Cheri Thriver

Cover of children's book with a smiling bear and an owl with a book in bed under teal covers. Another bear extends above the cover looking down while a third looks up yawning. Words say coming Nov 11. Little Brown Young Readers logo.

The time change has made me a sleepy bear this week, but next week will be different! I'll be wide awake giggling at This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book! Can't wait. Get a copy and giggle with me!

#ThisIsNotASleepyBearBook #childrensbooks #kidlit #humor
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It's November, and do you know what that means?There's only 10 days left until This is Not a Sleepy Bear Book comes into this world! Woo hoo! I can "bearly" wait! 🥰🐻🦉🎵🎶#ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook @briangehrlein.bsky.social

Saw a preview of this last night. Amazed by Billy Magnussen's performance and wowed by the skill of @johnmichaelpowell.bsky.social !

#ViolentEnds #BillyMagnussen

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text reads: giveaway! win books from past mentors! with four picture book covers of BOLD, BRILLIANT AND LATINE, SALON SATURDAY, WHAT IF YOU WISH?, and WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE

⭐️ GIVEAWAY TIME! ⭐️
We’re just ONE WEEK from our big, history-making #PBRisingStars announcement, so let’s celebrate with 4 incredible picture books from past mentors! 📚✨

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Winner announced on 10/30 with our big news!

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If you missed this live, be sure to catch the replay. It was amazing! Thanks
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#12x12

"This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book" is the laugh I needed to start my morning! Thanks @briangehrlein.bsky.social ! This book never stops being funny!

#ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks #kidsbooks #writingcommunity

Hi. If I write a game a week, a blog a day, a pixelart image a day, music each week, as well as continuing to build a programming language.. Then is it ok to quickly generate a youtube thumbnail to save myself an hour of extra drawing at the end of a long day of doing the crappy "upload" stuff?

If the quality of your work doesn’t matter—just the speed at which you can produce it—then you’re not making art. You’re making content.

@picturebooksummit.bsky.social 2025 was fabulous! Left me inspired and tired (in a good way). Thanks to the team for putting together an amazing conference!
#kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks

FRAUD ALERT: I have nothing to do with these phony books using my name on the cover. I have not written a memoir or partnered/inspired any cookbooks!
Attempts to get Amazon to take these down have gone nowhere.

Bookstore with round table displaying children's books. Background shows cavelike entrance to reading nook.

Reading nook interior shows fireplace and reading spot with arched opening and padded bench seat.

Sometimes it's great to read like a reader! A great place to do it, Dad Suggests Books in Fayetteville, AR.

#reading #kidlit #fayettevillear #books

Photo of Flat Cat The Class Pet displayed in front of shelves of books in bookstore.

Some fun on display at Pearl's Books Fayetteville, AR
@taralazar.bsky.social #fayettevilleAR #kidlit #12x12
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Here's a fun quiz just for picture book writers! Get writing tips curated for you!⁠
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#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

Love PB Summit! Don't miss it!

#amwriting #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

Well, actually, I had a golden retriever that ate her puppies.
That aside, I agree cooperation is paramount.

Congratulations!!!
#kidlit

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#illustrator #starterpack

Smart garlic rope lime basket move!

I need the high road to be less painful for about 5 minutes!

#highroad #kindness

Weighing in on the egg conversation, do old eggs really peel more easily or was that just something my grandmother said?

#eggs

You're welcome!

Hope it works out!

Antiracism Training | Roots Of The Spirit, Llc Roots of the Spirit's is dedicated to uprooting racism through storytelling, education, and the arts. Bridging the Civil Rights Movement to the current Freedom Movement.

You can reach LR9 member Minnijean Brown-Trickey through www.rootsofthespirit.com/home
Storytelling is part of its mission. Possibly a good fit.
#littlerocknine

So true!

I just read your interview with CanvasRebel.
Over 7000 of these art pieces, wow! They're magical!
#art #kidlit #natureart

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40% off Zoom AND written critiques?! 🤩

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#amquerying #kidlit #picturebooks

And let’s stop talking about sad books vs. funny books as an either/or situation. There’s a reason people laugh over the casseroles and pastries after a funeral. It’s healing. And kids’ books that deal with grief offer way more than just sadness.

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Fantastic news! Congratulations. @marziehabbas.bsky.social and @anooshasyed.com