MariaK.
@mkimwrites.bsky.social
Kidlit Writer (PB, MG, YA and Poetry) -SCBWI
HS ELA Teacher/Librarian- 🇲🇽🇺🇸
PB Party 2025 Finalist🩷
HS ELA Teacher/Librarian- 🇲🇽🇺🇸
PB Party 2025 Finalist🩷
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I have nine trad-pubbed picture books under my belt (soon to be 10).
If I'd waited until I was ready...
...if I'd waited until I knew what I was doing...
I'D.
HAVE.
NONE.
If I'd waited until I was ready...
...if I'd waited until I knew what I was doing...
I'D.
HAVE.
NONE.
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have nine trad-pubbed picture books under my belt (soon to be 10).
If I'd waited until I was ready...
...if I'd waited until I knew what I was doing...
I'D.
HAVE.
NONE.
If I'd waited until I was ready...
...if I'd waited until I knew what I was doing...
I'D.
HAVE.
NONE.
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Mini character design ✌️don’t forget to smile today 🙃
#kidlitartist #kidlitart #kidlitauthor #characterdesign #scbwi
#kidlitartist #kidlitart #kidlitauthor #characterdesign #scbwi
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Mini character design ✌️don’t forget to smile today 🙃
#kidlitartist #kidlitart #kidlitauthor #characterdesign #scbwi
#kidlitartist #kidlitart #kidlitauthor #characterdesign #scbwi
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#SupportLocal this Saturday by joining me at the Covered Treasures Bookstore in #Colorado. I'll be signing #books and celebrating the #holidays by supporting #indiebookstores. #kidlit #picturebooks
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#SupportLocal this Saturday by joining me at the Covered Treasures Bookstore in #Colorado. I'll be signing #books and celebrating the #holidays by supporting #indiebookstores. #kidlit #picturebooks
The newest Seasons of KidLit is up! Check it out for some great tips on writing holiday books and a fun giveaway.
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It's Season's Readings with Kate Allen Fox & Editor Naomi Krueger!
Hi readers, writers, and lovers of all things winter! December 1st has arrived, and with it comes the start of our Season’s Readings celebration - a cozy week dedicated to winter holidays, crisp weath...
www.seasonsofkidlit.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The newest Seasons of KidLit is up! Check it out for some great tips on writing holiday books and a fun giveaway.
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www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/it-s-se...
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www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/it-s-se...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Sea turtle
Gecko
Coyote
Black bear
Moose
Sea turtle
Gecko
Coyote
Black bear
Moose
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Kangaroo rat
Fin whale
Moose
Grizzly bear
American crocodile
Kangaroo rat
Fin whale
Moose
Grizzly bear
American crocodile
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
So many whales
Dolphin
Seal
Shark
Fox
So many whales
Dolphin
Seal
Shark
Fox
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Sea turtle
Gecko
Coyote
Black bear
Moose
Sea turtle
Gecko
Coyote
Black bear
Moose
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It's Thanksgiving in the USA today. Here are 18 books about Thanksgiving from a Native American/Indigenous viewpoint.
#thanksgiving #unitedstates #nativeamerican #nativeindian #indigenous #firstthanksgiving #thanksgivingbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #nonfiction #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚#nov2025
#thanksgiving #unitedstates #nativeamerican #nativeindian #indigenous #firstthanksgiving #thanksgivingbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #nonfiction #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚#nov2025
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's Thanksgiving in the USA today. Here are 18 books about Thanksgiving from a Native American/Indigenous viewpoint.
#thanksgiving #unitedstates #nativeamerican #nativeindian #indigenous #firstthanksgiving #thanksgivingbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #nonfiction #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚#nov2025
#thanksgiving #unitedstates #nativeamerican #nativeindian #indigenous #firstthanksgiving #thanksgivingbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #nonfiction #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚#nov2025
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We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
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GIVING THANKS WITH HALMONI from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social “is an informative and warm story about celebrating this Korean harvest festival, with some lovely intermingling of traditions and openness to new experiences” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/g...
