What fun to feature Alex Willan in the new Story Monsters Ink. Check out the free magazine subscription www.storymonstersink.com #authorinterview #childrensillustrator #childrensbooks @alexwillan.bsky.social #librarians #teachers @storymonsters.bsky.social #childrenswriting #booksky #readers #book

I am “over the moon” about this announcement! This is the first time audiobooks are being considered and Gertie Saves the Day made list. Thankful to @storymonsters.bsky.social

The Fisherman and the French Flounder has been officially selected for inclusion in the 2025 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival! 🎣🐟. Yay! #goodnews #book #childrensbook #audiobook #readers #librarians #teachers #booklovers #kidlit @storymonsters.bsky.social #fairytales #funbook

How do you transition from #teacher to #author? Award winning kids' writer, Beth Anderson reveals the scoop. Read Beth's feature in my the #bookbug column, Story Monsters Ink #magazine. @storymonsters.bsky.social #column #article #childrensbooks @bandersonwriter.bsky.social #authorinterview #reader

Amazing news! The Case of the Missing Pink Piggy by Linda Harkey was just selected by San Diego Movie Awards via FilmFreeway!www.harkeyanimaltales.com

Amazing news! Little Monsters Read-Along – Audio Trailer was just selected by Beyond Border International Film Festival via FilmFreeway!www.StudioStoryMonster.com

Amazing news! The Case of the Missing Pink Piggy by Linda Harkey was just selected by MegaFlix Movie Awards www.harkeyanimaltales.com

Amazing news! Little Monsters Read-Along – Audio Trailer was just selected by Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival via FilmFreeway! www.studiostorymonster.com

Amazing news! Little Monsters Read-Along – Audio Trailer was just selected by International Celebration of Cinema via FilmFreeway~www.studiostorymonster.com

Shakespeare Made Stage-Ready.Footnoted, fast-paced, and full of heart.So good, even the Bard might’ve taken a bow. Perfect for grades 6 & up, Foster’s Sixty-Minute Shakespeare series trims the length—not the language. “A smart stepping stone to the real thing.”— NEA Today tinyurl.com/60minuteshak...

Amazing news! Little Monsters Read-Along – Audio Trailer was just selected by International Celebration of Cinema via FilmFreeway.www.studiostorymonster.com

Amazing news! Little Monsters Read-Along – Audio Trailer was just selected by MegaFlix Movie Awards via FilmFreeway!www.studiostorymonster.com

Amazing news! Saul the Baseball in the Big Game was just selected by World Class Film Awards via FilmFree. Congrats www.amazon.com/Saul-Basebal...

Amazing news! “The Magical Garden” A Song from the Children’s Musical “Cate and the Garden Bandits” was just selected by PlanetCinema via FilmFreeway!

Amazing news! I Know What You Do When I Go to School, by 13-year-old author and illustrator Siona Talekar was just selected by Los Angeles Short Film Award via FilmFreeway! storymonsters.com/store/i-know...

Amazing news! “Cate and the Garden Bandits: The Musical” was just selected by Cannes Script Festival via FilmFreeway! The Musical based on the book by Betsy Coffeen,published by Story Monsters Press

STORY MONSTERS INK®️ THE LITERARY RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS-&-PARENTS. Accessible in 88% of U.S. public libraries & 93% of public schools via NEA, Gale/Cengage, EBSCO,Flipster—platforms searched 500 million times daily Interested in having your book reviewed?Contact:[email protected]

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THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and I are featured in the April issue of @storymonsters.bsky.social magazine! storymonstersink.com/april-2025

The Hudson Children's Book Festival was rocking! So happy to connect w/talented author/cartoonist Maria Scrivan after interviewing her for Story Monsters magazine. @storymonsters.bsky.social @mariascrivan.bsky.social #kidsbooks #booksky #read #bookfair #librarians #teachers #readers #book #cartoons

I had a terrific #interview with Rodney Smith Jr. for Story Monsters Ink magazine @storymonsters.bsky.social His incredible acts of kindness are inspirational! www.storymonstersink.com #childrensmagazine #readers #inspired #magazinecover #makingadifference #newbook #changemakers #teachers #booksky

Amazing news! I Know What You Do When I Go to School   was just selected by New York Movie Awards via FilmFreeway!

