Kaye Baillie, Children's Author
@kayeb.bsky.social
Picture Book author living on Wadawurrung Country. Visit my website https://kayebaillie.com/
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ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...
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Revise your nonfiction picture book with me in a small-group Inked Voices workshop! @inkedvoices.bsky.social
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Revise your nonfiction picture book with me in a small-group Inked Voices workshop! @inkedvoices.bsky.social
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
If you're looking for a fun spooky #picturebook for little ones this #halloween #ThereWasAYoungZombieWhoSwallowedAWorm written by me, illustrated by #DianeEwen published #macmillankidsUK is a beauty!
Thank you for including our book #therewasayoungzombiewhoswallowedaworm! @stormliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #zombie #humor #picturebooks
May is Zombie Awareness Month. Don't want your patrons and students to have their brains eaten by the undead? Sharing this list of picture books, early readers, middle grade, and YA titles just might save their lives.
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If you're looking for a fun spooky #picturebook for little ones this #halloween #ThereWasAYoungZombieWhoSwallowedAWorm written by me, illustrated by #DianeEwen published #macmillankidsUK is a beauty!
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🕵️♂️New book alert!🕵️♂️Do YOU have a little detective in your life? The Werelock & Scratch Detective Agency needs their help to crack the case!
Perfect for readers 7+, with interactive puzzles, clues & riddles galore!
Out 25/09. Pre-order to join the crime-busting fun! geni.us/xlkwlt
#KidLitUK
Perfect for readers 7+, with interactive puzzles, clues & riddles galore!
Out 25/09. Pre-order to join the crime-busting fun! geni.us/xlkwlt
#KidLitUK
July 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🕵️♂️New book alert!🕵️♂️Do YOU have a little detective in your life? The Werelock & Scratch Detective Agency needs their help to crack the case!
Perfect for readers 7+, with interactive puzzles, clues & riddles galore!
Out 25/09. Pre-order to join the crime-busting fun! geni.us/xlkwlt
#KidLitUK
Perfect for readers 7+, with interactive puzzles, clues & riddles galore!
Out 25/09. Pre-order to join the crime-busting fun! geni.us/xlkwlt
#KidLitUK
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My first book of the summer, and what a delightful read it was! My heart is feeling all the feels after reading this one. Beth Ferry is truly a wordsmith, and the Fan Brothers brought her characters to life in such an adorable, heartwarming way. Go get your copy today!
June 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My first book of the summer, and what a delightful read it was! My heart is feeling all the feels after reading this one. Beth Ferry is truly a wordsmith, and the Fan Brothers brought her characters to life in such an adorable, heartwarming way. Go get your copy today!
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Oh my goodness, just finished with literary agent's @allidh.bsky.social stellar writing workshop through @inkedvoices.bsky.social. Alli provided the best discussion prompts, offered deep insights into our manuscripts, and answered our many burning questions. #writing #revising #writingcommunity
We still have a couple of spots open in our upcoming MG opening pages workshop with @allidh.bsky.social Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio. A terrific opportunity to get some top-notch editorial and market feedback on your opening pages! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
May 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oh my goodness, just finished with literary agent's @allidh.bsky.social stellar writing workshop through @inkedvoices.bsky.social. Alli provided the best discussion prompts, offered deep insights into our manuscripts, and answered our many burning questions. #writing #revising #writingcommunity
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I'm fortunate to work w/ talented #kidlit creators like illustrator @hloweart.bsky.social who continues to do amazing work & brings beautiful, meaningful picture books to life like POH POH'S SWORD by Julia Hune-Brown. #Immigration #PB published by @secondstory.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'm fortunate to work w/ talented #kidlit creators like illustrator @hloweart.bsky.social who continues to do amazing work & brings beautiful, meaningful picture books to life like POH POH'S SWORD by Julia Hune-Brown. #Immigration #PB published by @secondstory.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social
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More good news from #KidLitChat: Congrats to @hannaneier.bsky.social on selling her middle grade mss to #FeiwelFriends.
Hey #kidlitchat! I’m super excited to share that I’ve sold my first middle grade book!
June 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
More good news from #KidLitChat: Congrats to @hannaneier.bsky.social on selling her middle grade mss to #FeiwelFriends.
Thank you for including our book #therewasayoungzombiewhoswallowedaworm! @stormliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #zombie #humor #picturebooks
May is Zombie Awareness Month. Don't want your patrons and students to have their brains eaten by the undead? Sharing this list of picture books, early readers, middle grade, and YA titles just might save their lives.
Eat This!: 13 Titles to Prepare Readers For a Zombie Apocalypse
May is Zombie Awareness Month. Don't want your patrons and students to have their brains eaten by the undead? Sharing this list of picture books, early readers, middle grade, and YA titles just might ...
