HATTIE HARMONY OPENING NIGHT out now
๐ 2x #1 NYT Best Selling #kidlit illustrator ๐ 2023 Golden Kite Honor ๐ Instagram @marissaarts ๐ rep'd by @KSonnack ๐
Happy Happy Book Birthday and REAL (in the book at least) Birthday to Esme!! Written by the coolest kid on the block, @LourdesHeuer and published by @TundraBooks.
Celebrate with us and pick up your copy today at your local independent bookstore! ๐๐๐บ
Celebrating Esme's birthday today! ๐ช ๐๐ช๐ฅณ
You can find signed copies of ESME'S BIRTHDAY CONGA LINE, a transitional chapter book illustrated by NYT Bestselling #kidlit illustrator @marissaillo, at my local bookstore @BooksandBooks
We've got a case(wrap) of the Mondays!
From Who's in Charge? by Stephanie Allain, @JennyKlionWrite, and @marissaillo
(@Candlewick, August 2024)
https://t.co/VM1jKH25qv
Whoโs in Charge? August 6! Coauthor Stephanie Allain! Illustrator Marissa Valdez! Candlewick Press! @StephanieAllain@marissaillo@Candlewick Available for preorder everywhere!
More ESME! coming your way: In Book 2, Esme's neighbor Wendall is looking to earn his Cookie Empresario badge. Can Esme and El Toro help? ๐ช TROOP ESME is a funny and delightful story about cookies, badges, and, most importantly, friendship! https://t.co/UcXPxcI34B
๐๏ธ Why should you enter the World Illustration Awards this year? In this blog post we give you 5 reasons.
The deadline to enter is fast approaching this 13 February. Don't miss out! ๐๏ธ
https://t.co/jRVy43TqmQ
Gennifer @choldenko and I can't wait to share our second DOGTOWN book with you later this year. It's such a joy to write with Gennifer. ๐ญ๐ถ
Watch out for MOUSE AND HIS DOG, coming in September from @MacKidsBooks!
https://t.co/8Vxd2GEjNK #mglit
Kick-off your week with this awesome @ALA_Booklist Meet the Artists webinar on Monday! Hear from Ekua Holmes, @juanamedina, @Aprilwharrison, and special guest @emmastraub & Susan Straub!
RSVP: https://t.co/5MtzlIVlHF
SAVE THE DATES!!!
Happy Leap Year! In celebration we are having 5 guest in the shortest month for Gab โnโ Doodle. Thatโs right! 5! Even more talent than should be possible. So make sure to tune in for two scoops of fabulous illustrators. #kidlitart#kidlit
"Story is everything. Itโs what connects us and makes us human. It binds the world." -Newbery Honor author Pedro Martรญn https://t.co/7oJ2AXb74f @penguinkids
A sneaky try out to see how Fox looks in an actual bookshop ๐งก He looks right at home next to the penguin @nishanireed and the puffins @anna_terreros ๐ฆ
Thank you @ivybridgebooks looking forward to visiting again in October ๐
This morning I learned two things about this book of mine: itโs been nominated for an award โ and removed from classrooms and school libraries in a city in Texas, along with many others. The overwhelming majority of those other books are by and/or about people of color.