So grateful to @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social @bankstreet.edu for this honor! Thank you to @kidlit247s.bsky.social for the shoutout!

Books My 5th Graders Are Reading on Spring Break youtu.be/7cVVWJu8TyA

Must Read 2025 Graphic Novels youtu.be/jWXs7Qdk4eo

Folks still sharing my @theatlantic.com piece. Educator recently told me old idea was learn to read in elementary and read to learn in middle. Realizing now we need to continue to teach reading in middle. My next piece? @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social can share directly with what's left of Dept of Ed.

If you're new to Bluesky, don't forget to turn on the "Require alt text" option in your preferences so you get a reminder to make sure your photos & graphics are accessible to all. It only takes a minute or two, even for graphics that require a bit more alt text.

Looking for *kind* volunteers to help answer newbie questions in an UNOFFICIAL BLUESKY HELP THREAD. To newbies: pls post your questions below & hopefully someone will answer. Pls search my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky first: (publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/se...)

Interested in writing picture books? Join me for PICTURE BOOK 1. This 10-week UCLA Ext. course - completely online - begins April 2nd! To learn more and register now, check out the link: www.uclaextension.edu/writing/crea... #picturebook #writingpicturebooks #writingclass #onlinelearning

Amazing news! 🥳

We LOVE when our clients get collaborative. Check out this interview between children's book authors Dionna L. Mann and Michael F. Stewart, with included illustrations from Caroline McPherson all of whom are part of the @kellydhouse.bsky.social crew! www.dionnalmann.com/interviews-b...

The nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is launching its inaugural “We Need Diverse Books Day” April 3 to highlight the importance of access to inclusive reading: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Congratulations, Byron Graves, author of REZ BALL (Heartdrum, 2023), on winning the Oklahoma Library Association’s Sequoyah Award! #booksky #basketball #youngadultbooks #indigenous #ojibwe @harperkids.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

When superstars like @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @alizawerner.bsky.social create #TeacherResources for your book and provide a #SafeHarbor ( @nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ) for you to talk about your #SafeHarborBook you are overwhelmed with gratitude 🙏🏾

🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS COMICS/GNs BY TRANS CREATORS FOR TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY 🏳️‍⚧️ (thread) 💫 GALAXY (Jadzia Axelrod & Vash Taylor) 📣 CHEER UP: LOVE & POMPOMS (Crystal Frazier & Val Wise) 👕 BOYS RUN THE RIOT (Keito Gaku) 💬 FINE: A COMING ABOUT GENDER (Rhea Ewing)

🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS GNs BY TRANS CREATORS FOR #TRANSDAYOFVISIBILITY (PART 3) 🏳️‍⚧️ 🪨 STONE FRUIT (Lee Lai) 🏫 WELCOME TO ST HELL (Lewis Hancox) 🏳️‍🌈 BE GAY, DO COMICS (Matt Bors, The Nib, et al) ✈️ PAPER PLANES (Jennie Wood & Dozerdraws)

Thank you to my amazing debut group, KidLit247s 💖 What a joy it's been to cheer each other on through 2024! Dionna L. Mann @monicamancillas.bsky.social @jenniferannrichter.bsky.social @DianaJunYiMa @DeborahLakritz @WriterofCuentos Please do check out all their incredible books!

Today's Agents & Books 2025 Guide focuses on how to get your book actually done! Click here for helpful posts on editing, deadlines, and the eternal question: *do you have to write everyday?* open.substack.com/pub/katemcke...

Calling all MIDDLE GRADE queer & BIPOC authors with books out in 2025! I’m putting together my tbr and list of books I’m considering for my Friday MG Book Recs and I want to make sure I don’t miss any. Drop yours in the comments so I can add it to my list and so others can know about it! #kidlit

Many members of the animation community have suffered unimaginable losses due to the LA wildfires – here is how to help displaced individuals in the animation industry. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY SO WE CAN HELP EVERYONE OUT!

I'm excited to kick off 2025 with thrilling news: Lion of the Sky has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! As an educator, this recognition means the world to me. Thank you to JLG for this opportunity!

💝 Full of glittery cheer, I love how A CITY FULL OF SANTAS celebrates the magic of the holidays. The writing plus art throughout are so delightful! 😍🤩📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky #ACityFullofSantas #JoannaHo @joannahowrites.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong @harperkids.bsky.social *pbstudybuddy.com

This is a great one if you haven’t read it!! #mglit

‘It will exist for ever’: Bluey fans fearful and excited for cartoon’s future

Pleased to learn about + add Sachiko Kashiwaba's middle-grade classic The Village Beyond the Mist, translated by the truly talented Avery Fischer Udagawa. Hayao Miyazaki was in talks to adapt this one before he wrote the original screenplay for Spirited Away. It shows. @averyudagawa.bsky.social

Day 13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Translated Children's Books. Today we're giving a shout out not simply to the translated books that make to American shelves, but also to the hardworking translators who are so good at what they do. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/13/3...

