Happy Book Birthday Karen!! 🎉

The secret is out! Happy Book Birthday to THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES! 🪼An ocean of thanks to @mariehermansson.bsky.social for the lovely art and editor @naomikirsten.bsky.social .

@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Fresh month, fresh favorites! ✨ We are so excited to see THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES featured on @cbcbooks.bsky.social April Hot Off the Press reading list. Discover all the picks here: bit.ly/1dCTqYI #kidlit #ReadingList #CBCHotOffThePress @karenjameson15.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social

@cbcbooks.bsky.social Many thanks!!

Wonderful!!

Thanks @cbcbooks.bskysocial ! Love seeing THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES featured on CBC books April Hot Off the Press reading list! bit.ly/1dCTqYI

@mariehermansson.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Thank you, @geolibrarian.bsky.social for the wonderful review! “Hermansson’s gorgeous artwork takes Jameson’s poetic text and runs with it…” @mariehermansson.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidslovenonfiction

Lovely review for THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES 🪼from @ala-booklist.bsky.social . Luminous art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social & edited by @naomikirsten.bsky.social . Out 4/21 from @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social .

@blueslipmedia.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Happy World Wildlife Day! Coming soon - WHO NESTS HERE? with illos by Ramona Kaulitzki and THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES, art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social .

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@simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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Wonderful review!! So happy!

Thanks Kirkus Reviews for your glowing words about THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES! Kudos to @mariehermansson.bsky.social , @naomikirsten.bsky.social and @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social ! Coming 4/21/26

@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidslovenonfiction

So wonderful to celebrate our first review - a star!⭐️ Thank you to @mariehermansson.bsky.social for her luminous art. Kudos to editor extraordinaire @naomikirsten.bsky.social and @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social !

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I'm thrilled to share that WE HAVE A STAR! THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES has received a starred review from @slj.com This is the first star for THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES coming out April 2026! Congratulations author @karenjameson15.bsky.social and thank you SLJ! #kidlit #kidlitart

A red cockaded woodpecker from A PARTY FOR THE PINE written by Christine Iverson illustrated by me, published by @holidayhouse.bsky.social is about the very special longleaf pine habitat and its history. It is set to publish before the actual Party for the Pine in Spring '27! #kidlitart

Excited to be here!

Really excited for you all! Congratulations!

Thank you Victoria! ♥️

Thank you for resharing Beth! ♥️

Hello November #KidLitArtPostcard I'm Marie Hermansson, I illustrate children's picture books with a narrative style. Storytelling through pictures and capturing special moments within the larger story. Reach out directly to me, I'd enjoy hearing about your picture book projects! #kidlitart #kidlit

Happy World Jellyfish Day! 🪼🪼

So excited that it’s #worldjellyfishday ! 🪼Visit an aquarium and learn all about them. Perfect time to preorder THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES, out from @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social
on 4/21/26. Art by @mariehermansson.bsky.social . Edited by @naomikirsten.bsky.social .

@steamteambooks.bsky.social

Happy Halloween Blue Sky!!! 🎃👻🎃 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist (greeting card design I hand lettered a couple years back).

I saw a MOOSE outside the kitchen window this am! It ran away so fast so no photo. 🥲 I went outside for a closer look & it stared at me, which I took as "hello human, you look pretty cool" & I said the same back to the moose. Now we're friends. 😄 These are tracks we found from days earlier. #kidlit

Fall Festivities, ArtFest 2025! #ablartfest @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Moose eat fermented apples fallen from apple trees in peoples gardens. The apples contain alcohol and the moose get tipsy from eating them. So watch out for the moose swaggering and swaying around like some drunken sailor. 😄🍎

Cream colored graphic displaying a series of black lines, emulating blackout poetry. The words revealed between the strike-outs say, “Banned Books Giveaway”. The bottom half of the graphic is obscured by a torn piece of paper that says, "Enter only on Instagram!" followed by the Instagram handle @WeNeedDiverseBooks.

To aid folks in their ongoing education regarding the nature of book bans and censorship this #BannedBooksWeek (and beyond), we’re giving away a bundle of nonfiction and fiction books about the ongoing fight against book bans!

Check out our post on Instagram to enter ⬇️

📷 bit.ly/47dZjvJ

ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025! 

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you. 

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

@stephfc.bsky.social

LMPB Success Story: Marie Hermansson — Let's Make Picture Books One of my big joys in Let’s Make Picture Books is seeing students polish their skills, take creative leaps, and go on to sign with agents and start illustrating (and sometimes authoring) children’s bo...

Did an interview with Steph Fizer Coleman on her Let's Make Picture Books Blog, go check it out! #kidlitart

www.letsmakepicturebooks.com/blog/lmpb-su...

Thank you!

Love them 😍