It’s such a thrill to have written a brand-new episode for the wildly popular ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS series on Epic! 🐾✨ Huge thanks to the fantastic team, including Chelsea, who’s art makes these kids and animal antics pop off the page. And special shout-out to my co-writer and work bestie, Rana! 💕

buff.ly/AsWCczj @fraknoi.bsky.social is a man on a mission—a space mission, that is. For decades, he’s inspired and educated students and the public on the wonders of astronomy, from Foothill and Cañada colleges to San Francisco State University. “This is the golden age of astronomy." 🧪

@fraknoi.bsky.social SCIENCE TREASURE Andrew Fraknoi ASTRONOMER and Author:. Enjoy science research resources, astronomy lessons, and scientists (women). SF stories and NF books. I just discovered him by way of an NSTA link. Teachers, parents, authors, poets www.fraknoi.com/my-blog/

Attention Families of 4th graders includes 3 adults and all kids get FREE pass between start of 4th grade until Aug 2026 but paperwork to fill out. Check online. National parks, museums, monuments, etc.

April Poetry Month I will write a poem in memory of my mother and aunt who grew up on reservations. 1925 delegation to Washington DC These two sisters look happy and at ease. My mother became Head Start Director for 5 reservations. And dedicated her life to children.

Love theatre, poetry, comics, and The Limelight💥

Looking forward to build my skills,focus on impact of comic format for engaging current comic readers to improve reading skills with joy of reading. I want to collaborate with illustrator on comic format with new formatting designs for picture books, early readers, and chapter books. Modified. 💥

Engaging with surprising bio about Rawls who did not live the typical author life. Lisa Rogers creates the story from deep research and feeling for history of Where the Red Fern Grows, but many details unexpected. Great addition to library and to share with students. Love the ilustrationsl

Poetry lover, you will enjoy this info. Of course every month is poetry month. Our Astronauts spoke in lyrical language consistently about their experiences.

Reading THE POETRY OF MECHANICS by Heidi EY Stemple. Teenager thoughts and feelings with friends, car mechanics, and birds. As a writer, bird lover, and person with feelings, I love the story in verse! Check out Heidi reading on YouTube as well.

Check out PB author Nora Ho at Tucson Festival Of Books (Indie Author's booth) Sat AM March 14, 2026. Delightful in verse book of barn kitten's adventures through CA redwood forest with discovery of inhabitants' homes. A Place Called Home ages 4-8. AT Booth Freebies for kids /author website .

A Lotl About Acolotls Elaine A Powers illus. Anderson Atlas

@bsky.app Read A Lot About Axolotls author Elaine A. Powers illustrator Anderson Atlas for all ages but target 4 to 10-year-olds. Found YouTube with Mr. Unknown Wild Science Can't Explain This ... Nothing About Axolotls is Normal ...Here's Why. Great Video. Tucson Festival of Books March 14-14

I discovered KidLit TV STORYMAKERS flagship series: talk show interviews bestselling PB kid lit authors and illustrators. For parents, teachers & librarians, Carrie Newell Author interview: Koda and the Whales true a dog connects with whales! STORYMAKERS!****

I benefited from Simone Kaplan's virtual Picture Book Retreat Jan 24-25 From Idea to Draft. Now I know my MS direction Check picturebookpeople.com website. I joined Picture Book Lab every Wed. With her professional editing/coaching, I'll improve my story development for more MSs' drafts.

I love owls. Check The International Owl Center YouTube Videos. Photo Taken from 2020 AZ Game and Fish great horned owl nest/ owlets webcam. This pole barn had been a nesting area over 6 years. Later AZ microburst flattened pole barn, but owls hadn't nested there for three years prior.

Checking out Book Design as I revise my picture book manuscripts and learn about editing and editors. THIS WEBSITE Is a Treasure👏 www.bookdesignmadesimple.com/category/boo... Follow BlueSky. Brooke Vital's BookDesignMadeEasy extensive education for beginning/ published children's book authors.

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the #LyricalLanguageLab 2nd Annual Summer Poetry Contest! Theme = MASK POEMS, my favorite kind to write. We judges would love to see your work -- rhyming or free verse! ALL INFO: www.reneelatulippe.com/poetry-contest @suzylevinson.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social

Today's Exhibit of the Day? A colossal amethyst geode! At ~13 ft (4 m) tall & 9,000 lbs (4,082 kg), it's as heavy as 3 compact cars. Formed 135 million years ago, it started as colorless quartz—becoming purple after millennia of natural radiation, heat, & trace contaminants.

I’m thrilled to share my new podcast & webcast is now live! Many thanks to my partners authors Alicia Salazar and Silvia Lopez and to all our guests - you’ve made this happen! Yay!

If you're in the south eastern Wisconsin area, come join me on Friday, April 18 for a book talk complete with slime activities. :) Get into the book and then mired in the muck with slime... 😆 #STUCKbooktalks

The Long Strange Trip continues - closing in on 35 years serving the #kidlit community! We are *so* happy to be here with you on Bluesky....

A first look at our upcoming book, BIRDLORE! The official title: Birdlore: The Iridescent Life Of Florence Merriam Bailey. SO many birds!! Publishing March 18th with Knopf.

What is your Big Why? Why are you a KidLit creator?

www.haleygrunloh.com Super talented realistic illustrator featured on SCBWI YouTube Interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg7b...

Neon (new) - Periodic Table of Videos. cool chemistry videos about the Periodic Table of Elements www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkv...

www.donnafigurski.com #caregiving I met Donna over an SCBWI zoom meeting. I explored her website and ordered her book. She is an inspirational wonder. For anyone who is caregiving, has been a caregiver, and will be caregivers this book will support you.

Characters and storyline come first, but I knew very early on that I wanted to write #Odder in free verse. Verse just felt right for a book about the ocean—there's so much a writer can do with line breaks, rhythm, and sound. 💙🦦 #mglit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

That makes two books two weeks in a row that included tidal waves. Can anyone think of a book that might include a third? [Lost and Found, 2005]

@mstewartscience.bsky.social Collection of STEAM children’s picture books.

“Essential” “Brilliant” “Vivid” “Another triumph from Black” When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution’s Greatest Romance, blooming on bookshelves February 25th. 🌱 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

NCTE’s 2025 Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels for Children www.slj.com/story/nctes-... via @slj.com

Colorado Prairie Habitat and animals in fun story Penny Adventures: In Search of Tasty Treats by Sandy Ecker sandyeckerauthor.com/my-books

Colorado Prairie Dog fans: Read now: Penny's Adventures: In Search of Tasty Treats by Sandy Ecker sandyeckerauthor.com

wereaditlikethis.blogspot.com/search/label... For Maurice Sendak fans. Also I am interested in the fact that he first drafted about wild horses before Where the Wild Things Are wereaditlikethis.blogspot.com/2013/07/wher...

Helping Writers and Readers Cope The themes in picture books are intended to assist children in dealing with the world around them, and authors benefit in the same way. These three picture books Egils gave me for Christmas are illustrative examples. Hike by Pete Oswald, The Rough Patch by Brian…

www.loc.gov/programs/poe... Your are here poetry in the parks. Have any of you participated? Watch the video for explanation. #poetry

Read about the Poetry Project on Library of Congress website www.nps.gov/subjects/lit...

This week we had International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩‍🔬 🥼 🔬 There are many women working to provided the resources at PDBe, AlphaFoldDB, EMDB and EMPIAR. Lets met a few of them! #IDWGS #WomeninSTEM #WomenInScience #WhatAScientistLooksLike

PDB Art www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/pdb-art This is cool with protein and art in the creative science learning.

Check out Story Monsters Ink digital magazine with authors, illustrators, and publishing resources. Interviews. Figuring out how to post link.

Friends visiting - 3rd time here in Tucson. The husband tells me last night - 'I don't care where we hike tomorrow, I just don't want to see any saguaros.' Think I'll insist on Gates Pass & then Saguaro-henge.

Check out Story Monsters Ink and the wonderful digital magazine with info on authors, illustrators, and publishing. I hope they join blue sky soon.https://storymonstersink.com

Nice to get a mention in the article on the challenges and potential opportunities of mining in Greenland www.bbc.com/future/artic...

@earth-science.bsky.social Greenland riches

CHECK The CDC ARCHIVES! Maybe just for now? But info removed from main search that shows removed is IN THE ARCHIVES! #CDC