Troy Wilson
@troystory.bsky.social
www.troystory.ca
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
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Troy Wilson
@troystory.bsky.social
· Oct 13
It's Canadian Thanksgiving, and I'm super-thankful for these kind words.
“A charming tribute to the unrelenting and unconditional acceptance a dog gives.”
– Mike Boldt
“We could all stand to learn to love like a dog loves. Kids do it best, and every kid is going to fall for this book.”
– Adam Rex
“A charming tribute to the unrelenting and unconditional acceptance a dog gives.”
– Mike Boldt
“We could all stand to learn to love like a dog loves. Kids do it best, and every kid is going to fall for this book.”
– Adam Rex
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Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
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We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Some Days by Daniela Sosa (rep'd by Good Illustration), publishing in May next year with Simon & Schuster.
Check out this artist's #portfolio 👉 childrensillustrators.com/news/some_da...
#childrensillustrators #childrensbooks #kidlitart
Check out this artist's #portfolio 👉 childrensillustrators.com/news/some_da...
#childrensillustrators #childrensbooks #kidlitart
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Some Days by Daniela Sosa (rep'd by Good Illustration), publishing in May next year with Simon & Schuster.
Check out this artist's #portfolio 👉 childrensillustrators.com/news/some_da...
#childrensillustrators #childrensbooks #kidlitart
Check out this artist's #portfolio 👉 childrensillustrators.com/news/some_da...
#childrensillustrators #childrensbooks #kidlitart
Coffee is for closers, Charlie Brown.
One does not simply walk into Mordor. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly, Charlie Brown.
somehow, Palpitine returned, Charlie Brown
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Coffee is for closers, Charlie Brown.
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Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.
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bravo canada bravo
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
bravo canada bravo
Their biggest achievement?
Causing riots.
Causing riots.
the vancouver canucks are not good
but are they fun to watch? also no
but are they young and on the upswing? regretfully, no
but are they beloved in the community? increasingly not!
but do they have good ownership? so uh the thing is
but are they fun to watch? also no
but are they young and on the upswing? regretfully, no
but are they beloved in the community? increasingly not!
but do they have good ownership? so uh the thing is
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Their biggest achievement?
Causing riots.
Causing riots.
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Happy Fat Squirrel Season to those who celebrate.
#fatsquirrelseason
#fatsquirrelseason
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Happy Fat Squirrel Season to those who celebrate.
#fatsquirrelseason
#fatsquirrelseason
This is what happens when you shoot a Red Baron in the Alps, Charlie Brown!
Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, Charlie Brown.
Forget it, Charlie Brown, it’s Chinatown, Charlie Brown.
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This is what happens when you shoot a Red Baron in the Alps, Charlie Brown!
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE, CHARLIE BROWN!
We’re going to need a bigger boat, Charlie Brown
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE, CHARLIE BROWN!
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I gave her one kiss too many.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I gave her one kiss too many.
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"It's such a gem of a book."
-Sarah Howden
(Okay, she's actually the editor. But still...)
-Sarah Howden
(Okay, she's actually the editor. But still...)
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"It's such a gem of a book."
-Sarah Howden
(Okay, she's actually the editor. But still...)
-Sarah Howden
(Okay, she's actually the editor. But still...)
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Freeing a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole 👍
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Freeing a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole 👍
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November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
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Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
Donate to Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care, organized by Dave Kellogg
Mike W. Barr has been a writer of comics, science fiction novels and mystery novels… Dave Kellogg needs your support for Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care
www.gofundme.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
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Inside you are two cats.
Rhaid i ti ddewis un yn unig.
Rhaid i ti ddewis un yn unig.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Inside you are two cats.
Rhaid i ti ddewis un yn unig.
Rhaid i ti ddewis un yn unig.
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I may have gotten a little carried away with how many books I did for this year's @npr.org Books We Love list for 2025. I CARE NOT! #kidlit 📚👍 apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I may have gotten a little carried away with how many books I did for this year's @npr.org Books We Love list for 2025. I CARE NOT! #kidlit 📚👍 apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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DID I BREAK YOUR CONCENTRATION, CHARLIE BROWN?
We’re going to need a bigger boat, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
DID I BREAK YOUR CONCENTRATION, CHARLIE BROWN?
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Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: [email protected].
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: [email protected].
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
@canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
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Here is your Monday morning emergency fluffy kitten
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Here is your Monday morning emergency fluffy kitten
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I know some of you are fans of pelicans spashing in the water in 5 minutes before Sunset and the water giving off an orange hue. May I present to you: a humpback whale surfacing 5 minutes before sunset 😇
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I know some of you are fans of pelicans spashing in the water in 5 minutes before Sunset and the water giving off an orange hue. May I present to you: a humpback whale surfacing 5 minutes before sunset 😇