#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians CHRISTMAS STORY #3: “Mistletoe” by Douglas Evans. 7 Mins. All ages. Stay tuned for Christmas story #4 next week. Listen: tinyurl.com/Mmistletoe Share Love, Share Reading

#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians TIME TO SET GET IN THE HANUKKAH SPIRIT! HANUKKAH STORY #3: “A Miracle for Marci” by Miriam Rinn. All ages. 15 Mins. Listen: tinyurl.com/MmiracleMarci Share Love, Share Reading

Seven good reasons why your children think you should read to them. 1. They will be reassured that you will be home in the evenings. 2. They will be guaranteed a trip to the bookstore or library with you each week. 3. They will always have something to talk about with you.

CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/bfqw976x8y

#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians CHRISTMAS STORY #2: “The Gift Givers” by Jack Stillman. Stay tuned over the next few weeks for more Christmas stories. Listen: tinyurl.com/GiftGivers Share Love, Share Reading

#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians HANUKKAH STORY #2: “Eight Special Gifts” by Sonia Levitin. Stay tuned over the next few weeks for more Hanukkah stories. Listen: tinyurl.com/EightSpecial Share Love, Share Reading

#kidlit #TLsky #Skybrarians #EduSky #T2T NEW FAMILY PODCAST. A little humor to round the edges off these difficult times. “You Never Call” by award-winning fantasy/scifi/humorist, Robert Lynn Asprin. 12 mins. All ages. Listen or follow: tinyurl.com/AappleQRPC Share Love, Share Reading

#T2T #EduSky #TLSky #Skybrarians #kidlit HANUKKAH STORY #1: “The Magic Spoon” by Eric Kimmel. 12 Mins. All ages. Stay tuned for more Holiday Stories over the next few weeks. Listen: tinyurl.com/MmagicSspoon Share Love, Share Reading

#kidlit #TLsky #EduSky #T2T #Skybrarians Yay! Time for some holiday stories. Over the next few weeks I’ll post three Christmas and three Hanukkah stories perfect for family listening. Christmas story #1, “The Cobweb Christmas,” by Shirley Climo Listen: tinyurl.com/CcobwebChris...

HEY PARENTS! SHARE LOVE, SHARE READING. Six good reasons to read-aloud to your children. 1. It’s a unique form of sharing and forms a wonderful bond with your child. 2. It lets your child know that reading is highly valued in your family.

#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians YAY. IT’S NATIONAL DRAGON MONTH! Dragon story #4. “Nothing at All,” by Julie Pferdehirt. Grades 3 & Up. 19 Mins. Listen: tinyurl.com/Nnothing . More stories for listening: tinyurl.com/Sstoriesllis... Share love, share reading

#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky #TLSkyChat #Skybrarians YAY. IT’S NATIONAL DRAGON MONTH! Dragon story #3. “A Good Day for Dragons,” by Rick Hautala. Grades 3 & Up. 28 Mins. Listen: tinyurl.com/GgoodDday More stories for listening: tinyurl.com/Sstoriesllis... Share love, share reading

#T2T #TLSky #EduSKy #kidlit YAY. IT’S NATIONAL DRAGON MONTH! Dragon story #2. “Messenger’s Plight” By Robyn McGrew. 30 minutes. Grades 3 & Up Listen: tinyurl.com/Mmessengers More stories for listening: tinyurl.com/Sstoriesllis... Share love, share reading

#T2T #TLSky #EduSKy #kidlit YAY. IT’S NATIONAL DRAGON MONTH! I’ll post a new dragon story each week for the next four weeks. Dragon story number 1, “The Dragon Brothers,” by British children’s author, W. J. Corbett. 8 minutes. All ages. Listen: tinyurl.com/DragonBrothers Share love, share reading

#T2T #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky Gather ’round your kids and friends and set the perfect mood for trick-or-treating. Enjoy master-storyteller, Robert D. Culp’s memoir of a boyhood Halloween in Arkansas. “A Place of Haunts.” All ages. Categories: Spooky (not scary), Humor. Listen: tinyurl.com/PlaceHaunts

#EduSky #T2T #TLSky #kidlit NEW FAMILY PODCAST perfect for classroom, family time or bedtime. Enjoy Eric Kimmel’s “Four Gallant Sisters.” Girl Power, Adventure. Ten mins. All Ages tinyurl.com/AappleQRPC More reading resources: readmeastoryink.com Share love, share reading.

#kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #T2T SHARE A STORY AT BEDTIME. Read Me a Story, Ink is the best anthology on the internet with over 300 free short stories by award-winning authors. Read to your kids or have your kids read to you. Either way it will make bedtime a special time. Stories: tinyurl.com/ReadNnow

#kidlil #T2T #EduSky #TLSky A little humor in these trying times. Read Me a Story, Ink is thrilled to have permission to offer SciFi/Fantasy humorist, Robert Asprin’s “You Never Call,” both audio and print. 11 mins. Family, Mother’s Day, Space Adventure. Listen or read: tinyurl.com/YouNnever

#kidlit #EduSky #T2T #TLSky For those who live on a farm, Or those who dream of living on a farm, Or those who simply dream. READ THIS BOOK! READ THIS BOOK ALOUD! READ THIS BOOK ALOUD TO YOUR KIDS! More reading resources: readmeastoryink.com Share love, share reading.

#Edusky #T2T #TLSky #kidlit WE COULD ALL USE A LITTLE HUMOR THESE DAYS. Enjoy Eric Kimmel’s hilarious western yarn “Four Dollars and Fifty Cents.” 13 mins. Listen here: tinyurl.com/FfourDollars Shorty Long took pride in his reputation for never paying anybody the money he owed them...

#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #mglit #tlsky #Publishers, we are asking for a new category of literature that falls in between middle grade and young adult. Middle schoolers need Young Teen Lit and librarians are eager to purchase! #youngteenlit should have the following 5 elements (1/6)

#kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #T2T #TLSkyChat #dyslexia #disabilities NEW FAMILY PODCAST. A young witch struggles with dyslexia and can’t ever get her spells right. That is until she learns to sing the spells. Perfect for family or classroom listening. Enjoy Anna Lewin’s “The Spell Singer.” All ages. 25m.

#kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #T2T #TLSkyChat 1. WHY I READ TO KIDS. Non-fiction records the facts of humanity while stories contain the wisdom of humanity. Kids desperately need wisdom

#kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #T2T #TLSkyChat NEW PODCAST PERFECT FOR CLASSROOM OR LIVING ROOM! Historical fiction and humor rolled into one with children’s historian, Gary Blackwood’s, gripping account of the 1908 Mississippi flood, “Noah Count and the Arkansas Ark.” LISTEN: tinyurl.com/AappleQRPC

#TLSky #kidlit #T2T #EduKsy Yay! I started the reading year today at my new school in Paonia at the North Fork School for Integrated Studies, a small Waldorf inspired elementary with classes of 10 to 15 students. For the first time since Covid I am reading to younger grades as well as 4th-6th

#T2T #kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat Nobody, NOBODY, writes better stories about elementary school classrooms, brimming with heart and magic, than Douglas Evans. Corral your students and listen to the perfect back-to-school story, "The Old Gray Chair" Listen: tinyurl.com/OoldGray

#kidlit #T2T #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat THE PERFECT STORY for a summer’s eve and a personal favorite, read aloud in classrooms many times over the years. For bogle fans everywhere – “An Autumn Tale” by Susan Schoon Eberly. 13 Mins. All Ages Listen Now: tinyurl.com/AanAutumn

#kidlit #EduSky #Tlsky #T2T “The outdoors smelled like cotton candy mixed with the fresh scent of pillowcases dried on a clothesline. It was clearly fluffle-picking time” - a warm hearted and humorous tale by award winning author, @chrisgrab.bsky.social‬ Listen or read: tinyurl.com/Ffluffle

#kidlit #TLSky #EduSky #T2T #horses For the young horse fans in your family, Read Me a Story, Ink, is thrilled to have permission to reprint H. J. Hutchins heart warming short story, “A Mare Called Lucky.” Grds 3 & Up. 5 pages. Read or download: tinyurl.com/MareCalled

