Our third 2025 picture book bundle giveaway begins today! (To see last week’s winner, go here.) This week, we shine the spotlight on Picture Book Summit 2025 Superstar Speaker and Caldecott Medalist Vashti Harrison!
Read on for a brief description of each of these amazing books. Then enter below for your chance to win!
Picture Book Summit
Vashti Harrison Book Bundle Giveaway!
BIG written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child’s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.
We adore this book and so many industry insiders agree. BIG won not only the Caldecott Medal, but it was also a National Book Award Finalist, A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor Book, a SCBWI Golden Kite Award Winner, just to name a few.
I LOVE YOU LIKE YELLOW written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
I love you like yellow.
I love you like green.
Like flowery orchid
and sweet tangerine . . .
Love comes in many forms. It can feel tart as lemonade, or sweet as sugar cookies. Slow as a lazy morning, or fast as a relay race. Love is there through it all: the large and small moments, the good times and bad. And at the end of the day, love settles us down to bed with a hug and kiss goodnight.
With charming, rhyming text from bestselling author Andrea Beaty and lush, heartwarming illustrations by bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison, I LOVE YOU LIKE YELLOW celebrates the unconditional love that pulses through life’s profound and everyday moments–and the people who make them so special.
LITTLE LEADERS: BOLD WOMEN IN BLACK HISTORY written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Meet the little leaders. They’re brave. They’re bold. They changed the world.
Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations, including:
- Nurse Mary Seacole
- Politician Diane Abbott
- Mathematician Katherine Johnson
- Singer Shirley Bassey
Bestselling author and artist Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text and beautiful illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures. Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things.
How to Enter
Just follow the steps in the Rafflecopter below. Anyone who has registered (or registers this week) gets an extra FIVE entries in the drawing! (REGISTER AT THE EARLY BIRD PRICE HERE!) You get one entry each day you reshare one of our posts on Bluesky or Instagram, one entry for following us on Instagram or Bluesky, one entry for visiting our Facebook page, and five entries for signing up for our newsletter! (If you’re already getting our emails or you’re a current or previous attendee, simply enter your email address in the space provided to get your five entries.) That’s it!
Enter before 11:59pm US EASTERN on July 28, 2025, for your chance to win this beautiful book bundle.
Learn More
As you know, Vashti isn’t just an award-winning writer and illustrator, she’s also a Superstar Speaker at Picture Book Summit 2025! In Be Bold, Be Brave: Charting Your Creative Journey with Purpose, Vashti Harrison will share her steps for building a creative compass to navigate the picture book world with confidence. Discover how to find your creative North Star—the goals, themes, and passions that shape your work—and infuse your picture books with bold storytelling and strong artistic vision. Beyond the manuscript, learn to structure your career with purpose, aligning projects with long-term aspirations. Whether you’re starting out or leveling up, this talk will help you stay bold, brave, and focused on your creative path.
Sign up to day to see Vasthi Harrison live online with Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin and NYT Bestselling author Susan Verde, plus workshop presenters Emma Walton Hamilton and Bethany Hegedus at our online event Big, Bold, and Brave: Supercharge Your Picture Books!
Join us for a full day of LIVE online picture book writing fun on October 4, 2025, including these presentations:
- Vashti Harrison – Be Bold, Be Brave: Charting Your Creative Journey with Purpose
- Susan Verde -Big Ideas for Small People: Writing Concept Books with Heart, Honesty, and Respect for Young Readers
- Jason Chin – The Perfect Storm: Big, Bold, Nonfiction Picture Books
- Emma Walton Hamilton – Wordcount Wizardry: How to Say More with Less
- Bethany Hegedus – Secret Superpower: How to Inspire Young Readers Without Teaching a Thing
Plus, these pre-recorded panel discussions:
- Agents Assemble: Query Critiques to the Rescue
- Unmasking the Perfect Manuscript: Insider Secrets from Editors
And don’t forget!
- 7 hours of picture book insight and instruction
- Q&As during each presentation
- Private Facebook group just for attendees
- Exclusive PJ Party
- Dancing … and dancing goats!
- Everything takes place online on October 4, 2025
- Replay access through January 31, 2026
Click here to see the full program, find out about submission opportunities, and register today!
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