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Rocky Mountain Chapter of the SCBWI (RMC-SCBWI) @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social · 10d

If you're ready to get serious about writing for children, here's a great opportunity for RMC members! Application window for the
Michelle Begley 2026 mentor program is open til 11/3.
Go to scbwi.org/regions/rmc/RMC-mentorship-program for more information or to apply.

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Ellen Hokanson @ellenhokanson.bsky.social · 8d

This rainy morning (and every morning) an old chocolate Lab walks sedately past my house carrying his stuffed seagull in his mouth. He knows he’s a bird dog. He won’t be seen without it.
#writers

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 8d

Artober Day 7: Fuzzy

The rare self-portrait (I much prefer being heard but never seen), but I wanted be in my dragon onesie with the Wild Things.

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a ballpoint pen drawing of a girl in glasses wearing a dragon onesie while stepping forward in the classic Where the Wild Things Are pose. Text at the bottom reads: Fuzzy - Oct. 7th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 8d

😊 @thepoetrypea.bsky.social grateful for this #writingcommunity friends don’t miss the chance to hear the new prompt! #haiku #poetry

Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 8d

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It’s so exciting to hear my #Haiku on this podcast. ☺️ lovely to hear my words read in Patricia’s voice.

S8E40 Poetry Pea International Dot Day Special - Haiku & Flashku Special

YouTube video by Poetry Pea

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Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social · 8d

Every school visit I watch gives me new ideas for my clients. Loved seeing the incredible Dusti Bowling today!! #schoolvisits #kidlit

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Bianca Schulze: The Children's Book Review @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social · 7d

Childhood besties → Author & Editor dream team 💕

@authorgracelin.bsky.social & @alvinaling.bsky.social talk 9 years of patience, Chinese folklore, and creating the most beautiful book possible.

New #GrowingReadersPodcast episode live now!

🎧 All platforms: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 12k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 7d

A dear friend gave me an early birthday card. In it, she wrote, "I hope this next year brings more opportunity than you can handle."

And you know what I say to that --

💪💪

#writingcommunity #onsub #writerslife #businessowner #momlife

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ALT: a man wearing glasses and a tie is standing in front of a window

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 7d

I think pitches and log lines are tricky until that moment you realize what your book is "really about" but that doesn't happen without working with a Critique Partner or even talking to a friend. #Kidlitchat

Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 7d

TOPIC: Queries, pitches, log lines, synopses, comps--all the stuff that someone other than you needs to see (sometimes before they agree to see your work itself!). What are you especially good at? What do you dread? Any tips for coming up with good versions of any of those steps? #kidlitchat

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Bianca Schulze: The Children's Book Review @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social · 7d

Looking for a book that helps kids understand different perspectives and practice compassion?

The Last Apple Tree is it!

This dual-POV novel is both heart-wrenching & hopeful.

Read why Glass of Milk Glass of Wine is calling this book a treasure: glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

E OLIPHANT x WHAT ALICE FORGOT

She cannot forget what she can't remember.

When a paralyzing accident takes her mobility & her mom, Jolie must be brave enough to confront her past & see herself for the first time again or risk losing her future entirely.

It's the THINGS WE CAN(NOT)

#DVPit #A #DIS

Sample book cover with overlay of a woman standing, a woman in a wheelchair, the Venus de Samothrace, and a lioness. Text in cream color and soft hues of green and peach. THINGS WE CAN(NOT)

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 7d

IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES x LOCK-EATER
Lonely girl (12) who loves lock picking is swallowed by a carnivorous house containing a new world. She must open her ♥️ to beasts & bossy quest-mates to find her missing grandma before the house succumbs to eco collapse. Kids' Choice award winner #MG #F #LGBT #DVpit

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

MAVIS THE UN-MAKER takes apart toys. She cuts them and hammers them, she glues them and sews them just for her friends. But when others gasp at her dismantled creations, will they keep her from showing the world that not everyone is made like a brand-new toy?

#DVPit #PB #DIS

Illustration with yellow background. Child with long brown hair, a pink bow and shirt smiling with eyes closed in the center. Sitting at a table With crafting supplies all over the table-- including an eye-less teddy bear and giraffe with wheels. Two children in the background on either side of her in horror. Photo of friends in the background.

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

Luna needs tea! 10 frisky whiskers should be enough energy for a trip to restock on catmint. But chatty friends & overstimulating delays wilt whiskers like wet noodles. Force a smile & push on or run home to meltdown? What will her friends think? Meanwhile, care & understanding await #dvpit #PB #OWN

Children’s book illustration by Sadee Schilling rendered in graphite and charcoal with limited pops of violet and pink. Three sweet opossums play piggyback to help an adorable kitty character wrap herself in a fluffy scarf, which matches the beret she already wears. One opossum balances a stack of party hats on his tail, hidden from the kitty’s view.

