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Lindsay Leslie

@LLeslie

Tickle fight champion. People-watching connoisseur. Lover of all things snark. Oh, and I dream up picture books! Rep'd by @WilbursBF_Char

 Austin
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Joined May 2008
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@CapMetroATX24 Oct 2025
📚 Planning to visit the @texasbookfest? We've got something special for you! Join author Lindsay Leslie for a reading of "Gus Hearts the Bus", a heartwarming story that celebrates the joy of riding the bus and connecting with your community. 💙🚍 And speaking of riding the bus...CapMetro is giving away 500 FREE bus passes to help you get to the Book Festival! 🎟️ Request your free bus pass (before 10/31): ow.ly/hVQK50Xh4zT 📖 Learn more about the Texas Book Festival: texasbookfestival.org/ #CapMetro #TexasBookFestival
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Maerin ✨@BookishMaerin3 Sep 2025
Happy National Library Card Sign-Up Month!📚✨ #kidlit #librarylove
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@scbwi friends! Join us in person at BookPeople in Austin or online via Teams for this free #kidlit workshop!
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Fun new book and great interview! #Giveaway ellenleventhal.com/2025/08/l… @EllenLWrites @LLeslie
Lindsay Leslie, Geeta Ladi, and GUS “HEARTS” THE BUS! Plus a great GIVEAWAY!

Lindsay Leslie, Geeta Ladi, and GUS “HEARTS” THE BUS! Plus a great GIVEAWAY!

Yay! If you follow this blog, you’ll notice there are a lot more posts this summer than usual. I’m thrilled that so many wonderful children’s books are being released. Today, we&#…

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Happy Book Birthday to these 4 new releases🎉 "Gus Hearts the Bus," by @LLeslie and Geeta Ladi "Little Ghost House Hunts," by Lucy Branam and @Nanlikesbooks "Miss Betti, What Is This?" by Lela Nargi and Kristen Uroda "My Name is Ai Lin" by @BiculturalMama and Yu Ting Chen
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Will you write for cookies? Awesome author Lindsay Leslie will write for Tart Cherry Pie - stop by the blog, grab the recipe, check out her inspiring interview & leave a comment for a chance to WIN a copy of her newest book, GUS HEARTS THE BUS viviankirkfield.com/2025/06/…
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Do you remember what you loved when you were young? #picturebook #interview #bookblogger #kidlit jenabenton.com/2025/06/27/si…
Simply 7 & GIVEAWAY with Lindsay Leslie & Geeta Ladi: GUS <3 THE BUS

Simply 7 & GIVEAWAY with Lindsay Leslie & Geeta Ladi: GUS <3 THE BUS

When I was in the first grade, I fell deeply, madly in love with violins and that love has never faded. Isn’t it amazing how lifelong passions can form so quickly and so strongly when we are …

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KIDLIT411@KIDLIT41120 Jun 2025
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 20): kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-we… Inside: POV in picture books, Hiring Illustrators, Messy Characters, more. Thanks Cyndi Harvell for the illustration, Tanya Konerman and @LLeslie for the PB giveaways. #kidlit #kidlitart
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Nadia Ali@NadiaAwriter18 Jun 2025
Check out the Most Anticipated Books of 2025! @sabrinashahauthor.bsky.social @mwstories.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @staceybyer.bsky.social @ajirving.bsky.social @tanyakonerman.bsky.social @lleslie IG @Kateywrites
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Coming soon to Sleeping Bear Press: "Gus Hearts the Bus," by @LLeslie follows Gus as he learns everything he can about buses. And when he finally gets to ride a bus in the big city, he shows off everything he's learned🚌♥ Preorder now at tinyurl.com/mpk4sf42
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Nadia Ali@NadiaAwriter26 May 2025
Check out the Most Anticipated Books of 2025! @sabrinashahauthor @mwstories.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social @staceybyer.bsky.social @ajirving.bsky.social @tanyakonerman.bsky.social @lleslie IG @Kateywrites
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Maerin ✨@BookishMaerin20 Feb 2025
Who else wishes #LibraryLoversMonth was every month?🙋🏻‍♀️💘📚
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OMG! Today is the LAST DAY before #12x12PB opens! Our grand finale prize is a pro #picturebook critique from one of our 12 x 12 Critique Ninjas. Comment to win. Members: Share something you've learned from a CN critique. Nonmembers: Do you have a critique group? #kidlit
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Megan Mann@MissMeganMann7 Jan 2025
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I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. When I worked in an elementary school, I read this for National Library Week and had kids design their dream library. It was one of the most engaged activities I ever did!
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Ryan Leslie@ryan_in_austin22 Oct 2024
May the wombat of happiness snuffle through your underbrush.
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Today is World Wombat Day so I must again say that my favourite ever blessing is an Indigenous Australian one and it goes "may the wombat of happiness snuffle through your underbrush"
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Kellie Beggs@kellie_beggs8 Oct 2024
These two authors are from the same city! @LLeslie @KariALavelle The kids and I love these notes of encouragement. They have really increased interest and engagement. #kidlit #library #teacher #writingcommunity
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Maerin ✨@BookishMaerin5 Sep 2024
CHECK OUT these titles from @CapstonePub in celebration of #LibraryCardSignUpMonth!🫶🏼📚 @ILoveLibraries
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Ryan Leslie@ryan_in_austin28 Aug 2024
Got a new chair for reading... But the beast has claimed it.
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🎉 Get ready for a bear-y fun book!!🐻 Bear’s feeling feisty & no one seems to know why. Will his friends be able to solve the mystery before he ruins the whole fair? Happy book birthday to BEAR AT THE FAIR! 🎡🥳 Now available everywhere books are sold.
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Ryan Leslie@ryan_in_austin17 Jun 2024
THE BETWEEN crossed 400 reviews on GR this weekend! Thanks to everyone who has read and rated it. I can't wait until you experience the madness in the sequel!
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