Elisabeth Egan's "Picture Books About Snow That Will Melt Your Heart" is a perfect read this weekend. I would add "Blizzard" by John Rocco to the list. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/b... #kidlit

The first Poetry Friday Roundup of 2026 is live! Stop by to share your link and read some great poetry. readingtothecore.com/2026/01/01/p... #poetryfriday #poetry

Day #24: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 American History Books for Kids. The truth can always be presented to children. You just need to have the brains and the guts to know how to do it well. These books have both. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/24/3...

Starting my day with the brilliance of Tracy K. Smith: "A poem...whispers in your ear--'hey, let me tell you what it was like'-- and proceeds to take you far beyond your known self & your intrinsic view of the world." Wise words from her new book FEAR LESS. #poetry

This week for #poetryfriday, I'm recalling a favorite treat my grandmother used to make. I'm not actually sure she called them pinwheels, but that's what I remember. readingtothecore.com/2025/11/07/p...

Heartbroken that this is such an apt description of the current administration.

A dual interview with two women deeply connected to the great novel TUCK EVERLASTING . If you ever loved the book, you're not going to want to miss this... #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/09/02/t...

This giveaway of my new book continues all week! Five winners! Spread the word 🎉 Enter at this link: forms.gle/9p1LRoTJFQsR...

Check out @imaginationsoup.bsky.social's 20 Best Middle Grade Books of 2025 (So Far!) imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-...

“We reach out to departed loved ones, feeling their presence fleetingly, and then we are faced with our own bodies, our own realities,” writes the medievalist Sebastian Langdell. “And we are asked a question: How best to spend our remaining days?”

I’ll be discussing this podcast in FAR more length in the future, but if you want to hear the most insightful discussion of Lois Lowry’s The Giver to date (thanks to @jonathanauxier.bsky.social & me hub), you just gotta listen to this: #kidlit 📚👍 podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/s...