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Heidi Yates

@HeidiKYates

Author, illustrator & nature photographer. #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee Rep'd by @ElisaHouot

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Joined August 2014
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Josh Funk@joshfunkbooksOct 12
Happy October! Here are some picture book recs for you, your family, and your classroom, along with #bookmarkroulette! MONSTER MANNERS: A TO Z by @HeidiKYates & Yana Kozak FELIX FINDS HIS POLISH by @LGBT_Activist Nathalia Takeyama #kidlit #books #Halloween
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@HeidiKYates As seen in the wild @HuffsAutomotive (this is their customer lounge sole reading material, so you know they're trustworthy 😄)
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It’s a pirate’s life for a wee little baby and a treasure with emerald green … leaves? Hold onto your tricorn, this book will have you catching stitches in your sides from laughter! #KidLit #picturebook #interview #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2026/09/08/si…
Simply 7 with Monica Acker: PIRATE BABY

Simply 7 with Monica Acker: PIRATE BABY

It’s a pirate’s life for a wee little baby and a treasure with emerald green … leaves? Hold onto your tricorn, this book will have you catching stitches in your sides from laughte…

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Cathy Ogren's list of favorite new August #picturebooks. 📚❤️ #Kidlit #RaisingReaders cathyso3.wordpress.com/2026/…
New August Picture Books

New August Picture Books

Can you believe it’s August? Where did summer go? I found a treasure trove of new August picture books I’d like to share. Some I’ve read and some I want to read. One of my favorit…

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Daniele Arndt@danielearndt1Aug 26
Love this fun postcard, this wonderfully fun and funny book, and this amazing author, @HeidiKYates, who happens to be my friend and CP! 🥰🧌👿🧙‍♀️📚
April Berry (@AprilBerryBooks) profile pictureApril Berry@AprilBerryBooksAug 24
NEW PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD! And it's from Frankenstein! (Yes, Frankenstein the monster.) 👾💌✨️ MONSTER MANNERS A to Z Author: Heidi Yates Illustrator: Yana Kozak FUN FACT: From A to Z (Aliens to Zombies), monsters have had millennia to master good manners.
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April Berry@AprilBerryBooksAug 24
NEW PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD! And it's from Frankenstein! (Yes, Frankenstein the monster.) 👾💌✨️ MONSTER MANNERS A to Z Author: Heidi Yates Illustrator: Yana Kozak FUN FACT: From A to Z (Aliens to Zombies), monsters have had millennia to master good manners.
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Monster Manners A to Z is in bookstores today. Yay! Happy Book Birthday! 🥳 Congratulations Yana Kozak, @ElisaHouot, Elizabeth Patterson, and @BeamingBooksMN! 🎉
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I'm thrilled to spotlight Heidi Yates and her new picture book, MONSTER MANNERS A to Z, in my TAKE 5 Blog! GIVEAWAY to one lucky winner: a signed copy of MONSTER MANNERS! To enter to win: Follow Heidi Yates Comment: MONSTER MANNERS below Bonus entry if you leave a comment under the interview - tap below, and it will take you to the interview. Winner announced on FRIDAY! Good luck! #kidlit #picturebooks #giveaway beckywalkerbooks.com/2026/08…
TAKE 5 with HEIDI YATES

TAKE 5 with HEIDI YATES

Invited to your first Monster Bash and shaky on what to expect? Have no fear! From A to Z (Aliens to Zombies), monsters have had millennia to master good manners. Ogres don’t spread germs, vampires…

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Yay! A Monster Manners A to Z giveaway is on the new @KIDLIT411 post! #picturebook #childrensbooks
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 14): kidlit411.com/2026/08/the-we… Inside: Writing A GN, @KidLitGN pitch event, Revision webinar Emma Dryden, more. Thanks Elizabeth Hubal for the art, @HeidiKYates @WriterRebeccaGL for the PB giveaways. #kidlit #kidlitart
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Planes, trains, and now boats, Brooke has the Alaskan transportation picture book market covered. But what’s this about a fat bear? #KidLit #picturebook #interview #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2026/08/14/si…
Simply 7 with Brooke Hartman: ONE LITTLE FISHING BOAT & BIG FAT BEAR BATTLE

Simply 7 with Brooke Hartman: ONE LITTLE FISHING BOAT & BIG FAT BEAR BATTLE

Planes, trains, and now boats, Brooke has the Alaskan transportation picture book market covered. But what’s this about a fat bear?

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My brilliant critique partner interviewed me about my debut book! So honored! #Kidlit #picturebook
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I'm SO excited for this PB. One of my truest critique partners over the years is having her debut! What if you’ve been invited to a Monster party? Would you know the etiquette? #KidLit #picturebook #interview #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2026/08/12/si…
Simply 7 with Heidi Yates: MONSTER MANNERS A TO Z

Simply 7 with Heidi Yates: MONSTER MANNERS A TO Z

What if you’ve been invited to a Monster party? Would you know the etiquette?

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What are you reading today? 📚📖 #NationalBookLoversDay
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This story breaks all the picture book "rules" & I couldn't be happier to be breaking them with Spinning Wheel Stories & Adilson Farias!
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April Berry@AprilBerryBooksAug 3
NEW PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD! It's from the Omid family of My America Blooms. 💐💌✨️ This hopeful story embodies the American dream in all its complexity. MY AMERICA BLOOMS Author: @nazfordwrites Illustrator: Fateme Mokhles Publisher: @BeamingBooksMN #kidlit #picturebooks
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Enchanters remember to say the magic words. 🪄 "Please preorder." "Thank you!" #Kidlit #readaloud #picturebooklove @BeamingBooksMN
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Monster Manners A to Z by Heidi Yates | Literally A Bookshop

Monster Manners A to Z by Heidi Yates | Literally A Bookshop

Boogie on, fiends! This not-so-spooky tale of well-behaved magical creatures will make a humorous addition to your Halloween read-aloud books. Invited to your first Monster Bash and shaky on what to...

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Having a book get published is amazing. BUT…it is still not as meaningful as escaping into something new or being swept up in the act of creation, fully present in the work. “It is only in his work that an artist can find reality and satisfaction.”—Tennessee Williams
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On every page, the picture book author must be able to definitely answer why the child should still care. We must ask ourselves: how have I specifically fueled their curiosity to turn the page and continue?
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Thrilled to death! MONSTER MANNERS A to Z just received a positive review from @KirkusReviews ! They called it: 👇👇👇 “Fang-tastic fare for young monsters.” Huge thanks to the incredible illustrator, Yana Kozak, for bringing these mannerly monsters to life! #kidlit #ReadAloud
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Unboxing a very special delivery… author copies of my debut picture book with Yana Kozak! Whoo-hoo! 🎉 Monster Manners A to Z launches in 28 days! #unboxing #picturebook #author @BeamingBooksMN @ElisaHouot
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