TRUE STORY: During his training as an architect, Antoni Gaudi’s teachers wondered: is he a “genius or a fool?” But Gaudí was simply ahead of his time. 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #kidlit #bornonthisday #Gaudi #truestory GAUDI: ARCHITECT OF IMAGINATION amzn.to/3R2x1PF

Happy Birthday Cyndi Lauper! 🌈 Celebrate by sharing her story with young readers. LIKE A RAINBOW: The Colorful Story of Cyndi Lauper by @amy-guglielmo.bsky.social , Jacqueline Tourville & @brigettebarrager.bsky.social 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/a/17044/9781... #kidlit #truestory #cyndilauper

TRUE STORY: When you buy a book on @bookshop.org , you financially support local independent bookstores. Shoot and Goal! From 6/23-6/26, 2006: Buy MIA AND FRIENDS and more #truestories for kids at True Story Bookshop and get Free Standard Shipping—win, win! bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG... #kidlit

Tomorrow is #WorldGiraffeDay 🦒 I was lucky enough to meet & interview Dr. Anne Innis Dagg—the world’s first giraffologist! Read all about this trailblazer and advocate for giraffe conservation in my book ANNE AND HER TOWER OF GIRAFFES: amzn.to/4axaZLF 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #Kidlit #truestory #giraffes

TRUE STORY: At twelve, Opal Lee’s home was burned down on Juneteenth by an angry mob. Instead of being intimidated, Opal was determined to fight for national recognition of the holiday and true freedom. 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #Kidlit #truestory #juneteenth bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...

RIP David Hockney—He lives on through his art and every time a child reads To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney by Evan Turk  #kidlit #truestory #davidhockney 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...

@amy-guglielmo.bsky.social & Jacqueline Tourville share how they created Like a Rainbow: The Colorful Story of Cyndi Lauper, illustrated by @brigettebarrager.bsky.social The perfect gift for young music lovers! 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 Q&A: truestorybookshop.com/qa-with-auth... #kidlit #writingtips #truestory

Jacques Cousteau was born #onthisday Celebrate by reading the #truestory Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #summerreading bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...

‘99 Women’s #WorldCup flashback. Mia and Friends: Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood that Changed History. ⚽️ #soccer #kidlit #graphicnovel #truestory #womeninsports amzn.to/4uuBI2m

Need a summer reading list? Make is a #TrueStory list! #EduSky #booksky #kidlit truestorybookshop.com

10 years ago today, my first book was published: Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still, illus. by Christine Davenier. And this summer marks the 50th anniversary of #NadiaComaneci ’s perfect 10 at the Olympics. Share this #truestory w/your favorite little #gymnast: truestorybookshop.com/gymnastics/

Welcome back to the court #SerenaWilliams 🎾 It’s the perfect time to read SERENA: THE LITTLEST SISTER truestorybookshop.com/books-by-sub...

Need a #summerreadinglist for kids? Use this one from True Story Bookshop and find hundreds of books to choose from at truestorybookshop.com

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #kidlit #lgbtq+ #truestory Find these books and more: truestorybookshop.com/lgbtq/

Celebrate June birthdays with #truestories about the golfer who shattered the PGA’s color barrier, the world’s first giraffologist, the aviator whose adventures inspired a timeless children’s book, and more! truestorybookshop.com/june-birthda... 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 #kidlit #bornonthisday

#TRUESTORY : Walt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the crucial and heroic role he played tending to the wounded and dying in Civil War hospitals. #WaltWhitman #TheSoldiersFriend #bornonthisdate 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...

Happy #Caturday True stories about people who love cats! 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 truestorybookshop.com/cats/

RIP @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social Sonny Rollins lives on through his music and every time a child reads Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge. 🎷 truestorybookshop.com/books-by-sub...

“You can’t be what you can’t see.”—Sally Ride #bornonthisday 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 bookshop.org/a/17044/9780...

AAA projects 39.1 million people will be on the roads this wknd. For those asking “Are we there yet?”, here are roadtrip #truestories — by car, motorcycle, bike, & wheelchair: Opening the Road Pedal, Balance, Steer Bessie the Motorcycle Queen The Man in Motion #nationalroadtrip 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 Share these #truestories about #friendship with young readers: truestorybookshop.com/friendship/

#TRUESTORY: Inspired by refugees’ discarded life jackets, artist & activist Ai Weiwei created a bold installation that would grab the attention of the world. ON THE TOP OF A WAVE by @joannahowrites.bsky.social & Cátia Chien #BornOnThisDate #kidlit 📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 truestorybookshop.com/books-by-sub...

📚👍 💡📚 💙📚 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

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

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

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