Hear (and see!) me be very nerdy about puffins with a great crew:
If you'd like titles from Spanish-speaking countries that AREN'T Spain, Tapioca Stories is one of the only games in town. Check out three highly original, one-of-a-kind tales in this vein. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/12/p...
Today @karlavalenti.bsky.social discusses her fall release. Hghlights include a discussion of how the Aztec myths were distorted by the Spanish, using Katherine Rundell's books as mentor texts, and why the Greek Gods get all the attention. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/09/j...
A fantastic #kidlit review
+ incredible art / Elly MacKay
+ @fuse8.bsky.social on writing nonfiction that appeals to young readers vs the adult-gatekeepers
+ most importantly: “using our brains and having the guts to take a risk.”
Twelve Daring Grays
@noranickumbooks.bsky.social
If you'd like titles from Spanish-speaking countries that AREN'T Spain, Tapioca Stories is one of the only games in town. Check out three highly original, one-of-a-kind tales in this vein.
Valenti discusses her fall release. Such highlights of this talk include a discussion of how the Aztec myths were distorted by the Spanish, using Katherine Rundell's books as mentor texts, and why the...
When you discover an unsolved 1983 heist of a World Cup Trophy, what do you do? If you're @angelacervantes.bsky.social, you write a middle grade mystery. Today with talk with her about her well-timed latest. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/11/m...
Today on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast, Kate and I delve into two of the most notable of the sheep books to truly declare whether they deserve a bit of classic status to keep them in the mix, or if they should be lost to the sands of time. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/08/f...
Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird
Illustrator Elly MacKay’s incredible cut paper artistry and @noranickumbooks.bsky.social's smart text highlight the risk, the bravery, and the ingenuity of massive creatures facing a difficult world. I review TWELVE DARING GRAYS. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/05/r...
Illustrator Elly MacKay’s incredible cut paper artistry and @noranickumbooks.bsky.social's smart text highlight the risk, the bravery, and the ingenuity of massive creatures facing a difficult world. I review TWELVE DARING GRAYS. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/05/r...
Oblivious bears, pumas, salamanders, Jesus, and the occasional cyclops populate today's jam-packed preview with @ebyrbooks.bsky.social. Take a gander. You might see something you like. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/04/p...
I'll tell it to you straight. This discussion of an upcoming title with @kylelukoff.bsky.social & Priscilla Tey reads more like an intensive course of picture book making than your average Q&A. And you get to read it for free, you lucky ducks! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/03/c...
I have the pleasure of speaking on camera with Colleen Paeff and Linda Ólafsdóttir of PUFFLINGS FLY FREE with Maria Gianferrari and Maris Wicks of PUFFINS to discuss Iceland, how these books complement one another, the Northern Lights, and more! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/10/p...
I have the pleasure of speaking on camera with Colleen Paeff and Linda Ólafsdóttir of PUFFLINGS FLY FREE with Maria Gianferrari and Maris Wicks of PUFFINS to discuss Iceland, how these books complement one another, the Northern Lights, and more! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/06/10/p...
Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright
When you discover an unsolved 1983 heist of a World Cup Trophy, what do you do? If you're Angela Cervantes, you write a middle grade mystery. Today with talk with her about her well-timed latest.
Today, Kate and I delve into two of the most notable of the sheep books to truly declare whether they deserve a bit of classic status to keep them in the mix, or if they should be discounted and lost ...
Illustrator Elly MacKay’s incredible cut paper artistry and Nora Nickum’s smart text highlight the risk, the bravery, and the ingenuity of massive creatures facing a difficult world.
afuse8production.slj.com
Illustrator Elly MacKay’s incredible cut paper artistry and Nora Nickum’s smart text highlight the risk, the bravery, and the ingenuity of massive creatures facing a difficult world.
Oblivious bears, pumas, salamanders, Jesus, and the occasional cyclops populate today's jam-packed preview. Take a gander. You might see something you like.
I'll tell it to you straight. This discussion of an upcoming picture book reads more like an intensive course of picture book making than your average Q&A. And you get to read it for free, you lucky d...
afuse8production.slj.com
I have the pleasure of speaking on camera with Colleen Paeff and Linda Ólafsdóttir of PUFFLINGS FLY FREE with Maria Gianferrari and Maris Wicks of PUFFINS to discuss Iceland, how these books complemen...
I have the pleasure of speaking on camera with Colleen Paeff and Linda Ólafsdóttir of PUFFLINGS FLY FREE with Maria Gianferrari and Maris Wicks of PUFFINS to discuss Iceland, how these books complemen...
