R. Mandel

#kidlit writer, #12x12, fmr European ex-pat, ❤️ cats, poodles, purple + chocolate, @SCBWISOCALLA LitMingle coord. Rep’d by @marisacleveland

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@PatZMiller @WisBBYearbook Here’s to many more years of ❤️!

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What a great way to start the month!!

[Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @Drenderturmaud]

Friends!!! It’s Kidlit Zombie Week!!! #kidlit friends, join us for blogs about revising old manuscripts and a pitch contest with PRIZES!!! But seriously, look at these prizes 👀👇🧟

https://t.co/I6kmyWhRLq

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@KIDLIT411 Yay, Rania!!

[Christine Van Zandt. HOT DOG = 2026 JLG gold. @christinevz]

HOT DIGGITY DOG! Sniff out some behind-the-scenes goodies in today's interview with @JenaNBenton. #dachshund #hotdogs #history #nonfiction #picturebook #humor by @MacKidsBooks. Art by Steven Salerno. A 2026 @JrLibraryGuild
gold-standard selection. #JLG https://t.co/FcEYC10u2L

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@NadiaAwriter @seymouragency It was terrific!

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@pragmaticmom @redcometpress I love their books!

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@Drenderturmaud Congrats!!

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@BrianGehrlein 🙁

[GoodReadsWithRonna📚 @GoodReadsRonna]

MAZEL TOES! Share the joy of a newborn in this charming rhyming board book that sprinkles just the right amount of Yiddish throughout, and over the decades. Written by Audrey Barbakoff w/art by Annita Soble. #jahm #yiddish
https://t.co/ovCPt2Ds71

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@_Lizzie_Brooks_ @stepha_henson Lovely cover! Congrats 🎉

[ReadYourWorld @MCChildsBookDay]

2 DAYS LEFT TO BID!

Our Online Auction is ending soon! Only 2 days left to bid on books, art, services, and more! Every sale goes directly to helping #ReadYourWorld complete its mission of changing the world, one book at a time.

Bid today:
https://t.co/jaefRw3CGk

#kidlit

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@rew_erin @KaileiPew @ebonylynnmudd Yay!! 🙌

[Brian Gehrlein 😈 @BrianGehrlein]

Let's collaborate and talk about your picture book! I'm open for pb critiques! 🤓
#amquerying #kidlit #picturebooks
https://t.co/hOUWzcNiKL

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@FlashlightPress @LoisBrandt1 @IPGbooknews @WritersRumpus Such a beautiful heartwarming book!

[Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 | kidlit author @SylviaiChen]

📚💖🤩 So very happy to uplift these *fabulous* picture books with #PBStudyBuddy: I AM A BON DANCER, CAN YOU IMAGINE?, and BINNA’S DALGONA. Please share and support them too!

#PBStudyBuddy #Kidlit

[KIDLIT411 @KIDLIT411]

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 8): https://t.co/GOe48NQOWP Inside: The 8 Shapes of Stories, Tips for Writing Verse Novels, Self Publishing 101 Webinar, more. Thanks @SharonLaneHolm for the illustration, @kristi_mahoney & Knopf BYR for the PB giveaways.

[Annette Whipple @AnnetteWhipple]

Want to read good children's nonfiction? As of 2026, a total of 116 books and 129 creators had received the Sibert Medal and/or Honor Award. Twenty-six creators had been honored multiple times. Read good books! #FactsAreFun
https://t.co/2YCfaGGWs8

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@pragmaticmom @redcometpress YAY! 🤩

[KIDLIT411 @KIDLIT411]

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (April 24): https://t.co/x0YA1p0YLH Inside: Internal v External Conflict, What do Editors Want Webinar, How to Evaluate Small Publishers, more. Thanks Laura Pigott for the illustration, @CCSpizzirri1 & @penguinkids for the giveaways.

[R. Mandel @RonnaWriter]

@KIDLIT411 @Tracey_K_Brown @CCSpizzirri1 @chantelleburgen @GnomeRoadPub Happy to see Finkey’s back!