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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Sep 1

Oh that’s great to hear! Keep at it! 🩷 I read or saw something once years ago that said “if you knew you would sign with an agent next year, what would you do differently?” And I thought “I would write more” and so I did. Best wishes!

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Sep 1

We celebrated the launch of LIGHTS AT NIGHT with a pajama party! We had a fort, twinkle lights, glow sticks, light up wands and rings and cookies! It was a great night, thanks to everyone who came out 🌌
#kidlit #picturebooks #writing

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Writing is all about the courage and tenacity to take that next step. To finish your first draft, to finish your book, to publish your book, to keep going. To write another story. To fulfill your writing dream."- Wrtr #amwriting #WritingCommunity Be #Writing - #Author #Writer #AuthorSky #BookSky

Don't wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal.

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · Aug 10

"In this bedtime picture book, join two special families on an illuminating journey through the year and seasons as they explore all the different lights we see at night."

Enter to win a copy of @tashahilderman.bsky.social & Maggie Zeng's "Lights at Night" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · Aug 2

FREE Book Chat happening Tuesday, August 12 at 8pm ET/5pm PT!

Join us for this month’s #12x12PB Book Chat with @tashahilderman.bsky.social as she shares how her new #picturebook LIGHTS AT NIGHT went from idea to bookshelf!

Sign up here: buff.ly/MIUH6iQ

#kidlit #12x12PB

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 22

Who’s been use @thestorygraph.com and what can you share about it?

(PS LIGHTS AT NIGHT is out in two weeks!)

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is my now-17 year olds most famous line, from when she was a toddler to now. She need a copy!

Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 19

*truthiness amiright @stephencolbert.bsky.social

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · Jul 17

Mood... 😅🤣

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Kaly Quarles @kalyquarles.bsky.social · Jul 17

Grab your visors! @tashahilderman.bsky.social and I are on the green! Just pay attention to art and not my record-setting high score! ⛳️

I'm so psyched for this charmer and all the kitschy putt putt props!

And golf clap for the lovely team at @randomhousekids.bsky.social

#kidlit #earlyreader

Publisher's announcement with putt putt golf illustrations in background. Text reads: Heidi Kilgras at Random House has acquired world rights to Mini-Golf Fun!, an early reader by Tasha Hilderman (l.), illustrated by Kaly Quarles, in which a young mini-golfer putts their way through an elaborate course of windmills, mole hills, and waterfalls to an ice cream celebration. Publication is planned for summer 2026; Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency represented the author, and Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 16

Who’s speaking at #picturebookpalooza ? I’m glad you asked! @kateallenfox.bsky.social @benjamingottwald.bsky.social @isabellakung.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris and @stacymcanulty.bsky.social to name a few! 🎉 It’s FREE, see my previous post to register 🥳

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 16

Picture Book Palooza is tomorrow! You can register here for FREE: www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...

#picturebooks #picturebookpalooza

SLJ Picture Book Palooza

Join us July 17th for our fifth annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza, an all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists from around the world, who bring picture books to life with their extraordi...

www.slj.com

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 9

Yes! Impossible to capture but just sooo incredible

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 9

I was literally just scrolling though wondering how I can avoid all the other noise. I reallllly want to like Bluesky but like to keep my social channels for writing and art and cute animals (the stuff I’m not exposed to everywhere else)

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Gina Denny @ginad129.bsky.social · Jul 8

If you start writing a new wonderfully weird idea, but you run into trouble executing that wonderfully weird idea, there are two possible causes:

1. it’s a dumb idea that won’t work
2. you’re a visionary genius & the only person who can pull it off

The only way to know? Keep writing.

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Jul 9

July 17th is Picture Book Palooza, a free virtual celebration of authors and artists from around the world! Register at slj.com

I will be in the For the Very Young session at 11:05 – 11:55 AM ET talking about LIGHTS AT NIGHT

#kidlit #canlit #picturebooks #librarian #PictureBookPalooza

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Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social · Apr 11

What to do IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE? Take some whimsical lessons from nature acc to Cynthia Mackey @booksbycindy.bsky.social in her new #picturebook illus by Vikki Zhang. From Yeehoo Press. Out soon. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/04/if-b...

Book cover of picture book titles If a Bumblebee Lands On Your Toe by Cynthia Mackey and Vikki Zhang, shows a fairy-like bee in a background of flowers and animals

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 13

i can't believe i just have to keep feeling things with this same silly heart that still uses hotmail

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Jan 3

Book Giveaway! 📚🎉 Help me test out @laiew.bsky.social's RaffleBlue tool & you may win a paperback copy of I'M BORED by @michaelianblack.bsky.social and me.

TO ENTER: pls Like and re-post. US/Canada only. Winner picked Mon. Hoping to use RaffleBlue as my go-to Bluesky giveaway tool. #BookGiveaway

A playful book cover featuring the title "I'M BORED" in bold blue letters against a light blue background. An illustration of a young girl with pigtails, wearing a striped shirt, leans against the word "BORED" with a disinterested expression. The Junior Library Guild Selection gold seal is displayed in the lower-right corner, highlighting the book's recognition.

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Nov 16

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Nov 16

How great are these packs! So easy!

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Oct 3

Oh heyyyyy PB authors and illustrators! Something new and exciting! lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com?utm_campaign...

Looking at Picture Books | Mac Barnett | Substack

Conversations about how picture books work. Click to read Looking at Picture Books, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com

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Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social · Apr 28

Métis Like Me, is available now!
“This is a book for everyone” —SLJ
“A joyful story that encourages empathy and affirms identity” —Kirkus Reviews
⭐️School Library Journal
⭐️Kirkus Reviews
📘 Blue Ribbon Selection for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
#indigenous
#kidlit #picturebooks

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