Steena Hernandez
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
Kidlit Author | Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers OUT NOW Beaming Books | SCBWI | Las Musas | 12x12PB
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✨I’m leaping with excitement to hear that LUPITA’S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS has won the Crystal Kite Award in the Texas & Oklahoma division! 🤎🩰🥹🤎🩰
✨Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who voted! Congratulations to all the winners and honorees! 🎉
#SCBWI
#SCBWI25CK
#CrystalKiteAward
✨Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who voted! Congratulations to all the winners and honorees! 🎉
#SCBWI
#SCBWI25CK
#CrystalKiteAward
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#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
December's Cold Moon--
a black bear lumbers through
snow
to a hollow log
short form:
Cold Moon--
a black bear slumbers
inside a hollow log
(The last Supermoon of 2025.)
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
December's Cold Moon--
a black bear lumbers through
snow
to a hollow log
short form:
Cold Moon--
a black bear slumbers
inside a hollow log
(The last Supermoon of 2025.)
Please add a version if you feel like it.
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
December's Cold Moon--
a black bear lumbers through
snow
to a hollow log
short form:
Cold Moon--
a black bear slumbers
inside a hollow log
(The last Supermoon of 2025.)
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
December's Cold Moon--
a black bear lumbers through
snow
to a hollow log
short form:
Cold Moon--
a black bear slumbers
inside a hollow log
(The last Supermoon of 2025.)
Please add a version if you feel like it.
So happy for my friend, @kbiddle.bsky.social! 🙌🏽 Congratulations!! 🥳❤️💖
I am so excited! My author copies are here!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJds... . #teachers, #librarians, #EduSky, #kidlit .
Unveiling As You Are Hope For Black Sons
YouTube video by Pink Pearl Writing
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December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So happy for my friend, @kbiddle.bsky.social! 🙌🏽 Congratulations!! 🥳❤️💖
Yay! Thank you, @kbiddle.bsky.social and @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social! 🥰👏🏽❤️
Steena Hernandez won the random blog contest. She wins a book from Linda Joy Singleton. Congrats! Have a wonderful Holiday!! @steenahernandez.bsky.social @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social .
a gold trophy with a laurel wreath around it and a ribbon that says well done
ALT: a gold trophy with a laurel wreath around it and a ribbon that says well done
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December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Yay! Thank you, @kbiddle.bsky.social and @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social! 🥰👏🏽❤️
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Chance to win a free book!!!
November blog is posted. Linda J. Singleton talks about Mysteries for children. Chance to win a free book, if you comment on blog. pinkpearlwriting.com/blog/ #EduSky #kidlit #teachers #librarians
Pink Pearl Writing - Academic Books - Children's Story Books
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November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Chance to win a free book!!!
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✨Please join us in wishing a happy 1 year book birthday to this incredible book 🤎LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
✨Please join us in wishing a happy 1 year book birthday to this incredible book 🤎LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
🤎(illustrated by Melissa Castillo) Click the link in our bio to purchase! 🎉
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"Rock-a-Bye Forever" is officially open to preorders! This has been such a labor of love, and we're so happy to release it into the world💕
*Preorders will NOT arrive until January*
(Link in bio)
#boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift
*Preorders will NOT arrive until January*
(Link in bio)
#boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Rock-a-Bye Forever" is officially open to preorders! This has been such a labor of love, and we're so happy to release it into the world💕
*Preorders will NOT arrive until January*
(Link in bio)
#boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift
*Preorders will NOT arrive until January*
(Link in bio)
#boardbook #babyshowergift #singtoyourbabies #kidlit #babies #newbabygift
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Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions:📚📚📚📚
@leslea.bsky.social
@lisajallen.bsky.social
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
@leslea.bsky.social
@lisajallen.bsky.social
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions:📚📚📚📚
@leslea.bsky.social
@lisajallen.bsky.social
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
@leslea.bsky.social
@lisajallen.bsky.social
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
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Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
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🚨Last day for FREE SHIPPING on Bookshop🚨 & stack an extra 20% off (lmk if you need a code!) here are all the books by topics: bookshop.org/shop/aventur...
#kidlit
#kidlit
October 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🚨Last day for FREE SHIPPING on Bookshop🚨 & stack an extra 20% off (lmk if you need a code!) here are all the books by topics: bookshop.org/shop/aventur...
#kidlit
#kidlit
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📽️ When abandonment and cultural isolation threaten to destroy a new mother's spirit, a passing acquaintance proves that home isn't a place—it's the people who choose to care. #immigrant #USA #India💃🏽 See our #film in Albany, NY on 10/11 at 11am. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3m7dwedz
October 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📽️ When abandonment and cultural isolation threaten to destroy a new mother's spirit, a passing acquaintance proves that home isn't a place—it's the people who choose to care. #immigrant #USA #India💃🏽 See our #film in Albany, NY on 10/11 at 11am. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3m7dwedz
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Thank You, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!❤️🙏🏼❤️✨
Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite winning #12x12PB members! We are so proud of you, @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social, @evawongnava.bsky.social, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, @writerjolene.bsky.social, @cwrobinson.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, & Anita Yasuda!
