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Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright
@erindealey.bsky.social
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Following my #Librarian #Teacher #kidlit friends & hoping to figure out this learning curve. Repped by Deborah Warren @eastwestlit -- Blogger of author & illus. #BookBirthdays -- Playwright at Uproar Theatrics erindealey.com -- Happily MARRIED btw--
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Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · May 19
JUST FLOWERS Illus. @k8cosgrove.bsky.social #FlowerDay @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social

"#Kindness can soften the hardest hearts & we miss out when we make snap judgments. A vibrant reminder to look beyond appearances—a lesson that applies to #flowers as well as to people." --KIRKUS
Cover of JUST FLOWERS by Erin Dealey with art--and lots of flowers-- by Kate Cosgrove
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Download the I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy activity guide: assetbucketpublic.7169.prh.com/9798/217/026... @mychal3ts.bsky.social
Includes Before Reading, While Reading, and After Reading guidance.
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Six Qs with #kidlit author JaNay Brown Wood + This Hair Belongs = Happy #BookBirthday! Astra BFYR / illus. Erin K. Robinson #kidlitmegafeed #Skybrarians

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Six Qs with #kidlit author JaNay Brown Wood + This Hair Belongs = Happy Book Birthday! - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
We chat with #kidlit author JaNay Brown Wood about her new picture book This Hair Belongs = Happy Book Birthday!
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January 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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kathywatson.bsky.social
Day 12 #365PictureBooks
EMBARRASSED FERRET
@LisaRiddiough.bsky.social & Andrea Tsurumi
Ever check out a book just because of the title? I did! And now Ferret is my new spirit animal. ❤️ Kids will crack up at her extra bad day at Forest School.
Hang in there, Ferret!
#kidlit
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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kbiddle.bsky.social
Tuesday, 12/30/25, through Thursday, 1/1/26, @barnesandnoble is running a 25% off pre-orders sale for customers enrolled in their membership program. Simply use the code PREORDER25 at checkout. Premium Members will receive an additional 10% off. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/as-you-are... .
As You Are: A Hope for Black Sons|Hardcover
A mother’s love. A son’s light. A message the world needs to hear. Every Black mother sees her son as brilliant, worthy, and full of promise. But as he grows, she worries the world may not...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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I’m excited to announce that the Texas Library Association has selected BATS BENEATH THE BRIDGE for its 2026 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List! txla.org/.../2026-Tex....
Discover how Austin, Texas, became the Bat Capital of America!
@albertwhitman.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Hey illustrators/agents!

I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; fantasy; magic; AND Mahjong! The tiles! The drama!

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
“My 4-yr-old loved it that the characters used art to work through emotions. I think she found it super relatable & it made her ask to get the sidewalk chalk out…” ❤️📚
Early review from a 4-yr-old via @hellonathanc.bsky.social

Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings 4.7.26
Illus. @lucianaillustra.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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eastwestlit.bsky.social
SLJ @fuse8.bsky.social TOP PICK SIBERT MEDAL”Mambas…a truly nuanced read..about an anti-poaching unit, yet manages to humanize the poachers while ALSO making it clear that they can’t continue to do what they do.” @kellycrull.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/06/s...
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
LOOK who's highlighted by @publisherswkly.bsky.social !!! #kidlitmegafeed
Congrats @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social -- full (purple clad) house at Avid Reader/ Davis CA for PRINCE: A Little Golden Book. Yes!!

#authorgoals
@mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social was in the house too!
publisherswkly.bsky.social Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 9d
Author Nikki Shannon Smith (r.) and illustrator Don Tate (c.) celebrated the launch of their new picture book, Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography, with a “purple party” at Avid Reader Bookstore. Joining Smith and Tate was fellow children’s author Mike Jung (l.).
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January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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eastwestlit.bsky.social
Consider this our E/W Literary #kidlitartpostcard for January.

We ❤️ our amazing #illustrators #kidlitmegafeed
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
I translated two of these picture books. 🥰🥰

#kidlit #worldkidlit #xl8 #scbwi #booksky
ebyrbooks.bsky.social Eerdmans Books for Young Readers @ebyrbooks.bsky.social · 10d
What's coming soon from EBYR? Get a quick 30-second rundown of our Spring 2026 books!

