I updated my website to show off new client releases from Jan-March, featuring fun new goodies from @katemessner.com, @raulthethird.bsky.social, @lightonthesea.bsky.social, @dianezahler.bsky.social, as well as Not On Bluesky (yet?) folks! www.jenniferlaughran.com/news

2 terrific @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share inspiration & insights into their new STEM books releasing in February. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post-... @noranickumbooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social #interview #science #biography #kidlit 📚👍

Are you curious about how book come to life? 🕊️✨ Take a peek behind the scenes of Beatrice and the Nightingale! Each word and image is crafted with love. ❤️ Find out more: bit.ly/47BQr3a #ChildrensBooks #edusky #TLSky @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Happy World Whale Day! Have a whale of a time reading these award-winning picture books! @mcusolito.bsky.social @lynnbrunellebooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social

Happy to share this interview on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my book, SQUIRREL: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World. @islandpress.bsky.social #squirrels #nature podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Imagine a Pinter play as an informational book for kids, highlighting a natural disaster, and you'll have a sense of what author Mary Kay Carson has pulled off with her dual releases in 2026. Hear her words and see her covers! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/10/t...

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/01/nanc... @princetonupress.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social

Had a full house on Friday at Big Red Books sharing books about whales and the Hudson River! 🐳💚 #scbwieny @scbwi.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Thank you, Texas Librarian Association, for including WHALES IN THE CITY to this wonderful list of nonfiction kidlit! @cgroenink.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social

Congratulations @lesliehelakoski.bsky.social and Cathy Gendron! Kudos, Garrett Alwert at EmeraldCityLiterary! @charlesbridge.bsky.social I can't wait to read Crab Did It! 🦀

When our son was small we LOVED when he received books as gifts. Here's one I think your little friends would enjoy :) No bias at all.

Congratulations, @heatherlangbooks.bsky.social and Jamie Harper on your latest STEAM book for young readers! #STEAM @candlewickpress.bsky.social nancycastaldonaturespeak.blogspot.com/2025/12/cong...

So honored to have WHALES IN THE CITY among these wonderful nonfiction books! Congrats to friends, Melissa Stewart, @marthabee.bsky.social, @epartridge.bsky.social and more! @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @cgroenink.bsky.social #STEM #bookboost #nonfiction www.thechildrensbookreview.com/38-of-the-be...

Looking for a place to do some holiday shopping on Saturday? Come to Chatham's WINTERFEST! Lots of vendors and great shops - -including The Chatham Bookstore! I'll be there autographing copies of SQUIRREL! @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social

Explore new books by @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @alicebmcginty.bsky.social and many more at my Earth Reads Bookshop for your holiday shopping! bookshop.org/shop/EarthRe...

I just added lots of new children's and adult books to my Bookshop - EARTH READS! Explore the shelves for your holiday shopping! bookshop.org/shop/EarthRe...

Every @IslandPress ebook is $6.99! Don’t miss your chance to support this nonprofit while building up your library. Sale ends 12/19. www.islandpress.org or wherever you buy ebooks.

SUFFER A WITCH is a memoir by @joymccullough.bsky.social, and working on it with her has been one of the most intense and rewarding experiences of my career. I'm so excited to begin sharing it with readers in 2026—and to share the cover today. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746826...

Kidlit community, nothing fills me with self-doubt and disappointment more than these annual best of the year lists. If you’re feeling blue, remember it’s subjective, and this year I’m seeing very few of my faves (the ones I didn’t work on) recognized. Let’s all raise a glass to the unlisted!

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS 📚 💚

Camp A feeds them peanuts. Camp B calls them tree-rats. But no matter which camp you’re in, writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social reminds us: squirrels are just being squirrels—and that may just be the problem. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...

Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes. Get to know 3 of those teens here. bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...

We love them, we loathe them, and we built the world they thrive in. Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...

Register now for my SQUIRREL presentation at the Esopus Library in the Hudson Valley!

Personalized, autographed books make wonderful holiday gifts!🎁 can’t wait to share my latest books with readers and see my Kidlit friends on Sunday! @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social

Squirrels chew our wires, raid our gardens, and crash our power grids—but the real disruptors are humans. Writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social offers an incisive look at what the critters reveal about human nature: thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...

An excerpt from SQUIRREL - my latest (and first) nonfiction book for adult readers! Hope you enjoy this bite! @islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 🐿️🌍 Natural History thewalrus.ca/why-squirrel...

It's SQUIRREL time! nancycastaldonaturespeak.blogspot.com/2025/11/squi...

It's a Booklist star for SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD by @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social! ⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐ Read the full review here @literaticat.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social and her first book for grownups: SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD! If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile! bookshop.org/p/books/squi...

My first book for grown-ups, SQUIRREL, published by Island Press, is now on bookshelves 🎉🎉🎉🐿️

What does book banning mean for authors? Among many other things -- cancelled school visits. Even books ABOUT book banning are banned. 😡😩😭 @joannahowrites.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social bookriot.com/the-day-the-...

Thanks so much for featuring my book @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social !!! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Congratulations @shrurao.bsky.social ! nancycastaldonaturespeak.blogspot.com/2025/10/cong...

Congratulations @jenswanbooks.bsky.social nancycastaldonaturespeak.blogspot.com/2025/10/cong...

Do you want a dog loving story chock full of authentic Aztec myths and a healthy dose of humor? Then are you in luck today! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/14/t...

In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere with @jenswanbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...

RIP Dr. Jane Goodall 🙏🏻❤️ A life well lived, and a great legacy left behind 🫡

Loved sharing my books with young readers at the Chappaqua Book Festival! #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Loved diving back into my book, THE WOLVES AND MOOSE OF ISLE ROYALE, for this #STEMTuesday interview. #wolvesareessential @clarionbooks.bsky.social #NationalPark @altnps.bsky.social fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday...

Congrats, @jenswanbooks.bsky.social ! #kidlit #books #STEAMTeamBooks nancycastaldonaturespeak.blogspot.com/2025/09/cong...

Congrats @alisonpstevens.bsky.social ! @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit nancycastaldonaturespeak.blogspot.com/2025/09/cong...

Come visit the tables of these @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit creators at the Chappaqua Book Festival today!

wishing for peace and plenty for all in the year to come. Shanah tovah! 🍎 🍯 😊

Loved diving back into my book, THE WOLVES AND MOOSE OF ISLE ROYALE, for this #STEMTuesday interview. #wolvesareessential @clarionbooks.bsky.social #NationalPark @altnps.bsky.social fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday...

Congratulations, Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson on telling Fire Chief’s story in this beautiful new picture book! @clarionbooks.bsky.social @northshirebooks.bsky.social

I love seeing your beautiful illustrations recognized, Chuck! Congratulations! Hurrah for WHALES IN THE CITY! 🎉 @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social #easternup #kidlit #scbwi #hudsonvalley #picturebook

Congratulations, @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social ! 🎉 @steamteambooks.bsky.social #JuniorLibraryGuild @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

It's National Wildlife Day - a day to raise awareness about endangered species and conservation efforts around the world. You can participate in events, learn about conservation efforts near you, go on a nature walk, or read a #STEAMTeam book! www.steamteambooks.com #NationalWildlifeDay #STEM