@carriefinison.bsky.social
Writer, reader, rhymer, dreamer. Author of Don't Hug Doug, Dozens of Doughnuts & other picture books that don’t start with the letter D.
Find me online: carriefinison.com
@carriefinison.bsky.socialAre you interested in writing a series or sequel to your picture book? Read here about how I've (somewhat unintentionally) written several successful sequels. Thanks to Alayne for hosting me!
@carriefinison.bsky.socialHooray, hooray for #nationaltruckersday!
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@carriefinison.bsky.socialEnter by this Friday 10/9 for a chance to win a DOUBLE signed copy of PIGS DIG A ROAD!
@sylvialiu.bsky.socialReposted by @carriefinison.bsky.socialSo excited NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK is out! It's Parent Trap with dogs - two feuding girls and their dogs scheming to get them back together.
Get a signed copy: bit.ly/NTWDT
Cover art: Yaoyao Ma Van As; design: Maithili Joshi
Also, check out the three-narrator audiobook: adbl.co/46YPkd3
@carriefinison.bsky.socialSylvia!! Congratulations - this is so exciting!!
@carriefinison.bsky.social🌟 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 🌟
I'm giving away a copy of my picture book PIGS DIG A ROAD - signed by me & illustrator Brian Biggs! To enter, sign up for my author newsletter - your name will be tossed into the back of my kid's toy dump truck. Lucky winner dumped out 10/9. Enter here: forms.gle/kyVmXhcdRtX3QqCRA
@carriefinison.bsky.socialHello! I'm sharing (again) my Massachusetts KidLit Starter Pack -- use it to follow authors, illustrators, libraries, bookstores, organizations, and other kidlit connected folks who live in Massachusetts. If you are one of these and want to be added, let me know in the comments! go.bsky.app/HLF9f5R
@12x12challenge.bsky.socialReposted by @carriefinison.bsky.socialUpcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! 📢
Join us on September 24 at 1pm ET/10am PT for “Your Picture Books Need HOOKS!” with @carriefinison.bsky.social.
Replay available for members!
@carriefinison.bsky.socialJoin me this Saturday 9/19, 11am-4pm at the Bath Book Bash in Bath, Maine! I'll be reading my picture book Plenty of Pancakes at a 12:30 story time, and signing books all day. More info, including the full lineup of amazing authors, here: www.bathbookbash.org
@carriefinison.bsky.social2026 just keeps taking. 😭
@carriefinison.bsky.socialSuperior Huron America Michigan Erie SHAME. That spells it out pretty clearly.
@carriefinison.bsky.socialThank you for sharing EVEN STEVEN! 🙂
@carriefinison.bsky.socialIf you're an author, you're probably fretting over your next bookstore event. Will anyone show up? Will anyone buy the book? Will the floor helpfully open up and swallow you whole so you don't have to face a sea of empty chairs? But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵
