Melissa Stoller Author

ONE GIRL'S VOICE: Another Winner from Vivian Kirkfield Calkins Creek,  an Imprint of ASTRA BOOKS for YOUNG READERS, 2025 Anyone who reads my notes about picture books here will recognize the na...

Do you follow Sandy Brehl's Unpacking the Power of Picture Books Series? If not, I hope you'll check out her latest review...of ONE GIRL'S VOICE - #AstraBooksforYoungReaders #RebeccaGibbon #activism #WomensHistoryMonth #equalityforall unpackingpicturebookpower.blogspot.com/2025/02/onr-...

The Weekly 411 (3/7/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Mar 7): www.kidlit411.com/2025/03/the-... Inside: Tips for Voice, @scbwi.bsky.social grants, @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentor applications open, more.

Thanks @me-mwai.bsky.social for the illo, Maria Antonia and Delacorte Press for the PB & YA giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, JANIE WRITES A PLAY: JANE YOLEN'S FIRST GREAT STORY by @heidieys.bsky.social, illus by Madelyn Goodnight (@charlesbridge.bsky.social) out Feb. 11.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/02/the-...

The Weekly 411 (2/7/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Jan 7): www.kidlit411.com/2025/02/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentors announced, Writing Humor, How to Pull off a Plot Twist, more. Thanks @sydneydunlap.bsky.social & @heidieys.bsky.social for the PB & MG giveaways.

If you're a librarian who would like early release information about my 2026 S&S picture book, GET A HUG, let me know! It's a Boynton-esque, songlike rhymer about the power of compassion and kindness. Illustrations by the amazing @liliuhms.com!

Dear #educators and #librarians, I'm giving away some FREE #author presentations to celebrate my new #STEM new book! Register via QR code below.
#writingcommunity #kidlit #education #libraries #books #science #literacy #amreading #amwriting #edusky @steamteambooks.bsky.social
@pbspree.bsky.social

The PB Rising Stars Mentorship Application window is approaching. A great opportunity for PB writers!

In 2023 I went to Iceland to do some research for a book about kids who rescue baby puffins & I can finally share that the story was sold! @lindaolafsdottir.bsky.social is illustrating & the book comes out in the summer of 2026. I can't wait for you all to read it! @simonkids.bsky.social

Likewise! Hope to see you again soon!!

I wrote this book to the kid I was. Quiet. Introspective. Introverted. Full of ideas. It releases Sept. 2 from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social . Lovely art from Annie Cron. And, 25 percent off at @barnesandnoble.com if you pre-order now through Feb. 7 using code PREORDER25. #kidlit #megakidlit #onecanbe

Can’t wait to get a copy!

Hi everyone! Here’s the cover of my debut board book with illustrator extraordinaire Natalia Vasilica, coming August 2025 from Sourcebooks eXplore. Huge bouquets to Rachel Orr and Anna Sargeant for making this dream come to life! 🐝🌼💐 #KidLit #writingcommunity #boardbook #bedtime #bumblebee

Cover of the board book WHEN BUMBLEBEES GO TO SLEEP, coming August of 2025, showing a bumblebee snuggled in the center of a large purple flower, with a starry night sky and large full moon behind. The graphic also shows the details of the Barnes and Noble 25% off presale.

We’re always up for a sale! 😊 @barnesandnoble.com Rewards Members get 25% off all preorders today through Friday when you use the code PREORDER25 at checkout (and Premium Members get an additional 10% off) #BNPreorder @sourcebookskids #kidlit www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-bumbl...

Lydia Lukidis: UP, UP, HIGH: The Secret Poetry of Earth’s Atmosphere plus A GIVEAWAY! EL: Hello, everyone! I’m happy to welcome Lydia Lukidis back to Writing Outside the Lines. Her newest book, UP, UP HIGH: The Secret Poetry of Earth’s Atmosphere, published by Capstone E…

Learn all about the amazing and her just as amazing new book! ellenleventhal.com/2025/01/lydi...

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💕Thrilled for our new #picturebook HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART releasing from @GnomeRoadPublishing illustrated by the amazing @AnitaBagdi💕

I was so happy to be a part of this Jewish Book Bundle auction item to benefit Kidlit for Los Angeles! Thrilled to donate SADIE’S SHABBAT STORIES! 📚

NEW Tu B'Shevat coloring page is up!
Tu B'Shevat this year falls on February 12-13. Happy Trees!

#tubshvat @tubishevat #Jewish #coloring #treecoloringpage #cat #kitten #illustration #picturebook

Thanks @stacynockowitz for pulling this together!

Jumping for joy! I hope you will be, too! Please check out & share the HEADS-UP-The-#50PreciousWords CONTEST-IS-COMING-SOON post! Find DATES, GUIDELINES, and a list of fabulous PRIZES! And I hope you love my updated website thanks to @thebooklinksllc.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/02/01/h...