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Lover of sweets, tea, hobby farming, reading, and writing. Award-winning children's author of How To Hatch A Reader (23), How To Hatch A Writer (25), If You Live On A Farm (26), and 3 more unannounced titles to share soon!
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Happiest of Book Birthdays to Namita Moolani Mehra and Khoa Le #PBSpree2025!

My latest is out. Link to subscribe: jyotigopal.substack.com

WHEN SANTA WROTE BACK! hits shelves 7 months from today! 😮🥳🎅🏻

We got our 1st review for PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN. Here's what Kirkus says: A lyrical tribute to the scientists who solved an ecological mystery and spurred efforts to save many species from extinction. A scientific success story, with a cogent reminder that work remains to be done. #kidlit #stem

Hello kidlit friends! We've created a new scholarship with The Highlights Foundation for Neurodivergent Kidlit authors! We're looking for items to auction in order to help fund the scholarship. Please consider filling out our form (link in first comment)!

Dear #educators and #librarians, I'm giving away some FREE #author presentations to celebrate my new #STEM new book! Register via QR code below. #writingcommunity #kidlit #education #libraries #books #science #literacy #amreading #amwriting #edusky @steamteambooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to Lydia Lukidis’ UP,UP HIGH- a perfect read for both poetry and space lovers!

Educators,I still have spots available for World Read Aloud Day 2025! Sign up now for a FREE virtual author visit! (Link to form in comments) #WRAD #worldreadaloudday #Edusky

Happy Book Birthday Kimberly Lee!!!

Excited to offer 5 FREE presentations for #WRAD! I can read one of my 3 STEM books, & the presentations are interactive and fun. Best for 2-5 grades. Email me here to sign up [email protected]. #writingcommunity #kidlit #education #libraries #books #science #literacy #worldreadaloudday #edusky

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025! @swildmansf.bsky.social

Cover Reveal! So much I love in this book: *The Bengali language, 7th most spoken *The magic of first friendships *The city park *Pollinators! Preorder 😊 natashakhankazi.com/bela-and-lily/ 💚 Kokila: Asiya Ahmed, Jasmin R.Zareen Jaffery, Rye W. @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #diversebooks

The first review for “MAYBE JUST ASK ME!” came in-and it’s a good one! Thank you School Library Journal!! @slj.com MAYBE JUST ASK ME! Comes out April 22-but you can pre-order your copy today!!! @simonkids.bsky.social #edusky #TlSky

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025! @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social

✨Happy New Year and happy book birthday to my new baby, UP, UP HIGH: The Secret Poetry of Earth's Atmosphere! ✨ @capstonepub.bsky.social @mirandapaul.bsky.social #STEM #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #books #education #science #readingcommunity #edusky

So much fun selling How To Hatch A Reader at the holiday market. Also fun to share the sequel How To Hatch A Writer is being released in September! #pb #edusky

So honored and excited to be part of PB Spree with all these talented creatives. I can’t wait to share all of these amazing books with you all. #pb #edusky

My last 4-H Creative Writing class of the year is complete! Read these amazing books for research on satisfying endings and discussed how to leave room for a sequel. I can’t wait to see where these talented, budding authors take their stories! #pb #edusky #creativewriting

To those disheartened by publisher rejections: I started submitting queries & manuscripts to kidlit publishers in 1995. During the 15 yrs before my first children's book contract, I sometimes felt like giving up. Take a break if you need to, but PERSEVERE. Your time will come.

Guidelines for our #skypitch picturebook pitch party. 🥳 Feel free to post pitches until midnight tonight: boringstorybook.com/skypitch/

Literature, Laughter, & Chickens on this week's Dynamic Book Duos blog! Thanks to @skwenger.bsky.social and @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social for creating 2 delightful #picturebooks and sharing coordinating activities. #summerreading #EduSky #chickens www.suzannejacobslipshaw.com/dynamic-book...

So egg-cited to be on the Dynamic Duo blog today with my buddy and fellow chicken lover @skwenger.bsky.social! Enjoy the Literature, #Laughter and #Chickens! #pb #books #edusky

I got to see my book How To Hatch A Reader by @rachelsuzanneillustration and I in the wild @saclib! today! Feeling grateful for the amazing and supportive librarians who stock the shelves and get books in the hands of readers! #writers #readers #librarians #authorsofinstagram @gnomeroadpublishing

Thrilled to be featured today on March On With Mentor Texts! rateyourstory.org/single-post/mo… #PB #writingcommunity #amwriting #amrevising #mentortexts @GnomeRoadPub @RachelSuzanne @FeedingMndsPrs @MarieHermanssonillustration

Humbled & so excited to be a #PBParty finalist! Thank you to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and the #PBParty judges @sylviaichen.bsky.social , @GDavisBooks, @ProfessorAixa, @mar_illustrates, @brittanypomales.bsky.social , @scarbroughart.bsky.social _Art & Jenna Waldman! #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity

To those new to Bluesky: Not getting the community engagement you were hoping for? Looking for other tips on how to better connect with others? I have tips here: debbieohi.link/bluesky-tips Also see #BlueSkyTips Feel free to share with anyone who needs it! Includes links to my Starter threads.

Hot off the presses - a brand new #12x12PB Success Story featuring @laurenkerstein.bsky.social! Hear how she got her agent, her first book deal and (more recently) wrote a dollhouse story specifically for one editor and sold it! #picturebooks #kidlit youtu.be/wnSgqVkGYbQ

Hi friends! I am brand new to Bluesky and excited to meet you. I am a lover of sweets, hobby farming, reading, and writing. I'm an award-winning children's author of How To Hatch A Reader (23), How To Hatch A Writer (25), If You Live On A Farm (25), and more unannounced titles to share soon! Writers