Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social Former Children's Librarian💗 | Big Dreamer | Lover of picture books, the KidLit world, libraries, community, & fart books | Haiku Writer
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KidLit Acrostics flipbook: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/fe5beff236.htm
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Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social The original online writing conference JUST for Picture Book Creators, established in 2015. Grab our PB Pitch Formula at picturebooksummit.com/pitch-formula. See you on Oct. 3 2026! picturebooksummit.com
Minh Lê @bottomshelfbks.bsky.social author of The Blur, Real to Me (Knopf/PRH) | Lift, Drawn Together, more (LBYR) | Green Lantern Legacy (DC) | A Lotus for You (Parallax) | WNDB board | Hamline MFAC faculty
Heidi EY Stemple @heidieys.bsky.social #KidLit Author & Poet. JANIE WRITES A PLAY (Charlesbridge). Debut MG verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS 4/15 (Astra). Birder/Owler. HeidiEYStemple.com.
Leslie Helakoski Books @lesliehelakoski.bsky.social Author/Illustrator, Peace enthusiast
Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social U.S. Senator, former teacher. Wife, mom (Amelia, Alex, Bailey, CFPB), grandmother, and Okie. She/her. Official campaign account.
kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social #kidlitchat happens every Tuesday night at 9E/6P, co-hosted by @bonnieadamson.com and @gregpincus.bsky.social. The topic is posted here as each chat begins, as well as any important chat news.
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MituMalhotra.bsky.social @mitumalhotra.bsky.social Doodles, Designs, Writes for Children & Young Adults @vcfawcya @cbigNYC
Picture bks, Illus. MG, YA verse & prose. mitumalhotra.com https://www.instagram.com/mituart/ Repped by Rachel Letofsky at Transatlantic Agency
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Jasmine Fang @jasmineifang.bsky.social Author, mom, recovering PM
🏡 tpe • la • dc • sf bay area
📕 BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON (9/1/2026)
📕 OUR CHINATOWN MARKET (2028)
jasmineifang.com
Jacob Souva @jacobsouva.bsky.social Hello 👋… my name is Jacob Souva and I’m an illustrator and author of books for kids. I’m rep’d by Jen Rofé of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
✨ www.twofishillustration.com/links
✏️ https://open.substack.com/pub/jacobsouva
Rebecca Stead @rebstead.bsky.social Writer of books (for young people or any people). New books in 2025: Anything (4/29) and The Experiment (9/13).
Julia McCarthy @thejumbles.bsky.social Senior Editor at S&S Atheneum by day, purveyor of dad jokes by night, eternal sea hag. My tweets are my own. she/her 🇧🇷🇺🇸 Avatar by the wonderful Tanya J. Scott
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Endpapers @endpapers.bsky.social Sharing and celebrating the endpapers of children’s literature.
Jarrett J. Krosoczka @studiojjk.bsky.social 💬Graphic Novelist
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📕 Star Wars • Crayola • Marvel
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Gordy Wright @gordywright.bsky.social 🏴 Illustrator based in Scotland painting in gouache, ink & acrylic
📚 Represented by the Bright Agency
🏳️🌈 He/him
🌐 gordywright.com
🌐 linktr.ee/gordyjwright
Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social #KidLit Illustrator / Surface Designer
Obsessed with color & inspired by nature
Represented by James McGowan at BookEnds Literary Agency
bio.site/angelamatteson
LA Kids Book Festival @lakidsbookfest.bsky.social 
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Katie Gilstrap @bykatiegilstrap.bsky.social Author of SPACEMANATEE! (Magination Press), PENNY LU PORCUPINE, and FINNEGAN FOX (Nancy Paulsen Books). 📚
Bestie to @attaboyartie.bsky.social 🐕
Friend to all creatures ❤️🐾
Scott Campbell @heyscottcampbell.bsky.social (Also Scott C) I am a painter and a creator of comics and children's picture books. Hug Machine and Zombie in Love. Also, video games at Double Fine Productions. linktr.ee/scottlava
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Boyds Mills @boydsmills.bsky.social Boyds Mills positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inspire children to become their best selves.
https://linktr.ee/boydsmills
Bea Birdsong @beabirdsong.bsky.social Author of I Will Be Fierce!, Sam's First Word, How to Spot a Best Friend, Boop!, Goat Is the G.O.A.T. (2025), How to Grow a Family Tree (2025), That Is Not a Dog! (2026), You Did It! (2026), and more!
