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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 3d

Psst. I’m hosting a #giveaway on my Instagram account. I’m ginaperry_books there. Highlights is sharing 3 copies of their new cozy hidden picture coloring book. Go check it out. If only because I drew 25 million fish for one page! 😂 #illustration #coloringbook #nature

Cover of a coloring and activity book. Highlights Hidden in Nature. A Cozy Hidden Pictures Coloring Book. Cover shows fall flowers and moths in shades of red, orange, and beige. Cover has spot gold treatment and a dark blue background.

Illustration of a dense school of fish around a sea turtle. Art by Gina Perry. Included in the book Hidden in Nature from Highlights.

A double page illustration of a tide pool that is a coloring page and a hidden picture. Art by Gina Perry from the Highlights book Hidden in Nature

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · 17d

Westchester/NYC kidlit folks - I'll be appearing with Assistant Editor extraordinaire Miloni Vora for a First Pages workshop on Sunday (9/28) at 1pm!

Excited to talk shop (and trade tips about where to find the best chicken cutlet sandwich in Westchester).

Details in the link below!

SCBWI Westchester First Pages

This is an in-person First Page event with opportunities to submit your First Page, attend as a listener only, and also choose to have a written critique of your Picture Book manuscript or Picture Boo...

www.scbwi.org

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · 17d

Westchester/NYC kidlit folks - I'll be appearing with Assistant Editor extraordinaire Miloni Vora for a First Pages workshop on Sunday (9/28) at 1pm!

Excited to talk shop (and trade tips about where to find the best chicken cutlet sandwich in Westchester).

Details in the link below!

SCBWI Westchester First Pages

This is an in-person First Page event with opportunities to submit your First Page, attend as a listener only, and also choose to have a written critique of your Picture Book manuscript or Picture Boo...

www.scbwi.org

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Ankur Pandya @ankurfactorial.bsky.social · 21d

Dr Seuss, MD not as good with book sales

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · 24d

To paraphrase @slangsonsports.bsky.social , wheeeee!

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · 24d

Congrats to @fearingmark.bsky.social on the release of WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?, from Holiday House!

"A barnyard mystery takes on a noir-esque spin in this hilarious picture book chock full of puns, perfect for fans of 7 Ate 9 and Interrupting Chicken."

Available now via the link below!

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?: A Hard-boiled Mystery

A Hard-boiled Mystery

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 10

“We try something new from nature, and then we make it part of our own culture. That’s what I wanted to talk about—learning from nature”: author-illustrator Hyewon Yum discusses her new picture book ‘A Spoonful of the Sea’ buff.ly/b3xNPro

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · Sep 9

Wishing Hyewon Yum an extra special Book Birthday today (as it's also her actual birthday!) on the publication of A SPOONFUL OF THE SEA, out today from @wwnorton.com!

Available at your local indie via the @bookshop.org link below.

Congrats, Hyewon!!!

A Spoonful of the Sea

Check out A Spoonful of the Sea - <p>On her birthday, a girl is presented with a bowl of miyeokguk, seaweed soup--instead of the cake she wants. As she stirs her soup, her mother tells her how mothers...

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Cathy Ballou Mealey @catballoumealey.bsky.social · Sep 8

Boosting! 🐯

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
#KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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🐯 share this post
I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
#KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians

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Cindy Kang @cindysykang.com · Sep 4

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day 🎉 I’m Cindy Kang, a Korean Illustrator based in New York. I love illustrating children on adventures 🌟 Let’s work together!

📌 cindysykang.com/childrens
📚 Rep: @mccarthylit.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, a New England author and illustrator of children's books. I'm looking for that next cute and colorful book project: from picture book to early readers and chapter books. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy Lit. More at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

Brightly colored illustration of bugs having an outdoor, seaside party. Flowers and plants surround them. A grasshopper plays a flute, a beetle plays a ukulele, a bee shakes a maraca. Fireflies, dragonfly, ladybug, and caterpillar watch on. Art by Gina Perry. Text reads "author / illustrator ginaperry.com represented by Sean McCarthy"

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tomorrow!!!

Make sure you use the correct hashtag #kidlitartpostcard - copy & paste it from here!

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ready, set, almost time to go... #KidLitArtPostcard is this Thursday! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

www.ginaperry.com

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · Sep 2

Happy Pub Day to @ebrownbooks.bsky.social for THE WORLD ENTIRE!

A true and powerful story of the incredible WWII rescue by Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who defied his government and helped refugees escape the Nazis by granting visas that allowed them entry to Portugal.

Congrats, Elizabeth!

The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue

A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oh, hi! #KidLitArtPostcard is next Thursday. Notice how I put Bluesky at the top of my ‘post online’ list? It’s because you all are my favorite.

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · Aug 27

Closing out August with a STARRED review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for A SPOONFUL OF THE SEA by Hyewon Yum!

