April Berry

DID YOU KNOW... In 2023, I critiqued over 100 picture book manuscripts. Some of those manuscripts have gone on to land offers of representation from agents, some are out on submission, and some are even published books found on store shelves right now. #kidlit #writingcommunity

Another fantastic interview on Stacey's blog! It was fun reading about Sue Sutherland's journey to publication. ❤️ staceybennettramirez.com/blog/interview…

@Drenderturmaud @BookFairyAngus SO EXCITED FOR YOU! Congrats again and again!

It’s officially official my friends! 👀😁😭SO excited to bring this book (and these boots!) to life with Familius!!

3-2-1-BOOK MAIL! 🚀💌✨ This week's Picture Book Postcard from Jacob the Asthmanaut is out of this world! MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT Words: @JLockettAuthor1 Pictures: Adriana Predoi Published by @FreeSpiritBooks Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/my-life-as-an-…

@Drenderturmaud 🎉🎉🎉

So … 👀👀👀😁😁 That’s it. That’s the whole post. 😉

@FuneverWriting Oh no! I'm sorry it's been a tough week for you. Hoping you have brighter days in the week ahead. ❤️

It's been a raw week. And not the cookie dough I'll take my chances, raw, but the sinking my teeth into an onion, raw...not pleasant and lots of tears. It seemed like all of my spheres imploded this week. Thank you to my kidlit friends who listened to my writing sphere. ♥️

@mssocialwelfare Praying for all of that, my friend! And sending you so much love!

Because I know I have cancer and we know where it is. Our prayers have changed for miracles that my body will just respond to the treatments and get well. Please join me in those prayers of my vision and walking to come back. On Friday, I have my first radiation treatment.

@rew_erin Yahoooo! Congrats, Erin!

Hey! That’s me. It's not a mentorship, but it something. Thank you to Kate for the nod. 😊🥰

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@sheribbooks Soooo good, right?

@AprilBerryBooks Awesome!

This is a brilliant quickstart guide for writing voice and character. BRILLIANT! hannahlorenzobooks.com/post/mentor-te… #kidlit #writingcommunity

BOOK MAIL! Check out this fun Picture Book Postcard from Goldi-Fox! HOW TO HATCH A WRITER Words: @KariAnnGonzale1 Pictures: Rachel Suzanne Published by @GnomeRoadPub Read the postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/how-to-hatch-a…

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, OWLS MAKE TERRIBLE TEACHERS by @kristi_mahoney illustrated by @chantelleburgen (@GnomeRoadPub). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-we… (+ more ways to win)

@ErinDealey Great! I look forward to hearing from you.

@AprilBerryBooks Looks like fun! I’ll fill this out soon. 🌟📚🌟

📢 HEY, PICTURE BOOK AUTHORS! I'm looking for new picture books to feature on the Picture Book Postcards blog. If you are an author of a new-to-market (or publishing soon) picture book, please consider it. I'm currently scheduling posts for late summer/early fall.💌

@Gill_Shakespear @KimALarson7 @FuneverWriting Please feel free to send it in, Gillian. We occasionally highlight self-published books as well as traditionally published. ☺️

@AprilBerryBooks @KimALarson7 @FuneverWriting Hi there, my picture book will be out in September and I would love to feature on your postcards. However, just read the info and it says it just for authors using traditional publishing. Disappointing as I will be self publishing my book.

@KimALarson7 @FuneverWriting Oooh! Congrats! I'd love to feature it on my blog, Kim. ❤️ aprilberrybooks.com/send-me-a-post…

@AprilBerryBooks @FuneverWriting My book Doll Trouble comes out July 21!

@SuzyElsonAuthr Congrats, Suzanne! Fill out the form and I'll get you onto the schedule! 🤩 aprilberrybooks.com/send-me-a-post… 💌❤️✨️

@AprilBerryBooks Hey, April! My latest picture book was published less than two months ago!

@JLockettAuthor1 @KarynCurtis21 @FreeSpiritBooks I'm looking forward to it, too. I think your postcard turned out really well. 🚀 👩‍🚀 💌✨️ Can't wait to share it with the rest of the world!

@AprilBerryBooks @KarynCurtis21 @FreeSpiritBooks Thank you, April! Looking forward to my postcard!

🥳Today is my #Birthday!🥳 Such an exciting day, especially since it's my 1st birthday as a traditionally-published author with a book out in the world! Thanks to all my writing friends and my stellar publisher, @FreeSpiritBooks, for helping my dreams come true! #kidlit