Nimblewitlit Mag-Issue 1: Taking a Stand NOW LIVE

A+ plan!

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Call me! Are you a #picturebook author or illustrator with questions about whether you should join #12x12pb? Book a free 15 min. call with Julie. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you. But if it IS a fit, we don't want you to miss the deadline! #kidlit #kidlitart 12x12challenge.com/calljulie

Did you hear about the flying monkey?
He was a hot air baboon

Our Silly Love Sonnets contest starts tomorrow, Feb 9th and runs through Wednesday, Feb 11th!

Come share your small, silly pleasures and help us spread some joy!

Read the contest rules here:

www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2026-s-...

Yesterday @melruthwrites.bsky.social and @1storyteller.bsky.social MET IN PERSON 😍

Very very cool.

My son is sitting next to me reading this book right now - aloud to me, amidst giggles. (-k)

Hello, writers!

Belcastro is opening up their internship program for 2026! If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to kaitlyn@belcastroagency.com

#amagenting #internship #pubinternship #amquerying #amwriting #querytip

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Looking for some help:

I KNOW some of you amazing #SchoolLibrarians have a “Teacher Picks” shelf in your spaces. Can anyone share a picture of how they do theirs? I am aiming toward a “Mr/s/Dr Smith enjoyed these books” kind of thing, but I’m curious how ya’ll are doing it.

#TLSky #EduSky

A Swedish version of The Gamer, a superhero book series created by Shawn Pryor and Francesca Ficorilli. The cover has The Gamer battling a supervillian in a horned mask.

An interior page of the Swedish version of The Gamer which gives us information about The Gamer’s alter ego (Tyler Morant) and his nemesis, Cynthia Cyber.

A page from the Swedish version of The Gamer. Tyler is about to play some video games.

The back cover of the Swedish version of The Gamer, which shows the covers of Gamer books that have been translated for Swedish kids.

Does having one of your book series getting translated overseas for Swedish kids featuring a Black teen as a superhero count as Black History?

I think it does, and you can’t tell me otherwise 🥳

Me and Francesca created something special with The Gamer, and I hope there’ll be more stories to come.

blue sky background with red corded phone. typewriter with paper. Questions about 12 x 12? Call JULIE! Sign up for a spot at 12x12challenge.com/calljulie.

If you have questions about joining #12x12PB, CALL JULIE! That's right! To help you feel confident about your decision (before we close registration and it's too late), you can book a free 15-minute call. Sign up at 12x12challenge.com/c.... #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity

KCU Pitchfest 2025 Submit your kids or YA graphic novel pitch to our 2025 Pitchfest Gallery to be reviewed by agents and editors!

#Kidlit #GraphicNovel creators, don't miss out on @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social's annual biggest event of the year, #PitchFest! Deets here: kidscomicsunite.com/kcu-pitchfest/

When I realised how many words rhymed with #Ooze I decided to let the rhymes take me on a journey with this one...
@thetoypress.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #WritingPrompt #PoetryForKids #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK

Ooh how fun!

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Lit Kids needs HELP! 🤓
So far, we have some excellent submissions for Issue 9: Mystery, but we're in dire need of art and photography to include. 🔍 5-13 y/o kids may send work by 2/14 for consideration. Please spread the word and keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions

#parents #kidlit

Please share, buy, and read this amazing lady's books!

TOPIC: Yesterday was Groundhog Day in the US. Taking a cue from the movie, let's talk do-overs--aka REVISIONS. How many revisions do you typically go through on a story or art? And do you sometimes keep revising to avoid . . . finishing? (Extra points for honesty.) #kidlitchat

Character Design: Shapes and Silhouettes A cartoon lady waves and there is a speech bubble that says "Hi, I'm Steph Lau.'

February 15: Steph Lau, Character Design: Shapes and Silhouettes Using examples from pop culture and her own traditionally published books, author-illustrator Steph Lau will teach basic character design principles, and then guide students through designing characters of their own. All students will receive a signed copy of Steph's picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer.

Bay Area peeps: I'm teaching a character design class for kids at @lindentree.bsky.social Feb 15th!

This is the 1st in a series of Spring illustration workshops w/ different local artists, which also includes Bo Lu, Julie Downing, and @jendeoart.bsky.social!

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Books nominated for the 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers including The Mystery of the Monarchs, The Fire of Stars, and Ancestory.

So excited that The Fire of Stars, written by me, illus. by Katherine Roy, is a California Young Reader Medal nominee for picture books for older readers! 🌟 Kids in CA will read and vote for their faves! Details: https://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social

Tashkent International School 4th grade students listening to Marsha Skrypuch book talk Adrift At Sea.

Adrift at Sea, A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch with Tuan Ho art by Brian Deines Published by Pajama Press

World Read Aloud Day #WRAD started a bit early for me this year, as last night at 11pm I met with 4th grade students from Tashkent International School to talk about Adrift at Sea, about Tuan Ho's perilous escape from Vietnam. @pajamapressbooks #ireadcanadian #booksky

Authors! Did you know you get more out of being a member of AABB than just constant nagging to go to your school board meetings? No, it's true! You get a newsletter that keeps you up to date on the good and bad of book bans, the freedom to read, library advocacy, & more...

The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.

Gather up a group of friends for the online premiere of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on PBS February 9th! Or check it out on their app and watch it on your own timetable that day! It's a powerful look at the attacks on school boards and the freedom to read. www.pbs.org/independentl...

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@ Epistemic Family, y'all are giving me a lot of new books to buy. Keep 'em coming and please for the love of my addled brain comment here with the links so I don't forget yours!

Author Cynthia Mackey on Wonder and Nature– plus a GIVEWAY! Hello world!! Welcome to my kidlit blog, Blissfully Bookish. Did you know I love butterflies? We probably all do! That’s why I’m excited to announce the next book. Please say hi to auth…

Hey #writingcommunity! Last chance to win an AMA by @booksbycindy.bsky.social, author of BUTTERFLY SEA- just RT & comment on blog:
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#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books #edusky #giveaway

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I said, “wow, great use of the subjunctive!” and she was like “the whaaaa??” lol

Melted ice marbling pattern 🌀Cool colors nonpareil marbled paper 🎨

Throughout February, I’ll be donating 50% of all proceeds from my Etsy shop to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, a non-profit org that fights for immigrant justice in Oregon.

Thanks for your support!
#marbling #art #crafts

🚨World Read Aloud Day!🚨

I still have the two slots below open if any educators are looking for a WRAD virtual author visit.

I can read from either BATTLE OF THE BUTTS or BATTLE OF THR BRAINS, and I have silly props!😁

Let me know!

#wrad #teachers #librarians #kidlit #picturebooks

My 9yo kid just used the subjunctive correctly in everyday speech and I COULD NOT BE PROUDER.

Illustrator Spotlight: Mark Holly A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

It's February so we have a new website banner design by Mark Holly and an Illustrator Spotlight: kidlit411.com/2026/02/illu...

Check out his art and enter to win a copy of his book, PEPPER THE PARROTFISH written by Stephanie Enser.