That was fun! Thanks @jcostabates.bsky.social for the photo, and time w/ Lesa & James Ransome!

Loving my 1st @highlightsfound.bsky.social

Day made! @mychal3ts.bsky.social in Louisville!

📚👍Happy #WorldGratitudeDay!🌎🙏 In 2021 I reviewed this lovely picture book to commemorate this holiday: FOR EVERY LITTLE THING by June Cotner & @nancytupperling.bsky.social Here's my review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit #PB #bookreview #grateful @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Thrilled to share the cover of Irene Latham's & Charles Waters' next book. FOR THE WIN: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes from Lerner Books which comes out March 2026. Grateful to have been invited to write one of the poems!

Excited for the @scbwisfneb.bsky.social Oktoberfest 2025 Conference/San Ramon, CA/Oct. 18th! My session highlights traditional illustration & the full book process for HEARTS IN MY POCKET by @nancytupperling.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social! ✅Reg is open now! www.scbwi.org/events/oktob...

Thank you Ava!!

So many sightings of Hearts in my Pocket in SF! Thank you, CA libraries & bookstores! @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social

Newly Updated! 18 Hiking and Camping Books for Kids buff.ly/4vmOT8x via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #Hiking #camping #KidLit

Thank you!! @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social & I are so appreciative!

Wow! Thank you Valerie Fentress for your spot-on review of Hearts In My Pocket. Happy ❤️s is the #bookofthemonth for May! @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social #kidlit

Thank you so much @stefankarlsson.bsky.social Very grateful, esp to Alina's illustrations.

Thank you @sierraclub.org & Katie O'Reilly for this lovely review of Bless the Earth & more! www.sierraclub.org/sierra/16-ki...

Honored to be part of two anthologies on this list by @imaginationsoup.bsky.social For Every Little Thing (Eerdmans) & If I Could Choose a Best Day (Candlewick) imaginationsoup.net/best-poetry-...

Pretty darn fun! Tks @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social & Boston Authors Club

Looking forward to tomorrow at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social

8 Children’s Books with Heart (and Soul) & 2 Book GIVEAWAY to teacher or librarian! - Pragmatic Mom buff.ly/LXRHnRh via @pragmaticmom @nancytupperling.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #giveaway #teachers #librarians

It's been a week!! Had to make it into an Irish Blessing. #irishblessing #poets #authorslife

Launching tomorrow! If I Could Choose a Best Day @candlewickpress.bsky.social @charleswaters.bsky.social & Irene Latham

Thanks to @peterhreynolds.bsky.social for this print.

It’s a Happy ❤️s Day GIVEAWAY! Win a hardcopy of HEARTS IN MY POCKET by @nancytupperling.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social We’ll pick TWO WINNERS at random. Enter by 2/19/25 midnight PST. 💜Please comment with anything that brings a ❤️ in your pocket 💚tag a friend for an extra chance

#giveaway ❤️s

Grateful to PHR for his blurb for ❤️s @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social @hachetteus.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social

Thank you! Alina Chau's illustrations made Double Happiness shine!

Thanks, Northern Lights Book Award! We're thrilled! @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #poetry

Welcome to 2025 Author sponsor @nancytupperling.bsky.social ! Nancy Tupper Ling is a children’s author, poet, book seller and librarian. Her latest books are Bless the Earth with co-editor, June Cotner, and Hearts in My Pocket. readyourworld.org/2025-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

Welcome to 2025 Author sponsor @nancytupperling.bsky.social ! Bless the Earth is a beautifully illustrated collection of poems and prayers to help children develop an appreciation for the natural world. readyourworld.org/2025-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

Fun West Coast Launch Day for Hearts In My Pocket w/ @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social at @lindentree.bsky.social

Bundle up! It's cold out there!!

Thank you!

This weekend! Can't believe I get to hang out with @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social for our first launch together at @lindentree.bsky.social All my NorCal friends, please join us! 10:30 am on 1/12

Exciting news from Northern Lights Book Awards for Bless the Earth with coauthor June Cotner & our many contributing poets! Grateful!

Thank you @imaginationsoup.bsky.social for this lovely list and for including ❤️s in my Pocket! @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social @unionsqandco.bsky.social imaginationsoup.net/best-picture...

Check out these INCREDIBLE gift ideas for writers in the #24CarrotWriting Holiday Gift List ⬇️ 24carrotwriting.com/-blog/2024-w... @cedarpruitt.bsky.social @pamvau.bsky.social @jcostabates.bsky.social @hopelim.bsky.social @colleenpaeff.bsky.social @nancytupperling.bsky.social

Yes!!

Today Leilah enters the world in Hearts in my Pocket! East Coast Launch is this Sunday, 2 pm, at @bluebunnybooks West Coast Launch is at @lindentreereads Los Altos on Sunday, January 12th, at 10:30 am @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social

That was fun! Tks @writersloftma.bsky.social

#24CarrotWriting just posted their Holiday book-pick wrap up and I'm adding all their recommendations to my list 📚⬇️ www.24carrotwriting.com/book-picks/h...

Thank you @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social for including Hearts in my Pocket on your Favs for December! Honored! @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social @unionsqandco.bsky.social Happy to sign if anyone orders from Silver Unicorn or your local indie.

That was fun! @kariallenwrites.bsky.social #NCTE @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Getting close! 12-10-24 is release day for Hearts In My Pocket, illustrated by @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social #kidlit

Great news from Kirkus Reviews! Shirley & I are so grateful that they "got" Hearts in My Pocket. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... For preorders, head to www.unionsquareandco.com/978145494974...

Thank you Canvas Rebel & those who've helped along the way! canvasrebel.com/conversation...

Yes, but hard to afford anything! www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

Thanks for being there!

Newly Updated! 20 Children’s Books for Earth Day buff.ly/3PJrppG via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #sustainability #KidLit @nancytupperling.bsky.social

Excited to share ❤️HEARTS in my POCKET, Coming in Dec, by the amazing @nancytupperling.bsky.social and Union Square Kids! 👀👏Cover reveal tomorrow! #kidlit #childrensbooks #author #illustrator #picturebook #unionsquarekids #nancytupperling

Honored! Thank you!

Gorgeous review thanks to Carol Varsalona! beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2024/06/bles...