Nimblewitlit Mag-Issue 1: Taking a Stand NOW LIVE
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Epistemic Literary's new adventure for a young audience!
Our all ages eMag will extend the conversation to a younger audience by exploring similar themes.
Issue 1: https://epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit/taking-a-stand/
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Our all ages eMag will extend the conversation to a younger audience by exploring similar themes.
Issue 1: https://epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit/taking-a-stand/
www.EpistemicLit.com/nimblewitlit
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#KidLit #EduSky #LibrarySky #TLSky
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Give it to your kids!
Add it to your classroom or library!
#KidLit #EduSky #LibrarySky #TLSky
Now available in paperback:
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taking a small break from pigeons and book bans to say: I have books coming out this year!
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
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BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
taking a small break from pigeons and book bans to say: I have books coming out this year!
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
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Book 21 of 2026, child’s choice #PictureBook - Alan’s Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis. It’s a favorite of my kids, I think bc there are a lot of bright colors and sound effects. I don’t love the exaggerated lisp when Alan’s fake teeth are out. Overall, decent. #BookSky #KidLit
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret. Famed for his bi…
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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Book 21 of 2026, child’s choice #PictureBook - Alan’s Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis. It’s a favorite of my kids, I think bc there are a lot of bright colors and sound effects. I don’t love the exaggerated lisp when Alan’s fake teeth are out. Overall, decent. #BookSky #KidLit
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If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 AM
If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
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That time, my yard squirrel read about squirrels. Happy Squirrel Day. #squirrelDay #kidLit
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
That time, my yard squirrel read about squirrels. Happy Squirrel Day. #squirrelDay #kidLit
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Book 20 of 2026: To Change a Planet by Christina Soontornvat. Simple words, detailed illustrations, simple message re: #climatechange — people are destroying the earth, people need to fix it. Back matter is LONG. Generally, it’s fine. Don’t love it, don’t dislike it. #PictureBook #BookSky #KidLit
To Change a Planet
One person. Small, quiet, insignificant. But when on…
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January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Book 20 of 2026: To Change a Planet by Christina Soontornvat. Simple words, detailed illustrations, simple message re: #climatechange — people are destroying the earth, people need to fix it. Back matter is LONG. Generally, it’s fine. Don’t love it, don’t dislike it. #PictureBook #BookSky #KidLit
Get your own copy!
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Get your own copy!
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Looking for resources from children’s books about the Civil Rights Movement? Download our discussion guide for Choosing Brave by Angela Joy & Janelle Washington, a Caldecott-honor winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, at our Black History Month resource center: bit.ly/49qPI61
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Looking for resources from children’s books about the Civil Rights Movement? Download our discussion guide for Choosing Brave by Angela Joy & Janelle Washington, a Caldecott-honor winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, at our Black History Month resource center: bit.ly/49qPI61
Look what came!
My son, upon seeing his work inside: “My name! It’s my beautiful name!” 😆
My son, upon seeing his work inside: “My name! It’s my beautiful name!” 😆
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Look what came!
My son, upon seeing his work inside: “My name! It’s my beautiful name!” 😆
My son, upon seeing his work inside: “My name! It’s my beautiful name!” 😆
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It is #kidlitchat day (as it is every Tuesday)! Gather with your #kidlit loving Bluesky pals right here at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific for a spirited hour of community. We’ll see you then!
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
It is #kidlitchat day (as it is every Tuesday)! Gather with your #kidlit loving Bluesky pals right here at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific for a spirited hour of community. We’ll see you then!
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All day crows have been gathered around my place so for Day 20 of my PB reading challenge I returned to I AM WE by @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social & Alexandra Finkeldey. This PB gem is lyrical, informative, & visually stunning—will change the way you look at these clever birds!
#StoryStudy #KidLit
#StoryStudy #KidLit
January 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
All day crows have been gathered around my place so for Day 20 of my PB reading challenge I returned to I AM WE by @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social & Alexandra Finkeldey. This PB gem is lyrical, informative, & visually stunning—will change the way you look at these clever birds!
#StoryStudy #KidLit
#StoryStudy #KidLit
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A perfect #kidlit poem for MLK Day by @paljes.bsky.social, "Winning Wars With Peace" honors the lives and legacies of both MLK and Gandhi.
Read the full poem in our Better Together issue which celebrates community engagement and collective action.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Read the full poem in our Better Together issue which celebrates community engagement and collective action.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A perfect #kidlit poem for MLK Day by @paljes.bsky.social, "Winning Wars With Peace" honors the lives and legacies of both MLK and Gandhi.
Read the full poem in our Better Together issue which celebrates community engagement and collective action.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Read the full poem in our Better Together issue which celebrates community engagement and collective action.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Since last fall I have been interning with @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, and it has just been the best experience. I am learning so much about publishing. And I just love the opportunity to help stories find their editor homes.
January 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Since last fall I have been interning with @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, and it has just been the best experience. I am learning so much about publishing. And I just love the opportunity to help stories find their editor homes.
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Want a chance to win a written critique and 1 hour Zoom with me?
Check out my Helpful Picture Book Tips and Tricks post over at Writers Helping Writers. It includes tons of amazing PB resources and ways to make your manuscripts gleam.
Check out my Helpful Picture Book Tips and Tricks post over at Writers Helping Writers. It includes tons of amazing PB resources and ways to make your manuscripts gleam.
Helpful Picture Book Tips and Tricks (Plus a Giveaway!)
Here are tons of tips and tricks to make your picture book manuscripts dazzle...plus a giveaway for a free written critique & 1 hour Zoom!
writershelpingwriters.net
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Want a chance to win a written critique and 1 hour Zoom with me?
Check out my Helpful Picture Book Tips and Tricks post over at Writers Helping Writers. It includes tons of amazing PB resources and ways to make your manuscripts gleam.
Check out my Helpful Picture Book Tips and Tricks post over at Writers Helping Writers. It includes tons of amazing PB resources and ways to make your manuscripts gleam.
Love that Sharon Kennedy-Noelle used her project to give youth a voice
In our latest interview,
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle reflects on writing, witness, and the forms poetry can take when direct experience is unavailable.
Read the interview between Sharon Kennedy-Nolle and @megjnic.bsky.social on Variant's Variety Pack blog:
variantlit.com/sharon-kenne...
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle reflects on writing, witness, and the forms poetry can take when direct experience is unavailable.
Read the interview between Sharon Kennedy-Nolle and @megjnic.bsky.social on Variant's Variety Pack blog:
variantlit.com/sharon-kenne...
Poetry as a Means of Survival: A Conversation with Sharon Kennedy-Nolle
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle is the author of the chapbook Black Wick: Selected Elegies (Variant Literature, 2021), which was a semifinalist for the 2018 Tupelo Snowbound Chapbook Contest and a 2020 Chapbo…
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January 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Love that Sharon Kennedy-Noelle used her project to give youth a voice
I found a lot to like on this list!
★ “Incisive and joyful” picture book GOLDFINCHES by late poet Mary Oliver and illustrator Melissa Sweet “tether[s] nest-building and art-making for a wondrous close that points to the generative meaning that can arise from paying attention”
Goldfinches by Mary Oliver
Sweet vibrantly illuminates an incisive and joyful work from the late poet Oliver in a picture book that takes the feel of a nat...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I found a lot to like on this list!
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Yesterdays #ReadAloud, Books 12 and 13 of 2026: “Press Here” and “Mix It Up” by Herve Tullet. At least in my parenting experience press here was the OG interactive book and nothing (except mix it up) comes close to replicating the experience. 1/3 #BookSky #PictureBook #KidLit
Press Here
Great for toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers to …
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January 17, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Yesterdays #ReadAloud, Books 12 and 13 of 2026: “Press Here” and “Mix It Up” by Herve Tullet. At least in my parenting experience press here was the OG interactive book and nothing (except mix it up) comes close to replicating the experience. 1/3 #BookSky #PictureBook #KidLit
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Book 14 of 2026 is another #PictureBook #ReadAloud - Fish Kisses: A Bedtime Story by Marianne Richmond. This one’s interactive in a different way — on every page a different animal pair says goodnight and we have always imitated every page — #BookSky #KidLit
Fish Kisses: a Bedtime Story
This delightful board book, based on our award-winning …
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January 18, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Book 14 of 2026 is another #PictureBook #ReadAloud - Fish Kisses: A Bedtime Story by Marianne Richmond. This one’s interactive in a different way — on every page a different animal pair says goodnight and we have always imitated every page — #BookSky #KidLit
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If your kids or your students are excited about the #Olympics, I wrote a book they might enjoy!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779683...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779683...
Kid Olympians: Winter by Robin Stevenson: 9781683693932 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world’s attention at the Winter Olympics and Paralympi...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
If your kids or your students are excited about the #Olympics, I wrote a book they might enjoy!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779683...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779683...
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For Day 17 of my PB reading challenge I was delighted to read I’M FROM by @garyrgrayjr.bsky.social & one of my fav PB illustrators @ogemora.bsky.social! Poetic, inspiring, & fun, this book sings & soars off the page 💜
#StoryStudy #KidLit
#StoryStudy #KidLit
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
For Day 17 of my PB reading challenge I was delighted to read I’M FROM by @garyrgrayjr.bsky.social & one of my fav PB illustrators @ogemora.bsky.social! Poetic, inspiring, & fun, this book sings & soars off the page 💜
#StoryStudy #KidLit
#StoryStudy #KidLit
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Check out this #kidlit #MG #book giveaway on the Literary Rambles blog! www.literaryrambles.com/2026/01/wint...
