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The Best Picture Books to Read in the Winter | Book Riot buff.ly/8PsvwJD

Hello! #teachers #librarians #skybrarians #edusky Time to sign up for World Read Aloud Day! Check out my books and send me an email! I'd love to give kids a preview of THE OCEAN'S HEART, due out March 3!! Or read A RIVER OF DUST!!! jilannehoffmann.com/my-books/

Heading to #NCTE2025? Don’t miss our session: Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year 📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST 📍 Room 705 #LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025

It’s Publisher’s Marketplace Official! My 2nd 📕 SUMMER IS VERANO IN EL CAMPO will be published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social! Gracias to my editor Natalia Vázquez Torres, my agent @kissedbyink.bsky.social @belcastroagency.bsky.social illustrator Esther Diana, & @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social community!

Coming soon: new projects from @cassimccreight.bsky.social @sheilaluvsbooks.bsky.social @natashakhankazi.bsky.social + more buff.ly/H5r9uc6

My 2nd picture book SUMMER IS VERANO IN EL CAMPO will be published in 2027 by @charlesbridge.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉Thanks to my editor Natalia Vázquez Torres, my agent @kissedbyink.bsky.social, illustrator Esther Diana & @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social community for your support! @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social

Coming soon: new projects from @cassimccreight.bsky.social @sheilaluvsbooks.bsky.social @natashakhankazi.bsky.social + more buff.ly/H5r9uc6

Invest in you! Final day for early bird pricing! Register for the Latinx Storytellers Conference, a conference unlike any other!

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings. Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

That’s my @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social mentee!!! Congratulations, Citlali! I can’t wait for everyone to read your beautiful stories!

Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

A lot of folks have asked me what they can do to fight back. One way is to support candidates in special elections like this one in New York.

Trump blows millions on Daytona 500 propaganda as states suffer disasters. Europe scrambles for solutions while Trump snubs allies. Vance flops on the global stage. The MeidasTouch Podcast breaks it all down at 8pm EST/5pm PT!

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Trump posted 14 times about his Daytona 500 trip—but not once about the deadly flooding in multiple states.

Spread the word! Natasha Triplett is a #PBRisingStars mentor this year, and if you’re an UNAGENTED writer who loves familial storytelling, she could the perfect mentor for you! Check out her mentor profile here, and register for #MeetTheMentors on Feb 25! www.pbrisingstars.com/natashatripp...

Last day to bid!

Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?

🚨 JD Vance is now laying the groundwork to undo the separation of powers. This is extremely dangerous.

You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.

Love this! 🫶🏾

Auction Open to all writers, illustrators, & educators! 👉🏽 bit.ly/lkbfauction25 📚 BID NOW! 🎉 Last year’s auction helped expand our support for schools & educators: 1360 books donated, 30 free school visits funded!! Your bid NOW can make a bigger impact. 💪 #writersofbluesky

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy voted against FAA funding in 2019 during his time in Congress. His vote to defund the air safety agency raises questions about his current role overseeing transportation safety.

The #lkbf25 Publishing Auction is LIVE from Feb 1 to Feb 14! Auction proceeds benefit the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, a 501(c)3 nonprofit literacy organization. A portion of the proceeds will go toward providing new books for schools impacted by the Los Angeles fires. bit.ly/lkbfauction25

A U.S. military veteran was reportedly among those detained

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

In December, these 44 Republicans voted against the American Relief Act, a bill providing relief funds for hurricane and wildfire victims and also funds for wildfire prevention.

The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year. 12 people. $2 trillion. Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

FELIZ DÍA DE LOS REYES! The Three Kings stopped by Casa Bagley in the wee hours of the morning with treats and gifts. May the blessings and magic of this special season reach you wherever you are as well! Que viva La tradición!

Had a wonderful time at Charlotte’s Three Kings Day Celebration sponsored by @levinemuseum. Thanks to a GoFund Me campaign I was able to donate 40 signed and personalized copies of my picture book LA NOCHE BEFORE THREE KINGS DAY (HarperCollins) to children, families, and teachers there!

Excited to celebrate Three Kings Day and share the joy of reading! 🎉 Help me gift a book to children in need. Every little bit counts! Please share and donate to spread the magic! ❤📚 gofund.me/f2a4c0ba

It’s Time … I offer an interactive holiday storytime that has kids dancing, playing invisible instruments, and doing call and response. I assure you, No one will be sleeping! To inquire about an interactive Author Visit and my rates, go to my website: www.sheilacolonbagley.com

Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.

Celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage Month with some of my favorite pictures books by Puerto Rican authors! #puertorico #books #bookrecommendations