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When the hills are alive with the sound of music 🎶

#soundofmusic #illustration #musicaltheatre #kidlit

joining in on #peachtober over on IG this month! i’ll be posting a few on here as well

i’m hoping to do lots more mixed media pieces this month, maybe even full on paintings! follow along 🎨🫟🖌️

todays prompt was “chimney”

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐁𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐒 by Alex Sanchez, it has been reissued with a brand-new look, a note from the author, and an introduction by Gender Queer author Maia Kobabe.

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#rainbowboys #alexsanchezauthor #yafiction #queerbooks #kidlit #queerya #lgbtqbooks

#peachtober day 2: chimney 🏠

something cozy for today

#peachtober26chimney #illustration #kidlit #sausagedogs

If you buy this book, in a few days your Alexa will beep and say, "You have one new notification from Amazon.com. A no-good worthless book has arrived." #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit #inventingreality www.amazon.com/gp/product/194...

What in the spooky season is going on here?

#scbwi #illustration #middlegrade #kidlit #kidlitart #spotillustration

Opening Lines
You need to hook your readers from your first lines or you'll lose them.
#kidlitlinkoftheday #kidlit #writing #writingtips

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Writers: How do you get your work in front of reputable agents and editors?

Thanks to the SCBWI-IL 2026 Fall Harvest online conference, I had a 1:1 with the fantastic Carina Licon from Henry Holt BYR.

@scbwi.bsky.social #kidlit #yabooks #writing #authorlife

Day 2 of #scbwiartober2026 - the prompt is “nocturnal” 🌙🦉🍂
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#childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #lineart #linedrawing

Did you know they have chimneys in the city? It’s true. This cat sure know how to get up and down them to steal a meal. #peachtober26chimney
Happy #Peachtober26 y’all. This is an oldie but one of my fav pieces ever.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlit

LAST DAY TO JOIN PICTURE BOOK SUMMIT 2026! Get your ticket for the most fun #picturebook writing conference of the year!

Everything is online tomorrow! Submissions and replays available!

#amwriting #amreading #kidlit #booksky

Agents @casahasegawa.bsky.social, @juliebookagent.bsky.social & Rob Broder are coming to #PBSummit on 10/3! Submit to these agents when you get a Summit + Submissions ticket! picturebooksummit.com
#querytip #picturebook #kidlit #pbpitch

WHEET, WHEET!! Who Is Singing? has a new StoryWalk in Potter Park, Lansing, MI! The book's pages run along the river trail in the park outside the zoo. Who Is Singing? is available at bookstores off and online. @potterparkzoo.bsky.social #StoryWalk #kidlit www.janethalfmannauthor.com/who-is-singing

Thank you BBSS northern Sierra @bbbsamerica.bsky.social 🌟📚🌟Squirrel, Porcupine, Bear Cub and I had a great time! #kidlit @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social 🌟📚🌟

Good morning, #KidLit #BookSky …
Just finished Lois Lowry’s latest, BUILDING 903! I only wish it was three times as long. A great read for lovers of #SpeculativeFiction and #Dystopia !