Maureen Palacios, owner of my local indie, Once Upon A Time Bookstore in Montrose, CA shares a trio of children's books for #FathersDay #1 DAD: (a Mugs & Kisses book); MY DAD IS A UNICORN!; DAD JOKES: The Cheesiest, Corniest Joke Book Ever wp.me/p3X25n-ber #childrensbooks #kidlit

RAINBOW ALLIES by Nancy Churnin w/Izzy Evans art is a poignant, empowering true story showing you don’t have to belong to a group to care for that group + stand w/it in times of danger + trouble. Guest review by Deke Moulton. Beaming Books #PrideMonth wp.me/p3X25n-beN

4th of July Picture Books with an Asian Twist buff.ly/iWBVDEp via PragmaticMom #ReadYourWorld #July4th #KidLit #AAPI #AsianAmericanPacificHeritageMonth

Following the recognition of #juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021, Andrea Underwood Petifer saw an opportunity to educate kids about its history + began writing The Juneteenth Alphabet, w/art by Ana Latese. duopress Review by Ronda Einbinder #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-beY

We're bringing the heat to summer reading with The Little Press Summer Sale! Use promo code SUMMER40 at checkout for 40% off ANY TLP title. ipgbook.com/the-little-pre…

Ooohhh I just blogged about the best #kidlit books about #Earth for PragmaticMom and included UP, UP HIGH. Check out the full list here: pragmaticmom.com/2025/06/10-ste… #WritingCommmunity #amreading #amwriting #STEM #books #education

Boosting because … Polecat Has a Superpower! Good luck on this great #Giveaway.

Two Together by NYT bestselling author + Caldecott-Honor winner Brendan Wenzel takes kids on a rhyming read-aloud journey w/a cat + dog traveling together despite different perspectives. Reviewed by Ronda Einbinder #kidlit #childrensbooks Chronicle Kids wp.me/p3X25n-bfG

Check out this #SEL picture book starring a sponge, a big job, + a great BIG SQUEEZE. Molly Harris debut (w/ Alison Hawkins illustrating) is a hit! Watch her go from a mess to sparkling w/help from pals. Review by Roxanne Troup HarperCollins Children's Books #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-bg8

Cannot wait to read Lydia Lukidis🏳️‍🌈 DANCING THROUGH SPACE’s early graphic novel! Watch this space for her guest post on the blog. #kidlit

Want to write a #graphicnovel? With 60+ children's books under her belt, Lydia Lukidis🏳️‍🌈 DANCING THROUGH SPACE author of Groucho The Grouchy Groundhog, w/art by Tara J Hannon, offers tips on how to write a graphic novel even if you’re not an illustrator. Andrews McMeel #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-bgj

Delighted to have Traveling Taco author PragmaticMom as our guest. Thanks to immigrants who brought their culinary traditions here, we enjoy a diverse range of foods. Plus a book #giveaway. Illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong Red Comet Press #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-bgB

My Quirky Questions video interviews continue today with #MiddleGrade #author/graphic novelist Amar Shah 🏀 - preorder "Wish I Was A Baller" on @SCBWI's blog this week! Link in images #writingcommunity #kidlit #teachers #librarians #writerscommunity #BookTwitter #educators #authorscommunity #amreading #amwriting

Calling all foodies! This one’s for you. And don’t forget the #GIVEAWAY! Enter now and good luck!

Congratulations to all the #scbwi #crystalkiteaward winners and honorees! 🎉🤩📚scbwi See the list here: #kidlit scbwi.org/announces-winn…

Why be just one thing? In Alan Silberberg’s new pb The Bagel Who Wanted Everything, plain bagel embarks on a journey of self-discovery, trying to figure out what he wants. ✅ out our post by Lauren Kasiarz + watch the full Q+A on YouTube. Viking Books  wp.me/p3X25n-bgR

Cathy Ballou Mealey, our fab former reviewer + author of humorous children’s books, offers her take on Some Reading About Summer Reading using her latest, Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation as one example. Art by Kelly Collier. kidscanpress wp.me/p3X25n-bhf #childrensbooks

Love this!! We still have our much loved 30 year-old copy of this book which I know by heart. Sandra Boynton MerryMakers Inc.

Boosting because … it’s a Josh Funk super preorder sweepstakes! Good luck!

.Rebecca Gardyn Levington-FINDING FORGIVENSS 8/5 discusses her moving new picture book Finding Forgiveness (w/art by Diana Mayo), sharing tips for picture book writers about rhyming and more in an interview w/ author Jan Epstein Schwaid. MacKids Books Farrar,Straus&Giroux #amwriting #kidlit wp.me/p3X25n-bhT