#T2T #kidlit #EduSKy #TLSky Read Me a Story, Ink just received permission to reprint one of my favorite stories. Enjoy a good laugh with Speculative Fiction / Humorist, Robert Asprin’s “You Never Call.” Read or download here: tinyurl.com/NneverCall

Nonfiction roundup: The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival is a real gem. I’m recommending this book to everyone I know from middle school on up. Don’t miss this unforgettable graphic novel #tlsky #nonfiction #youngteenlit @melaniekoss.bsky.social

#kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat #T2T Read Me a Story, Ink’s internet anthology of short stories by award-winning authors just passed 300 stories! Search in multiple different ways and find the perfect short read for bedtime or anytime. Grade 3-8 Begin your journey here: tinyurl.com/SstoriesRead

#kidlit #Tlsky #EduSky #TLSkyChat #T2T THREE NEW STORIES, two dog tales and a dragon tale, added to Read Me a Story, Ink’s growing internet anthology of free short stories by award-winning authors. Ages 8-12 Happy bedtime reading! More reading resources readmeastoryink.com Share love, share reading

#kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat #T2T From award-winning storyteller, Eric Kimmel, your kids will love the way four sisters make their way in the world, each becoming a master at a unique trade. And with each trade comes a touch of magic. All ages, 10 mins. Listen or read: tinyurl.com/Fourgallant

Up in the air! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a….Grandma!? Gather your kids for a giggle fest before bed with “My Grandma Can Fly.” All ages. 23 mins. Listen or read: tinyurl.com/GrandmaCanFly Share love, share reading. #T2T #kidlit #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat

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#kidlit #EduSky #T2T #TLSky #TLSkyChat THE POWER OF STORY. This note appeared on my website recently...

Robert Topp, an inestimable curator of classroom readalouds, highly recommends #STARSTUFF!

#T2T #TLSky #TLSkyChat #EduSky @kidlit If you love short stories, the recent anthology, “A Little Bit Super: With Small Powers Come Big Problems,” is a must read. Younger than adults combine their pint-sized superpowers with big hearts to help, friends, family and strangers. Five Star. Ages 8-12.

‪@willalex.bsky.social‬ #kidlit #EduSky #T2T #TLSky #TLSkyChat‬ “StarStuff” is one of the recent best hard science fiction collections. Younger than adults use immerging technologies and science fact to solve problems in the near and distant future. Each gift-wrapped in hope. grds 5-8. 5 Star

#kidlit #T2T #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat Grab your kids and head for the porch swing. From Read Me a Story, Ink, a brand new story, perfect for the young gardeners in your family. Your whole family will enjoy “Mr. Runkle’s Pumpkin.” All ages. 9 mins. tinyurl.com/Runkles Share love, share reading

#kidlit #TlSky #TLSkyChat #T2T #EduSky WHAT IN THE WORLD IS READ ME A STORY, INK!? Well, just the best compilation of elementary and middle grade short stories by award-winning authors on the internet. Come visit, you won’t be disappointed. From authors and listeners. readmeastoryink.com

#kidlit #T2T #TlskyChat #Tlsky #EduSky GRAB YOUR YOUNG SCIFI/FANTASY FANS and head for the porch swing. Your kids (and you) will love Stephen Bowkett’s well-told tale of a galactic chess game where the stakes couldn’t be higher. tinyurl.com/Iimportance Share love, share reading.

“There’s never been a movie more vital this year than The Librarians. If you prize literature, intelligence, independent thought, safe spaces for children, it’s a necessary watch.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

#T2T #EduSky #TLSky #kidlit #TlskyChat Good reasons to read aloud to your kids or class, number 10. readmeastoryink.com Share love, share reading.

#T2T #EduSky #TLSky #kidlit #TlskyChat Good reasons to read aloud to your kids or class, number 9. readmeastoryink.com Share love, share reading.

#Edusky #kidlit #Tlsky #Tlskychat #T2T The best anthologies are both enjoyable and enlightening. “Rural Voices” has both in spades. Read the opening story, “The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club,” and you’ll be hooked. Five stars to the editor and authors! Share love, share reading. readmeastoryink.com