This is fabulous!👏🐰🌙❤️

This is my annual gentle suggestion to please stop teaching kids made-up stories about Thanksgiving and share actual (fascinating!) history instead. In case you need ideas... bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

Jim and I spent a dreamy weekend at the lighthouse keeper's house at Point Wilson. Meeting up with @writerlou.bsky.social and @faithpray7.bsky.social made our time in Port Townsend even more magical!

Happy Halloween!

Congratulations, Lily!👏❤️

This post delites--er, delights--me.

I'm excited to read Abbie Harlow's debut novel, The Butterfly's Sting. published by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

It's Simon's seventh birthday!🎉 Please help him choose what to wear. *choice 4: aviator hat

It's Simon's seventh birthday!🎉 Please help him choose what to wear. *choice 3: gnome hat

It's Simon's seventh birthday!🎉 Please help him choose what to wear. *choice 2: festive bow tie

It's Simon's seventh birthday!🎉 Please help him choose what to wear. *choice 1: preppy bow tie

I LOVE Sarah Kurpiel's art!

The Life of a Showgirl: Alina's Version 🧡🙃

Message from my dogs: It's our dad's birthday! Dogs of the world, treat yourselves to the cookies in your homes! Today's a celebration!🥳🎉

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Because the nights are drawing in…an old illustration of mine. A Cat & A Crow. Good evening.

It’s happening. Mark your calendars summer 2026 #booksky 🐶🍝 @jenniekendrick.bsky.social never tell me the odds

Woo-hoo! I'm thrilled for agency sib @jessieatkin.bsky.social! Congratulations! Go, Jessie, go!

Happy long weekend! Take 10 minutes and read for joy. It can be addictive and infectious. Good.

My dog says hello. He also wants to know what you're reading.

Meet my critique group, the Troika! Margaret Nevinski & Elsa Watson are brilliant writers. I'm the luckiest, having their eyes on my work. We were able to see each other in person on Monday, & it was such a treat! I love these ladies. (@eagleharborbooks.bsky.social) Photo credit: Victoria Irwin

Honestly, even if you merely like (or generously tolerate!) an author, this is a lovely thing to do for books and bookstores and bookfriends and bookculture. ♥️ Requesting that your local library order it goes a long way too (especially with lesser-known authors most library don't have on auto-buy).

Matilda laid her first egg! It's the green one. Matilda is the yellow chick in the chicken baby photo. She's the 1st of our young hens to start laying. I feel like I need to write an after-school special for the 3 hens who aren't laying yet called Beatrice Has an Egg.

Thank goodness for the scientists who worked so diligently to solve this! 🌊⭐❤️

Hooray! Congratulations to @debbieohi.com!

Here's a post about an amazing Whale Rock workshop I've been taking since March. www.dawnsimon.com/post/what-i-...

Happy book b-day to Jennifer Dupuis! 🎉❤️ THIS IS NOT MY BED!, a PB about animals & their diverse habitats, comes out 7/29 (Tilbury House)! Written by Jenn & illustrated by Carol Schwartz, this is the 2nd book in their STEM series. THIS IS NOT MY LUNCHBOX! introduced animals & their unique diets.

You can submit until the 15th! I'd love to do a critique for you!

I've been sitting on this because we haven't officially revealed the cover yet, but... BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS is available to pre-order at Barnes & Noble, it's eligible for the big pre-order sale, and you can get a sneak peek of the cover there 👀 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-sev...

I love the Bibsy Cross chapter book series by @lizgardensalad.bsky.social & illustrated by Dung Ho. Each story is sweet, funny, & full of heart. To me, the series feels like a modern classic. The final book, Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule, will be available July 8th! I'm pre-ordering my copy!

Jim and I got married 34 years ago today--five days before I turned 23. He still cracks me up.

Hooray! I have a copy of The Woman Behind the Magic: How Lillian B. Disney Shaped the Disney Legacy. Written by Brittany Richman and illustrated by Joanie Stone, it's a beautiful picture book. Brittany was my mentor at @vcfa.bsky.social, and I'm excited to have a copy of her debut PB!💚

It's been a week. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Be good to one another. Lead with kindness and compassion. Lean into joy.

Hello from the noodle dogs💛

Graphic collage artist @annieillustrates.bsky.social made this illustration of Simon, and I LOVE it! Annie totally captured Simon, even including his favorite toy, a tennis ball! I'm an Annie fan and friend, and I'm touched and honored by her gift. Thank you, Annie!💛

SCBWI and more than 40 organizations representing parents, grassroots organizers, authors, librarians, booksellers, and publishers have signed a statement on the Trump Administration's firing of Dr. Carla Hayden. Share and ACT NOW bit.ly/EmailHayden

My very good boy💙

I had a school visit cancelled. Read on to learn why, and what I did about it. 🐌

Yesterday was SCBWI WWA's first Unconference, and @holtzy3.bsky.social was the keynote speaker. He beautifully delivered a lecture titled "The Case for Nurturing Males in Children's Fiction." I loved seeing friends from our region. Thank you to all the SCBWI peeps who put together such a fun event!

This is Arang and Aro. Aro is giving them the ol' razzle dazzle, and Arang is giving nothing at all. 12/10

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!📚💖🎉 Here's Simon* modeling a sign and a display at @eagleharborbooks.bsky.social. Simon says, "Support independent bookstores today & every day!" (He's a very smart dog.) *Note: Simon came with his name. I don't name pets after myself. 😁

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! #IndieBookstoreDay

My dad was the funniest person I've ever met. Truly. Brilliant, too, and he had a beautiful heart. It's been nearly three years without him. I miss him every day. Happy birthday, Dad. I love you forever. Thanks for being the very best dad. I hope you and Mom are singing and dancing in Heaven.

I feel so seen.😂

@boonewrites.bsky.social had a book giveaway, and I won a copy of Pedal Pusher: How One Woman's Bicycle Adventure Helped Change the World.💙 Written by Mary Boone and illustrated by Lisa Anchin, this PB biography is about Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, the 1st woman to ride a bicycle around the world.

Today I was taking a picture of these flowers while holding Alina's leash, and she popped her head into the photo to sniff them.🥰

Sid Sharp's Bog Myrtle is so much fun! I mean, just look at those spiders--and that's before the story even starts! I love this book. "[A] lighthearted and surreal take on evergreen themes surrounding the benefits of kindness that's more Brothers Grimm than classic Disney." -Publishers Weekly

This morning when the dogs woke up, Simon wanted to recreate the big scene from the Sistine Chapel. Alina was like, "Nah."

Libraries & museums are essential pillars of our communities, and this is devastating. bookriot.com/imls-gutted/

Thank goodness @faithpray7.bsky.social went to a health fair where someone handed her a pamphlet on how to spot a stroke. Then, when it happened to her, she remembered the signs & got help quickly! Check out the warning signs, friends. Faith, I'm so grateful you're here, shining your bright light!