I had such a wonderful time at the book launch for OUR WORLD COLOMBIA this past Sat!! It was so nice to see friends & family—& to meet new ones! 🥰🇨🇴

Thank you to everyone who went & bought or preordered the book. Your support and encouragement means the world to me!! 🫶🏼

#Sweetshoutout NEW BOOK ALERT! Excited to celebrate this new picture book MEMORY GARDEN by
Susie Ghahremani , Zohreh Ghahremani & MacKids Books
Learn more about Susie’s books here boygirlparty.com Enter the GIVEAWAY now! Double your chances by also following us on Bluesky!

Talking to a student at a CalArts event last night.

STUDENT: Industry is so broken.

ME: Sure. It breaks all the time. Then guess what happens? The brave and bold build it back up with new things. This too shall pass. Patience, grass hopper.

STUDENT: So what can I do?

ME: Get

My ❤️ is bursting with gratitude to be a #PBParty finalist! I'm also crying happy tears as I type this & my husband just brought me a box of tissues...

Thank you Mindy Alyse Weiss, Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 is 🥳 about TRICKY CHOPSTICKS!🥢📕, Aixa Pérez-Prado 🇦🇷📚🎨💙, Gabriele Davis, Marietta WOMBAT AND THE FAMILY TREE Apollonio, Brittany Pomales, Layton Scarbrough &

MISSING CHILD

Madeline Sophia Soto
Age 13
Blonde hair
Blue eyes
5’1

Last seen walking to Hunters Creek Middle School on Town Loop Boulevard around 8:45 am. (Hunters Creek Orlando FL 32837)

This week’s Fab Four!
⁦Charles Santoso⁩ ⁦ABRAMS Books⁩ ⁦Leo Timmers⁩ ⁦Gecko Press⁩ ⁦Adriana Hernández Bergstrom⁩ ⁦Scholastic⁩ ⁦Toni Yuly⁩ ⁦Atheneum⁩ ⁦Simon Kids⁩
#kidlit #picturebooks #libraries

It's tiiiiiiime! Head to Debbie Ridpath Ohi blog for the announcement of the 2024 #PBRisingStars mentors!!

On this day of love, let’s celebrate the beautiful spectrum of love in all its forms. 💖

Whether it’s romantic love, friendship, or family bonds, love takes many shapes. But the most crucial?

SELF-LOVE. 🥰✨

Remember, your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every

#LKBF auction happening now. I'm offering two services. One is a full manuscript critique for a picture book, and the other is a #kidlit portfolio review! Bid here: 32auctions.com/organizations/…

#LKBF auction happening now. I'm offering two services. One is a full manuscript critique for a picture book, and the other is a #kidlit portfolio review! Bid here: 32auctions.com/organizations/…

Temu steals my artwork and sells it more than any other site

Thank you to all the authors who Zoomed with us for WRAD and who shared on Storyvoice!@RefeUp Adriana Hernández Bergstrom Isabella Kung katealbus Becky Scharnhorst Angie Lucas Storyvoice Kazu Kibuishi #episd #EPISDlibraries

Relit is out in 1 week!!!

Hello children's book illustrators, editors, agents, and art directors: tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard day. Learn more here: ginaperry.com/postcard

African gray parrots are REALLY smart. Scientists recently gave one a series of tests and it scored as high as a children’s author.

😂😂😂!

🐋 ONE WEEK AWAY!
In just one week my new book with Dave Eggers @iam_daveeggers, called SOREN’S SEVENTH SONG, hits the shelves ⭐️⭐️ It’s already got two starred reviews!

It’s a fun, witty book Read (2/2) for a description

#kidlit #picturebooks #childrensbooks
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I'll choose a winner this Friday. Please keep RT, following me, and commenting w/ a number from 1 to 1000. I need 87 followers more. But no matter what, this Friday I'll choose the winner of a PB critique w/ 1 resubmission. Boosting accepted.

So... it's a SERIES, y'all!!!!!
And... with Charlene Chua!!!!!!

*cue all the screaming crying happy emojis*

We are so very excited to welcome Sally M. Kim to the ABLA team as an associate agent! You can find out what she’s looking for on our website! Welcome Sally 🎉 🥳

Here's the list of the 2024 #PBParty contest agents, editors & art directors. Wahooooo!

You might want to sit down before reading this--it's mind-blowing.

I can't wait to see all the magical matches that will happen this year! Good luck. :)

mindyalyseweiss.com/2024-pbparty-a…