Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 23): kidlit411.com/2024/08/the-we… Inside: Scene Transitions, Self vs. Trad Publishing, Free Promo Webinar, more. Thanks Samara Santos (IG/nune.smara) for the illustration, Cathy Stefanec Ogren Random House Graphic for the #giveaways. #kidlit

We are pleased to host a #giveaway of the picture book PIGS DIG A ROAD by Carrie Finison (she/her) 🍩🍩🍩, illustrated by Brian Biggs (Penguin Kids) out on Sept. 10. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2024/08/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a #giveaway of 2 PBs by Stephanie Wildman: GHOST WRITER written w/Cecilia Populus-Eudave, illus Agmis rzo (Lawley Publishing), and MIRI'S MOVING DAY written w/Adam R. Chang, illus Dream Chen (Kar-Ben Publishing). To enter, L + RP & confirm here: kidlit411.com/2024/08/the-we…

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 30): kidlit411.com/2024/08/the-we… Inside: new contests & awards, importance of critique partners, choosing an editor, more. Thanks Heather Bell🏳️‍🌈 for the illustration, Carrie Finison (she/her) 🍩🍩🍩 & Stephanie Wildman for the picture book #giveaways. #kidlit

When I have a new book, I generally do a postcard mailing. Like much book promotion, there’s no reliable way to tell if it generates sales. But, I do it anyway. Here’s why … 🧵 1/4 #kidlit #authorlife #picturebooks #promotion #marketing

Check out this opportunity to get manuscript critiques from Colleen Paeff 🌈 !

It's the first of the month, so we have an Illustrator Spotlight on Miranda Barnes (IG/miradrawspictures) and her banner design for our website: kidlit411.com/2024/09/illust… Check out her awesome work! #kidlitart

I'm hosting a HUGE GIVEAWAY, but it seems to have gotten lost in the dog days of summer. Please consider sharing & entering. $400 in prizes + all who enter will receive my Top Ten Tips for Drafting and Revising Picture Books + Pre-Order Swag. Info in OG tweet below.

We are pleased to host a #giveaway of the picture book, ETTA EXTRAORDINAIRE GOES TO THE WHITE HOUSE by Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon, illustrated by Chloe Burgett (HarperKids) out on Sept. 10. To enter, L + RP, confirm entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2024/09/the-we…

We are pleased to host a #giveaway for the middle grade novel-in-verse, KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (G.P. Putnam's Sons for Young Readers), out on Sept 10. To enter, L + RP & confirm entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2024/09/the-we…

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept. 16): kidlit411.com/2024/09/the-we… Inside: Great Beginnings, Book Marketing 101, pitch events #Pitchdis #LatinxPitch #PitBlk #QuestPit . Thanks Mary Atwood (IG/hikomari) for the illo, Penguin Kids & Charnaie Gordon for the #giveaways.

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We are pleased to host a #giveaway of the picture book, MERCEDES SOSA: VOICE OF THE PEOPLE written & illustrated by Aixa Pérez-Prado 🇦🇷📚🎨💙 (Lee & Low Books) out on Sept. 17. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2024/09/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a #giveaway of the picture book RORY THE REMARKABLE DRAGON written & illustrated by Kathryn Rammell (Orchard Books/ Scholastic) out on Sept. 17. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2024/09/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a #giveaweay of the picture book SHARING SHALOM by Danielle is #SharingShalom arriving Sept. 17, illustrated by Selina Alko (Holiday House Publishing, Inc.) out on Sept. 17. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2024/09/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

Excited for the cover reveal of IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY, ed by Irene Latham & Charles Waters, illus by Olivia Sua (Candlewick Press 3.4.25)! My poem "If You Catch a Magic Fish" is previewed on sales sites so here's a sneak peak! bit.ly/IfPoems

There's no better way to start a Saturday morning than standing in a field yelling at kids. If you can't get to a cross country meet, trying reading these #MGLit titles by Elaine/E.B. Vickers Laurie Morrison Michael Currinder katemessner and Erin Fry!

Welcome back to school from all the authors of Middle Grade Authorcade! We can't wait to visit your classes this school year and talk to your students about reading and writing! Be sure to watch for our next free virtual visit giveaway right here on Oct 6!!