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.
Jillian Heise @heisereads.bsky.social {Hi-Z} | 2026 Caldecott Committee | Elementary Librarian | MLIS | Former 7/8 ELA Teacher | NBCT | #ClassroomBookADay founder | she/her | *views are personal & do not represent my employer
https://campsite.bio/heisereads
heisereads.com
classroombookaday.com
Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social I’m an elementary teacher librarian, avid reader, tea drinker, and co-founder/YA blogger at Rich in Color http://richincolor.com/. I also post on a personal blog readingtl.blogspot.com & Storygraph at crystalreading. (she/her)
#kidlit #ethnicstudies
Kristi Hovington @kayhaitch.bsky.social Books, sheep, and Meryl Streep. School librarian.
Julie Hedlund @juliefhedlund.bsky.social Picture Book author & Founder, #12x12PB @12x12challenge.bsky.social & co-founder @pbsubmissions.bsky.social. SONG AFTER SONG: Julie Andrews Bio (2023, little bee), OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? (2021, Philomel) juliehedlund.com
Alyson Gerber @alysongerber.bsky.social NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author of THE LIARS SOCIETY - #1 and #2 out now 🗝️
📕Allison Remcheck @ Stimola
🎥Danny Hertz @ Gotham
📍NYC from Boston
Madison's Library @madisonslibrary.bsky.social Passionate about school libraries.
Teacher Librarian, Professional Reader
Book reviews, school librarian resources and professional learning at madisonslibrary.com
@Katy Duffield @katyduffield.bsky.social Picture book author repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. For more info, please visit http://www.katyduffield.com
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
🎒 Virtual Author Visits
🧑🏫 PD Webinars
🛍️ PopUp Shops Fundraisers
Taryn Souders - Middle Grade Author @tarynsouders.bsky.social Author of Agatha, Anthony, and Edgar-nominated books like: The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle, Coop Knows the Scoop, The Secrets of the Broken House, and more.
Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social Author of books for curious kids. 📕✏️📚
UNFATHOMABLE, FLYING FEMINIST, PEDAL PUSHER, SCHOOL OF FISH, BUGS FOR BREAKFAST and more.
Carolyn Jeziorski @cajeziorski.bsky.social Overseas educator since 2003. Currently the elementary school librarian at the United Nations International School of Hanoi. Reader, dog mom, distance runner, traveler.
Heather Wright @heather-enhui.bsky.social K-12 Teacher Librarian in Beijing. Sewist. Cancer Survivor. Expat 🇺🇸*🇰🇼*🇨🇷*🇪🇸*🇨🇦*🇨🇳
Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social I’m a TX teacher and author of books about engaging young people with reading. Co-founder #nerdybookclub. Founder #bookaday. Regular posts at donalynmiller.substack.com
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
Clare Lund @lundlibrarian.bsky.social Teacher. Librarian. Book Nerd. Singer/Songwriter. Mama Bear. Tree Hugger. #KidsNeedBooks 📚
Kidlit For Growing Minds @kl4gm.bsky.social We are a diverse group of creators who believe the power of story combined with real world science, social studies, & math can touch hearts & nurture growing minds. With our nonfiction & informational fiction picture books, we seek to support educators.
Kelly Zhang @kellyzhang.bsky.social Kidlit author & translator 中/英; TAKE ME TO LAOLAO (Jan '24 QuillTree/HarperCollins). Rep Hilary Harwell.
Transl: GRANDMA’S ROOF GARDEN (Jan '24 Levine Querido), TILTED SKY (May '24 LQ)
SCBWI CE Translator Coordinator
http://kellyzhangyl.com 
Ellen Thorne (she/her) @ejthorne8.bsky.social Fostering student leadership & activism. #globalcitizenship #globalcompetence #studentvoice #servicelearning #historyteacher #EduSky #BookSky
Global Coordinator - https://globalcitizendiploma.org/
Derick Wilder @derickwilder.bsky.social Dad. #KidLit Author. Reading Giraffe Founder. Nature Lover. Trail Explorer.
Writing picture books that make you laugh, cry, or both!
The Longest Letsgoboy 🐕
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? 🍑
I Made These Ants Some Underpants! 🐜
Next: Hide, Fish, Hide! 🐡
Kidsmomo @kidsmomo.bsky.social Karen (she/her), a public children’s librarian in NYC. Tweets reflect personal views, not my employers’.
