❤️ Dad 🍎 Teacher 🖋️ #Kidlit writer 💙📚 Here for the #BookSky 🤝🫶 Current WIP: a fun STEM-related PB 🔬🧪https://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbuhua72z22cStop normalizing the grind and start normalizing whatever this is. #kidlit 💙📚26 Nov 2024 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuhua72z22chttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbsittbli22gI most respect a description of characters that paints pictures in the least number of words possible. Just reading something now where every character is getting the same 1) hair color, 2) eye color, 3) clothing, 4) special gritty detail treatment. And it's really pulling me out of it. 💙📚25 Nov 2024 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsittbli22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbs4vxqetk2iI respond with GIFs. All hail the power of pictures! (I wonder if this tendency to GIF is more common among picture book writers... 🤔) #kidlit 💙📚 https://media.tenor.com/pJ-kOhx8dkYAAAAC/spongebob-worship.gif?hh=188&ww=24225 Nov 2024 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbs4vxqetk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbkxcw4ljc2hBluey's dad sets a high bar. https://media.tenor.com/CyoeOry0MwcAAAAC/bluey-bandit.gif?hh=498&ww=49822 Nov 2024 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkxcw4ljc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbkkus426c2fCan my #kidlit friends explain this to me. On pages like these in Mother Bruce where the text reads "So he got creative," and "Nothing worked," and the illustration adds context, are the concepts for those images more often conceived by the author or the illustrator? #askwriter #askagent #askeditor22 Nov 2024 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkkus426c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbk6yrx35k22Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 5 of 20: The Amulet of Samarkand (from the Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathan Stroud #Booksky #BookChallenge #Kidlit 💙📚22 Nov 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbk6yrx35k22https://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbfsjeqlhk23I was today years old when I realized what happened to the Little Piggy when it went to the market. 😭 Nursery rhymes are brutal. #kidlit 💙📚20 Nov 2024 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfsjeqlhk23https://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbfich2c4k2qSitting in a coffee shop, chewing my pen, deep in thought... How many chuggas come before the choos? #kidlit #writingcommunity https://media.tenor.com/G0gv_x33k40AAAAC/math-thinking.gif?hh=196&ww=46020 Nov 2024 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfich2c4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbfcdg2qu22gFinally have a #writing space to call my own. 🙌 Now I need your help, #Booksky #writingcommunity! What is the best way to purchase #kidlit and fantasy art directly from artists? If I have favorite artists, or even favorite illustrations, is there a good way to go about ordering large prints?20 Nov 2024 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfcdg2qu22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbdvcoi6h22vThis is my first #kidlitchat. Took me a minute to realize there's a prompt! Reposting for anyone else who is confused! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdvcoi6h22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbdu52wspk2iFirst #Kidlitchat on any platform. https://media.tenor.com/Es1rLPOhyUcAAAAC/stitch-lilo.gif?hh=293&ww=49820 Nov 2024 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdu52wspk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbdbi7ixes2lThe original word for 'bear' was lost because folks in the middle ages feared that saying its name would summon the animal, so they called it 'bear,' meaning 'the brown one,' to avoid invoking its true name. Also, this is the extinct Giant Short-faced Bear. You won't catch me summoning that thing!19 Nov 2024 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdbi7ixes2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbd7idr5gk2lChoose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 4 of 20: The Giver by Lois Lowry #Booksky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #Kidlit19 Nov 2024 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd7idr5gk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lbayf4kaks2s#Kidlit Daughter Daddy Day! There was coffee and hot chocolate, fancy grilled cheese and tomato soup, and lots and lots of #picturebooks! How is this the first time were meeting Mother Bruce?! 💙📚18 Nov 2024 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbayf4kaks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lb5h3ltxv22wChoose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 3 of 20: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis #Booksky 💙📚 #BookChallenge17 Nov 2024 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5h3ltxv22whttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lb36sudvdh2eChoose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2 of 20: The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer #Booksky 💙📚16 Nov 2024 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb36sudvdh2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lazmjmzbk224Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1 of 20: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman #Booksky 💙📚16 Nov 2024 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazmjmzbk224https://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3lazbt5om4k22#ThingsIlearnedfromX: 1. Don't focus on followers/likes 2. The best way to make meaningful connections is by engaging with others - read, think, reply! 3. If it feels like work, or it's taking you away from your creative endeavors, take a step back. Can we keep this going? #Kidlit #BookSky15 Nov 2024 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazbt5om4k22https://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3laywnx54ac2jAny other #kidlit writers absolutely adore What Do You Do with an Idea by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Mae Besom? It's one of those wonderfully uplifting #picturebooks that I (writer dad) love at least as much as my daughter.15 Nov 2024 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3laywnx54ac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3laxbuf2cfs2b👋 Just left The Other Platform. I'm a NYC teacher & writer, & one of those dads who will show you ~1000 pictures of his kids if you ask to see one. Mostly, I've written MG & YA, but recently started writing #picturebooks after reading (& loving) so many with my daughter. #kidlit #kidlitchat #mglit [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxbuf2cfs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3la7r6ntydz2jOur craft for the day: Harris, "first girl president" 🗽🇺🇸❤️ (there's a roughly 10' Let's Go Brandon sign next door 😂)05 Nov 2024 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3la7r6ntydz2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3l7vlmw6bd42v👈: Superman, 7 YO Alex Ross 👉: Superman, 37 YO Alex Ross Keep going, artists.01 Nov 2024 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7vlmw6bd42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3l2fp7khbh22yDumplings for Lili, written and illustrated by Melissa Iwai. This I read as a potential comp for my picture book. Man. It's just so, so good. The shape of the story. The build up. The connections. The little twist at the end. Absolutely perfect. #kidlit 💙📚23 Aug 2024 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2fp7khbh22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3l2bceqisrj2lAbsolutely love the art of David Roberts in the Rosie Revere, Engineer and friends - - Ada Twist, scientist; Iggy Peck, Architect - - books. Just look at these end pages! Such style!💙📚 #kidlit21 Aug 2024 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2bceqisrj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3l2auwojj5c2nWas it merely the wind, or a plant's desperate bid for a bigger pot?21 Aug 2024 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2auwojj5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/guarneiri.bsky.social/post/3l2amqhggps24What makes Ish by Peter H. Reynolds work so well? First, it's darn clever, as the best picture books are. The story's exploration of the titular "Ish" is something we would all benefit from thinking about... How having our eyes set on perfection and exactness can so often hold us back. 💙📚21 Aug 2024 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:3p3osqu4e3su5s7rt65zec6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2amqhggps24