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Day 2!! So glad to be amongst the 12 x 12 Challenge camaraderie at #scbwiNY24 🙌✍️📝

I did it!!! Now to wait about two months to find out who is selected for this year's #PBRisingStars mentorship...✍️📚 #AmWriting #AmRevising #AmNervous

SCENE: New cat + groceries “Aw sweet, that’s a can!” “Uh huh.” “My food comes in a can.” “It does.” “I want food.” “Uh huh. Except you just ate.” “But I’m hungry.” “No, you’re not. You literally just ate.” “But you have a can.” “Uh huh.” “My food comes in a can…”

Bunny tucking himself in.. 😊

(Almost)Fall means random gorgeous colors and gifts from thoughtful 7-year-olds.

You know how Cupid shoots people with arrows to bring love? I want a weapon of good, too! A bomb I can throw at a group of people to make them all happy.I'll call it a *grinade*. #uffotd

Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!! Congrats to my CPs GingerBurke H. Lorenzo Jacinta Patterson!! (And I made the list 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼) THANK YOU, #KidlitChuckleChallenge #kidlit #WritingCommunity Kris DeCaro Julie Hauswirth April Berry

Congratulations everyone! But especially my CP Stephanie Flom 🙌🏼🎉 #KidlitChuckleChallenge #kidlit #WritingCommunity Kris DeCaro Julie Hauswirth April Berry

Every time a catcher picks up a ball that hits the dirt around home plate and then hands it to the umpire for replacement, I picture him saying, "This one got yucky. You take it." #uffotd

🎉✨ Happy New Year, everyone! ✨🎉 Here’s to flying high, overcoming challenges, and finding joy in every perfectly imperfect moment! 🌈💛 Let’s make 2025 soar! 🚀 Pre-orders are open now! 📚 #HappyNewYear2025 #KaiPoChe #DreamBig #DebutPictureBook #KidLit #STEAM #librarians

2025 #Storystorm — I’m in! This is my third year, and I can’t wait to see how many ideas pop up this month. Many of my manuscripts and drafts were conceived during this super helpful annual brainstorming event. (Thank you, Tara Lazar !)

Live in NYC and love to sing? Come join the fantastic Astoria Choir! Mid-season auditions are on Monday. 🎶 facebook.com/events/s/mid-s…

Winter wind in New York City — A descriptive visual: I just saw someone’s small, apartment-sized Christmas tree rolling rapidly along the sidewalk like a tumbleweed. #uffotd

✨DONE!✨ 35 ideas this year, one of which became my January #12x12PB MS. 🙌🏼 #Storystorm is THE BEST way to start each year!! 💛✍️

One of our #12x12PB Query Corner Elves, Megan Woodward, shared INCREDIBLE tips for #amquerying #picturebook authors & illustrators. Here are just 3 of the 9 she posted. Want the rest AND query critiques? Join us at 12x12challenge.com/membership #kidlit #kidlitart

I did it!! With special thanks to some amazing CPs, I finally felt ready to participate this year. Can’t wait to see the amazing entries that make it! #PBParty