Thank You!

DO YOU SEE ME? officially releases today! Yay!🥳

I’m thankful to the entire team that helped along the journey to bring DO YOU SEE ME? to the world.

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Book trailer drop to brighten up feeds. 😊 DO YOU SEE ME? hits shelves in 3 weeks! Preorder available now!

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“I came to this story precisely because this truth is omitted from history books.” Jolene Gutiérrez, author of ‘Unbreakable,’ in conversation with Mia Wenjen, author of ‘Barbed Wire Between Us,’ on depicting the cruelty of family separation buff.ly/cVkIKh5

Switch your lights off at 8:30 pm local time today as part of #EarthHour2026 to raise #ClimateChange awareness! And read Nanette Heffernan & Bao Luu's book EARTH HOUR: A LIGHTS-OUT EVENT FOR OUR PLANET! Happy #earthhour! #kidlit #booksky 🌎❤️🌎

Today we celebrate WHAT'S SILLY HAIR DAY WITH NO HAIR? by @nrpaulson.bsky.social & Camilla Carrossine. Five years ago you gifted us with this story - allowing children with #alopecia to see themselves represented in this awesome book. Thank you! 📚 #picturebook #kidlit #booksky

As #storytellers, we're excited to celebrate this #WorldStorytellingDay with you all! And look at some of the beautiful #stories our KidLit Collective family has created, with more to come! Follow us to learn more about our stories! #kidlit #booksky

Celebrate this #GlobalRecyclingDay with MERMAID KENZIE: PROTECTOR OF THE DEEPS by Charlotte Watson Sherman and Geneva Bowers! Kenzie loves the ocean but hates the pollution she sees, so she proves that one person taking action can make a difference. 🧜🏾‍♀️ #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky

Kind words from #Kirkusreviews 😊

DO YOU SEE ME? Out April 21st. Pre-orders available now.

Bookshop
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B&N
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/do-you-see...

#picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #booksky #writingcommunity
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social @reggiebrownart.bsky.social

🛸👽Today we’re celebrating #worldcontactday with THE STRAY by @mollyruttan.bsky.social—a fun and heartwarming story about kindness, curiosity, and finding where you belong.

#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky

It's #WriteDownYourStoryDay! As #KidLitCollective members, we love writing our #stories and we encourage you to share your stories. Keep #writing, friends! We believe stories heal the world and we need your words. ✍️ #picturebooks #kidlit #WritingCommunity #booksky

Flit, fly, 🦋! The best way to celebrate #Butterflies is to read about them!

We suggest BENNY'S TRUE COLORS by @nrpaulson.bsky.social and Anne Passchier! #NationalButterflyDay #kidlit #kidlitart #Butterfly #booksky

Thanks #PublishersWeekly for this review! 😊

DO YOU SEE ME? Out April 21st. Pre-orders available now.

Bookshop
bookshop.org/p/books/do-y...
B&N
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/do-you-see...
AMZ
www.amazon.com/You-See-LaRo...

#picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #selfesteem
@mackidsbooks @reggiebrownart

On this #NationalJewelDay, what better way to celebrate than with Abigail Rayner and @mollyruttan.bsky.social’s book I AM A THIEF! This #jewel of a #picturebook will steal your ❤️! #kidlitart #kidlit #booksky

It’s Bi+ Health Awareness Month, and what better way to learn and celebrate than to read and share a book? We recommend our member @ajirving.bsky.social’s THE BI BOOK (illustrated by Cynthia Alonso)! Learn more about #BiHealthMonth2026 here: bihealthmonth.org #kidlit #picturebook #booksky

Happy first #bookbirthday to Charlotte Watson Sherman and Esther Stimphat’s important #HistoricalFiction #picturebook LEARN BABY LEARN: THE SHINDANA DAY FACTORY'S LEGACY OF BLACK PRIDE 🥳📚

#kidlit #BlackHistory #teacher #librarian #booklaunch #booksky

We love this Kirkus review and can’t wait for FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE to clippety-clop onto shelves April 28th!

Available for pre-order now! 🫎🎈🥳

#kidlit #picturebook #booksky

Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with our member @writerjolene.bsky.social’s book MAMIACHI & ME: MY MAMI’S MARIACHI BAND, co-authored with Dakota Gutiérrez and illustrated by @msmirelle.bsky.social! #kidlit #picturebook #women #girlpower #teachers #librarians #music #mariachi #booksky

Are you ready to improve your craft as a picture book creator, working with an experienced mentor for FREE? There are 40 mentors in @pbrisingstars.bsky.social’s
final year, including our very own @ajirving.bsky.social! Apply here: www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors #pbrisingstars #kidlit #booksky

It’s #WorldWildlifeDay! Check out our books by @candacespizzirri.bsky.social, writerjolene.bsky.social, and Charlotte Watson Sherman that connect kids to our planet! 🌍 We 💚 FINLEY, BIONIC BEASTS, and MERMAID KENZIE! 🦢🦋🐘🐳 #WWD2026 #kidlit #animals #teachers #librarians #booksky

I read, you read, we all read! Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! Pick up some of our gorgeous books and get started reading! 📚😍🥳 #kidlit #booksky #EduSky #picturebooks

On this #nationalpigday, we’re celebrating member @writerjolene.bsky.social’s #nonfiction #STEM book BIONIC BEASTS: SAVING ANIMAL LIVES WITH ARTIFICIAL FLIPPERS, LEGS, AND BEAKS and Pirate, the pig with an #orthosis. #kidlit #booksky 🐷

Something wild is happening today. We're celebrating the 3rd #bookbirthday of SOMETHING WILD by our own @kidlitcollective.bsky.social author/illustrator @mollyruttan.bsky.social. Happy Birthday x 3...🥳🥳🥳!
#kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity #booksky #EduSky #music

Two months until the Do You See Me? by @lgmiss.bsky.social release! Pre-Order Now!

Thank you to the talented illustrator @reggiebrownart.bsky.social and publisher @mackidssl.bsky.social

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On National Grain-Free Day @kidlitcollective.bsky.social
gives a thumbs-up to VIOLET AND THE CRUMBS: A Gluten-free Adventure by Abigail Rayner and #illustrator
@mollyruttan.bsky.social .#kidlit #kidlitart #gluten #picturebook #booksky #EduSky #kidlitcommunity

On NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY, @kidlitcollective.bsky.social is excited to give a "shout out" to our pet-loving stories by our own @mollyruttan.bsky.social, @jnwieder.bsky.social, and @writerjolene.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #nationalloveyourpetday #pets #booksky #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks

UNBREAKABLE, written by Minoru Tonai and @writerjolene.bsky.social and illustrated by Chris Sasaki, is the true story of Min's family's experience imprisoned in internment camps during WWII. Today we remember... @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #booksky #kidlit #WWII #picturebook #NF #EduSky #preorder

Coincidence that International Book-Giving Day is the same day as Valentine's Day? @kidlitcollective.bsky.social thinks not...what better gift to give your loved ones than BOOKS?!! #kidlit #kidlitart #booklovers #booksky #kidlitcommunity #books #bookgiving #gifts

Thanks for sharing, ILM!

Sharing ❤️❤️❤️ today with @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's @ajirving.bsky.social, @lgmiss.bsky.social and #illustrators @kipalizadeh.net and Beth Hughes. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #booksky #EduSky #kidlitcommunity #love #valentinesday