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Make the 4th and the rest of 2026 meaningful. VOTE for democracy, not tyranny! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry

GROG going on summer hiatus, but before we go, we have books for the beach and a seashore haiku to start your summer with a BANG. Thanks for being with us as readers and responders. We GROGgers appreciate you. groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/07/book...

Your tax dollars funding fast cars and tuition breaks for millionnaires open.substack.com/pub/10thperi...

(Our Sunset Place, Lake Erie) #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry

Psst! Barnes & Noble is running a huge preorder sale! Preorder FREEDOM'S EVE by @pamismylmnop.bsky.social, illos. Keisha Morris. Get 25% off, join their free rewards program, use code PREORDER25 at checkout! tinyurl.com/2rh5vwkt Thank you MacKids Books & Barnes & Noble Booksellers!

A day late! Look up at your sky today! What does it say to you? #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry

Tina M Cho shares 4 summer books recs with tips for creatives. Write a summer-themed PB. How is yours different? What entry points & layers can you add in? (hooks & themes for marketing. Happy summer reading and writing! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/06/summ...

EXCITED TO WIN THIS BIO! @catballoumealey.bsky.social, illos. Billie MIchael. Who can? Women! Cornelia Crosby broke the glass ceiling in fly-rod fishing, increased Maine tourism, was a reporter, & environmentalist. TY, Cathy & Susanna Leonard Hill's Tuesday Debut blog!

Join me and @debwriter.bsky.social as we celebrate her debut picture book to day on the GROG. Deb shares ways to make an evergreen topic like a bedtime story stand out. @familiusbooks.bsky.social groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/06/nigh...

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I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life and it is coming back to life. TY, all for a great week. I feel better than Young Frankenstein. #KidLitZombieWeek

🤩📚🌟 So happy to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON, WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL, and BROKEN. Love these stellar picture books! 💫 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

Congrats, Christina! This is a beautiful book! Happy Book Birhtyay!

Thrilled & blessed to be part of the team of dedicated educators who made this book possible. Can’t wait to see it on the shelves this December! #kidlit #childrensbooks #nonfiction #research

The hour of reckoning is at the door! Grab your story and your badge, and be sure to follow each of our #KidlitZombieWeek hosts and guest bloggers for all of this week's manuscript-raising fun. sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

Capturing inspiration at the Children's Garden, Franklin Park Conservatory! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

Whoa! Sue Heavenrich chats w/@lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social about her newest - Footeprint: Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women's Rights! They talk climate science, women’s history, & sticking closely to facts & adding emotion! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/05/lind...

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Hey SCBWI members, especially illustrators! THIS WED. Merrill will demonstrate an illustration technique he's been developing & discuss creative play & the importance to observe your world. scbwi.zoom.us/j/6395303835 Get a 15 minute Zoom critique 50% off! buy.stripe.com/9B6cN60tUaHw....

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@tburleson.bsky.social asks, "How do you approach the heavy topics in your own writing?" In his historical fiction MG, THE SECRET WAR, he uses physical objects to ground character facing a profound loss. Join the discussion! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

Ready for some fun? What if pets wrote poetry? What a great prompt for kiddos & writers! This parody collection will have you thinking about what your pet might say. @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social & @sandiesonke.bsky.social 2 thumbs & 4 paws pause, linger, read perfect for you and me!

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School library budget info from SLJ: funding down, data, and anecdotal evidence that affects what school libraries can fund and what prevents them from robust book and database collections. Plus infographics. www.slj.com/story/2026-B...

All of this.

I agree with this measured, thoughtful post. BTW, Afoma Umesi read the entire book, not just the rage-bait quote. Mac Barnett Is Right. Mac Barnett Is Also a Snob. open.substack.com/pub/readingm...

maybe what Mac Barnett should consider reading is the room

I sure have done many of the things @fangmousbooks.bsky.social shares in Ways to Kick Yourself into Writing Gear. But I especially "get" the part where the advice takes her sideways. That works, too! open.substack.com/pub/kidlitsu...

Ready for those spring flowers, friends. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

The questions we ask ourselves throughout our writing process matter. @me-mwai.bsky.social shares her go-to questions and examples. Ty, Mel. Creativity & Questions open.substack.com/pub/melissam...

Day 7: Stuck Bumblebee Poetry Challenge! Last day to play with poetry and be mindful of our Earth, our home. open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

It's Independent Book Store Day. Going to the library for a haiku event, but otherwise I'd be at my fave in Columbus, @covertocover.bsky.social Back in the day in Phoenix, my fave was @changinghands.bsky.social Support your local booksellers not Amazon!

Happy Earth Day and Happy 6th Annual GROG Arthropod Roundtable round up! Great questions and inspo from some of my fave NF writers. TY, Sue Heavenrich and other authors! Features new books, why the chosen format, and their "gateway arthropod"! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with me over at The Stuck Bumblebee Poetry Challenge! Today we're talking haiku. I'm today's featured poet! Join us! Energize your creativity! Win prizes! open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

Day 2: StuckBumblebee Challenge Join poets and writers in this fun challenge to write to 2 specific prompts, meet new people, activate action this Earth Day and beyond. Prizes, too! Join us tomorrow on April 22 where I’m the Featured Author! jpuglow.substack.com/p/day-2-stuc...

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Wishing you all a delightful International Haiku Day. Hooray! May you dwell in the dizzying distractions of the small and ordinary that become extraordinary with haiku

Happy International Haiku Day all. Take a look at Jason McBride's amazing haiku! I'll be sharing a haiku today, too, in honor of this art from! See the extraordinary in the ordinary! open.substack.com/pub/weirdopo...

Join the STUCK BUMBLEBEE CHALLENGE NOW! Poetry, prizes, and pure inspiration! I did! Announcing...The STUCK BUMBLEBEE Poetry Challenge 2026! open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

bejeweled balloons bees dazzled #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

The joys of spring, Passover, and Easter to you all!

📚💗💫 Next up, #PBStudyBuddy book love for: MAYBE JUST ASK ME!, THE SHADOW AND THE GHOST, & SONG AFTER SONG—all such awe-inspiring books! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy #Kidlit #Edusky @kdmaz.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @levinequerido.bsky.social @juliefhedlund.bsky.social

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Give it up for @tburleson.bsky.social ,friend, educator, school librarian, and now PUBLISHED AUTHOR w/his historical MG THE SECRET WAR! And educators and librarians, Todd know how to create much more than a lesson plan for this! Check this out! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/04/beyo...

Threw will be poetry, writing, and PRIZES! Announcing...The STUCK BUMBLEBEE Poetry Challenge 2026! open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

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It is so important to hear from the readers we write for and what entices them! They have great insights! Ty, Melissa and Katie.

I grew up in Dayton OH. I am fascinated what librarian-educator-author @tburleson.bsky.social has discovered about my hometown in his debut historical middle grade, The Secret War. open.substack.com/pub/whereima...