While magicians never reveal their secrets, author @barbrosenstock.bsky.social gives us a peek behind the curtain & shares how she created Houdini’s Library—the perfect gift for kids who love #magic 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 truestorybookshop.com/qa-with-auth... @aaknopf.bsky.social #kidlit #truestory #houdini

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 True stories about inspiring Jewish figures, from artists to athletes to activists: truestorybookshop.com/jewish-herit... #kidlit #truestory #jewishheritage #pbbios

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 Born in May: a pop art icon who transformed NYC underground, a scientist who swam w/ sharks, a deaf baseball player who changed the sport, the “Queen of Physics”, & more. Share their #truestories with young readers: truestorybookshop.com/may-birthdays/ #kidlit #nonfiction #bornonthisdate

It’s #InternationalDanceDay so dance along with #truestories about Ria Thundercloud, Richard Lamberty, Queen Harish, Misty Copeland, Sydney Mesher & more! 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 truestorybookshop.com/books-by-sub... #dance #kidlit #truestory

True stories for National Library Week: truestorybookshop.com/libraries-li... 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #libraries #librarians #truestory #kidlit #pbbios

#MoonJoy True stories about moon🌙 exploration plus coloring quotes from space heroes! 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 truestorybookshop.com/moon-joy-tru... #truestory #kidlit #pbbios #coloringpages

Born in April: Wangari Maathai, Selena Quintanilla, Tony Sarg, Edwin Hubble & More. Celebrate by sharing #truestories with young readers! 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 truestorybookshop.com/april-birthd...

Congrats to Norah O’Donnell for her bestseller We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America. For young readers, these are wonderful picture-book biographies of some of the women O’Donnell writes about in her book. truestorybookshop.com/we-the-women/ #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #pbbio 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

For #WomensHistoryMonth, I created Coloring Quotes: Female Trailblazers, A-Z (from Ada Lovelace to Zora Neale Hurston). Download the whole collection for free: truestorybookshop.com/tsb-origin-s... Most pages have links to my recommended #pbbios 💡📚 💙📚 #kidlit #quotes #truestory #coloringpages

Happy birthday #GloriaSteinem !! Let’s celebrate by sharing Gloria’s book with young readers: RISE, GIRL RISE by Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee & illustrated by Kah Yangni truestorybookshop.com/women/ #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #pbbio 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

Check out my new website #TrueStoryBookshop — helping parents and educators find true stories that match kids’ interests. 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 And to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth download FREE Coloring Quotes: Female Trailblazers, A-Z. truestorybookshop.com/tsb-origin-s... #kidlit #pbbios #truestory

Some favorite #truestories for #BlackHistoryMonth 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 www.tiktok.com/@karlingray/...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

If you want signed books, manuscript critiques, time w/ editors, agents, or illustrators, Publishing for #Minnesota auction opens tomorrow. Proceeds support organizations providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, & community resources to those in need. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

A favorite #truestory to share with young readers on #MartinLutherKingJrDay 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...

Rest in peace 🕊️ civil rights icon #ClaudetteColvin 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚https://bookshop.org/a/17044/9780374389734

2026 marks 50 years since #NadiaComaneci received the first perfect 10 at the @Olympics 🤸 🥇 Share the inspiring story of @nadiacomaneci10 with young readers— NADIA: THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T 📕 Amazon affiliate link: amzn.to/49g6nJD #kidlit #readlikeachamp #truestory

Happy New Year! Here is my Born-On-This Date calendar for January. Who is your birthday twin? 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 Free download at #TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Born...

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Need #holiday gift ideas for kids who love #DANCE? True stories are true gifts! #giftguide: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 Need #holiday gift ideas for kids? The TrueStory #giftguide recommends books by interest: 📕 Activism 📕 Animals 📕 Art 📕 Books 📕 Dance 📕 Fashion 📕 Food 📕 Gardening 📕 Music 📕 Science 📕 Space 📕 Sports 📕 Stage & Screen bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG...

Happy Birthday Nadia Comaneci🥇 🤸 Read: my book, Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still illustrated by Christine Davenier amzn.to/47Bdv2f 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #nadiacomaneci

Born on this day: Hedy Lamarr 🎥 🛜 Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu amzn.to/4nWXJ6U 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #hedylamarr

Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell 🍦 🏰 ☁️ Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko amzn.to/3WFZBpk 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #jonimitchell

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop. 📕 Activism 📕 Animals 📕 Art 📕 Books 📕 Dance 📕 Fashion 📕 Food 📕 Gardening 📕 Music 📕 Science 📕 Space 📕 Sports 📕 Stage & Screen bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG...

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 True Stories for #Halloween: 📕 Mary’s Monster 📕 John Ronald’s Dragons 📕 She Made a Monster 📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey 📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider Find these books & more at True Story Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

Born on this day: Pelé ⚽️ Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez bookshop.org/a/17044/9780... 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday

Last night #MistyCopeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre. But young readers can return to #Firebird again and again. 🩰 bookshop.org/a/17044/9780... 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #truestory #kidlit #pbbios

Happy birthday #MaeJemison 🌟 Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday bookshop.org/a/17044/9780...

It’s #BannedBooksWeek but a week isn’t enough! So here’s a month’s worth of #truestories for October. Be a warrior and fight book bans! Learn more these books: bookshop.org/lists/true-s... 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #kidlit #pbbios

Jane Goodall lives on through her extraordinary work and legacy. There are so many wonderful books about this trailblazing conservationist. Here is one of my favorites if you want to share her story with little ones. amzn.to/4gUVy1C 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

Happy birthday #JulieAndrews 🎂 🏔️ 🎶 ☂️ 👑 Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati bookshop.org/a/17044/9781... #kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday

Gifts for kids who love #baseball ⚾️ 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/lists/true-s... #kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp

What can you give a kid who loves tennis? A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾 bookshop.org/lists/true-s... 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

Sep. 15-Oct. 15 is #HispanicHeritageMonth — celebrating  generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, & Central & South America. But these #truestories of leaders, artists, athletes, scientists, makers & activists will inspire kids any time of the year.  📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

For the kid who dreams of flying: bookshop.org/lists/true-s... #kidlit #narrativenonfiction #truestory #pbbio 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

Do you know young readers who love sports, space, or singing? Animals, art, or activism? Food or fashion? Find book recommendations at my True Story Bookshop. bookshop.org/shop/KarlinGray #kidlit #narrativenonfiction #truestory 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

#TheLifeOfAShowgirl in picture book biographies! #KidLit💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction #TrueStory bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

10 True Stories for August— #PbBios about Terrific #Teachers #KidLit 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction www.karlingray.com/blog/posts/4...

10 #TrueStories for August—Terrific #Teachers !! 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction pin.it/3VH5eZLSd

#OnThisDay in 1976: Nadia Comaneci earned the first #Olympic 10! 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction #ReadLikeAChamp www.amazon.com/Nadia-Girl-W...

#TrueStories for #DisabilityPrideMonth 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction 👍📚 bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction Thank you @crtxla.bsky.social for adding #graphicnovel MIA AND FRIENDS to your #readinglist 📕

🔖Themed Tuesday - Expand your worldview with Non-Fiction narratives! "MIA and Friends: Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood That Changed History" by @karlingray.bsky.social, illustrated by Micheline Hess. Grades 3-5. Genre: Biography/memoir, sports Follow the link in our Bio for the full 2025 list.

💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction From 6/19-7/10, 1999, @uswnt.ussoccer.com wowed #soccer fans at the Women’s World Cup. This summer, party like it’s 1999 & #read MIA & FRIENDS: MIA HAMM AND THE SOCCER SISTERHOOD THAT CHANGED HISTORY. #kidlit #summerreading #scholasticbookclub bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...

💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction And more favorites for June — #Pride month! #kidlit #nonfiction #pbbio #LGBTQ+ 📚 👍 #TrueStory @bookshop.org bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction A few favorites for June — #NationalImmigrantHeritageMonth #kidlit #nonfiction #pbbio #multiculturalbooks 📚 👍 #TrueStory @bookshop.org bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

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💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction My checklist for writing biographies