@lindsayleslie
Tickle-fight champion. People-watching connoisseur. Lover of all things snark. Oh, and I dream up picture books! GUS HEARTS THE BUS (July 1, 2025) | SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A LIBRARY | DUSK EXPLORERS | Etc. rep’d by Charlotte Wenger www.lindsayleslie.com
Please check out all the offerings and place your bid! Look at how much has been raised so far! There is so much kindness and empathy in the world, and that is a GREAT thing. www.32auctions.com/organization...
Hot from the pan — it’s launch day for Plenty of Pancakes!
Huge thanks to illustrator Brianne Farley & the team at Putnam for making this book GBD (golden brown & delicious)!
You can order anywhere books are sold, but if you'd like a signed copy, request here: belmontbooks.com/book/9780593700174
People sit in chairs listening to a panel of three women sitting at a white table, from left, Melissa Coffey, Kari Lavelle and Lindsay Leslie. A screen is to the left of them with a blurred image. The room has brown floor and gray-blue walls.
A display of picture books in stands on a brown wood cabinet with a black top. From left the books are So You Want To Build A Library and Gus Hearts the Bus by Lindsay Leslie, the first two Butt or Face books by Kari Lavelle as well as her We Move the World and Ode to a Grapefruit behind, and Fridge-o-polis by Meliss Coffey.
After a busy week, yesterday I got to hear wonderful #picturebook authors @coffeycreative.bsky.social @karilavellewrites.bsky.social and @lindsayleslie.bsky.social talking and about the power of critique groups at the @scbwiatx.bsky.social monthly meeting at @bookpeople.com. So good! #scbwi
So great to see you! 🤗
Thanks for the book love!!❤️
I appreciate you all including Dusk Explorers!
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As the flowers bloom & the sun is shining, check out our favorite Diverse Picture Books About Nature. 🦋☀️🌷📕
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Thank you @12x12challenge.bsky.social … y’all rock!
Thanks, Sheri! ❤️ 🚌
I’m celebrating a #bookbirthday today! Welcome to the world, GUS HEARTS THE BUS! May you zoom into young readers’ hearts. 💕 @geetaladi.bsky.social
Whenever I get a chance to connect with @viviankirkfield.bsky.social, it’s a good day! She is such a lifter of writers, educators & librarians, and held dear by all of us in the kidlit community. Thanks for hosting me on your blog, Vivian!
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Will you write for cookies? How about for a Tart Cherry Pie recipe from a former pie company owner? Please don't miss this inspiring interview w/the fabulous @lindsayleslie.bsky.social and snag her NO FAIL CRUST recipe & a chance to win a copy of her newest book viviankirkfield.com/2025/06/28/w...
Thank you, Lynn! ❤️ 🍪 🚌
Thanks for sharing, dear Jilanne! ❤️
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, GUS HEARTS THE BUS by @lindsayleslie.bsky.social, illustrated by @geetaladi.bsky.social (Sleeping Bear Press) out on July 1.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... (+ more ways to win)
Thank you @lindsayleslie.bsky.social for the interview!
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 20): www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... Inside: Messy Characters, POV in Picture Books, Hiring Illustrators, more. Thanks @cyndiharvell.bsky.social for the illustration, @lindsayleslie.bsky.social & @tanyakonerman.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
BookPeople Events Presnts Lindsay Leslie (author of SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A LIBRARY) speaking and signing on Sunday July 13th at 2PM
When Gus and his family go on an outing and take the city bus to get there, Gus realizes he HEARTS the bus...
Join Lindsay Leslie on July 13th discussing and signing her picture book GUS HEARTS THE BUS!
More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@lindsayleslie.bsky.social
A little cover reveal for you today…
GUS HEARTS THE BUS
Illustrated by Geeta Ladi
July 1, 2025
Sleeping Bear Books
Everyone of us knows a Gus, whether you are Gus, have a Gus, or are acquainted with a Gus. This story is all about passions & pursuing them with abandon!
Join @karilavellewrites.bsky.social and me at the Arlington Public Library this Saturday (3/15) to kick off Spring Break 2025 with:
BATTLE OF THE GENRES! It will be good times and loads of fun!!
More info here 👉🏻 arlingtontx.libcal.com/event/13910488
Adorabeeeeble!
I’m gearing up for this fantastic day of all things books w/ all these talented creators!!👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
You are a winner! Please dm me your info/address and I’ll send a paperback copy of So You Want to Build a Library your way!
I love that idea. Infinite 🍪!!
My must-have is a cooshy, floofy chair!
Where are my elementary librarians & teachers? I’m giving away paperback copies of SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A LIBRARY! Reply with what is a must-have in your library (besides books!), and you will be entered into a drawing. I’ll pick 3 winners. Good luck!! Ends 1/8 @ 11:59 pm.
It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year:
WORLD READ ALOUD DAY!
Feb. 5, 2025
If you’d like me to Zoom into your students’ classroom, read a book, book talk, & answer Q&A, I’d love nothing more!
Sign up here 👇🏻
m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp...
#librarians #educators #kidlit #WRAD
Thanks, Kate!
GUS ❤️ THE BUS (Gus Hearts the Bus) comes out July 2025 with Sleeping Bear Press. It’s about finding your passion and pouring your heart and soul into it, no matter what people may think.
A worthy pursuit! I’m your biggest fan!!
Blame it all on the squirrels, outdoor and indoor