@jcostabates.bsky.social
Kidlit author - Rica Baptista series; Time For Bed, Old House; Seaside Dream. Repped by Saba Sulaiman
I don't normally share memes, but I feel compelled to share this one today.
10.06.2025 21:36 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
FISH IN A TREE and WISH IN A TREE by Lynda Mullaly Hunt and illustrated by Nancy Carpenter book covers on a blanket and grass backdrop
Celebrate out-of-the-box thinking, the power of creativity, and the importance of being proud of the things that set us apart. Happy #BookBirthday to WISH IN A TREE - an uplifting picture book starring characters from @lyndamh.bsky.social New York Times bestselling novel Fish in a Tree.
20.05.2025 19:45 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
TIME FOR BED, HOUSE was spotted in the wild - @bunchofgrapesmv.bsky.social on Martha's Vineyard! Thank you, @mizzkalwrites71.bsky.social for sharing!
14.05.2025 15:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My Book Buddy, @nancytupperling.bsky.social, and I will be entertaining the littles at The Blue Bunny in Dedham tomorrow (Saturday)!
02.05.2025 21:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Who thinks this is okay? Who? If you support people being underfed/undernourished, break it down for me. Why do you think this is okay?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Maybe this idea of helping one another will catch on🤞🏼
27.03.2025 20:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Maybe next time we can be tablemates so we can actually get to talk!
27.03.2025 03:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Most seagulls live at the beach, so I'm with you, a seagull. But... they eat trash. But...THE BEACH!
26.03.2025 04:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Not only did I get to see writer friends at A Room to Write's event, but I also got to get a sneak peek at a brand new soon to be out in the world book - TENACIOUS WON'T GIVE UP @pamvau.bsky.social
@engagereaders.bsky.social
Meet authors and get FREE books! www.theroomtowrite.org/events
24.03.2025 23:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Side benefit: saving me lots of money. No amazon, no target
23.03.2025 20:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Video credit: @engagereaders.bsky.social
07.03.2025 21:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Celebrating some great Black women with books written and/or illustrated by some very talented great Black women.
07.03.2025 21:51 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
reminder as we are in our amzn boycott week -- @bookshop-org.bsky.social has ebooks now! and using bookshop.org to buy your books can support your local independent bookstore! the local indie that i promise you cares deeply about your community in a way that amzn never will
07.03.2025 15:12 — 👍 57 🔁 32 💬 2 📌 0We have a very limited number of partial scholarships exclusively for #BIPOC #kidlit writers to attend #Kweli25. LEARN eligibility details and fill out the short scholarship form on our website via the Link in our Bio.
Please note: Scholarship portal closes MARCH 12, 11:59PM EST
Love that more people will have access to these wonderful books!
26.02.2025 17:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Excellent news!! 🌟
12.02.2025 17:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congrats!!
08.02.2025 15:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you!
07.02.2025 03:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I write the Rica Baptista series and I love it when a kid finishes a book and asks when the next one will be out!
06.02.2025 21:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Same
06.02.2025 19:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Writers' Loft Presents: 6 WILD WINTER Picture Book Workshops with Karen Boss, Senior Editor at Charlesbridge. 🪝 Starting tomorrow, Thursday, 1/16, get your hooks into the New Year with HOOKS! See the weekly workshop theme & register here: https://www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops Sign up for one, two, three, or ALL SIX! 🤩 - Live (via Zoom), meeting style so you can ask questions - Two-week replays for each class. - Eligibility for a PB conceptual edit from Karen - Get an In-depth understanding of how to hone, position, and craft your PB manuscripts
The Writers' Loft Presents: 6 WILD WINTER Picture Book Workshops w/ Karen Boss, Senior Editor at Charlesbridge.
🪝TOMORROW - TH, 1/16, get your hooks into the New Year with HOOKS!
More info & register here: www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
Sign up for 1 or ALL 6! 🤩
#kidlit #writers #pb 🎉
This book is so wonderful that I want a prequel and a sequel.
04.02.2025 19:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Need a boost to help you get back into a writing mindset? Check out the @writersloftma.bsky.social latest offerings. Workshops by editor Karen Boss, PB author @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social, and me. I cover How to Write a Chapter Book (And How NOT To)
www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
Yay!!
04.02.2025 18:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0!!!
04.02.2025 18:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I was in Boston and didn't feel a thing. Maybe I wasn't paying attention. 🤷🏽♀️
27.01.2025 19:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congrats! ⭐️
11.01.2025 02:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
20.12.2024 21:51 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Today is a paperback book birthday for TIME FOR BED, OLD HOUSE. I'm proud of this book baby, now available in both paperback and hardcover.
-NAACP Image Award Nominee
- School Library Journal and Bank Street Books Best Books of the Year
- Starred reviews - Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, SLJ, and BCCB
