"The Waga-Laga Bugs" on Susanna Leonard Hill's Blog!
I'm so ecstatic to be hosted by Susanna Leonard Hill on her blog this morning! We talked all about the experience of self-publishing "The Waga-Laga Bugs", and of course there's a GIVEAWAY🤩
You can read the interview here: susannahill.com/2026/04/14/t...
#picturebooks #bugs
"The Waga-Laga Bugs" as a Best Indie Books of April
Kirkus Reviews "Best Indie Books of April" is out, and LOOK!🪲 "The Waga-Laga Bugs" was chosen as a featured book by Kirkus, and I'm kinda bugging out🤯
After so much time spent making this book the *best* it could be, it's nice for our hard work to be seen and noticed by this side of the industry!
We're so excited to host Susan Johnston Taylor on next week's Storytime Sprint 🥳 You can attend live or watch the recording, but EVERY attendee is eligible for the giveaway. Be sure to register at the link in the post below!👇
🚨Book Giveaway 🚨
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each Kidlit Haha Week blog post to enter that day’s book giveaway.
You have until tomorrow 12 PM (Eastern).
brittanypomales.com/blog/
#kidlithahaweek
Yay!! Thank you, Thelia!!
Book mail!💕✨️📚🎉🪲🐞
Such a fun book! I just wanna Waga-Laga play all day! Thanks @andichitty.bsky.social
Yay!! Thank you, Natalia!❤️🐝🐜🐛
Just received my copy! Such a wonderful read aloud! 🐛 📚
Creator interview
Hey #kidlit ... do you like GIVEAWAYS?
I'm so excited to be featured on Julie Hauswirth's blog to talk all about self-publishing "The Waga-Laga Bugs"! Be sure to check it out, and don't forget to enter to win a prize!
www.juliehauswirth.com/post/creator...
#picturebooks #bugs #childrensbooks
“Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel has a new cause: Freeing kids from ICE detention”
“Wearing her signature pink headband, Rachel Accurso spoke with two children being held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. She described the conversations as devastating.”
"The Waga-Laga Bugs" is on sale for 14.95 until Thursday
"The Waga-Laga Bugs" is on sale for 14.95 until Thursday
"The Waga-Laga Bugs" is on sale for 14.95 until Thursday
If you've been thinking about getting a copy of "The Waga-Laga Bugs"... now is the time!
This Kirkus-starred, buggy book will only be on sale for a limited time (until Thursday!)🐝🐜🐛
www.andichittybooks.com/order-books
#bugs #picturebooks
Oh my goodness, thank you SO much, Maria🥹❤️
Storytime Sprint at 8pm on Wednesday
Our Waga-Laga Storytime Sprint is TOMORROW!
If you want to:
🦋 hear me read "The Waga-Laga Bugs" (bring your kids if you'd like)!
🦋learn more about this Kirkus starred book!
🦋 ask questions about self-publishing!
Please join us Wednesday at 8pm EST! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I'm so excited to be hosted by my very own #StorytimeSprint! Thank you to @brilawyer.bsky.social for filling in for me, and to @ryannjones117.bsky.social, my co-host!
If you want to hear me read "The Waga-Laga Bugs" (illustrated by Sandra Attema-Welte!), be sure to register at the link below!
QUERYING AUTHORS: today is Manuscript Wishlist Day on Bluesky! Check out the MSWL hashtag throughout the day (I don't want to link it here and clog the tag)❤️ I hope you find your perfect agent match!
#kidlitchat For those who haven't heard, there will be an official #MSWL day on Thursday this week. If you're currently in the query trenches or will be soon, it's a great resource and may put some wonderful agents on your radar based on what they're looking for.
Waga-Laga Word Search
Teachers and Librarians, tell me! Are there specific types of activity sheets your kids prefer? Word Searches, Crossword Puzzles, etc? I'm all ears!
#activitysheets #educators #librarians #teachers
Our next sprint will be with @jilanne.bsky.social reading THE OCEAN'S HEART (art by Khoa Le). Join us next Tuesday, March 3rd at 8 p.m. EST! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@andichitty.bsky.social
@ryannjones117.bsky.social
Heads up for anyone looking to participate in #pbparty this year- The #PBParty Prep Zoom will be Wednesday, February 25 at 6 pm Eastern! 🗓️💻
Yay!!!
It's so surreal seeing this book in the hands of my critique partners😍 So many years of revisions and so many versions of Waga-Laga stories, I thought they'd all get Waga-Laga-ed out!
In a new report on the harm done to creative professionals by generative AI development, the Society of Authors and other trade associations are demanding new regulations to compel tech giants to respect copyright and remunerate authors and artists.
Check out the #publishingforminnesota auction: Books & book bundles, original art, virtual school visits, critiques, AMAs, ms and query reviews, etc. Purchases paid by proof of donation to MN orgs providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Who says you can't do fun things when you self-publish?! Look at that shininess🤩
Illustrated by Sandra Attema-Welte
#kidlit #picturebook #specialcover
Today is the last day to get in on The Waga-Laga Bugs Kickstarter! All backers will get their books approximately 1.5 months BEFORE the general public🥳
www.kickstarter.com/projects/120...
Today is the last day to get in on The Waga-Laga Bugs Kickstarter! All backers will get their books approximately 1.5 months BEFORE the general public🥳
www.kickstarter.com/projects/120...
6 Days Left to preorder through the Waga-Laga Bug Kickstarter
I have to unexpectedly cover a shift at work this morning, so I'm repurposing yesterday's post🫣
Only 6 days left to preorder "The Waga-Laga Bugs" through Kickstarter! All books will arrive in April (just in time for BUG SEASON)!🦋🐞🐜🐛🐝
www.kickstarter.com/projects/120...
#picturebook #educational
One week left for the Waga-Laga Bugs Kickstarter
7 days left!🥳 You've heard the backstory, watched the printing process, celebrated a Kirkus Star with me, and more. With one week left to get your preorder in, time is ticking (but only if you want a copy- no pressure. Pressure tactics make me uncomfortable.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/120...
Thank you so much!!❤️
