The #KidLit4Ceasefire auction ends in 3 hours!!!

The auction is raising funds to benefit Gaza, Sudan, Congo, and the Little Miss Flint fundraiser! 💛🍉

Check out all of the amazing items up for bid here:

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⏰ Thanks to the generosity of Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚, we're able to offer 10 more SCHOLARSHIPS to #Kweli24 Color of Children's Literature Conference 4/19-4/21 in NYC!

Kid lit writers & illustrators of color apply here by 11:59PM EST TONGHT: tinyurl.com/3weuey88

Lit fam, pls RT!

Day 8/30 of the #30DaysArabVoices blogpost.

A trip down memory lane growing up in Damascus…

Love this initiative by Dr. Sawsan Jaber, NBCT in honor of #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

Please read and share, would love to hear your thoughts 💕

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Sita Jit signed w me before I resurrected my account, but my excitement hasn't shrank! Her poignant, lyrical stories explore themes that are so important for kids: identity, history, family—and how to make sense of it blended together. I'm excited for what comes next!

We're 95 signatures away from 8,000.

If there's anyone who would still like to sign the #KidLit4Ceasefire letter to President Biden for an immediate #ceasefireNowPermanently I'll be keeping the form open until 8PT! 🍉💛

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Excited for this upcoming picture book written by my CP, Traci Huahn ✨MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL✨ and illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan 🎨 陈芷萍 (preorder MAMIE TAPE!) 💙

✨I'm thrilled to share that I'm now represented by Marcy Posner Folio Jr.. Thank you to #DVpit for connecting us! ✨

THE MAGIC LUNCH BOX is currently 15% off on Amazon!! Make sure to snag it before the deal ends🥰

Last day to donate.

The gates of Cucumonga Campground are preparing to open (7/16/24) & something's lurking in the lake . . .

Behold, the cover of my debut pb. Illus. by Pablo Pino w/ art dir. from Lucy Ruth Cummins.

Opening lines, Preorder links, & Goodreads info. in 🧵 below. Rts appreciated. 🙏🏽

Meet #KidLitCarousel member Sita Jit! We're so excited for her upcoming #debut #chapterbook ✨DIVYA FAR FROM HOME✨(illus. Abhilasha Khatri), first in a new series about a young girl's adventures adjusting to life far from her native home in India. Fr @capstonepub Fall 2024!

Wow! This cover is stunning!!! Congratulations, Arlene Abundis and Cynthia Alonso ✨💙

New deals announced for Linda Sue Park SAYGAY, Z Brewer Official News 💀, @TheGaLavantGirl, @StoriesBySita + more pwne.ws/3ZF5XWw

Can’t wait for this important book by my talented critique partner Traci Huahn ✨MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL✨ 💙

Meet #KidLitCarousel member Shruthi Rao, award-winning author of multiple titles in India, now with her U.S. #debut #picturebook ✨KADOOBOO!✨illus. by Darshika Varma. @pagestreetkids Feb 6, 2024, available for pre-order now! #kidlit #indianfolktales #desikidlit #desikidlit community

I'm excited to announce I am now represented by Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez of the IG @bradfordlitagency and Twitter @bradfordlit Go #TeamSanchez !!! Please go check out their work at  

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Thank you!
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Introducing our amazing KidLitCarousel🎠crew! Please follow us and❤️🔁💬and stay tuned to learn more about our authors and their books coming 'round in 2023 & 2024! #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks #chapterbooks #childrenslibrarians #librarians #parents

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Somebody asked me the differences between Early Readers, Chapter Books and MG. It can be a little confusing; there's a BIT of crossover (and some civilians call everything w/ chapters a chapter book, when it means something specific in publishing).

Anywho. I made cheat sheets!