THIS. @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @debbieohi.com #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity #picturebooks #amwriting #amediting

A close friend/tree hugger came upon this while on a hike--a "garden" tended to by nature. (t reminded him of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET! (Note: He added the #book!😂) Gotten your copy? @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #gardening #gardeningwithkids

For me, to #BeAnAmbassador is to give back. Join Nancy Churnin, @hilarymargitich.bsky.social, & me help stock Baldwin Elem. School's #library by #donating a book &/or reposting #BOOKHERO info. Let's break the rec of over 200 books donated. DEETS: karengreenwald.com/bookhero26 @pbspree.bsky.social

All kids deserve a stocked #library in school! Help break your rec. of over 200 #books donated last yr to another deserving school! Elizabeth Baldwin Elementary (RI) needs our help! karengreenwald.com/bookhero26 @12x12challenge.bsky.social @debbieohi.com @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart

Here's what some #kidlit peeps are #planting! Please request THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET in your #library! Thanks! @lydialukidis.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social @hilarymargitich.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social @kidsgardening.bsky.social

CABBAGE is in the MATRIX...the curriculum matrix, that is and I couldn't be more pleased! Thanks to @agriculturalliteracy for making THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET part of their important work! 🥰🌱#garden #gardening #kidlit #teachers #teachersofinstagram #librarians

Thank you, @twogreykittensbookclub/@cybilsawards' for your incredible post(s) re THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET! #kidlit #kidsgardening #GrowYourOwnFood, #KidFriendlyGarden #gardeningwithkids #KidsBookstagram #gardenersofinstagram #gardenlife #librariansofinstagram @pbspree.bsky.social

Happy #NationalGardeningDay! Did you know a 9-year-old grew 40 lbs of cabbage from a #seed? What she did next is the the core of my #picturebook, THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET. Bet YOU #GrowYourOwn healthier, non-GMO future! #BeginnerGarden #PlantLife @pbspree.bsky.social #gardening #kidlit

Thank you so much, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds for your incredibly kind praise. I will use it as a reminder to always keep "planting" and "growing" my efforts for promoting literacy!❤️ #kidlit #teachers #librarians #gardening #kidsgardening #garden @pbspree.bsky.social @giuliofirenze.bsky.social

Don't you love that there are still mysterious wonders? Imagine all the info w/in a seed...esp. an heirloom that's as nature intended! A tiny catalyst that can change lives, & even 🌎! The Cabbage Seed's Colossal Secret protagonist saw this at 9 after growing a 40 lb. cabbage! @pbspree.bsky.social

Literary #chefskiss!😍 I have enormous respect for @maneetchauhan, so her praise for THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET is both meaningful & inspiration to keep "planting seeds!" #Educators, get a fab #teacher guide/other #book goodies at www.karengreenwald.com. @pbspree.bsky.social #kidsgardening

A great answer to all the questions you get asked about our genre! #truth #kidlit #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbookshelf #raisingreaders #readaloud #earlyliteracy #TeacherLife #TeachersOfInstagram @debbieohi.com @pbspree.bsky.social

FINAL HOURS TO ENTER raffle for BIG PRIZES! Book copies will go to under-resourced #school #libraries! Please consider supporting my #book drive--or at least reposting the info. Planting seeds for literacy changes the 🌎! More info: www.karengreenwald.com/cabbage-raffle @pbspree.bsky.social #garden

FINAL DAYS to enter/WIN: $500 Belle gift card from Kim Gravel! Just donate a copy/ies of #picturebook THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET to 501c3 #kidlit charity Reader to Reader. DM me a receipt pic, & you'll be entered to win! karengreenwald.com/cabbage-raffle @pbspree.bsky.social #gardening #qvc

#Honored! #kidlit'ers/ friends, please help underserved #schools: donate a copy/ies of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET to 501c3 #kidlit charity, Reader to Reader. DM me: 1 receipt pic/copy by 3.31 & you'll be entered to win a gift card: $150-Rastellis; $500-Belle/Kim Gravel @pbspree.bsky.social

"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-PUP!" #kidlit #kidlitart #dogs #doglovers #doglife #puppylove @swildmansf.bsky.social @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social #petstagram #instadog #ilovemydog #pawfection @viviankirkfield.bsky.social #Dogstagram