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
September 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Thank You, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!❤️🙏🏼❤️✨
✨ Enter for a chance to win a copy of Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🩰🤎Thank you, @readyourworld.bsky.social!
Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Have you entered this week's giveaway yet? Hop over to our Instagram for a chance to win Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers from @steenahernandez.bsky.social !
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#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
www.instagram.com/p/DOqzVS0EfNN/
#ReadYourWorld #kidlit
September 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
✨ Enter for a chance to win a copy of Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🩰🤎Thank you, @readyourworld.bsky.social!
Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Check it out on IG! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky
Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…
viviankirkfield.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky
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Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...
Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…
viviankirkfield.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Like a work of art in a museum unveiling, a picture book cover reveal is a special moment. Please join us in congratulating @jilanne.bsky.social and illustrator Khoa Le on this gorgeous work of art! The book launches March 3, 2026 from Millbrook viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_...
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🎉Hi friends! I create educator guides & would ❤️ if you hired me! I got an unexpected bill & would love to take on some projects to help cover it. I do English/Spanish guides & have a masters in differentiated instruction to create activities ✨Let's work together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🎉Hi friends! I create educator guides & would ❤️ if you hired me! I got an unexpected bill & would love to take on some projects to help cover it. I do English/Spanish guides & have a masters in differentiated instruction to create activities ✨Let's work together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I won this wonderful book by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social and Jess Mason from @kidlit411.bsky.social! 😍 Thank you so much for sending it to me! 🥰 I’m Loving it and can’t wait to share it with my homeschool co-op group! ❤️❤️❤️ ~Believe ✨
September 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I won this wonderful book by @heatherstigall7.bsky.social and Jess Mason from @kidlit411.bsky.social! 😍 Thank you so much for sending it to me! 🥰 I’m Loving it and can’t wait to share it with my homeschool co-op group! ❤️❤️❤️ ~Believe ✨
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TÍO RICKY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH NO HABLA INGLÉS by @maritererbellas.bsky.social illustrated by Jayri Gómez (Lil'Bros) out Oct. 25.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
Thank you for creating a space for young creators to shine! 🥰❤️❤️❤️
Enjoy @ianbrownlie.bsky.social's poem "Ali the Artist," inspired by the illustration Portrait Painting by young artist Olivia McGinty (@steenahernandez.bsky.social).
Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure is available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure is available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
August 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Thank you for creating a space for young creators to shine! 🥰❤️❤️❤️
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Many wonderful opportunities up for bidding. All for a great cause ❤️🙏🏼
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#kidlit4ceasefire
@sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️
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@sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️
August 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Many wonderful opportunities up for bidding. All for a great cause ❤️🙏🏼
www.32auctions.com/organization...
#kidlit4ceasefire
@sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️
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#kidlit4ceasefire
@sandraproudman.bsky.social ❤️
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Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all
August 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sadie & I are so excited to share the cover reveal for IF PETS WROTE POEMS: A PARODY COLLECTION unleashing March 10, 2026 & now available for preorder! 🐾https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-pets-wrote-poems-a-parody-collection-susan-johnston-taylor/b1ee85d77398728f?ean=9781957655659&next=t #poetry4all
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New blog post! Check out the interview with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social about back matter in her book MOON TREE & then enter the giveaway for a brainstorming session with Carolyn! Comment on this post for an extra entry! #kidlit #interview #giveaway
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August 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New blog post! Check out the interview with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social about back matter in her book MOON TREE & then enter the giveaway for a brainstorming session with Carolyn! Comment on this post for an extra entry! #kidlit #interview #giveaway
judycampbellsmith.com/2025/08/18/i...
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It's a star from BCCB for My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas!
🌟 "Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous." 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 "Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous." 🌟
Read the full review here
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's a star from BCCB for My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas!
🌟 "Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous." 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 "Cuevas’ writing carries a richness equal to the illustrations, with turns of phrase that capture the imagination that make the mundane miraculous." 🌟
Read the full review here
Thank you for including Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🤎🩰✨
Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions: 📚📚📚
@leslea.bsky.social
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
@lisajallen.bsky.social
@leslea.bsky.social
@steenahernandez.bsky.social
@lisajallen.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you for including Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🤎🩰✨
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LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT!
Have you submitted your book(s) for the
Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards?
Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity
Have you submitted your book(s) for the
Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards?
Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity
August 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT!
Have you submitted your book(s) for the
Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards?
Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity
Have you submitted your book(s) for the
Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards?
Details ➡️ bit.ly/RYWawards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #DiverseBooks #PedroAndDaniel @readyourworld.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity