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Children's book creators bringing beautiful books into the world this year & beyond! Logo by amazing @NatashaKhanKazi www.pbspree.com
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thank you to Read Your World for this opportunity!

Another fabulous #nf title from @pbspree.bsky.social sib @jstremer.bsky.social

Thank you to Ontario Library Association and all the wonderful #librarians I got to meet, OLA was pure magic! #STEM @capstonepub.bsky.social #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommunity @steamteambooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social #science #books #amreading #OLASC

Is it me or do these dudes look alike?! I never knew I wanted to see a sculpture of my dog in lettuce!😂#dog #doglover #dogsrule #mustlovedogs @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit

✨SO happy to be featured on the @capstonepub.bsky.social blog!! ✨ Yay for #STEM and my new book UP, UP HIGH. Check it out here: www.capstonepub.com/blog/high-co... @steamteambooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #writincommunity #amreading #amwriting #science #books #writing #edusky

So happy with the blog tour I organized for my new book UP, UP HIGH! It makes me happy to weave fun #STEM facts in my books for kiddos. Thanks for the support! @capstonepub.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky #WritingCommunity #science #amreading #amreading

Dear Librarians, thank u for creating mirrors & windows. #MoonsRamadan is 2! So I had to mail special postcards to libraries across the U.S. More on sharing Ramadan in the library bit.ly/educators-librarians #librariansofinstagram #librarylife #diversebooks #readacrossamerica #kidlitartpostcard

Happiest of Book Birthdays to Namita Moolani Mehra and Khoa Le #PBSpree2025!

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

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)!

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

Today’s #mentorspotlight is all about @marziehabbas.bsky.social! A 3x PBRS mentor, she’s open to UNAGENTED writers devoted to improving their craft. If you love lyrical language + playing with structure, Marzieh is for you! Check out her mentee wish list here: www.pbrisingstars.com/marzieh

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

A beautiful review for A Dupatta Is... If you haven't gotten a chance to read, please request it at your library or consider buying a copy! If you've read it, and can spare a few minutes, I'd love a review on GR, Amazon and/or B&N #southasian #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social

Cover reveal! Alexander Vidal did an amazing job illustrating TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City's Prehistoric Past. This cover is also textured! Trust me when I say it's so, so cool. TRAPPED is available for pre-order wherever books are sold! #kidlit #nf #stem #fossils

This deal is too good not to share. Here's a chance to grab all 3 of my 2025 titles on sale and with FREE shipping via Barnes and Noble preorder sale! Premium and rewards members can use code PREORDER25 to get 25% off ->PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN ->WONDERFULLY WILD ->TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT #kidlit

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

It’s Barnes and Noble pre-order time which means B&N members can order my upcoming book MAYBE JUST ASK ME! for 25% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maybe-just... #bnpreorder

Picture Book Biographies of Black Women in STEM buff.ly/3WQ4VrB via @pragmaticom @lydialukidis.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #BlackHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryMonth #STEM

Started of #WRAD visiting Hawai'i and India! Such a joy to meet readers across the globe! @candlewickpress.bsky.social

☆A peek into my character design process for LULU IN THE SPOTLIGHT (arriving April 2025 w/ VERSIFY @harperkids.bsky.social ) ☆ From research to final sketches: bit.ly/lulu-charact... #LuluInTheSpotlight #diversebooks #kidlit #characterdesign

Writing #nonfiction #picturebooks? Our elves wrote the book on that! Join #12x12PB & get access to the IMMENSE body of resources our awesome #nf elves, @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social & @kmgreenwald.bsky.social have curated for you! 12x12challenge.com/m... #kidlit #writingcommunity

Atmospheric Poetry: New STEM picture book Up, Up High joins Deep, Deep Down Lydia Lukidis's STEM picture books, Up, Up, High and Deep, Deep Down, blend poetic storytelling with scientific information, offering engaging journeys through Earth's atmosphere and ocean depths for readers of all ages.

What a thrill to see @nabihaiderali.bsky.social illustrations for LOVE IS HERE WITH YOU honored by the Society of Illustrators in their annual Original Art Exhibit. @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Thanks to J Weekly and Nina Ashkenazi for this backstory write up about Miri's Moving Day and my work with coauthor Adam Ryan Chang. @pbspree.bsky.social @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social

This is the year y'all! This is year I'm going to be a published MG author! I can't wait for you to meet Aarzu. Think Bend it Like Beckham, but with Pakistani Cricket + throw in a patriarchal uncle! Think Pakistani food and innocent fun. Think identity and chasing dreams! #middlegrade #author

I have participated in Storystorm for years, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share some of my own inspiration here today! Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social taralazar.com/2025/01/20/s...

Highly recommended! Fire Escape: How Animals and Plants Survive Wildfires by @jstremer.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. Have you read it? comment below! #kidlit #BookSky #Edusky #STEM #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #amwriting #kidlitcommunity #middlegrade @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Thank you @readyourworld.bsky.social !

The wonderful @ellenlwrites.bsky.social did an interview for my new book UP, UP HIGH! ellenleventhal.com/2025/01/lydi... #STEM @steamteambooks.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @mirandapaul.bsky.social #kidlit #science #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #education #librarians

Always cool to see my book and friends' books at my local public library! @nabihaiderali.bsky.social @chanastiefel.bsky.social @sarahalbee.bsky.social #AnnKoffsky @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Congratulations @marziehabbas.bsky.social!!!!

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

Happy THREE year anniversary to my baby DEEP, DEEP DOWN! Time flies... #STEM @capstonepub.bsky.social #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommunity @steamteambooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social #science #books #amreading #science #edusky

Starting next Tuesday!

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

Session starts Jan 21 - can’t wait !

It was such a delight to visit Horace Mann & spend time talking books and writing. I felt like quite the rock star with posters up everywhere! TY to Laura O'Sullivan, librarian, who created such a wonderful visit and to the HM PTA for getting my books for the fair. It was an author's dream visit ❤️

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

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025!

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

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025!

Let’s meet PBSpree 2025!

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