I finally got a chance to read this one today-- and it is absolutely beautiful!! #kidlit #picturebook

The Orioles are signing first baseman Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million deal, per source. @JeffPassan first. Baltimore has landed a major bat.

#Gamedev peeps. Epic is opening up to internships. I think it’s been two years since the last time they were looking for interns? I have no details or information so please don’t DM me, but please click on the link and see if any of these are interesting to you. www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/c...

This looks so fun! #kidlit

🇮🇪Are you an #illustration student or teacher? Come to Ireland with us and earn 6 college credits! It's a blast! DM me for more info! www.montserrat.edu/academics/tr... #kidlitart #ireland #illustrationstudent #studyabroad #illustrationstudents #illustrators #studyinireland #artstudents #artstudent

This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/

This was checked for me, even though I had Gemini turned off everywhere else.

Also this week, as in TOMORROW 3pm ET join us for a #kidsbook #nionfictiion series talk with @nstapress-nstakids.bsky.social @rubytuesdaybooks.bsky.social #BeetleBooks @flowerpotpress.bsky.social @whatonearth.bsky.social @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project has been converting neglected lots into resilient neighborhood green spaces.This year marks the organization’s 30th anniversary. 🌱

A thread full of MG Horror recs! #kidlit #mglit

Sharing the cover for the upcoming Molly Idle, Juana Martinez-Neal collab! 100scopenotes.com/2025/10/09/c...

An amazing story highlighting nature’s resilience. It was so exciting when 100+ year old seeds started growing as part of this wetland restoration. Now scientists have discovered historic fauna too. #nativeplants #rewilding #climate #nature www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The list of works eligible for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement has been posted on the settlement website. I've updated my blog post on the settlement with inks, general info, and what happens next writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...

Some great selections for all ages here to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (and read at any time!)

We're growing our Disability Books for Kids series! If you are interested in authoring a picture book about your lived experience with a disability as a child, please DM me. #callforauthors #callforsubmissions #MSWL #manuscriptwishlist www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/products/mor...

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

Just finished this audio advanced copy from @libro.fm. Middle grade adventure: two twelve year-olds help an old man on oxygen complete his bucket list. Oh yeah, and he's a bit of a gangster! #middlegrade #kidlit www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 5 ⭐ for Busted by Dan Gemeinhart, out next week!

The King of Books by @ginaperry.bsky.social came in today. It's a fun book dealing with book care. The tiger king uses books for building, soup trays, and so much more, but never thought to open them! #kidlit #picturebook

Authors, there are more and more ways to produce and distribute audiobooks without Amazon's ACX. If you're interested in producing audiobooks without Amazon, we've rounded a handful up: blog.libro.fm/how-authors-...

A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI. All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work. For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

The Children's Book Council @cbcbooks.bsky.social has curated a selection of multilingual board books titled LANGUAGES TO GROW ON. These books introduce young readers to the sounds and rhythms of more than one language, helping to build early literacy skills and expand vocabulary.

This is not sustainable

Very exciting for genealogy research! MyHeritage will show the matches (people on your tree possibly found in the newspaper) and want to charge a separate fee for their newspaper site, but many can be found here for free! #genealogy

Interesting discussion of how the brain processes listening vs reading. I love audiobooks, but primarily for fiction and narrative nonfiction. theconversation.com/do-you-reall... #reading #nonfiction #audiobooks

I have some exciting news to share! A bunch of friends (and amazing artists) and I are hosting an art challenge this August 🌻 We put together a fun and chill prompt list and hope you’ll join us on this adventure hehe More below 🐥

#audiobook fans check this out!

Not one but two #BaltimoreOrioles on the list!

This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay the rescued tiger with his beloved ball..🥰😇 #bluesky

iNaturalist Animals and Plants xkcd.com/3118/

Happy Disability Pride Month! Now, more than ever, it’s important to recognize and celebrate differing sensory processing needs. That’s why as an Autistic classically trained chef I wrote my food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. For all ages and cooking ability!

Love this article from @civileats.com about restoring wildfire lands in CA with native seeds. #biodiversity #sustainability civileats.com/2025/07/07/f...

One of my favorite parts of summer mornings in the garden is to see the squash bees busy pollinating. This week I found 5 in one flower! #gardening #growyourown #FlowersonFriday

Literacy truck book reports? Sounds so fun! #kidlit #schoollibrary

Got to read some books written for adults on vacation. I enjoyed Victory Garden by @authorrhysbowen.bsky.social. Historical Fiction set in WWI England. Here is my 5 star review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Civil Eats team put together a list of 23 new or up-and-coming book titles that we think might peak your interest this summer. Happy reading! 📚✨

I was wondering if she had quietly retired. Excited to see her back! #yalit

Penguin Young Readers Showcase: July 2025 Titles I hope you find some good things to add to your TBR lists or your library and classroom collections! teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/07/17/p... @tltkaren.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinteen.bsky.social

Lots of great titles on here for the first chapter book crowd! #kidlit

Great reminder that the resources that are "free" for library patrons are paid for by the libraries. If you notice materials you count on being cut, advocate for library funding!

Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit. (TLT)

Behold, the Picture Book: PW Talks with Mac Barnett

ICYMI: We’re looking to grow. 🏡

Ugh. I feel this. hoping the ship can be righted, but it's not looking good. #Orioles

Leo XIII and American greatness The new pope took the name Leo XIV. He recently told the College of Cardinals that he chose to name himself after Pope Leo XIII, who led the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903. Learn more about the connections between Leo XIII and Leo XIV here and here. Recently a…

From @civileats.com No-till farming coupled with extensive herbicide use is not building soil! civileats.com/2025/05/08/w... #gardening #sustainability

$5000 “baby bonus” to encourage women to have more babies? Come on. That won’t even cover the cost of childbirth. Instead, here are 10 things we should actually do to make it easier to raise a family:

Are there any #schoollibrarians or #therapists out there? I'd like to share a free digital copy of my new MG novel, Loophole, with as many professionals as I can. Loophole features an MC with anxiety and OCD, so please help me connect w/kiddos in need! TIA! 🥰 #kidlit #anxiety #middlegradebooks

Everything’s a scam but this what a publishing scam email looks like.

I'm gonna be clear: "de-extinction" isn't about dire wolves. Or mammoths. Or anything else. It CERTAINLY isn't about ecology or conservation. It's about US. It's about the animals we want to gawk at. The zoo that could have been. teamtrash.substack.com/p/is-it-a-di...

I'm now searching for new PhD students who are interested in studying how people's brains understand sequences of images like in comics. So, a mix of comics, cogneuro (EEG), and psycholinguistics (especially syntax/semantics). Please circulate to all who might be interested! tiu.nu/22739