Winter Wishes Giveaway Hop
Happy Friday Everyone! Today I'm excited to participate in the Winter Wishes Giveaway Hop hosted by MamatheFox and MomDoesReviews . I hope...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Check out this #kidlit #MG #book giveaway on the Literary Rambles blog! www.literaryrambles.com/2026/01/wint...
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"This pestering color of life, bold."
It turns out when you ask 90+ students to craft narrative poems, they don't just have a lot to say—they say that "a lot" in incredible ways.
(Seriously: this job is such a privilege. To get to read these?)
It turns out when you ask 90+ students to craft narrative poems, they don't just have a lot to say—they say that "a lot" in incredible ways.
(Seriously: this job is such a privilege. To get to read these?)
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"This pestering color of life, bold."
It turns out when you ask 90+ students to craft narrative poems, they don't just have a lot to say—they say that "a lot" in incredible ways.
(Seriously: this job is such a privilege. To get to read these?)
It turns out when you ask 90+ students to craft narrative poems, they don't just have a lot to say—they say that "a lot" in incredible ways.
(Seriously: this job is such a privilege. To get to read these?)
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Congrats to @thatgirlchaylee.bsky.social on her debut novel releasing in March! Chaylee was kind enough to chat about her journey to publication in our new interview. Please share her feature, add Pitiful Peaches to your TBR, and keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/post/chaylee...
#blog #kidlit
www.litkidsmagazine.com/post/chaylee...
#blog #kidlit
Chaylee McCleese - Teacher, Autoimmune Advocate, and Author
Chaylee McCleese works as a partner teacher at an Idaho charter school, where she teaches small language art groups to elementary and middle school students. She also uses social media platforms to ad...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Congrats to @thatgirlchaylee.bsky.social on her debut novel releasing in March! Chaylee was kind enough to chat about her journey to publication in our new interview. Please share her feature, add Pitiful Peaches to your TBR, and keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/post/chaylee...
#blog #kidlit
www.litkidsmagazine.com/post/chaylee...
#blog #kidlit
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Katherine Applegate’s book has a controversial protagonist: a tree named Red. Red is both male and female, which trees often are — but the detail has still led to the cancellation of two community-wide readings of the book. Read our interview with @kaaauthor.bsky.social at: pen.org/katherine-ap...
Katherine Applegate’s Book Was Labeled ‘Deliberate Indoctrination.’ It’s About the Power of Kindness.
Author Katherine Applegate tells PEN America what children miss out on when adults refuse to let them read her books.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Katherine Applegate’s book has a controversial protagonist: a tree named Red. Red is both male and female, which trees often are — but the detail has still led to the cancellation of two community-wide readings of the book. Read our interview with @kaaauthor.bsky.social at: pen.org/katherine-ap...
My young animal-lover has been volunteering on a farm and is struggling with eating the animals she cares for. Last night we pulled out our copy of Issue 1 and read “Peace on Your Plate” by @rebeccaloveday.bsky.social to show her she’s not alone. #Poetry #TakingAStand #KidLit
PEACE ON YOUR PLATE -
Choose peace on your plate!Leave chickens to peckin’,the cows to the grazing,the lambs to the leaping,and savour the flavourof dinner that didn’t havedreams
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January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
My young animal-lover has been volunteering on a farm and is struggling with eating the animals she cares for. Last night we pulled out our copy of Issue 1 and read “Peace on Your Plate” by @rebeccaloveday.bsky.social to show her she’s not alone. #Poetry #TakingAStand #KidLit
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“Nonfiction for kids works when we bridge what they know to new ideas in a fun way.”
Check out nuggets of wisdom from #author @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social & win a copy of her book! RT & comment on blog: tinyurl.com/mrxyp4kv
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #edusky #BlissfullyBookish
Check out nuggets of wisdom from #author @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social & win a copy of her book! RT & comment on blog: tinyurl.com/mrxyp4kv
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #edusky #BlissfullyBookish
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
“Nonfiction for kids works when we bridge what they know to new ideas in a fun way.”
Check out nuggets of wisdom from #author @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social & win a copy of her book! RT & comment on blog: tinyurl.com/mrxyp4kv
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #edusky #BlissfullyBookish
Check out nuggets of wisdom from #author @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social & win a copy of her book! RT & comment on blog: tinyurl.com/mrxyp4kv
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #edusky #BlissfullyBookish