Claire Bobrow

Thank you for the shout-out, Paisley!! The pollinators & I appreciate it 😊🐝🌼🦋💜

Thank you!!

Cover of the forthcoming picture book COWBOYS AT THE BALLET, showing an illustration of a stage set designed to look like a Western landscape in dusty oranges with a dramatic sky and a corral fence. There are 3 dancers in Western garb dancing in the foreground.

Yeehaw! It’s a 25% off Preorder sale from @barnesandnoble.com for all Rewards and Premium members!! From 9/3-9/5 lasso your copy of COWBOYS AT THE BALLET using code PREORDER25

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Thanks for sharing, Stephanie! 🐝

Thank you, @ajirving.bsky.social for this lovely boost! 💜🐝

Looking forward to this book about legendary children’s book editor Ursula Nordstrom by @nancyhudgins.com!

#nonfiction #mg #middlegrade #kidlit #kidlitillustration #megakidlitfeed

Can’t wait for this one!

Summer 2025 Events — Illustration Institute

Tossing it out there one last time #kidlitart ...Illustration Institute based on Peaks Island in Maine has fantastic free programming. I'll be attending a workshop with LeUyen Pham on Wednesday - I think there are still a few spots left. More info: www.illustrationinstitute.org/summer-2025-...

Thank you, Nancy!! 😊🐝

Cover illustration showing a fallen tree trunk in the forest with a bird, squirrel, and various plants and fungi on or near it.

When a Tree Falls, by Kirsten Pendreigh and Elle Boschinger, is an excellent one!

Thanks, Lynn!!

Promotional graphic showing 25% off pre-orders at Barnes & Noble bookstore of the forthcoming board book When Bumblebees Go to Sleep. The cover illustration depicts a bumblebee snuggled up inside a purple dahlia flower with a starry night sky and full moon behind.

Hooray! When Bumblebees Go to Sleep is releasing August 5th! And @barnesandnoble.com is offering 25% off on pre-orders TODAY (July 11th) using the code PREORDER25. Don’t snooze on this excellent deal! 🐝🌼😊 #kidlitmegafeed #boardbook #bumblebee #lullaby
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Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille|Hardcover A spirited picture book about the epic struggle and dramatic breakthrough of Agnes de Mille, the legendary choreographer of Oklahoma! and Carousel whose work changed the course of Broadway history.Som...

Cowboys at the Ballet is coming your way next March! It’s a #picturebook about the legendary Agnes de Mille, by me & #IlariaUrbinati, from Atheneum Books/Simon & Schuster. Pre-order now @ Barnes & Noble, 25% off July 8-11 with code PREORDER25. #kidlitmegafeed

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This artist, Sarah Jacoby, is also an incredibly gifted author/illustrator of picture books, including one of my all-time favorites, Forever or a Day. Magnificent! #picturebook #kidlit #art #illustration

Cover of the forthcoming picture book Cowboys at the Ballet, with an illustration showing 3 dancers in Western wear on a stage decorated to look like a corral with wooden fences and a reddish-orange, earth-toned background that evokes the Western landscape.

Good morning #kidlitmegafeed 😊I’m thrilled to introduce you to the cover of Cowboys at the Ballet, my debut picture book, created with awesome illustrator #IlariaUrbinati and coming next March from Atheneum Books/Simon & Schuster. Yeehaw! #kidlit #picturebook #nonfiction #ballet #dance #cowboy

Cover of the forthcoming picture book Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille, showing a stage with 3 dancers in Western wear against a backdrop of a corral with a wooden fence and hilly, earth-toned landscape behind.

Yeehaw! Cowboys at the Ballet, my debut #picturebook, is coming next March, created with illustrator #IlariaUrbinati and published by Atheneum Books/Simon & Schuster. Available for pre-order now @ Barnes & Noble, 25% off July 8-11 with code PREORDER25. #kidlit www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cowboys-at...

Cover of the forthcoming picture book Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille. The cover shows an illustration of 3 dancers in cowboy and Western clothing dancing on a stage whose backdrop shows a corral with wooden fences set against a reddish-orange dry Western landscape and a dramatic sky.

I’m thrilled to share the cover of my debut #picturebook, created with super-talented illustrator #IlariaUrbinati! Please say hello to…Cowboys at the Ballet:The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille, coming from Atheneum Books/Simon&Schuster next March!! #kidlit #picturebook #dance #ballet #cowboy

Cover image of the forthcoming board book WHEN BUMBLEBEES GO TO SLEEP showing an illustration of a night sky, full moon, stars, and a bumblebee snuggled up in a purple dahlia, ready to snooze.

Hello friends! My first book is releasing next month & you can get 25% off all Barnes & Noble pre-orders from July 8th-11th! So buzz on over today to barnesandnoble.com for your copy of WHEN BUMBLEBEES GO TO SLEEP!! Art by the fab Natalia Vasilica. Thank you! 🐝 #kidlit #boardbook #bedtime #bumblebee

Thank you!

Thank you!

A bumblebee snoozing inside a yellow dahlia flower, with its little butt and legs sticking out.

Cover of the forthcoming board book When Bumblebees Go to Sleep, showing a night sky with stars, the full moon, and a bumblebee snuggled up in a purple dahlia. Illustrations by Natalia Vasilica.

Here’s one snoozing in a dahlia in our garden. It’s such a fun thing to spot I wrote a book about it! Coming August 5th to a bookstore or library near you 😊🐝 #bumblebees #flowers #snoozing #kidlit

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Pierpont? Or Portcullis. Something construction-y 😃

Thanks A.J.!!

My First Book--the Backstory! How I came to write a lullaby for children and bumblebees

It’s my first book! Coming August 5th 😊🐝 If you’re curious to learn how I came to write a lullaby for children (and bumblebees), please check out my latest Substack post:

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Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

I categorically refuse to accept either of these as normal or routine.

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He is very handsome!

Dr. Huey a Rose Sucker Did you ever wonder why your pink, yellow, or white rose turned red?

We had Dr. Huey a few years back, though I didn’t recall planting it. And then I read this post and the💡went off!
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Thank you!

It smells wonderful! If I had to guess, I’d say it has a tea rose fragrance? I’m not the best at characterizing rose scents…