Jennifer Thomas

Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words <p>Publishing September 17, 2025. Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. Issue Eleven: Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young re...

Ready to meet some new words and fall in love? ❤️

@littlethoughtspress.com's Stirring Words edition is packed with poems, stories, and illustrations for children by talented word lovers. Preorder now!

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Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words <p>Publishing September 17, 2025. Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. Issue Eleven: Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young re...

I'm honored to have a poem in the forthcoming issue of @littlethoughtspress.com . Can't wait to see it!
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Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words | Little Thoughts Press Publishing September 17, 2025. Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. Issue Eleven: Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young reade...

Coming soon - yay! So happy to have my work in @littlethoughtspress.com - it’s been a dream! Available littlethoughtspress.square.site/product/litt... #poetryforkids

Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words <p>Publishing September 17, 2025. Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. Issue Eleven: Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young re...

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Little Thoughts Press Kid-Lit Publication News & Reading Recommendations from Little Thoughts Press

Theme & submission info for Issue 12 is coming later next week, but if you want to get an early peek, subscribe to our (free!) newsletter. A new one is going out tomorrow and will include a little something about our upcoming theme!

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#poem from my archive:

#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

I can't thank you enough for this opportunity to help you with an issue of your wonderful magazine, @clairemtaylor.com. What a delight it's been!

Illustration depicting a couple of snails in the woods.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I'm Toshi and currently looking for new kidlit projects! Interested in picture books, board books, and possibly covers🎨

More work at artoftoshi.com/illustration

Rep’d by Hannah Mann at Writers House
Thank you😊

Girl riding bike on a sidewalk in a city in the rain. Patty Wurster, author - illustrator.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hello Agents, Art Directors and Editors! I’d love to collaborate with you on your Picture Book, Chapter Book and Middle Grade projects. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard

Visit: pattywursterstudio.com

The multi-talented Leonor Mitchell is next up in our young creatives feature on the blog with both a poem inspired by an illustration by Kathryn Powers, and two pieces of artwork for our Inspired by Illustrations series!

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I have started emailing decisions for our Stirring Words issue. I’m going to do my best to get all responses sent out this week but what was supposed to be a week of work time has been derailed by COVID hitting my household. I’m going to try my hardest but please be patient with me if I’m delayed.

Oooh... sounds like something exciting! 👀

Thanks to everyone who submitted work for our Stirring Words issue. @jthomasabc.bsky.social & I are hard at work reviewing the 200+ pieces of writing & artwork we received. Decisions will be sent out during the first week of July.

Debut author @elaynecrain.bsky.social shares insights into creating her seriously silly picture book - There's Something Odd About the Babysitter. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... John Ledda Feiwel & Friends #interview #kidlit #humor

Great interview! Congrats on the release of your book, Elayne!

The correct answer is ... B! Maker-uppers worked in the Victorian textile industry.

Thanks for guessing, Joyce. This definition is my favourite one, for sure. I’ll post the answer tonight.

Clonk ... now there's a great word! 😄

Thanks for taking a guess, Jerrold. When I was writing the options for this post, I spent a happy couple of minutes imagining what a Type A maker-upper would look like: A stooped old lady wearing a white cap? A burly no-nonsense man with a handlebar mustache? So many possibilities!

THEME | Little Thoughts

We've received lots of fun & creative writing submissions for our Stirring Words issue, but would love more artwork from #kidlitartists & #illustrators. Subs are open until June 20th. Send us some art that awesomely captures the essence of your favorite words!

www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Spending time designing contributor spotlights for @littlethoughtspress.com's new issue and gotta say, a good antidote to despair in this moment is to find ways to celebrate, promote & share the creative work of fellow writers & artists. Do it any way you can, big or small. It will fill your soul.

Oh happy day, the printing company finally sorted things out and copies of Ekphrasis Adventure have arrived! I’ll be spending my evening stuffing envelopes and all orders will be mailed out tomorrow morning! Thanks so much for your understanding and patience.

You’ve got 9 more days to send in poems, stories, and artwork to help fill the treasure chest of words in @littlethoughtspress.com's Stirring Words issue (details: bit.ly/4d8I8xc).

Here’s an old gem from my personal treasure chest. Want to take a guess what it means?

The correct answer is ... D! Prickings is an old term for the footprints of rabbits.

Ink drawing of a mouse and squirrel wearing human clothing, sitting on a log with their arms around each other like friends with mushrooms and foliage surrounding them.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Tami Traylor an author/illustrator who loves middle grade and picture books that focus on connection, kindness, and the magic of small, meaningful moments like this sweet moment shared between friends on a summery afternoon.
#kidlitillustrator #kidlitart

A catfish is holding a package while walking on the ground with a cane. He's smiling because he likes getting mail. There's a flower in his hat.

Hey! It's #KidLitArtPostcard day. I'm an author and illustrator of stories for kids. Here's Catfish getting some mail.

More of my work here: www.twofishillustration.com/my-work
I'm rep'd by the fabulous @jenrofe.bsky.social

My bookshop is now open!
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Call for author and illustrator applications for Canadian Children’s B Toronto (June 3, 2025) — Are you a published Canadian author or illustrator who is passionate about connecting with and inspiring young people? If so, you are invited to apply to participate in the ne...

Are you a published Canadian author or illustrator who is passionate about connecting with and inspiring young people? If so, you are invited to apply to participate in the next edition of Canadian Children's Book Week. Learn more at bit.ly/3SBNR5a

#authors #illustrators #readings #workshops

Can you guess what this old word means? 🤔

You have until June 20 to showcase your favourite words in poems, stories, or artwork for @littlethoughtspress.com's Stirring Words issue (details here: bit.ly/4d8I8xc).

Help to inspire a new generation of word lovers!

For our Stirring Words submissions, we are looking for artwork that brings the world of words to life. Give us an illustration that illuminates "nocturnal," a drawing that depicts divination, artwork that calls to mind words like gossamer, caterwaul, ramshackle, or persnickety.