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m-moi.bsky.social
Two posts today. The first is about being kinder to oneself~😘

mirkabreen.blogspot.com/2026/01/cut-...

The second is about my experience with StoryWorth~📖

mirkabreen.blogspot.com/2026/01/stor...
#KidLitMegaFeed #KidlitCommunity #writing #writerslife #Kidlit
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social
Idea: A TV show like The Bachelor, but it’s authors looking for the rose from their matching Editor/Agent. We’ll call it Let’s Make a Book Deal. #kidlitcommunity #writingcommunity #writesky
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
m-moi.bsky.social
How I motivate self to be industrious~😼
My post today-
mirkabreen.blogspot.com/2026/01/do-s...
#KidLitMegaFeed #KidlitCommunity #KidLit #writing #LifeTips
DO SOMETHING TODAY YOUR TOMORROW WILL THANK YOU FOR
mirkabreen.blogspot.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
kidlitcollective.bsky.social
It's International Mariachi Day and a great day to celebrate authors @writerjolene.bsky.social, Dakota Gutièrrez, #illustrator @msmirelle.bsky.social, and their #picturebook MAMIACHI & ME. #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #booksky #kidlitcommunity @kidlitcollective.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
ronnawriter.bsky.social
The Legendary Life Story of the Lever, a new Mighty Models nonfiction picture book by @christinevanzandt.bsky.social w/art by Lesley Breen,
traces the history of the lever, a world-changing invention, and includes a build-it-yourself catapult. #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity
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The Legendary Life Story of The Lever
This Mighty Models picture book traces the history of the lever, a world-changing invention, and includes a build-it-yourself catapult.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
childrenboook.bsky.social
🐉 Kids don’t just read—they see stories.

✨That’s why your book deserves illustrations that capture imaginations.

#ChildrensBookIllustrator #KidLitCommunity #childrensbook #kidchildrensbooks #childrensbookillustration
January 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
m-moi.bsky.social
Acceptance of others and their differences begin with self-acceptance~
My post-
mirkabreen.blogspot.com/2026/01/mana...
#KidLit #KidlitMegaFeed #writing #KidlitCommunity
MANAGING DIFFERENCES as a GOAL, FOR LIFE and in STORIES
mirkabreen.blogspot.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Do you want to write picture books? Consider joining the 12x12 Picture Book Challenge. 12x12 has been instrumental in my kidlit career! #12x12challenge #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity #writingchallenge #amwriting #amrevising
12x12challenge.bsky.social 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 19d
Registration for the 2026 #12x12PB Picture Book Writing Challenge is OPEN! 🎉

Join today and start your writing year with community, accountability, and craft support.

Sign up: buff.ly/0YhC3PT

We can't wait to welcome you into the community! ❤️
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
heatherstigall7.bsky.social
Where I'll be this month:

More details and other upcoming event info here: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/events--news...

#kidlit #kidlitcommunity #authorevent #storytime #bookevent #localauthor #library #shoplocal #indiebookstore #reading #gilbertandtheghost #paisleysbigbirthday
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
laurastegman.bsky.social
For #Teachers #Educators & #Librarians: Want a free virtual author visit on World Read Aloud Day #WRAD? I'd love to meet your students!

#kidlit #BookSky #Edusky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #kidlitcommunity #middlegrade
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
laurastegman.bsky.social
Looking back to 2025 before looking ahead to this year: my most viewed posts!

#kidlit #BookSky #Edusky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #kidlitcommunity #middlegrade
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
laurastegman.bsky.social
Here's what's new in Jewish kidlit for January. Thanks to Stacy Nockowitz for compiling!

#kidlit #BookSky #Edusky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #kidlitcommunity #middlegrade
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
scbwiwestchester.bsky.social
Registration is open for a virtual event with Karen Boss, Sr. Editor @charlesbridge.bsky.social . This workshop will not be recorded. Register: www.scbwi.org/events/westc... #kidlitmegafeed #kidlitcommunity #pointofview #amwritingkidlit #kidlitart @scbwi.bsky.social
This image describes a virtual workshop for children's writers that will be given by Karen Boss, Senior Editor at Charlesbridge. The class will be on March 12, 2026 at 7pm EST.
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2026! #artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #kidlitcommunity
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social
Happy Stranger Things Finale Day to all who celebrate! Here’s hoping to poor little Holly Wheeler makes it out in the New Year. 🙏🏼 #strangerthings5 #strangerthingsfinale #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity
Little girl stands in a wheat field at golden hour with a cape on and blonde pigtails, a blue dress, and orange boots and cape with a red bandanna around her neck.
December 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social
This piece took soooo long but finally done with this snow day 😅! #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity
Grandma offers two kids building a snowman cookies while a corgi catches snowflakes
December 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
mzparks.bsky.social
Honoring Richard Atwater, classics professor and co-author of Mr. Popper's Penguins which won Newbery Honors (1939) and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1958). It's been translated into many languages, and has never been out of print. #childrensbooks #kidlitcommunity
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social
Merry Christmas! #kidlitcommunity #kidlitart
Kitten watches a little girl sleeping on a pile of presents from a tree with a fireplace behind her
December 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
rightsideupstudio.bsky.social
Little Red Ridding Boots kicks her boots aside carelessly and leaves them outside in the dark. What will happen to them now? Wait and find out! #LittleRedRiddingBoots #kidlit #picturebook #KidLitArt #amwriting #amillustrating #kidlitcommunity #blueskyauthors #blueskyartists
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
laurastegman.bsky.social
Merry Christmas! Happy everything! May life be full of visits to your favorite places!

#bobsbigboyburbank

#kidlit #BookSky #Edusky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #kidlitcommunity
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ronnawriter.bsky.social
A boy and his dog wander in a wintry wonderland on Christmas day but can't find their way home. The Christmas sweater helps in a magical way in Jan Brett's latest, The Christmas Sweater. @randomhousekids.bsky.social
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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#booksky #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity
The Christmas Sweater by Jan Brett
A boy and his dog wander in a wintry wonderland on Christmas day but can't find their way home. The Christmas sweater helps in a magical way.
wp.me
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
fernspikeart.bsky.social
Coming to a bookstore near you this summer! Published by Islandport Press, written by Rebecca Rule, and illustrated by yours truly. 😎 #childrensbooks #kidlit #scbwi #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
weyakindesigns.bsky.social
Our @kidlitart.bsky.social chat is is happening tonight! 9pm EST / 6pm PST. @charlenedraws.bsky.social and I will see you then! #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitcommunity
kidlitart.bsky.social KidLitArt @kidlitart.bsky.social · Dec 9
December's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Year End Roundup: All About Hope

Join your hosts on Dec 18, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about hope!

Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social
Art of three bunnies looking up at fireworks in the night sky. Text reasd year end roundup: All About Hope #kidlitart. Art by Anne Appert
December 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
laurastegman.bsky.social
Check out my recent podcast interview, described by the host as "a must-listen for writers, creatives, educators, and anyone who has ever been told 'no' but felt a deeper calling to keep going."

#kidlit #BookSky #Edusky #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #kidlitcommunity #middlegrade
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
m-moi.bsky.social
How to disappear from the Internet? This week on my blog---
mirkabreen.blogspot.com/2025/12/how-...
{Just in case you've thought about it, posting here is not the way😉}
#KidlitCommunity #Kidlit #writing #writingcommunity #KidLitMegaFeed #Intrenet
How to DISAPPEAR FROM THE INTERNET
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December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM