Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 9): kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-... Inside: Discoverability for Illustrators, Rejection Letters, Tell Better Stories, more. Thanks Natalya Logvanova for the illustration, @ydayoade.bsky.social & @realjackiegm.bsky.social for the PB & MG giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade book, PESKY ROOTS / RAÍCES FASTIDIOSAS by @realjackiegm.bsky.social (Arte Public Press) out Oct. 31.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, DELE & AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR by @ydayoade.bsky.social, illustrated by Bri Marie McNish (Owl Kids Books).

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)

So 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

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 2): kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-... Inside: Social Media Posts for Shy Author; Novel Outline Template; Best Book Blogs, more. Thanks Kade Doszla for the illustration, Penguin Young Readers & @sylvialiu.bsky.social for the PG & MG giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, BEEP BEEP TO SLEEP by Debbie Rigaud, illustrated by Olivia Duchess (Penguin Young Readers) out on Oct. 13.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK by @sylvialiu.bsky.social
(Scholastic) out on Oct. 6.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/10/the-...

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 25): kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: 5 Tips for MG authors, 10 PB Tips, Humor in Kidlit, etc. Thanks Annette Kraus of the illustration, @jengelmattern.bsky.social and @alaynekaychristian.bsky.social
for the MG & PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TURKEY ON THE RUN by @alaynekaychristian.bsky.social illustrated by
@neharawatart.bsky.social (Flamingo Books) out on Sept. 29.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade book, WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES IN by @jengelmattern.bsky.social (Jolly Fish Press) out Sept. 29.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 18):
kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: 4 Reasons You're Procrastinating, Secrets of Suspense, Marketing 101, more. Thanks Ana Ochoa for the illustration, Daria Pipkin and @noranickumbooks.bsky.social for the MG giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade book, THE INFLUENCER by Daria Pipkin (Slow Horse Press).

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade book, WILD MEDICINE: INVENTING WAYS TO SAVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS by @noranickumbooks.bsky.social (Tilbury House)

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

I'm excited to teach a webinar on Wrestling with Writer's Block. On 9/24, I will share creative and actionable ways to break through blocks during writing & revision (brainstorming, graphics, different ways to look at plot) To sign up: www.athomeauthor.com/service-page... @athomeauthor.bsky.social

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: POVs in Novels, Psychology of World Building, @scbwi.bsky.social webinars, more. Thanks @debjohnsonart.bsky.social for the illustration and
Orchard Books and Dial Books for the book giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade book, THE WUMP by Tony DiTerlizzi (Dial Books) out on Sept. 29.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, GOODBYE, KOI by Jack Wong (Orchard Books) out Sept. 15

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 4): kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: Writing Theme, Finding Unique PB Ideas, Kidlitwrimo, more. Thanks @cristam.bsky.social for the illustration and @vrukaslt.bsky.social and Disney Hyperion for the PB giveaways. #kidlit #kidlitart

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, LOWRIDER FOR SALE by @vrukaslt.bsky.social illustrated by @phonemova.bsky.social (Disney Hyperion) out Sept. 8.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, BACKYARD STEW by Heather C Morris, illustrated by Deborah Schreiber (Gnome Road Publishing) out on Sept 15.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)