That’s terrible and ridiculous. You should absolutely be visiting lots of schools and getting paid well for it.
21.02.2026 15:59 —
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#kidlit #booksky #skybrarian #edusky
20.02.2026 20:41 —
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Educators, as you’re planning you’re spring 2026 or 2026-2027 author visits, please think about who you’ve invited to speak in the past and do a little self-reflection regarding who you’ve invited might want to invite in the future.
#kidlit #booksky #skybrarian #edusky
20.02.2026 20:41 —
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A photo of the cover of hardback edition of the picture book A Celebration of You by Josh Funk and Kip Alizadeh. It shows a girl with tan skin and brown hair in a top knot, sitting with her white cat in a tree, watching in wonder as butterflies go past in the sky.
look what just arrived!! @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #KidLit #KidLitArt out March 17th in the US ☺︎
16.02.2026 14:34 —
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social ! Josh writes books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading. His books have sold more than half a million copies worldwide.
readyourworld.org/2026-author-...
#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit
05.02.2026 14:07 —
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New bookshop alert! The Book Shop of Needham (MA) is having its grand opening today! And it’s packed with readers despite the “storm”.
#indiebookshop #books #booksky #reading
07.02.2026 21:20 —
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social ! The Dino Door, now available for pre-order, is a whimsical rhyming picture book with adorable and vibrant art about a boy who discovers a magical door to the land of dinosaurs!
readyourworld.org/2026-author-...
#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit
22.01.2026 15:35 —
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A spread from A Celebration of You by Josh Funk and Kip Alizadeh, a picture book about celebrating the every day, coming out in March 2026. It shows a girl with goggles on flying through the sky with butterflies!
thrilled to get a ⭐ starred ⭐ review for A Celebration of You by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social and I from @slj.com !
You can read the review here www.slj.com/review/a-cel...
and see all the other books with stars here!
www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/38-exc...
#KidLit
17.01.2026 17:30 —
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On Wednesday afternoon, I'll be visiting River Bend Bookshop's West Hartford location for a storytime, signing, and to chat about books!
#booksky #kidlit #storytime #westhartford #picturebooks
12.01.2026 23:15 —
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I’ve been knighted! #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #kidlit
12.01.2026 17:36 —
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social ! A Celebration of You helps readers turn the most ordinary day into a celebration with this uplifting picture book that's perfect for gifting.
readyourworld.org/2026-author-...
#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit
12.01.2026 15:30 —
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I’m so excited to share the cover of my debut book, available for pre-order now! Yana’s illustrations couldn’t be any cuter! 🥰
www.amazon.com/Monster-Mann...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/monster-ma...
08.01.2026 01:57 —
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You *donut* wanna miss this! On Saturday morning, join @stregamamastories.bsky.social & me at The Little Bee Bookshop in Ayer, MA!
#kidlit #booksky
06.01.2026 23:15 —
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Starting the year off with a ⭐️star⭐️! Starred review, that is. Here’s what @slj.com says about A CELEBRATION OF YOU (by me & @kipalizadeh.net) out March 17th!
tldr; EXUBERANT, LYRICAL, TERRIFIC, VIVID, EXCELLENT, WONDERFUL
www.slj.com/review/a-cel...
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
01.01.2026 23:08 —
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Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social ! Josh Funk writes books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading. His books have sold more than half a million copies worldwide.
readyourworld.org/2026-author-...
#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit
21.12.2025 16:31 —
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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
However, if you don’t have a B&N gift card, I recommend preordering these books at your local independent bookshop. If you don’t have a local independent bookshop, consider ordering from bookshop.org as a portion of their proceeds goes back to local bookshops in all communities.
30.12.2025 18:57 —
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Got a B&N gift card to burn? Use code PREORDER25 from 12/30-1/1 for 25% off all preorders - including A CELEBRATION OF YOU and THE DINO DOOR.
#booksky #kidlit #preorders #picturebooks #reading
30.12.2025 18:57 —
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Happy #WinterSolstice! Here’s our #WinterSolsticeIroningBoard for 2025. I hope you’ve enjoyed the shortest day of the year!
21.12.2025 21:15 —
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Josh Funk's WHO DONUT? Book Launch at Porter Square Books
buff.ly/pIIlHcw via @pragmaticmom @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social
#ReadYourWorld #holiday #picturebook #mystery
17.12.2025 22:42 —
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Good morning, Sturbridge, MA!
#kidit #booksky #storytime #authorbillboard
13.12.2025 15:34 —
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I got a Google alert about it, I think? I don’t know if it’s always available and I’ve never really looked into it.
Now I’m wondering if I just dreamt it? If my socials go back to 2016, someone could probably find a screenshot. But none of that really helps answer your question.
10.12.2025 20:23 —
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The Vent with Josh Funk and WHODONUT? A HOLIDAY MYSTERY
In Which the Author Comes Aboard to Talk the Transient Nature of the Publishing Industry and the Sort of Well-Deserved Stigma of Rhyming Picture Books 🥞
Today I got to join the Ventorship with Jason June to talk about the publishing industry and my newest book, WHODONUT? A HOLIDAY MYSTERY - it's one of my very favorite newsletters/substacks! Check it out at ventorship.substack.com/p/the-vent-w... (and subscribe)
#kidlit #booksky
10.12.2025 20:13 —
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Tomorrow! I'll be visiting @mermaidbooksct for a delicious WHODONUT storytime! Join the fun and get some fantastic #holidaygifts while you're at it!
#kidlit #booksky #whodonut #picturebooks
mermaidbooksct.com/3...
06.12.2025 19:01 —
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In this time of being grateful, I'm thrilled to share A CELEBRATION OF YOU, illustrated by award-winning artist @kipalizadeh.net, available from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social on March, 17, 2026!
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
25.11.2025 21:05 —
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This Sunday afternoon, I'll visiting Mermaid Books in Milford, CT for the first time to celebrate the holidays a little early - with a WHODONUT? A HOLIDAY MYSTERY storytime!
#kidlit #booksky #storytime #familyfriendly #milfordct
05.12.2025 00:14 —
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Huzzah! Can’t wait to share more!
04.12.2025 17:33 —
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Kip Alizadeh's December Kid Lit Art Postcard with an illustration of a girl flying through the sky with lots of butterflies and Kip's contact details
Showing a peek at my next book with @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social out in March next year for this #KidLitArtPostcard!
I'm available to work on picture books and any commercial kid's projects 😊
🌐 kipalizadeh.net
kip.alizadeh@gmail.com
Rep'd by Mandy Suhr at storywise.uk for publishing!
#KidLitArt
04.12.2025 15:10 —
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This Sunday afternoon, join me for a donut storytime at Mermaid Books in Milford, CT! A great time to pick up a holiday gift!
#kidlit #booksky #whodonut #indiebookshop #holidaygifts
www.eventbrite.com/e...
01.12.2025 22:10 —
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the cover for A Celebration of You by Josh Funk and Kip Alizadeh
It's Small Business Saturday and I run a small business so here's what I do...
First PICTURE BOOKS, if you are in the US pre-order my latest one that I did with @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social here:
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra...
29.11.2025 17:40 —
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Today’s the day! Time to break out the #WinterSolsticeIroningBoard and start filling it with gifts!
28.11.2025 17:13 —
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