Rep: Melissa Edwards
Chuck Groenink @cgroenink.bsky.social I draw pictures, I bake bread, I go for walks.
Columbia county, NY
Dano Moreno @dano-moreno.bsky.social 👋 Hi! I’m Dano. I write for kids.
📘Pride is Love 🏳️🌈
📗Our Wish for You ✨
📕Hope for Ryan White 🌱
Rep’d by Charlotte Wenger
danomoreno.com
Susan Galbraith @susan-galbraith.bsky.social Art educator and arts advocate, living in beautiful central New Brunswick. 
C. Garland Miller @garlandbooks.xyz Kidlit author. Illustrator. SCBWI member. Monster enthusiast!
Leah Limon Versus the Golden Chef out now!
garlandbooks.xyz
linktr.ee/garlandbooks
scbwi.org/members/c.garland.miller
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
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Tom Booth @tomwilltell.bsky.social Author/illustrator & designer for screens large & small, and co-founder at Made Up Games.
DreamWorks | Netflix | Supercell | PRH | Walker | HarperCollins | Simon & Schuster and more.
For more, visit tom-booth.com
Christopher Thornock @thornockstudios.bsky.social Illustrator, educator and artist living in the mountain west. Agent - Lori Steel Steelworks Literary - thornockstudios.com Insta - thornockstudios
Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop @happyreadingbooks.bsky.social EST. 2024 by award-winning specialist Children’s bookseller, Nicci.
🔝STAPLE ☕️, Reading Street, Broadstairs, Kent 🇬🇧
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Roze Nwoga @rozenwoga.bsky.social Kidlit Author
THE WOMAN UNDER THE EL '28 @ Random House Studio
(Consistently forgetting the second parenthesis /Empath/Multiracial/ Mother of Gremli-- I mean boys... two beautiful boys/ Smithie/ MFA Candidate VCFA/ Rep'd by @Joycekay.bsky.social
Scott Rothman @scottrothmanwriter.bsky.social Writer of Underwear Dragon kid's books (Random House), the football movie DRAFT DAY and other stuff. My newest books are KITTYBUNKPORT (Viking) and WARM AND FUZZY (Tundra).
www.scottrothmanwriter.com
Annie Kelley @anniekelley.bsky.social Executive Editor at Random House Studio 📚
Jessie Sima @jessiesima.bsky.social Indie and NYT Bestselling Author & Illustrator of a stack of books for kids.
https://www.jessiesima.com/
Sarah Kurpiel @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social Picture book author/illustrator. MORE THAN A TREE (2026), A LITTLE LIKE MAGIC, SNAKE'S BIG MISTAKE. ♿ She/her.
linktr.ee/sarahkurpiel
Cynthia Harmony @cynthiaharmony.bsky.social #Kidlit Author
Latest: A Flicker of Hope /Un Aleteo de Esperanza 🦋
Upcoming: Apapacho Love '26
Forest en Familia '26
Row Sow Grow '26
Hasta Pronto is a Promise '27
linktr.ee/cynthiaharmony
Loree Griffin Burns @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social Scientist. Writer. Teacher. Reader.
Latest book: ONE LONG LINE (MITKids, 2024)
Coming Soon: EXTREME BIRDWATCHING (MITKids, 2026)
Website: loreeburns.com
Adrienne Pettinelli @adriennepettinelli.bsky.social Director of the Henrietta (NY) Public Library; reviewer at Horn Book Magazine; writer wherever I am; three cats, a dog, and a spouse at home.
