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Amy Houts

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Award-winning author of 100+ books Repped by Stephanie Cardel @LighthouseLiterary 1st place Missouri Writers’ Guild Picture Book Award God’s Earth is Something to Fight For @BushelandPeckBooks Linktr.ee/amyhouts

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's my #picturebook birthday! Huge thank you to my illustrator, @bernadatema_bernasplayground my publisher, @monarchcleanreads my PR person, @carolbaldwin121 and others! #halloweeen2025 #kidlitart Available now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Witchs-House...

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks for reposting!

Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 1d

www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... My new #Halloween #picturebook is featured on the #SeasonsOfKidlit blog today! #giveaway #autumn Thank you, @AuthorHMacht @Literally_Lynne!

Trick or Treat with Amy Houts!

Hi readers, writers, and haunted house lovers of all kinds! We're thrilled to celebrate the day with the incredible Amy Houts - author of over 100 books! She's here with us sharing her new book with M...

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Sheri Bentley @birthdaygirl.bsky.social · 6d

Mychal is perfect for this role! Exciting... ❤️

Liz Nealon @liznealon.bsky.social · 8d

Such happy news!

‘Reading Rainbow’ to Return, With New Host Mychal Threets | KQED

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...

Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!! 🩶🧡🩶

Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 5d

Great news! In the Witch’s House is on a curated list of Halloween books! See the link below. bookshop.org/lists/hallow...

@ingramsparkbooks #curatedindie, #ingramsparkauthor, and #ingramspark.

Halloween Picks for Kids

Check out these spooky and sweet Halloween tales for children!

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Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social · 13d

Inspired by a beautiful Claude Monet painting, a little artist decides to create her own masterpiece, but her puppy has other ideas.

Just under 8 months until CLAUDE unveils his masterpiece!

Pre-Order Now:

BOOKSHOP: tinyurl.com/y874z3sm

Amazon: tinyurl.com/3jzhvm9n

B&N: tinyurl.com/3ph5te8m

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 13d

“To transform our relationship with our planet in this time of climate crisis, we need to value nature as profoundly sacred. Spiritual, even.” —actor Rainn Wilson www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Rainn Wilson: What I Learned at a Fire Ceremony With King Charles

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 17d

50 States, 50 fixes. A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems. My state, Missouri, features Rock Port's wind power. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

50 States, 50 Fixes (Gift Article)

A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you, Sheri!

Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 18d

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Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 18d

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In the Witch's House

Amazon.com: In the Witch's House: 9781957656922: Houts, Amy, Datema, Berna: Books

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 18d

See October 8th! My new #halloween2025 #picturebooksforkids In the Witch's House is featured! And there's a #giveaway! Link in comments.

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 19d

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God's Earth Is Something to Fight For

A groundbreaking, faith-based picture book about God's call to take care of the Earth and fight climate change. Free guide for using the book: https://www.amyhouts.com/vbs-curriculum.html Winner of th...

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 19d

My Gold Medal award has been added to my book! See link in comments.

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 19d

I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com! So excited about this! My new #picturebook from Monarch Educational Services LLC Boutique Press In the Witch's House is featured!

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Lindsay | KidLit Grove @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social · 22d

Look what arrived! LOVE this book by @amyhouts.bsky.social and Berna Datema. With just the right amount of spookiness for little ones, it’s a wonderful read-aloud for families, classrooms, and libraries during the spooky season! 📚👍🏻

#kidlit #booksky #readaloud #halloween

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · 27d

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Into the Bottomless Pit… - Almost An Author

This is THE month my latest book, Just Enough Room for Christmas, launches. The publisher sent out review copies to journals and magazines

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks! It is!

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Amy Houts @amyhouts.bsky.social · Sep 5

Download these #FREE #Halloween2025 #postcards featuring Kate from my #picturebook, In the Witch's House, created by @bernadatema_bernasplayground. You can find them here:
www.amyhouts.com/halloween-pr...