Congratulations to Lee Leone! She won a copy of MONSTER MANNERS A to Z by @heidikyates.bsky.social in our TAKE 5 GIVEAWAY! #kidlit #booksky
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Author, illustrator & nature photographer. #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee Rep'd by Elisa Houot at The Seymour Agency
@beckywalkerbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @heidikyates.bsky.social@heidikyates.bsky.socialThank you so much, Janice! 🥰
@heidikyates.bsky.socialMonster Manners A to Z is in bookstores today. Yay! Happy Book Birthday! 🥳 Congratulations Yana Kozak, @elisahouot.bsky.social, Elizabeth Patterson, and Beaming Books! 🎉
@heidikyates.bsky.socialThank you for featuring Monster Manners A to Z on your TAKE 5 blog, Becky! 🎉
@kidlit411.bsky.socialReposted by @heidikyates.bsky.socialWe are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MONSTER MANNERS FROM A TO Z by @heidikyates.bsky.social illustrated by Yana Kozak (Beaming Books) out Aug 18.
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/08/the-... (+ more ways to win)
@heidikyates.bsky.socialSo honored to be featured on Jena’s Simply 7 blog today! 😃
@heidikyates.bsky.socialThank you for hosting me, Jena! 🥰
@heidikyates.bsky.socialWhat are you reading today? 📚📖
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@bandersonwriter.bsky.socialReposted by @heidikyates.bsky.socialIf you ever wondered what came before... check out this thoughtful review by @sandybrehl.bsky.social and the book that will get kids thinking by @stacyjensen1.bsky.social and Victo Ngai! 😍 🤔
#edusky #skybrarians #history
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unpackingpicturebookpower.blogspot.comBEFORE I LIVED HERE: A Journey Through TimeEarth has an incredibly long history prior to any form of life emerging. Then, as anyone who ever scanned a planetary timeline knows, life ...
@heidikyates.bsky.socialEnchanters remember to say the magic words.
🪄 "Please preorder." "Thank you!"
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@kidlit411.bsky.socialReposted by @heidikyates.bsky.socialOur weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 31): kidlit411.com/2026/07/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social sign up, Iterative Drafting, Novels in Verse, more. Thanks Kent Cullota for the illustration, @marciastrykowski.bsky.social & @nikkibergstresser.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
kidlit411.comThe Weekly 411 (7/31/26)A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
@heidikyates.bsky.socialI love Julie's illustrations! ❤️
@heidikyates.bsky.socialI love this picture book! ♥️📖♥️
@heidikyates.bsky.socialRight? They packed a punch! Thank you so much for celebrating with me, Canette! 🎉
@heidikyates.bsky.socialThank you, Jilanne!
@heidikyates.bsky.socialThrilled to death! MONSTER MANNERS A to Z just received a positive review from Kirkus Reviews! They called it: 👇👇👇 “Fang-tastic fare for young monsters.” Huge thanks to the incredible illustrator, Yana Kozak, for bringing these mannerly monsters to life! #picture-book #read-aloud
@heidikyates.bsky.socialThank you so much, Janice! 🥳
@heidikyates.bsky.socialUnboxing a very special delivery… author copies of my debut picture book with Yana Kozak! Whoo-hoo! 🎉 Monster Manners A to Z launches in 28 days! 😃
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@heidikyates.bsky.socialMonster Manners A to Z publishes on 8/18 with @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social and Barnes & Noble is currently running a pre-order sale. Yay! A great opportunity to grab a copy!
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@heidikyates.bsky.socialThis article by Emma Walton Hamilton is worth a read. So good! #Kidlit
emmawaltonhamilton.comWhy Writing for Children is So Much Harder Than People Think - Emma Walton HamiltonThere is a persistent misconception that writing for children is somehow “easier” than writing for adults. After all, children’s books are shorter. Picture books may only contain a few hundred words. ...