Yayarama @yayaramas.bsky.social She/Her
Mexican #Kidlit illustrator & designer
Cooking, eating & dibujanding ✏️
www.yayarama.com
Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social I write books, like the "ONE & ONLY" series, WISHTREE, ODDER, DOGTOWN, and POCKET BEAR.
My new novel, WOMBAT WAITING, is out now!
I post with some help from Two Cats Comm.
Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social Children’s books & editorial illustrator, professor
🎥 Host of Gab ‘n’ Doodle every Thurs on Insta
📘 BOOGY & TEE and TWINKLE & HEW: 9.1.26
🚫 No AI Art
https://linktr.ee/studiohoffmann
Antje Hagemann @ahagemann.bsky.social Illustratorin
Blake Hamilton @blakehamilton1.bsky.social Writer, Filmmaker. Co-founder of All The Wonders. Director of Post Production at Zerocool Media. Crowned by firstborn. Dethroned by second. #kidlit
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social children's-YA author, Heartdrum imprint curator, little free library steward, dog mom
Jaime Saginor @psjaime.bsky.social Writer. Actress. Lover of chocolate. Lit Manager: Schemers Entertainment
Cover to Cover Children’s Books @covertocover.bsky.social Opened in 1980, Cover to Cover has earned a reputation as the preeminent bookstore for children, parents and teachers.
Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social I write essays and children’s books. I follow my curiosity and wonder. I volunteer to create bilingual books for and about Ethiopia. I’ve been a longtime faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Children’s and YA literature
Sergio Ruzzier @ruzzier.bsky.social Author and illustrator of picture books.
Airlie Anderson @airlieanderson.bsky.social Author-illustrator of picture books including NEITHER, ONLY, and CAT’S SEASONS. Come on over to airlieanderson.com for more 🎨
Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator; EVERY MONDAY MABEL out now from Simon & Schuster; repped by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio
Adam Rex @adamrex.bsky.social Author and illustrator of all the books you like. No, not that one. No, not that one either
Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social Independent, opinionated, and stylish: essential multimedia publications for everyone who cares about children's and young adult literature. Visit us at hbook.com.- C @candlewickpress.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
Chronicle Books @chroniclebooks.bsky.social 
Raina Telgemeier @goraina.bsky.social Cartoonist & tea enthusiast 
Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social New York Times Bestseller, Newbery Honoree, National Book Award Finalist, Procrastinator Extraordinaire, #KidLit Author
Dan Santat @dansantat.bsky.social NY Times bestselling children's book author of Beekle ('15 Caldecott) A First Time for Everything ('23 National Book Award) Creator Disney's The Replacements
Andrea Wang @andreaywang.bsky.social 2022 Newbery Honor, APALA Award, & Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner. NYT Best Books 2021. PB & MG author. http://linktr.ee/AndreaYWang Rep: @agentemurph.bsky.social emliterary.com
Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social Bestselling author of 50+ books. PRINCESS ACADEMY, AUSTENLAND, PRINCESS IN BLACK, REAL FRIENDS, DREAM ON, ITTY BITTY KITTY-CORN. Mom of 4 awesome young adults. she/her. Curiosity and compassion. www.shannonhale.com
Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social NYT bestselling author. WAKE THE WILD CREATURES now out from Little, Brown: “Luminous.” “Ferocious.” “Essential.” https://linktr.ee/novaren
Newsletter hosted by Ghost: https://newsletter.novaren.com
Nancy Paulsen @nancyrosep.bsky.social Publishes kids books
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net author & illustrator of children's picture books,
+ gardener, woods walker, cloud & bird watcher
www.deborahfreedman.net
Alvina Ling @alvinaling.bsky.social Children's book editor living in Brooklyn. Books, cats, food, travel, running, stuff. Check out my podcast with Grace Lin, Book Friends Forever!
