KidLit Collective

We love this Kirkus review and can’t wait for FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE to clippety-clop onto shelves April 28th!

Available for pre-order now! 🫎🎈🥳

#kidlit #picturebook #booksky

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

Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with our member @writerjolene.bsky.social’s book MAMIACHI & ME: MY MAMI’S MARIACHI BAND, co-authored with Dakota Gutiérrez and illustrated by @msmirelle.bsky.social! #kidlit #picturebook #women #girlpower #teachers #librarians #music #mariachi #booksky

Two months until the Do You See Me? by @lgmiss.bsky.social release! Pre-Order Now!

Thank you to the talented illustrator @reggiebrownart.bsky.social and publisher @mackidssl.bsky.social

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Text-only PB creators! I’d love to see your heart + humor manuscripts! Only 6 days left until PB Rising Stars mentee applications close! www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors #kidlit #booksky

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

Unbreakable A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (A Picture Book) A powerful, emotional, and ultimately uplifting picture book about the real-life experience of a Japanese American boy incarcerated with his family during World War II.Cowritten by Minoru (Min) Tonai,...

Learn more and find links to preorder here--it'll be out in the world on April 7! www.abramsbooks.com/product/unbr...

#history #teachers #kidlit #picturebooks

Congratulations, Jolene!!!

I'm so excited to see UNBREAKABLE: A JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY IN AN AMERICAN INCARCERATION CAMP featured by WeAreTeachers as one of their Best New Books coming in April! This book is written by Minoru Tonai and me, illustrated by Chris Sasaki, and published by Abrams Kids.

Are you ready to improve your craft as a picture book creator, working with an experienced mentor for FREE? There are 40 mentors in @pbrisingstars.bsky.social’s
final year, including our very own @ajirving.bsky.social! Apply here: www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors #pbrisingstars #kidlit #booksky

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