VICKI JOHNSON 🏳️‍🌈

This week's #comic asks when the Epstein Files will be released. The archive can be found at www.stanyan.me/comic... for now.

#epsteinfiles
#epstein

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Thank you!

Info graphic with cover of Mollys Tuxedo picture book in front of a scholastic book fairs banner with many characters from other books. The words BIG NEWS and BOOK FAIR stand out.

I can finally share my news! I’m thrilled that #MollysTuxedo will be a part of Scholastic Book Fairs program + the Scholastic Education program! WOW. I’m so grateful to the #LittleBeeBooks team who helped make this happen, and to the folks at Scholastic who believe in Molly. ❤️📚 #GillianReid

Graphic which includes cover of my book MAC Wears A Hat and a black and white photo of 2year old me in the rural south, wearing a hat, long sleeved shirt and pants, standing outside with a field behind me.

Despite appearances, I did not grow up in the Dust Bowl, but I did start loving hats from the ripe old age of two. Some of my experiences growing up are in MAC WEARS A HAT, some good, some challenging. I hope you enjoy this heartfelt and joyful story. ❤️🎩📚

Pre-order 🔗: www.vickijohnsonwrites.com

The Ugly Stereotype Beneath the Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQIA+ Books The nine picture books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor are not pornography. Nor are they obscene. What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people.

“We would not expect schools to put Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day in the sex education curriculum simply because it features a straight mom and dad. Why would Justice Gorsuch or others believe stories about families with two moms or two dads belong there?” @slj.com

Person w microphone behind pulpit pointing to cover of picture book Molly’s Tuxedo

I was nervous to receive an alert re #MollysTuxedo featured in a sermon, then pleasantly surprised by the support from Rev. Canon Greene at Grace Cathedral in SF. In these trying times, thank you for a wonderful message. #littlebeebooks @glaad.bsky.social

🔗: www.instagram.com/reel/DLlB5fm...

Image of cover of Mac Wears a Hat and a quote from SLJ interview.

Did I mention I have a new book coming? I hope Mac Wears a Hat spreads joy and the love of a good hat to all. 🎩

Available for pre-order today, everywhere books are sold (U.S. and Canada). Thank you for your support. It means the world.

🔗: www.vickijohnsonwrites.com

#littlebeebooks #gillianreid

Two panels from my book cry out loud—overlayed is the SLJ logo and Cry Out Loud title. Nell is featured in both panels. Red star reads: "A beautifully written and compassionate story of healing set against the horror of a brutal generational ritual."-School Library Journal, Starred Review

Big news! Baby's first STARRED review! ⭐
Cry Out Loud got its first starred review from SLJ! Absolutely overjoyed to be included among so many amazing books! ✨ @waxenwings.bsky.social @getunderlined.bsky.social
www.slj.com/review/cry-o...

Me reading Molly’s Tuxedo to a gathering of children sitting on colorful bean bag chairs. Librarian sits next to me watching.

Gray haired me w black glasses and blue shirt flashing a peace sign out front of the library

Libraries rock. I had a blast reading at storytime for the #southhadleypubliclibrary yesterday. It was good for my soul. 📚 Thank you, @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social! Speaking of awesome libraries and librarians, see you soon at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #ALAAC25.

Poster w logo for Ala 2025 conference, my photo and book cover. Logo for little bee books and info for signing also in caotuon

I hope to see you soon in Philadelphia for the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social annual conference! I will be signing on Saturday, June 28th at 4pm at the #littlebeebooks booth, #417. Please come say hi. See you there!

This month's book is Molly's Tuxedo by @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social. Johnson shared more with us about her love for reading and what inspired her to write Molly's Tuxedo. Link in bio to read our interview.

Working on a No Kings art idea. #skreeeee

Black and white sketch of adult holding a child on shoulders at a Pride event. Child is wearing a rainbow cowboy hat. Sign in background held aloft says “Equality for all. Both figures are smiling.

It’s not every day you get a behind the scenes look at picture book art. 👀 Enjoy this peek at #GillianReid’s sketch from our next picture book, as seen in @slj.com with @fuse8.bsky.social! More of my favorite scenes to come.

