Who needs the dark? Birds do! Shielded, downward-directed fixtures provide light where needed without confusing or distracting birds, especially during their migratory seasons. For more information, check out: birdsafe.ca/lighting/ #internationaldarkskyweek #whoneedsthedark #darkness

Who needs the dark? Pollinators do! As you plan your garden this spring, add some night-blooming plants for nighttime pollinators. #darksky #whoneedsthedark #internationaldarkskyweek darksky.org @owlkids.bsky.social @darkskyintl.bsky.social

April is here and so is a new issue of Margin Notes. This month you'll find notes on learning from darkness, working from the overflow, and picture book picks on #hope in action (with a dose of music). Check it out here: mailchi.mp/1e8a6785b00a... #newsletter #marginnotes #picturebooks

Thank you to @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne (and a bit about my own writing habits too)! #writing #kidlit #picturebookbiography @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Very exciting to see The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne at the EBYR book at the Texas Library Association conference! #TXLA2026 #CeciliaPayne #picturebooks

Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) will soon be celebrating its second #Easter. Unlike most Easter books for children, Rise covers the full fifty days of this season that stretches to Pentecost. Rise is part of a series with Make Room, Breathe, and Look! #churchyear #picturebook

Want more picture book news? Follow our 2026 Bluesky #PictureBooksEh creators through our Starter Pack!

I'm so happy to be part of this wonderful collective again in 2026, with two new books: The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and Around the Circle (and possibly a third in the fall). #canadianwriters #canadianillustrators #picturebooks

"Other children looked up at the stars and imagined...celestial campfires, twinkling diamonds...But Cecilia saw a mystery to be solved."- @lauraalary.bsky.social My review: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @eastwestcoast.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE: DISCOVERING THE STUFF OF STARS by @lauraalary.bsky.social & Yas Imamura is a top pick for Women’s History Month. Resources & interview on Children's Book Corner blog incl. extensive list of biographies. #EduSky #KidLit #Libsky www.judybradbury.com/biography/th...

Thank you for the warm review @ccmalandrinos.bsky.social

Margin Notes for March includes reflections on branding, identity, finding your path--and some #picturebook picks for #Lent and #Easter. mailchi.mp/145bc1a68e2a... #newsletter #picturebooks

It's a great feeling when a reviewer reads your book with as much attention and care as Emily Schneider has in this Imaginary Elevator blog post on The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: imaginaryelevators.blog/2026/02/25/s... @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #womeninscience #womeninstem

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we're celebrating all the past, current, and future world changers! ⚛️🔭🧪 Read about one of these #feminist pioneers in THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE —available now. #everyvoiceinscience #womeninstem #girlsinstem

What a pleasure to have a chance to chat with illustrator @yasimamura.bsky.social about our new book, The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne! @ebyrbooks.bsky.social lauraalary.ca/2026/02/08/a... #ceciliapayne #womeninstem #picturebookbiography #picturebookillustration #STEMbooks

A new month means a new issue of Margin Notes. This month includes notes on books for troubled times, and the connection between reading, memory, and resistance, along with book news and picture book picks. Find it here: mailchi.mp/fe9e3d0472f0... #newsletter #picturebooks #marginnotes

NEW POST: "The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne" by @lauraalary.bsky.social! "I feel akin to Cecilia: she was sometimes shy and socially awkward, a voracious reader, and broadly curious.... But the moment in Cecilia’s life that touched me most was when that self-confidence faltered." #kidlit

Warm thanks to @deborahkalb.bsky.social for the chance to talk about The Curious Life of #CeciliaPayne, a picture book biography about the young #astronomer who figured out what stars are made of ⭐ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #womeninSTEM

Beautifully written and illustrated, inspiring story of Cecilia Payne, a #womaninSTEM who only wavered once in the face of wrong-headed criticism. Turned out she was right! 📚👍 #STEM #librarians #EduSky #kidlit jilannehoffmann.com/2026/01/23/t...

I appreciate the chance to talk in more depth about The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and Jena Benton's thoughtful questions allowed me to do that: jenabenton.com/2026/01/22/s... #ceciliapayne #womeninstem #picturebookbiography @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social

I'm very excited that The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne is among this constellation of starred books! 🌟 #ceciliapayne #picturebooks #astronomy #womeninstem @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Thank you to the New England Independent Booksellers Association for the chance to present THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE, illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social and published by @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Watch for it on January 27th, 2026🌟 #ceciliapayne #womeninSTEM #picturebookbiography

I'm delighted to see Who Needs the Dark? on this list. Thank you to The Children's Book Council for highlighting these dreamy books! @cbcbooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #readaloud #storytime

Check out Betsy's preview of our Spring 2026 titles! Thank you again and again, @fuse8.bsky.social!

The Curious Life of Celia Payne provides a “stellar salute to the feminist scientist who showed us what stars are truly made of” @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Booth 206 #AASL25 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

So honoured to be on this list! The Curious of Life of Cecilia Payne will be published on January 27th 🌟 #picturebookbiography #picturebook #womeninstem

In honour of the publication of The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne on January 27th, and to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, my newsletter features pairs of #picturebook biographies of women in #STEM. @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Read it here: mailchi.mp/ee9065b2d4f0...

Here's to a new year of great Canadian picture books! Please follow our 2026 authors & illustrators on Bluesky who are participating in Picture Books, Eh! Check out our Starter Pack below! Anyone interested in joining our little co-promotional community can get in touch at [email protected].

A new children's book, The Christmas That Almost Wasn't by Laura Alary, had me thinking about how we can make Christmas memorable even if things don't go as we planned. @lauraalary.bsky.social maryloudriedger2.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/a...

The December issue of my newsletter Margin Notes just went out to subscribers. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/ebdd30bbab1b... #newsletter #picturebooks #kidlit

Thank you to @picturebookseh.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell a bit more of the story behind the story! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebook #christmasbook #christmasbooksforkids

Call out to traditionally published Canadian picture book creators with books coming out in 2026! Picture Books, Eh! is inviting anyone interested in joining our co-promotional community to get in touch: [email protected]. @canscaip.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit

I'm looking forward to it's arrival (the book, not another asteroid). Congratulations, @karenkrossing.com!

Inspired by the ice storm of 2013, The Christmas that Almost Wasn't is about coping with change and disappointment. It is also filled with hope, peace, joy, and love, making it a perfect #Advent read-aloud: www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

Happy #TeacherTuesday! We'd like to feature WHO NEEDS THE DARK? by @lauraalary.bsky.social and #RisaHugo 🤍 This is an #InformationalPictureBook that incorporates #STEM content to gently encourage readers to look at the dark in new ways. 🌙 #TeacherTuesdays #OKBTeacherTuesdays #BookSky #TeacherSky

Who Needs the Dark? may be the book you didn't know you needed this #Halloween. It's got an adorable black cat, glowing fungi, and even a skeleton or two, but it's message is reassuring: the dark doesn't need to be scary! @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social #picturebook #kidlit #darkness

I am delighted that THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE is among the books on this list! Having @fuse8.bsky.social read and review one of my books has been a quiet hope for some time. #STEMbooks #kidlit #ceciliapayne #picturebookbio @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

I thoroughly enjoyed having this long-distance conversation with Ana Eguaras, illustrator of The Christmas That Almost Wasn't. You can read our chat here: lauraalary.ca/2025/10/08/a... @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebooks #picturebook #christmasbook #kidlit #illustrator

October 6-10 is #ScienceLiteracyWeek. As a writer of #Stem #PictureBooks, I am glad to contribute to a better understanding of science among children. #Teachers, here are a few book suggestions! @pajamapress.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T, a story about how we respond when our cherished plans are disrupted, and about finding community, consolation, and hope in darkness. Illustrated by Ana Eguaras 🎨 @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #christmas #christmasbooks

It was a pleasure to have this long-distance conversation with illustrator Risa Hugo about the art in our book Who Needs the Dark? lauraalary.ca/2025/09/17/a... @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #canadianillustrator #picturebooks #picturebook

Thanks to @picturebookseh.bsky.social for the chance to share some of the story behind the story.

📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Sea in my Cells Laura Alary & Andrea Blinick @lauraalary.bsky.social & @angelajrey.bsky.social I really adore books about the water cycle. The non-fiction content is well presented and fun to explore with the littles!

Happy Book Birthday to Who Needs the Dark? The Many Ways Living Things Depend on Darkness @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social It's a good season to get to know the beauty and goodness of the dark #darkness #darksky #nightsky #ecology #picturebooks #readaloud

And, finally, WHO NEEDS THE DARK? by @lauraalary.bsky.social with illustrations by client @risahugo.bsky.social shows the dark is good for all of us. #picturebook #kidlit

Thanks to Kirkus Reviews for these words about WHO NEEDS THE DARK? This nonfiction love-letter to darkness, illustrated by Risa Hugo and published by @owlkids.bsky.social is coming your way on September 16, 2025: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #picturebook #kidlit #whoneedsthedark

@andreablinick.bsky.social and I would love to see you this Sunday (August 10th) at our book event celebrating Sea in My Cells and Wind, Stop Blowing! Join us rain or shine! ☀️💦🌧🌊 @pajamapress.bsky.social @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit

A good choice for these next weeks of transition to a new school year #picturebook #backtoschool #transitions #change

If you love the dark, this book is for you. If you don't, this book is for you too 🖤

Who Needs the Dark? and The Christmas That Almost Wasn't aren't exactly summery, but I'm thrilled to see them in the company of all these new Canadian #picturebooks @owlkids.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social