Sierra Wilson @sierraauthor.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of PB & MG - Lesley MFA alum
Here for the #kidlit #writingcommunity crew (& the cat pics too!)
#SCBWI #CANSCAIP🇺🇸/ 🇨🇦
www.sierrawilsonauthor.com
Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social We write, illustrate and support Canadian, and we’re releasing our seventh year of picture books in 2026. Follow us for news about 🇨🇦 PBs, blogs by 🇨🇦 PB creators and more, eh!
Website: https://picturebookseh.weebly.com
Betsy Uhrig @betsyuhrig.bsky.social Author of mild-mannered middle-grade books, including MIND OVER MONSTERS (McElderry/S&S). Agent: Joan Paquette. BetsyUhrig.com
Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian @writerjolene.bsky.social #Kidlit writer 📚 #SCBWI member 📚 Teacher librarian in a haunted library 👻 TOO MUCH! AN OVERWHELMING DAY '23 ✨ THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT '24 ✨ MAMIACHI AND ME '25 ✨ UNBREAKABLE: A JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY IN AN AMERICAN INCARCERATION CAMP '26 ✨ 
@dangemeinhart.bsky.social @dangemeinhart.bsky.social 
Ellen Bunn @ellenbunn3.bsky.social K-8 school librarian. reader of kidlit/ya diverse fiction and 5 kinds of nonfiction. former elementary science/science & literature teacher. paleoanthropologist. organic heirloom tomato grower and avid cook.
Carolyn Vibbert @carolynvibbert.bsky.social A little bit of this and a little bit of that. School Librarian Division Specialist | NBCT Candidate Support | Past President of VAASL | Senior Lecturer at Antioch University Seattle | AASL KQ Blogger
Mae Respicio 🇵🇭🇺🇸 @maerespicio.bsky.social ✨ Writer of Books / Eater of Snacks
✨ APALA Honor Award, NPR Best Books
✨ www.maerespicio.com
✨ Author brand: tender+joyful+Filipino dad jokes
✨ Agent: Jennifer Laughran
Lo Cole @locole.bsky.social Illustrator and writer of children’s books and other things
Christina Matula @christinamatula.bsky.social Children's author who loves audiobooks, field hockey, and Earl Grey tea. Canadian of mixed Taiwanese-Hungarian heritage, living in Finland. The Shadow in the Moon, Mixed-Up Mooncakes, The Beat of the Dragon Boat, and the Holly-Mei middle-grade series
Julia E. Torres @juliaerin80.bsky.social Teen Services Librarian. Author. Educator. Mama. World Citizen. Aspiring servant leader.
Juliatorreswrites.com
Polly Holyoke @pollyholyoke.bsky.social Award-winning Colorado kidlit author, ex-M.S. teacher, writing instructor, sea and mountain lover. My MG fantasy books SKYRIDERS and THE SKY KING are available from Viking Children's Books, and my sci-fi Neptune Trilogy is available from Little Brown.
Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social Author WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW (8/2025), THE GILDED GIRL, and THE TARNISHED GARDEN from FSG Books for Young Readers. 📚 #mgauthorcade
C.W. Allen 📚 @cwallenbooks.bsky.social Writing long stories for kids and short stories for former kids
• RELATIVELY NORMAL SECRETS
• THE SECRET BENEFITS OF INVISIBILITY
• TALES OF THE FORGOTTEN FOUNDERS
🚫 AI is the worst
League of Utah Writers President
cwallenbooks.com
Charles Santoso @charlessantoso.bsky.social Illustrator for books, films & other things. An author illustrator of Happy Hippo book. See more work at http://www.charlessantoso.com
Miss Barr @misscoachbarr.bsky.social Elementary Media Specialist, PSU/FGCU/USF Grad, Dog Mom, Wannabe Runner, Disnerd, Audiobook Advocate. My thoughts are my own. 
Kathy Halsey @infowoman.bsky.social Kid lit Author | 📚🖌 Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | https://www.kathyhalsey.com/
Twitter handle: @infowoman1
Amanda Hunt @thenextgenlib.bsky.social TheNextGenLibrarian is a TX HS librarian who reads 1 📖 a day, loves #edtech, presenting & being a LIBRARIAN!
#TLsky #edusky #skybrarians #Skybrarian
www.thenextgenlibrarian.com
bit.ly/TheNextGenLibrarianBioLink
bit.ly/TheNextGenLitSociety
Julie Doepken @juliereads.bsky.social K-6 Librarian, reader, wife, mom, seeker of joy. 
Cheryl in the Library @ccd-librarylife.bsky.social 📚 School Library Media Specialist | Exploring the world through books, movies, travel, games, puzzles, and family fun! 📚🍿✈️🎲🧩❤️
Kelsey Bogan -DontYouShushMe.Com @kelseybogan.bsky.social She/Her. Irreverent HS Librarian. MLIS Professor. Presenter/Speaker. Blogger. Cat Lady. Fostering shelter kittens thru The Kitty Cottage!
Neutrality serves only the oppressors.
BookHive '25 @bookhive25.bsky.social We're a group of 12 #KidLit creators all abuzz about our books coming out in 2025!
www.bookhive25.com
Insta & Threads: @bookhive_25
Tiktok: @bookhive25
Jewell Parker Rhodes @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social New York Times bestelling author and educator.
www.jewellparkerrhodes.com
@penguinusa.bsky.social @penguinusa.bsky.social 
Megan Graff she/her @megang.bsky.social 📚 🌎 🍪 🐈
Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social ⭐️driven by gratitude⭐️Husband 👫 Dad 👦👧👧👦👦 Teacher 👔 Reader 📚 Runner 🏃 Writer ✏️ Nerd 🤓 VOTE! #NerdyBookClub | views expressed are mine
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)
Random House Children's Books @randomhousekids.bsky.social 
@brianfloca.bsky.social @brianfloca.bsky.social 
Gwyneth Jones @gwynethjones.bsky.social The Daring Librarian. Ed Tech Educator. Fangirl of reading, coastal action, & cozy socks. Ridiculously Humble. 
Judy Blume @judyblume.bsky.social Writer
MattPhelanDraws @mattphelandraws.bsky.social Author/Illustrator.
Sarah Brennan @brensoft.bsky.social Endocrinology Registrar | Reformed Laboratory Scientist | Keen Hiker | Eurovision Tragic | she/her
Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA
Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles
Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits
Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
Peter H Reynolds @peterhreynolds.bsky.social Author, illustrator of books like The Dot, Be You, The Word Collector. Founder of.FableVision.com peterhreynolds.com
Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social Writer, communications/marketing consultant, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
@acrekate.bsky.social @acrekate.bsky.social 
Raina Telgemeier @goraina.bsky.social Cartoonist & tea enthusiast 
Kazu Kibuishi @boltcity.bsky.social 
Sugata Mitra @sugatam.bsky.social What comes next?
Jon Klassen @jonklassen.bsky.social Not the author
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
National Book Foundation @nationalbook.bsky.social National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Dedicated to the celebration of the best literature in America. 
National Council of Teachers of English @ncte.org NCTE is the professional organization for literacy educators spanning preK through college. ncte.org
Holly Black @hollyblack.bsky.social Author of books involving folklore and bad decisions.
@ilovelibraries.bsky.social @ilovelibraries.bsky.social 
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
Jonathan Auxier @jonathanauxier.bsky.social #kidlit author of strange stories for strange children. Books: PETER NIMBLE, THE NIGHT GARDENER, SWEEP, and THE FABLED STABLES!
Website: www.jonathanauxier.com
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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The Little Bookroom @littlebookroom.bsky.social The oldest bookshop for children in the world. Melbourne, Australia.
Ame Dyckman @amedyckman.bsky.social NYT Bestselling/Geisel-winning #kidlit author! (Short, loud, goofy… & probably trying to hug wildlife. “NO, AME!”) LATEST 📖: DUCKIE & SNAPS #2: 🍌WE CANNOT BE BRAVE🍌. 6 new 📚 in 2026! (Send coffee! 😂!) Rep.: Tricia Lawrence, Aevitas Creative Management.
Adam Rex @adamrex.bsky.social Author and illustrator of all the books you like. No, not that one. No, not that one either
All The Wonders @allthewonders.bsky.social 
Macmillan Children's Books @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social 
@sharonreader2.bsky.social @sharonreader2.bsky.social I was sharonreader on Twitter. OG KHive. Lifelong Liberal. Reviewer Children’s and YA Lit. Industry Big Mouth (hoping that’s a compliment)
HarperKids @harperkids.bsky.social We're here to help parents, teachers, and librarians discover great reads for kids, from picture books to middle grade!
@mattdelapena.bsky.social @mattdelapena.bsky.social 
@misskubelik.bsky.social @misskubelik.bsky.social 
@jasonreynolds83.bsky.social @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social 
Brendan Kiely @brendankiely.bsky.social Dad, husband, author, educator, joy enthusiast.
@bookriot.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social 
Cybils Awards @cybilsawards.bsky.social Celebrating books for children and teens since 2006.
https://linktr.ee/CybilsAwards
Don Tate @dontate.bsky.social Don Tate is an award-winning author and the illustrator of numerous books for children
Gene Luen Yang @geneluenyang.bsky.social Cartoonist and Comic Book Writer
🧧American Born Chinese
🏀Dragon Hoops
🐢Secret Coders
🗡Books of Clash
🦸🏻♂️Superman Smashes the Klan
👊🏼Shang-Chi
🐵Monkey Prince
☁️Avatar
✨ Candice (she/her) ✨ @tinylibrarian.bsky.social Indigo-haired DJ, foodie, Teen Services Admin @LAPublicLibrary, APALA Lit Awards Publisher Liaison, past Eisner Award jury, past YALSA Pres & PLA Board. Librarian in the viral #LindaLindas video. Opinions my own. #FreePeopleReadFreely
Pam Allyn @pamallyn.com Creator of World Read Aloud Day 💗🐥 with LitWorld. Literacy advocate, author, and maker of things to help children learn and grow.
Building innovative solutions with my amazing team at @deweycommunity.com. #EduSky A forever Swiftie.
pamallyn.com
Margaret Peterson Haddix @mphaddix.bsky.social 
Salina Yoon @salinayoon.bsky.social Children’s book author and illustrator of nearly 200 books. Repped by Andrea Brown Literary Agency (for books) and The Booking Biz (for events/visits). Salinayoon.com
Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social Everything kid lit, in one place! A website and community founded by Elaine Kiely Kearns and @sylvialiu.bsky.social. Follow us for weekly links to kid lit resources and book giveaways.
website: kidlit411.com 
Gecko Press @geckopress.bsky.social An independent publisher of internationally award-winning curiously good children's books from around the world.
A.S. King @as-king.bsky.social Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of 🏳️🌈 Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com.
She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King
Varian Johnson @varianjohnson.bsky.social I used to design bridges but now I write books. My novels include TWINS, THE PARKER INHERITANCE, THE GREAT GREENE HEIST & PLAYING THE CARDS YOU'RE DEALT. VCFA/OU. He/Him. http://linktr.ee/varianjohnson
Shelf Awareness @shelfawareness.bsky.social Reader,reviewer,& teacher-librarian cultivating a little shelf awareness. Sharing must-read gems, spicy takes, and the magic of books. Let’s celebrate the magic of books and be shelf-aware together.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/shelfawareness22
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
Will Kostakis @willkostakis.bsky.social Look at us starting all over again. WE COULD BE SOMETHING.
@gabrielletozer.bsky.social @gabrielletozer.bsky.social 
Ellie Marney @elliemarney.bsky.social Aussie rural, NYT bestseller - people die in my books 💀 Feb 2026: NO ONE IS SAFE 💀 Here's the fun stuff: https://t.co/ujW6HqmgSi
The Brown Bookshelf @thebrownbookshelf.bsky.social The home to 28 Days Later, we are an award-winning website dedicated to highlighting both under the radar Black children's lit creatives and the vanguards whose shoulders we all stand on. Your go-to source on #BlackKidLit since '08. thebrownbookshelf.com
Kristina A. Holzweiss @lieberrian.bsky.social SLJ School Librarian of the Year, Library Journal Mover & Shaker, AASL National School Library of the Year, Book an Author Librarian Consultant, Canva Librarians and Teachers - "On a good day I teach. On a great day I learn." #EduSky #TLSky