Here's to a kiss of the Blarney, a glass of green Guinness, the luck of finding a pot of gold, and a four leaf clover in your day! (My model was given ample "cookies" for this photoshoot!) #kidlit #dogs #puppies #dogsofinstagram

Happy #InternationalWomensDay The theme this yr: "Give to Gain"--its the essence of my latest #picturebook, THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET. When you give, others gain...but so do you! Please help give new books to empty elemen. #libraries via 501c3 Reader to Reader! @pbspree.bsky.social #garden

Hey, turtles & cats, Reader to Reader (R2R ) distrib's new #books to underserved #schools. 'Til 3.13, donate #picturebook THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET to R2R, DM me pic of receipt, & WIN: Rastelli's Food Group $150 gift card or BELLE by Kim Gravel $500 gift card from #QVC's Kim Gravel. #garden

The Most Anticipated Books of 2026! @kmgreenwald.bsky.social IG @dowphumirk @fzamanart @NazneenAkbari IG @laborofloaf IG @nadinepresley @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social IG @mjm_writes

Celebrating new book, THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET, w/book drive. 4 schools in need. Donate CABBAGE 2 Reader to Reader (501c3 #kidlit charity), DM me your donation receipt, & you could win: RASTELLI'S $150 gift card, or $500 Gift Card from Kim Gravel. @pbspree.bsky.social #gardening #kidlit

To celebrate my new book, when you donate a copy/ies of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET to 501c3 #kidlit charity, Reader to Reader, & send me a receipt pic, you'll be entered in a raffle for a gift cards: $150 Rastelli's or $500 BELLE by Kim Gravel! #garden @pbspree.bsky.social #gardening #plants

It is here! THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET is ready to be harvested! Thanks to the AMAZING Tilbury House Publishers and gorgeously talented Alejandra Ruiz for helping me cultivate this beautiful, meaningful celebration of the power #kids have to change the 🌎! @pbspree.bsky.social @debbieohi.com

📚👍This is such a great book! I was lucky enough to get a preview! It's a perfect story for our time! #kidlit #picturebook #nonfiction

Only a few days left until THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET makes its way into the world! Thank you, @hilarymargitich.bsky.social for this fab interview! tinyurl.com/53v5jhjt @eepy.bsky.social #gardeningwithkids #kidsgarden #gardening #teachers #librarians #kidlit #kidlitart #books #picturebooks

Look what I got! Early before release date. Congrats @kmgreenwald.bsky.social and Alejandra Ruiz! Karen is @12x12challenge.bsky.social ‘s very own nonfiction ninja. You want this book.

Didya' know Americans have eaten #coleslaw since the 1770's?! That's a lot of slaw! Tis not THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET! Now-3.1.26, donate a copy of this #picturebook to 501c3 charity, @readertoreader, & you'll be entered to win a $150 gift card! #gardening #kidlit @pbspree.bsky.social

The Most Anticipated Books of 2026! @kmgreenwald.bsky.social IG @dowphumirk @fzamanart @NazneenAkbari IG @laborofloaf IG @nadinepresley @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social IG @mjm_writes

#Cabbage has tons of health benefits-I've got 1 more--#literacy! Now-3.1.26, donate a copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET to 501c3 charity, Reader to Reader, & you'll be entered to win a $150 gift card to Rastelli's (#QVC's top food vendor). @pbspree.bsky.social #gardening #bloomscrolling

Who knew there were so many GIFs w/animals & the cabbages they love?! (still NOT the secret!) Pre-order your copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET until 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. Based on a true story: child & a 40 lb. #cabbage. @pbspree.bsky.social @vibrantgardening.com

Skunk cabbage melts snow by generating it's own heat? Hmm...many questions--but defin. not the secret! Pre-order your copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET until 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. Based on a true story of a young girl & a 40 lb. cabbage! @pbspree.bsky.social #garden

Great advice! (But it is NOT the secret!) Pre-order your copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET until 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. Based on a true story of a young girl, a 40 lb. cabbage, and how they changed the world! @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social #gardening

The time #cabbage seeds went intergalactic! Yes, even NASA loves the cabbage! In 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia grew them in orbit--but that's not the secret! Pre-order your copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET until 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. @pbspree.bsky.social #gardening

From an email I received... I agree! Pre-order THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET til 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. Based on a true story of a young girl & her 40 lb. #cabbage! #teachers #librarians #kidlit #gardening #gardeningwithkids @pbspree.bsky.social #gardeninspo, #urbangarden

That's not how you do "Cabbage Patch Push-Ups!" (Yup, actually a thing) Pre-order a copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET until 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. Based on a true story of a young girl & a 40 lb. cabbage! @pbspree.bsky.social #teachers #librarians #kidlit #gardening

Chilly? Unlike my pup, #cabbage seeds are ok w/it down to 20°. Frost can even enhance flavor--but that's not the #secret! Pre-order THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET for a personalized #book plate (just DM). Based on a true story #gardeningwithkids @pbspree.bsky.social @debbieohi.com #kidlit #teach

Imagine if that guy had been at the '08 dinner where hosts served the 🌎's largest #cabbage dish--80,191 cabbage rolls! Pre-order your copy of THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET until 2.17 for a personalized, signed #book plate. Based on a true story. @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #garden #kidsgarden

Coming Feb 17... Pre-order THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET for a signed #book plate & #shareyourveggies! Based on an inspirational true story of a young girl and a 40 lb. cabbage-- Tilbury House Pub's (now part of PRH). @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @gardeningma.bsky.social

Grab your NYE #sauerkraut leftovers & learn re a child & 40 lb. cabbage that changed the🌎! Coming 2.17. Pre-order for a personalized #book plate. THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET: based on a true story. #kidlit #picturebook #kidsthatgarden @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social

Who can ignore this cuteness?!?! From now-THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET launch day, Feb 2, 2026, when you DM me proof of purchase of your pre-order, I'll send you a personalized #book plate! #shareyourveggies! @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @debbieohi.com #kidlit #garden #kids

Happy New Year to the fab #kidlit and #kidlitart communities! Wishing all #writers and #picturebook #illustrators a year of #literary and #artistic #inspiration! @12x12challenge.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social

Want to be wealthy this coming year? A southern tradition says to eat cabbage on NY's Day! Who knew? But this isn't THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET! Coming 2/17. Pre-order for a signed #book plate. #shareyourveggies! Based on a true story! @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit @12x12challenge.bsky.social

Did you know that #cabbages have been grown for 4000 yrs? Wishing all #book lovers Happy Holidays. THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET is one leaf closer to launch-#nationalcabbageday-Feb. 17, 2026. Pre-order for your signed #book plate. Based on an inspirational true story! @pbspree.bsky.social

Why end X-mas in Dec? Extend it til' 2.17. Pre-order THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET. DM me for a receipt for a signed bookplate to wrap! (You can even leave up your tree-no judgment!) Based on an true story from Tilbury House Pubs (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) #kidlit @pbspree.bsky.social

Didya' know #cabbage is the oldest veggie in the 🌎?! But that's not THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET! Find out 2.17.26 - #nationalcabbageday! Pre-order & get a personalized #book plate! Based on a #true #story! #kidlit #teachers #gardening #charity @12x12challenge.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social

Didya' know cabbages can be used to make clocks?! But that's not THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET! 1 leaf closer to launch-Natl. Cabbage Day-2.17.26. Pre-order for a signed #book plate! Based on a true story from Tilbury House Pubs. (now part of Penguin Random House). @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit

Didya know the #cabbagepatchkids idea arose from an old folktale?🤔Peeling away another leaf from the colossal cabbage! 1 leaf closer to the "Secret's" reveal! #nationalcabbageday and THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET launch! Feb 17, 2026. Avail. on pre-order–launching 2.17! @pbspree.bsky.social

#honored #kidlit THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET launches on 2.17--#nationalcabbageday! #gardening #gardeninglife #kidsgardening #charitywork #naturelovers #hero @nadiaawriter.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social

The Cabbage Seeds, Colossal Secret: features a #kid #hero whose GIANT surprise leads to a BIGGER success fighting the #hunger crisis… Pre-order–launching 2.17! Based on a true story! @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social #kidlit @eepy.bsky.social #teachers #educators #gardening #plants

Give the #gift that lasts! #Books are the perfect way to say #HappyHolidays! May I suggest these? DM me and get them personalized! @12x12challenge.bsky.social #holiday @pbspree.bsky.social #kidlit #writing #writingcommunity