"A child learns about the history of miyeok-guk and haenyeo in a delicately rendered tale that honors both Korean matriarchal traditions."

Coming Sept 9th from Norton Young Readers!

A Spoonful of the Sea by Hyewon Yum

A child learns about the history of miyeok-guk and haenyeo in a delicately rendered tale that honors both Korean matriarchal tra...

www.publishersweekly.com

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SCBWI San Francisco South @scbwisf.bsky.social · Aug 6

Do you have a research topic that you think would benefit the world of children’s literature? Then you might be interested in our Scholar-In-Residence program! The deadline is coming up soon on August 15! Read more at www.scbwi.org/regions/sfso...
#scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Aug 6

Tomorrow!!! #kidlit

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Aug 5

Calling all illustrators, editors, art directors, and agents: this Thursday is #KidLitArtPostcard day! #kidlit #childrensbooks www.ginaperry.com/postcard

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

www.ginaperry.com

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · Jul 31

Thanks, Shirley!

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · Jul 31

Closing out July with a deal announcement for the next book from @arielbbooks.bsky.social in her delightful OLIVE AND OSCAR early reader series, coming in Spring 2027 (and look for the lead title - THE FAVORITE HAT - in January 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social).

Congrats, Ariel!!!!

Ariel Bernstein's THE PLAY, the next book in the Olive and Oscar early reader series, in which a boy inadvertently upstages a girl during her own one-elephant play, so they decide to work on a new show together, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal, to Elizabeth Barton at Simon Spotlight, for publication in spring 2027, by Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency for the author, and by Holly McGhee at Pippin Properties for the illustrator (world)

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Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com · Jul 29

The only thing hotter than the temperature is this deal announcement from @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for Margaret Chiu Greanias and Yu Chiao Kuo!

Cannot wait for everyone to meet Chih-Ming in Spring 2027 from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social in this celebration of what community looks and feels like.

Kortney Nash at Macmillan/Godwin Books has acquired world English rights to Friendship Is an Invitation, a picture book by Margaret Chiu Greanias (l.), illustrated by Yu Chiao Kuo. When Chih-Ming moves to America, he misses the familiar faces in Taiwan. As he befriends his neighbor Paul, each playdate ends with an invitation to try something new together, from the Fourth of July to the Mid-Autumn Festival. But when Paul announces his family is moving away, it's Chih-Ming's turn to welcome the new arrivals to the neighborhood. Publication is set for spring 2027; Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the author, and Amy Milligan at the Illo Agency represented the illustrator.

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Elayne Crain @elaynecrain.bsky.social · Jul 29

Not sure how those amazing indie #booksellers pick the "Other Children's Indie Favorites" corner book, but gosh, we're SO honored they shared our tale of three tails (conspicuously poking out of a trench coat) with such impressive, storied company! Thank you, @americanbookseller.bsky.social!!

July 23, 2025 American Indie Bestseller List flyer, with the picture book "There's Something Odd About the Babysitter" featured in the corner as "Other Children's Indie Favorites"

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Jul 29

It was lovely to visit @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social today and leave signed copies of KING and both Peanut & Moe books. Catch 'em while you can! #kidlit

author/illustrator Gina Perry signing a copy of her newest picture book, THE KING OF BOOKS at Silver Unicorn Bookstore in Acton, MA.

Photo of three picture books on a low shelf. TOO MUCH! NOT ENOUGH!, NOW? NOT YET!, and THE KING OF BOOKS, all written and illustrated by Gina Perry. Bookstore is the wonderful Silver Unicorn Bookstore in Acton, MA.

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MacKids Books @mackidsbooks.bsky.social · Jul 28

Is it us or is there something . . . odd . . . about this babysitter? 🦝

A boy gets more than he bargained for when his babysitter may or may not be a stack of raccoons in a trench coat in this laugh out loud funny picture book that kids will want to read again and again ❤️ @elaynecrain.bsky.social

A picture book spread from There's Something Odd About The Babysitter. The page depicts a young boy and his dog meeting his new babysitter, who is very obviously three raccoons in a trench coat.

Text reads: Freddie's nail chewing was interrupted by a grunt. He and the babysitter regarded one another. Hmmm, thought Freddie. There's something odd about this babysitter.

There's something a bit odd here. (In yellow text, coming from the babysitter's trench coat: Screeeeeech! Hisss! Grrrrr!) The babysitter's belly growled-loudly. "Perhaps it's time to make dinner?" Freddie suggested.

A picture book cover on a dark green background. The title is There's Something Odd About The Babysitter by Elayne Crain, illustrated by John Ledda.

Text underneath the cover reads:
"Read. Laugh. Repeat" - Kirkus Reviews
Ages 4-8

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Jocelyn Cho @artbyjoycho.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hello from the San Francisco Bay Area!
I'm a freelance illustrator who likes to draw tons of tiny little details. :) Check out my portfolio at artbyjoy.net.

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