Agreed! I loved this one so much, I bought my own copy!

These are some of my favorites! What amazing creators. #KidLit #PictureBooks #SCBWI 📚 💜

This #spider was so huge, I felt her every footstep up my arm as I relocated her to a safe spot! #OrganicGardening #Kindness

Time to #harvest this week’s salads and get some good habits started for the school year. #OrganicGardening #HealthyLiving

Am I the only one who loves creeping Charlie? Just me and the bumblebees? 🐝 #Gardening #Pollinators #Bees

Another wild & crazy Friday night at the #library and high school #football game. #PictureBooks 📚 🏈

Hooray! Nellie Mae and Bucky both passed their Beginning Obedience final exam. Bucky even took home a 4th place ribbon! #DogTraining #Pets #BoxerDog 🐾

Before and after. I’ve turned a gray, storageless cell into an organized and (hopefully) welcoming #learning space. This .5 photo makes it look bigger than it is. 😂 Thanks for the encouragement! 💪 #Teaching #ESL

Can you wave your magic wand 🪄 and make my #teaching stuff fit and look inviting in a small new room without any storage provided? Or maybe just hold my hand and tell me everything is going to be ok? 🥺 #BackToSchool #ClassroomOrganization

#Library return pile. 📚 #KidLit #PictureBooks

Nervous Nellie did NOT appreciate having to do her “heel-sit-stay” homework in such a public place. #DogTraining #DogDaysOfSummer #TrainYourDog

Sometimes trying a new thing is great, and other times you get pickle flavored soda and it tastes just like you thought it would. 🤢 #WeirdFood #PickleLovers #FoodieAdventure

Discovered these ancient wrappers stuffed inside a vase from my Grandma’s house. Somebody hiding a sweet tooth? Anybody ever tasted this stuff? #Candy #Antique #JunkFood

That just-right feeling when you’re studying #volcanoes and you stumble into an exhibit at the #Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. #NatureLovers

Ooh, I also love this #PictureBook! #WritingCommunity #SCBWI

Sorry to brag… but… I just #cooked and ate ravioli with #spaghetti sauce and my white shirt is STILL white. **Mic drop** #It’sHardToBeMessy

Getting caught up on #library #PictureBook returns. #KidLit 📚 💜

My backyard bellwort 3 ways: #photo, #watercolor, & fused glass. #ArtTherapy #GardenInspiration

My new origami #kayaks weigh under 20 lbs each. Hello independence and ease of transport— a fun way to get #outside and enjoy #summer with friends!

Spotted this in DC and decided to try #painting it. I only noticed the 🐞 when I zoomed in on the #photo. 🎨 #ArtTherapy #MentalHealthMatters

Got to hear MN #author superstar Kate DiCamillo speak at the #Hamline MFA in #Writing for Children and Young Adults graduation. Inspirational!

While I was gone all week, these guys took over my kale and broccoli. Cabbage moths? #gardening #OrganicGardening #Nature

Harnessing my inner Dolly as we’re on day 2 of trying to fly out of #DC. ⛈️ 🔧 ✈️ Yesterday we had 5 #flights cancelled and 3 hours in customer service lines. Today on our 3rd gate so far… #travel

Today’s self-prescribed #ArtTherapy to soothe my soul. #ProgressOverPerfection #MentalHealthMatters

Bucky is SO distracted by the #dog on my shirt that I can’t even brush his teeth! 😂 #pets #Boxers

#Authors: Got any advice on using #Pinterest for #Promo or #Marketing?

Enjoying tiger lilies from the yard today. #ArtTherapy #gardening #MentalHealthMatters

I painted some ‘fun guys’ from the yard. 😉 Well, just one but from four angles. #ArtTherapy #MentalHealthMatters #Art

One #library return short stack, coming up. #PictureBooks #SCBWI

No, YOU binged on Netflix and scribbled designs instead of cleaning your house! #ArtTherapy #MentalHealthMatters #relaxation

#KidLit #SCBWI #PictureBooks

Hooray!! This book is equal parts fun and information! Happy 📕 🎂!

A reasonable #library return stack of #PictureBooks today.

Tried my first #acrylic #painting class in ages, and my first spatula knife. #Art

Catching up on some #PictureBook #Library returns. #SCBWI #KidLit 📚

Tonight’s #therapeutic #art scribbles of nothing in particular:

Today I purged papers from my 23 years of dedication to Minneapolis Public Schools. Equal parts depressing and liberating to keep an inch and toss the rest. #Teaching #PublicEducation #WritingCommunity

My latest #library #PictureBook #KidLit return stack:

Mixed emotions on this #EarthDay! My #PictureBook, A FOREST BEGINS ANEW, was originally debuting today. But good things come to those who wait, right? Even until May 2026? 📕 🌲 🌱 🌏 #SCBWI

Another reason to love #libraries: cool #art programs like indigo dye.

Can you guess what I made? #Arts #Crafting

I got all dressed up for #SpringBreak today and actually tied my sweatpants. #Formal #Fashion

I actually have a non- #PictureBook for grown-ups in my #library return pile! #KidLit

Happy We Need Diverse Books Day! With book bans and challenges happening at a horrifyingly consistent rate, we need this day more than ever. #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay #kidlit afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/03/p...

Happy #PictureBook birthday to @jstremer.bsky.social ! This gem has optimism, lyrical writing, and tons of info for young #environmentalists. 📕 🍰 #KidLit

It seems wildly optimistic to start seed trays against a backdrop of snow… ❄️ #gardening #seeds #outdoors

PSA: Got my first wood tick today. Are your #pets protected? #Nature #ClimateChange

Hooray for lyrical #nonfiction #STEM #PictureBooks! This one is just heavenly.

Did you rock your socks for World #DownSyndrome Day? #inclusion #BetterTogether

@kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social Hooray for another stellar #STEM #PictureBook release! 🌟 🌲 Happy book birthday! 📕 🍰 #SCBWI