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Honoring James Herriot, English author who drew on his experiences as a veterinarian for his stories about animals, including the adult series starting with "All Creatures Great and Small," now in its 2nd TV version on PBS. He wrote 9 #childrensbooks. #kidlit

Honoring Mary Kathleen (Kate) Dopirak, whose first career was as a teacher, her second as an author of #childrensbooks. She was published in several magazines. Her last book, HURRY UP!, was published posthumously.

For educators and children's authors who could use a lift—and for anyone else who might wonder why educators and children's authors do what we do, despite the challenges—I want to share with you (with the sender's permission) an email I received a couple of days ago.

Today on the blog: My Shelf Awareness review of Broken, yet another winning picture book by author/illustrator X. Fang, which describes a passionate, child-centered experience that includes boredom, crisis, redemption, and... cake! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/shel...

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! I’m a day late but hopefully this cute badger makes up for it 🥰

Happy Techies Day! Celebrate by reading biographies of women computer pioneers, ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE and GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE. @steamteambooks.bsky.social
#bookposse #teachers #librarians#homeschoolers #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #WomenWhoCode

Happy First Day of Autumn! Can you tell that Autumn is my favorite season? 🍁 Shout out to amazing illustrators Marc Boutavant and @ishaalobo.bsky.social for bringing all the beauty of the season to life.

@steamteambooks.bsky.social @naomikirsten.bsky.social

LMPB Success Story: Marie Hermansson — Let's Make Picture Books One of my big joys in Let’s Make Picture Books is seeing students polish their skills, take creative leaps, and go on to sign with agents and start illustrating (and sometimes authoring) children’s bo...

Did an interview with Steph Fizer Coleman on her Let's Make Picture Books Blog, go check it out! #kidlitart

www.letsmakepicturebooks.com/blog/lmpb-su...

Rainbow kite with text reading Writers’ Day SCBWI Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Children drawing with sidewalk chalk with text reading Catch the Creative Wave Writers and Illustrators Day

Three ladies in knee length dresses holding signs in front of wave background. Signs say #SCBWICenCal I’m always write! I love books!

Thanks to @scbwi CenCal for an inspiring Writers’ and Illustrators’ Day! I caught the creative wave! Fabulous pitch opportunity with @sallymkim.bsky.social! Excited to dive into a manuscript and keep revising! Such helpful feedback! Much appreciated! #scbwi #scbwicencal #writersday

The Weekly 411 (9/19/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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.

Thank you SO much for visiting us!! 🥳

It's a dog party! Happy Birthday Little book! Six silhouetted dogs celebrate the middle grade book Detective Dogs: How working dogs sniff out invasive species by Alison Pearce Stevens. Published by Holiday House.

Welcome to the world, little book! Cover photo by @jeffreyrstevens.com. @holidayhouse.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @wd4c.bsky.social #BookBirthday #MG #NF #K-12 #KidLit #Dogs #Conservation #InvasiveSpecies #SnifferDogs #STEMeducation #STEM #STEAM

Page of picture book is divided into horizontal strips. Top strip is solid black with the word "Dark" printed in yellow. The strip below shows a tree canopy dotted with many fireflies lit up in bright yellow. The strip below is again sold black with the word "Dark" printed in yellow. The bottom strip shows the trunks of the trees with many fireflies lit up in bright yellow.

Firefly Song by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social and Ji-hyuk Kim uses text and art so inventively to explain what it means for fireflies to flash synchronously!

#nonfictionpicturebook #nonfictionforkids #pbillustration #illustration #firefly #kidlit 👍📚💡💙

It’s National Wildlife Day! Get out there and read. What are some of your favorite wildlife books?

@steamteambooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social #yosemiteconservancy

Amazing titles! Yay @steamteambooks.bsky.social !

🎉 Congrats to @alisonpstevens.bsky.social!

📚 ANIMAL CLIMATE HEROES was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 9–12).

Illustrated by Jason Ford. Published by Godwin Books/Henry Holt.

#kidlit #12x12PB

Through tomorrow, you can preorder at Barnes and Noble and get 25% off!

Image of the cover of the Young graphic novel Aquaman where Marlow the manatee has his flippers up in the air and he is dressed as Aquaman. His friend Goldie, the goldfish wears glasses in the bottom right corner and is looking directly at a Seaborg, which is a sea animal that has been taken over and has become half robotic. Goldie is trying to get Marlow’s attention so he too can recognize the danger in front of them.

🔱Aquamanatee is making a splash at a bookstore (or comic book store) near you TODAY! Perfect for kids ages 5-7 who ❤️ graphic novels and for fans of Nawhal & Jelly and This Is a Sea Cow!

🔗in bio to purchase

Onward to illustrating 🔱 book 2 in this adorable series!

#graphicnovel #kidlit #edusky

Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of Squirrel and Bird, in which an increasingly irritated Bird is frustrated by the story’s narrator typecasting them and their friend Squirrel. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/shel...

📆3 weeks from today! 👻📚
Join me at Children's Book World to celebrate spooky season & the launch of GILBERT & THE GHOST on Sat, 9/20, 11 AM.
I'll read & sign books, & give away swag & ghostly treats! 😋

#gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #BookLaunch #booksforkids #spookyseason

I wrote this series bc a) the Matilda effect is alive and well today (where the achievements of women are overlooked OR attributed to dudes) and b) weird, smart girls should get to be whatever they want - even if that’s an action hero, spy, or world saving nerd.

I get it. Waiting for tree trimmers who will show up sometime today. Meanwhile I get nothing done. 🤷‍♀️

I’m a big believer in goal setting. Started a vision board for BEAR LOVES HIS HOME a few years ago. Here’s what it looks like now. Book pubbed August 26th. Mission accomplished! 🐻

@ishaalobo.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
#yosemiteconservancy #kidlit

Thanks so much @ishaalobo.bsky.social ! Lovely!
Happy Book Birthday to us and to BEAR LOVES HIS HOME! 🧁

Thanks so much, Sara! 🐻

Thanks so much @ishaalobo.bsky.social ! Lovely!
Happy Book Birthday to us and to BEAR LOVES HIS HOME! 🧁

Thanks, Ishaa! Love our cute bear!🐻

Thanks, Karyn! 🐻

Happy Book Birthday to BEAR LOVES HIS HOME! Lyrical text by yours truly and adorable art by @ishaalobo.bsky.social . Published by #yosemiteconservancy. Perfect for kids, nature fans and educators!Available online wherever books are sold.

@steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Many thanks for the lovely review, Lynn! ❤️