1/2 March is craft month and I had to share some fun crafts to be made for A Sky Full of Dragons, from designing and making your own magical hat to creating creature trading cards. These and more crafts found in the slides✂ #book #booksky #craft #kidlit #fantasybook #tiffanymcdaniel #thewandkeepers

1/3 The wage gap widened last year, and today is Equal Pay Day, the day in which white women have to work to catch up with men. For black and brown women, those equal pay days will come later in the year. The slides include more info, including ways to push to close the gap. #equalpay #women #equal

Cuddle a Cat Day, perhaps the coziest holiday in March. It’s a great reminder to snuggle up with our feline friends and family members. To celebrate, here’s some books featuring cats to add some meows to your TBR! #cats #books #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel #cat #read

1/2 Did you know that the skin of murderer George Cudmore was used to bind a 1852 edition of John Milton's poetry? This and more facts to celebrate World Poetry Day, which is held annually every March📚 #poetry #book #read #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel

1/3 These quotes were taken from a NYT’s @nytimes.com article about Coral Hart (featured in the photo), who boasted about using AI to create 200 "books" in a year. You know I have strong thoughts on this. You can read them in the slides! #book #booksky #humancreators #notoai #genai #tiffanymcdaniel

Arrivée en France ce mois d'avril, le deuxième tome de la série Les gardiens de baguette magique! Si vous aimez les momies, zombies, les malédictions égyptiennes et les bus volants, vous voudrez absolument vous lancer dans cette aventure ! #france #book #booksky #livre #gallmeister #tiffanymcdaniel

Happy Sloppy Joe day, celebrated every March. Because I'm a vegetarian, mine are made with lentils. Fun fact, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America declared in 1948 that sloppy joes were “firmly established in America’s sandwich culture." #food #book #sandwich #read

Dial Books has closed. An imprint of Penguin Random House since 1961. Seeing a long standing imprint end is reflective of the times. Fewer kids are reading. We need to change that. Amplify kid books when you can. It's the genre that made us readers. Let’s show it some love! #kidlit #book #booksky

1/2 Straight from my desk, your first taste of the nightmare to come...👀Swipe through the slides for a sneak peek at what awaits you in the new horror book🔪🩸🪓 #tiffanymcdaniel #horror #book #read #horrorbooks #booksky

1/2 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrating by sharing some Irish superstitions with Fable! #stpatricksday #cat #book #booksky #read #march #spring #catsky #tiffanymcdaniel

1/3 Bringing some bookish vibes to iconic Oscar dresses through the years! #oscars #academyawards #book #booksky #read #betty #tiffanymcdaniel

1/2 This Johnny Appleseed Day I’m sharing some MG book recs that represents nature, kindness, and looking out for the world along the way. #johnnyappleseed #read #book #booksky #thewildrobot #middlegrade #thewandkeepers #teachers #librarians #childrensbook #kidlit #literacy

1/2 Dialing back to the 80s to celebrate Landline day, alongside a series that made the landline a focal point, The Baby-Sitter's Club! #books #booksky #thebabysittersclub #mgread #middlegrade #read #tiffanymcdaniel #phone

Signs of spring! #spring #nature #book #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel

From improving language to building trust and connection, there are so many great reasons to read to kids, and make books accessible to them at home, and school. Swipe the slides to learn more about why reading to kids matters. #read #book #teacher #librarian #kidlit #kids #booksky #literacy

I love a cozy dessert, like chocolate chip cookies! Studies have shown that the carbohydrates in cookies help relieve stress by releasing serotonin. If you're feeling blue this winter, reach for a cookie and think about spring around the corner! The one in the photo is Mom's recipe I grew up on.🍪

1/2 It might be International Barbie day, but I'm celebrating all the dolls found in literature! From the supernatural to friendly, dolls have been inside the pages of our books for generations. Swipe the slides to find some old favorites, and perhaps some discover some new ones! #doll #book

MG in Action!🦹This new series will feature tips on how we can celebrate Middle Grade books. Despite the genre being one of the least-read, we can turn that around. Today's tip in the slide!⭐ #book #booksky #read #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #teacher #librarian #kidlit #childrensliterature

