📚Are you interested in writing &/or illustrating children's books? Are you a children's book lover? Here are some podcasts about and for kidlit creators that I like to listen to! What are some of your favs?
#kidlit #booksforkids #childrensbooks #amwriting #authorlife #podcast #writerscommunity

I am OBSESSED with HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK by @annettepimentel.bsky.social & @faithpray7.bsky.social Thank you @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting the #picturebook #giveaway. I was thrilled to hear I won a signed copy! Congrats to the creative team who made this glorious book! #kidlit #winniethepooh

BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH! ​ Today’s book recommendation is for the littlest diggers out there:

📚👍Happy #NationalSafeDiggingMonth!👩‍🌾⛏
Today’s book recommendation is for the littlest diggers out there:
WHO'S DIGGING by Katrina Moore & Benson Shum.
Here's my review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...

#kidlit #picturebooks #boardbooks #WhatToRead #bookreview #booksforbabies

this sounds so fun!

REVIEW: HAPPY NATIONAL GARDENING DAY! ​Do you like to garden? Elliott Michener didn’t care much about it when he became a prisoner at Alcatraz in 1941. All he cared about was escaping. But a funny thing happened to him when he was...

📚👍Happy #NationalGardeningDay! 👩‍🌾🌱🎋👨‍🌾
Plant something and read a book! Here's a suggestion:
THE GARDENER OF ALCATRAZ by Emma Bland Smith/Jenn Ely @charlesbridge.bsky.social

#kidlit #picturebooks #WhatToRead #gardening #kidsbooks #educators #library

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Thank you!

Had the best time at @boydsmills.bsky.social last week surrounded by kidlit creators, good food, the flora and fauna of the Pocono Mt, and inspiration! Perfect place to make headway on my #PB #WIP. #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #authorlife

Congratulations to our banner contest winners!

Love our monthly good news post. Congrats, everyone!

Another great webinar coming up organized by @scbwiepa.bsky.social !

Congrats @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social !

Hooked on Books was an amazing success! 📚👏🎉
Coord by HS student to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award, the event was held to promote early childhood literacy: activities, prizes, snacks, free books, local author story times & crafts. Thrilled to be a part of it!
#kidlit #literacy #girlscoutsofamerica

Missed you my friend. Thrilled to be back at @boydsmills.bsky.social (Highlights). #amwriting #AmRevising #writingcommunity #kidlit #writingretreat #writinglife

BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY NATIONAL PEEPS DAY! ​Whether or not you’re a fan of Peeps, let’s celebrate this day by reading about some sweet, or maybe not-so-sweet, bunnies in:

📚👍Happy #NationalPeepsDay! 🐰🐥
​Fan of Peeps? Either way, celebrate by reading about some sweet, or maybe not-so-sweet, bunnies in ATTACK BUNNIES by Laura Gehl & Julia Patton. My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #WhatToRead #bookreview @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #reading

#GiveawayAlert! How adorable is this cover? Comment, like, and repost the original post for your chance to win Sloths and their Moths by @katieleereinert.bsky.social and @gabimoraesr.bsky.social

Congratulations! Looks adorable. Happy to spread the word;)

Great, isn't it?

REVIEW: HAPPY NATURE DAY! ​Ah nature. The fresh air! The beauty! The bugs. That’s just one of the things Stuart is worried about when his teacher announces they are going on a field trip in the wild! Read all about it in:

📚👍Happy #natureday! 🌲🍁
Today I bring you my 2023 throwback review of @beckyscharn.bsky.social & @julspatton.bsky.social 's #PB, THIS FIELD TRIP STINKS:
#kidlit #picturebook #bookreview #WhatToRead #kidsbooks #booksforchildren @penguinkids.bsky.social

www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...

Thank you!

Thank you!

REVIEW: IT'S GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH! ​April is for stargazers, and have I got a dazzling picture book for all you stargazers:

📚👍Happy April and #GlobalAstronomyMonth! 🌌🔭🌠
Here's the review I wrote to celebrate in '23, THE STUFF BETWEEN THE STARS: HOW VERA RUBIN DISCOVERED MOST OF THE UNIVERSE by Sandra Nickel & Aimée Securo:
#kidlit #bookreview #picturebook #literacy #STEM

www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...

👻GILBERT AND THE GHOST has been nominated for a Keystone to Reading Literacy Award! 👻
Students across the state of PA will read & vote for their favorites!
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @amynielsen.bsky.social #kidlit #gilbertandtheghost #KSLA #bookawards #literacy #reading #educators #PATeachers

Congrats!

definitely!

I'm often asked by aspiring writers, "I want to write a picture book. How do I begin?" These are some of the books I recommend. Do you have any favorites?
For more resources: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/resources-fo...
#amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #booksforchildren #picturebooks #writingforkids

I love this book! Happy to share 😘

Apparently they do!

Great blog post, Robin!

Thanks, Thelia!

REVIEW: HAPPY NATIONAL WEED APPRECIATION DAY! ​The “weed” I’d like to highlight today is the tumbleweed. This picture book has few words, but tells a big story:

📚👍Happy #NationalWeedAppreciationDay! 🌱🌾
Of course I have a book to recommend & it's a great one! Here's my review of TUMBLE by @adriprints.bsky.social:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...

#kidlit #picturebook #WhatToRead #bookreview #literacy #reading #educators #librarians #BooksForKids