TOMATOES ON TRIAL by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social & #EdwinFotheringham is about the Supreme Court case that decided whether a tomato was a fruit or vegetable. And it is FUN! Cheeky text and humorous illustrations make this book a treat to read.

Q&A with Lindsay H. Metcalf about her new children's picture book, TOMATOES ON TRIAL. tinyurl.com/8ccakskj @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social

Congratulations to the winners of five copies of TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown!

4 fantastic @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their August #NF PBs. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @lydialukidis.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @katievenit.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social #interview #kidlit

I'm Team Fruit! This looks like a fun read, @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social!

Food fight! Happy book birthday to TOMATOES ON TRIAL. Congrats @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social! #TeamVegetable #kidlit #nonfiction #GiveawayAlert 🥳📚🍅

Omg! This is genius! I can't wait to read it. ☺️ @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social

Awesome nonfiction picture book @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social ! Congrats! 🥳

It’s a book birthday #giveaway! TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown hits shelves today, and I’ll choose FIVE winners of free copies on Friday, 8/15. (U.S. entries only.) To enter, by sharing the image of your choice, tag and follow @lindsayhmetcalf. LET THE FOOD FIGHT BEGIN!!!!!

Can kids change the world? Twelve climate activists + 3 activist groups are featured in this lovely poetry anthology and they are all young people from around the world. NO WORLD TOO BIG shows that environmental activism can start at home at a very young age! @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social

NO WORLD TOO BIG, edited by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social, @keilavdawson.bsky.social & @jbradley.bsky.social is such an empowering book! Through poems and beautiful illustrations, it showcases the many ways kids around the world are making a difference in their own communities and beyond. 😍🌎

Thanks to Kirkus Reviews for the nice, juicy write-up of TOMATOES ON TRIAL: THE FRUIT V. VEGETABLE SHOWDOWN! This nonfiction picture book, written by me, illus. by Edwin Fotheringham, splats onto shelves August 12, 2025, from Calkins Creek/Astra. @steamteambooks.bsky.social Preorder today!

🎉 Fundraising Auction spotlight Bid on an author & editor AMA with @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @keilavdawson.bsky.social & @jbradley.bsky.social Auction is live 4/15-4/30. Proceeds fund our #neurodiverse #kidlit @highlightsfound.bsky.social scholarship 👀 champ.ly/xSRrqf-V #writi#neurodiverse#kidlit#writingcommunity

💸🧠AUCTION: Bid on a 30-min Virtual AMA w/Authors & Editors of NO BRAIN THE SAME @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @keilavdawson.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social Bid: champ.ly/bVJ-h9jy #ndkidl#ndkidlitauction #diversebooks #autism #autismacceptance #adhd #neurodivergent #writingcommunity #booksky #socialgood

Looking for a way to discuss tariffs or the judiciary system with young readers? Preorder TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown for your back to school book haul. Written by me and illus. by Ed Fotheringham, this NF PB for ages 7-10 comes out 8/12 from @astrakidsbooks.

Climate change affects children. Teacher @zeenamar.bsky.social uses picture books like NO WORLD TOO BIG to help them cope with a changing world. @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/03/usin...

Celebrate Earth Day and Poetry Month with this April '25 calendar full of activities based on NO WORLD TOO BIG: YOUNG PEOPLE FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE, the Green Earth Book Award-winning poetry anthology ed. by me, @keilavdawson.bsky.social and @jbradley.bsky.social. @charlesbridge.bsky.social

🎉 Congrats, Green Earth Book Award Long List-ers! I'm so happy GIANT RAYS OF HOPE is in such wonderful company @suefliess.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @christinevanzandt.bsky.social @barbrosenstock.bsky.social @katemessner.com @sandramarkle.bsky.social + so many more! #edusky

Thank you to @slj.com for a tremendous review of TOMATOES ON TRIAL: THE FRUIT V. VEGETABLE SHOWDOWN, written by me, illus. by Ed Fotheringham, and coming 8/12/25 from Calkins Creek/Astra. Preorder today anywhere books are sold! www.slj.com/review/tomat...

Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social, art by Xin Li. Using parallel narrative and rhyme, Metcalf takes us through the seasons, comparing technologies used by indoor and outdoor farming. A must read for everyone! #agricultureintheclassroom #picturebook #agintheclassroom

Thanks to Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom for naming OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM its 2025 Book of the Year! I’m thrilled that 70K kids across the state, pre-K through third grade, will gain a deeper understanding of the innovation and technology that goes into the process of growing food.

I’m creating a 2025 debut authors starter pack, let me know who I should be adding! Shares appreciated 💙📚 go.bsky.app/RYHeizd

An Open Letter to Publishers: stand with your authors, to help preclude the worst of Project 2025 coming to fruition. 4/4

An Open Letter to Publishers: do not obey in advance. 3.4

An Open Letter to our Publishers, in light of the election results and the expressed goals of Project 2025. 2/4

An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4

I created this starter pack for #VerseNovel authors yesterday while waiting in car line to pick up my daughter. If you see authors who are here who I’ve missed, could you tag them so I can add them? ❤️ go.bsky.app/HJUWbCY

I hadn't planned on joining Bluesky, but a scammer created the account @csoontornvat to impersonate me, so here I am. Here's a photo of my dog so you know it's really me. And if you could please report that other person, I'd appreciate it!

As Bluesky gains popularity, more spammers / trolls are showing up. HAPPILY, Bluesky has many tools to help you control what you do & don't see...including controlling who can reply, hiding replies, etc. Pls read my newly updated Moderation tips: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... #BlueSkyTips

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Less than a week until I leave for the National Council of Teachers of English conference in Boston, and I’m so excited to see everyone! I’ll be roaming around Friday and presenting/signing on Saturday. Please say hi if you’re there! #ncte2024

😎🥳Haha #Kidlit — soon after being featured by @GeeksOUT (buff.ly/4cEXAQa), I’m next presenting at #nErDCampPA w/fellow authors lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social pamismylmnop.bsky.social zainabzk.bsky.social TOMORROW, Friday July 12! See ⬇️ for more + register at bit.ly/nerdcamp2024. What’s NEXT?! 😄🤗

4 Fabulous authors from @SteamTeamBooks w/ amazing STEM books releasing in April. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Marc Kuchner MIT Kids Press @jenswanbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Press @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social Astra Publishing @authorlauragehl.bsky.social Flyaway Books #kidlit

In today's news, No World Too Big made the SLJ reading list for books about Climate Change! 💕🌍💕 www.slj.com/story/a-clim... #ClimateActionNow #ClimateChange #environment @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social

in my final days at VICE i have come to realize there is no hope for journalism as a practice unless the current model of centralized ad-based platforms is utterly destroyed. we can’t expect to challenge power in any meaningful way under the current system. we need worker-owned decentralization now

Looking forward to this book!!! 😍

I’m excited to share the news of my forthcoming young-adult debut, a verse biography called EYES TO THE SKY: Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women’s Rights, coming from Charlesbridge in 2026.

Ceasefire now.

This is how every Trump story should be framed online.

Thank you for this amazing review, Nell!

Hey #PortfolioDay ! I'm Dongyan, a freelance illustrator. I also do GIFs and surface design. I enjoy depicting emotions and animals in different sizes🐈 I'm currently open for work! Contact me through 📧[email protected] 🖼️www.dongyanxu.com

Hello Bluesky! We are a group of children's authors who write books about STEAM-- science, technology, engineering, art, and math. We love to talk about books! Follow us for some great STEAM kids books coming out in 2024!

The first trade review for OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM is in, and it’s a great one from Kirkus! The picture book, written by me and illustrated by Xin Li, releases 4/9 from Astra Young Readers. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

It's tough to write early readers with heart & humor. @fangmousbooks.bsky.social has done it with BEST BUDDIES: A PIE FOR US! Add chapters & graphic panels, and readers will feel accomplished when they close the book. Luisa Leal's illustrations are adorably expressive. A winner all around!

Libraries are arguably the best thing the United states has going. They are not just book collections. They are free public space, job finding lifelines, connections to family genealogy, vital resources for parents. Libraries should be funded, utilized, and universally accessible

I'm excited to be on Nerdy Book Club today, premiering the book trailer for OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM and sharing how the 162-word rhyming, nonfiction text developed. Check it out! nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/b...

This holiday wish list is great -- like Oprah's Favorite Things but for writers! Worth checking out ⬇️ www.24carrotwriting.com/-blog/2023-w... @catballoumealey.bsky.social @cekster.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @nancytupperling.bsky.social

FREE AUTHOR VISIT OPPORTUNITY! This #worldreadaloudday (2/7/24) I’m giving sneak peeks of my next book, OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM, which releases 4/9/24. 💥NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS GET FIRST CRACK AT SIGNUPS.💥 Subscribe here by Monday, Dec 4: lindsayhmetcalf.com#foobox-1/0

What an amazing, whirlwind couple of days at my first in-person @ncte! It’s incredible to meet educators bringing books and literacy to young people every day. And what a joy to hug so many author friends I’ve known for years online! Until year time ✌️

Such fun at NCTE today! Enjoyed presenting with @keilavdawson.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social @authorlauragehl.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social and Alex Edelmann. Great to have @infowoman.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social and several other authors in the audience. #NCTE23 #kidlit