1/2 Happy International Women's Day! Swipe the slides to read some female forward quotes from BETTY. Here’s to celebrating the journeys, contributions, wisdom, and strength of women across the world. ❤️ #women #booksbywomen #booksaboutwomen #internationalwomensday #betty #book #read

1/2 Bookplates matching The Mummy Snatcher Curse, book 2 in The Wand Keepers are in stock! Bookplates are free, I also cover the cost of shipping, including International. To request a bookplate for your copy, please send an email to Marcella at: [email protected] #book #booksky

1/2 The weather is warming up, the sun is out, and spring is just around the corner! Perfect time to be thinking of summer vacation in Mummy City. Swipe the slides to read some of the zombie and mummy filled quotes from book 2 in The Wand Keepers. #book #booksky #fantasybook #tiffanymcdaniel #mummy

Bookplates matching the paperback of On the Savage Side in stock! Plates are free and I cover the cost of shipping, including International! To request, send an email to Marcella at: [email protected] In your email, include your name, address,& name you would like on the plate! #book

Grand is celebrating craft month with one of his crocheted pillows, a cat in a basket of yarn❤️ This is a pattern I've had to make quite a bit in different colors for my Mom & sisters. Fun yarn fact, the earliest known samples are around 7000 years old. #yarn #craft #crochet #book #booksky #cat

Bookplates matching book 2 in The Wand Keepers, The Mummy Snatcher Curse are on their way! Just in time for Middle Grade March. ✨ #fantasybook #middlegradebook #kidlit #childrensliterature #read #book #booksky #thewandkeepers #tiffanymcdaniel #bookseries

1/2 Raising readers is like raising a garden! Swipe the slides to see some simple tips for busy parents to fit in more reading time to make sure kids grow into lifelong readers. #read #book #booksky #kids #kidlit #childrensbook #teacher #librarian #middlegrade #parenting #literacy

1/2 Since March is National Craft Month + Middle Grade March, I've paired some Middle Grade books with fun crafts! From writing letters to Charlotte from Charlotte's Web, to creating a mystery scavenger hunt, these crafts are great for anyone who loves books and creating. #craft #book #booksky

1/3 When my Middle Grade series first released, I was surprised how often I got asked, Can adults read it? And the answer is Yes! We should be reading MG as adults. To relieve stress, be reminded of joy, and broaden our perspectives. Swipe the slides to learn why we should definitely read MG! #book

One of my favorite winter comfort foods is macaroni and cheese! And these photos feature one of Mom's cozy stovetop recipes. Fun mac & cheese fact: In the 1420s, King Richard II's chefs featured a recipe called "makerouns," similar to the mac and cheese of today. #food #macaroniandcheese #book

1/3 Middle grade books are among the least-read genres. And their readership continues to decline. So how can we turn this around, champion the genre, and get more kids reading? Find out in the slides! #literacy #book #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel #kidlit #mgbooks #mgreads #middlegrade #middlegradebook

1/2 Scholastic catalogs, school book fairs, paperbacks dog-eared in my backpack, and the chapters that filled my Xennial/millennial childhood. 🎒These slides are a blast from the past with just a few of the middle grade books we grew up with in the 1990s!📖 #millenial #xennial #mgreads #kidlit #book

It's Read Across America Week! Celebrated every March. The slides include a history on the week, and ways to participate📚 #readacrossamerica #book #booksky #tiffanymdaniel #read #middlegradebooks #kidlit #childrensliterature

1/2 Kicking off Middle Grade March! It's easy to participate in this month-long celebration. Simply read and share your love of Middle Grade books all March long! #childrensliterature #kidlit #childrensbook #middlegradebook #middlegrade #booksky #books

First day of Middle Grade March! What better way to celebrate than with these beautiful photos of Odin! He's the adorable son of my assistant Marcella. As you can see, Odin is already building his growing book collection. Seeing his love of stories is the best kind of March magic! #book #booksky

