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Children's Author https://www.booksbyloretta.com/ New in 2023 - JEFFREY LOVES BLUE-OwlkidsBooks New in 2024 - Wake Up, Little Pin!- OwlkidsBooks 2025 - DIAPER BOY 2027 - In Baba's Tiny Kitchen Animation voice actor Babar, Max and Ruby...
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Timely. Important. Truth. Please spead the word. bookshop.org/p/books/brav...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Karen has the wonderful ability to share her extensive knowledge while keeping a workshop feeling intimate. I always come away feeling energized. ✍️

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

We’re thrilled to share our winter releases! ❄️Cozy up with a blanket and warm drink this winter and read a picture book ... or 11! #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit @canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

New and upcoming winter #picturebooks from @picturebookseh.bsky.social! 😍📚 #CANkidlit #kidlit

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Boosting! Giveaways of #picturebook critiques and books. Win a copy of DIAPER KID! Written by me and illustrated by Hayley Lowe. #PictureBooksEh #CANkidlit #Kidlit #Edusky #giveaway

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

hey! i’m excited to be co-hosting this with Carol-Ann Hoyte. it’s free to attend. get more info and register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lane-a...

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#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2025 we’re giving away manuscript crits and PBs! Details on website (link above). To enter: 1. follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. like + re-post this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners ann. Feb. 10 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

submitted 34 days ago • 11 comments

It's a tough time to be a debut book creator. If you are a *debut* #KidLit author, illustrator, or author/illus with a new book, pls reply with ONE post that incl. your book cover, author/illustrator names, launch date, LINK to where people can find more info etc. Pls help boost? #KidLit #EduSky

submitted 50 days ago • 23 comments

#KidLitLaunches

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

NEW Top Grade videos are up at topgradebooks.ca. Come check out some books with me!

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

November was filled with students and a lot of fun. 💙💚Thank you to COUNTY KIDS READ for the opportunity to share with schools in Picton, Ontario. @authorsbooking.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Fabulous summer news from Owlkids! "This essential work will inspire children to learn more and appreciate the interwoven connections of, literally, everything on Earth." — ⭐ School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW Buy WAKE UP, LITTLE PIN! today from your local bookstore: ow.ly/4ZM050SLepu 💚

submitted 216 days ago • 1 comment

Introducing, JEFFREY LOVES BLUE, the Korean edition! Jeffrey is now a world traveller. 💙 OwlkidsPublishing! @canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #kidlit

submitted 233 days ago • 1 comment

A Canadian #kidlit and #YABook Community starter pack created by @debbieohi.com bsky.app/starter-pack...

submitted 234 days ago • 1 comment

Registration (free) now open for #KidLitAMA May 31st event w/ Scholastic art director @brianlarossa.com! To register: READ THE GUIDELINES in attached image for instructions. ONLY THOSE WHO REGISTER will be able to post during the event. List of registered users so far (click About for users) 👇🏼

submitted 286 days ago • 43 comments

UP AND DOWN MOM from @childsplayusa.bsky.social is “the BEST book on bipolar disorder for children that I’ve read” says @imaginationsoup.bsky.social  imaginationsoup.net/childrens-bo...

submitted 277 days ago • 0 comments

Narrative Spring Contest "We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction." #NarrativeMagazine #writers Details: www.narrativemagazine.com/spring-2024-...

submitted 282 days ago • 0 comments

Supporting @lorettagarbutt.bsky.social #kidlit

submitted 328 days ago • 1 comment

This Thursday night , at 8pm eastern, I’ll be joined on insta live by the awesome Charlene Chua. Charlene makes super cute art and is a master of drawing cute cats. . #charlenechua #gabndoodle #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #illustration

submitted 335 days ago • 2 comments

Thank you to author L.E. Carmichael for the opportunity to share my story in her Cantastic Authorpalooza blog. Many lovely kidlit posts here. www.lecarmichael.ca/2024/03/lore...

submitted 348 days ago • 0 comments

Check out these books released and upcoming by authors and illustrators named Nadia!!

submitted 348 days ago • 1 comment