Happy earth day! Here I am with a tree 🌳(many many years ago!) #planttrees

Happy Earth Day! I've not had the chance to work on anything new this year, so have tweaked an old design I created for M&S 🌏🦜🦑🐠💚

#EarthDay2026 #illustration #childrensillustrator #freelanceillustrator #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #nonficitionillustrator #ourbeautifulplanet #motherearth

Well said! #kidlitchat

Ohhh love this!

book cover displaying an illustrated outline of a young girl playing a trombone with a puff in its bell.

Jen Gennari, author of Stifled, the newest novel in The Band Kids series published by Simon & Schuster, is a guest blogger on writerreaderteacher this week!

Check out her post!
writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/s...

#jennifergennari
#simon&schuster
#middlegradebooks
#kidlit
#libraries

Awesome middle grade book focused on friendships and finding your voice. Loved #Muffled and the return of Madge in #Stifled! #bookposse Heading to you, @maj_twins_mom ! @jengennari.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

I’m so glad you loved Madge’s story! Big thanks to teachers and readers! #bookposse

Perfection!

💕📚📫Book Mail📚📫
Yay! To the best mail! I loved #Muffled! Thank you for sharing your newest book with #bookposse! @simonandschuster.bsky.social @jengennari.bsky.social

Under the Pear Tree Trailer This is "Under the Pear Tree Trailer" by John Schlag on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Here's the trailer!

Proud of our short film, Under the Pear, screening April 11 in San Antonio at Reel Senior Moments Film Festival! John Schlag will be there! Calling Collin's happy hour TX friends: @jonathanconcepcion.bsky.social @aggiebrett.bsky.social and @lisepyles.bsky.social @collinlieberg.bsky.social #VHH

You know what sounds nice? Having a #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific here on Bluesky. We #kidlit lovers can chat for an hour… enjoy community… maybe share desserts. Yes, let’s do this. See you then!

Pelicans over Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic lapping
pelicans coasting, we rising
resistance dawning

#haikuSaturday #nokings

Last day! If you do preorder STIFLED, comment TROMBONE, and I'll send you a bookmark! 😍#kidlit #BNPreorder

If you want to buy a copy of STIFLED, @barnesandnoble.com is having a sale!! 25% off with the code PREORDER25. 🎉 hint: preordering is a great way to help authors!

EPISODE 108: The Art of Line Editing: Elevating Character and Plot with Author Jennifer Gennari Podcast Episode · Way-Word Writers Podcast · March 24 · 31m

Ever struggle with elevating your writing, line by line? I had a great chat with the people of Way-Word Writers #podcast
#kidlit #writingcraft

I know! We inherited the Poetry Post from a neighbor who moved. I love it.

Just learned it's #WorldPoetryDay! Thank you to @rattlepoetry.bsky.social and poem-a-day from Poets.org for my daily email.

Love the double oo sounds!

Haha! Love the last line.

Lovely!

Poetry post by the bay

Official notice
of metaphors, lines, heart-song—
posted poetry

#haikuSaturday

I 💙the name of this award! And I'm a big fan of the winning books by @katemessner.com, Sarah Lynne Reul, and @lynnekelly.bsky.social ! Congrats to the winners! #kidlit

Some good news for a change.

Call now! This is censorship

Three books published out of 11 written

Signing off #kidlitchat! And I’ll leave you with my writing journey … it’s all about perseverance ✍🏼✍🏼

He was at VCFA when I was there! Say hi! #kidlitchat (And maybe we should connect. Happy to speak sometime!)

And you are inspiring! Getting to midwinter SCBWI in NYC is on my list! #kidlitchat

Yum! 👏😍#kidlitchat

And -- I know too many really great writers who don't submit because they fear rejection. #kidlitchat