So cute! 🐱😻

Wiggling with joy to learn “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends” Simon Kids has been listed as a Bank Street Best Children’s Book 2024!!! Thank you Bank Street Library and all of YOU for sharing this book about friendship, change, and acceptance. #wormandcaterpillarefriends #earlyreader

WHAAAT When You Love a Book was selected as one of Amazon’s best picks for May!! I am so excited for our book and can’t wait to share it with the world. It releases May 21 and is available for preorder now- from Indie bookstores and the big ones! East West Literary SCBWI Rocky Mtn

So important!

WHEN YOU LOVE A BOOK is a May BEST picture book on Amazon ! Woohooooo! If you love children’s books, be sure to reserve your copy now. #kidsbooks #whenyouloveabook #childrensbooks Heather Brockman Lee Penguin Kids

Children’s illustrators Kaz Windness *mostly updates* and I will be teaching a mini at The Highlights Foundation next month! Join us as we explore ways to be more inclusive and accurate when depicted disabled characters.
BONUS: Attendees who sign up before May 1 can submit an image for Kaz and I to review!…

It's official! Worm and Butterfly are best friends forever, but what happens when one of them has to migrate? WORM AND BUTTERFLY ARE FRIENDS APART explores separation, resilient friendships, making new friends (with a bird?!), and challenging prejudices. Simon Kids #earlyreader

Look at this sweet setup my local indie has for my visit today!

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!!!

#indiebookstores #kidlit #writingcommunity #OllietheAcorn

A topic all #kidlit illustrators must know! Join me & Katie Mazeika BEULAH HAS A HUNCH! is out now! for Disability Representation in Picture Books. You'll learn things you never considered + have the opportunity to receive personalized help and feedback. Illustration submissions due 4/30. Sign up now!

50 five-star reviews! Thank you SO much for supporting 'Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea,' available at your favorite local book store and well-reviewed in other places, too. Yay! #ollietheacorn #kidsbooks #CultivateKindness Andrew Hacket Page Street Kids
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First Stories returns with an outstanding interview with Andrew Hacket! He talks about his THREE picture books releasing (or already available) and his very first story! And there's a #giveaway ! heathercmorris.com/2024/04/22/fir…
#kidlit #pb #amwriting

Taking these classroom workshops out for a spin today!

Can’t wait to work with K-5th graders and share Ollie, Curlilocks, and Gnomes & Ungnomes!

#picturebooks #authorvisits #poetry #OllietheAcorn #Curlilocks

DINO NEWS! Out in just 2 weeks, dinosaurs race for glory in GO! GO! DINO! “An irresistible, everyone-win’s rhymefest” according to @kirkus_reviews. Race out & pr3-ord3r your copy today. Signed copies at Second Star to the Right Books. @simonkids #earlyreader #gogodino #dinosaurs

Fabulous day celebrating “Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea” at Barnes & Noble Thornton, Colorado. The kids, the vibes, and the staff were awesome! Thank you for the book love! Andrew Hacket Page Street Kids #kidsbooks #ollietheacorn #selbooks

What a beautiful lineup! Thank you for including #bitsybatschoolstar ! #AutismAcceptanceMonth ♾️

Our little book, Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea is just 8 reviews away from the magical 50.

If you’ve enjoyed the book Kaz Windness *mostly updates* & I would be so grateful if you could leave a few words!

And thank you to everybody who already has. You are unbe-leaf-able!

#bitsybatschoolstar was voted onto the 2024 Children’s Book Council’s Favorites Award List! Bitsy Bat is a TEACHER FAVORITE in the K-2nd Grade category. (Educator resources at BitsyBat.com!) Thank you, Children's Book Council! Thank you teachers! Simon Kids

Thank you Melissa Taylor ! I LOVE these books. Thank you for including #bitsybatschoolstar ! Read this article! 26 Exceptional Children’s Books with Autistic Characters imaginationsoup.net/books-kids-cha…