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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author

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Picture book writer and lover. Seeking representation. READY TO SMILE AGAIN (Gnome Road Publishing, '25) EMMA WASN'T READY (Lawley Publishing, '26) SLOTHS AND THEIR MOTHS (Tielmour Press, '26) www.KatieLeeReinert.com #KidLit #author

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 13

🥳So excited to share the cover reveal for Emma Wasn't Ready, coming out March 10 from Lawley Publishing! 🥳

Written by me and illustrated by Nemu Takahashi, it tells the story of Emma who just isn't ready to part with her favorite library book. Available for pre-order now!

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · 9h

A great interview over at #SeasonsOfKidLit! Check it out!

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Trick or Treat with Casey Lyall!

Hi, readers, writers, and jam lovers, too! You’re in for a super exciting (and tasty) treat today -author Casey Lyall is here to share another book jam-packed with humor, fright, and fun!Vampire Jam S...

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · 6d

This was a great interview about perseverance and a super cute witch book! #SeasonsofKidLit
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Trick or Treat with Helen Kemp Zax!

Hi, readers, writers, and to-do list keepers too! Today we're thrilled to showcase another book perfect for spooky season & fall reading! Please give a wicked-warm welcome to Helen Kemp Zax and her br...

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks! Congrats to you too!

Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to be named a #KidlitChuckleChallenge winner! Thanks so much to the judges @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social @juliehauswirth.bsky.social @brilawyer.bsky.social and to all the prize donors! Loved participating in this fun contest!

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 14d

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House Publishers, officially came out yesterday! 🌲✨

Find it here: buff.ly/Io8UdaM

#kidlit #12x12PB

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · 22d

I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com!

Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · 24d

Remember to get your entries in for the #KidLitChuckleChallenge!

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Lynn Baldwin @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 27

One month from today! Please join me if you’re local! #kidlit

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April Berry | KidLit @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

IT'S BAAAAAACK! The #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest is back for its second year, and I am so excited about it!

Get full details about the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...

Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! - April Berry Books LLC

Welcome to the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge! This humor writing contest features fun (and funny) writing prompts and great prizes. Check it out!

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 14

Still a few days left to get those #SunWriteFun entries in! Or you can just check out the fun at www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Emma Wasn't Ready|Hardcover

Emma has loved the book since the moment she first saw it and for each of the 21 days it has been hers. But now, the library wants it back. As she puzzles and plots to find a way to keep it, Emma disc...

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our Friday big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 8): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Formatting PBs, 5 Types of Scenes to Master, Illustration Banner Contest, more. Thanks Heli Pohjoisaho for the illustration, @evelynbookless.bsky.social and @laurasmetana.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

The Weekly 411 (8/8/25)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 10

Afraid you missed your chance to enter #SunWriteFun? Fear not! The deadline to enter has been extended to 8/18, so there's still plenty of time to get those entries in!

www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

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#kidlit

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 7

Absolutely!

Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 7

Another favorite info fic PB coming your way courtesy of #SunWriteFun! What's not to love about a wayward black hole and spaghettification? Check out The Black Hole Debacle by Keri Claiborne Boyle, illustrated by Deborah Melmon for great humor and some interesting facts about black holes!

#KidLit

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 6

Another favorite coming at you courtesy of #SunWriteFun! Love this PB about feeling overshadowed with a sprinkling of NF! Written by Josh Crute, illustrated by John Taesoo Kim

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 5

There's still time to enter #SunWriteFun! Check it out at www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25!

#KidLit

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 4

In honor of #SunWriteFun (www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25), I wanted to share this art work from Clouds in Space: Nebulae, Stardust, and Us by @teresarobeson.com and illustrated by Diana Renzina. I love the bold, swirly colors (and the great science facts of course)!

#kidlit

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 4

#SunWriteFun (www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-...) is supporting @ReaderToReader. More information about the work they do can be found here:
www.readertoreader.org

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#KidLit

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 4

Check out this great contest at www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25!

#SunWriteFun #KidLit

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 3

Be sure to check out the amazing stories and the awesome prizes of #SunWriteFun!

www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25

@buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social

#kidlit