Family history is my plus-one, my other thing I'll talk about besides kidlit. Luckily, I'm related to some of my heros: Fred Rogers (9th cousin), Bob Ross (9th), Lucille Ball (10th) and Rosa Parks (10th)! You? The RootsTech conference is this weekend 3/5 to 3/7. www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...

Do you read translated books, or want to start? Check out this list from World Kid Lit. 🌏📚 worldkidlit.org/2025/01/08/2...

Have you read the (October 2025) Pen America report? What are your thoughts? pen.org/report/the-n... I met Nikki Grimes last summer and she told me about one of her banned books - a simple picture book with absolutely nothing objectionable in it. It's crazy, ppl.

Art is everywhere, waiting to be found!

Finished my first application @pbrisingstars.bsky.social and I'm exhausted! Thanks so much. I always learn more about my work and refine my pitches through the process of applying. #Kidlit #SCBWI friends, have you applied? I've been applying since 2022, so hopefully it's my turn this year.

I have one final project left for this semester... a poetry collection. I'm probably 70% done and I'm artistically burned out from a nearly constant creation-query cycle. What are your best tips for creative rest??