@kidlit411.bsky.social
Everything kid lit, in one place! A website and community founded by Elaine Kiely Kearns and @sylvialiu.bsky.social. Follow us for weekly links to kid lit resources and book giveaways. website: kidlit411.com
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct. 3): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Story in Reverse, PB Endings, PB pacing workshop, more. Thanks @staceybyer.bsky.social for the illustration, @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social & Jenna Elyse Johnson for the giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book EVERY BODY MOVE! by @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social
illustrated by Ananya Rao-Middleton (Barefoot Books)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book MEATBALLS FOR GRANDPA by Jeanette Fazarri Jones, illustrated by Jacqueline Sinquette (Two Lions).
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 26): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: PB Tips, Humor in Kid Lit, Comp Title Workshop, more. Thanks Bodhi Kim for the illustration, @victorpineiro.bsky.social & @meganclendenan.bsky.social
for the MG & PB giveaways.
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book JUST IN CASE: SAVING SEEDS IN THE SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT by @meganclendenan.bsky.social illustrated by Brittany Cichesse (Charlesbridge)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS by @victorpineiro.bsky.social (Sourcebooks)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 19): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Kid Lit Trends course @hunderdown.bsky.social , Joyful Marketing @juliefhedlund.bsky.social
Reverse Outline, more. Thanks Erin Niehenke for the illustration, Running Press Kids & Scott Lape for the giveaways.
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, NUMBER MANIA: A VISUAL EXPLORATION FROM 0 TO 100 by Scott Lape, illustrated by Victor Medina (Odd Dot).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly (+ more ways to win)
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, ONCE UPON A KWANZAA by Nyasha Williams and Sidney Rose McCall illustrated by Sawyer Cloud (Running Press Kids).
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...
use this link to enter to win a copy: sweepwidget.com/c/93348-mktc...
18.09.2025 21:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Use this link to enter to win a copy: sweepwidget.com/c/93248-lctm...
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 12): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Successful Query Examples, Voice vs. Tone, Book Awards, more. Thanks to Eric Castleman for the illustration, Macmillan and Third State Books for the PB giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MAMA MOON written and illustrated by Noah Grigni
(Macmillan).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN by @kimberlytso.bsky.social, illustrated by Louie Chin (Third State Books).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)
CALVIN CAN'T FLY written by Jennifer Berne and read by Jonathan Pryce is a wonderful story about reading and knowledge for our times. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
storylineonline.net/books/calvin...
Illustrators: we are running a Kidlit411 banner design contest. Enter to win cash prizes, an Illustrator Spotlight, and your design on our website for a month in 2026. Deadline is Oct 15. More details: kidlit411.com/2025/07/kidl... #kidlitart
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 5): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: PB Tips, Writing MG, How to Title Your Book, more. Thanks Katy Tannis for the illustration, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & Sonja Anderson for the PB giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, A CHRISTMAS WISH FOR LITTLE DALA HORSE by Sonja Anderson, illustrated by Agnieszka Potocka (TyndaleHouse)
out Sept 9.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social
illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova (Barefoot Books) out Sept 9.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-...
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 29): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Reading Like a Writer, Art Notes in PBs, Submission Process, more. Thanks @colleenmuske.bsky.social for the illo, Scholastic, @maritererbellas.bsky.social @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES by @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social illustrated by @davidhohn.bsky.social (Sleeping Bear Books)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book MESSI'S MAGIC by @carolinelperry.bsky.social illustrated by Luciano Lozano (Scholastic) out on Sept. 2.
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 22): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Kidlit411 banner design contest, Better Books Workshop, Query Letters, more. Thanks Sue Macartney for the illustration, @penguinkids.bsky.social & Simon & Schuster for the MG giveaways.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel ARE YOU NOBODY TOO? by Tina Cane (Make Me a World/ RHCB).
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, LOST ON DOLL ISLAND by @writercass.bsky.social
(S&S Books for Young Readers) out on Aug. 26.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 15): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Advice for Selling at Tables, SCBWI mentor programs,
KidLitGN pitch event, more. Thanks Mary Pat Kanaley for the illustration, @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social for the giveaways.
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, WOLF GIRL: INTO THE WILD by Anh Do (@harpercollins.bsky.social)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book GILBERT AND THE GHOST by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social, illustrated by Jess Mason (Beaming Books) out Aug. 19.
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Our Friday big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 8): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Formatting PBs, 5 Types of Scenes to Master, Illustration Banner Contest, more. Thanks Heli Pohjoisaho for the illustration, @evelynbookless.bsky.social and @laurasmetana.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
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