Karen Krossing

I’m excited to share the cover of my #middlegrade #versenovel, FOREVER FRIES, illustrated by @funeralbeat.bsky.social! This book is a powerful exploration of disordered eating recovery. Available for preorder. More: karenkrossing.com/forever-fries @orcabook.bsky.social @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social

Ever wondered how writers get published? The Humber Creative Writing Graduate Certificate is offering a free online panel on Nov 4 with authors & Humber alumni Salma Hussain, Sue Murtagh & Iryn Tushabe to hear how they got their writing into the world. Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Do you know kids & teens who like to write? If so, you might want to check out my list of Where Young Authors Can Submit, which I just updated. Please share with the young writers you know! LINK: karenkrossing.com/for-writers/... #writingcontests #kidswrite #teenswrite

Hey, local friends! I'll be reading THE CLOUD THAT STUCK at Old's Cool (250 Westlake Ave, Toronto) on Sat, Oct 17 at 3 pm. Please join us! Some clouds just won’t go away. But we can learn to live with stormy days. This timely picture book explores mental health, resilience, and change. #kidlit

Today’s Canadian painting is “Mother and Child” painted by Norval Morrisseau in 2005. This is Truth and Rconciliation Day in Canada, a day to remember the harms done to Canada’s first peoples.

Newly Updated! 40 Great Math Picture Books buff.ly/lXwGlVH via @pragmaticmom @fangmousbooks.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #math #picturebooks

Watch the full discussion on the latest APTN News InFocus: youtu.be/QVl3pPNQZkg?...

Congrats to @davidarobertson.bsky.social for LITTLE SHOES, winner of the 2026 Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award! . A beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome the generational trauma of residential schools. . www.vclr.ca/announcing-t...

Let's celebrate #fall with Kenzie's Little Tree, a #book that features #family time throughout the #seasons! #kidlit #cankidlit #EduSky @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Thanks to @heisereads.bsky.social for posting about the annual read of WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? to her students, introducing them to the concept of libraries (borrowing, returning). www.instagram.com/p/DdXi69bRDA-/ #LibrarySky #KidLit #WhereAreMyBooks

You’ll find me at the Telling Tales Festival on Oct. at 11:15 AM for a Storytime session. I hope to see you there! I’ll be reading THE CLOUD THAT STUCK, illustrated by @doroleung.bsky.social and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social. This festival has something for every reader! #kidlit

Thanks to Mark Holtzen for sharing this sighting of THE CLOUD THAT STUCK in the wilds of a Seattle bookstore! I love that it’s with books that will “heal a part of your inner child.” 🥰🌦️ #kidlit @doroleung.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Here's to sharing positive reviews! Find them, share them, celebrate them! The spotter credit for this review is: @karenkrossing.com (thank you for spotting it and sending it to me) About a Home Child is published by the fab @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #authorlife #mgbooks #middlegradebooks

STARTS IN ONE WEEK! FEELING IT: Creating Emotional Depth in Your Novel Online through Whale Rock Workshops Wednesdays, September 16 – October 7, 2026, 7:00-8:30 PM EST We would love to see you there! More Info: www.whalerockworkshops.com/feelingit

It's International Literacy Day! Read more about why board books matter for babies and young children 👶 https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/feature-articles/it-s-b-o-a-r-d-not-b-o-r-e-d-why-board-books-matter-for-babies-and-young-children

A few International Literacy Day activities for you to do with the young readers in your life... - Read a book together - Read a recipe out loud and cook together - Write a story together - Play a card came for pattern recognition Other suggestions?... #InternationalLiteracyDay #LiteracyDay

Publishing Panel Gain invaluable insights into what publishers are looking for, how the submission process really works, and tips for navigating the path to publication. Erin Haggett, Ali McDonald, Gayna Theophilus, Yasemin Ucar Register: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

It's Tuesday! Time for #PromptMyStory. Every week, I post a writing prompt to help teachers/parents spur their kids' creativity. Here's this week's story starter: "Every apple I picked from grandma's tree had holes, but when I looked into one of the holes, I saw an eye blink back at me." #edusky

ICYMI: Discover the latest and soon-to-be-released Canadian books for young readers. https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/book-lists/bookmark-aug-2026

Curious about @earlyword.bsky.social GalleyChat #ewgc, a Bluesky chat for librarians & library staff about forthcoming books? I interviewed @galleychatter.bsky.social in "How Readers Find Books" on @leaflet.pub. Next GalleyChat is Thu.Sept.10th, 4-5p EST! #LibrarySky #BookSky

Our friends at IBBY Canada are currently accepting submissions to the 2026 Cleaver Award. Submission deadline is November 2, 2026. Learn more at https://www.ibby-canada.org/call-for-submissions-for-the-2026-elizabeth-mrazik-cleaver-canadian-picture-book-award/ #PictureBooks #Illustration #CanLit

Allow me to remind you or break the news that there's a #kidlitchat here on Bluesky at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific today. In either case, that means we #kidlit folk will be chatting for an hour, and we all think you should join us. Hope you can make it!

