Everything kid lit, in one place! A website and community founded by Elaine Kiely Kearns and @sylvialiu.bsky.social. Follow us for weekly links to kid lit resources and book giveaways.
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 12): kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-... Inside: How to Self-Edit, Query 101 Workshop, Narrative Nonfiction, more. Thanks Moira Ratchford for the illustration, Pooja Makhijani and Ashley Wall for the PB & CB giveaways.
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the chapter book, THE WILDFLOWER GIRLS: THE QUEST TO SAVE UNICORN MAGIC by Ashley Wall, illustrated by Lauren Foster (Mama Bear Books).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 22): kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Collective, Evergreen Marketing Tips, Guides to Sustainable Writing Life, more. Thanks Marie Banville for the illustration, Kristen Mei Chase
& Abrams for the CB and GN giveaways.
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, WATERMELON POOL by Bonsoir Lune, translated from the Korean by Frances Cha (Dial Books).
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)
It's the first of the month so we have a new website banner designed by Rania Abouzeid. Check out our Illustrator Spotlight on her & her awesome art: kidlit411.com/2026/06/illu...
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TOGETHER FOR MAMA: A STORY OF HOPE AND HEALING by Pooja Makhijani, illustrated by Nadia Alam (Rocky Pond Books).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-...
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, A LIGHT FOR LUCINDA by @olgaherrera.bsky.social (Charlesbridge) out on June 9.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 5): kidlit411.com/2026/06/the-... Inside: Traits of a Strong Antagonist, Social Media without Burnout, Self-Editing, more. Thanks Willemijne Van for the illustration, @olgaherrera.bsky.social and Dial Books
for the PB giveaways.
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 29): kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-... Inside: Worldbuilding tips, 4 Ways to Deal with Criticism, PB Momentum, Writing Humor, more.
Thanks John Lechner for the illustration and GP PutnamBooks
for the YA giveaway. #kidlit #kidlitart
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the book, THE CHISMOSAS ONLY BOOK CLUB by @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social (GP PutnamBooks
BFYR).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-... more ways to win)
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