children's literature newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 33 newsletters that cover children's literature as a primary topic, 24 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are Apocalypses by AR Shaw (54K), Looking at Picture Books (42K) and Ron Charles (37K).

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    Apocalypses by AR Shaw 54K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 16 days ago

    Likely audience: Book readers

  2. 2
    Looking at Picture Books 42K subscribers

    Substack last post Jun 1, 2026

    Likely audience: Children's book authors and illustrators

  3. 3
    Ron Charles 37K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 21 days ago

    Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

  4. 4
    MaiStoryBook 16K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Librarians

  5. 5
    How To Be A Dog 13K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 20 days ago

    Likely audience: philosophy enthusiasts

  6. 6
    Thyme, Place & Story 8K subscribers

    Substack Weekly · last post 22 days ago

    Likely audience: Book club members

  7. 7
    My Literary Life 8K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 11 days ago

    Likely audience: literary agents

  8. 8
    The Thousand Good Books Project 8K subscribers

    Substack last post Jun 19, 2026

    Likely audience: audiobook listeners

  9. 9
    Your Kid's Next Read 7K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 28 days ago

    Likely audience: Authors and illustrators

  10. 10
    Mac’s Newsletter 7K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 43 days ago

    Likely audience: Parents of young children

  11. 11
    Steinbergdrawscartoons 5K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 13 days ago

    Likely audience: parents of elementary school children

  12. 12
    The Style Section 4K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 13 days ago

    Likely audience: Book lovers and avid readers

  13. 13
    Alex T Smith’s Pigeon Post 4K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 12 days ago

    Likely audience: Parents of young children

  14. 14
    story whale bedtime stories 4K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post Aug 11, 2026

    Likely audience: Parents looking for children's stories

  15. 15
    Studio Notes, by Amanda Jane Jones 4K subscribers

    Substack last post Jul 20, 2026

    Likely audience: entrepreneurs

  16. 16
    Still Sketching 3K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Children's book enthusiasts

  17. 17
    How We Homeschool 3K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 41 days ago

    Likely audience: Homeschooling parents

  18. 18
    🦊 Quick Brown Fox 2K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 35 days ago

    Likely audience: Book lovers

  19. 19
    The South Porch 1K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 49 days ago

    Likely audience: Christian mothers

  20. 20
    Robert Ingraham's Substack —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: History enthusiasts

  21. 21
    Delia’s Newsletter @Aventuras.En.ESL —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Book lovers and readers

  22. 22
    Diverse Voices - Bravo! —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 8 days ago

    Likely audience: Parents seeking middle grade books

  23. 23
    Author Amy Houts —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 59 days ago

    Likely audience: Early childhood educators

  24. 24
    Audry Without An E —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 8 days ago

    Likely audience: Independent illustrators

  25. 25
    Elizabeth Van Nostrand —

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 19 days ago

    Likely audience: AI developers and researchers

  26. 26
    Extreme Parenting —

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 38 days ago

    Likely audience: parents of young children

  27. 27
    The Slow Hello —

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 38 days ago

    Likely audience: Book lovers

  28. 28
    Overthinking Every Thing 14K subscribers

    Substack last post Apr 24, 2026

    Likely audience: children's book authors and illustrators

  29. 29
    Inkygirl by Debbie Ridpath Ohi 3K subscribers

    Substack last post Sep 13, 2024

    Likely audience: Illustrators

  30. 30
    AT THE KID TABLE 1K subscribers

    Substack last post May 1, 2026

    Likely audience: Book lovers

  31. 31
    The Blanket Fort —

    Substack last post Sep 24, 2024

    Likely audience: book collectors

  32. 32
    Manic Moments —

    Substack last post Jun 17, 2024

    Likely audience: Mental health professionals

  33. 33
    Scraps —

    Substack last post May 22, 2021

    Likely audience: Parents and caregivers looking for children's books

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