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

Artober Day 8: Carve

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a fine liner drawing of an anthropomorphized mushroom wearing a scarf and skiing down a freshly groomed run, and the sky and the shadows are done in blue watercolor. Text at the bottom reads: Fuzzy - Oct. 7th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 7d

It’s midnight tea-time but the catmint jar is empty. Luna’s ten frisky whiskers should be enough energy for a trip to the garden. But spooky frights & chatty friends wilt whiskers like wet noodles. Luna feels a meltdown coming—what will her friends think? A surprise & understanding await #dvpit #PB

Children’s book illustration by Sadee Schilling rendered in soft graphite and charcoal with a subtle watercolor wash of violets. Two owls perch upon a clothesline on an atmospheric rooftop. “Whooo goes there,” one of them asks, when they see their kitty friend pass by. The cat wears a pink beret and looks startled. Unseen by the cat, the owls hold a party invitation and a gift.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

Jolie can't forget what she can't remember. But once confronted with her past, she flees to Paris. With a little help from Ali, a blind ex-pat refugee, she might just be able to accept her disability.

But only if she's brave enough to see her past for the first time again.

#DVPit #A #DIS

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 7d

LADY MIDNIGHT x PRIDE & PREJUDICE

Lily loves her interspecies city, but when her succubus community is accused of murdering a human, threatening their peaceful coexistence, Lily interrogates the main suspect, an arrogant rogue who she can't stand...until she can. Bi rep

#YA #F #Mys #R #LGBT #DVpit

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Sondra Eby @sondrae.bsky.social · 7d

JUNIOR BAKE OFF x LOCKER 37

AMBROSIA’S SECRET RECIPE is about a girl who must overcome her math anxiety to decode a hidden recipe and help her new friends at Soggy Bottom Baking Academy win a bake off before things go from bad to burnt! #DVpit #CB #ND #OWN

🧁 Recipes in code
🔢 Math magic
😜 Humor +❤️

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Bianca Schulze: The Children's Book Review @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social · 7d

Good intentions + hilarious outcomes = DUDE. BE NICE!

Virtual book tour kicks off TODAY with an epic giveaway (10 books + grand prize bundle!)

Enter: thechildrensbookreview.com/dude-be-nice...

#DudeBeNice

@penguinkids.bsky.social

Dude. Be Nice, by Sarah Scheerger | Awareness Tour

Get ready for giggles as we kick off the virtual book tour for Dude. Be Nice by Sarah Scheerger with Brent and Jamie Camalich.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

<>
see her wheelchair
know her mom is dead
trust her own mind

<>
confront & accept her past
find love
see herself for the first time again

E OLIPHANT x WHAT ALICE FORGOT

#DVPit #A #DIS

Image of a woman with overlaying wheelchair, Venus de samothrace and a lioness at the top center. Green transparent forest and road in the background. Colors are muted-- greens, yellows and corals.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

When all the new bright and shiny toys in the world don’t reflect Mavis or her friends, she sets out to be a wonderful toy un-maker. But when Mavis is challenged by others’ thoughts of her taking apart brand new toys, will she be able to show the world that different isn’t bad?

#DVPit #PB #DIS

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

🦽A woman who can't remember the accident
💭A mind she no longer trusts
🇫🇷A deep-dive into Paris
♌️A lioness
👁️A blind man who helps her see the truth

But only if she's brave enough to see herself for the first time again.

E OLIPHANT x WHAT ALICE FORGOT

#DVPIT #A #DIS

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Stan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 7d

Behold, my first window display, at the Boulder Bookstore in advance of tomorrow's launch event. Registration is required. If you can't make it, I have more opportunities to see me and get a signed book. Links at tiny.cc/MisfortuneBday

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Bianca Schulze: The Children's Book Review @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social · 7d

The Constitution can feel overwhelming even for adults! 😅 These 4 illustrated books break it down for kids ages 7-12+ in ways that actually stick.
Check out our guide: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/the-united-s...
#KidsBooks #CivicsEducation #TeacherResources

The United States Constitution Explained for Kids with Books

An understanding of the United States Constitution—and the amendments—will provide them with fuel for getting involved and making a difference. The following books offer up digestible information.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

What if there were toys made for everyone, no matter how different we are or what we can’t do?

Mavis is on a quest to be the best toy un-maker she can be, but just as long as those whispering onlookers don’t get in the way first.

STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS x THE INVISIBLE BOY

#DVPit #PB #DIS

Hand drawn with pen on paper, a young girl sitting at a table with curly short hair, smiling. She's holding a screwdriver in one hand and a wheel in the other. Tiny hearts on either side of her face.

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 7d

She didn't know about the accident.
She didn't know about her paralysis.
She didn't even know about her dead mother.

But
what if
they
told her?

E OLIPHANT x WHAT ALICE FORGOT
#DVPit #A #DIS

Moodboard with words, "I cannot forget what I can't remember." In cursive. With black and white photos of a crowded Paris street, a car accident, a wheelchair, a lioness, and a texting phone. Color images of a young brunette woman, a black man with dark sunglasses, the Mona Lisa and Sacre Coeur. All in squares and rectangles with white border.

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