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billcanterbury.bsky.social
Picture books author. Wrote for The Simpsons, Pinky & The Brain, and some shows you hated. Rep'd by James McGowan at Bookends Lit. MY LIFE IS WEIRD! series (Random House, April) FARM SHARK (Random House, June '26) billcanterbury.com imdb.me/BillCanterbury
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My writing warm-up exercise today was to write a mock CL ad. Already got three responses from willing people 😬 Thx for reposts

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Huge congratulations to @amedyckman.bsky.social for receiving the Geisel award this morning for Bat, Cat & Rat, a very funny series 🤣 from a VERY funny author/mischief maker! 🤪 #kidlit

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What 10,000 picture books looks like. Los Angeles Central Library 1/19/25. #kidlit

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Loved this poorly translated French comic book

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Found this weird Edward Gorey pop-up book version of The Dwindling Party from 1982. I dorked out and added some lighting. The book's ingenious tabs make a rowboat sink and winged monsters soar off clutching parents. What other dark stories would make great pop-ups? #kidlit #edwardgorey

submitted 81 days ago • 2 comments

When you buy your dog the wrong size coat 🤦‍♂️ #dogs #dogsofbluesky

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Someone gave me a painting of my dog and I could not be happier #dogsofbluesky

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#kidlit #picturebooks

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Most people don't know that SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen almost ended up with a different title. I wrote down a transcript of the editorial call. #kidlit #picturebooks

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I was always less fascinated by the character of Lyle the crocodile than I was by "Signor Hector P. Valenti, Star of stage and screen." What was with the odd hat? Why did he keep it in his fridge? The House on 88th Street, by Bernard Waber, 1962

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Oyvind Torseter's THE HOLE (2013, Enchanted Lion) is a wonderfully odd picture book #kidlit #picturebooks

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My agency is not yet on Bluesky, but I figured it’d be nice to put together a starter pack of the authors and/or illustrators of BookEnds Literary who’ve already made it here. Say hi to my agency siblings! #starterpack #booksky #kidlit go.bsky.app/Uw5hJaE

submitted 102 days ago • 21 comments

I made a Picture Book Author Starter Pack! This is trad pub'd authors with books currently out 🙂 go.bsky.app/B8U5Ekc

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It’s #CoverReveal time for THE ONLY GHOST IN SCHOOL (Aug ‘25 Penguin Workshop) I’m RIDICULOUSLY excited about launching this #book! We have to wait ‘til August, but luckily I get to do fun cover reveals to satisfy my dopamine levels. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. 😜

submitted 104 days ago • 8 comments

Here's the next entry in my daily Guess the 1960s/70s Picture Book Illustrator & Book challenge. 3/10 in difficulty. Thanks for any reposts so other Blueskyers can join the fun! #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #1960s #1970s

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

I occasionally post illustrations from 60s and 70s picture books to see if anyone can guess the artist. This one's easy.

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

I'm also posting in Middle English at @canterburytales.bsky.social. Promoting my books feels less icky if I do it in an antiquated language. Also, it widens my readership to include squires.

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For dreary days, here's a hypnotic little vid of a drive I did down California's PCH. Bossa nova by Serge Quadrado.

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On one side of my garden: a productive Jalapeño plant, whose peppers have a 5,000 Scoville heat rating. On the other side, a plant with a single Red Ghost pepper, rated at 1,000,000 Scovilles, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The lone ghost sneers when I tiptoe past. 🌶🔥🚑

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