiders. A lesbian who thought her mother had died until she read about her parents' contentious divorce. But her stepmother's brother was the writer Peter Taylor who encouraged her. She died young.
#botd #booksky #writer #illustrator #childrenslit
#botd #booksky #writer #illustrator #childrenslit
Agented & unagented GN creators, load your pitches starting tomorrow at KidLitGN.com.
Agents, Editors, Publishers, you can view pitches Oct. 7-Oct. 31. Visit kidlitgn.com/submission-d... to access the pitches.
#kidlitgn #pitch #graphicnovels #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenslit #scbwi
Agents, Editors, Publishers, you can view pitches Oct. 7-Oct. 31. Visit kidlitgn.com/submission-d... to access the pitches.
#kidlitgn #pitch #graphicnovels #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenslit #scbwi
October 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Agented & unagented GN creators, load your pitches starting tomorrow at KidLitGN.com.
Agents, Editors, Publishers, you can view pitches Oct. 7-Oct. 31. Visit kidlitgn.com/submission-d... to access the pitches.
#kidlitgn #pitch #graphicnovels #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenslit #scbwi
Agents, Editors, Publishers, you can view pitches Oct. 7-Oct. 31. Visit kidlitgn.com/submission-d... to access the pitches.
#kidlitgn #pitch #graphicnovels #kidlit #kidlitart #childrenslit #scbwi
Follow, like, and share for all our spooky offerings this Halloween season!
#halloween2026 #books #classiclit #childrenslit
#halloween2026 #books #classiclit #childrenslit
October 2, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Follow, like, and share for all our spooky offerings this Halloween season!
#halloween2026 #books #classiclit #childrenslit
#halloween2026 #books #classiclit #childrenslit
Réunion’s Salon du livre de jeunesse de l’océan Indien 2026
#LiteraryFestival #Reunion #ChildrensLit #YALit
www.writingafrica.com/reunions-sal...
#LiteraryFestival #Reunion #ChildrensLit #YALit
www.writingafrica.com/reunions-sal...
Réunion’s Salon du livre de jeunesse de l'océan Indien 2026
The Salon du livre de jeunesse de l'océan Indien 2026 will be held in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, from October 8 to 11, 2026.
www.writingafrica.com
October 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Réunion’s Salon du livre de jeunesse de l’océan Indien 2026
#LiteraryFestival #Reunion #ChildrensLit #YALit
www.writingafrica.com/reunions-sal...
#LiteraryFestival #Reunion #ChildrensLit #YALit
www.writingafrica.com/reunions-sal...
🟨 This is an incredibly lazy novel.
I'm not saying the author is lazy or that his process was. But the book itself is.
Holes follows the story of teenage boy Stanley. Wrongfully convicted of shoe thievery, Stanley is sentenced to dig holes...
#BookReview #YALit #ChildrensLit
I'm not saying the author is lazy or that his process was. But the book itself is.
Holes follows the story of teenage boy Stanley. Wrongfully convicted of shoe thievery, Stanley is sentenced to dig holes...
#BookReview #YALit #ChildrensLit
September 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🟨 This is an incredibly lazy novel.
I'm not saying the author is lazy or that his process was. But the book itself is.
Holes follows the story of teenage boy Stanley. Wrongfully convicted of shoe thievery, Stanley is sentenced to dig holes...
#BookReview #YALit #ChildrensLit
I'm not saying the author is lazy or that his process was. But the book itself is.
Holes follows the story of teenage boy Stanley. Wrongfully convicted of shoe thievery, Stanley is sentenced to dig holes...
#BookReview #YALit #ChildrensLit
#BOTD #PoetLaureate #Reading #Poetry 💙📚🖊️ #ChildrensLit #Caldecott Ox-Cart Man
Donald Hall with Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) 36 pages 1979 --- The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems edited by
Donald Hall
96 pages • first pub 1999
Donald Hall with Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) 36 pages 1979 --- The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems edited by
Donald Hall
96 pages • first pub 1999
September 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#BOTD #PoetLaureate #Reading #Poetry 💙📚🖊️ #ChildrensLit #Caldecott Ox-Cart Man
Donald Hall with Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) 36 pages 1979 --- The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems edited by
Donald Hall
96 pages • first pub 1999
Donald Hall with Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) 36 pages 1979 --- The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems edited by
Donald Hall
96 pages • first pub 1999
I'm back, still in the hospital, still bored, so Imma promote my adorable children's book, "A Bug's Lunch." Both the online and printable versions are free: lichtenbergianism.com/bug #ChildrensLit #BooksForKids
September 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I'm back, still in the hospital, still bored, so Imma promote my adorable children's book, "A Bug's Lunch." Both the online and printable versions are free: lichtenbergianism.com/bug #ChildrensLit #BooksForKids
Another novelist's success encouraged children's author Wendy White (@Wendy_J_White) to publish an adult novel as Sara Gethin (@SGethinWriter), and she's so grateful for that nudge. ow.ly/8lmX30lHaVk #authorQA #childrenslit #kidlit #childrenswriter #literaryfiction
September 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Another novelist's success encouraged children's author Wendy White (@Wendy_J_White) to publish an adult novel as Sara Gethin (@SGethinWriter), and she's so grateful for that nudge. ow.ly/8lmX30lHaVk #authorQA #childrenslit #kidlit #childrenswriter #literaryfiction
@milibrary.bsky.social is featured in a @kqednews.kqed.org story exploring the Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection and the history of LGBTQ+ representation in #ChildrensLit. Congrats to the entire MI team on an incredible feature!
