We’re Back! THIS 🧵 about Aries #Kidlit legend Randolph Caldecott. (Yes—that’s the one.) Happy Birthday from the #KidlitAriesAuthorClub & #Illustrators

It’s almost #Easter Basket time! Why not fill them with #books? I’ve found some fun read alouds of PETER EASTER FROG ⁦Simon Kids⁩ ⁦G Brian Karas⁩ ⁦East West Literary⁩ ⁦⭐️The Dream Team!⭐️⁩ #BookBoost Here’s one of them. 🐸📚 #friendship youtu.be/jN0uF-NPDHw

Happy (almost) Book Birthday to award-winning Brynne Barnes' BLACK BOY, RISE @Chronicle Illus. Bryan Collier + 7 Qs about #writing #listening to the voices & the gorgeous art from a superstar. erindealey.com/book-birthday/… #BookBoost TeachingBooks East West Literary

How have I never tried this @toonsquidart app before??? I hope I can animate some book trailers a little more easily now, starting with this Peek for my upcoming book series “Peek & Boo” by Sourcebooks Kids #animation #animationloop #toonsquid #kidlit #kidlitart

Here’s another fun YouTube read-aloud of PETER EASTER FROG Illus ⁦G Brian Karas⁩ ⁦Simon Kids⁩ Happy almost #Easter Basket time! Why not fill it with #picturebooks ! #BookBoost 🐸📚❤️ #kindness #friendship youtu.be/k5RWfrrB7Vg

**Cover Reveal** "Peek & Boo" book series will explore different settings where Peek looks for Boo and toddlers learn new words, while trying to find the sneaky guinea pig hiding in each spread! Thank you to @jmcgowanbks & Sourcebooks Kids #kidlitart #kidlit #coverreveal

🐸In this lively version of PETER EASTER FROG (Illus. ⁦G Brian Karas⁩ ⁦Sleeping Bear Press⁩), there is singing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 —and silly voices. Thanks, Miss Dorothy 🤪 #friendship + fun ❤️ ⁦East West Literary⁩ youtu.be/70ZJCg6ENa8

Happy Book Birthday + Poetry Month + Earth Month = 7 Qs with Matt Forrest Esenwine about the NEW #poetry anthology A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS Eerdmans Books For Young Readers jamey christoph with Rebecca Kai Dotlich jane Yolen Laura P Salas - LINE LEADS THE WAY - Brand new! Charles Waters & more! erindealey.com/book-birthday/… #EarthDay #NationalPoetryMonth

Hey #kidlit friends— Does your book fit in an #EasterBasket ? Take a pic & share it here! 🧵I’ll start: PETER EASTER FROG Simon Kids Illus. G Brian Karas erindealey.com/books/peter-ea… East West Literary #books + #baskets = gifts that keep on giving!

Here’s another one— JUST A WORM by Marie Boyd erindealey.com/book-birthday/… Greenwillow Books East West Literary

LLAMA LLAMA EASTER EGG Anna Dewdney Viking Books East West Literary #Easter2025

Happy (4.1) Book Birthday SHARKS UNHOOKED: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger + 7 Qs with Sibert Honor author Patricia Newman 🌍 empowering children to act --Illus. Becca Hall - Millbrook Lerner Books East West Literary ⭐️The Dream Team!⭐️ erindealey.com/book-birthday/…

Five Qs with #kidlit dynamo Lynne Marie - BroomMates Are Flying off the Shelf = Happy Book Birthday to HENNY PENNY'S WEATHER WORRIES illus. Wendy Carrick-Hadinger (Mac and Cheese Press) erindealey.com/book-birthday/… Rate Your Story "[My daughter] had Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)..." #weather #SEL #amwriting

I’m celebrating Earth Day by reading aloud the sweet picture book DEAR EARTH... FROM YOUR FRIENDS IN ROOM 5 by author Erin Dealey ☮️ 🌎 also on Insta & 🦋 & illustrated by Luisa Uribe! This is a heartwarming & inspiring story about how kids can make a BIG difference in helping the Earth, one small act

Happy #EarthDay --What a delightful surprise to see the amazing E Train Talks Books sharing DEAR EARTH...From Your Friends in Room 5 HarperStacks 📚 HarperKids Illus. Luisa Uribe. Thank you so much! Be an #EarthHero !!!! East West Literary ⭐️The Dream Team!⭐️ We Need Diverse Books #earthdayeveryday

Congrats Patti! 📚🦈📚🦈📚SHARKS UNHOOKED is a fascinating story! Carol Hinz (on hiatus) Patricia Newman 🌍 empowering children to act Lerner Books Illus. Becca Hall

A #kidlit #WritingCommunity #amwriting pal compared my Book Birthday blog to meeting an author or illustrator at a writing conference. Yay! Here's the link: erindealey.com/blog/ Today we meet Sandra Nickel 📚 & SEVEN: A MOST REMARKABLE PIGEON. erindealey.com/book-birthday/… aimee sicuro

Happy Book Birthday BIG BOY 4014 and the Steam Team: The World's Largest Steam Engine Roars Back to Life! + 5 Qs with #Kidlit author Marsha Diane Arnold Sleeping Bear Press Illus. Adam Gustavson ⭐️The Dream Team!⭐️ #trains #picturebook #nonfiction erindealey.com/book-birthday/…

Félicitations Katelyn Aronson & illus. Dow Phumiruk! Happy Book Birthday to ORPHELINE: A Mermaid Lost and Found Story Candlewick Press East West Literary + 8 Qs with this mer-wonderful #Kidlit team: erindealey.com/book-birthday/… ⭐️The Dream Team!⭐️

“the name Orpheline symbolizes the different ways we can feel ‘orphaned’ in our lives—bereft of someone or something—and how that drives us to belong to someone and/or want someone to belong to us.” Katelyn Aronson📚 Children’s Author/Poet ⭐️The Dream Team!⭐️ #Mermaid #picturebook #BookBoost