🦦 It's #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek! Sea otters🟰 ocean heroes To find out why, read SEA OTTER HEROES to see how Dr. Brent Hughes solved the seagrass mystery 💙 bit.ly/41X7utz @lernerbooks.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @hughesecology.bsky.social #edusky #greensky

In October I’ll be doing a book tour for Making Light Bloom, Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps and Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon. If you’re nearby, please come! I would love to see you! The details are here: instagram.com/p/DO3crU9CMA...

Happy Book Birthday to @katelynaronson.bsky.social & Clovis Meets His Match!

☕️❤️🐃 #CLOVIS 3 is out in a matter of weeks & coming to a #barnesandnoble near you! Your favorite bull has a new enemy in #Cloverdale and theirs is a rivalry to remember! Illustrated by the talented #benjiwilliams and published by #pagestreetkids , #ClovisMeetsHisMatch releases September 15th!

Check out @katelynaronson.bsky.social & Benji Williams's new book and Giveaway: CLOVIS MEETS HIS MATCH by Katelyn Aronson kathytemean.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/b... #Giveaway #kidlit 📚👍

Thank you, @12x12challenge.bsky.social! So thankful for your love and support! What an amazing community! I got my “YES” and you can, too! Keep querying! You’ve got this! ❤️ www.12x12challenge.com/candace-spiz...

Sorry, Clovis. The answer’s NOPE. Buckle you’re seatbelt ‘cuz there’s more to learn, buddy! (And that’s why life is hard 😂). Out Tuesday: CLOVIS MEETS HIS MATCH by Katelyn Aronson, illustrated by #BenjiWilliams ☕️❤️🐃 @pbpros.bsky.social #clovis #clovismeetshismatch #clovisthebull #sel #kidlit

🆕 on #LitLinks Students create comic strips to understand how acorn gathering by blue jays builds forests, illustrating ecological cycles & the sequence of events in a story 🪽 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12968 @kl4gm.bsky.social @annehunterstudio.bsky.social @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social #edusky

Author Patricia Newman's LitLinks blog features my post about time and narrative sequences in nature + comics! @12x12challenge.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @inkedvoices.bsky.social #birds #ecology #oaks #kidlit #science #mutualism @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social

Happy (belated) Book Birthday to HOPE RODE + 9 Qs with author @laurenkerstein.bsky.social Illus. Becca Stadtlander (Union Square Kids) erindealey.com/book-birthda... This one's for you, dear librarians ! #Skybrarians #KidlitMegaFeed #SkyBlogger #EduSky @eastwestlit.bsky.social

The star-reviewed ‘POO-DUNIT? A FOREST FLOOR MYSTERY’ has won the 2025 Nevada Young Readers Award! THANK YOU #NYRA !!! POO-RAY for this hilarious, rhyming #STEM mystery, chosen by the children! 🙌 And POO-RAY for silly, stinky science!🐭💩 #NYRA #poodunit #poodunnit #kidlit @pbpros.bsky.social

READY? With a glowing review from Kirkus, CLOVIS 3 drops Sept 16th! And sure… it’s about all those nice things Kirkus mentions but…TBH, if you wanna see #Clovis REALLY lose his cool this time, 😆 CLOVIS MEETS HIS MATCH is for you! ☕️🏈🐃 #kidlit #benjiwilliams #pagestreetkids @pbpros.bsky.social

Happy #GrandparentsDay to all who celebrate. These books are extra special for our family this year. Can you guess why? GRANDMA'S FAVORITE and GRANDPA'S FAVORITE Illus. @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @kanemillerbooks.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social #KidlitMegaFeed

🆕 on #LitLinks: 4 easy methods to build engaging art lessons following in the footsteps of Clara Driscoll, Tiffany lamp designer Nature becomes a trusted ally in artistic growth! Great #STEAM applications! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12954 senickel.bsky.social #edusky @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

Happy #BookBirthday @hellonathanc.bsky.social WHEN SANTA WROTE BACK Illus. Pablo Pino (Sourcebooks Wonderbooks) @pbpros.bsky.social I'm a stickler for good rhyme and I love epistolary stories, and this one checked all the boxes. #BookBoost #KidlitMegaFeed #KidlitChat #Christmas