Grace Lin @authorgracelin.bsky.social Newbery & Caldecott Honor & Legacy Award & NBA Finalist • contact Hachette Speakers Bureau for appearance requests • https://linktr.ee/authorgracelin
American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. 🌎’s largest library association.
Find us at https://ala.org.
We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social ✂️ Author/Illustrator of books for young readers and artists
👀 Playful, visual storytelling
🏆 Emmy-winning compositor
📚 Once a librarian, always a librarian
https://www.carterhiggins.com/
Little, Brown Young Readers @littlebrownyr.bsky.social 
Bank Street Library @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social Sharing about the Bank Street Library and Center for Children's Literature events, happenings, and the people who make them special.
https://linktr.ee/bankstreetlibrary
Penguin Kids @penguinkids.bsky.social 
Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social School Librarian. Author of BLUE FLOATS AWAY, THE VERY LAST CASTLE, THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, CABOOSE | Author/illustrator of JUST ONE FLAKE and JUST ONE WAVE (2025)
Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social ⭐️driven by gratitude⭐️Husband 👫 Dad 👦👧👧👦👦 Teacher 👔 Reader 📚 Runner 🏃 Writer ✏️ Nerd 🤓 VOTE! #NerdyBookClub | views expressed are mine
Ruth Chan @ohtruth.bsky.social Illustrator, author, comics maker
Aaron Becker @storybreathing.bsky.social Author of Journey, You Are Light, and other books for kids and their grownups. My latest books, Winter Light and The Last Zookeeper are out now!
@ritamorris.bsky.social @ritamorris.bsky.social 
Jen de Oliveira @jendeoart.bsky.social Author-Illustrator
🦦PIP AND PALS (out now!)
🐧REGGIE series
💭Cocreator of Sunday Haha
📚Rep’d by Ammi-Joan Paquette, ACM
jendeoart.com
jendeoart.substack.com
MK Gaudet @nomington.bsky.social Executive Editor, LBYR / Bon Vivant, BKLYN
Erin Entrada Kelly @erinentrada.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 2x Newbery Medalist | National Book Award Finalist | NYT Bestseller | Agent: Sara Crowe | Faculty: USF MFAY | https://linktr.ee/erinentrada
@queenelizabethbk.bsky.social @queenelizabethbk.bsky.social 
hallie m. bertling @halliembertling.bsky.social author-illustrator of colorful, art*centric kidlit stories.
faerie tale & shakespeare nerd, theatre 👻, eclectic reader, & ☕️☕️☕️fangal.
halthegal.art
Mary Lundquist @mary-lundquist.bsky.social Artist - children’s book illustrator - person in New Jersey
Author and illustrator of Cat & Bunny and The Little Forest Keepers, Rep’d by Steven Malk at Writers House
www.marylundquist.com
Lindsay K. Moore @lindsaymoore.bsky.social Author + Illustrator
www.lindsaykmoore.com www.artsciencestory.com
David Hohn @davidhohn.bsky.social Children's book illustrator, author, college instructor, and giant fan of all things picturebook.
Open to lit agent representation
www.davidhohn.com
Kara LaReau @karalareau.bsky.social #kidlit writer, rara avis, survivor of dysfunction and malady
COMING OCTOBER 20: Licorice, a mg novel retelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca with a feline twist. Preorder NOW wherever books are sold! 🙀
https://linktr.ee/karalareau
Cathy Ballou Mealey @catballoumealey.bsky.social Picture book author
Scone lover
Katie L. Carroll @katielcarroll.com Award-winning author of books for kids, teens, and those who are young at heart
She/they
https://katielcarroll.com/
@talithashipman.bsky.social @talithashipman.bsky.social Author-illustrator, Designer, Chocolate Chip Eater
sarah reynolds ✷ studio couturra @couturra.bsky.social ✷ brand design atelier
✷ art studio: currently painting blankets when i cant sleep
✷ forever preoccupied with making moodboards
✷ often thinking about folk arts + craft, coffee, and books
✷ brooklyn + the upper peninsula of michigan
www.couturra.com