Katherine Choppy Harrison
@kidlitkat
executive editor of ya, mg and picture books at knopf bfyr, writer of songs and picture books (POWER TOOL ALPHABET & BUT I’M A PUMPKIN!), appreciator of odd curiosities
Hell yeah Tidal allows you to block AI music now? Take note in case you needed another reason to switch over from Spotify, with its bottom-of-the-barrel artist royalties
Brisket couldn’t wait to get his paws on Lauren Castillo’s School For Woodland Creatures, out this week!
I’m hittin’ the road in support of a book I wrote and another I edited! I would love to see some friendly faces if you’re in the LA area, and it’s a great chance to meet two fabulous illustrators as well: @devinellekurtz.bsky.social and @heidiroo.bsky.social
My new picture book is out now! It’s about a tiny seed whose dreams of becoming a pumpkin lead to a Summerween surprise—and the art from Heidi Moreno is just magical! Hand this one to the littlest gardeners and Halloween aficionados 🎃
Welcome to the world, little tool book! May you find your way into the hands of readers who love to make and build! Special thanks to my dad, whose love of tinkering inspired my own, Jen Taylor who made a jackhammer look cute, & the whole team at @sourcebooks.bsky.social who made it all possible ❤️
My picture book is out tomorrow so we bought a table saw to celebrate! One more sleep til THE POWER TOOL ALPHABET… 🪚📚🎉
Now and again, especially in Autumn, I think of Strega Nona—and how clutch it would be if someone made Tomi DiPaola branded pasta shapes
I needed plenty of safety gear to film this unboxing video for my new picture book, THE POWER TOOL ALPHABET! Thanks to @sourcebooks.bsky.social for making this book a reality and my assistant Harper for advising on tool selection. Coming to stores December 2 🔨🪚📚
Was getting a cat the best choice ever? Or has the toxoplasmosis fully taken over my brain? Some mysteries will never be solved.
“Empathy is the oxygen of democracy.” -Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
Totally obsessed with all my Spring 2026 middle grade covers!!! Do you have a favorite? MACAW: art by @georgeermos.bsky.social ; design by Jen Valero MOON: art by Robbi Behr ; design by Jen Valero WILDERNESS: art by David Dean ; design by Suzanne Lee
With Halloween right around the corner, I’m thrilled to share the cover of my new Summerween picture book with all you bookish ghouls and ghosties out there! BUT I’M A PUMPKIN is now available for preorder too 🎃 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/802076...
Definitely did NOT know what I was getting into with COLIN GETS PROMOTED AND DOOMS THE WORLD, but can't stop laughing. It's like the memoir of an employee of The Bad Place. If depraved mirth and demonic office politics tickle your fancy, this may be the book for you. @markwaddell.bsky.social
Lauren Castillo isn’t on here, but I’m delighted to share the next book in her Our Friend Hedgehog series: SCHOOL FOR WOODLAND CREATURES! If you love little critters sporting backpacks and being kind to one another ala Winnie the Pooh, this one’s for you! 🦔❤️
Just in time for Halloween, I’m delighted announce my new picture book, BUT I’M A PUMPKIN! It’s the story of a little watermelon seed who dreams of becoming a Jack-o-lantern… I can’t wait for you to see the adorably spooky art from Heidi Moreno!
Safe travels and much gratitude to Butch and Sundance, wherever the road takes them now
Not sure what I was expecting when I picked this up, but it was wry and prickly and cool. The main character reminded me of murderbot, only not a bot… or a murderer, in a contemporary ad agency. I recommend it! @beatrizserrano.bsky.social
Last call to preorder THE POWER TOOL ALPHABET for 25% off! And as evidence of authorial expertise, here’s a picture of me with a nail gun!
It’s not every day I get excited about a celebrity politician bio, but here’s one I’m proud my company is publishing! @sanders.senate.gov
Do you have a kiddo who loves tools or building? Does the whirr of a chainsaw rev your engine? I wrote an ABC of power tools, coming out this December, and if you preorder today it’s 25% off at Barnes & Noble! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-power-... @sourcebooks.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com
Thrilled to announce this devastatingly fabulous new fantasy series with the brilliant author of THE PRISON HEALER Lynette Noni! SHADOW REAPER is not to be missed.
Vague publishing news incoming… this watermelon Jack-o-lantern is your clue
ONE DAY MORE... before THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER comes out and you fall head over heels in love with Cass and Kia (couple name #Cassiokia)!!! @alannabennett.bsky.social
This is very niche, but I just made the most amazing discovery about a favorite book from childhood! I won my copy of THE GRAND ESCAPE by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor in a third grade raffle and must have read it a dozen times. My stepson loves it too—so much that he wants to buy a copy for his friend.
Tidal thought I might enjoy a playlist premised on “National poetry month” and I’ve never felt more insufferable
Thrilled to announce this new YA duology from the brilliant @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social! THE BLOODWINDS will sweep you away into a dystopian Botswana, where Earth is fighting for its life, releasing deadly winds and vicious sprites, and a young girl holds the future in her hands…
Bird lovers of all ages are aflutter over @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social and @devonholzwarth.bsky.social’s new picture book! Get your copy of BIRDLORE today ❤️📖🪽
Delighted to announce a new picture book deal for The Caring Classroom series by @trudyludwig.bsky.social with art by Maribel Lechuga. These books will be warm and inviting, introducing the building blocks for a kind community—something we can all get behind!