Kari Allen
writer.author.teacher.wonderer
The Boy Who Loved Maps 🗺️
Maddie and Mabel series 🐰
Whose Prints? 🐾
Bee Gees 🪩
Julia Child 🧑🍳
@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
@cwrobinson.bsky.social
Kidlit Writer. Mom. Events Mgr at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore. Author of IVER & ELLSWORTH, SMALL THINGS MENDED (3/19/24). Repped by Rick Margolis at Rising Bear Literary
@kellipanique.bsky.social
Picture Book Summit Producer and Event & Podcast Host 12 x 12 Community Manager Knows a little bit about a whole lot of things. Would rather be at the beach.
@cedarpruitt.bsky.social
Author. M.Ed. Launching 1/1/24 from Capstone Editions - FIRE FLIGHT: A WILDFIRE ESCAPE Launching in '26 from Beach Lane Books at Simon & Schuster - WHAT MARCEL FOUND: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE LASCAUX CAVE ART Rep: Mary Cummings. www.CedarPruitt.com
@karilavellewrites.bsky.social
Author of the BUTT OR FACE? series, ODE TO GRAPEFRUIT: HOW JAMES EARL JONES FOUND HIS VOICE (illustrated by Bryan Collier), and WE MOVE THE WORLD (illustrated by @nabihaiderali.bsky.social)
@lindsayleslie.bsky.social
Tickle-fight champion. People-watching connoisseur. Lover of all things snark. Oh, and I dream up picture books! GUS HEARTS THE BUS (July 1, 2025) | SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A LIBRARY | DUSK EXPLORERS | Etc. rep’d by Charlotte Wenger www.lindsayleslie.com
@chelseaauthor.bsky.social
Award-Winning Children’s Author Poet + Drama Queen 📝📚🎭 📖DARE TO BE DARING (Abrams) 📖THE BOO-BOOS OF BLUEBELL ELEMENTARY (Chronicle) 📖ODE TO A BAD DAY (Chronicle) 📖A HOME NAMED WALTER (Macmillan) #12x12pb #kidlit #scbwi https://chelsealinwallace.com
@carolinelperry.bsky.social
Picture book author www.carolinelperry.com Links: https://linktr.ee/carolinelperry 📘I Am Not Happy! 🇦🇺 (S&S, ‘25) 📙The Memory Cake 🇲🇹 (Holiday House, ‘25) 📕 Messi’s Magic ⚽️ (Scholastic, ‘25) 📗Nighty Knight 🏰 (S&S, ‘26) 📚 The Corgi and the Queen, out now!
@taratrudel.bsky.social
Songwriter for #kidlit (UNI THE UNICORN) and comedy (The Second City) Composer for film/TV Family music artist -my album Fractured: Fairy Tales Remixed was called "better than Taylor Swift" by one 3yo Recording Academy #12x12PB www.taratrudel.com
@jyotigopal.bsky.social
American Desi, writer/teacher/mom. Passionate about books, play, SWI. #12x12 #SCBWI @PBcrew22 @PBSpree @upliftkidlit @WendiLuluGu @HGLiterary linktr.ee/jyotirajangopal
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social
Writer for children—reader forever…living my dream as the author of award-winning pictures books & helping others follow their dreams with the #50PreciousWords Writing Contest & Literacy Initiative. Lover of dark chocolate and compassionate people.
@moyuksel.bsky.social
Author of picture books: 📕In My Mosque 📙One Wish 📘Ramadan Kareem 📗Sami’s Special Gift 📒The Prince of Stars www.moyuksel.com
@heatherstigall7.bsky.social
📚KidLit Author, 12x12, Rutgers 1:1 Plus mentee 2023 #SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator 👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025) 🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023) picture book obsessed, creator of stuff
@lisakatzenberger.bsky.social
Mom of twins #KidLit Author of: A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY CROC & GATOR: Swamp Ranger School I CAN DO IT EVEN IF I'M SCARED IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD IT WILL BE OK Rep: Wendi Gu #12x12PB #Insulin4All #T1Dmom https://linktr.ee/lisakatzenberger
@marciecolleen.bsky.social
Children's Author of picture books, chapter books, and comics. Former Senior Writer at Epic! Originals. Represented by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary
@emilyhouse.bsky.social
Picture book author and illustrator Repped by Hen and Ink Literary www.emilyhousedesign.com
@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
@cwbuecheler.com
• 🤔 "Beekler" • 🌍 US expat in Paris • 📖 SFF Author @ cwbwriting.com (Fox Literary) • 💻 Dev Relations Engineer @ embeddable.com • 🦋 Creator of EmbedBsky @ embedbsky.com • 😍 Likes: ✏️ 🎨 🎸 🥁 🎤 🏀 🍸 ✈️ 🎮 • 🙋♂️ he/him/his
@angiemanfredi.bsky.social
Books, movies, navel-gazing. librarians against fascism. Rad fatty. she/her
@amyhevron.bsky.social
Children's book author, illustrator, birder, baker. Recent books: 🪵 Log Life 🍃 City of Leafcutter Ants 🐜 Poo Pile on the Prairie 💩 Coming 2025: Pool Party! 🌴 www.amyhevron.art
@carriefinison.bsky.social
Writer, reader, rhymer, dreamer. Author of Don't Hug Doug, Dozens of Doughnuts & other picture books that don’t start with the letter D.
@kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social
Picture Book Author & Poet. https://www.kirstenpendreigh.com/ WHEN A TREE FALLS, PW ⭐️ ; MAYBE A WHALE, Horn Book⭐️ & Fanfare Book; JLG Gold; CCBC⭐️; BEST CANADIAN POETRY; LUNA'S GREEN PET. Up next: WHAT FISH ARE SAYING, SLJ ⭐️🐠🐟
@mcusolito.bsky.social
Award-winning author of books for kids. Educator. Science Communicator. Ocean Evangelist. Preorder JELLYFISH SCIENTIST and IN THE WORLD OF WHALES. Adjunct @SimmonsUniversity MFA. Rep: @jmcgowanbks #SciComm she/her https://linktr.ee/mcusolito
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
12 x 12 is a diverse community of picture book authors and illustrators at all levels. You get accountability & support in the goal to write 1 new PB draft each month + more! Registration open now! https://12x12challenge.com/membership.
@dansantat.bsky.social
NY Times bestselling children's book author of Beekle ('15 Caldecott) A First Time for Everything ('24 National Book Award) Creator Disney's The Replacements
@katemessner.com
NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT www.katemessner.com
@agentemurph.bsky.social
Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and Aevitas Kids & Illustration. Member AALA. Knitter. Gamer. Cats and dogs. She/Her. Views expressed here are my own. Header photo is my backyard in Maine.
@deborahfreedman.net
author & illustrator of children's picture books, + gardener, woods walker, cloud & bird watcher www.deborahfreedman.net
@jbradley.bsky.social
Author/Illustrator of books for kids. LOVE, MAMA, SOMETHING GREAT, NO VOICE TOO SMALL, NO WORLD TOO BIG & forthcoming NO BRAIN THE SAME 🏳️🌈
@stacymcanulty.bsky.social
Author of over 35 books for children. Loves brunch, Taylor Swift, and the Green Bay Packers. Rep'd by LKLit
@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.
@debbieohi.com
Writes & illustrates books. 🇨🇦 #CanKidLit. Comics, board games, poetry. Illus in books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS. Alt-text fan. #Uplift https://debbieohi.com/ What I'm working on: @work.debbieohi.com
@laurelsnyder.bsky.social
Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot. http://laurelsnyder.com
@vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social
Children's Author | Molly's Tuxedo | Mac Wears a Hat ‘26 | Smith College | Emory Law | www.vickijohnsonwrites.com | https://linktr.ee/vickijohnsonwrites
@teresarobeson.com
Author/Artist * Asian Pacific American Librarians Association PB winner * Want kid lit, diversity, science? I've got books for you! * 🇭🇰🇨🇦🇺🇸 * she/her * SO: @indianaclimate * Into: self-sufficiency * Rep: Bookends Literary * teresarobeson.com * NO DMs or MAGA
@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
@taralazar.bsky.social
Funny picture book author of FLAT CAT, 7 ATE 9, BLOOP & more, mom, foodie, 80s fan, MS disabled. STORYSTORM founder. SCBWI Golden & Crystal Kite recipient. http://linktr.ee/taralazar
@cherylklein.bsky.social
I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books, most recently IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY; little-boy mom; Virgo/goofball. Opinions my own.
@amedyckman.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling/Geisel-winning GRATEFUL #kidlit author! (And goofball. If YOU’RE a l’il weird too, we’re gonna be pals! 😄!) NEWEST 📚: 🐥DUCKIE & SNAPS🐊 #1: WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS; ❤️SILLY BOOBIES: A LOVE STORY💙; BAT, CAT & RAT #2: ☀️VACATION☀️. MORE 📚 soon! 😄!
@fangmousbooks.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, designer. LAYLA & THE BOTS, INVENT-A-PET, FRIENDBOTS, BEST BUDDIES (Scholastic, '23), AVA LIN (Candlewick, '24), & more.
@devpetty.bsky.social
Children’s Author. Devout Californian. Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA www.devpetty.com
@annemariepace.bsky.social
Writer of picture books (VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, MOUSE CALLS, and more), chapter book bios and HF. Reader of almost everything. SCBWI. Authors Guild. Repped by Rachel Orr at Prospect. She/her. Find me at www.annemariepace.com
@literaticat.bsky.social
literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
@lisavperron.bsky.social
Author: Patterns Everywhere (Lerner '23) My Love for You (S&S '23) Tell Me About Space/Oceans (S&S '23/'24) All the Rocks We Love (RiseXPenguin '24) Wonder Why (Harper Kids '25) + more Rep: Tricia Lawrence, EMLA https://lisaperronbooks.com