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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · 8d

Wonderful news! Congratulations, Benson!

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*Probably*NotAnAI @probablynotanai.bsky.social · 13d

Anyone know how to request #Libby to pre-order an author's book (if possible)?

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Beth Anderson @bandersonwriter.bsky.social · 14d

Mining for Heart in the Absence of Compassion: WORTHY: THE BRAVE AND CAPABLE LIFE OF JOSEPH PIERCE by @andreaywang.bsky.social .📕🩷 Don't miss this post and GIVEAWAY!
#edusky @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @levinequerido.bsky.social #Chinese #educators #librarians
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Mining for Heart in the Absence of Compassion: WORTHY: THE BRAVE AND CAPABLE LIFE OF JOSEPH PIERCE by Andrea Wang

Author Andrea Wang’s latest book is beautiful in text and art, and at the same time heartbreaking and inspiring. The path to the heart of WORTHY: THE BRAVE AND CAPABLE LIFE OF JOSEPH PIERCE s…

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David Hohn @davidhohn.bsky.social · 20d

Twice a month School of Visual Storytelling hosts a FREAKY FRIDAY DRAW-ALONG. I co-hosted with Lee White recently and the subject was "Weird Science".

Super fun, and definitely the only way I'd ever draw a dancing waterbear with top hat and cane!

Picture of mad scientist, dancing waterbed with cane, frankenstien's monster, glowing Tesla coil.

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · 25d

Wonderful! Congratulations, Amber!

Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · 26d

That’s awesome! ❤️

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · 26d

Did you find @justincolonbooks.bsky.social new book, The ZOMBEES? It’s great!

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · 26d

Oh yay! I can’t wait to see your recommendations. I love Halloween books!

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Susan Corry @susancorry.bsky.social · 26d

What a lovely way to connect with your readers — BEFORE your book is published.
#SophieBlackall #AnnieBarrows
#kidlit #picturebooks #PBIllustrator

Well-loved stuffies, holders of childhood truths, featured in new book

Children’s book author and illustrator Sophie Blackall asked readers for photos of their stuffed animals. She got hundreds, most with moving backstories.

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · 29d

This clip made me want to check the book out. 😄

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Sep 9

You donut want to miss this sweet new Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast book by my mentor @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social and Brendan Kearney!
Happy #bookbirthday ! 🍩🥳🎉

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Sep 6

I love this, Jack! ❤️

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Sep 6

Growing Home is a great book! ❤️

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Beth Anderson @bandersonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 5

Don't miss this post about #primarysources and GIVEAWAY! #Nonfiction #Nature #PictureBook @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social
@kl4gm.bsky.social #edusky
@annehunterstudio.bsky.social
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
#birds #forests #nature
#kidlit #STEM #science

Behind the Scenes: “How Primary Sources Can Grow Your Nonfiction Nature Picture Book” by Lynn Street

It’s quite amazing when you find primary sources that provide the seed, or acorn, that allows you to tell a story that for a while seemed lifeless. Check out this great post from debut author…

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 30

Congratulations! 🎉

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations! 🎉

Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations! 🎉

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Cathy Stefanec Ogren @cathyso.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tips from author Pat Zietlow Miller on how to read and analyze picture books to become a better picture book writer!
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/08/how-...

How to read a picture book

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations! 🎉

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations! 🎉

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Marie-Laure Couët @marielaurecouet.bsky.social · Aug 29

Who here knows how to market a picture book? What's worked for you? What has failed? What did you just really love doing and what will you never to again? Is there a hashtag I can use to share our collective wisdom with the community?

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration #cankidlit

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations! 🎉

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Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations! 🎉

Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social · Aug 29

A new Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast #picturebook by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social and Brendan Kearney is hitting the shelves soon! Yay! 📖🎉

Jena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you've never read a Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast #picturebook before now, you MUST read this one! It's the best and perfectly fitting for a 10th anniversary celebration! #kidlit #interview #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2025/08/27/s...

Simply 7 with Josh Funk: WHODONUT?

I love a good mystery and a good homage, so trust me when I say that this is the BEST Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast book to date!

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Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

4 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their four August #NF PBs. www.mariacmarshall.com/singlepost/t... Jennifer Swanson Workman Kids @jstremer.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @karenjameson15.bsky.social Yosemite Conservancy @deirdrelaide.bsky.social Tilbury House #interview #kidlit

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