Multilingual picturebooks & kidlit
This list brings together authors, illustrators, researchers, and other #picturebook and #kidlit enthusiasts, focused on children's #literature in ANY/ALL #languages! (Priority is given to non-English languages)
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@multilinglibrary.bsky.social
@thepicturebookproject.com
Celebrating & Activating The Power of Culturally Sustaining Picture Books #CSPB #PictureBooks Are For Everyone https://thepicturebookproject.com/
@kinderbuchkiste.bsky.social
Hey! Ich bin Anke von der Kinderbuchkiste und zeige euch hier kurz die Bücher, die ich auf meinem Blog Kinderbuchkiste.blogspot.com ausführlich vorstellte. Ich freue mich auch über euere Anfragen!
@scbwiespanol.bsky.social
Comité de la ✨Sociedad de Escritores e Ilustradores de Libros Infantiles✨ para hablantes de lengua hispana. ✉️slc@scbwi.org 🪁 Newsletter: https://www.scbwi.org/regions/international-central/la-cometa 🔗 Links: https://linktr.ee/scbwiespanol
@rahanabanana.bsky.social
Illustrator | music enthusiast | She/her | London | 🇬🇧🇱🇨🇯🇲 ✨Clients: LA Times, Facebook, Tampax, LiveTinted, Mented Cosmetics & More✨ ✉️hello@rahanabanana.com www.rahanabanana.com Rep'd by ANNA GOODSON (agoodson.com)
@ennisillustrations.bsky.social
Childrens illustrator PB Rising Stars Runner-Up 2024 https://eeh.pb.gallery/
@zthelibrarychica.bsky.social
BOOK LOVING💗, TECHIE🖤, CHICANA💖 TEACHER-LIBRARIAN💜 that celebrates her bilingual🧡, bicultural💚 identity🇺🇸💙🇲🇽! https://zbayardo.bio.link
@littlegogetters.bsky.social
Little Go Getters focuses on helping youth learn about enterprising behaviors. Being enterprising is the willingness and ability to get personal, family, community, social and for-profit projects done. www.littlegogetters.com
@suwicha.bsky.social
does it happen by chance? is it all happenstance? do we have any say in this mess?
@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book. 🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
@neharawatart.bsky.social
Children’s book author and illustrator | India | MASALA CHAI, FAST AND SLOW | Rep’d by Lori Steel at SteelWorks Literary
@sarisaristorybooks.bsky.social
🇵🇭📚✨ Sari-Sari Storybooks publishes bilingual children’s books in Philippine mother tongues. Our tales of kindness, courage, and magic celebrate the rich diversity of Filipino cultures
@watiswaar.bsky.social
South Africa, Petrus Steyn, Vanderbijlpark. Germany, Esslingen Berlin. Second language acquisition, First Language preservation. Picture book author and illustrator. https://www.intsomi-art.net/
@mayaniya.bsky.social
Brazilian based in Japan 🇯🇵 Kidlit Illustrator and graphic designer. Seeking for agency representation. Portfolio: https://mayaokianiya.com/work
@suzzana.bsky.social
Brazilian kidlit illustrator based in France. hello@suzzana.fr www.suzzana.fr
@loddelina.bsky.social
✏️ picture book author/illustrator, based in France. scbwi, illoguild member. Rep'ed by Erzsi Deàk @ Hen&ink Literary 📂 Loddelina.com/links 🍋 loddelina.substack.com
@ewelinawolnowska.bsky.social
Illustrator based in Germany in love with picture books and children’s illustration. Rep’d by Sophie Sheumaker, BookEnds Literary #KidlitArt www.ewelinawolnowska.com https://bio.link/ewelinawolnowska
@ericaleewrites.bsky.social
✍️ Picture book author, seeking rep 📚 Here for the #kidlit community! 🌱 WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL (out now!) 💫 SKY LUCK (Fall 2025) 🌎 台灣阿美族 aboriginal Taiwanese (Amis) & Euro-American 📍 Los Angeles 🔗 www.ericaleewrites.com
@smritihallsauthor.bsky.social
Reader, writer, dreamer; hopist; mum; #1 Bestselling, award-winning children’s author; Books in 40+ languages. Agent: Jodie Hodges www.smriti.co.uk I’M STICKING WITH YOU series, RAIN BEFORE RAINBOWS, THE LITTLE ISLAND & lots more…
@imyourneighbor.bsky.social
An immigrant-led nonprofit sharing Immigrant & New Generation children's books to create a nation where we all belong. Home of the #WelcomingLibrary https://imyourneighborbooks.org/
@darshanakhiani.bsky.social
@readingspark.bsky.social
Associate Professor iSchool University of Illinois; Asian American Children’s Literature; Asian American Studies; Critical Adoption Studies; RDYL co-editor #VeryKorean #VeryAsian sarahpark.com Cover art: Nancy So Miller Agent: Tricia Toney Lawrence (EMLA)
@eoritokunaga.bsky.social
🇯🇵🇹🇼🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | She/They SCBWI-LA Kite Tales Assistant Editor. ALA Booklist Reviewer. Highlights 2025 Scholarship Recipient. #Librarian #Artist #Writer #Zinester & Origami Crane Maker. Currently putting together #kidlit picture book dummies ✍️ linktr.ee/eoritokunaga
@mylesdesigns.bsky.social
Professional Native American (Dakota) artist. My artist documentary "Realms of Resilience" is streaming free on allarts.org / PBS // www.marlenamyl.es
@lissettenorman.bsky.social
afro-dominican. poet. picture book editor. author of MY FEET ARE LAUGHING, PLÁTANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING, ABUELA’S LIBRARY (6/11/24). ΔΣΘ 🇩🇴 lissettenorman.com
@jusabar.bsky.social
Children's book illustrator based in Madrid. Repped by Susan Hawk Portfolio: https://www.jusabar.net Substack: https://jusabar.substack.com/
@katiuskapino.com
Venezuelan #kidlit book illustrator. Available for PBs, board books, and editorial projects. Seeking representation. #kidlitart 🖍️ Portfolio: https://katiuskapino.com 🌟 Tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/katiuskapino
@jgv.bsky.social
award winning author of FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES FROM THE SUN, ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE, and CANTO CONTIGO ✌🏽🇲🇽 up next: FUTBOLISTA (04.15.2025) and THIS IS HOW WE ROLL (fall 2025)
@msmirelle.bsky.social
🇲🇽 award-winning artist and writer for kidlit and animation. Author/illustrator of MAGIC and RIVER OF MARIPOSAS. Website: https://www.mirelleortega.com/ Instagram: @msmirelle Newsletter: https://mirelleortega.substack.com/
@professoraixa.bsky.social
Mom, artist, writer, reader, professor, viajera, soñadora, bilingüe 🇦🇷📚https://www.aixaperezprado.com
@adriannacuevas.bsky.social
Award-winning middle grade author. What Fell From the Sky and Rancho Espanto paperback out now! she/her 🇨🇺 Runs on pastelitos and BTS. https://linktr.ee/adriannacuevas
@marianallanos.bsky.social
Children’s writer, poet, translator 🇵🇪🇺🇸2024 Pura Belpré Honor: Benita y las criaturas nocturnas/Benita and the Night Creatures⭐️Vampirita and the Angry Mob ⭐️Run Little Chaski! & more. #LatinxPitch co-founder. #Oklahoma Teaching Artist. marianallanos.com
@gamavalle.com
él/he | 🇵🇷 🏳️🌈 | children’s author | casting director | #SCBWI member | #NLTP resident artist | Rep’d by Leah Pierre of Ladderbird Literary Agency | gamavalle.com Prohibido llorar (Spanish Edition) OUT NOW - https://linktr.ee/gamavalle
@nwojtera.bsky.social
Lehrerin in der forensischen Psychiatrie, Doktorandin am IDSL 2 der Uni Köln, arbeitet zu den Themen Bilderbuch, Bild- und Sprachdidaktik, Multimodalität
@fmuen.bsky.social
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Uni Köln | Jugendfilm | Coming-of-Age-Film | Filmdidaktik | Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
@marckudlowski.bsky.social
Research on Intermediality and Digitality, Reading Fluency and Motivation, Picturebooks in Education. Podcasts „Bremer Bilderbuch-Gespräche“ und „Medienverbünde für den Deutschunterricht“
@littlecrabpress.bsky.social
Resources for Teaching and Learning Mandarin Made with 快乐 (Joy!) • littlecrabpress.ca • Guided journals, children's books, vocabulary builders, activity books, handwriting practice books, learning trackers, specialised notebooks, gifts, goods and more
@irenafreitas.com
Author & illustrator, from Manaus, Brazil 🇧🇷 Represented by Adriana Dominguez at ACM Kids Illustration 🏡✨ https://linktr.ee/irenafreitas
@cybilsawards.bsky.social
Children's and YA Book Lovers' Awards. Honoring diverse voices and inclusive stories for kids & teens since 2006. Celebrating 20 years in 2025. We speak book. https://linktr.ee/CybilsAwards
@momoro66.bsky.social
イラストレーター、絵本作家。絵本「#あなたのなまえを」（絵）「#ポポときせつのおかしづくり」「#パンダのパクパクきせつのごはん」等。 シルバニアファミリー公式アンバサダー2023🐻 グッズ→http://suzuri.jp/momoro66 ＆ http://minne.com/@casegardenゆゆるほ
@glass-ri.bsky.social
🍀☕️그림책 작가 주로 그림 그리다 퇴근 하는 사람. 그림책 「돼지 이야기」, 「대추 한 알」, 「수박이 먹고 싶으면」, 「앙코르」 🍀 https://twitter.com/YooRiiii https://instagram.com/glass_riii?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
@duwind88.bsky.social
나아갈 힘을 담아 이야기와 그림을 만드는 작가 / 독립출판 그림책《작은 목소리의 이야기》,《콩콩씨의 밤》 / 작품 무단 사용, 업로드 금지 / 맞팔 풀림 오류 있음 / 📩 이메일 문의만 확인합니다. duwind88@gmail.com
@kidlitillustrator.bsky.social
✏️I am a dutch writer/ illustrator of #picturebooks. And more #kidlit #illustration 📚Published 46 titles since 2016. Rep @ksonnack.bsky.social Website: www.emanuelwiemans.com Other sometimes non pbrelated stuff on @emanuelwiemans.bsky.social
@filledalbum.bsky.social
Parlait féminisme, parentalité et littérature jeunesse sur Twitter, là on va voir ce que ça donne…
@letterboxlibrary.bsky.social
Est. 1983. Not-for-profit children’s booksellers celebrating equality, inclusion & diversity. Schools/EY supplier. Co-runs Little Rebels Award. Workers’ Cooperative. www.letterboxlibrary.com
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
Always thinking about ways to bring literature representing ALL children’s lives to readers, educators, and researchers.
@clairelinney.bsky.social
🇬🇧📚Black British history enthusiast, children’s author and avid reader of diverse and inclusive children’s and YA books.
@audreysuau.bsky.social
PB Author & illustrator 🇫🇷 Author of REVE DE MEDAILLE | she-her | #PB´22 illustration showcase HM | Kidlit411 illustration contest’ 22 finalist | #12X12 | 💌audreysuau@gmail.com 📚& portfolio: https://linktree.ee/audreysuau
@nobeesnohoney.bsky.social
🇵🇭 illustrator francesalvarez.com 2024 White Ravens List • Ezra Jack Keats Award, Illustrator Honor • ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor • Nami Concours Green Island Award
@llibrerialaltell.bsky.social
Des del 1973. Llibreria generalista especialitzada en infantil.
@agnesbemoe.bsky.social
A children book writer. 2024 IBBY Honor List. Indonesian 🇮🇩. Grandmother of 2 beautiful granddaughters.
@astigg1.bsky.social
Vertaalt Chinese literatuur, o.a. Sanmao, Liu Zhenyun en Yu Hua. Tolkt o.a. op IDFA en IFFR. Nu bezig met roman van Zhang Yueran. Ook aanwezig op Mastodon.
@martapilosio.bsky.social
Italian author-illustrator with a passion for books, folktales, fairytales, legends and history. SCBWI member. Represented by Erzsi Deàk at Hen&ink Literary.
@deborahkerbel.com
Award-Winning 🇨🇦 #kidlit author of 30 books (picture books, graphic novels, middle grade, young adult, non-fiction) https://linktr.ee/deborahkerbel NEW in 2024: IGGY INCLUDED (Scholastic Canada) WHAT ABOUT AN OCTOPUS? (Owlkids)
@annsukwang.bsky.social
picture book debut “The House Before Falling into the Sea” by Dial Penguin Random House, 3/12/24 💕📚🛼💃🏻🥟🐶🙏 annsukwang.com https://linktr.ee/annsukwang (name pronounced: Ann Sook Wong)
@kealakendall.bsky.social
Cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing + Hapa Kanaka Maoli Author HOW FAR I'LL GO (Sept '25, Disney) + NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND (Fall '26, Disney) Rep: Jennifer March Soloway. 日本語. Kay-ah-luh. she/her https://bio.site/kealakendall
@nidhiart.bsky.social
Bestselling author (!!) 📚PASHMINA, SUPER BOBA CAFÉ, JUKEBOX, STRONG, SHARK PRINCESS, I WILL BE FIERCE and more Rep Jodi Reamer at Writers House
@elainaryan.bsky.social
CEO of Children's Books Ireland. Co-artistic director of Towers and Tales Children's Book Festival. I swear I like things that aren't children's books too...
@jmorerabooks.bsky.social
FL Author | Cuban American | Pastelito Enthusiast 🖍️ Preorder TOGETHER WE REMEMBER (5/13/25) 🌻 ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP (Beaming ‘24) Rep’d by Ashley Reisinger Banner art by Violeta Encarnación
@safajarwrites.bsky.social
Dual immersion teacher and author I Crack Goes the Cascarón '25 I Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa '25 I A Tanta Wawa for Abuelo '26 Repped by Nicole Geiger-Full Circle Literary #LatinxPitch Co-founder she/Ella www.sarafajardowrites.com
@writebetween.bsky.social
Spanish translator and PB author. PAULA'S PATCHES (FreeSpiritBooks), SQUAWK OF SPANISH (Charlesbridge), SOMETIMES A DREAM (Versify, 2027).
@mariadrawss.bsky.social
Mexican Illustrator | 💖KidLit Art| Picture Book illustration | Edelvives | Beaming Books | Santillana | Richmond | Charlesbridge| Insta: mariadrawssart
@abeehatariqart.bsky.social
Pakistani and Irish illustrator currently in Edinburgh ✨ www.abeehatariq.com https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AbeehaTariq
@zainabzk.bsky.social
Children's Author NOURA'S CRESCENT MOON; March 5, 2024 (Candlewick) HANA'S HAJJ; 2026 (Candlewick)
@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
@kidlitedna.com
I'm an author/artist/educator who dances up stories and paints with words. ✨ PB & MG GN :)✨💫 #ResistanceMatters ✨ #wethepeople "Love the life you live. Live the life you love." ~Bob Marley ☺️ bio.site/kidlitedna 💜 #diversekidlit 🚫 no gen AI
@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
@nathlang.bsky.social
Autora e ilustrador libros y libros infantiles en Zacatlán estado de Puebla en Mexico. Envíos internacionales pedido directo o me piden el enlace de Amazon. #arte #libros #librosinfantiles
@lutindessandales.bsky.social
Blog littérature jeunesse et autres. Allié à la libraire jeunesse des Sandales d'Empédocle Besançon. Banière © Casterman Jeunesse. François Place
@geckopress.bsky.social
An independent publisher of internationally award-winning curiously good children's books from around the world.
@lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
Reader. Bilingual (Spanish/English) author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. 🌈 He/él I’ve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
@hmking-linguist.bsky.social
sociolinguist 🗣💬 (senior lecturer #English language; PhD applied linguistics): #multilingualism | transnational & multilingual identities | discourse | space & place | multilingual #picturebooks -> @multilinglibrary.bsky.social 💙📚
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Author-illustrator and mami born in Lima, Peru and living in the woods of SE Connecticut. Se habla español. linktr.ee/juanamartinezneal
@erikadraws.bsky.social
Award winning, Carnegie shortlisted Author Illustrator - Mexican, Tijuanense in London. Repped by Claire Cartey - get in touch at holroydecartey.com
@monicamancillas.bsky.social
Mexican-American kidlit author living in the UK. 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇬🇧 Books 📚: Mariana and Her Familia The Worry Balloon How to Speak in Spanglish Sing it Like Celia Taco Tuesdays Leyendas/Legends ('25) Rep: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong
@florisbooks.bsky.social
Indie publisher based in Edinburgh. We specialise in beautiful books for children and fascinating non-fiction for adults. Check out our imprint @discoverkelpies.bsky.social Visit us online - florisbooks.co.uk
@asianauthors.bsky.social
Author-run group to celebrate Asian Kidlit & the diversity of stories that originate from the Asian Continent and books by Asian authors! #AsianAuthors
@naashia.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in TESOL at The University of Auckland researching issues of identity, power, and equity in language education policy and practice.
@sabinelittle.bsky.social
#multilingualism, #identity, heritage languages, #children, #school, multilingual #libraries, #books, #reading, #makerspaces, #co-production and participatory research, at University of Sheffield, UK. Occasional multilingual storyteller
@multilinglibrary.bsky.social
A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚 Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade How to Create a Multilingual Library of Picture Books t.ly/V8MZO