How Baby Librarians Got Started
In the endless and exhausting days of newborn life, two mom friends and fellow Book Riot contributors, Margaret Kingsbury and Jen Sherman, decided to start a children’s book blog where their babies pretended to have a book club and discuss children’s books with one another. That idea morphed into more traditional book reviews, and eventually Jen decided to work on other projects and the blog is now run exclusively by Margaret, me! I love helping readers of all ages find diverse children’s books. Make sure to follow Baby Librarians on Instagram and Facebook. I’m over there more than I am here!
Margaret Kingsbury
My debut picture book, A Breath Between Leaves, releases in Fall 2027 from Groundwood Books and is illustrated by the phenomenal Josée Bisaillon. I’m represented by Rosa Frazier at The Seymour Agency. I enjoy writing children’s books about disability, nature, and finding hope.
I live in Nashville, TN with my spouse and daughter and heaps of books. I write the City Cast Nashville newsletter, where I report on the latest news around the city. I review children’s books for Book Riot, Chapter 16, and on my bookstagram account, @KidLitMatters. My articles have also appeared in BuzzFeed News, School Library Journal, Parents, StarTrek.com, The Lily, and more. I won a Cheekwood poetry prize in 2025, and my short stories and poems have been published in Pulp Literature, Abyss & Apex, Dream Forge, and other publications. You can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky. I’m a member of 12×12.
Feel free to contact me about books or other topics at kingsbury.margaret@gmail.com. Nashville-related topics should be sent to margaret.kingsbury@citycast.fm.