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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm an illustrator/storyteller of all things whimsical especially if it's animal and nature centric.
Portfolio: dianadelosh.com
Represented by @lynnettenovak.bsky.social of The Seymour Agency.
#kidlitart #kidlit #illustrator
February 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Good morning @dtdelosh.bsky.social Thanks so much for reposting🍩☕️📚😁
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Hilarious dialogue, Chowder and Crackers very dynamic duo, and lobster ghosts! #PB #Creepy and everything #Maine KITTYBUNKPORT by #ScottRothman and #ZachariahOHora is a standout comical mystery kids will tell each other to read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
“I do not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday…a want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood.” #FrederickDouglass
February 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Another January idea month completed thanks to the efforts and generosity of @taralazar.bsky.social and the authors and author illustrators who posted throughout January. #Storystorm #kidlit #ideas
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
For Day 31 of #StoryStudy I chose this debut!!! By #TheaLu that is stunning in art and text. It compares Dan and Aki’s very different lives then brings them together in a glorious must-see gatefold spread at the end. 🙏🏽 @stefankarlsson.bsky.social for the January book feast ❤️📚☕️🍩
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Day 29 of #PB #StoryStudy is a time travel feast that looks at a child exploration of the land his house sits on today by truth tellers #StacySJensen and #VictoNgai Final spread features what appears on each “years ago” spread as all return to cohabit the final striking image. Majestic #PBooking
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Boyds Mills (formerly Highlights) 2026 scholarship programs are open! The Nikki Grimes Scholarship in particular nudges Black Indigenous women to bring their voices to children's lit. Try a workshop or retreat! We need stories starring Black Indigenous characters.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Cute cubs, Mama bear ferocity, plus fascinating facts for every age. A beauty! #DrNickCompton + #ColleenLarmour #PB splendor here for my day 29 #StoryStudy Hashtag created by @stefankarlsson.bsky.social for #PB readers & writers & artists to share ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #books
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Precious story of the hold grief has on a sister who lost her brother, tragically. Stunning text and art. Read #MightyVincent story here www.mightyvincent.org/our-story My StoryStudy pick for Day 28 hanging with #PB scholar @stefankarlsson.bsky.social all January long 😀
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Information Book Medal!

Congratulations to Sara Andrea Fajardo and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social for winning the prestigious award at the 2026 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Youth Media Awards for their extraordinary picture book ALBERT SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA.
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Starts tonight! You can still sign up...

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Successful Strategies for Submitting Your Manuscript to Agents and Editors - Boyds Mills
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January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Win all 3 books in our #LunarNewYear giveaway! 🧧

Enter here: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6

#kidlit #bookgiveaway Benson Shum
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Day 27 with @StefanKarlsson.bsky.social #StoryStudy My pick by #MattDeLaPena and #LorenLong #PB takes a deep look at #HOME as hearth, heartfelt pain of damage and displacement from disaster, coexisting with “harmony of things” lovingly rendered in a warm comforting palette. Wonderbook version❤️
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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The kidlit event of the year is almost here. Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and so many more. Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.

#ALAyma
#ALA150
#ForOurLibraries
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January 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Brilliant #PBooking by @brigettebarrager.bsky.social for day 26 #StoryStudy @stefankarlsson.bsky.social Get an eyeful from the stand out pacing, the perfectly never forced #monorhyme and the delightful intro to nocturnal animals⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Bedtime book gold😴🦉🦉🌖📚
January 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
My Day 24 #PB pick flips what kids want to be when they grow up to who they will forever be by doing. #RaheleJomepourBell and #RebeccaGardynLevington show childhood as full of everyday skill building #joy. Happy to join @stefankarlsson.bsky.social in his January #StiryStudy initiative
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 AM
My day 25 StoryStudy January pick (an @stefankarlsson.bsky.social initiative) is BOOKS ON BIKES. #Campoy&Howell with #Magro empower others to provide free books to communities using ❤️volunteers❤️on bikes. Showcases empathy, literacy access, + kid-powered solutions ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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In 1 week, I go live online via @boydsmills.bsky.social with all you need to know to get out on submission with a #kidlit or #yalit ms.: preparation, strategies, resources, case studies, query letter basics, myth-busting, handouts. Questions, a recording. $59

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January 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Day 25 of @taralazar.bsky.social #Storystorm Hope from #LindaRavinLodding who says #PB "...small as they are, are mighty. They are portable courage. They are a hand to hold. They are a way of saying: Yes the world can be a lot. But you are not alone inside it." #kidlit #creators stay the course.
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Another must-read post on the #Storystorm blog today, by Linda Ravin Lodding. This is why we keep writing stories and drawing bears and bunnies in the face of the unspeakable:
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Storystorm 2026 Day 25: Linda Ravin Lodding Turns Headlines into Hope
by Linda Ravin Lodding Some days, the world feels like it’s shouting in ALL CAPS. You open the news and there it is again: another story that makes your shoulders creep toward your ears like they’r…
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January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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For Day 24 of my PB reading challenge I was wowed by FIREWORKS by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social & Cátia Chien. I love the kid’s eyes view of the city’s everyday wonders & the glorious illustrations—& that jaw-dropping “finale” page, WOW. A memorable & mesmerizing PB! 🎆💜
#StoryStudy #KidLit
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Blue Sky beauty below by #CourtneyPippinMathur and #Storystorm registration is open! Thanks @taralazar.bsky.social You are the best! 🏆
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Excited to be here!
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM