KidLit Collective

It’s #WorldWildlifeDay! Check out our books by @candacespizzirri.bsky.social, writerjolene.bsky.social, and Charlotte Watson Sherman that connect kids to our planet! 🌍 We 💚 FINLEY, BIONIC BEASTS, and MERMAID KENZIE! 🦢🦋🐘🐳 #WWD2026 #kidlit #animals #teachers #librarians #booksky

I read, you read, we all read! Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! Pick up some of our gorgeous books and get started reading! 📚😍🥳 #kidlit #booksky #EduSky #picturebooks

Celebrate National Music in our Schools Month with @mollyruttan.bsky.social’s SOMETHING WILD and @writerjolene.bsky.social’s MAMIACHI Y YO! 🎶 ❤️🎶 #kidlit #booksky #musiceducation

Update + Critique Giveaway Hi, wonderful readers, I hope you’re doing well and getting some lovely spring weather your way! Spring is my absolute favorite time of the year, with beautiful green growth and gorgeous, bri…

If you didn't already know how AMAZING my agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social is, this proves it!
Her birthday is in March. Her gift to the #kidlit community? A critique giveaway! To enter, leave a review for my books or any Team Sanchez books! More info here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2026/03/01/u...

Happy #JewishBookWeek! Check out @jnwieder.bsky.social’s beautiful books: PASSOVER MOUSE, THE MOUSE WHO LOVED LATKES, HANUKKAH 1-2-3! And ROSH HASHANAH SQUARE-CIRCLE-STAR! #kidlit #booksky #EduSky
#jewishbooks #kidsbooks #Passoverbooksforkids #Jewishbooksforkids #JewishHistory

On this #nationalpigday, we’re celebrating member @writerjolene.bsky.social’s #nonfiction #STEM book BIONIC BEASTS: SAVING ANIMAL LIVES WITH ARTIFICIAL FLIPPERS, LEGS, AND BEAKS and Pirate, the pig with an #orthosis. #kidlit #booksky 🐷

Something wild is happening today. We're celebrating the 3rd #bookbirthday of SOMETHING WILD by our own @kidlitcollective.bsky.social author/illustrator @mollyruttan.bsky.social. Happy Birthday x 3...🥳🥳🥳!
#kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity #booksky #EduSky #music

On National Grain-Free Day @kidlitcollective.bsky.social
gives a thumbs-up to VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS: A Gluten-free Adventure by Abigail Rayner and #illustrator
@mollyruttan.bsky.social .#kidlit #kidlitart #gluten #picturebook #booksky #EduSky #kidlitcommunity

Thanks! I didn't add it to our graphic today but will try again on our next one. I'm learning...:)

I did as you asked, but I don't see the alt-text showing up on the post. Any suggestions?

On NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY, @kidlitcollective.bsky.social is excited to give a "shout out" to our pet-loving stories by our own @mollyruttan.bsky.social, @jnwieder.bsky.social, and @writerjolene.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #nationalloveyourpetday #pets #booksky #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks

UNBREAKABLE, written by Minoru Tonai and @writerjolene.bsky.social and illustrated by Chris Sasaki, is the true story of Min's family's experience imprisoned in internment camps during WWII. Today we remember... @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #WWII #picturebook #NF #EduSky #preorder

Coincidence that International Book-Giving Day is the same day as Valentine's Day? @kidlitcollective.bsky.social thinks not...what better gift to give your loved ones than BOOKS?!! #kidlit #kidlitart #booklovers #booksky #kidlitcommunity #books #bookgiving #gifts

Sharing ❤️❤️❤️ today with @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's @ajirving.bsky.social, @lgmiss.bsky.social and #illustrators @kipalizadeh.net and Beth Hughes. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #booksky #EduSky #kidlitcommunity #love #valentinesday

During #BlackHistoryMonth, we are honored to highlight two historical fiction books by @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's @charlottewatson.bsky.social. THIS OPENING SKY, co-authored with Kelly Hollman and LEARN BABY LEARN (Mar. 10) illustrated by Esther Stimphat. #kidlit #booksky #EduSky #blackhistory

On National Make a Friend Day, be a friend and share one of @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's friendship stories. #kidlit #kidlitart #nationalmakeafriendday #picturebooks #booksky #EduSky #friendship #storytime #librarians #teachers #friends

Know a science-minded, animal-loving kid? If so, share @writerjolene.bsky.social's BIONIC BEASTS: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks with them today. It's a fascinating #STEM #middlegrade book. #kidlit #booksky #animals #EduSky #teachers #librarians #inventors

Do you know it's National Umbrella Day? We do and that's why we're celebrate VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS written by Abigail Rayner and illustrated by our very own @mollyruttan.bsky.social. @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #EduSky #books #gluten #glutenfree

Warms our hearts to celebrate the 3rd #bookbirthday of @nrpaulson.bsky.social and @mariamola.bsky.social's #picturebook NILA'S PERFECT COAT. Today, be like Nila and #sharewarmth by donating coats, hats, and gloves. #kidlit #kidlitart #onewarmcoat @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

On this day, Feb. 4th, back in 2020 @kidlitcollective.bsky.social celebrated our very own @charlottewatson.bsky.social's debut #picturebook, BROWN SUGAR BABE, illustrated by @akemiart.bsky.social. So proud of this February book baby! #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #KidLitCommunity #BookBirthday #kids

This week is Children's Book Authors & Illustrators Week so today we showcase our amazing @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #authors and #illustrators. Special THANKS to our readers, and everyone who made these books possible. We are so grateful for all of you. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks

It's World Wetlands Day and we are celebrating MERMAID KENZIE: Protector of the Deeps written by our very own @charlottewatson.bsky.social and illustrated by @gdbee.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #picturebook #booksky #EduSky @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

We continue celebrating #ReadYourWorldDay by highlighting our own @lgmiss.bsky.social's I LOVE ME! a #picturebook that celebrates diversities of all kinds-race/ethnicity, body type, and physical ability-because every child deserves to see themselves in the stories they read. #kidlit #kidlitart

Special shoutout today on not only to our own illustrators @mollyruttan.bsky.social and @jnwieder.bsky.social but to all the #illustrators who added the art to these books for all of us. You're the BEST! #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #InspireYourHeartwithArtDay @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

On Read Your World Day, we celebrate @kidlitcollective.bsky.social stories that celebrate diversity from our friends @writerjolene.bsky.social @jnwieder.bsky.social and @charlottewatson.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks #diversity #EduSky

It's been SIX years since @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's first #picturebooks debuted. This year we celebrate those books that brought us together starting with Nanette Heffernan's EARTH HOUR (1/21/20) and @jnwieder.bsky.social's THE PASSOVER MOUSE (1/28/20). #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #EduSky

It's International Mariachi Day and a great day to celebrate authors @writerjolene.bsky.social, Dakota Gutièrrez, #illustrator @msmirelle.bsky.social, and their #picturebook MAMIACHI & ME. #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #booksky #kidlitcommunity @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

Today we're celebrating the 4th book birthday of our favorite mermaid! Happy Birthday to MERMAID KENZIE and creators @charlottewatson.bsky.social and @gdbee.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #edusky #booksky @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

Kid Inventor Day was yesterday, but it's never too late to celebrate BIONIC BEASTS with @writerjolene.bsky.social! #kidlit #STEM #NF #animals #edusky #booksky @kidlitcollective.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to you, MAMIACHI & ME! We are so excited to celebrate you with @writerjolene.bsky.social, Dakota Gutiérrez and #illustrator @msmirelle.bsky.social. What a great first year you've had! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #bookbirthday #booksky #kidsbook @kidlitcollective.bsky.social