Dear teachers, are you reading THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with your class? This Educators’ Guide may be helpful! It's free on my website. Thank you for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/j7TP1N6 @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit

“My goal in speaking is to get kids’ brains firing with new ideas. I want them raising their hands. I want them asking questions.” I'd love to connect with your readers through a virtual school visit! I’m proud to be represented by @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. buff.ly/eXeGFgU

“None of us gets long on this lush and lovely planet. Don’t relinquish any of your precious life to whoever it is who has hurt you.” 🎪🐘✨ @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit

Here's a list of Black-owned bookstores to support this #BlackHistoryMonth, and every month! Thank you to my favorite audiobook provider, @libro.fm, for creating this browsable map: buff.ly/z6F2PPb #Booksky

I'm honored that my #mglit book, THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN, has been nominated for the 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal! Thank you to the students, teachers, and librarians who recommended my book to the committee. It means the world. buff.ly/7Yy7jPy

Thank you Maryland. Thank you @kaaauthor.bsky.social for writing this book with me. Thank you most of all to the children who read DOGTOWN and voted for it. Look at this incredible Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. I am verklempt! @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit #Booksky

What is ‘National Shutdown Day’ on Jan. 30 - and do you plan to participate? www.boston.com?post_type=po...

#WritingTip: Write about what you want desperately to understand. I wrote what I knew, but it bored me. When I write about what I don’t know, what I don’t understand, and what I wish with the deepest part of myself could be … my writing gets better.

This was an incredibly imaginative story. Deeply felt, philosophical, and wildly original. Congratulations to Aubrey Hartman!

I am also a Candace Fleming fan. Just read Death in the Jungle. Another phenomenal Fleming title!

I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...

I remember getting the call from the Newbery Committee at 4:15 AM. I was used to dreaming big, but until that day I had little experience having my dreams come true. To everyone whose dreams come true tomorrow: Congratulations! #ALAyma

"The dogs of Dogtown are as fancy as you'll find anywhere. Collies and corgis, shar-peis and sheepdogs, oodles of schnoodles, poodles, and labradoodles… plus plenty of mutts like me." 🐶💙 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Why I love dogs . . .

"My name is Hank Hooperman, but my little sister calls me Pooperman. We are Hooperman and Pooperman, according to Boo. I'd like it to be Hooperman and Superman, but try telling that to Boo." 🏀💙 #Booksky #mglit

Today is Al Capone's birthday, and I'm thinking about my #TalesFromAlcatraz series. Did you know that the first book's title, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS, has historic resonance? Capone’s first job in the penitentiary was working in the laundry facility! 👕

If you plan to read THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with your class this year, this Educators’ Guide may be helpful! It's free on my website. Thank you so much for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/zyhOlms @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Educators, I hope you had warm and wonderful holidays! As we head into the school year, I wanted to share the "Resources" page on my website. You can find teaching guides, discussion questions, and more for many of my books! 📚 buff.ly/JIZonp4

My very first book was MOONSTRUCK, a picture book about an ambitious cow. I can't believe it's almost 30 years old—I published it in 1997! But I remember the thrill of seeing my first book in a bookstore window like it was yesterday. 🐄🌖

Teacher friends, are you planning author visits for this year? I'd love to meet your class for a virtual visit! Here's my speaking page, which includes a list of possible presentations, contact info, and more. I can't wait to talk with your readers. buff.ly/AwSygf8

I'm thinking about how grateful I am to make a living doing what I love. Thank you, readers. I am one lucky author. What are you grateful for?

Happy #NewYearsDay. On the first day of the new year, I am thinking about our kids. To each librarian, teacher, bookseller, parent, writer, and friend: Here's to giving the kids our hope and our open hearts this year. ❤️

This year, I worked on two new books, including one with my friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social. I celebrated THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with wonderful readers, booksellers, and educators. I read so many books I loved. I hope you did, too. Let's have a memorable new year of stories.

These are some books I loved reading this year. What were some of your favorites?

Dear readers, thank you for all the love you've shown for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series this year. Your messages, reviews, and comments mean so much to me. Especially when I hear that you've shared the books with kids who need them. Happy holidays. 💙

Today is Jólabókaflóðið, or "Christmas Book Flood" — the Icelandic tradition of gifting books to friends and family, then enjoying an evening of reading with chocolate or hot cocoa. That sounds like the perfect holiday tradition to me! 📚🍫 #Jolabokaflod #Booksky

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! ⭐ Wishing you a warm and bright holiday season with your family and friends.