#childrensbooks #newyearnewbooks #picturebooks #worldkidlit
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Maybe the stakes of your story seem high—like making a ton of money—but these are what @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social calls “assumptive motivations,” where authors presume a universal resonance or value to what’s at stake w/o developing its particular, personal importance to a character.
The Crucial Ingredient Your Story May Be Missing | Jane Friedman
If you’re hearing that your story lacks structure or impact, you might be missing the interconnected cohesion of plot, stakes, and character.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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eastwestlit.bsky.social
Cheers from E/W Lit—art by zbasterplume,K. Stock @shihopate.bsky.social Gela Kalaitzidis,C. Dittmann @lucianaillustra.bsky.social John Ledda,Nora Hilb,Tammy Do @lisajhancock.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social G Marino. youtu.be/Bbrp0-fm5Y8
Happy 2026 East West Literary Agency
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January 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
Thanks everyone. #kidlitchat Nice to meet many new #kidlit friends. My takeaway is that this Writing community is still full of positive energy. #gratitude
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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motacillas.bsky.social
Me está gustando mucho el Birdfest
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
Heads up, #Kidlit friends! I'm very excited about this: www.slj.com/story/Author...
Great idea @kellyyang.bsky.social ! #kidlitmegafeed #skybrarians @slj.com
Authors Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang Launch a Podcast
StoryKind aims to connect with readers, spark an interest in reading and writing, and help wean kids off a steady diet of short-form video.
www.slj.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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gregpincus.bsky.social
How to Keep a New Year's Resolution

Here’s my resolution trick:
Resolve to break one really quick.
That way when the “break” is done,
You’re guaranteed of keeping one.

#poetry #NewYear #resolutions
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
Hey #kidlit —are you guys following #birbfest2026 ? These illustrators are amazing— and I’m learning a lot about birds!
vexnir.bsky.social Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 11d
birbfest days 1-6!! 🦜🐤🪺

#art #birbfest2026 #watercolor
Photo of a sketchbook page with 6 illustrations of birds done in watercolor and colored pencil. The types of birds correspond to the first 6 prompts of the birbfest 2026 list, with each having their number and Polish name written next to it
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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History + poetry + hair love = an amazing #picturebook! 📚👍🏽 #KidLit #interview #bookblogger
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Simply 7 with Sope Martins: HAIRSTORY
Although there have been several picture books about hair the last few years, none of them are as glorious as this one.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
t's a #ZenguinBookBlog tour! Happy #BookBirthday to Zenguin + Seven Qs with author @dannasmith.bsky.social !
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illus. Sydney Hanson (Workman Kids). #Teachers #Skybrarians #ParentingTips #Zen + #penguins #KidlitMegaFeed @debbieohi.com
It's a #ZenguinBookBlog tour! Happy #BookBirthday to Zenguin + Seven Qs with author Danna Smith! - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
We celebrate a Happy New #BookBirthday Year with author Danna Smith + Seven Qs about her new picture book Zenguin.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Thank you to thediversebookworm for including SNOW GLOBE WISHES in your January #Reading calendar Insta post. @eastwestlit.bsky.social Sleeping Bear / Illus. Claire Shorrock #kidlitmegafeed #skybrarians
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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My first tea bag message of 2026.
“May all beings be happy.”
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
Season's Readings: 80+ #Kidlit books to help you ring in the #NewYear2026 + beyond! erindealey.com/authors-and-... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social @natashayim.bsky.social @annaouchchy.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @jeannewharvey.bsky.social 1/
Season's Readings! - 80+Inspirational, uplifting, fun, and fascinating Kidlit Books to help you ring in the New Year. - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
Season's Readings! -- Books by EastWestLit creators featured in our agency 2025 newsletters to help you ring in 2026.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
erindealey.bsky.social
I love this annual activity! Thank you @juliefhedlund.bsky.social 🌟📚🌟📚🌟📚🌟📚🌟📚
juliefhedlund.bsky.social Julie Hedlund @juliefhedlund.bsky.social · 25d
It's the MOST wonderful time of the year! The 12 Days of Christmas for Writers is back! Join us for this free, fun, supportive series where you'll get ready to make 2026 your best writing year yet! juliehedlund.com/12days
Silver background with snowflakes. Red cross ribbon and the text, 12 Days of Christmas with Julie Hedlund. Make 2026 Your Best Writing Year Yet! juliehedlund.com/12days
December 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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merriam-webster.com
The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little."

‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”

So a napkin is a little tablecloth.

10/10, no notes.
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM