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Interview with Kimberly Tso, Debut Author of TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN...and a GIVEAWAY! writersrumpus.com/2025/11/11/i...
Interview with Kimberly Tso, Debut Author of TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN…and a GIVEAWAY!
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November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book, releases tomorrow, 11/11/25!

Read about it @https://writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/this-is-not-a-sleepy-bear-book/

#thisisnotasleepybearbook
#littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders
#kidlit
#briangehrlein
#jennharknee
#picturebooklaunch
#picturebooks
illustrated image of a book cover with a bear and an owl in their bed, their cover pulled up to the bear's chin, and the owl sitting on the edge reading a book.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#24hourChildrensBookChallenge : #takeaways
This was one of the best #KidLit #amwriting & #amillustrating community events that I've ever attended online. Here are a few things that I'm taking away from this experience.
(I would also encourage more friends to try next year!)

#Childrensbooks #scbwi
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Happy Halloween!
It's a perfect day to haunt my blog post about Heather Stigall's newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost!
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Gilbert and the Ghost
What better day than Halloween to have a post about a ghost? Heather Pierce Stigall’s newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost, illustrated by Jess Mason and published by Beaming Books rele…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Yay!! Happy Book Birthday!! 🎂
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Yes! And a happy belated book birthday too! Let's keep the celebration going.🥳🎉
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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It's a very merry Happy Book Birthday for I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA, written by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka & published by Anne Schwartz Books - get an inside peek at the story behind the story #visionimpairment : viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/07/h...
Happy Book Birthday: I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA
Humans have five senses (or some might say more) that they rely on as they navigate their world. Sight. Hearing. Touch. Smell. Taste. But many folks have lost…or never had…the use of one or more of…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Happy Book Birthday to I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by Janice Milusich! frogonablog.net/2025/10/07/h...
Happy Book Birthday to I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by Janice Milusich!
Title: I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea Author: Janice Milusich Illustrator: Chris Raschka Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books Release Date: October 7th, 2025 Format: Hardcover, audiobook Summary: In th…
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October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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"VERDICT A lovely look at the seasons, and an excellent choice for story time, showing the sensory experience of a child who wholly embraces every moment. -Melisa Bailey, SLJ"

#schoollibraryjournal #picturebookreview #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebooksofinstagram #anneschwartzbooks
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October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Amber Bobner of WonderBaby.org is sponsoring a giveaway of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea!

Wonderbaby.org is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments find support, community and resources.

#wonderbaby #picturebookreview #bookgiveaway
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October 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Read my interview with Lynne Marie! In it, she talks about her newest book, Henny Penny's Weather Worries!
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#kidlit #picturebooks #picturebookauthor #picturebookillustrator
Henny Penny’s Weather Worries
Lynne Marie, an established children’s author and publisher, continues to inspire with her latest book, Henny Penny’s Weather Worries. The story addresses themes of reaction to panic am…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I talk a little bit about my journey and Yeti Is Not Ready for School on the Writer-Reader-Teacher blog.

Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
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September 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Check out my interview with Leigh Anne Carter about her picture book debut, Yeti Is Not Ready for School!

writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y...

#randomhousekids
#picturebookillustrators
#picturebooks
#kidlit
#lacarterbooks
illustrated book cover of a young yeti girl wearing a bow, her eyes raised and her arms clasping notebooks with a pencil gripped in her fingers. Textbooks sit beside her, and a backpack is leaning next to them.
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Thank you so much for the fabulous critique @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social hosts! @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @midfreeman.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social @storiesbystephm.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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What we put into our picture books (or don’t), matters! Even in how we choose our characters. I highly recommend this read for #PB and #kidlit friends! #writingcommunity

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The Sneaky Gender Bias in Picture Books: Animal Characters
Melanie Walsh, an assistant professor in the Information School and an adjunct assistant professor in the English department at the University of Washington, shares her investigations into the subtle ...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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On the Writers’ Rumpus Blog, my friend Danna Zieger interviews UK-based husband and wife kidlit authors and literary agents James and Lucy Catchpole. They discuss their experiences as two people living with disabilities, and how they write about it for children:
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INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger (and her kids) We just missed Disability Pride Month (July!) but I would love to extend the festivities with James and Lucy’s important picture books: YOU’RE SO AMAZING!…
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August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...
INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger (and her kids) We just missed Disability Pride Month (July!) but I would love to extend the festivities with James and Lucy’s important picture books: YOU’RE SO AMAZING!…
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August 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Formatting a Picture Book Manuscript the Right Way - Emma Walton Hamilton
August may be quiet in the publishing world, but that’s exactly why it’s the perfect time to get your submission ducks in a row—starting with your manuscript format. Before you submit your story to ag...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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IT’S HERE!!!!! So excited to share the Season 2 finale with you with the AMAZING @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social ! 👇👇 You should go listen TODAY!!! #writingcommunity @drenderturmaud.bsky.social

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August 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Celebrating with you, Jan! Congrats!!
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August 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Celebrating World Tiger Day! Interview with Debra Kim Wolf, author of A FAMILY FOR ZOYA: The True Story of an Endangered Cub ... and a giveaway!! writersrumpus.com/2025/07/29/c...
Celebrating World Tiger Day! Interview with Debra Kim Wolf, author of A FAMILY FOR ZOYA: The True Story of an Endangered Cub … and a giveaway!!
When Debra wrote to our blog about a potential interview regarding her nonfiction picture book, A Family for Zoya: The True Story of an Endangered Cub, I took one look at the book cover and signed …
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July 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Thanks again for a great #KidlitZombieWeek! If you participated or were a winner, you can pick up your badges here.

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2025 Participant badge for Kidlit Zombie Week. Illustration of a mermaid zombie 2025 Winner badge for Kidlit Zombie Week. Illustration of a mermaid zombie
July 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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It’s so incredible to at long last hold my picture book in my hands!

Thank you Anne Schwartz Books and Penguin Random House for making my dream a reality!

#anneschwartzbooks, #randomhousekids#jrlguild
Photo of Janice Milusich, author of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea holding up a copy of the picture book she’s just removed from a mailing envelope.
July 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Congrats @janmilusich.bsky.social and #chrisraschka on I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA! Read more here: www.pathstoliteracy.org/i-hear-the-s...

@anneschwartz.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social
#picturebook #visionimpairment #Braille
Cover of book written by Jan Milusich and illustrated by Chris Raschka titled I HEAR THE SNOW I SMELL THE SEA, a picture book that follows a young blind girl as she explores the changing seasons through her senses
July 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM