I haven’t popped in here in a while and now see I’ve missed so much! New followers, fan photos and other interesting bookish tidbits. Hoping to spend this holiday weekend returning the follows and catching up with everyone’s news!

No better way to celebrate #EarthDay than visiting THREE schools to share my new book How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up! Thank you Anderson’s Bookshop for making it happen! #independentbookstoreday is every day!

For a beautiful Tiklun Olam story check out ONE SMALL SPARK by @ruthspiro.bsky.social and illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Kyrlov. https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2146

Congratulations to @ruthspiro.bsky.social!!!

We love author visits! Thank you @ruthspiro.bsky.social for dropping by & signing stock before your Maysville Elementary visit!

Don’t miss this 2025 Illinois Reads book! IRC is also thrilled that many of the authors will be joining us at the 2025 Illinois Reading Council Conference! Find out more at: www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i... illinoisreads.org #IRCreads @ILReadCouncil @ruthspiro.bsky.social

If anybody is looking to buy a book that explains at a child’s reading level about justice and rules here you go. Also, he has two moms.

Are you ready to repair the world or maybe just improve it and make it right? Ruth Spiro drops by to talk about her latest, as well as the concept of tikkun olam in today's society just in time for the Jewish High Holiday season: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/10/09/b...

Remember when I warned about this in November? Back in 2017 I found the dot gov websites I’d used to research my climate book for kids were gone. Writers, if you rely on any of these websites for research start downloading whatever you need NOW. #kidlit #writingcommunity

Chicago area k-12 art teachers. My college is hosting a show just for you and your work! Please share! tinyurl.com/beyondthebel...

It is abhorrent and inhumane but when disaster strikes, the industry of misinformation sees dollar signs and has a feast. How do we fight back? Technology won't get us out of this mess, but using our heads will. www.kqed.org/news/1202195... #EduSky #misinformation #LAFires #AI

Wondering what you can do about climate change? Here are some suggestions:

Educators, check out this amazing opportunity!

Writers, if your work includes research/data from federal agencies, download docs or take screenshots of what you need NOW. In 2017 I discovered many online resources I’d used for my book on climate science had been taken down. (EPA, NOAA, etc.) #kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi

So excited to discover ONE SMALL SPARK: A Tikkum Olam Story by @ruthspiro.bsky.social and Victoria Tentier-Krylov! The theme of “repairing the world” one small step at a time is a wonderful inspiration for my Grade 1 students (and me) as we begin 2025. #picturebook #primaryedusky #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Looks like Anthropologie has a new Seinfeld-inspired collection. Friends, if I’m invited to appear on the Today Show I WILL WEAR THE PUFFY SHIRT!!! #seinfeld

Looking forward to sharing LOVE GROWS 🪴 at the Illinois Reading Council conference in March! Will you be there? @harperkids.bsky.social

The only purchase I’m making today will be popcorn at the movie theater. (Wicked - Can’t wait!) Next week I’m visiting 2 indie bookshops, The Book Stall & Anderson’s, to pick out a few gifts. Anyone else opting out of shopping today?

Lots of interesting titles here for my TBR list. Also, shop small and shop local - support independent bookstores! 📚📚📚

Keep writing stories that touch your heart—and then your stories will touch others’ hearts too. 💜 #writingcommunity #writers #kidlit

2025 Illinois Reads Books go.bsky.app/GUagdk7 “Illinois Reads” was introduced by the Illinois Reading Council in March 2013. It encourages people to read books by Illinois authors. Each year, the program offers a new list of six books in six different age levels. illinoisreads.org #illinoisreads

Writers, if your work includes research/data from federal agencies, download docs or take screenshots of what you need NOW. In 2017 I discovered many online resources I’d used for my book on climate science had been taken down. (EPA, NOAA, etc.) #kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi

HAPPY SPARKLY BOOK BIRTHDAY WEEK to my friend, @ruthspiro.bsky.social and her new book with Victoria Tentler Krylov (ILLUS). Ruth says that it's a book of her heart! I know all too well what this means. Congrats! ❤️PJM #TikkunOlam @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

I am only missing the palaeontology one 😂 my big guy has gone through them all already. One day, we read the thermodynamics book 15x in one day. Here is 1/2 of the collection. The rest are in his room

Had a little fun while waiting for my virtual school visit to start. Bonus, my sweater from Target happens to match the cover!

I currently have 5 invite codes generously donated to give out. Four of these are specifically meant for people in the kidlit community who plan to be ACTIVE here (not just creating a placeholder). If you know of someone (& can vouch for that person) who needs a code, pls have them contact me cont'd

Hi, all! I’m an author of (mostly) STEM-themed picture books and board books. I do school visits both in-person and virtual. Let’s connect!

Trump met with pharma lobbyists and nixed his promise to have Medicare negotiate drug prices. Biden just announced Medicare would negotiate drug prices on ten popular drugs used by millions of seniors. The first is empty talk. The second is bold action.

Reskeet with something you own that most people don’t. Here’s mine: An iconic Pete Souza photo, signed and gifted to me by the photographer. We met at a book festival and he’s just as delightful as you would imagine.