Vicky Fang | Kidlit Author & Illustrator
@fangmousbooks.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, designer. LAYLA & THE BOTS, INVENT-A-PET, FRIENDBOTS, BEST BUDDIES (Scholastic, '23), AVA LIN (Candlewick, '24), & more.
Our last Kidlit Survival Guide post for 2025 went out this week! Take a peek at our top posts for the year and what @christinenevans.bsky.social and I have in the works for next year. Thank you for reading and subscribing! open.substack.com/pub/kidlitsu...
Year in Review: Kidlit Survival Guide's Greatest Hits
The most popular posts from this past year, and what's in store for next year!
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December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our last Kidlit Survival Guide post for 2025 went out this week! Take a peek at our top posts for the year and what @christinenevans.bsky.social and I have in the works for next year. Thank you for reading and subscribing! open.substack.com/pub/kidlitsu...
AT THE WINDOW by @hopelim.bsky.social and illus. by
Qin Leng features a sweet intergenerational friendship between neighbors, with windows creating different viewpoints of what we can and might see. The story is both poetic and uplifting, encouraging connections with the world around us.
Qin Leng features a sweet intergenerational friendship between neighbors, with windows creating different viewpoints of what we can and might see. The story is both poetic and uplifting, encouraging connections with the world around us.
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
AT THE WINDOW by @hopelim.bsky.social and illus. by
Qin Leng features a sweet intergenerational friendship between neighbors, with windows creating different viewpoints of what we can and might see. The story is both poetic and uplifting, encouraging connections with the world around us.
Qin Leng features a sweet intergenerational friendship between neighbors, with windows creating different viewpoints of what we can and might see. The story is both poetic and uplifting, encouraging connections with the world around us.
FIREFLY SONG by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social and illus. by Ji-Hyuk Kim is a gorgeous, fascinating, and inspiring book about Lynn Frierson Faust and her discovery of synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains—highlighting the wonders that emerge from observing of the world around us.
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
FIREFLY SONG by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social and illus. by Ji-Hyuk Kim is a gorgeous, fascinating, and inspiring book about Lynn Frierson Faust and her discovery of synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains—highlighting the wonders that emerge from observing of the world around us.
Last week, @christinenevans.bsky.social and I wrote about some of the things we're grateful on the Kidlit Survival Guide. There are so many things we love about our author lives—it was nice to take a moment to appreciate them. ❤️ kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/a-writers-...
A Writer's Gratitude List
'Tis the season!
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November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Last week, @christinenevans.bsky.social and I wrote about some of the things we're grateful on the Kidlit Survival Guide. There are so many things we love about our author lives—it was nice to take a moment to appreciate them. ❤️ kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/a-writers-...
I'm excited to share an Educator's Guide w/ discussion points, activities, and writing prompts to help educators use the Ava Lin series as a classroom read-aloud or as selection for independent reading! Created by @marciecolleen.bsky.social, available for free on my website: bit.ly/4piQ1oX
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I'm excited to share an Educator's Guide w/ discussion points, activities, and writing prompts to help educators use the Ava Lin series as a classroom read-aloud or as selection for independent reading! Created by @marciecolleen.bsky.social, available for free on my website: bit.ly/4piQ1oX
LUCAS AND THE CAPOIERA CIRCLE by @joanapastro.bsky.social and illustrated by #DouglasLopez is a beautiful tribute to capoeira and to finding your inner confidence. With vibrant illustrations and an energetic story, kids will relate to this book about overcoming nerves.
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
LUCAS AND THE CAPOIERA CIRCLE by @joanapastro.bsky.social and illustrated by #DouglasLopez is a beautiful tribute to capoeira and to finding your inner confidence. With vibrant illustrations and an energetic story, kids will relate to this book about overcoming nerves.
THE QUIET FOREST by Charlotte Offsay and illustrated by @abicushman.com is a sweet and fun cumulative story about forest animals disturbing one another and then calming each other down. Beautifully paced with wonderful illustrations, the alliteration and rhythm make this a fun read-aloud.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
THE QUIET FOREST by Charlotte Offsay and illustrated by @abicushman.com is a sweet and fun cumulative story about forest animals disturbing one another and then calming each other down. Beautifully paced with wonderful illustrations, the alliteration and rhythm make this a fun read-aloud.
Just a heads up that my WRAD sign-up will go up 9am on Dec 5 via my newsletter. Please have your video link ready and be ready to commit to your timeslot! I'll be doing visits every 20 minutes from 9:20am-12:20pm PT on Wednesday, Feb 4. vickyfang.substack.com
Vicky Fang’s Newsletter | Substack
Book news, activities, and giveaways! Published monthly. Click to read Vicky Fang’s Newsletter, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just a heads up that my WRAD sign-up will go up 9am on Dec 5 via my newsletter. Please have your video link ready and be ready to commit to your timeslot! I'll be doing visits every 20 minutes from 9:20am-12:20pm PT on Wednesday, Feb 4. vickyfang.substack.com
My bag was flagged at airport security for having too many stickers in it. Let’s go, NCTE! 😉
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My bag was flagged at airport security for having too many stickers in it. Let’s go, NCTE! 😉
Updated schedule for NCTE with room and booth numbers! Looking forward to seeing you there!
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Updated schedule for NCTE with room and booth numbers! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thank you to the Williams College WAAAAN for hosting Susan Tan and myself in conversation about books for young readers! I pulled some of Susan's thoughts into this post for Kidlit Survival Guide—with advice for new writers and reminders for the rest of us!
Advice for Aspiring Authors (and Reminders for All of Us!)
From a conversation with author Susan Tan
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November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thank you to the Williams College WAAAAN for hosting Susan Tan and myself in conversation about books for young readers! I pulled some of Susan's thoughts into this post for Kidlit Survival Guide—with advice for new writers and reminders for the rest of us!
Lots of goodies in my newsletter this month, including free holiday swag, a new educator's guide for Ava Lin, my NCTE appearances schedule, and my 2026 Highlights Workshop with @kazwindness.bsky.social and @anneappert.bsky.social!
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Holiday Goodies & An Educator's Guide!
Stickers, signed bookplates, and a new educator guide for Ava Lin
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November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Lots of goodies in my newsletter this month, including free holiday swag, a new educator's guide for Ava Lin, my NCTE appearances schedule, and my 2026 Highlights Workshop with @kazwindness.bsky.social and @anneappert.bsky.social!
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Thank you to author-illustrator @jannieho.bsky.social for sharing her awesome school visit flyer with us and giving me the inspiration to make my own! Read the full post on Kidlit Survival Guide, the Substack I write w/ @christinenevans.bsky.social.
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Author Visit Flyers
What to include and how to pitch yourself
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November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Thank you to author-illustrator @jannieho.bsky.social for sharing her awesome school visit flyer with us and giving me the inspiration to make my own! Read the full post on Kidlit Survival Guide, the Substack I write w/ @christinenevans.bsky.social.
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This week on #24CarrotWriting Vicky Fang shares excellent advice on creating a series-worthy character and tips for developing a book series. www.24carrotwriting.com/-blog/writin... @fangmousbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social
Writing a Series-Worthy Character
Guest blog by Vicky Fang Having a main character that can drive multiple books is a key part of creating a chapter book series. But how do you create a series-worthy character? I’m...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This week on #24CarrotWriting Vicky Fang shares excellent advice on creating a series-worthy character and tips for developing a book series. www.24carrotwriting.com/-blog/writin... @fangmousbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social
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@fangmousbooks.bsky.social Just wanted to let you know that my son is loving Friendbots and Best Buddies!
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@fangmousbooks.bsky.social Just wanted to let you know that my son is loving Friendbots and Best Buddies!
It’s our 100th post for the Kidlit Survival Guide! Of course, we didn’t notice until after it went live, but it’s a huge milestone nonetheless! This week, I talk about spinning up marketing for your own books. And check out the other 99 posts from @christinenevans.bsky.social and me!
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Marketing Everywhere All At Once
Spinning up self-promo book marketing opportunities
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October 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s our 100th post for the Kidlit Survival Guide! Of course, we didn’t notice until after it went live, but it’s a huge milestone nonetheless! This week, I talk about spinning up marketing for your own books. And check out the other 99 posts from @christinenevans.bsky.social and me!
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🎃✨Spooky season is back!
📚Check out this list of some of our favorite diverse picture books for #Halloween to help you diversify read alouds at home & in the classroom: www.kidlit.tv/diverse-book...
👋 Help us expand our list! Tell us about your go-to Halloween themed books in the comments! #kidlit
📚Check out this list of some of our favorite diverse picture books for #Halloween to help you diversify read alouds at home & in the classroom: www.kidlit.tv/diverse-book...
👋 Help us expand our list! Tell us about your go-to Halloween themed books in the comments! #kidlit
October 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🎃✨Spooky season is back!
📚Check out this list of some of our favorite diverse picture books for #Halloween to help you diversify read alouds at home & in the classroom: www.kidlit.tv/diverse-book...
👋 Help us expand our list! Tell us about your go-to Halloween themed books in the comments! #kidlit
📚Check out this list of some of our favorite diverse picture books for #Halloween to help you diversify read alouds at home & in the classroom: www.kidlit.tv/diverse-book...
👋 Help us expand our list! Tell us about your go-to Halloween themed books in the comments! #kidlit
Took my book about the pumpkin patch to the pumpkin patch.
October 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Took my book about the pumpkin patch to the pumpkin patch.
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Spooky season is back! 🎃👻💀
Below is a list of our favorite diverse picture books for Halloween to help you diversify your read alouds both at home and in the classroom.
We hope you enjoy these slightly scary books!
🎃📖
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#kidlit #diversebooks
Below is a list of our favorite diverse picture books for Halloween to help you diversify your read alouds both at home and in the classroom.
We hope you enjoy these slightly scary books!
🎃📖
www.kidlit.tv/2023/10/dive...
#kidlit #diversebooks
October 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Spooky season is back! 🎃👻💀
Below is a list of our favorite diverse picture books for Halloween to help you diversify your read alouds both at home and in the classroom.
We hope you enjoy these slightly scary books!
🎃📖
www.kidlit.tv/2023/10/dive...
#kidlit #diversebooks
Below is a list of our favorite diverse picture books for Halloween to help you diversify your read alouds both at home and in the classroom.
We hope you enjoy these slightly scary books!
🎃📖
www.kidlit.tv/2023/10/dive...
#kidlit #diversebooks
My latest newsletter includes books, costumes, and craft ideas for some Halloween B🎃🎃k Fun! Plus a book giveaway.
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Halloween B🎃🎃k Fun!
Costumes, crafts, swag, and parties! Plus a giveaway. 🎃👻🎉
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October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My latest newsletter includes books, costumes, and craft ideas for some Halloween B🎃🎃k Fun! Plus a book giveaway.
vickyfang.substack.com/p/halloween-...
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So exciting to see THE BOO CREW AND THE PUMPKIN PATCH RESCUE popping up in bookstores! Thank you to friends for spotting and sharing pics from Bookends in Winchester, MA, Kidsbooks in Edgemont, BC, and @lindentree.bsky.social in Los Altos, CA! ❤️🎃📚
October 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
So exciting to see THE BOO CREW AND THE PUMPKIN PATCH RESCUE popping up in bookstores! Thank you to friends for spotting and sharing pics from Bookends in Winchester, MA, Kidsbooks in Edgemont, BC, and @lindentree.bsky.social in Los Altos, CA! ❤️🎃📚
Today, on the Kidlit Survival Guide (the Substack I write with @christinenevans.bsky.social), I talk about when and how I use physical paper in my creative process. Do you also use paper in your process? bit.ly/4gFREte
A Love of Paper
Using physical paper in the writing process
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September 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today, on the Kidlit Survival Guide (the Substack I write with @christinenevans.bsky.social), I talk about when and how I use physical paper in my creative process. Do you also use paper in your process? bit.ly/4gFREte
The latest Kidlit Survival Guide post (my substack with @christinenevans.bsky.social) went out this morning, and it's all about book swag! Take a peek at types of swag I've made, how many I make, and what vendors I use. Swag is fun!
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The Swag Update
Creating sticker sheets and bookplates
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September 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The latest Kidlit Survival Guide post (my substack with @christinenevans.bsky.social) went out this morning, and it's all about book swag! Take a peek at types of swag I've made, how many I make, and what vendors I use. Swag is fun!
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This week on Kidlit Survival Guide (the substack I write with @fangmousbooks.bsky.social) I shared some advice for creators on how to start a newsletter including platforms, finding readers, and what to write. Let me know if you have any questions! kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
How to Start an Author Newsletter
Why you should have one and how to get started
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September 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This week on Kidlit Survival Guide (the substack I write with @fangmousbooks.bsky.social) I shared some advice for creators on how to start a newsletter including platforms, finding readers, and what to write. Let me know if you have any questions! kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
Beautifully illustrated, SOURGRASS by @hopelim.bsky.social and illustrated by #shahrzadmaydani is a sweet story that highlights the lasting qualities of friendship despite changes in distance in time. #friendship #promise
September 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Beautifully illustrated, SOURGRASS by @hopelim.bsky.social and illustrated by #shahrzadmaydani is a sweet story that highlights the lasting qualities of friendship despite changes in distance in time. #friendship #promise