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May 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Thank you for including our book #therewasayoungzombiewhoswallowedaworm! @stormliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #zombie #humor #picturebooks
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From conservation and recycling to a simple appreciation of nature, these books provide a greater understanding of the world and our place in it.
"No Planet B: Books on Climate Change and Environmental Activism | Great Books"
"No Planet B: Books on Climate Change and Environmental Activism | Great Books"
No Planet B: Books on Climate Change and Environmental Activism | Great Books
From conservation and recycling to a simple appreciation of nature, these books provide a greater understanding of the world and our place in it.
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May 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
From conservation and recycling to a simple appreciation of nature, these books provide a greater understanding of the world and our place in it.
"No Planet B: Books on Climate Change and Environmental Activism | Great Books"
"No Planet B: Books on Climate Change and Environmental Activism | Great Books"
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Looking to see if there’s a 🧞♂️around looking to grant a wish✨
I found out I will be teaching 1st grade next year🫶🏻 In turn I will be moving rooms. In 1st grade the calendar is taught daily. I need one to use with my littles.
Any help is truly appreciated 💙
Thank you🥹
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I found out I will be teaching 1st grade next year🫶🏻 In turn I will be moving rooms. In 1st grade the calendar is taught daily. I need one to use with my littles.
Any help is truly appreciated 💙
Thank you🥹
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May 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Looking to see if there’s a 🧞♂️around looking to grant a wish✨
I found out I will be teaching 1st grade next year🫶🏻 In turn I will be moving rooms. In 1st grade the calendar is taught daily. I need one to use with my littles.
Any help is truly appreciated 💙
Thank you🥹
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
I found out I will be teaching 1st grade next year🫶🏻 In turn I will be moving rooms. In 1st grade the calendar is taught daily. I need one to use with my littles.
Any help is truly appreciated 💙
Thank you🥹
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Goodmorning everyone❤️I finished my 3rd year of teaching😍I’m thankful that I’ll still be teaching Kinder next year🩷I have started creating a list of items that I’ll be needing for next school year❤️Any help or RT is greatly appreciated 🫶
#clearthelist
#Kinder
#title1
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May 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Goodmorning everyone❤️I finished my 3rd year of teaching😍I’m thankful that I’ll still be teaching Kinder next year🩷I have started creating a list of items that I’ll be needing for next school year❤️Any help or RT is greatly appreciated 🫶
#clearthelist
#Kinder
#title1
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#Kinder
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Goodmorning🩷I’m a Kinder teacher from Texas😍I I officially finished my 3rd year of teaching❤️ I’m preparing for next year❤️Any help or RT is greatly appreciated🫶
#clearthelist
#title1
#Kinder
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#clearthelist
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#Kinder
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May 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Goodmorning🩷I’m a Kinder teacher from Texas😍I I officially finished my 3rd year of teaching❤️ I’m preparing for next year❤️Any help or RT is greatly appreciated🫶
#clearthelist
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Newly Updated!
Pollination: Gorgeous Video and Ideas for Summer Learning
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#ReadYourWorld #pollination #picturebooks #STEM
Pollination: Gorgeous Video and Ideas for Summer Learning
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#ReadYourWorld #pollination #picturebooks #STEM
Pollination: Gorgeous Video and Ideas for Summer Learning
Ideas to use this video on pollination into a fun summer science experiments: raising butterfies, books and more.
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Pollination: Gorgeous Video and Ideas for Summer Learning
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#ReadYourWorld #pollination #picturebooks #STEM
Pollination: Gorgeous Video and Ideas for Summer Learning
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#ReadYourWorld #pollination #picturebooks #STEM
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Really excited to be the winner of the @scbwi.bsky.social draw This march challenge . The prompt was ‘wild things’ and I was so pleased to see my entry on the winners page of their website :)
#drawing #illustration #scbwidrawthis #wildthings
#drawing #illustration #scbwidrawthis #wildthings
April 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Really excited to be the winner of the @scbwi.bsky.social draw This march challenge . The prompt was ‘wild things’ and I was so pleased to see my entry on the winners page of their website :)
#drawing #illustration #scbwidrawthis #wildthings
#drawing #illustration #scbwidrawthis #wildthings
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I finally got to draw one of my signature penguins on a book cover. Blessings upon the whole History Smashers team for this opportunity 🙏
Celebrating a HISTORY SMASHERS book birthday! This is book 10 in our @randomhousekids.bsky.social series & I'm so grateful to the librarians,teachers,& booksellers who put these books in readers' hands. Art by @dylanmeconis.bsky.social (cover) & @justingreenwoodart.bsky.social (int.)
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March 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I finally got to draw one of my signature penguins on a book cover. Blessings upon the whole History Smashers team for this opportunity 🙏
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Newly Updated!
