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Chiara Colombi
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Scruffy-looking word herder. PB + YA author. 🚀 ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP (Viking, '24). ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS (Viking, '25). 🇮🇹 | 🏳️‍🌈🩷💚💙 | She/Her | Photo credit: Lauren Barkume

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We are go for translunar orbit! ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon has landed on shelves! A lunar mission, yes, but what is this book really about? It's about how we respond when things don’t go our way. When our dreams don’t come true. Or when things take a turn for the unexpected... 🧵
Trust me, you're gonna want to climb into this book. Congratulations to my incredibly talented CP and dear friend, @juliamoss.bsky.social!!
Thrilled to share this story with the world and see it come to life through stunning illustrations by Chaaya Prabhat! This one is inspired by cargo bike family life - piling on kids and friends, pizza and music. But since it's a picture book things get to be extra wild 🚲
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
So grateful for all the positive feedback + messages I've received in response to my 12x12 webinar on #kidlit and #AI. It's a gnarly topic that needs a lot of untangling so we can all stay informed + equipped to advocate for our work. Check out the replay and let me know if you have any questions!
Wow! I just watched the @12x12challenge.bsky.social webinar on AI for #kidlit with @chiaracolombi.com! I have to admit that I've been very reticent about AI, but this webinar did such a great job of explaining it and positioning it as a tool. Thank you!
June 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you, @12x12challenge.bsky.social, for creating such an incredible space within the #kidlit community for critical conversations and meaningful connections. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to give back to a community that has helped me in so many ways!
Huge thanks to @chiaracolombi.com‬ for an amazing #12x12PB webinar about how kidlit creators can effectively & ethically use AI & how to protect our work!

We loved this conversation & all the insights shared! Members, check yesterday's email for the link!

#amwriting #kidlit #picturebooks
May 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
NH friends, don't miss this chance to celebrate libraries and space all at once with ROCKET SHIP's illustrator @scottymagoon.bsky.social! 🤩
🚀 Celebrate National Space Day at Portsmouth Public Library! I'll read and draw from ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by @chiaracolombi.com, illustrated by me.

🎟️ Free mission patch stickers & activity sheets
📚 Book sales & signing by G. Willikers.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families welcome

Hope to see you on 🌎. Link in bio!
April 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
For anyone who has ever suffered from "I'm-not-a-math-person" issues (🙋🏻‍♀️) or knows a kid who does, this book is for you!

I can't wait for you to discover the heart + humor of my brilliant CP's debut picture book: DEAR MATH, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS. Congratulations, @linahaldar.bsky.social! ❤️🧮

#kidlit 📚👍🏻
So excited! Thanks to @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social and my amazing agent, Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch, this story will be making kids everywhere smile about math.

