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Kim Hedzik

@KimHedzik

Published essayist, humorist, former stage actress, special needs mom, advocate, reading tutor, and not-yet-published picture book author. #SCBWI #12x12

 Transplant to Southeast, USA
Joined September 2015
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🥳🥳🥳Last #KidLit FYI! Our #PBStudyBuddy #BOOKBOOST event starts 5/15, with 100+ giveaways (PB MS crits, AMAs, books+more) from 80+ amazing donors, including AGENT critiques for unagented creators! Are you IN?! ❤️ 🔁 if so! See pbstudybuddy.com/bookboost for more giveaway deets.🎉
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#PBRisingStars Proud to say I checked out 12 PBs from my library on Friday, watched several read-alouds on YouTube, and the hardest one -- said something nice to myself. Shout out to self-care!
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Jyn Hall@jynhall6 Feb 2023
Fun to be interviewed and featured this week by Lauren McMenemy of #LondonWritersSalon ! medium.com/london-writers-sa… @writerssalon @novicenovelist #amwriting #amquerying #writerscommunity

Up Close With: Jyn Hall

Meet the wonderful writers and patrons behind LWS.

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2023 #RisingKite Finalist! UH-OH BELLA 💃is a fun and danciful #picturebook showing most ballerinas aren't always graceful, especially when they start. Dedicated to the passionate and courageous spirit of Laura Jenkins, I earned an Honorable Mention by @SCBWI_Florida! 🙏 you.
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WOMEN TALKING x I CAN HANDLE IT JOLLY MOLLY has a permanent smile but she still shows Mayor how she really feels about his unfair laws. Mayor votes her into dollhouse exile until a mantra propels Jolly Molly back into Toy Room politics. #PBPitch #SEL
A rag doll with a painted-on smile holding a bag.

ALT A rag doll with a painted-on smile holding a bag.

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DON’T SAY IT: From his wheelchair, Ben talks. A lot. It’s how he makes friends. And he is funny. The thing he does so well annoys Sara, who calls him out. But when Sara struggles, it's Ben’s conversational superpower that builds a bridge to friendship/acceptance. #PBPitch #DIS
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The WEATHER BUG forecast calls for frosty sparkling snows of kindness, angry thunderstorms of mean kids, and foggy mists that make it hard to do your work. Gender-neutral MC reminds us we have the power to weather the nasty bugs and make the best of them. #PBPitch
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When Seth escapes chores and boredom in a homemade rocket, he solves out of this world problems and has a blast completing space missions. A SPACE-A-LICIOUS reward is enjoyed with Grandma—by the firepit, on the blue planet with one moon. #PBPitch
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When mishaps cause spunky Mia and her pants to nearly come apart at the seams, she invents a chill pill strategy to persevere. She must create a plan to bust her fear of being pant-less forever. Wearing her old, but new, solution slacks, Mia has a blast playing, until…#PBPitch
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When financially savvy Mia allows her stash of cash to overtake her life, she must find a solution to manage her money, so she can have her friends and playtime back. #PBPitch #FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR KIDS
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NO DOGS ALLOWED: When Julie can’t convince Gramps to play with her, she invents a game few can see, but no one can ignore. Julie's imagination puts their relationship to the test but unconditional love saves more than one relationship.#PBPitch Grandmas Magic X TruthAboutG-parents
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THERE'S a GIRAFFE IN MY POOL: Pete's pool is perfect for diving until a giraffe pops in. Clever clueless Giraffe tries to outwit practical Pete with literary devices that break the fourth wall. Pete must learn to play along or lose his pool to more than a giraffe.#PBPitch#humor
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WE ARE LOST! When Greta (an adventurous, sanguine porcupine) leads Hogarth (her anxious, melancholy peer) on a romp through the woods and gets lost, the pair must learn to trust/respect each other or face the dangers of nighttime in the “wild.” #PBPitch #Humor #SEL
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I just learned about Mindy Alyse Weiss and her PB Party Contest. Sounds like a great event. Can't wait to join in. @MindyAlyseWeiss
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Pete's pool is the perfect place for diving until a giraffe pops in to usurp it. The 'odd couple' use clever devices (literary and material) to outsmart each other. Breaking the fourth wall challenges Pete to play along or lose his pool to more than a giraffe.#kidlit#PB#humor
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DON'T SAY IT is a PB about Ben, a gregarious, wheelchair-bound boy with cerebral palsy, who longs to connect with his peers. But his relentless chatter pushes his classmate Sarah’s buttons. Ben must decide if he should shut himself down or build a bridge. #KidLit #PB #DIS #SEL
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We Are in a Book x I Want my Hat Back. When a clever boy’s pool is invaded by a self-absorbed, work-obsessed giraffe on a fourth-wall-breaking mission to control the pool, the boy must use devious (flotation) devices and sly schemes to regain his turf. #PBPitch #humor
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When a clever, peace-seeking boy’s pool is invaded by a self-absorbed, work-obsessed giraffe on a fourth-wall-breaking mission, the boy must use all his (flotation) devices to regain his turf. #PBPitch #humor
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NEW PICTURE BOOK SPOTLIGHT! Agent Spotlight & GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY w/ @jannmatt of @AndreaBrownLit! PB manuscript or dummy critique up for grabs! To enter the giveaway: ☑️RT post ☑️Subscribe to PB Spotlight ☑️Be human #kidlit #amquerying #picturebooks pbspotlight.com/single-post/…
Agent Spotlight: Jennifer Mattson

Agent Spotlight: Jennifer Mattson

Happy Friday and welcome to Picture Book Spotlight! I'm so glad you stumbled into this dusty corner of the internet. If you happen to be on the hunt for a partner, a literary agent, someone to...

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