Melissa Taylor
@imaginationsoup.bsky.social
Writer, marketing professional, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
Get your kids writing & thinking creatively in a writing workshop where kids get to invent and write about their own chimera. Sign up here: www.denverwrites.org/creativewrit.... @denverwrites.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Get your kids writing & thinking creatively in a writing workshop where kids get to invent and write about their own chimera. Sign up here: www.denverwrites.org/creativewrit.... @denverwrites.bsky.social
Tips from Amy Storey of Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for working with your publicist -- open.substack.com/pub/melissat... #bookmarketing #kidlit
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Tips from Amy Storey of Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for working with your publicist -- open.substack.com/pub/melissat... #bookmarketing #kidlit
🍞BREAD IS LOVE is an exquisitely crafted, sensory experience of kids and their mama baking bread. 🥯This figurative language-filled gem has 3 stars! 📖 BREAD IS LOVE is written by my client Pooja Makhijani, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu, and published by Roaring Brook/MacKids. #kidlit
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
🍞BREAD IS LOVE is an exquisitely crafted, sensory experience of kids and their mama baking bread. 🥯This figurative language-filled gem has 3 stars! 📖 BREAD IS LOVE is written by my client Pooja Makhijani, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu, and published by Roaring Brook/MacKids. #kidlit
Just walking a horse…❤️
January 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Just walking a horse…❤️
Karen and I discuss amazing middle grade books of 2025 on Book Huddle with ReadGab. #kidlit podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Karen and I discuss amazing middle grade books of 2025 on Book Huddle with ReadGab. #kidlit podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...
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It’s a good day when I can get on a horse! 💕🐴
December 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s a good day when I can get on a horse! 💕🐴
Always happy to teach writing workshop! Thanks @denverwrites.bsky.social ! 🧡
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Always happy to teach writing workshop! Thanks @denverwrites.bsky.social ! 🧡
Loved my first signing (of prints) for my upcoming book TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/21/26) with @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social yesterday at #ncte!
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Loved my first signing (of prints) for my upcoming book TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/21/26) with @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social yesterday at #ncte!
My friends that write the Uplift AANHPI Kidlit Newsletter are offering a cool giveaway for subscribers ! upliftkidlit.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My friends that write the Uplift AANHPI Kidlit Newsletter are offering a cool giveaway for subscribers ! upliftkidlit.substack.com
Thank you to those who serve or have served our country! Here are military-themed children’s books to share with the kids in your life. imaginationsoup.net/military-the... #kidlit
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Thank you to those who serve or have served our country! Here are military-themed children’s books to share with the kids in your life. imaginationsoup.net/military-the... #kidlit
Months and over 100 hours of volunteering led to me finally passing my horse leader test at The Right Step, an adaptive riding barn. Now I can lead a horse with a client on its back! It’s so satisfying to go from being a total beginner to competent. 🥰🎉
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Months and over 100 hours of volunteering led to me finally passing my horse leader test at The Right Step, an adaptive riding barn. Now I can lead a horse with a client on its back! It’s so satisfying to go from being a total beginner to competent. 🥰🎉
Yay! TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (Red Comet Press, 4/21/26) was featured on today’s Indie Kids Book Buzz hosted by @fuse8.bsky.social ! #kidlit
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yay! TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (Red Comet Press, 4/21/26) was featured on today’s Indie Kids Book Buzz hosted by @fuse8.bsky.social ! #kidlit
Janna Morishima shares the highlights from my school visit workshop:
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kidscomicsunite.com/how-to-set-u.... #kidlit
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Janna Morishima shares the highlights from my school visit workshop:
kidscomicsunite.com/how-to-set-u.... #kidlit
kidscomicsunite.com/how-to-set-u.... #kidlit
Such a fun morning teaching about school visits for Janna Morishima’s Kids Comics Unite! 😄 @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social #kidlit
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Such a fun morning teaching about school visits for Janna Morishima’s Kids Comics Unite! 😄 @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social #kidlit
Brilliant October books: I love this inspiring picture book that shows the power of horses to help a child feel more confident and grow as a reader! RAIN AND THE READING HORSE is written by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Hannah Salyer. (Me with FredBob.) #kidlit
October 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Brilliant October books: I love this inspiring picture book that shows the power of horses to help a child feel more confident and grow as a reader! RAIN AND THE READING HORSE is written by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Hannah Salyer. (Me with FredBob.) #kidlit
I'm HORRIFIED that someone I used to admire believes and quotes AI as if it's a legitimate source of information! AI answers are either made up or stolen. Cite the source of the research. UNSUBSCRIBE.
