In @lynnplourde.bsky.social's BIONIC BOY, inspired by the bravery of a former serviceman who's a quadruple amputee, superhero fan Benji considers the possibility of prosthetic hands for himself. W/its superhero theme, fast pace & focused storyline, this will be high interest for #MGLit readers. 📚👍🏻

Leaving 2025 & heading into 2026 with an empty space on the couch & an even bigger empty space in my heart. I miss Chloe the cutie puppy’s big personality every day & I think Bo does, too. Still working on adjusting to this new normal after almost 16 years with my best girl.

XOLO is a reimagined version of classic Aztec Quetzalcoatl myth, casting twin Xolo as hero in the creation story as he overcomes self-doubt & seeks redemption for his choices, even in the face of fear. Mythology paired w/art influenced by Aztec culture make this a winner. #kidlit 📚👍🏻

@linseedling.bsky.social's THE DIRT! brings the hidden world beneath our feet to light in this informative book about organisms & animals found in soil. This graphic nonfiction book that mixes facts & humor is the kind of book that's a hit with my school's readers. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary 📚👍🏻

In THREE BLUE HEARTS by @lynnekelly.bsky.social, after rescuing a beached octopus, Max finds unexpected bonds w/both the animal & the community. Filled w/fascinating information about octopus, a beautiful story of personal growth & empathy that will resonate with animal lovers. #MGLit

Oh, happy day! We've got mail! Our first #PictureBookPostcard has arrived! Please enjoy this postcard from @sylviaichen.bsky.social 's new book, Sparkles for Sunny. ✨ See the full postcard blog post here:

I've read and enjoyed a bunch of these, but found a few more to add to my list to read!

I AM THE RIVER: SARAH E. RAY AND THE BOB-LO BOAT by Leah Henderson & Patricia Lee Gauch w/art by Kristle Marshall sets story of Sarah Ray's fight for equality against historical background of Detroit River. Informative & fascinating tale of lesser known figure in US civil rights history. #kidlit

In THE THIRTEEN DOORS OF BLACK HOUSE by @llavoieauthor.bsky.social, during Maya's family vacation at the creepy mansion where her favorite author once lived, a supernatural mystery is unleashed straight from the pages of the author's books. Fast-paced & fantastic spooky read. #MGLit #TLSky

Day #26: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Unique Biographies for Kids. If you're looking for proof that we are in a Golden Age of Children's Literature, look no further than this list. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/26/3...

Merry Christmas to all celebrating today! Bo has found happiness in destroying a new Yule log toy & making a mess for me to clean. I’m still struggling to find bits of joy a month after losing his sweet doodle sister.

Good Morning Friends☕️ Please take a look at momsrising.org. They need volunteers to help send postcards out to moms about voting….trying to have those one on one talks to make sure we get people voting! It’s a hard working organization of wonderful MOMS💙

We crossed the 10,000 book checkout mark for the school year today! A nice milestone to hit as we slide into winter break—and over 1,000 books ahead of this time last year. Building a community of readers one book at a time! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

One more school day to go before winter break! Hoping I can find a few minutes at the end of the day to hide these 300 tiny snowflake beads for kids to find when they get back to school in January! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Still in school, so we’re having a little fun in the media center. 5th graders have been studying Don Quixote, so today we used our Finch robots w/forks, straws & tape, programming the robots to joust. Lots of problem solving & so much fun! #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky

Several of my school colleagues have live #DonorsChoose projects. From tools to help regulate emotions to assistive tech devices to consumables for engaging & accessible learning, we have lots going on! I know they'd appreciate any support. #ClearTheList www.donorschoose.org/donors/searc...

Crochet club crew has been working hard to finish their cup cozies before winter break starts later this week. Here are a few ready to go. I gave them to go cups filled with a cocoa packet and a candy cane to make a sweet gift for them to give to someone special. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Kids had an amazing time at the University of Maryland women’s basketball game today. Got to see the traditional MD flag drop & the team purposely tried multiple times to hit a 3 pointer to ensure the score hit 67. That brought down the house! #SchoolLibrary #EduSky

Taking 150 1st-3rd graders on a field trip to a women’s basketball game at the University of Maryland today. I grew up going to a variety of pro & college sporting events, but many of our students don’t get that opportunity, so I’m excited to share it with them. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Did a book tasting with 3rd graders this week to highlight some books in our collection that their teacher & I thought they might find interesting. They tried out biographies, fun fact, how to, nonfiction & chapter books. Lots of chatter & interest! #SchoolLibrary

My favorite school day is World Read Aloud Day in Feb. My students and I get to chat with famous authors for 20 minutes for free! They even read us one of their stories! It’s spectacular! If you are an #author or educator, visit LitWorld.org to learn how to participate. 📚 #WRAD #kidlit 📖 #edusky

I’ve been reading traditional tales with a twist this month w/our school community based special education classes. After reading THREE BILLY GOATS BUENOS, we made shape goats with cotton ball “beards” for some texture. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #kidlit #EduSky

