Brian Gene Olson

Awesome!😁

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Maybe too popular to be esoteric, but...

Gorgeous!

It’s HERE!!!! I sweated BLOOD over this one! But I persevered and the click was a GREAT THING… that’s what the AI bros don’t get. Learning how to do it yourself IS the point… you don’t GET the big epiphanies without the BIG PROBLEMS AND STRUGGLES :)

Cover of the book Touch a Truck day by Carrie Finison and Viola Wang, a board book with a garbage truck on the cover, next to a gray tabby kitten.

Cover reveal (& kitten reveal 🐱)! Touch a Truck Day, illus. by Viola Wang, releases 3/17/26 from
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social! This lift-the-flap board book invites readers into the driver's seats of 8 trucks to discover their unique features. More info: carriefinison.com/books/touch-a-truck-day/

Wow! Thanks for including DINOS THAT DRIVE, Evanston Public Library!
🦖🦖🦖

My daughter drew Drew.😁👍 #kidlitart #illustration

Every Tuesday, including this very one, there's a #kidlitchat here on Bluesky at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific. It's an hour of chatting with #kidlit folk (many of whom are also dessert folk, too, I must add), and this week it's gonna be more exciting than the World Series! Err. Or at least fun. Join us!

Looking to connect with others in the #kidlit space? Set aside Tuesdays at 9pm eastern and join #kidlitchat

Oh, hello there!😊

Ghost & Moon

#ghost #casparin #moon

One down, 7 to go! Cobb EMC/Gas South are energy companies that host a yearly literacy week for schools in their Marietta, GA area. I was asked to be a speaker and we agreed to host virtually. Kindergartners asked: My favorite animal, color, food, and where do my grandparents live?

Prunella Scales, 22 June 1932 - 28 October 2025. One of the great talents, over a career spanning more than 70 years. Unforgettable in Fawlty Towers, of course, but so, so much more than that. We will miss you, dear Prunella.

"Oh, I knooooooooooow!"

RIP Prunella.

Lit Box web page featuring a book titled Little Witch’s To-Do List

After reading an article on NPR about a new book vending machine concept, I went to that company’s website, and found a familiar name front and center on their page— @helenzax.bsky.social . I ❤️ having writing friends. #kidlit #picturebooks

NEW YORKERS! Please join me THIS THURSDAY 10/30 for a storytime event w/ @barefootbooks.bsky.social and @reachoutandread.bsky.social! 🎉 🥰 Hope to see you there!

The first review is in for EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING, and it’s a STAR from School Library Journal!

"This book is everything children need in a book: smart, funny, relevant, and surprising—and highly recommended."

Read here: tinyurl.com/4pr4kfnz
More about the book: tinyurl.com/2rak4867

I'll check it out! Thanks!👍 #kidlitchat

I am. Monthly.

We’ve posted videos on the as part of The KidLit Deconstruction Zone podcast. We have actual reels but switched to audio which is much easier to produce!

We’re working on a #kidlit #writing craft Halloween episode this month!

@kdzpodcast.bsky.social

Woops, I thought this was a reply to my post abt Facebook, lol! #kidlitchat

Ha! Nah, you got a great author photo face.👍 #kidlitchat

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I wouldn't mind, except... why do they want to keep a vid of my face on file? #kidlitchat

Cool!

I tell every writer of anything that critique groups are a must. My group, the Poets' Garage, has made me a much better writer.

BTW, do you happen know of any good middle grade chats similar to #kidlitchat?

Anyone here use Youtube? #kidlitchat

Is that a critique group? #kidlitchat

Crap.

Hang on, I have a "10 Free Hours of AOL" disk in the back of a drawer somewhere...

BlueSky screen cap shows 145 engagements with an illustration vs 34 engagements for the same illustration on Instagram.

I was just looking at what sort of interaction I got on #kidlitartpostcard day on Instagram vs. here on Bluesky. It wasn’t even close. 145 vs 34. #kidlitchat

Wow. What happened to IG? #kidlitchat

Yes, but I certainly don't mean to minimize being able to connect with some amazing creative and all-around wonderful people. That's been totally worth it for me.👍 #kidlitchat