New blog! "Reaching Ah Ma's Home" by @gilliansze.bsky.social, about her #picturebook Ah Man's Home, illus. by Leah Hong & pub. by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social. #kidlit "The earliest draft of Ah Ma’s Home was written in the backseat of a car in 2019..." Read more below!

New blog! "Creating My First Graphic Novel" by @awestlewis.bsky.social about her graphic novel Looking at the Sky: How Dr. Janusz Korczak Fought for Children's Rights, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov and published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social. #kidlit Read all about it below!

New blog! "Memories & Connection" by @sharigreen.bsky.social based on her #picturebook Savor the Day, illus. by Gabrielle Grant & pub. by Sleeping Bear Press. #kidlit "Intergenerational relationships often find their way into the stories I tell, which doesn’t surprise me at all..." More below!

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Thanks to book blogger & author @parentclub.bsky.social for sharing how she discovered THE CLOUD THAT STUCK by @karenkrossing.com & @doroleung.bsky.social, now out from @charlesbridge.bsky.social. See #HowReadersFindBooks, a new collaborative book blog on @leaflet.pub. #BookSky #KidLit #CanKidLit

Check out this new book blog from @debbieohi.com about how readers find books! What a great idea. I'm browsing it for my next reads now. I'm honoured, @parentclub.bsky.social, that you connected with THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.

STARTS IN ONE MONTH! FEELING IT: Creating Emotional Depth in Your Novel Online through Whale Rock Workshops Wednesdays, September 16 – October 7, 2026, 7:00-8:30 PM EST We would love to see you there! More Info: www.whalerockworkshops.com/feelingit

Browse your next #kidlit read with the 49thKids Summer Reading List. Thanks for including ONE COSMIC ROCK, @49thshelf.bsky.social! The full list: kids.49thshelf.com/Lists/Kids-M.... @dreamist.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social #CANkidlit

Emotionally deep stories grab readers’ attention and encourage them to care about the characters and their world. If you want to deep-dive into how to get your characters’ emotions on the page, please join us for this 4-week workshop for kidlit novelists. Info: www.whalerockworkshops.com/feelingit

Calling all young writers in the Richmond Hill area! I'll be hosting a WorkPlay Story Writing Workshop weekly from July 22 to August 12 at the Richvale Branch of the Richmond Hill Public Library, and I would love to see you there. Cost: $40. I can't wait! For details, click below.

Sometimes clouds rain, and you can’t control it. That’s the theme behind my picture book THE CLOUD THAT STUCK. At an outdoor reading, the weather was the perfect backdrop. Thanks to the intrepid young readers and caregivers who came out in the rain! Thanks to @jgcanada.bsky.social for the photos! 🌧️📚

Hey, Hamilton area folks, please join me on June 25 for a storytime reading of THE CLOUD THAT STUCK! This is a public event, and we’ve planned activities for rain or shine. See you at Dundas Driving Park at 10:30 am! We’ll have some cloudy fun. 💨🌧️🌈📚 Thanks to Telling Tales and EarlyON for hosting!

MY STREET REMEMBERS, illustrated by #CathieJamieson, is a Best Book for Kids & Teens Spring 2026! Thanks to the Canadian Children’s Book Centre for including our book. Please check out this list of amazing reads: bookcentre.ca/pages/best-b... @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social

We are less than a week away from festivities of our watery themed double book launch!! @parentclub.bsky.social and I hope you will join us! All are welcome!! Mabel’s Fables 540 Mt Pleasant Rd June 23 6:30-8:30 @kidscanpress.bsky.social @commondeerpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

I’m looking forward to this discussion with other authors from Canada Fiction Fest! @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Hey, Hamilton area folks, please join me for a storytime at Dundas Driving Park in June 25 at 10:30 am! We’ll have some cloudy fun. 💨🌧️🌈📚

Check out ALL THE WATER ON EARTH, an awesome new nonfiction picture book from @rochellestrauss.bsky.social!

KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE is a nominee for an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award in the Canada & North America division! Your support means so much! If you are a member of SCBWI and a fan of our book, please click on the link in my bio or DM me for the link to vote for KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE! #kidlit #CanKidLit

Happy book birthday to LOOKING AT THE SKY!!

Boosting!

New blog! "The Unlikely Origin of a Book about Gratitude and Delight" by @sharigreen.bsky.social "I sat down to write a joyful little post about savouring the simple pleasures in life, but instead, I’m drawn to share the very personal origin story of Savor the Day." #picturebooks #kidlit #CANkidlit

Thanks to @owlkids.bsky.social for hosting @dreamist.bsky.social and me on Creator Corner! #picturebook #STEM #kidlit #CANkidlit