I so enjoyed the latest SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social podcast with translator Avery Fisher Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social ! So great to hear more about her translation of Temple Alley Summer and her ongoing relationship with its author Sachiko Kashiwaba!

Thank you Kirkus! Forests comes out Nov 4 #kidlit @steamteambooks.bsky.social

🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼 popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit

I agree! I loved The Trouble With Heroes @katemessner.com a beautifully crafted MG novel in verse with so much voice and heart.

I just finished The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner and I am😭A #MGBook #KitLit #NovelInVerse that deserves all the awards this year. #Skybratians #SchoolLibrarians if you haven’t ordered it yet be sure to add it.

I LOVE this quote. "If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would dehydrate." - Megan Jo, age 12

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congrats @reemfaruqi.bsky.social on ZARINA DIVIDED a terrific #MG #VerseNovel about partition India-Pakistan @yalsa.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

For #NationalWildlifeDay, read from author and photographer #SuziEszterhas's incredible collection of nonfiction books to learn about the ways wildlife creatures live! 📷 -MY WILD LIFE -MOTO AND ME -A LEOPARD DIARY -A MEERKAT DIARY #Classroom #LifeSciences #Teachers #KidLit

Happy to have a poem in this anthology from @whitestagpub.bsky.social !!

#BLOODLORE A White Stag Anthology of Bloodlines & Myth is a collection of poetry & prose from over twenty writers exploring the threads that bind us through ancestral, cultural, mythical, & personal lore. 🩸 whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-books...

SPARK in USA TODAY!

Even with our cool weather here, the kitchen garden finally taking off!

Today’s SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship sadly confirms the argument of my essay that published today: We are in a once-in-century battle for civil rights, and therefore, democracy.

Do not wait for your books to be banned to join @authorsabb.bsky.social. Please stand up for our colleagues, our readers, and the freedom to read and write today. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Just finished listening to the SCBWI podcast interview with Nova Ren Suma - so inspiring and fascinating about her creative process.

In the latest episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Nova Ren Suma! Listen NOW on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and more! Check out her website: novaren.com Buy her latest book here or with the link in our bio: bookshop.org/a/19191/9781...

It's hard to explain to people outside this fight that Texas is currently trying to ban kids from using public libraries... but they are; it's passed out of committee, and it's going to a floor vote. 🚨If you know ANYONE in Texas it's time for them to call their reps and demand NO ON HB3225🚨

President Trump is using federal funding to coerce our public schools to comply with his agenda. Schools should not be a political battleground.

Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with These Middle Grade and YA Titles www.slj.com/story/celebr...

Show up. Call. Protect libraries. Prevent the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has created a tool and script for you to call your member of Congress. Make the time. Show up. Call. app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

Happy spring equinox! Our Araucana hen laid her first egg of the season 2 weeks ago, and 2 days ago several chipmunks came out from their winter hibernation/torpor, and the migrating flock of band-tailed pigeons that come every spring appeared!

Just finished listening to SCBWI's December podcast with Paul Zelinsky! So deeply inspiring and insightful re the creative process.

Just finished listening to SCBWI's December podcast with Paul Zelinsky! So deeply inspiring and insightful re the creative process.

Yall better be both sharing the Stand up for Science posts /and/ figuring out how to get your butt to one of them! @standupforscience.bsky.social

Happy March! This month, William Kamkwamba will be joining BookBreak Middle School and Johanna Ho and Jasmine Warga will be on BookBreak Elementary. Middle Schoolers will also enjoy part 2 of @barbaradee.bsky.social 's Author in Residence program. See you there!

Just saw Yume Kitasei's thread from a few months ago about her 17 step writing process - fascinating and immensely helpful! I'm halfway through The Stardust Grail -such a propulsive read and so tightly crafted!

@jaymieh.bsky.social Hi Jaymieh! I am a writer, new to Blue Sky, and would love to be added to this list. Thank you!