𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

Here’s’s my entry for #50PreciousWords Challenge hosted by @viviankirkfield #kidlit #writingcommunity #50preciouswords2025 Handmade Winter

@edearndt @abhi_alwar @JenNewens @franknbooks Can’t wait to see this book Daniele! Congrats!

I’m overjoyed (God is so good) to announce my debut picture book, illustrated by talented @abhi_alwar! Thanks to @JenNewens, @franknbooks, and the Disney Hyperion team! Abhi, I’m so excited to see P & S come alive with your amazing illustrations and to hold our book in my hands!

@birthdaygirl925 @viviankirkfield Thanks!

@_lisafurness @viviankirkfield Clever!!!

Here’s’s my entry for #50PreciousWords Challenge hosted by @viviankirkfield #kidlit #writingcommunity #50preciouswords2025 Handmade Winter

@Jacinta_Patt @viviankirkfield Thank you!

@_lisafurness @viviankirkfield What a clever, creative little story -- I love it!

@astridkamalyan @viviankirkfield It works! And go for it!

@_lisafurness @viviankirkfield I love this so much! Do you mind if this is how we are going to cut snowflakes with my kids from now on? Good luck with #50PreciousWords ! ❄️

@Brinton_Culp @viviankirkfield I have taught hundreds of kindergartners over the years how to make snowflakes like this!

@_lisafurness @viviankirkfield Love this! I may use it with my students ❄️

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an author-illustrator from the Boston area #seekingrepresentation for my cozy homestyle art. If you want to see more of my work: lisaleefurness.com #picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #kidlitartpostcardday

@MindyAlyseWeiss Hi from Massachusetts! I submitted my illustrated dummy with humor and SEL. #PBParty I mostly write and illustrate stories with humor, heart, lyrical, prose, fiction and informational fiction.

It's submission day for the #PBParty contest. Did you enter yet? Please don't wait until the last minute! We can't wait to find out where you live, what genre/s you submitted & what other genres you write.

@12x12Challenge GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE 🦒 by Giles Andreae

GAH! Only 2 DAYS until #12x12PB opens! The countdown continues thru 1/9. Today's prize is your choice of 1 of 5 dancing-themed #picturebooks by a 12 x 12 member. To win, share your favorite PB featuring dancing. #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity #amwriting

@12x12Challenge My favorite webinars are the ones that talk about crafting a picture book and all that entails when writing for children.

Only 3 DAYS until #12x12PB opens! The countdown continues thru 1/9. To win today's prize, your choice of any past 12 x 12 webinar, Members: tell us your favorite 12 x 12 webinar of 2024. Nonmembers: what are your favorite kinds of webinars? #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

@edearndt Thank you Danielle ❤️

#kidlit friends, how AMAZING is my friend/CP partner?! 👀

#Kidlitpostcardday #kilitart #kidlitpostcard #seekingrepresentation #kidlitillustrator # My cozy traditional color palettes with whimsical illustrations are created both traditionally and in procreate. Portfolio: lisaleefurness.com

@12x12Challenge Both!

Just 11 DAYS left until #12x12PB opens for 2025! The countdown continues with prizes thru 1/9. To win today's prize - a set of 12 x 12 pens, comment before midnight ET and tell us whether you write your first #picturebook drafts by hand or on a device/computer. #kidlit #kidlitart

@12x12Challenge 12x12 offers great support from peers, many writing resources, and webinars! 💕

Just 12 DAYS left until #12x12PB registration opens for 2025, & we're giving away prizes thru 1/9. To win, answer the day's Q before midnight ET. Members: how does 12 x 12 help motivate you to write more? Nonmembers: how many #PB drafts do you hope to write in 2025? #kidlit

Look at this beautiful Christmas ornament my amazingly talented friend and CP @_lisafurness made for me! It's our house and I'm surprising my family with it! Thank you so much, Lisa! I absolutely love it!! 🎄❄️❤️

@edearndt Thank you for posting Daniele ❤️

@ShumakerDebra @scbwi Thanks for sharing your journey! Sounds a lot like mine. I'm still unpubbed and agented after 9 years. But its so true if you quit it won't ever happen. 3 P's for me and congrats on your success!

Christmas in July! #houseportraits #houseportraitartist #christmasinjuly 𝙏𝙤 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙩𝙩𝙥𝙨://𝙬𝙬𝙬.𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨

Squiggly Squid in a Square??? A 'tongue twister' meets 'I spy' for a reading adventure full of laughter and joy. "Slithering slimy sea slug slaw, Yellow leather lobster claw." #pbpitch

PEPPA PIG meets CHICKEN LITTLE A mysterious box arrives at Chicken & Bean's coop. Everyone is set a flutter. Then the box starts shaking uncontrollably & yelling, sending them flying! Can a flock of chickens be brave enough to find out what's inside? #PBPITCH #F #SEL #POC