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It's the first of the month so we have a new website banner and Illustrator Spotlight on Johanna H. Kim. Check out her amazing art & enter to win one of her books! kidlit411.com/2025/06/illust… #kidlitart

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! Sandhya Acharya & Avani Dwivedi Beach Lane Books

7 Easy Ideas for Authors to Grow an Instagram Audience insights.bookbub.com/easy-ideas-aut…

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It's a 3rd starred review! ALA_Booklist calls Making Light Bloom "A terrific blend of art and social history set in an absorbing biography about an unacknowledged genius." I am, quite simply, blown away. My deepest thanks for this honor. #nonficiton #STEAM #kidlit 📚 HG Literary 📚

Despite pressure to conform to the flock, The Rainbow Sheep chooses to stand out. Grab this new children’s book for Pride month, or any time of year! #TheRainbowSheep #TheRainbowSheepBook #Pride2025 #BooksforPride #KidsBooksForPride hubs.li/Q03mN6dt0

The Traveling Taco featured in Booklist - Pragmatic Mom pragmaticmom.com/2025/05/the-tr…

#kidlit inspiration - other businesses for illustrators when you're waiting to get published! writersrumpus.com/2025/06/03/mee…

Happy One 1⃣Year Birthday!🎂 to ELSE B. IN THE SEA: The Woman Who Painted the WONDERS of the Deep! Thank you to teachers, parents, libraries, readers, bookstores for all the WONDERful support! ❤️Here's the trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=1NrNGk… East West Literary

For the Wednesday crowd! 👇 And stay tuned because I’m making an announcement tomororw about a ✨very special✨ 🏳️‍🌈episode🏳️‍🌈 that will champion LGBTQIA+ #writingcommunity voices & be released this month as a bonus episode! 🌈🌈 You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast

National Best Friends Day is coming up. This book could be just what you need. It's been read at weddings, used for graduations and given to lots of fabulous friends. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/pat-zie… #BestFriend #bestie #BFF

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I write and illustrate for children so they can feel joy, empathy, or even sadness. So that they can be entertained or feel less alone. #kidlitpostcard #KidLit #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt #Editor #Librarian #Teacher #Educator #Library #ArtDirector

Writing picture books is deceptively hard, hard work. Rewarding but challenging. Distrust anyone who says otherwise.

Yes, agents talk. Editors talk. Authors talk. No, we’re not out to blacklist you. But if you’re constantly unkind, dismissive, or difficult? It sticks. Here’s why playing the long game in publishing really, really matters: 👉 buff.ly/DG81RYV

Oh! So wonderful to spot our NEW picture book biography, THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Pyramid and Architect I.M. Pei! ❤️ East West Literary

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade graphic novel, HOW TO TALK TO YOUR SUCCULENT by Zoe Persico (Tundra Books) out now. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

#kidlit Two New Books Honor Legendary Illustrators James Marshall and Arnold Lobel publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch… via @publisherswkly

I know I’m not supposed to post about 🦋 but rules were made to be broken, right? I know, I know… I’m a rebel. I just want to share. So here we are. #WritingCommunity #writers #litagents

#kidlit - great info on writing chapter books writersrumpus.com/2025/06/06/wel…

#kidlit - scbwi Don't forget to vote for your region's books! scbwi.org/crystal-kite