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'm HORRIFIED that someone I used to admire believes and quotes AI as if it's a legitimate source of information! AI answers are either made up or stolen. Cite the source of the research. UNSUBSCRIBE.
I’m always happy at the barn. Add in riding lessons and I’m never going to stop smiling! 😍
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’m always happy at the barn. Add in riding lessons and I’m never going to stop smiling! 😍
I'm beyond thrilled that my first picture book, TOVA'S SWEET SOLUTION (Red Comet Press, 4/21/26), has been selected for the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard program!
There's still six months until release day but you can preorder any time! www.abramsbooks.com/product/tova... #kidlit
There's still six months until release day but you can preorder any time! www.abramsbooks.com/product/tova... #kidlit
October 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'm beyond thrilled that my first picture book, TOVA'S SWEET SOLUTION (Red Comet Press, 4/21/26), has been selected for the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard program!
There's still six months until release day but you can preorder any time! www.abramsbooks.com/product/tova... #kidlit
There's still six months until release day but you can preorder any time! www.abramsbooks.com/product/tova... #kidlit
Kidlit writers, this is what I gave out in my workshop about book launches this past weekend. Remember there are many paths. You get to choose which one works for you. Enjoy the journey! Celebrate your book! #kidlit
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Kidlit writers, this is what I gave out in my workshop about book launches this past weekend. Remember there are many paths. You get to choose which one works for you. Enjoy the journey! Celebrate your book! #kidlit
I love fall days! 🧡
October 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I love fall days! 🧡
Every school visit I watch gives me new ideas for my clients. Loved seeing the incredible Dusti Bowling today!! #schoolvisits #kidlit
October 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Every school visit I watch gives me new ideas for my clients. Loved seeing the incredible Dusti Bowling today!! #schoolvisits #kidlit
Kidlit writers, are you looking for a mentor? You can apply to the Michelle Begley 2026 mentorship program now until November 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm! You can select ME or any one of the amazing mentors. ✏️Get the scoop here: www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc/....
October 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Kidlit writers, are you looking for a mentor? You can apply to the Michelle Begley 2026 mentorship program now until November 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm! You can select ME or any one of the amazing mentors. ✏️Get the scoop here: www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc/....
BIG NEWS!
I've moved my Imagination Soup newsletter with all my new book reviews to Substack! If you’re a children’s book-loving literacy advocate parent, grandparent, teacher, or librarian, join me for good books, printable resources, giveaways, and more!
open.substack.com/pub/imaginat... #kidlit
I've moved my Imagination Soup newsletter with all my new book reviews to Substack! If you’re a children’s book-loving literacy advocate parent, grandparent, teacher, or librarian, join me for good books, printable resources, giveaways, and more!
open.substack.com/pub/imaginat... #kidlit
September 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
BIG NEWS!
I've moved my Imagination Soup newsletter with all my new book reviews to Substack! If you’re a children’s book-loving literacy advocate parent, grandparent, teacher, or librarian, join me for good books, printable resources, giveaways, and more!
open.substack.com/pub/imaginat... #kidlit
I've moved my Imagination Soup newsletter with all my new book reviews to Substack! If you’re a children’s book-loving literacy advocate parent, grandparent, teacher, or librarian, join me for good books, printable resources, giveaways, and more!
open.substack.com/pub/imaginat... #kidlit
I have BIG, EXCITING, WONDERFUL NEWS! Today, I can officially reveal the cover for my first picture book, TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION, written by me, illustrated by Aurélie Lise-Anne, and published by Red Comet Press (April 21, 2026). Isn’t it adorable? imaginationsoup.net/cover-reveal... #kidlit
August 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have BIG, EXCITING, WONDERFUL NEWS! Today, I can officially reveal the cover for my first picture book, TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION, written by me, illustrated by Aurélie Lise-Anne, and published by Red Comet Press (April 21, 2026). Isn’t it adorable? imaginationsoup.net/cover-reveal... #kidlit