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It was so fun to chat with authors Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid with Writers with Wrinkles where I talk about: Writer’s Block Isn’t One Thing: How to Get Unstuck Fast writerswithwrinkles.net/writ…
That’s one smart bear!!
A bear made an unexpected visit to a library in Mammoth Lakes on Wednesday morning, wandering through the building before it opened to the public.
"We can only assume the new Li-BEAR-ian was looking for a copy of Winnie The Pooh," the agency wrote, noting that the beloved book was first published exactly 100 years earlier, on Oct. 14, 1926.
Full story: ktla.com/news/california/bea…
I review every year and love it. Why not give it a try?
Sign Up for FREE Diverse Children's and YA Books; Donate Books for Review!! buff.ly/IprfQdv via @pragmaticmom @MCChildsBookDay #ReadYourWorld #free #KidLit #picturebook #middlegrade #YA
Calling all kidlit writers and illustrators! ✨ If you're looking for a community that lifts you up, sharpens your craft, AND opens doors to real submission opportunities — KidLit Firefly is your people. Come glow with us! 💫 mighty-kidlit.mn.co/share/8p…
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HAPPY LET FREEDOM READ DAY!
More info & action steps you can take:
bannedbooksweek.org/let-free…
Take your hands off of books unless you're picking them up to read. You should not pick up books to throw them away or to hide them so that readers can't find them.
#letfreedomreadday
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To the writer who just got a rejection today:
To the writer who has been secretly querying for a year:
To the writer who's wondering if it's time to give up:
I've sat on the other side of that inbox. And you need to understand that the publishing industry is wildly subjective.
The book that one agent quickly passes on is the same book another agent loses sleep over because they cannot stop thinking about it.
A rejection is ONE person's reaction to your work on ONE particular day — it is not a verdict on your talent, your story, or your future as an author.
Sincerely,
A book editor who believes in you and your story ❤️
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-we… Inside: POVs in Novels, Psychology of World Building, @scbwi webinars, more. Thanks @DebJohnsonArt for the illustration and @Scholastic & @penguinkids for the book giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON by @jasmineifang illustrated by @vuonstudio
(@BeamingBooksMN) out on Sept 11. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/08/the-we… (+ more ways to win)
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 31): kidlit411.com/2026/07/the-we… Inside: @PBRisingStars sign up, Iterative Drafting, Novels in Verse, more. Thanks Kent Cullota for the illustration, @MarciaStry and @NBergstresser for the PB giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, A LIGHT FOR LUCINDA by Olga Herrera (@charlesbridge) out on June 9.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-we… (+ more ways to win)
What a great way to start the month!!
Friends!!! It’s Kidlit Zombie Week!!! #kidlit friends, join us for blogs about revising old manuscripts and a pitch contest with PRIZES!!! But seriously, look at these prizes 👀👇🧟
sites.google.com/view/kidlit…
ALT Day one with title of blog for event
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HOT DIGGITY DOG! Sniff out some behind-the-scenes goodies in today's interview with @JenaNBenton. #dachshund #hotdogs #history #nonfiction #picturebook #humor by @MacKidsBooks. Art by Steven Salerno. A 2026 @JrLibraryGuild
gold-standard selection. #JLG jenabenton.com/2026/05/28/si…
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MAZEL TOES! Share the joy of a newborn in this charming rhyming board book that sprinkles just the right amount of Yiddish throughout, and over the decades. Written by Audrey Barbakoff w/art by Annita Soble. #jahm #yiddish
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2 DAYS LEFT TO BID!
Our Online Auction is ending soon! Only 2 days left to bid on books, art, services, and more! Every sale goes directly to helping #ReadYourWorld complete its mission of changing the world, one book at a time.
Bid today:
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#kidlit
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Let's collaborate and talk about your picture book! I'm open for pb critiques! 🤓
#amquerying #kidlit #picturebooks
pbspotlight.com/critiques
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📚💖🤩 So very happy to uplift these *fabulous* picture books with #PBStudyBuddy: I AM A BON DANCER, CAN YOU IMAGINE?, and BINNA’S DALGONA. Please share and support them too!
#PBStudyBuddy #Kidlit
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 8): kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-we… Inside: The 8 Shapes of Stories, Tips for Writing Verse Novels, Self Publishing 101 Webinar, more. Thanks @SharonLaneHolm for the illustration, @kristi_mahoney & Knopf BYR for the PB giveaways.
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Want to read good children's nonfiction? As of 2026, a total of 116 books and 129 creators had received the Sibert Medal and/or Honor Award. Twenty-six creators had been honored multiple times. Read good books! #FactsAreFun
celebratescience.blogspot.co…
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (April 24): kidlit411.com/2026/04/the-we… Inside: Internal v External Conflict, What do Editors Want Webinar, How to Evaluate Small Publishers, more. Thanks Laura Pigott for the illustration, @CCSpizzirri1 & @penguinkids for the giveaways.
