Starting the countdown!! #SummerASolsticeStory hits the shelves May 7th!☀️🌻Simon Kids

Been holding this in for a year! Coming 2025! #kidlit Honee Jang #diversepicturebook #RepresentationMatters #picturebook kiBookaBooks

Want to write a lyrical and spare pb? Jessica Young gives us some author-y advice on how to tell a big story in a succinct way.

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➡️➡️RT for a chance to win a copy

#giveaway #chleseao ’byrne

NANCY BESS HAD A DRESS, (Claire Noland, illus. by Angela C. Hawkins) releases tomorrow & is featured this week by CBC Book on their Hot Off the Press Spotlight: Stories From the Past. Take a look at these amazing titles! #mustread #kidlit #kidsbooks

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We're rounding out our Fall 2024 Cover Reveals!

Sit down with a cup of cider & fall in love with an adorable, determined chef in EMILY SNOOK: THE WORLD'S SMALLEST COOK (by author Laura Bower & illustrator Illustrations by RekhaSalin).
#picturebooks #kidlit #kidchefs #cooking #libraries

I’ve gotten stickers on my homework and after visiting the dentist but this sticker might very well be the most special one of all.

#NorthernLightsBookAwards

What an amazing PB day, #PBParty ! Someone said it felt like a holiday where we should celebrate with cupcakes. That sounds great to me! 🧁🧁🧁

What's your MC's favorite dish or sweet treat? Even if it isn't in your book, it can help you get to know your character better.

Honored to be on Maria Marshall fabulous blog - check out the super cool activities she provided for the kiddos & find out about the Path to Publication for PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER #AlisonJay Astra Books for Young Readers #Boston #Steam A Mighty Girl #WomenEmpowerment mariacmarshall.com/single-post/th…

Shh! Wait on the beach w your flashlight. Tonight the moon & tide invite the grunion out of the water to dance on the sand. They'll wiggle, twirl & whirl to the music of the waves on a magical moonlit night. TIDE DANCE = 603 words pubbed author #PBPitch , #NF , #L , #I

Exciting News to share!
I am thrilled to announce my new gig as Editor for Blue Whale Press. Please be patient as we relaunch. I’ll be opening soon for submissions so get ready! Here what we’re looking for… (thread) #MSWL #mg #kidlit

Happy Book Birthday to SEA SMILES, by author-illustrator Bonnie Kelso ~ SEA SMILES 🦷 Available now!!

Give the gift of smiles and grab a copy for your dentist's office waiting room, your child's classroom teacher or school library in honor of Children's Dental Health Month!

🥳Congrats PB Spree member Bonnie Kelso ~ SEA SMILES 🦷 Available now!! We're SO excited to see this new #picturebook out in the world! #kidlit #newbook

It's time to sharpen your pencils, dear #kidlit folk! #50PreciousWords 2024 is coming soon with GREAT PRIZES, a wonderful #Literacy Initiative that donates 100s of books to schools in need, and loads of fun! Magic Happens When You Make Every Word Count: viviankirkfield.com/2024/02/14/hea…

I'm so glad I can finally share publicly #AFleaforJustice , sold in Sept. 2022! I'm thrilled to work with Charlesbridge editor Karen Boss 🦩 and illustrator TeMika Grooms! Thank you, as always, to James McGowan for continuing to believe in my stories. KidLit in Color Soaring20sPB

HOT OFF THE PRESS SPOTLIGHT from #CBC #CBC hotp
So happy #ChildrensBookCouncil chose PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER as one of the titles to spotlight for #educators #Librarian Astra Books for Young Readers #AlisonJay cbcbooks.org/2024/02/16/hot…

What is your favorite #picturebook about kindness?

Roses are red,
violets are blue.
PANTS won a CYBILS!
Really!!! It's true!!!
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Thanks, Cybils Awards!!!

Thank you Cybils Awards and congratulations to all the fabulous nominees and winners! #wormandcaterpillararefriends Simon Kids

I am so delighted with all the wonderful reviews coming in from readers, bloggers, teachers and parents for ONE SWEET SONG. Thank you Jill Bennett for this lovely one!
Candlewick Press
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Congrats to PB Spree member @JessicaStremer on a new book deal! We can't wait!!