🌼JUST FLOWERS🌼 receives a 2025 GROWING GOOD KIDS award 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Thank you to the Junior Master #Gardeners program & American Horticulture Society for this honor! 🌷🌺🌻🌼 jmgkids.us/bookawards/ Illus. @k8cosgrove.bsky.social Sleeping Bear @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social #Flowers

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek MAKING LIGHT BLOOM: CLARA DRISCOLL + THE TIFFANY LAMPS by @senickel.bsky.social + Julie Paschkis (Peachtree): "The engaging text provides an accessible overview of the labor-intensive stained glass–making process + insight into Driscoll" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Happy (almost!) Book Birthday to The Everything Trail + 8 Qs with Kidlit author Meg Fleming @megosphere.bsky.social / Beach Lane @simonkids.bsky.social Illus. chuck Groenink erindealey.com/book-birthda... #KidlitMegaFeed #Skybrarians #picturebook #hikingtrails

🆕 on #LitLinks: An easy food web simulation that opens eyes (and hearts) Why do sharks matter? Find out with the Ocean Food Web Web Links to #science #literacy #criticalthinking #oceanliteracy 🦈 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12529 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #edusky #greensky

Amazing to see our book 🌺 JUST FLOWERS 🌼 honored by the Junior Master Gardener program! @k8cosgrove.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social Thank you!

Children often wonder why we sleep. When you don’t understand the science behind it, sleep can seem like [an] enigma." 🆕 #LitLinks: How to decode the mysteries of sleep with sea animals 😴 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12926 @bonniekelso.bsky.social @greatdoglit.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social #edusky

🦈 Sharks' PR problem! The 🆕 SHARKS UNHOOKED educator guide can help you demonstrate that sharks are not vicious monsters. Discover our inextricable link to sharks + how they keep our ocean healthy. 🦈 bit.ly/3UrywVI #edusky #greensky @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

"Calvin Nicholls’ art is sublime. He transforms flat paper into multi-layered sculptures." — @senickel.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Come join us for the OC public library Summer Reading Kick-off on June 19th! At 11am. At the Westminster Library. 💛 #publiclibraries #librarians #anzuthegreatkaiju

"The True Ugly Duckling: How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan’s cover is a heart-warming reflection of the story within." — @senickel.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

"Calvin Nicholls’ art is sublime. He transforms flat paper into multi-layered sculptures. I have seen paper cutouts before, but I’ve never seen anything like what Calvin creates." — @senickel.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Happy (almost) Book Birthday BEFORE I LIVED HERE + Six Qs with debut author Stacy S. Jensen @stacysjensen.bsky.social erindealey.com/book-birthda... Illus. Victo Ngai / NealPorterBooks @eastwestlit.bsky.social @anacrespobooks.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social #KidlitMegaFeed

Cover Reveal: The True Ugly Duckling: How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan by @senickel.bsky.social and Calvin Nicholls mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Wow! Saw the almost final pass of our upcoming (4.7.26) #SEL #picturebook SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS & omg @lucianaillustra.bsky.social's #art is so perfect! BeamingBooksMN No spoilers, but it's based on Lu's actual #chalkart. Look! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social #KidlitMegaFeed

Happy (belated) Book Birthday GOATS AFLOAT + Six Qs with Lezlie Evans about her NEW rhyming #picturebook erindealey.com/book-birthda... Illus. Julia Patton / Two Lions @eastwestlit.bsky.social

I can't believe it! BEAR'S BIG IDEA is the winner of a Crystal Kite Award. Many, many thanks to the entire #SCBWI community for this enormous honor. I appreciate it so much!❤️ #SCBWI25CK #CrystalKiteAward @scbwi.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #ideas #BearandFish #friendship

Hey #edusky! Help Ss develop a deeper understanding of adaptation & climate challenges w/this NEW #LitLinks lesson & #science experiment A great intro to compare-contrast too! 🦙 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12884 @carrietillotson.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Six PBs for #DisabilityPrideMonth #disabilitypride2025 by Patty Cisneros Prevo/ Dion MBD Christina Soontornvat & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social Anna Dewdney @erindealey.bsky.social & @k8cosgrove.bsky.social Sarah Scheerger/Leah Giles Erin Dealey & @lupencita.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

