Daryl Gottier

Illustrated flyer for Newton Children's Book Festival Growing Readers in the Garden City Sunday November 16, 2025 11am - 3pm New Art Center 61 Washington Park Newtonville MA

Massachusetts friends! Please join us at the Newton Children’s Book Festival - a FREE event on Sunday, 11/16, 11am-3pm at the New Art Center. Meet 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators. Signed books for holiday giving, bookmark craft, & lots of fun. Learn more: newtonchildrensbookfest.com/

CURLILOCKS & THE THREE HARES written by me and illustrated by Jan Dolby is JUST RIGHT for back-to-school.

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Tagging teacher and librarian friends, liking, and sharing are appreciated!

#kidlit #writingcommunity

10 STEM Picture Books about Planet Earth & GIVEAWAY!

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@lydialukidis.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #STEM #Earth #giveaway #picturebooks

I always have PBs around for research. My kids always picked them up and read to me or each other, even in high school.

Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack This ain't a golden age of picture books anymore. We've gone platinum.

Adding these to my next library haul! #kidlit #lovemylibrary

Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack

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I share your pain, today’s Wordle was the first fail in ages. But you made me smile about the NPR pledge break- thanks!

Today’s library haul. #lovemylibrary #kidlit

Ooh, a new favorite! #kidlit #picturebooks @deborahmarcero.com

A quick research questions for folks with young kids... do they still play duck,duck,goose? Or would they know what it is? Thanks! #kidlit #earlyed #kidsgames

I love Mr. S. And The Book that Almost Rhymed is in my latest library haul. Enjoy!

Writing the Wordless, or Almost Wordless, Picture Book | Florida Writers Association In honor of National Reading Month (March), and many other fine celebratory days this month, let’s take a look at a book for the very youngest reader/listener. After all, it is never too early to star...

This is a post by Shutta Crum. It’s for a one word PB. Hope it helps.

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It’s on my calendar. 😊

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment) The Blueberry Awards are given to,

Getting ready to start the hew year with some great reads.
#kidlit #lovemylibrary
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment) afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...

What a great picture! Hohoho!

We just watched it and loved it. Such fun, with loads of little nods to the original.

Best Picture Books 2024 | SLJ Best Books Whether portraying a humble farming community, a home in the south of Korea, a synagogue filled with love and hope, or a neighborhood where more than small things are mended, the best picture books of...

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Another wonderful collection! Congratulations! #kidlit #picturebooks #mentortexts

Best Books for Kids 2024 Our expert librarians selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults. Explore titles in accessible formats, and learn more about our 2024 picks.

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Congratulations to some wonderful authors! Great list! #stem #kidlit

I’d love to be included. @dlkgotts.bsky.social

Tea all day long. English breakfast in the am. No sugar, no milk.

Please add me! You guys are awesome! @dlkgotts.bsky.social

Yes!👋

Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social (Responses)

It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week!

If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Maggie Tokuda-Hall has a starter pack called Freedom to Read Fighters…that might help get you started?

My latest #pbbookstack

Just hit ‘send’ on mine too. Good luck!!

Good luck!!

PBParty 2024 Critique Giveaways! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland It’s February! That means the PBParty contest entry day, February 22, will be here soon. Wahooooo! The judges and I can’t wait to read your entries. But first…we want them […]

HUGE critique giveaway for PB writers & author/illustrators planning to enter the 2024 #PBParty contest on February 22.

We have 88 prizes. Wahooooooo! 🎉🥳

I'm so grateful to all the generous prize donors. Thank you all so much. (((Hugs)))

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Good luck everyone! ✨✨

It is such a happy blue and feels much warmer than it is here. Keeping with the fiesta ware vibe, could it be delft blue? Such a fun word to say😊