@darthbluesky.bsky.social Darth this good boy jumped into the seat next to me on the ferry shuttle and I’ve never been more honored

Ellie vs. Pebbles in a vicious dog fight

🚨PUPS ON THE FERRY

Most important part of the work-from-home setup

This fantastic book is MG "Song for a Whale." It is by Lynne Kelly @lynnekelly.bsky.social . Iris feels alone at school. Outside of school, she has a good buddy. Her hobby is acquiring broken radios from a thrift store, & putting them back together. Deaf, she relies on radios' vibrations.

The Reading the West Book Awards Short Lists have been announced: readingthewest.com/36th-annual-... @annewynter.bsky.social @lynnekelly.bsky.social @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #BookSky

May the 4th be with you! Please enjoy my grandma’s Princess Leia hair

So happy to see Three Blue Hearts on the Reading the West shortlist! 🐙 See all of the nominees and vote for your favorites here: readingthewest.com/36th-annual-...

A seven-year-old girl in my neighborhood is selling painted rocks to earn money for summer camp. My large oceany rock was just delivered. (Sleepy maltipoo for scale).

The exact face I made when the landlord told me he wants to sell the house I’m living in

Beavers gotta beav

This is Fitz and June. Fitz just got here and thinks this place is pretty great. June was here first and thinks it's time to return Fitz. 13/10 for both (TT: muester)

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.

#Fundraising #Auction live! Featuring: -Virtual #Author Visit from Lynne Kelly -Signed #Book and... -Virtual #SchoolVisit from @mattforrestvw.bsky.social -Virtual #AMA with @meeratrehan.bsky.social Bid & Browse: www.32auctions.com/n...

Eloise is gearing up for her 15th season of this podcast

Missed this month’s SCBWI Houston meeting? No worries. The April session with Sydney Dunlap, Middle Grade Musts, is now available as a recording. Great insights on character, voice, and what makes MG stories shine.

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RIP, cocaine hippos

This is Missy. She escaped from her backyard and ran straight to daycare, where she had a spa day and got to play with her boyfriend. Lessons were learned, but not the ones her parents probably hoped. 13/10 (TT: spotsplaceyqr)

Say "weak on crime" again. I dare you.

Heidi knows the best place to hang out when her human sister is being fed

Hanging out with Heidi

Oh my gd, the Artemis II crew doing a parody of a bad 1980s sitcom intro from in space. Source: www.instagram.com/p/DWwuHPfCZ8Z/

Putting together a room divider for at-home work, a task that requires zero dogs

A heart-filled MG novel reminiscent of My Octopus Teacher. Sob. What a beautiful story! “When you feel weakest, you can do the hardest things you’ve ever done.” #kidlit

Look, you live in the south long enough, you’re going to get teleported to a Waffle House at some point

Meetin’ a cow

This is proof that sometimes you never know how good things can get, and even then, they can sometimes get even better. 13/10 for all (TT: matiastapia2409)

Baby octopus in Argentina: Photo of the week

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social Wanted to see if you’d heard about the story on Threads about a kid who found a “cool rock” that his teacher confiscated. People got really invested in the drama! Mom updated everyone that he did get it back

@darthbluesky.bsky.social Hey Darth I thought you might like to see this face

Congrats to all the winners of the 2025 Blueberry Awards! The list of honored titles is full of amazing books. My TBR list just got longer. Extra special congrats to #scbwi members @anitasanchezauthor.bsky.social @katemessner.com and @lynnekelly.bsky.social #kidlit

Featured story: "I returned to Texas—not because I expected to fit in, but because it is home. And through a circuitous career path, I found myself a librarian sitting at the circulation desk of a high school library in Abilene."

The B&N preorder sale is going on now, which means members get 25% off preorders, like the Three Blue Hearts paperback! Order online & use the code PREORDER25 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/three-blue...

I drive a Subaru but today I get to call it the Batmobile

I 💙the name of this award! And I'm a big fan of the winning books by @katemessner.com, Sarah Lynne Reul, and @lynnekelly.bsky.social ! Congrats to the winners! #kidlit

Hello, if you are a Japanese whale you can now read this book about yourself

I got to meet Phil. His owner says he’s a Pisces

I’m participating in the #publishingforminnesota auction with a virtual author visit! Proceeds support MN organizations providing legal aid, food, emergency assistance, & community resources to those in urgent need Check out all the 500+ auction items: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Thought everyone might need to see this face

Thank you so much, Abbie! Great to hear that you connected to the story 🐙💙

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

Happy December 26th

12 y.o. is SO excited to read @lynnekelly.bsky.social's newest book: THREE BLUE HEARTS this break! bookshop.org/p/books/thre...

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Good pup at the coffee shop

It’s Christmas pajama season but not everyone is happy about it

Favorite photo came up in today’s memories, from when Mom asked the plumber if he’d do one more task before leaving

Not a birb

There is no food on the food mat