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How a Third Grader in CT inspired From BAM to BURP!
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We're happy to share that @jenniferannrichter.bsky.social's latest #MG, THE STAR OF MOON VILLAGE, which is releasing from Holiday House come January, has gotten some #kidlit praise! WOOT! Congrats, Jennifer!

Announcing Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids: 2025 Edition!! You lucky ducks. You're getting an extra special sneak peek of Evanston Public Library's illustrious year end list of some of the best children's books of 2025. Enjoy!

You lucky ducks. You're getting an extra special sneak peek of Evanston Public Library's illustrious year end list of some of the best children's books of 2025. Enjoy! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/29/a...

Thank you to Seattle's Child for including Leyendas/Legends in this gorgeous round-up of books to celebrate Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month!

#kidlit #middlegradebooks #latinxbooks #nonfictionbooks #mónicamancillas #hispanicheritagemonth

@chroniclekidsbooks @chroniclebooks

Thank you to Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors for including Leyendas/Legends in this round-up of books to read during Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month! check out the list at ap-od.org.

#kidlit #middlegradebooks #latinxbooks #nonfictionbooks #mónicamancillas #hispanicheritagemonth

Happy birthday to the Spanish translation of Taco Tuesdays!

#martesdetacos #tacotuesdays #mónicamancillas #middlegradebooks #romcom #romcombook #dualpov #spanishbooks #spanishbooksforkids #scholastic

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The second trade review is in for LEYENDAS/LEGENDS: 60 LATINE PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD! Thank you so much to @sljournal for this lovely review!

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#booksky #kidlit #middlegradebooks

An Interview with J. Anderson Coats, author of The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls

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#ReadYourWorld #KidLit #middlegrade

Contemporary Native Americans in KidLit

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49 Great #OwnVoices Native American Children’s Books

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#ReadYourWorld #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #KidLit

VAASL's Annual Fall Conference will be held in Williamsburg, VA, on November 5-7, 2025. We spy a great lineup of #SCBWI #kidlit creators authors who'll be there, including our member Dionna, @sylvialiu.bsky.social, @cynthiacliff.bsky.social, @ginjerclarkebooks.bsky.social, @suefliess.bsky.social

We LOVE your cover, Nadia! @ariadelsole.bsky.social

Congrats @elysethebeast.bsky.social on the launch of THE DISEASE DETECTIVE w/ @bedazzledink.bsky.social! Mystery, epidemiology, curiosity, friendship.

#KidLit #BookBirthday #PublicationDay #EduSky

YouTube video by AUTHOR PEP TALK - Cindy Williams Schrauben Author Peptalk - Creating For Kids is a Team Sport with Author & Co-Founder of kidlit411, Sylvia Liu

Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/aIkU6abeIb4?...

Heads up #kidlit world, World Read Aloud Day 2026 will be on Feb 4th! Visit worldreadaloudday.org. #WRAD2026 #WorldReadAloudDay @litworld.bsky.social

Interested in discovering some wonderful #nonfiction series to add to your library, classroom, or home collection?
Check out this upcoming webinar!
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"The only thing more painful than talking about difficult subjects is not talking about them." Author @claudiamills123.bsky.social shares a deeply personal reflection on family secrets & grief—& why children's books shouldn't shy away from hard conversations: www.literaryrambles.com/2025/10/writ...

Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson Wins 2025 Grateful American Book Prize

Honorable Mentions Go to Rebecca Brenner Graham and Debbie Levy

https://gratefulamericanbookprize.org/2025/10/08/rebellion-1776-by-laurie-halse-anderson-wins-2025-grateful-american-book-prize/

“Rebellion 1776” by Laurie Halse Anderson Wins 2025 Grateful American Book Prize

Honorable Mentions Go to Rebecca Brenner Graham and Debbie Levy for Works on Frances Perkins and the Scopes Trial

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We spy with our little eye Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice by our member Anna Lapera!

We spy Mama's Chicken & Dumplings by our member Dionna Mann!

Cover image for THE PECAN SHELLER by Lupe Ruiz-Flores. Full-color illustration of a tween girl with brown skin and long dark hair holding up a banner on which the title text is printed.

Things That Happened Thursday has arrived again! What Things have happened in my publishing world?

First: Lupe Ruiz-Flores's historical middle grade novel THE PECAN SHELLER was praised as "captivating" by the legendary Laurie Halse Anderson in NYT:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

A fun perk of being a literary agent is that we get copies of our clients' books! My shelves are currently bursting with those copies, and I need more room (for more copies of more clients' work, yay!) So be on the lookout in the coming weeks for some amazing #FREEBooks!

A Review: Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune ​ H ow delightful it was to find in my mailbox a package containing Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune written by my kidlit agency sibling Jess Brallier, illustrated by Jack Keely, and released by...

"They like my journal!" - Tina

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Good #writing advice, @kellydhouse.bsky.social!

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton on their recent book deal with Nancy Paulsen Books (@penguinkids.bsky.social / @nancyrosep.bsky.social)!

Illustration of a hand pointing to a text bubble with the message "THIS IS A BULLY-FREE ZONE," set against a colorful background of alphabets and symbols. Logo of AASL shown.

💙 Today is Bullying Prevention Day! AASL joins educators and librarians everywhere in championing safe, welcoming libraries for all. Spread kindness and take a stand against bullying—together we make a difference. #AASL #BullyingPrevention #SchoolLibraries https://bit.ly/4nMkZVn

#kidlitartpostcard day snuck up on me! I’m Jo and I love creating stories and art that kids of all ages can connect to. My portfolio website is jorenfro.com and I’m rep’d by @swekstein.bsky.social

This month’s featured agents: Jazmia Young of @cbcreative.bsky.social & Tanusri Prasanna of DeFiore & Company!

Jazmia: "I love soft and lyrical language that feels like your heart is being cradled.”

Tanusri: “Plot-driven & character-driven PBs, humor, dry wit, twisty endings.”

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Selfie of two people smiling at the camera: Debbie Ridpath Ohi and Jack Wong. They are standing outside with a tree behind them.

Book cover for The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma & His Gifts to the World, written by James Howe and illustrated by Jack Wong. The illustration shows a young Yo-Yo Ma playing the cello against a blue sky background, wearing a white shirt and brown bow tie.

Delighted to meet up with Jack Wong during my visit in Halifax. His most recent book: THE MUSIC INSIDE US, with James Howe, with Abrams Books for Young Readers.
jackwong.ca/the-music-in...
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