I didn’t know NaNoWriMo was gone. Huh. I’ll miss that writing community feel that came every November.

Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! This week, a new non-fiction, STEM picture book from @stacymcanulty.bsky.social (and illustrated by Stevie Lewis) arrives, OUR SOLAR SYSTEM! A STELLAR NEIGHBORHOOD. Congratulations, Stacy!

Happy book birthday to: Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

All the best stories have dogs!!!

Thanks for reading!

Me as a superhero.

Suggestions Needed! Who should I use to create custom stickers for upcoming books? (I used to use Stcker Mule but no longer feel comfortable buying from them.)

Still haven’t grabbed Writing Funny Nonfiction Picture Books with @stacymcanulty.bsky.social? Get it today before it goes away! Get 20% off through May 31st

Could you spend $5,000,000 in a month? Our next book is @stacymcanulty.bsky.social 's Millionaires for the Month! Felix and Benji find a wallet belonging to a billionaire and are challenged to spend $5,000,000 in 30 days. Perfect for fans of The Great Greene Heist or No Purchase Necessary. 💲

Cory Booker

Hey @mrschureads.bsky.social ! I just checked into a hotel in NJ and the guy at the desk said he liked a sticker on my suitcase. (It was Pluto.) I told him I wrote the book and he proudly proclaimed he recently met another children’s book author and whipped out your signed bookmarks. Small world!

Please welcome PRESIDENT @barackobama.bsky.social to BlueSky,,, working in my Flaverification,,,

Bummer!

Ooooooooooh, a Sinead O’Connor song? Deeper meaning????? SNL50

The Domingo sketch on SNL 50 was 100/10!!!!

I too have 😍 Thanks for sharing!

WHY ARE ENDINGS SO HARD!!! I love every other part of this story I’ve written but the ending is just okay. 😡

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What gives??? I’m flying from NC to Dallas in early March and the flights for economy are over $1000 on Delta, American, and United. WHY???? It used to be about $600.

Wanna feel old? The Big Bang was 13.8 billion years ago!

You guys! You guys! You guys! At the end of this week, it’s February! We’re almost there!

Thousands of books have been targeted for removal from school and public libraries.  In fact, we've been tracking thousands of book bans here. Yet, the U.S. Dept of Education released a statement calling book bans a hoax! bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

A picture book critique and skip-the-slush-pile opportunity! Award-winning author Stacy McAnulty will critique your picture book (up to 1,000 words) within one month of receipt. Once you've had a chance to revise, Stacy will.. www.32auctions.com/organization...

Wahoo! Thanks for reading!

I know it had to end eventually but still 😭😭😭

Every time feels like the first time.

Interesting!

An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4

Thanks to the Bluesky community for their help in compiling these #BlueSkyTips for newcomers as well as those seeking more engagement on this platform: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!

The following is a list of characters from The Evers duology. What do they all have in common? Ivy Ronan Abigail Betty Este James Tim Dean Dorothea

🌎: Are you smarter than a 5th grader? 🇺🇸: know

“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys

I can’t say I understand all of this but it was still interesting. “Bluesky as a David taking on Goliaths by differentiating itself further. On Friday, the company said it would never use people’s posts to train generative artificial intelligence technology” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...

Looking for apple strudel recipe. Suggestions?

To new Bluesky users: This place has the BEST curation & moderation tools of any social media platform I've been on (& I've been around for a while 🦕). *Strongly* recommend TAKING A FEW MINUTES to learn. I've summarized the essentials in my Unofficial Guide: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl...

New to Bluesky? If you're a children's author, educator, or librarian searching for your community here, my "Bookish Teachers & Librarians" starter pack can help get you started! go.bsky.app/TV22XkY

Today is one of those days that will be both happy and sad. Trying to get myself ready.

10 years ago I was working on the first draft of THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL

Fancy a podcast? Kirkus talks about 'Editor's Pick' FOREVER TWELVE by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social on theirs: www.kirkusreviews.com/podcast/2023... #forevertwelve #middlegrade #doweusehashtagsonbluesky?

🎂 Happy Book Birthday 🎂 to I WANT 100 DOGS by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social & Claire Keane w/ Chronicle Books. This book's adorableness cannot be overstated. Plus it's SO CLEVER. Perfect gift for any dog-lover. Perfect gift to give WITH A DOG (to me! I want a dog so much!). 🐶#mustlovedogs #dogsbruh

Nonfiction can be stranger than fiction

⚠️0 DAYS⚠️ 🐶THE COUNTDOWN IS OVER!🐶 📚Please say WOOF! to I WANT 100 DOGS!📚 ❤️I LOVE DOGS!❤️

1 day until I WANT 100 DOGS! Our last countdown dog is my Luigi! He was our pandemic pup, and oh, what a special boy he is! At 5 months old, he had major surgery for angular limb deformation. Now, he's a goofy, sweet, curly boy (who gets nervous around strange dogs and men).

2 days until I WANT 100 DOGS Today, we meet my "Ray-ka". She's a 5-year-old anxious GSD. She's happiest when she's got a ball and when surrounded by her people. (Other people, not so much.) She loves fetch and folks who preorder books. 😆🥰

3 days until I WANT 100 DOGS! And now, we meet my dogs! This is Munchkin, the oldest of the McAnulty dogs. She loves people--the older, the better--and she LOVES when folks preorder books. ❤️ "Mushikins" hates other dogs, including the ones in her family. 😁

28 days until I WANT 100 DOGS Today, we have Bella, who belongs to the Martinez Family. I love "Bunford's" cupcake, and I'm just going to pretend she is celebrating the release of my new, FOREVER TWELVE. Thanks for celebrating with me, Bella!

🎂 Happy Book Birthday 🎂 to FOREVER TWELVE by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social (THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL)! It's the 1st book in her series, The Evers, our 33rd book together (!), & it received a 🌟 star 🌟 from Kirkus who called it "Fantastic." Available where books are sold—link in next skeet.

Got a COVID vax yesterday and the technician at Walgreens was not gentle. 🙁

Who is this? (IMHO, this is the hardest one.) I would not want to be trapped as a 12yo for eternity. I don't think this guy would either. FOREVER TWELVE is coming in 2 days!!!