If you need more resources, these have really helped me.

Holiday readings 👀🎄📚 Can't wait to get stuck in. Thank you to Sara Ogilvie and @adeolasokunbi.bsky.social for the recommendations ✨️

Brilliant list

@sarahalbee.bsky.social you’re on Science Friday!

I talk to a lot of aspiring picture book writers who have spent YEARS working on their first book. And revision is great! It's essential! But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)

Love this

The New York Times released its list of the Best Children's Books of 2024, and we're thrilled to see Loren Long's magnificent picture book, THE YELLOW BUS and Vera Brosgol's stunning middle grade graphic novel, PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID on this incredible list. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...

Excited to be with some of my friends for a good weekend of learning. www.slj.com/event/slj-su... #TLSky #EduSky

A great list of wintry, seasonal middle grade to read and share right now, from ‪@themixed-upfiles.bsky.social‬ fromthemixedupfiles.com/seasonal-mid...

I can't wait to take part in WRAD again this year and share Raj's story of heartbreak, courage, and hope with the world! Thank you @katemessner.bsky.social for this wonderful initiative. ❤️

THIS!!!! We have a lot of people who are coming in and trying to see why they want to be here. Engagement is key!! Go to tinyurl.com/edusky and I have a list of randomized educators. Click on some and like one of their posts! #EduSky

*Updated* Resources for Educators & Librarians on Bluesky. Includes quick ways to find other educators, events, Primary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School English Teachers, School Librarians, etc. publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo... #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #Skybrarians

This winter, treat your shelf to something new! Join us in Hudson Mills, on December 7, for our annual LITERARY BASH & WINTER BAZZAR! Local authors & artists. Gifts. See the author line-up here: writersloftpress.com/literary-bas... #ShopLocal #SmallBiz #DiscoverHudsonMA

Mine too!

“All librarians are invited to apply, and 25 librarians will be randomly selected to participate in the workshop series. Applications are open now through December 16, 2024, and there will be four workshops scheduled from Saturday, February 1 through March 8, 2025.” www.ala.org/news/2024/11...

Today I’m expressing my immense gratitude for the librarian community. Whatever difficulties you may be facing - book challenges, budget cuts, burnout - no librarian fights alone. Thank you to all librarians - school, public, academic, special - for all you do for your communities. 🧡

NPR’s 2024 Book We Love list is out! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

The 2024 Authors for Voices of Color (AFVOC) auction will launch next week on December 2nd, featuring VIP experiences, writing career help, exclusive authors’ notes, curated literary prizes, and more from renowned authors and publishing professionals! 💻 afvoc2024.givesmart.com

Exciting News #TLSky!! @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I will be hosting the FIRST Teacher Librarian Chat on BlueSky next Wednesday, December 4th. ✅ Each chat will be on Wednesday at 8pm EST (5pm PST) ✅ Add the feed by pinning this chat: bsky.app/profile/did:... #EduSky #TLChat #BookSky

It’s been a very long time since I read a whole book in one day. But We Still Belong by Christine Day was just so perfect. I cannot wait to share this book with my fifth graders. There’s just so much to love about it!

Welp! I made it! Hi #book friends, I'm E Train, a 13-year-old #literacyadvocate, #author interviewer (I've interviewed 200 #MGLit writers) & the founder/CEO of the 501c3 nonprofit "E Train Talks, Inc." I'm excited to be here! etraintalks.com #authors #reading #kindness #literacy #kidlit

Thank you for including Louder Than Hunger! www.thechildrensbookreview.com/18-of-the-be...

Teachers, librarians, & homeschoolers! If you pre-order my new MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES from my local indie, you'll also get my FREE virtual author-in-residence program for National Poetry Month, with 4 on-demand virtual poetry workshops & an invitation to a live Zoom Q&A! (1/2)

Congratulations! 🎉

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!

AT OUR TABLE by Patrick Hulse w/art by Madelyn Goodnight is an updated, inclusive take on the Thanksgiving holiday for young readers, who will see themselves, their families & traditions represented while also acknowledging & honoring the Indigenous peoples for whom it may be painful. #kidlit 📚👍