Top 30 Middle Grade Book Influencers in 2026

1. Kim Duffy

Bio Reviewer Writer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Sharing the best kids books
Supporting parents & teachers raise readers
Avid library user
Prolific Reader
Illustration Admirer *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bookbairn Instagram Followers 59.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Micro Gender Female bookbairn.com + Follow Get Email Contact Request 481 Middle Grade Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Lexi

Bio ✨ Helping Christian families find books they’ll love
📚 Reviews + recs for kids & parents
💸 Deals + library tips
👇🏼 Browse book lists by age + category *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @agoodbookhunt Instagram Followers 37.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Andrea

Bio •Elementary Librarian | Mom of 4
•Book Lover & Reviewer📚
•TT/FB: theliteracyjunky
•✉️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theliteracyjunky Instagram Followers 29.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Melissa Taylor

Bio ✏️Writer/Author. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/21/26,Red Comet Press) @melissataylorwrites ✏️ Marketing Consultant.📚 Kids’ book reviews ✍️ Fmr Teacher, MA *****@imaginationsoup.net Instagram Handle @imaginationsoup Instagram Followers 9.8K Type Nano Gender Female imaginationsoup.net/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Bethany

Bio 📗Chapter books that parents don’t have to second guess (ages 8-12)
📘Teacher turned Mama
📙Safe picks kids actually love ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @middlegrademama Instagram Followers 3.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +199% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Karen Tyrrell

Bio 👧🏻Children’s Rights Ambassador 📚Author
⬇️ Let’s Play @playmattersaus 🏆WON @speechpathaus BOOK OF THE YEAR
⬇️ Andy & Ghost Boy @forevability Award *****@karentyrrell.com Instagram Handle @karentyrrellauthor Instagram Followers 3.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Jessica Renwick

Bio 💛 writing Canadian books for kids
✨ The Book of Chaos 👻 Ghosts of Gastown
📚 Library Assistant
🇨🇦 Alberta (Treaty 7 Territory)
🏳️‍🌈
🪄 WWTS 5 *****@jessicarenwickauthor.com Instagram Handle @jessicarenwickauthor Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Sylvia Liu

Bio I write for kids and post about bookish things, cephalopods, my cat, and more. Out now: STEALING THE SCORE (a World Cup mystery) Co-run Kidlit411. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sylliu Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Middlegradepages

Bio Wife💍 dog mum🐶, teacher 👩‍🏫 tea drinker 🫖, love to read MG, YA, detective series 🕵️,📖 All the Colours of Darkness Instagram Handle @middlegradepages Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Lauren Magaziner

Bio 🌈 Internationally bestselling author of middle grade books. The Incorruptibles ⚡️, Case Closed 🔎, Mythics 🐙, Pilfer Academy 💰, & more! *****@tvsmediagroup.com Instagram Handle @laurenmagaziner Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Ellen Vandever

Bio 📚 Mystery Books for Middle Grade Sleuths 🔑
🔍 Nancy Drew & Agatha Christie Fan Girl 🔎
👩🏻‍💻 Querying: The Mystery of Mystic Manor 🎡🪄 Instagram Handle @ellenvmysteries Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Jennifer Santavy

Bio Mom of 3•Author of Dayna Daydream
Breaking cycles of pressure/perfection
Writing to help girls look inward in a world that’s begging them to look out Instagram Handle @daynadaydreambooks Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Jayne McIntyre

Bio 🦉 I write magical books for curious kids (8-13yrs)
📚 The Feathers of Farwood - owls, secrets, mystery, nature, animals
✨ School talks
📍 QLD, Aus Instagram Handle @jaynem_writes Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Tom Phillips

Bio Mark Twain Nominee &🏅Gold Standard Seal from @jrlibraryguild
The Curious League of Detectives & Thieves
🚂 Book 3: Peruvian Express PRE-ORDER NOW! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tphillipswriter Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Lorraine Hawley

Bio Fantasy Author
💫 CUSP BORN
Zodiac Fantasy with elemental magic. Ages 10-15
🪲CURIOUS WORLD OF DANDY-LION
A fantastical tale of friendship. Ages 8-12 Instagram Handle @lorraineahawley Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Mrs Southbee

Bio 📚 Children’s books recommendations
🧵Arts & Crafts
📍 Wiltshire
📖Murder at World’s End Instagram Handle @mrssouthbee Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Emily Avery Martin

Bio middle grade fiction ✍️ middle school ELA teacher 📚 sailor 🧜‍♀️⛵️ *****@emilyaverymartin.com Instagram Handle @emilyaverymartin Instagram Followers 989 Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Nic Minnella

Bio Middle-grade author, cat enthusiast 🐾 | Author of 'The Guardian Cats' series Instagram Handle @nic_minnella Instagram Followers 911 Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Dana Middleton

Bio I write for kids *****@danamiddletonbooks.com Instagram Handle @danamiddletonbooks Instagram Followers 809 Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Christina Wyman

Bio USA Today-bestselling author of
MG novels: Jawbreaker, Slouch, Breakout, MEAN
Cat mommy to @alfred_and_the_ggs
Represented by @aevitas_creative Instagram Handle @christina.wyman.books Instagram Followers 693 Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Rosalind Dando

Bio - Street Team @thistleandquillbookshop
- Writing middle grade fantasy
- Reading 20 books in 2025
- AuDHD chaos gremlin
- Owned by Turkish Angora cats Instagram Handle @rosalind_dando Instagram Followers 630 Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Natasha Ayton

Bio Author of the Fox and Fairies series 🦊✨
Courage • Friendship • Adventure.
Helping kids 6-10 fall in love with reading. *****@natashaayton.com Instagram Handle @natashaaytonauthor Instagram Followers 84 Follower Growth (3mo) +68% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Megan Ruth

Bio MLS 🎓Librarian📚 Baker🍪 Mom💁🏼‍♀️
📖 The Bletchley Riddle
*****@juno.com
🌵 AZ desert dweller
⚡️📚Gryffindor🦁
Founder of @MegsCookieCrate Instagram Handle @alohamoraopenabook Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Reading in the Middle Grades

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @readinginthemiddlegrades Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Fiona McMahon

Bio Middle grade author and book reviewer Instagram Handle @fiona.mcmahon_author Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Dulee Carmel

Bio Best Middle Grade Book Recommendations🦄
Author of Middle Grade Books 🧚‍♀️
Check out this cool MG book⬇️ Instagram Handle @dulee_carmel Instagram Followers 566 Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Prudence Jarvis

Bio Middle grade teacher devoted to finding books that create life long readers. Instagram Handle @middlegrademania Instagram Followers 371 Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Robin

Bio Get your next TBR book here!
Sharing the best MG historical fiction books
Curating beautiful picture book biographies
Book reviews | Books lists Instagram Handle @bugsbooksbaobabs Instagram Followers 145 Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact