Jen MacGregor

Graphic with a party banner at the top, a birthday cake in the lower left hand corner, and the PB Spree logo in the lower right. In the middle is the cover of the picture book, BEDSLIME BLUES by Kris Tarantino and Cori Doerrfeld. Monster-like creatures are seen doing bedtime activities like brushing teeth, holding a stuffie, holding a pillow, etc.

🥳 Congrats, @pbspree.bsky.social member Kris Tarantino on the launch of the delightful #picturebook, BEDSLIME BLUES! #kidlit

Wuhoo!!!

Dolly Parton holding a book and smiling into the camera. The logo reads "Proud to be Part of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library 2026"

I am so honored and humbled that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library selected my picture book FORTS to be one of the books sent to hundreds of thousands of children this year. This is the greatest professional honor I could hope for.

#picturebooks #kidlit

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#iceoutminneapolis #iceoutmpis #melArt🔥

I jumped on the #iceoutcomics trend. Here’s what’s on my mind these days…

Congratulations!!

Text says, "HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY" and there is the cover of the picture book, "ANYONE ELSE AWAKE?" by Carmela LaVigna Coyle and Bonnie Kelso. On the cover is a picture of a robin singing while perched on a pine branch. There is a birthday cake graphic in the lower left hand corner and the PBSpree logo in the right hand corner.

Happy book birthday to @bonniekelso.bsky.social and Carmela LaVigna Coyle!!! 🥳 ANYONE ELSE AWAKE? is a beautiful lyrical #picturebook about songbirds that describes the unique voices of eleven common species. Look for it at your bookstore or library! #kidlit

Here's to a new year of great Canadian picture books! Please follow our 2026 authors & illustrators on Bluesky who are participating in Picture Books, Eh! Check out our Starter Pack below!
Anyone interested in joining our little co-promotional community can get in touch at picturebookseh@gmail.com.

Yay! Love this series!

Meet @hellonathanc.bsky.social author of When the Witch Wrote Back illustrated by Pablo Pino. There's a new neighbor and Jake's sure that only one kind that would be unpacking a cauldron, a broomstick, and a black cat. Experience the magic of Halloween with spooky fun and a meaningful lesson.

A warm welcome for @maryecronin.bsky.social author of TRUCKS, BOOTS, AND BELLS illustrated by Aaron Marin. This lively #picturebook is a poetic celebration of the teamwork, tools, and tasks of a busy city firehouse. A must add to any library!

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Say hello to @lydialukidis.bsky.social author of book TWO in the Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog series- The Terrifying Turnip Takeover illustrated by Tara Hannon! One grumpy groundhog. Zero enthusiasm. Maximum chaos!

You don't want to miss this series!

#kidlitmegafeed
#graphicnovel

Say hello to @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social author of Goat Maa-th illustrated by PB Spree-er @bonniekelso.bsky.social An adventurer and his math-curious goats embark on a mountain trek to enjoy mother nature while tackling number lines, counting up, and solving simple addition equations.
#kidlit

Say hello to @jstremer.bsky.social author of WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW illustrated by @painternik.bsky.social where imagination meets sustainability and engineering as a family takes a variety of products at the end of their lifecycle and reuses them in creative and sometime groundbreaking ways.
#kidlit

Say hello to Donna Marx, author of Good Luck, Puck! illustrated by Daniel Sulzberg! When Puck does all the work and his teammates get the credit, he decides to find a life outside the hockey rink. Despite mishaps and penalties, Puck realizes he can shine and still be a team player.
#kidlit

Exciting!! 🙌

@bonniekelso.bsky.social is A/I of Sea Suds and illustrated Anyone Else Awake by Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Fun facts–Sea Suds is the final book in a childhood milestone series. Follow Bonnie for upcoming contests!! For Anyone Else Awake she used musical notes from Bird Song by the The Wailin' Jennys!

Wow! Can't wait!

On a bright purple background is the cover of Nice to Eat You. The word "Eat" is written next to the word "Meet," which has been X-ed out. The cover has a pink-faced cat-eye-glasses-wearing old lady holding a platter of cupcakes, the other hand raised in welcome. Behind her, leafless trees with haunted faces scream silently under a crescent moon. Above the cover is the text "Pre-order your signed copy now." Below: "Flying into bookstores on July 7, 2026."

Eeeeek! It’s the cover reveal for my 5th book, “Nice to Eat You!” Is the sweet old lady a 🧙🏽‍♀️? Well, yeah. But do the kids know?! 🫣

Preorder a signed copy from @vromansbookstore.bsky.social: bit.ly/Nice2EatU

Written by me, illus. by Carolina Coroa, published by Orchard Books.

#KidLit #Halloween 🕷️

Treats Over Tricks: 7 Cute and Silly Halloween Books for Kids These cute and silly Halloween books are perfect for kids who want to celebrate Halloween without getting too scared.

“So Not Ghoul” made the list! Thank you, Megan Mabee and @bookriot.bsky.social! Written by me, illustrated by Bonnie Lui.

#KidLit #Halloween #Boo👻

Graphic featuring cover of "So Not Ghoul" has a blue-and-pink palette to match the cover. On the cover: Mimi, a smiling Chinese American girl ghost, is next to a white cat, who is side-eyeing three girl ghouls sneering at Mimi. Above: "Mimi doesn't look like the other ghosts—but she wishes she did." Below: "A pun-tacular ghost story."—Booklist

Ghosts in sheets? BOO-ring! Check out the haunt couture in #SoNotGhoul. This underworldly tale about Mimi, a Chinese American ghost in bicultural limbo, is brought to life by Chinese-style rituals, Mandarin puns, and—of course—ghost fashion. Written by me and illustrated by Bonnie Lui. #Halloween 👻🎃

Wuhooooo!!!

The cover of the picture book FORTS, showing a girl and her cat sitting in a cozy treehouse.

I'm agog! FORTS is one of @usatoday.com's bestselling #picturebooks this week!

Thank you to all the indie bookstores who believe in this book and have been sharing it with their customers. ❤️💙📚

#kidlit

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Congratulations!! It looks great!

It's August and The Camel Library is hitting shelves soon.
If you pre-order and email me your receipt, you get the chance to win a 30-minte AMA call or a PB critique for FREE (each of which is more than the price of the book! ;))
Tag your writer, teacher, and librarian friends.

Cover of the picture book Forts, with a note that says “happy publication day”

Katie Venit, the author, signing copies of Forts in a bookstore.

Katie Venit, the author of Forts, holding up a copy of the title page with an inscription that says “forts forever”

Happy book birthday to my debut, Forts! Brilliantly illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks

This Pride month I am joining an incredible group of #queerkidlit creators to host a fundraiser for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Enter this giveaway, and you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below!

More details at: tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway

#edusky #pride #skybrarians #books #lgbtqia

This cover is too adorable! 😍

How about you don't use AI art for your podcast about children's literature ON WHICH YOU INTERVIEW AN ILLUSTRATOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.

How about it, folks?

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide

Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn

gofund.me/ce50d993

Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth by Katie Venit “Life as we know/ it,” explains Venit (Forts) on the opening pages of this celestial nonfiction overview, requires “Water/ Chemi...

Emotionally undone by this very generous starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for my and Julia Blattman's #picturebook, CASSINI'S MISSION, releasing in August from MIT Kids Press and Candlewick

#kidlit

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