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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 7h

Barbara's debut collection of children’s poetry Snap! Poems for Children was published in July 2025 (Blue Door Press) and is available on Amazon: https:// shorturl.at/zFxLt

Snap!: Poems for Children

Snap!: Poems for Children : Bleiman, Barbara, Sharples, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 7h

Barbara is also a children’s poet, with several poems up on the Dirigible Balloon website and one in their anthology Surfing the Sky. She was a featured poet in Northern Gravy (Issue 13), has a poem in Tyger Tyger Issue 9, and in a forthcoming MacMillan anthology of poetry for teens.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 7h

Barbara Bleiman is a London-based ex-English teacher and education consultant at the English and Media Centre (EMC), with a keen interest in poetry. She has written a book about English teaching, What Matters in English Teaching, and has published two novels and two collections of short stories.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 7h

A delicate blend of youthful emotions & the wisdom of age in @barbarableiman.bsky.social's poem, "My Grandmother's Words."

In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf.

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A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words featuring the poem My Grandmother's Words by Barbara Bleiman.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 1d

Now, Erin is a full-time mom and first-time children’s writer. She hopes to approach these new roles in the same way a scientist would: by being curious and observant.

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 1d

Erin Zampaglione spent 10 years as a scientist, running experiments and analyzing data in laboratories. Scientific writing can be very technical, but she always loved writing poetry for school publications, friends, and family.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 1d

Deciduous season has arrived. 🍂

Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.

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A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words featuring the poem Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione.

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Ragged Rascal Rhymes @rhymster.bsky.social · 3d

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Just arrived in the mail, another fine edition of a fine magazine with stories, poems and pictures by poets and artists big and small

Cover of Little Thoughts mag 11 with a boy and a girl stirring a pot of weird words for the Stirring Words issue

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 7d

My illustration for @mimssully.bsky.social ‘s sweet poem “Elf-Locks” for @LittleThoughtsPress.com, Issue 11: Stirring Words.
“Their songs are spells, or so it seems,
For they weave beauty into dreams,
And lull us gently through the night
until the peep of day brings light.”

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Mim’s Sully’s poem”Elf-Locks” for Little Thoughts Press Children’s magazine. And an illustration of an elf knitting up a child’s hair while he sleeps.

A children’s illustration of an elf knitting up a child’s hair while he sleeps.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 8d

Submissions for Issue 12: Better Together are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration. Decisions will be emailed by October 22nd.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 9d

And if you missed our interview with Sadie Maskery about her poems featured in this issue, be sure to check that out on the blog!

www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

Interview: Sadie Maskery

Sadie Maskery lives in Scotland by the sea. Her latest poetry collection, The Usual Apologies, is published by Red Ogre Press. A short story collection, Overboard, will be published in Fall 2025 by A...

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 9d

Love this high-flying, joyful poem by @saccharinequeen.bsky.social inspired by Finn J.'s illustration, Fire Dragon.

If you missed Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, there are still a few print copies left, or you can download a pdf for free.

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Illustration by Finn J. of a red dragon breathing out fire while birds fly over him. Accompanying the illustration is part of the poem "Whoosh" by Sadie Maskery.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 12d

Step inside a child's imagination in this charming story by young writer Ada Freer! "Ivy's Imagination" was inspired by Kathryn Powers' illustration Spring Jig, and can be found in Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf.

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Illustration by Kathryn Powers of a bear, raccoon and hedgehog happily dancing among spring flowers. Accompanying the illustration is part of the story "Ivy's Imagination" by Ada Lucia Freer.

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Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

Lit Kids is officially OPEN to submissions for Issue 8: Air through 10/31! 🌪️
We need 5-13 y/o kids to send us their best art, photos, and writing for consideration. Your talent catches our breath every time! Keep shining! ✨
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a penguin is flying in a hot air balloon wearing goggles

ALT: a penguin is flying in a hot air balloon wearing goggles

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 15d

Don't you love how you can immediately hear a kid's voice in @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social's poem "Catch"?

Inspired by @kimwnolan.bsky.social's illustration 51st Street

in Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf.

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of keys attached to a parachute floating down from where a kid dropped them from a fire escape. Accompanying the illustration is part of the poem "Catch" by Julie Stevens.

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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 15d

“Cats and Dogs” by Webb Smith was such a fun poem to illustrate! You can find it in Stirring Words, Issue 11 of @littlethoughtspress.com Order a copy at: littlethoughtspress.com
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Children’s illustration of raining cats and dogs for the poem “cats and Dogs” by Webb Smith published in the Stirring Words issue of Little Thoughts Press.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 19d

Sarah Ellyn's story, "Where the Loved Clothes Go," is such a tender, loving tale about growing up. Inspired by @anniellewe.bsky.social's illustration, Laundry Tree.

In Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf:

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Illustration, Laundry Tree, by Anna Llewellyn of a tree with bare branches draped with clothes. Accompanying the illustration is part of the story "Where the Loved Clothes Go" by Sarah Ellyn

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Brandy is in her ✨AUTHOR ✨ Era @inkedauthor31.bsky.social · 22d

Can’t wait to read more submissions!!

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23d

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th!

Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!

#litmag #callforsubmission

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Submissions extended for Issue 12: Better Together to October 6th.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 21d

Find "Sylvia's Safekeeping" and lots more in Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf.

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

ISSUES | Little Thoughts

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 21d

Heart-rending & ultimately heart-warming, Kendra Cardin's story "Sylvia's Safekeeping" demonstrates the many ways art allows children to express and regulate their emotions. It's a lovely, creative interpretation of Annette Hashitate's illustration.

Illustration by Annette Hashitate of a child and a fairy looking at each other from across a white lily. Accompanying the illustration is part of the story "Sylvia's Safekeeping" by Kendra Cardin.

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23d

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th!

Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!

#litmag #callforsubmission

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Jenn Gaulding @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social · 22d

What could be better than reflecting on how we’re “Better Together”? Join me in sending a submission to Little Thoughts Press to be considered for their next issue!

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23d

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th!

Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!

#litmag #callforsubmission

www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23d

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th!

Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!

#litmag #callforsubmission

www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 26d

And be sure to check out our interview with Lisa about this poem, her favorite kidlit books & more!

www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

Illustration by Imogen Hartland of a child in a yellow slicker standing on a rock next to a lighthouse. Accompanying the illustration is a quote from writer Lisa Roullard: "Write about what you're interested in, even if you don't know much about it yet. You can learn as you go."

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 26d

Lisa Roullard's poem "On the Rocks by the Lighthouse," inspired by Imogen Hartland's illustration, I Heard a Song, invites the reader to look beyond the frame of the image. It's brilliant & not to be missed.

Find it in Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure:

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Illustration by Imogen Hartland of a child in a yellow slicker standing on a rock next to a lighthouse. Accompanying the illustration is part of the poem "On the Rocks by the Lighthouse" by Lisa Roullard.

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