Amazing news! Meet Young Author Siona Talekar: “I Know What You Do When I Go to School” was just selected by Crown Point International Film Festival via FilmFreeway!www.givebutter.com/siona

Amazing news! Hiding in Holland By Shulamit Reinharz and Max Rothschild was just selected by Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival via FilmFreeway.

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STORY MONSTERS INK®️ THE LITERARY RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS-&-PARENTS. Accessible in 88% of U.S. public libraries & 93% of public schools via NEA, Gale/Cengage, EBSCO,Flipster—platforms searched 500 million times daily Interested in having your book reviewed?Contact:[email protected]

Starting off 2025 with a nice surprise! Two 2nd place wins from the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards: New Author: Fiction, and Mystery. See all the winners here: www.storymonstersbookawards.com/royal-dragon... 🍸🍸🍸 @storymonsters.bsky.social

Did you know my #storybook is #dyslexic inclusive😀🐟📘… Check it out on #kindle and in #childrensaudiobooks 🎙️ #thefishermanbook #picturebook #fairytale #readers #kidsbook #middlegradebooks #audio #libraries #teachers #funnystory #fracturedfairytales @storymonsters.bsky.social #story #inclusive

A little winter "joy" from my #picturebook FINDING JOY published by Story Monsters Press @storymonsters.bsky.social #childrensbook #inspirationalbook #readers #childrensillustration #libraries #teachers #healinggrief #parents #booklovers #findingjoy www.amazon.com/Finding-Joy-...

Many thanks to @storymonsters.bsky.social for the nice feature in their January issue! About my publishing journey and my funny little sidekick, Peg! You can check out the issue online and it will be available from Amazon in a month or so. storymonstersink.com/january-2025

Thanks @storymonsters.bsky.social for the Purple Dragonfly Award for my book Black Hole Radio -Labyrinthia ❣️ Middle Grade Fiction #bookaward #mglit #scifi #kidlit #bookrec

Rewriting History: “Hiding in Holland” Explores the Fate of Jews in WWII Netherlands Amsterdam Publishers is proud to announce “Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir,” a compelling Holocaust account by survivor, Max Rothschild, & his daughter, Shulamit Reinharz. [email protected]

Story Monsters LLC Announces Winners of the 2024 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Recognizing Excellence in Literature for Both Adults and Children The full list of 2024 winners is available on the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards website. 2024 Winners www.storymonstersbookawards.com/royal-dragon...

Our December line-up includes interviews with Sally Veillette, Freddy Wexler, Eliza Wheeler, Stephen Briseño, Lita Judge, Erica S. Perl, Suzy Ultman, & Katherine Arden! Conrad Storad's column has gone to the birds,Judy Newman is listing a few of her favorite things, & more! www.StoryMonstersInk.com

Deborah Edmisten is a Story Monsters Ink ambassador and a sponsor of our Story Monsters Greenie Box™. She makes us proud! THANK YOU, Whole Latte Love Cafe, for giving Story Monsters Greenie Box™️ a home at your cafe! 📚☕📚Learn about Story Monsters Ink ambassadors: storymonsters.com/about-us/mee...

Check out a sneak peek of Nick Spake's review of "Wicked" and see the full review in our next issue of Story Monsters Ink! Fans have spent nearly two decades imagining what a Wicked movie might look like. www.StoryMonstersInk.com

A star book reviewer is born! This wonderful review of “The Great Animal Escape” by Linda Harkey, illustrated by Jeff Yesh (Story Monsters Press), comes from Aaisha Asfiya, a bright and talented 10-year-old in fifth grade. We can’t wait to hear her younger brother’s take on the book too!

New edition of Story Monsters Ink out now! 📚 Our November line-up includes interviews with Shain Stodt, Bruce Hale, Beth Lincoln, Mark Bittman, Charlene Thomas, Amber O'Neal Johnston, Rosie Pova, Terry Pierce, and more! Visit: www.StoryMonstersInk.com 💚 The digital edition is forever free!

I love creating picture books for children, and really enjoy my work as a journalist. It was incredibly fun to interview the multi-talented Lance Bass for the cover of @storymonsters.bsky.social #writerslife #childrensbooks #bookpublishing #readers #childrensmagazine #lancebass #literaryresource

Fun with another elementary school #classroom 📓Sharing my #book BLINK AND GLOW and discussing the love and respect due to our natural environment. @tielmourpress.bsky.social #childrensbook #readers #bookpublishing #schoolvisit #authorvisit #naturebook #librarians #teachers #kidlit #parents #students