MAC WEARS A HAT is available for #preorder now. Links in bio.🎩 ❤️

For #whatimreadingwednesday our family is reading Molly’s Tuxedo by @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social. It’s picture day at school and Molly is excited. There’s just one problem, her mom insists she wears a dress when Molly wants to wear her brother’s old tuxedo instead. What will Molly do? #kidlit

Mark Your Calendars #DVpit is returning October 8, 2025. The original pitch event for creators from marginalized communities. Now on Bluesky! Follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates

Agents and Editors participating in DVpit 2025 on Bluesky. Here is an initial list of some of the participating agents and editors Gallt & Zacker: Marietta Zacker Beth Phelan Linda Camacho Erin Casey Westin Sandra Proudman Saribel Pages Andrea Brown Literary: Kelly Sonnack Jemiscoe Chambers-Black Jennifer March Soloway Saritza Hernández Analía Cabello Paige Terlip Azantian Literary: Shelly Romero Carey Blankenship-Kramer Dystel, Goderich & Bourret: Michaela Whatnall Folio Literary: John Cusick Gelfman Schneider: Penelope Burns HG Literary: Wendi Gu Jill Grinberg Literary: Katelyn Detweiler Mad Woman Literary: Alex Brown Danielle Burby Chelsea Hensley Neighborhood Literary: Eric Smith Rebecca Podos New Leaf: Jo Volpe Suzie Townsend Sophia M. Ramos Trinica Sampson-Vera Jordan Hill Page Street Publishing Tamara Grasty Park, Fine & Brower: Pete Knapp Stuti Telidevara Root Literary: Melanie Figueroa Samantha Fabien Simon & Schuster: Rebecca Kuss Sourcebooks: Mikaela Luke Triada US: Brent Taylor Uwe Stender Ashley Reisinger Moe Ferrara Writers House: Alexandra Levick Andrea Morrison Follow us at #dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

DVpit is officially coming back on October 8th, 2025 and we have over 50 agents and editors excited to participate. Follow this account for all announcements and check out dvpit.carrd.co for more details and information!

#dvpit #writersky #booksky #weneeddiversebooks

Molly's Tuxedo and Soft Censorship An Interview with author Vicki Johnson

Our featured book for June is Molly's Tuxedo by @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social! We had a chance to speak with Johnson about her experience with soft censorship, what motivates her to keep writing, and her upcoming book Mac Wears a Hat. Check it out!
#freedomtoread #softcensorship #kidlit

Picture book cover, white background, child’s face w 3 hats on her head, brown skin, freckles, red round glasses and black, short hair. MAC Wears A Hat

I adore #GillianReid’s cover art for our new picture book MAC WEARS A HAT, so I’m sharing it unpixelated this time ! 👀

I hope you get a chance to check out my cover reveal interview with #fusenumber8 and @schoollibraryapp.bsky.social, link in my bio.

Out 4/26 from #littlebeebooks

All kids and families belong in stories- and Pride does too.

"Like so many, Mac’s family includes Pride in their family calendar each June... celebrating together, marking the moment when our modern LGBTQ+ civil rights era began."

Love this @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social

Thank you @slj.com and @fuse8.bsky.social for hosting the cover reveal of my picture book with #GillianReid, MAC WEARS A HAT! Out from #littlebeebooks and available now for pre-order. #coverreveal

Elon's legacy ranges from gutting cancer research to setting in motion millions of deaths from starvation or disease.

I'll be pushing for Congress to hold Elon & DOGE accountable—for every act of corruption, every disastrous consequence, and every law they have broken.

My School Visit was Cancelled. I Fought Back and Won. | Opinion A parent complaint about a nonbinary snail led a Virginia elementary school principal to cancel a visit by author Erica S. Perl. A former trial attorney, Perl offers a lesson in smart booking contract...

Important article on protecting your rights as an author via school visit contracts, by @ericaperl.bsky.social in @slj.com.

How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court - Macleans.ca My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.

Great article by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

Yes! Awesome. How we haven't already astounds me.

Poster for ALA national conference in Philadelphia June 26-30th

Yay! I’m heading to ALA next month. I love connecting w librarians + learning about your local libraries and programming. I’ll be signing #MollysTuxedo + chatting about my forthcoming picture book #MacWearsAHat. Will you be there? #littlebeebooks #gillianreid @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Sky full of dotted clouds as the sun rises

Woke up to this sky.☁️☁️☁️

Pritzker: It’s time for us to be done with optimism about their motives. Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research… Autistic kids and adults who are loving contributors to our society don’t deserve to be stigmatized by a weird nepo baby who once stashed a dead bear in his car. Our military service members don’t deserve to be told by a washed-up Fox TV commentator, who drank too much before being appointed Secretary of Defense, that they can’t serve their country simply because they are Black, gay, or a woman.

Dear god let this man cook.

Always! Ha.

A messy kitchen counter with an orange cat in the sink w just the top half of his face showing.

Cats Being Weird™️