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KidLit Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends, out July 15th / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Rep’d by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
#KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 3h

Today is a travel day, tomorrow is the Warwick Children's Book Festival! I'm really excited to be a part of this big event with so many wonderful authors and illustrators. If you are nearby, I hope to see you there! #kidlit www.warwickchildrensbookfestival.org

Flyer for the Warwick Children's Book Festival. October 12th 11am-4pm Warwick Valley Middle School 225 West Street, Warwick, NY 10990 Free Admission. Plus, read to the therapy dogs and a concert at noon. Proudly presented by Albert Wisner Public Library and sponsored by Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes Art is a sweet collage landscape of homes and hills and cars with an autumn sky

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 6h

That is an important something, Ronna! 👏👏👏

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks, Diana. Good job on your end, too! Admin weeks are no fun, I'm glad you found space to make too.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 1d

An illustrator alerted me to the attached email. Someone is impersonating me! Offering #kidlit illustrators fake deals!

This is not me! The deal-structure/schedule is insane. The deadline is quite friendly?! 10 picture books in 3 years?!

Please let me know if you receive an email like this!

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 21h

Yikes. Sorry to see this, Brian.

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 21h

Drawing with students sounds fun, Jan. Here's to more of the free creative stuff next week!

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 22h

Friday #kidlit check-in time. I did great on the 'work' but less on the 'play' this week. I'm almost ready for the book festival on Sunday and excited to have a little extra travel time to sketch/write. How about you?

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 5d

It's Monday #kidlit check-in time. I'm working on a mag assignment and prepping for the Warwick book festival next Sunday. I've been TERRIBLE about playing in my sketchbook, so I'd like to commit to a daily practice again. How about you?

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Dragon is also one of my favorite book characters.

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 1d

🎃 31 Days of Halloween Books 🎃

Day 9: DRAGON'S HALLOWEEN by Dav Pilkey

Why I 🖤 it: Dragon is one of my favorite #kidlit characters of all time. Sweet and hilarious, this is a great read aloud for preschoolers, but it's also perfect for early readers to read on their own.

#halloween #booksky

Cover of DRAGON'S HALLOWEEN by Dav Pilkey

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To Crossfield @sefarad.bsky.social · 1d

No day without a #littlefreelibrary ❣️📚🌼

patalier.bsky.social @patalier.bsky.social · 1d

I put banned books in my little Free Library. I have been listening to the Velshi Banned Book Club and making sure these titles are mixed in. It was very enlightening when a woman stopped and didn’t know who Rachel Carson was and had no idea what DDT did. Change the world a book at a time.

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 1d

So sweet! Happy pub day, Steph!

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Della Ross Ferreri @dellarossferreri.bsky.social · 1d

So pleased to share the news...

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations!!!

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 1d

Go go go (save save save)!!!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #kidlit Bluesky! Need some
Hive mind help - looking for PBs or MG novels or GNs about neurodivergence or with explicitly neurodivergent MCs by authors who live in MA, RI, CT, or NYC. Please share titles!

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Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social · 17d

Is this how we market books right now? Maybe?

Anyway, a reminder that our adorable geology picture book is out now and is "a must-purchase for nonfiction collections", according to a *starred* review by School Library Journal.

Link: www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Rock...

#KidLit
#EduSky
#STEMEd

Graphic that features a cartoon rock with googly eyes sitting in the middle and staring blankly ahead. Text reads: "It's rough out there. Maybe you need a book about an adorable rock. I Rock: A Geology Tale is a critically acclaimed
silly, thorough, clever jaunt through geology,
written by science educator Katie Slivensky
and illustrated by bestselling illustrator Steph Stilwell.
Now available anywhere books are sold!" Graphic shows the cover of the picture book in the bottom right corner. It features the same rock, but smiling, sitting on a cross section of the ground.

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 2d

this launches tomorrow, btw!! How did this happen? What is time?

Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a real-life version of the sprayed edges! 🐈‍⬛ 🧹 ✨ £5 - bargain!

www.theworks.co.uk/p/fantasy-fi...

#booksky

Copies of Two's a Charm with the spines out. One copy has the sprayed edges facing out, showing a motif with a spellbook, a cat, sunglasses, a satchel and a witch's hat

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 2d

Well done, Brian! I hope you take a beat to celebrate the milestone.

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Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social · 2d

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

www.manuscriptwishlist.com

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 3d

Psst. I’m hosting a #giveaway on my Instagram account. I’m ginaperry_books there. Highlights is sharing 3 copies of their new cozy hidden picture coloring book. Go check it out. If only because I drew 25 million fish for one page! 😂 #illustration #coloringbook #nature

Cover of a coloring and activity book. Highlights Hidden in Nature. A Cozy Hidden Pictures Coloring Book. Cover shows fall flowers and moths in shades of red, orange, and beige. Cover has spot gold treatment and a dark blue background.

Illustration of a dense school of fish around a sea turtle. Art by Gina Perry. Included in the book Hidden in Nature from Highlights.

A double page illustration of a tide pool that is a coloring page and a hidden picture. Art by Gina Perry from the Highlights book Hidden in Nature

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Calling all teacher librarians & people who love them! Join us TONIGHT at 8pmET/5pmPT for #TLSkyChat! Let’s connect, share & grow together! This week's topic AND questions are posted at tlskychat.com! 🌟💬📚❤️ #tlsky #edusky #librarians #skybrarians #libraries

TLSkyChat | Bluesky

#TLSkyChat is a weekly educational chat held on Bluesky. It's organized by Jennifer LaGarde and Heather Turner.

tlskychat.com

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 3d

I adore Hank Green’s Truly Remarkable books as audiobooks. I’ve listened to them multiple times. Demon Copperhead is also a brilliant listen.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3d

"Conservative bloggers to face Louisiana librarian again after court reverses lawsuit dismissal"

You're goddamn right, that librarian @librarianjones.com is getting the attempt at justice she so rightly deserves.

www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

Conservative bloggers to face Louisiana librarian again after court reverses lawsuit dismissal

Amanda Jones filed the lawsuit after a 2022 meeting of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control, where discussions took place about restricting access to books that some attendees deemed inappro...

www.theadvocate.com

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 3d

Yay! 🥳

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 3d

Well, that’s two types of terrible!