Giving Thanks with Halmoni by Kathleen Choi & Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Il Sung Na
Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival by Kathleen Choi & Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Il Sung Na. Red Comet Press, 2025. 9781636551616 Rating: 1-5…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
GIVING THANKS WITH HALMONI from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social “is an informative and warm story about celebrating this Korean harvest festival, with some lovely intermingling of traditions and openness to new experiences” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/g...
This was such a fun read! If you're into bilingual picture books it's definitely worth checking out🔥
#kidlit
#kidlit
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November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This was such a fun read! If you're into bilingual picture books it's definitely worth checking out🔥
#kidlit
#kidlit
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A round of applause for the French is in order! 👏👏👏
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A round of applause for the French is in order! 👏👏👏
If you give yourself a deadline...
the toddler will instantly get sick,
the baby will start teething,
and the check engine light will appear
always 😅
okay, maybe 90%
#writingcommunity #kidlit #querying
the toddler will instantly get sick,
the baby will start teething,
and the check engine light will appear
always 😅
okay, maybe 90%
#writingcommunity #kidlit #querying
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you give yourself a deadline...
the toddler will instantly get sick,
the baby will start teething,
and the check engine light will appear
always 😅
okay, maybe 90%
#writingcommunity #kidlit #querying
the toddler will instantly get sick,
the baby will start teething,
and the check engine light will appear
always 😅
okay, maybe 90%
#writingcommunity #kidlit #querying
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Dive into the Best YA Books of 2025, including the titles we've picked at Book Riot, titles selected by review journals, and titles from other bookish outlets.
bookriot.com/best-ya-book...
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The Best YA Books of 2025: Stellar Picks in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Comics
Here are the best YA books of 2025, including Book Riot's picks, trade journal picks, and more.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Dive into the Best YA Books of 2025, including the titles we've picked at Book Riot, titles selected by review journals, and titles from other bookish outlets.
bookriot.com/best-ya-book...
bookriot.com/best-ya-book...
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In case you missed it:
Here are the winners of the National Book Awards, including Rabih Alameddine and Omar El Akkad.
The winners of this year’s National Book Awards have just been announced at a ritzy gala in downtown Manhattan. Rabih Alameddine’s The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) won the …
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In case you missed it:
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💫📦😍 Oh my stars… this is what happens when you get your author copies and do one video take in a rush before school pickup—you say “it’s *so* beautiful” over and over because… it’s *so* beautiful!!! Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of SPARKLES FOR SUNNY! ✨💖✨
@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong
@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
💫📦😍 Oh my stars… this is what happens when you get your author copies and do one video take in a rush before school pickup—you say “it’s *so* beautiful” over and over because… it’s *so* beautiful!!! Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of SPARKLES FOR SUNNY! ✨💖✨
@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong
@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong
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Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content | PEN America
Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content
'If it became impossible to publish YA novels with sex in them, I think it would effectively become impossible to publish YA novels.'
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content | PEN America
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Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
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Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
How Nonfiction (and a Calkins Creek Book!) Helped Me Nail a Final Jeopardy! Question - Astra Publishing House
In my house, we’re loyal Jeopardy! watchers. Every evening at 7 p.m., you’ll find my family glued to the TV, testing our trivia skills. I have to admit—I usually do pretty well. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
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"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
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Do you write for children? 📚
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do you write for children? 📚
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
The Halloweensie Writing Contest is open! Come read all the fun, spooky entries if you dare🎃
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!!
Adder’s fork and wool of bat! It’s time for. . . The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest!!! ~ for children’s writers ~
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October 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Halloweensie Writing Contest is open! Come read all the fun, spooky entries if you dare🎃
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
After four rejections in two days, this was heartening to remember. Keep your chin up #querying #writingcommunity #kidlit 🫶
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)
Over the course of the last couple of weeks I’ve talked to college students, masters program students, and professionals at Comic Con in my roles as author and freelance writer and former editor. I…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
After four rejections in two days, this was heartening to remember. Keep your chin up #querying #writingcommunity #kidlit 🫶
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
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Hiii, it’s my birthday and, as they say, the best gift you could give me is sharing my art!! Thank u 💛
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hiii, it’s my birthday and, as they say, the best gift you could give me is sharing my art!! Thank u 💛