Kaz Windness is the Geisel award-winning, genre-crossing illustrator and author of funny and heart-warming books for young readers. Proudly neurodivergent (ASD/ADHD), Kaz specializes in character-driven books celebrating inclusivity, grit, and kindness. Her many books include Swim, Jim!, Worm and Caterpillar are Friends, When You Love a Book, and Bitsy Bat, . . .
(Last updated February 28, 2025) Shortlink to this post: https://debbieohi.link/kidlitlaunches It’s a challenging time to be launching children’s books, not only because of what’s going on in the world but also because the kidlit community is scattered across so many different platforms. I’m mainly on Bluesky these days (see my . . .
Thanks to Tim Budgen for responding to my most recent #KidLitLaunches thread in Bluesky with news that BOUNCING BUNNIES! launches from Simon & Schuster Children’s UK on Feb. 13th, 2025! BOUNCING BUNNIES! is written by Fiz Osborne and illustrated by Tim. Synopsis from the publisher’s page: “Jump, wiggle, sniff and . . .
Note from Debbie: I’m delighted to have my dear friend Heidi Stemple and her mom, Jane Yolen, visit my blog. Today is special not only because it’s launch day for JANIE WRITES A PLAY: JANE YOLEN’S FIRST GREAT STORY, a picture book Heidi wrote and that Madelyn Goodnight illustrated, but . . .
Note: QR code in the image above will be updated every time I post a new “Illustrators Seeking Representation” thread on Bluesky. Next time will be on Sun. Feb. 9th, 2025. It’s a challenging time for freelance illustrators interested in children’s books to find representation, which is why I’ve started . . .
I know, I know — it’s been a while since I’ve updated my website blog! I’ve been rethinking my whole approach to social media as well as my website. Will write more about this later. For now, however, I’ll say that I’ve given up on having a regular author/illustrator newsletter . . .