A huge thank you to @chiaracolombi.com and @juliamoss.bsky.social for all your love and support. We have the best writing group! 💜
March 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
They should make a drink for writers called Someone Who Believes In My Stories, so when a writer gets a rejection and their friend says, "Can I get you something? A cocktail? Wine? Beer?" the writer can reply "Someone Who Believes In My Stories" and actually get what they want. On the rocks.
March 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Rocket's launch event at @lindentree.bsky.social this weekend was a veritable planet parade of special crewmates, between the young space enthusiasts gathered for story time, Linden Tree’s stellar staff, and the conjunction of two #kidlit #space authors beaming in the glow of each other’s books!
February 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Such a stellar treat to celebrate ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS with fellow #kidlit #space author @rienealwriter.bsky.social at @lindentree.bsky.social today! More event pics to come, but in the meantime check out Rie's early chapter series ASTRID THE ASTRONAUT—perfect for kids with big lunar dreams!
Congrats to my friend Chiara Colombi on her newest picture book release: Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams! 🎉 Your books are the perfect marriage of technical spacey knowledge and deep emotional arcs. ❤️ Had a blast celebrating with you at Linden Tree Books! #kidlit
February 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
2 more Bay Area lunar launch events this weekend! Join me at Banter Bookshop on Sat + Linden Tree Books on Sun to touch down on the Moon with ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by Scott Magoon + me! We’ll read Rocket’s 2nd mission, then explore the phases of the Moon. Mission patch stickers for all!
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Join me at @hicklebees.bsky.social in San Jose tomorrow Feb. 8 at 11am as we launch ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon! I can’t wait to connect with Hicklebee’s community of readers. We’ll read Rocket’s 2nd mission + explore the phases of the Moon with models galore. Stickers for all!
February 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What a special treat to kick off #WRAD with a virtual visit at a school just a hop, skip, and a jump from where I grew up. Thank you, @loritecler.bsky.social and Drew Elementary, for inviting me to share ROCKET BEAMS with your bright-eyed readers. I'm happy they were the first to hear it! 🚀🌔
Our kindergarten students were honored to be the first to hear a readaloud of the brand new, out today ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by @chiaracolombi.com w/art by Scott Magoon for World Read Aloud Day. The book got rave reviews from our students--don't miss it! #kidlit #WorldReadAloudDay
February 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
We are go for translunar orbit! ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon has landed on shelves! A lunar mission, yes, but what is this book really about? It's about how we respond when things don’t go our way. When our dreams don’t come true. Or when things take a turn for the unexpected... 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Kicking off launch week with some wonderful news: ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS is an Amazon Editors’ Pick, among the Best Books of the Month for February! 🤩 Thank you, Amazon editors, for giving Scott Magoon’s and my book an extra booster as we gear up for launch!
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Iconic Bay Area #kidlit bookstore @hicklebees.bsky.social has joined Bluesky!! Well worth following them for all their great events and book spotlights!
Hi Bluesky!
Your friendly neighborhood children's bookstore taking our noses out of a book and onto a new corner of the internet to say hi and bring you more of the best in Children's literature. We've been around since 79' and are excited to see what this new adventure has in store!
January 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me + Scott Magoon releases in just 1 week!! I’m so excited for you to meet (the most adorable) Lunar Lander (that has ever existed) (with many thanks to Scott!). Pre-order details for signed books with exclusive stickers in the thread!
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Book bans are not a hoax. All kids deserve to see themselves in stories. Here are just a few of the many books I’m grateful to have on the shelves at home and at my local indie Banter Bookshop.

#readfreely #diversebooksopenminds
January 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hello #Teachers, #Librarians, + #edusky! I still have slots available for virtual story time visits on Feb 4 + Feb 5 to celebrate #WorldReadAloudDay, including evening times for international schools! 🗺️

Check out the link to my schedule and how to contact me via the post below 👇
Hi #teachers, #librarians, + #edusky! To celebrate my 2nd 🚀 picture book's release on Tues, Feb 4, + World Read Aloud Day on Wed, Feb 5, I'm offering free virtual visits both days!

View my availability, *including evening times for international schools* 🌎🌍🌏: bit.ly/25wrad

Contact info in thread!
2025 World Read Aloud Day: author Chiara Colombi's schedule
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January 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I’m so grateful to the organizers of @kidlitforla.bsky.social for helping the children’s publishing industry unite in raising funds to support wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. My donation is one among 380 items in the auction which runs through Sunday, January 26th (until 9pm PST)!
January 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What's your favorite moon phase? While I do love a waxing crescent, there's something mesmerizing about the crisp precision of a quarter moon. Today’s third quarter moon rose just past midnight...and ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS by me and Scott Magoon rises in just 2 weeks!!
January 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yayyyyyy!!! Welcome #kidlit author, @rienealwriter.bsky.social!! 💫🌒👩🏻‍🚀
Hello Bluesky! 👋🏻
January 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
With ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS’s countdown officially underway, I’m excited to announce my February launch events: Rocket Ship + Lunar Lander are heading to the Moon at 3 iconic Bay Area bookstores! I would be so happy to see you + your fellow space enthusiasts at any of these events. #kidlit 🚀🌔
January 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone else gaze up at last night’s full moon and wish they could get just a little bit closer? I couldn’t imagine a better wish to kick off the countdown to Rocket’s next mission. 🌝 ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS, by me + Scott Magoon, lands in bookstores + libraries in just 3 weeks on 2/4/25!!
#kidlit
January 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Anyone else know of PB agents who ask for multiple manuscripts in your initial query? Add them to the thread! And check out the podcast to hear why @brennajeanneret.bsky.social, @joshmonkwords.bsky.social, and I think this should be the industry norm. 👀
January 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Of all the magic I’ve experienced since Rocket launched into the world, nothing brings happy tears to my eyes quite like this: I am honored + humbled + so grateful to share that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has chosen Rocket Ship, Solo Trip by me + Scott Magoon as one of their 2025 books!!! ☺️
January 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM