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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 4h

Pls consider ordering a book from your local indie bookshop *NOW* before holiday season to give store time to order title if they don't have it? This helps:

(1) support indie bkshops, (2) support human creators, (3) gets you ahead re: busy shopping time.

Psst: maybe one of my books? 🙏🏽💛 #KidLit

a cartoon of a woman hugging a book standing in front of a store that says support indie bookshops

Alt: Illustration of smiling person hugging a book. In the background is a friendly-looking bookstore with lighted windows, text on wall reads "Support Indie Bookshops."

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Jena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social · 1d

What do you do when you outgrow your favorite moccasins? You visit Grandma! 📚👍🏽 #picturebook #interview #KidLit #bookblogger

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Simply 7 with Jenn Moudahi: CHARLOTTE’S NEW MOCCASINS

Have you ever had a favorite item of clothing when you were young? Do you remember the heartbreak of growing out of it?

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Anastasia Suen @anastasiasuen.bsky.social · 1d

#kidlit Book of the Day: 12 Things to Know about Global Immigration #middlegrade #nonfiction by #formerstudent Precious McKenzie with @black_rabbit_books wp.me/p6p3cX-6bV 📚👍

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Karyn Curtis @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social · 3h

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!

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Karyn Curtis @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social · 21h

Tuesday trails 🍂

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 1d

"Animal stories help us understand ourselves better." — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 1d

Do you love following the book award lists? I've recommended two but there are so many good ones! #bookawards

#helenwhybrow
#DanielNayeri
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For Readers: Book award season

Stretch and read great books

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Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social · 2d

I love this cozy early chapter book series, The Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. The latest, Family Forever, includes a birthday related mystery. Not for every kid but for nature or animal lovers, an absorbing escape from our screen based world. #kidlit 📚👍🏻 #edusky

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Jena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social · 5d

Holidays are approaching! Are you ready for Halloween? 📚👍🏽 #picturebook #interview #KidLit #bookblogger

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Simply 7 with Maisha Oso: IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR … HALLOWEEN

Do you remember the excitement you felt as a child when a favorite holiday approached?

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Jena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social · 2d

Can you help find a cutesy wootsy little hamster? (Or maybe other animals along the way.) 📚👍🏽 #picturebook #interview #bookblogger #kidlit jenabenton.com/2025/10/13/s...

Simply 7 with Brooke Hartman: HELP ME FIND MY HAMSTER

If you enjoyed Brooke’s picture book WATCH OUT FOR THE LION, then you’re going to love this one too!

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Karyn Curtis @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

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Karyn Curtis @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social · 1d

Monday trails 🍂

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Karyn Curtis @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!

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Relatable!😅

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 3d

STAR SAILOR: THE STORY OF WORDS is such a fun introduction to etymology! It prompted great discussions.

Written by Sara Cassidy, with gorgeous art by @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social, and published by @orcabook.bsky.social. #IReadCanadian #kidlit 📚👍

cover of STAR SAILOR: THE STORY OF WORDS shows an upside down astronaut with an open book; streamers are coming out of the book with words and pictures on them; the background of the cover is space with stars, a planet, and a spaceship; author and illustrator name are in the lower right; the picture is taken with the book in my hand over a teal patterned rug

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 2d

📚👍 Moody. Intense. Stunning in every way, I AM WE will make you look at crows and community in a new light! A fantastic read aloud! jilannehoffmann.com/2025/10/10/i.... #kidli #picturebooks #nonfiction #crows #skybrarians #edusky #teachers @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @scatterbee.bsky.social

I Am We – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* Open this book and immerse yourself in the powerful cadence, the rhythm that drives the narrative forward. Text ©Leslie Barnard Booth Illustration ©Alexandra Finkeldey I spill across the sky like…

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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 2d

Attempts to wrench veggies off vines is the focus of today's autumnal @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast entry. We discuss pumpkin sex, vampire fashion wear, and why one might want to garden in their socks. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/13/f...

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman, ill. S.D. Schindler

Attempts to wrench veggies off vines is the focus of today's autumnal entry. We discuss pumpkin sex, vampire fashion wear, and why one might want to garden in their socks.

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Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social · 2d

THOSE SHOES by Maribeth Boelts, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, is a moving picture book about want vs need, making do and fitting in. Important reading material for all elementary students. #kidlit 📚👍🏻 #edusky #librarysky