A Moose? A hot dog? A Penguin? 😂😂😂 Check out Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE for a little Moose Monday fun! Oh, Finley!❤️ Available wherever books are sold. 📚 Gnome Road Publishing #picturebooks #kidlit #loveofbooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose

A big thanks to @AkronBeacon & Barbara McIntyre for featuring Making Light Bloom in their Book Column! "The luminous ink and gouache illustrations by Seattle artist Julie Paschkis could be rendered in stained glass themselves." #Ohio #tiffanylamps #childrensbooks #kidlit

PA book lovers! Join us at Barnes & Noble Exton tomorrow, Saturday, June 21, 11:00 to 2:00 and enjoy the humorous adventures of Bear in A BOOK FOR BEAR and of Moose in FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! #finleyamooseonthecaboose #abookforbear #picturebook #loveofbooks

Another Moose Monday! 😉😆🫎🫎🫎❤️

I love getting photos of kiddos reading Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! 📕❤️❤️❤️ @GnomeRoadPub #kidlit #picturebooks #librarians #parents #teachers #moose #trains #adventure #alaska

Spread your wings & embrace #vocabulary with a new #LitLinks lesson: Let's see how to build vocabulary with a STEM picture book Dive into the world of butterflies for science & vocab connections 🦋 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12818 #edusky @steamteambooks.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social

Join the amazing @etraintalks.bsky.social on July 17th from 11 AM to 2 PM for storytime, crafts & endless fun at Fairytale Town, in Sacto! Every child will receive a FREE book to take home and treasure forever! 📚 Get ready for a day filled with book joy, creativity, and adventure! 💚 #Reading

Happy (almost) #BookBirthday to If You Want to Write a Story = 7 Qs with author/illustrator Jeff Mack / Neal Porter Books erindealey.com/book-birthda... Heads up #teachers #edusky=Great #mentortext #amwriting #BookBoost #WritingCommunity #KidlitMegaFeed #Skybrarian

Woo-hooo! COVER REVEAL ! SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS is available for preorder + 25% discount (see code below): www.barnesandnoble.com/w/squirrel-d... Art by @lucianaillustra.bsky.social Words by me. #KidlitMegaFeed #KidlitSky #Skybrarians @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

#teachers #librarians #educators! #coverreveal for"Squirrel Draws Big Feelings"! It comes out April 7th, by @erindealey.bsky.social illustrated by @lucianaillustra.bsky.social for @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social !Pre-order at @barnesandnoble.com to get a 25% discount! @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Questions are at the 💙 of every scientific practice & a key #literacy skill Yet students struggle w/them #LitLinks can help with these great ideas to help students practice the art of asking questions ❓ www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12807 @jessicafgwrites @trishtoneylawrence @scbwi-ohiocensouth #edusky

Thanks @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for sharing the hope! #edusky you, too, can Teach the Hope Combine hands-on science + story to explain ecological concepts within the context of how civic role models develop solutions to enviro problems Inspirer action, not anxiety. @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Oh my goodness. This is the sweetest. Wally The Wonder Pigeon is reading SEVEN!! 💕🐦💕 #pigeonlove #pigeons #kidlit #heros

The pigeon-loving community has been incredibly welcoming to SEVEN! This week I'm on the blog of @palomacy.bsky.social, a nonprofit pigeon rescue. It's dedicated to rescuing, rehabbing & rehoming pigeons & helps birds across the globe through its Help Group. It's so amazing! #pigeons #pigeonrescue

Spotted in Chicago. At the gift shop, Enjoy. Apparently it's a small book selection, but there was SEVEN, front and center. Hooray! And thank you Enjoy! 🌸 #pigeons #heroes #childrensbooks #picturebooks #kidlit @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to Peachaloo in Bloom = 10 Qs with author/illustrator Chris Raschka erindealey.com/book-birthda... Neal Porter Books @holidayhouse.bsky.social #KidlitMegaFeed #MiddleGrade #Booksky #Skybrarian #BookBirthday

Dive into this new #LitLinks lesson: 3 easy ways shipwrecks can help students explore lyrical language Explore literary devices like alliteration, metaphors, and onomatopoeia Challenge students' imagination and creativity on their journey as writers. 💫 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12792 #edusky