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Check out #MarchOnWithMentorTexts for helpful articles, tips, and mentor texts, plus prizes! #kidlit #picturebooks www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...

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💕Huge thanks to the incredible Susanna Hill for having me on her blog! Check it out by March 3rd and be sure to comment for your chance to win a free copy of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE! #kidlit #CanKidLit #chronicillness susannahill.com/2025/02/25/t... @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social

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Coming soon!🎉🎉🎉 @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social #KidLit

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🌟2 weeks until launch! KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE: 🌸Shares family joy & fun 🌸Can spark conversations 🌸Features chronic illness 🌸Reminds us - we can do hard things 🌸Aligns with curriculum expectations #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit @pb25vibes.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

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It’s The Warmest Blanket in the World’s Book Birthday today! 📚🎂!!!! Illustrated by me, written by Tamara Levine and published by @secondstory.bsky.social ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ #kidlitart #kidlit #cankidlit @picturebookseh.bsky.social #canscaip #scbwi

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New blog! "Don't Turn the Page!" by Jane Blondie "In Grade 6, I was blessed with having Mr. Don Allison as my homeroom teacher. He had a passion for creative writing, and it’s where my passion was sparked." Read it here: picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/dont-tu... #kidlit #CANkidlit

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Welcome to another #ChatWithThePBLady 🥳🎉 Today, I’m chatting with Steena Hernandez about her book Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers. jennylynnpease.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/i... @steenahernandez.bsky.social

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Check out the hilarious new picture book, DO NOT TURN THE PAGE, by Jane Blondie & @marcuscutler.bsky.social! @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #picturebookreview

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Happy book launch week to my friend @elliearscott.bsky.social, whose book with Tamara Levine, THE WARMEST BLANKET IN THE WORLD is out from @secondstory.bsky.social! #CanKidLit #PictureBooks #KidLit

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🥳 GROUP BOOK LAUNCH! 📚 We are excited to visit with friends & family as we share our new books at Mabel’s Fables Children’s Bookstore, March 11th from 6:30-8 pm. 🩷 We’d love to see you there! @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social #kidlit @deborahkerbel.com @mkbirmingham.bsky.social

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Congrats to our launch #giveaway winners!, eh! @storysnug.com @abluebox.bsky.social @katiemcenaney.bsky.social @birthdaygirl.bsky.social @annbirdgenaw.bsky.social @kathywatson.bsky.social @aileenstewart.bsky.social @readergirl4.bsky.social @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social (more winners below) 1/5

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Happy Valentine's Day, Book Lovers! ❤️📚

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I’ve pre-ordered! Have you?? #kidlit #teachers #librarians #newbook #parents

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#kidlit #megakidlit #booksky

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📖KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE (Orca Book), by Alison McGauley & Emilie Leduc, available for pre-order, and in stores March 11th, 2025! #kidlit #EduSky #picturebook #ChronicIllness #IBD #arthritis @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

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Loving PUFFIN AND PENGUIN, a fun graphic novel for early readers by Helaine Becker and @kevinarts.bsky.social, purchased from Mabel's Fables. See SLJ review! #KidLit #GraphicNovels #EduSky 📚👍🏼

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I enjoyed our chat about the importance of talking with kids and representing #chronicillness in #picturebooks! #kidlit @pb25vibes.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

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🌟4 weeks until the launch of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE! 🌟 🌸If you are looking for a #picturebook that features #chronicillness & #family fun, check out KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE written by me, & illustrated by Emilie Leduc! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit @pb25vibes.bsky.social

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💕🦇FROM MEGABAT WITH LOVE is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your kiddos! #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky @annahumphrey.bsky.social @kriseasler.bsky.social

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Celebrate national #ballet day with LUPITA’S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS! @steenahernandez.bsky.social #SeasonsOfKidlit.com @authorhmacht.bsky.social #kidlit www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/celebra...

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Thank you so much for featuring Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers on #Seasonsofkidlit.com! 🩰🤎✨Happy National Ballet Day!✨

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In KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social channels the vibe of resilience and strength #pb25vibes #author #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbooks #bookvibes

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"A love letter to all families who manage chronic illness on a regular basis..." What a GREAT review from SLJ for KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE by @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social #KidLit #PictureBook #EduSky #BookSky

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Thank you, @slj.com, for this heartfelt review of our upcoming #picturebook, KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE! Emilie Leduc @orcabook.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit

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At #OLASC, it was great to connect to librarians, creators & publishers, including Groundwood publisher Karen Li. I also MCed a Book Tasting event, where @canscaip.bsky.social creators shared their new books. My reading list is longer! Thanks, Ontario Library Association for hosting us! #CANkidlit

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Big news: It's cover reveal day for Vampire Jam Sandwich! Check out that amazing art by Nici Gregory! 😍 Even BIGGER NEWS: Vampire Jam Sandwich is a Junior Library Guild selection! Thank you, JLG! The countdown is on! Vampire Jam Sandwich hits shelves on July 1st, coming to you from Tundra Books!

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First blog post of 2025! "2025 is The Year of the Snake," by @catherinelittle.bsky.social. picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/2025-is... #kidlit #cankidlit

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Hello! I just joined blue sky! I am part of this amazing group of Canadian children’s book writers and illustrators and to launch ourselves we are giving away some amazing prizes! It’s easy to enter, just follow the rules below.

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Out May 6th, but available for preorder now 🦶

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Pour les illustratrices/illustrateurs québécois qui viennent d’arriver! #illustration go.bsky.app/CNGdEtg

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Attention picture book writers!

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Coming tomorrow!! A #CANkidlit

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A great way to avoid the drama and chaos is to put on your critical-thinking hat. Tying mine on tightly so the winds of nonsense don't blow it off. BTW, there's a book for that. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social @cbcqueenspark.bsky.social

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Feel the Vibes! We are on #Storystorm today! Check out the vibes behind all our books and enter to win a prize from our members. taralazar.com/2025/01/22/s... What vibe are you writing about right now? #KidLit #PictureBooks #BookSky

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