Writing the Dogtown trilogy with my friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social has been a highpoint of my career. Who knew it would be so much fun to collaborate? @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit

Holiday gatherings call for a good dessert or two. Do you remember Natalie's favorite lemon cake from AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS? I share a recipe for it on my website! 🍋 I hope you love it as much as Natalie does. buff.ly/srLOm0z

What book are you most looking forward to reading right now? I just finished SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley. And I’m about to reread FAR FROM THE TREE by Andrew Solomon.

#WritingTip: Make your story a little better than it was the day before. There are times when the page in front of me is a mess. What to do? Make one thing better than it was the day before. And day by day, week by week, the story comes to life.

"Of course Fastball knows my name. The convicts know my sister's favorite cake (lemon) and my father's favorite book (Leaves of Grass). Last year Dad forgot mom's birthday, and a convict reminded him. The prison yard knows everything." 🗝️⚾️

Teacher friends, are you planning author visits for next year? I'd absolutely love to meet your class for a virtual visit. Here's my speaking page, which includes a list of possible presentations, contact info, and more. I can't wait to talk with your readers. buff.ly/y387AEF

I think books make the best gifts. And my favorite place to buy books is at indie bookstores. 🎁 Which bookstores will you buy books from this holiday season?

Just realized I need to dump 50 pages of the novel I'm working on. It's hard to kill your darlings. Even so, the book has become more agile without them. Maybe it's like the diet my dog has been on. She hates it so much. But now she jumps on the bed effortlessly.

This time last year, I was learning that THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN was being included on annual "Best Books" lists, from Kirkus Reviews to local school libraries. It meant the world to me. Thank you to everyone who has shared this book, especially with kids who need it.

I'm so thankful for the support I've received from indie bookstores over the years. On this #SmallBusinessSaturday, let's shower our bookstores with love. It's a great day to shop for the holidays or treat yourself. You always deserve a book, right?

I was so excited when THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN was chosen as Bee's Bookshelf Book of the Month for November! 🐝 I loved recording this video about the book, my relationship to words, and one word that I wish for all of you! buff.ly/SJurTyE @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social

Educators, if you're using one of my books in school this year, I hope you'll check out this page full of discussion guides, resources, and activities for many of my books! 📚💫 buff.ly/U1pCJyr #mglit

Thank you to Naomi Chamblin, the lovely owner of Napa Bookmine, and Michelle Cardozo, the new librarian at Blue Oak for hosting me. A day spent with kids is the best kind of day.

I'm thrilled that THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN is Bee's Bookshelf Book of the Month for November! 🐝 You can enter this giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the book. Good luck, and happy reading! buff.ly/yxdmkJ8 @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social

I don't think there's any better way to recharge your writing batteries than collaboration. 💙 It's been such a joy to write three Dogtown books with my friend @choldenko.bsky.social. We can't wait to share more about book three soon. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit

I want to thank Brein Lopez, manager of @childrensbookworld.bsky.social. Brein was on the Judy Lopez committee, which awarded the 2025 Medal to Hank Hooperman. I even launched my first book at CBW in 1997! (Brein was not there then, but still.) Thank you, Brein—an unsung hero of the book world!

Love to see the Dutch translation of DOGTOWN! 🐶 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social Thank you to read.y on Instagram for the photo.

I loved researching the #TalesFromAlcatraz books. Here's a fun fact: After prohibition was repealed, Al Capone lobbied to get expiration dates placed on milk cartons. He had a whole fleet of trucks and needed a Unique Selling Proposition for his new product! 🥛🗝️

Here's a bit of hope. We have received an offer to publish DOGTOWN in the Ukraine. Makes me cry every time I think about it. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social

"I love my mom and she loves me. But everything she does gets me in trouble. What happens when you love someone like that?" Thank you to everyone who has shared Hank and Boo's with a kid who needs it.

My dad worked at Walt Disney Studios his entire career. His whole life, he dreamed of having his book published. After he died, my brother was determined to make Dad’s dream come true. 38 years after his death, Dad's book was published. buff.ly/YU1v8lD

"Your heart is a muscle. It grows stronger the more you use it." 🐶💙 #Dogtown @kaaauthor @MacKidsBooks #mglit

#WritingTip: Say yes, and... If you encourage your muse, she will hand you more ideas. If you belittle and disparage your own ideas, your muse will go on strike. So say yes, and...