www.kqed.org/news/1209754...
www.kqed.org/news/1209754...
August 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
@milibrary.bsky.social is featured in a @kqednews.kqed.org story exploring the Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection and the history of LGBTQ+ representation in #ChildrensLit. Congrats to the entire MI team on an incredible feature!
www.kqed.org/news/1209754...
www.kqed.org/news/1209754...
A sneak peek at the September read aloud and STEM/STEAM pairings!
Collect all 365 at www.drdianeadventures.com/read-aloud-c...
#adventuresinlearning #readaloud #childrenslit #learningthroughplay #speaker #STEAM #teachers #community #connection #empathyinaction
Collect all 365 at www.drdianeadventures.com/read-aloud-c...
#adventuresinlearning #readaloud #childrenslit #learningthroughplay #speaker #STEAM #teachers #community #connection #empathyinaction
August 31, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A sneak peek at the September read aloud and STEM/STEAM pairings!
Collect all 365 at www.drdianeadventures.com/read-aloud-c...
#adventuresinlearning #readaloud #childrenslit #learningthroughplay #speaker #STEAM #teachers #community #connection #empathyinaction
Collect all 365 at www.drdianeadventures.com/read-aloud-c...
#adventuresinlearning #readaloud #childrenslit #learningthroughplay #speaker #STEAM #teachers #community #connection #empathyinaction
Latest post with updates about #KidLitGN 's upcoming pitch event:
johnelldewitt.com/2026/08/22/b...
#kidlit #childrenslit #pitchevent #pitch
johnelldewitt.com/2026/08/22/b...
#kidlit #childrenslit #pitchevent #pitch
Big Changes for KidLitGN’s Annual Pitch Event
KidLitGN is introducing a password-protected archive option for editors and agents to have access to pitches throughout the year. And writers have new opportunities to pitch script pages and seek c…
johnelldewitt.com
August 22, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Latest post with updates about #KidLitGN 's upcoming pitch event:
johnelldewitt.com/2026/08/22/b...
#kidlit #childrenslit #pitchevent #pitch
johnelldewitt.com/2026/08/22/b...
#kidlit #childrenslit #pitchevent #pitch
I’ve completed all artwork for #ProGamersGuide to Defeating Trolls! 🌟 My newest children’s book, with author @bricksobrian.bsky.social, now moves onto final text placement, layout assembly and proofreading 👏
There’s still time: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bri...
#Art #ChildrensLit
There’s still time: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bri...
#Art #ChildrensLit
August 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I’ve completed all artwork for #ProGamersGuide to Defeating Trolls! 🌟 My newest children’s book, with author @bricksobrian.bsky.social, now moves onto final text placement, layout assembly and proofreading 👏
There’s still time: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bri...
#Art #ChildrensLit
There’s still time: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bri...
#Art #ChildrensLit
1st #WAGPCS talk of 2017! Scribbling Siblings & Series Fiction w/ Deidre Johnson #c19 #childrenslit https://wagpcs.wordpress.com/tag/wagpcs/
WAGPCS – Washington Area Group For Print Culture Studies
Posts about WAGPCS written by Eleanor Shevlin
wagpcs.wordpress.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
1st #WAGPCS talk of 2017! Scribbling Siblings & Series Fiction w/ Deidre Johnson #c19 #childrenslit https://wagpcs.wordpress.com/tag/wagpcs/
I am going to try to storify when I live tweet this semester. Today's #WAGPCS talk on #c19 New England #childrenslit https://storify.com/Emnk/washington-area-group-for-print-culture-studies
November 24, 2024 at 9:58 PM
I am going to try to storify when I live tweet this semester. Today's #WAGPCS talk on #c19 New England #childrenslit https://storify.com/Emnk/washington-area-group-for-print-culture-studies
My battery was too low to post these earlier but here are some of the #c19 #childrenslit books from today's #wagpcs talk @librarycongress
November 24, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My battery was too low to post these earlier but here are some of the #c19 #childrenslit books from today's #wagpcs talk @librarycongress