Scott Thomson Author

Ooh, that's a cracking haul!

This was part of the Lord of the Rings Christmas card that my 10 year old made for me this year.

1. Hilarious!
2. An illustrator in the making?

Fascinating. Thanks for the insight!

Our Northern Ireland New Year adventures included this rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede (my knees were knocking, let me tell you - heights aren't my thing!)

We expected to be tucked up in bed tonight, but the adventure continues as all roads home are closed ❄️☃️. An impromptu hotel it is, then!

🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!

Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!

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Surprise!!
I'm thrilled to announce ANOTHER debut picture book CASSINI'S MISSION, gorgeously illustrated by Julia Blattman, published by Candlewick/MIT Kids Press. Release date: 8/12.

Preorders now open! katievenit.com/cassinis-mis...
#kidlit

thx always to
@joycesweeney.bsky.social

Happy New Year!

Are you a goal setter? In the past I would have been a really committed foal-setter. That's fallen by the wayside in recent years, but I'm thinking of taking it up again - I enjoy the focus that it brings.

Do you have any 2025 goals?

Thank you!

I know that feeling!

Hedgehogs are so precious and desperately need protecting.

Thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for making this lovely graphic of my poem.

Thank you!

Such great atmosphere in this poem. A very worthy winner!

A very worthy winner. Beautiful!

Congrats!!

An honourable mention for me: what a joy!

Check out the poems that made it - a real feast.

Thanks Dina!

The story isn't over yet: I've made it to the shortlist!

Delighted to make the longlist!

The Puzzle of Writing in Rhyme with Rebecca Gardyn Levington And the myth of doing it "by ear"

Really excited to share this interview with @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social about her process of drafting and revising rhyming stories. Such great info here! Thanks so much, Rebecca, for sharing!
open.substack.com/pub/skruger/...

Congrats! All the best!

🎉🎉🎉 Congrats!

Screenshot of Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf rights report, with a yeti in a tutu accidentally bomping a unicorn in the face with his giant hairy foot. Headshot of yours truly. Text: Renee Kelly at Penguin Workshop has acquired Steph Lau’s debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer, about a Yeti who loves to dance, but every time his moves slip out, things end in disaster, a story about never dulling your shine. Publication is slated for Fall 2025; Alexandra Levick at Writers House did the deal for world rights.

Excited to share this news, finally!

My debut picture book ❄️✨THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER✨❄️ is coming out Fall 2025 from Penguin Workshop!

1/ This book is secretly about me. While I'm not a hairy yeti who dreams of dancing (... Or am I?🤔), I DID dream of writing #kidlit one day, and here I am!

All the best with it!

Haha, rumbled!

Wow, that must give such a sense of achievement!

What an adventure!

Congrats!

What a combo! 😍

That's fantastic, congrats!

Completely adorable! What breed are they?