11 Picture Books to Teach Idioms
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #idioms #figurativelanguage
11 Picture Books to Teach Idioms
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #idioms #figurativelanguage
11 Picture Books to Teach Idioms - Pragmatic Mom
7 Picture Books to Teach Idioms. This list is inspired by Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!, a picture book about boxing idioms.
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11 Picture Books to Teach Idioms
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #idioms #figurativelanguage
11 Picture Books to Teach Idioms
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #idioms #figurativelanguage
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Thanks again to those who answered my #IndustryPolls earlier this year! As promised, here's Part 1 of the results: How Freelance Illustrators Find Work -
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#KidLit #KidLitArtists
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March 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thanks again to those who answered my #IndustryPolls earlier this year! As promised, here's Part 1 of the results: How Freelance Illustrators Find Work -
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#KidLit #KidLitArtists
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Curious how many queries it took for me to find my agent, @allielevick.bsky.social? Read my interview on the 12x12 blog, where I share a numerical breakdown of query letters vs. rejections/requests/offers, my unhinged reaction to "the e-mail before the call", and a bit about my journey to #kidlit
🎉 Congrats to #12x12PB member @stephlaubooks.com on signing with her agent! 🎉
Her advice for fellow writers?
✨ “Above all, believe in your voice and your unique perspective on the world, and find a way for that voice to shine.”
Read her journey here: buff.ly/PgNdoFl
Her advice for fellow writers?
✨ “Above all, believe in your voice and your unique perspective on the world, and find a way for that voice to shine.”
Read her journey here: buff.ly/PgNdoFl
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Curious how many queries it took for me to find my agent, @allielevick.bsky.social? Read my interview on the 12x12 blog, where I share a numerical breakdown of query letters vs. rejections/requests/offers, my unhinged reaction to "the e-mail before the call", and a bit about my journey to #kidlit
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I WANNA STEAL HIS DINOS SHIRT. 😈! (NO, I’d NEVER do that. ‘Cause it wouldn’t fit. 😂😂😂!) Seriously, THANKS for the #BookLove, @onewheeloneil.bsky.social and l’il Book Buddy! 😊❤️🦖🦕! DON’T GO EXTINCT! #kidlit @jennharknee.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
@amedyckman.bsky.social my son just checked out an amazing book you may have heard of...
March 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I WANNA STEAL HIS DINOS SHIRT. 😈! (NO, I’d NEVER do that. ‘Cause it wouldn’t fit. 😂😂😂!) Seriously, THANKS for the #BookLove, @onewheeloneil.bsky.social and l’il Book Buddy! 😊❤️🦖🦕! DON’T GO EXTINCT! #kidlit @jennharknee.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
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Happy #BookBirthday to Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door (book 2)
Magical puppies Hocus and Pocus have a new neighbor: Bye-Bye the dragon! Will they all be friends?
Available now in paperback & hardcover! #kidlit #candlewick #arcapetta!
Magical puppies Hocus and Pocus have a new neighbor: Bye-Bye the dragon! Will they all be friends?
Available now in paperback & hardcover! #kidlit #candlewick #arcapetta!
March 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door (book 2)
Magical puppies Hocus and Pocus have a new neighbor: Bye-Bye the dragon! Will they all be friends?
Available now in paperback & hardcover! #kidlit #candlewick #arcapetta!
Magical puppies Hocus and Pocus have a new neighbor: Bye-Bye the dragon! Will they all be friends?
Available now in paperback & hardcover! #kidlit #candlewick #arcapetta!
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Thrilled with this delightful recommendation for our #picturebook WIND IS A DANCE in Washington Parent's "What to Read: What's Happening with the Weather" article. Check this out @joseebisaillon.bsky.social! @kidscanpress.bsky.social
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#weather #wind
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#weather #wind
What to Read: What’s Happening With the Weather?
Explore books on extreme weather, climate change, and natural disasters for kids and teens—engaging reads that inform and inspire.
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March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thrilled with this delightful recommendation for our #picturebook WIND IS A DANCE in Washington Parent's "What to Read: What's Happening with the Weather" article. Check this out @joseebisaillon.bsky.social! @kidscanpress.bsky.social
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#weather #wind
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#weather #wind
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🤩💫🥳 It's a *gorgeous* cover reveal for my next book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story! I'm infinitely lucky to have the magical opportunity to create this book with illustrator #ThaiMyPhuong, published by Flamingo Books/PRH!
@thecatagency.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #Kidlit
@thecatagency.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #Kidlit
March 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🤩💫🥳 It's a *gorgeous* cover reveal for my next book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story! I'm infinitely lucky to have the magical opportunity to create this book with illustrator #ThaiMyPhuong, published by Flamingo Books/PRH!
@thecatagency.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #Kidlit
@thecatagency.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #Kidlit