KIDLIT411

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 25): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Why Your Story is Not Working, Unlikeable Characters, Publishing FAQs, more. Thanks Heather Jenkins for the illustration, @WriterRebeccaGL & @KatieLeeReinert for the giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway for the picture book, MY NAME IS AI LIN by @BiculturalMama, illustrated by Yu Ting Cheng (@SleepingBearBks). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @WriterRebeccaGL, illustrated by @DianaMayoillo (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we…

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, READY TO SMILE AGAIN by @KatieLeeReinert, illustrated by Sarah Aziz (@GnomeRoadPub). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we…

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 18): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: PB Page Turns, Golden Rules for MG, Marketing only Authors Can Do, more. Thanks Kris Fulk for the illustration, @penguinkids and @elaynecrain for the YA & PB giveaways.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER by @elaynecrain, illustrated by @john_ledda_art (@FeiwelFriends). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we…

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the NYT bestseller YA novel, A FORGERY OF FATE by @LizLim (@randomhousekids) out now. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 11): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Understanding Children's Book Market, Why your Plot Isn't Working, 10 Things to Avoid in PBs, more. Thanks Melissa Mwai for the illustration, @BiculturalMama & @beckyscharn for the PB giveaways.

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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, BEST BUDS by @beckyscharn, illustrated by Jiarui Jiang (Margaret K. McElderry Books). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

I'm grateful & thrilled to announce another middle grade book with @Scholastic: FRIENDS FUREVER, a fun story about a pug and a Frenchie who try to "parent trap" their feuding owners to become besties again. Coming out in Fall 2026. Thank you @marchsoloway & @yourfriendmaya!

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 4): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Picture Books 101, Unputdownable Story Openers, What Debut Novelists Should Know, more. Thanks @MirkaHokkanen for the illustration, @BerrieTorgan, @pragmaticmom @MacmillanUSA for the giveaways.

We are pleased to feature author-illustrator @BerrieTorgan and her website banner design for Kidlit411. Also, enter to win a copy of JUST DUCKY: A FRIENDSHIP TAKES FLIGHT (@CardinalRulePrs). To enter, L + RP (+ more ways to win): kidlit411.com/2025/07/illust… #kidlitart

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE TRAVELING TACO: THE AMAZING AND SURPRISING JOURNEY OF MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS by @pragmaticmom illus by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (@redcometpress) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry here: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we…

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TELL ME ABOUT JUNETEENTH by Kortney Nash, illustrated by @deandra_hodge (Godwin Books/ Macmillan). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we…

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm a graphic novelist open to illustrating fun, expressive picture books. Humor is my specialty. My #kidlitart portfolio: stanyan.me/kidlit Repped by @annmrose at The Tobias Literary Agency

To all you wonderful #SCBWI members, thank you for supporting BEAR'S BIG IDEA for the #CrystalKiteAward. I'm delighted to say it has moved up to the final round of voting! 🐻💡🎉 You can see all the fantastic books in the final round at scbwi.org/crystal-kite Happy voting!

✨ It's Goodreads Giveaway time! ✨ Head to @goodreads for your chance to enter to win advanced copies of these books that your kid will be obsessed with this summer: 🏚️ Enter the world of The Last Resort by Erin Entrada Kelly, where ghosts from the story will emerge from the…

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I am Susi and I was born and raised in the beautiful alps. Now I live in California, and I love to illustrate picture books. I am repped by Kerry Sparks at @lgrlit

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 27): kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-we… Inside: Lyrical Language Lab Summer Poetry Contest, Comic/Manga Art contest, Marketing 101, more. Thanks @susischaeferart for the illustration and Erika Lynne Jones and Nadia Solomon for the giveaways.