Andrea J. Loney

“Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” – Mario Fernandez via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them. Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!” Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.” Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face. Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

“Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities.” – Dale Carnegie via @momentumdash.bsky.social

“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” – Unknown via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Lavender purple background. Text at the top reads, “New Voices Award.” To the right of the text is a gold New Voices Award seal. Below is text that reads, “Only a few weeks left to submit your picture book manuscript!” To the left of this text is an illustration of a bull horn. More text below reads, “Submission period ends on 6/30/25. Open to unpublished writers of color or Native/Indigenous writers for a picture book manuscript. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. US only. 18+. Visit leeandlow.com/authors-illustrators/writing-contests/new-voices-award for full terms.” Lee & Low Books logo.

📚There's a few weeks left to enter your picture book manuscript to our New Voices Award writing contest (deadline 6/30/25)! We're looking for unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time!

💻Learn more: bit.ly/EnterNewVoices

“Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.” – Babe Ruth via @momentumdash.bsky.social

“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” – John Burroughs via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Awwwww, congrats to you on this beautiful book and to Glenda -- she's amazing. Thrilled for both of you 💖

“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” – Henry van Dyke via @momentumdash.bsky.social

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Sharon Salzberg via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Image of the black cat from Flow next to a photo of an adorable black cat tilting its head curiously at the camera. Text reads, "The global success of Academy Award-winning animation Flow has helped to increase the adoption rate of black cats." Not attributed but I fact checked it.

The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈‍⬛

“The world will ask you who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you.” – Carl Jung via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Aww, you and the cats deserve some warm,beautiful days up there 💖

#smallbeautieshour #becauseofClem #threadofgold

Celebrate Lunar New Year with These 9 Books for Kids, Tweens, and Teens Young readers of all ages can enjoy the various activities involved with Lunar New Year as they read these titles.

Celebrate Lunar New Year with These 9 Books for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

WE DID IT! Thanks to your generosity we smashed our fundraising target, and we are so incredibly grateful to everyone who donated, bid, shared, and supported. You showed up for Los Angeles, and we can’t thank you enough!

The @Kidlit For Los Angeles team (Caroline, Charlotte, Tara and Jocelyn) 💖

My union rep just emailed us and said to go take screen grabs of our balance on studentaid.gov just in case.

Yaaaaaaaay! Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 26th (9pm PST) support Kidlit For Los Angeles, a fundraising auction benefiting wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. Over 340 items (signed books, original artwork, and opportunities for critiques and AMAs)! Bid now!

www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles

pls take a 10s emotional break and look at my cat

Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617:
Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel.
Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.

Photo of Author, Andrea, J Loney and Illustrator Patricia Pessoa with book announcement from Publisher’s Weekly. Luana Kay Horry at Harper Collins bought PICK IT UP AND TAKE A SPIN, a picture book about a persistent child to discovers their own unexpected confidence, bliss, and community while learning how to hula hoop. Publication is set for winter 2027; Andrea Cascardi at Transatlantic Agency represented the author and Lillian Mazeika at Tugeau 2 represented the Illustrator.

Yaaaaaaaaaay! I am so excited to share the news! PICK IT UP AND TAKE A SPIN is my love letter to hula hooping and the ups and downs of the learning process, to be illustrated by the delightful Patricia Pessoac and published by @harpercollins.bsky.social in 2027 💖 #EduSky #KidLitSky #Skybrarian

YouTube video by GoDaddy How Malik Books Uses GoDaddy to Build Community

Yaaaaay! It's #smallbusinesssaturday! And shout out to Malik Books at the Westfield Culver City Fox Hills Mall for turning little shoppers into big readers! Check out some of my books in this inspiring video collaboration he made with @godaddy 💕💖📚💖💕
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14 books by author Andrea J Loney, against a purple background

Yaaaaaay! 😊 I am an award-winning author of over a dozen children's books, a public speaker, and a teacher. I believe that every kid should get to see themselves lovingly and authentically represented on the cover of a book and as the hero of the story. 💖

We are all in this together! 💕🌎💕

Yaaaaay! #NCTE peeps, I will be signing at 4 pm today at the Highlights Foundation booth 131!

Picture of Andrea J Loney text Black creative children’s book fair – Saturday, November 23, 2024. At the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public library 149 Dudley St., Roxbury, MA, 02119.

Yaaaaaaaaay! I’m at the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library today, 9:30 am to 3 pm! Come visit our amazing Black authors and illustrators at this fun family event!

Spending time in nature with a cup of tea. Playing Cats and Soup. Pivoting away from anything that raises my blood pressure. Counting my blessings whenever I forget them. Resting.

A bear hugging a bunny

💖 Wishing you all a beary happy Valentine's Day 💖 #bunnybear #picturebook #kindness

1976 - Songs in the Key of LifeNathan Watts - Bass, HandclapsDean Parks - GuitarHerbie Hancock - Keyboards, HandclapsGreg Brown - DrumsAll Other Instruments ... Stevie Wonder - As

#LyricsPrompt
Day 1: Always
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Song: As

As around the sun, the earth knows she’s revolving,
And the rosebuds know to bloom in early May,
Just as hate knows love’s a cure,
you can rest your mind assured
That I’ll be loving you always 💖

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I consider myself a plotter, but my characters always end up pantsing all over the place. I mean, I show them my Excel spreadsheet with all of the plot points and they really don't care because they're all obsessed with each other. #kidlitchat

In this onslaught of escalating book bans and injustice, 30 kidlit authors/allies are fighting back by sharing our own stories of hope. Proceeds go to PEN America. Come join us at this virtual event and donate. bit.ly/458lAqM