1/2 Middle Grade March is just around the corner, and I wanted to highlight some black authors in the genre as we continue to celebrate Black History Month! #blackauthor #blackhistorymonth #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #book #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel

1/2 Living in rural areas means I've had firsthand experience of data centers moving in. Now more than ever, it's important to highlight the sustainability of human created books. Swipe through the slides to learn more about why sustainable storytelling matters. #ai #genai #books #booksky #notoai

1/2 Today's featured author is Edgar Allan Poe, whose The Raven is regarded as American's most famous poem. The slides feature some more facts about his life and writing. #edgarallanpoe #theraven #poetry #books #reading #tiffanymcdaniel #gothic

1/2 Today is World Spay Day, created to raise awareness about the benefits of spay/neutering. Millions of animals enter shelters each year, but spaying/neutering reduces the population, and gives animals the chance of being adopted instead of euthanized due to overcrowding. #pets #adopt #dog #cat

My mother Betty is having some fun making more snow angels! We've had a blast this winter with the beautiful snowfalls. Fun fact, humans are not the only ones who leave patterns in the snow. If a pheasant flies low over snow, marks from their wings can leave behind feathery angel shapes. #snow #book

Bookplates are free and I cover the cost of shipping, including International! The plates in stock match the US paperback. To request, please send an email to Marcella at: [email protected] In your email, include your name, address,& name you would like on the plate! #book #booksky

A calming nature break with the snow ❄️ #winter #calm #snow #book #nature #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel

During the winter months, me and Mom seem to bake more bread! There's nothing that warms up the kitchen more than getting a fresh loaf out of the oven. If you're looking for an analog activity, you should definitely bake up some bread. Studies show the act of kneading reduces stress. #bread #food

Be sure to check out my IG @authortiffanymcdaniel for some fun giveaway and review collabs coming up for Middle Grade March! Everyone is welcome to come on board!📚 #kidlit #childrensliterature #childrensbooks #kidbook #book #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #fantasybooks

1/2 Winter is a great time to embrace analog activities. Crochet and knitting are winter staples for me, and I love to spend more time creating watercolors. Despite the cold, winter is also a great time to take a nature walk. More tips in the slides.❄️ #book #tiffanymcdaniel #winter #analog

1/2 Clara Stanton Jones was the first woman, and first African American to serve as director of a major library system in the US. Truly a trailblazer, she also became the first black president of the American Library Association. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #librarian #library #book #booksky

1/3 Happy National Wildlife Day! Our planet depends on wildlife, but AI data centers are creating new challenges. From stressing animals with constant noise, to disrupting natural rhythms with light pollution, these facilities are contributing to catastrophic effects for wildlife. #ai #datacenter

1/ 2 February celebrates the inventions of women, and I wanted to highlight Margaret E. Knight, who changed brown bags. Prior to her invention that gave bags a flat bottom, they had a funnel shape making them more like envelopes. Her invention changed brown bag lunches forever. #women #inventor

1/3 I wanted to amplify the reports coming out regarding the culling of dogs in Morocco ahead of the World Cup. You don't have to worry when swiping through these slides as there's no graphic images. Just regular dog photos with information, as well as ways we can help. #dog #morocco #worldcup

It’s said the Inuit have 50 words for snow. But researchers at the University of Glasgow say that the Scots language has 421 words, including ‘skelf’ (a large snowflake), ‘spitters’ (small drops of driving snow) and ‘unbrak’ (the beginning of a thaw). #nature #snow #winter #book #booksky #snowfall

1/2 Toni Morrison Day was established 2020 in Ohio to celebrate the Ohio born author. Swipe through the slides to learn more about the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning writer of Beloved, Song of Solomon, and much more. #tonimorrison #blackhistory #blackauthors #reading #book #booksky #beloved #sulu

1/2 Looking for some books that feature snow this winter? From horror to children’s literature, this slideshow includes books where snow shapes the story and setting.❄☃❄ #book #booksky #tiffanymcdaniel #theshinin #murderontheorientexpress #thewendigo #ghoststory #thelefthandofdarkness #read