Silent Book Club hot cocoa & donuts event was a huge hit. The 3rd & 4th graders were surprised by it & so excited. It’s not a big event, but a small tradition to share joy & community. One of our 4th graders even pulled out the cup cozy she made in crochet club for her cocoa! #SchoolLibrary #EduSky

Stage is set for my annual hot cocoa & donut party for our Silent Book Club crew. It’s been a rough few weeks for me personally & for our school community as well, so there’s definitely a need for some joy. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Thank you @aimeelucido.bsky.social for sharing your books with our school’s community of readers. Since this was #CSEdWeek, I’ve been reading EMMY IN THE KEY OF CODE & I’m really enjoying it. I can think of a few readers to hand it off to once I’m done! #kidlit #MGLit

We have lots of Gordon Korman fans in 5th grade so they were excited to watch this week’s @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social virtual visit to hear about RESTART & his career as an author. They gasped when they heard Ariana Grande was in the movie version of SWINDLE. #MGLit #SchoolLibrary

Today’s Silent Book Club stack. Got through most of them, even with close to 40 kids participating today across the 3 sessions. #SchoolLibrary #KidLit #TLSky

Formal observation today. It’ll be with 5th grade students doing Hour of Code activities. Technology can be unpredictable, so hopefully that’s the right call…I keep reminding myself that I have only one more evaluation cycle left in my teaching career after this one. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Charging up my BeeBot army so they’re ready for first grade later on today! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

I might not be feeling super merry & bright right now, but I made sure the display outside of the media center captured the warmth & magic of the holiday season. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Today’s Silent Book Club stack! Not sure I’ll get through all of them, but I’ll give it a try. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary

Bo survived day 2 of being a solo dog while I was at work. He has retreated to my bed and is under the weighted blanket. Not sure it’s meant for a small-ish dog, but if it’s giving him comfort right now, I’m all for it. As for me, I only cried 3 times at work today. Missing Chloe is rough…

Wintery weather means a delayed school opening. That's a win for my little pup who was not happy about being left by himself when I went to work yesterday. Two hours is not a lot, but his world (and mine) has been rocked by the loss of his fluffy big sister, so any little bit helps now.

Left school on Tuesday with this ready to go. Now I’m sort of regretting it. With losing my big dog over break and hosting a team in the media center to manage fingerprinting & new id badges for staff, I’m not sure I’m ready for all that energy, but guess I’ll have to be!

Are you ready to celebrate the books you know, and discover the ones you had no idea about? December's gonna be a WHOLE THING!! afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/30/i...

Made it through a first without my sweet Chloe girl this morning. Took Bo to his grooming appointment solo. He survived and so did I, but his tail was matted so now it looks like a lion’s tail…

This morning I said a peaceful goodbye to Chloe, my big goldendoodle. At so very close to making it to sweet 16, she far surpassed the life expectancy for a dog her size & filled pretty much every minute with her feisty, friendly, fearless & fun personality. (1/2)

As much as it hurts, it’s time. 20 hours left with my sweet girl Chloe. She’s struggling to stand and I think her body is starting to shut down. We’ll spend the rest of her time together on the couch resting and enjoying favorite treats.

Today I am grateful for more time with this almost 16 year old hot mess ball of fluff lazing in the sun. It’s been a rough 2 weeks & I’m not sure how many more days are ahead, so I’m treasuring every single one & giving my best girl lots of love & treats. #thankful

@meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social's GATHER GRATEFUL (w/art by Alexandra Finkeldey) is a beautiful story for Thanksgiving. Poetic text highlights how humans & animals come together in the fall preparing for changes to come in winter, accompanied by a standout warm color palette accented w/blues. #kidlit

Finished HAUNTED U.S.A. by Heather Alexander w/art by Sam Kalda. This well-researched collection of one page spooky stories/folklore/legends (one from each state plus DC) will thrill & satisfy readers looking for the stories behind the scare. More chills than jump scares here. #MGLit

Last thing I did before leaving school today was hide 230 mini bows throughout the media center. Had to do something to follow up the dinosaur hunts from Dino-vember! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

The Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025 childmind.org/article/the-... @childmindinstitute.bsky.social

College Day at school today! Representing the University of Wisconsin and trying to find a school appropriate clip of Jump Around to share with students.

We’re working 2 days this week—early release days for kids, full days for teachers to do conferences. It was so nice of the PTSA to treat teacher members to lunch today!

When you walk into your child’s school, do you recognize the expertise you bring as someone who works in libraries — and the impact that gives you to be a champion for school libraries and public education? Listen to this week's conversation at Library Land Loves!

In honor of Thanksgiving our school community based special education class listened to TURKEY TROUBLE by Wendi Silvano w/art by Lee Harper with a @noveleffect.bsky.social soundscape, then made fun & festive paper plate turkeys. #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #kidlit

Learn how one library is working to reverse low reading scores.

Thank you for your service @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social ! THIS is the kind of review school librarians need. “This book is amazing and it will take some creativity to maintain in our collection.” #TLSky

Crochet club is making progress on their coffee cup cozies! A few are finished & many are well underway. While there was some resistance at first to doing a project together instead of everyone doing their own thing, they're proud of having something to show for their efforts. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky