Lupe Lopez’s new adventure arrives April 21 from me, @eecharltontrujillo.bsky.social and @joecepeda.bsky.social. What happens when Lupe has to share the spotlight? Can Hector P. Garcia Elementary handle two rock stars? Missed the other Lupe books?Grab them in English or Spanish! #megakidlit

Pssst … Next week, there will be a new REMARKABLY YOU in the world. Same words by me. Same art by Patrice Barton. Same publisher, @harperkids.bsky.social. The only difference? There’s no dust jacket. But there is a lower price point. Get it for someone remarkable you know. #megakidlit #booksky

I want to hug this book. I also want to feed it chicken-noodle soup, tuck it safely into bed, and sing it a lullaby. TAKING FLIGHT, by Kashmira Sheth and Nicolo Carozzi is out soon from @penguinkids.bsky.social. Learn more at tinyurl.com/yy8vwbfc

I write picture books, but they’re not the only thing I read. This one’s for my fellow Heated Rivalry fans. Side note: My sister is a very good sport. #heatedrivalry #allthethingsshesaid #Hollanov

This is a bit of my childhood on a plate. Apple turnovers from my grandma’s recipe. The dough is cottage cheese, shortening, flour and salt. The filling apples, sugar, cinnamon and butter. My sister and I made them Saturday.

Jasmine Fang put a 2nd copy of ONE CAN BE in a CA Little Free Library. (Illustrator Annie May Cron left the 1st!) Jasmine wrote BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON about family togetherness and the Mooncake Festival coming 9/15 from Beaming Books. Rong Pham and Vinh Nguyen illustrate . #onecanbe #50states

I visited Caramel Crisp Corner in my hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The shop has homemade caramel corn, amazing cookies and, of course, books. I signed a bunch of mine.

Match Day is over, and Gwen will spend the next five years as a general surgery resident at South Brooklyn Health after she graduates from the University of Wisconsin medical school May 8. Gwen’s happy to be heading to New York, and Mark and I could not be prouder of how hard she’s worked.

Thanks to Paul Sonnleitner and his wife, Kari, ONE CAN BE is in a New York @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social. Paul is a lighting designe for Broadway shows, concerts and events like the Times Square NYE ball drop. He’s a two-time Emmy nominee and Telly Award winner. #onecanbe #50states #newyork

There's snow in my yard, but spring starts tomorrow. If you want a book to remind you no winter lasts forever and no spring skips its turn, try WIDE-AWAKE BEAR by me and Jean Kim from @harperkids.bsky.social. It's a bedtime book, a story of parental love and an ode to spring. #megakidlit #spring

Hey picture book people. Tell me your favorite picture book with LAYERS and why you like it! #megakidlit #kidlit #scbwi #booksky

My sister-in-law, Julie Braun, read WHEREVER YOU GO to a fourth-grade class she’s subbing for. She shared one student’s responses with me and asked me to sign a book for her. It’s great to see a reader really get the book’s message. #megakidlit #booksky #readaloud

It’s my husband’s birthday. He likes spice drops, so I bought him a bag. I described them as: “Old-man candy. The kind sitting in a crystal dish on your grandpa’s coffee table.” He disagreed, saying: “It’s just candy. With no age restrictions.” Which side do you fall on?

If you know picture books, you know Melissa Sweet. She’s illustrated more than 100 books and written several, as well. She’s won two Caldecott honors, been on the NYT bestsellers list, and won a bevy of other awards #onecanbe #50states #maine #megakidlit #booksky

This whiteboard from the basement of my mom’s condo has decades of notes and doodles from my kids and their cousins. My mom recently moved into memory care. I took this video before we had to take the whiteboard off the wall. #glimmers #memories #family

Signed books ready for the shelves at Prairie Pages, Sun Prairie’s independent bookstore. #booksky #megakidlit

Although my mom is in memory care and often confused, she still has a sense of humor. My sister and I pointed out a sign saying "live Irish dancers" would perform on St. Patrick's Day. Mom said, "Well, that beats DEAD Irish dancers." Once Pam and I stopped laughing, we agreed.

My niece sharing SOPHIE’S SQUASH with my great-niece!

While cleaning out my mom’s condo, I found this. Apparently, I was telling stories at an early age. I have no memory of this story, and I don’t own a cassette player, so …

I like to think I have a pretty good vocabulary. However. I was chatting with Pamela Zietlow Wells and she casually said: “Well, deer are crepuscular, so …” And I said, “Wait. WHAT?” So. Did YOU know crepuscular animals are those that are most active at twilight?

Meet @alisonpstevens.bsky.social. She put ONE CAN BE in a Nebraska @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social a bit ago as the photo shows. I appreciate her patience waiting for this post. Getting through 50 states takes a while. Nebraska is state 46 to have ONE CAN BE in a LFL. #onecanbe #50states #nebraska

Every one of every size has a voice that should be heard. How will you share yours on this World Day of Social Justice? NOT SO SMALL by @paolaescobar.bsky.social and me from @harperkids.bsky.social reminds young and grown-up readers to speak up and stand up. #megakidlit #booksky #skybrarian

Texas is a big state, so I'm thrilled three authors put ONE CAN BE in @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social boxes there. @bartography.bsky.social and @jennyziegler.bsky.social took care of Austin, while @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social covered Houston. Texas is our 45th state! #onecanbe #50states #texas

Where the writing sometimes happens ... although this weekend it's going to be where the tax prep has to happen! #megakidlit #scbwi #taxes

Recent picture book purchases. #booksky #librarysky #megakidlit #kidlit #picturebooks

Do you ever feel like a doofus? I do right now. I have pictures of two amazing people putting ONE CAN BE in Idaho @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social boxes. One is @anniebailey.bsky.social , the delightful author of several absolutely adorable board books. #onecanbe #50states #Idaho

Me and my mom. Me and my sister. #oshkosh

We’re moving my mom into memory care, which makes me feel sad and nostalgic. We’ve found great things as we go through her condo - including a holiday letter my mom wrote years ago where she says: “I also read every chance I get. The library is my friend.” Yup. We’re related. #library #reading

Please don’t tell Bernice.

When I shared @taradairman.bsky.social putting ONE CAN BE in a Colorado @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social I forgot that @jennbertman.bsky.social also put the book in a LFL at Colorado’s WOW! Children's Museum for double the fun. #onecanbe #50states #colorado #megakidlit #booksky

Here’s my recent haul from the Sun Prairie Public Library, which features titles I put on hold and books I requested through library loan! #booksky #librarysky #megakidlit

THE ELEVATOR ON 74TH STREET by @authorlauragehl.bsky.social and @yasimamura.bsky.social from Beach Lane Books is a heartwarming story that pulls off an approach that's really hard to do. picturebookbuilders.com/2026/02/chec... #booksky #megakidlit #kidlit #librarysky

When I wanted ONE CAN BE put in a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social in each state, I forgot about Washington, D.C. But ... it seemed my book belonged there, too. Enter @ericaperl.bsky.social, middle grade, picture book, chapter book and early reader author. #onecanbe #50states #WashingtonDC

REMARKABLY YOU ✍🏻 Pat Zietlow Miller @patzmiller.bsky.social 🎨 Patrice Barton 2019, HarperCollins little? big? loud? quiet? individuality be yourself ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ #PB #kidlit #teachers #librarians

Meet Tory Christie, a scientist, poet and author. By day, Tory studies rocks, water and the outdoors. After dark, she writes for kids. I’m glad Tory used daylight hours to put ONE CAN BE in a West Fargo, ND @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social. That’s state No. 42! #onecanbe #50states #northdakota

A FREE webinar for teachers and librarians about how to foster meaningful connections between authors, students and teachers.

It’s Youth Media Awards morning. I have lit the Caldecott candle to celebrate. Go, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social! #megakidlit #booksky #librarysky

Kentucky illustrator @scottsoeder.bsky.social put ONE CAN BE in a Louisville @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social and sent me a picture of the street sign, so I’d know where it ended up. That makes Kentucky our 41st state to have my book in a LFL. Nine more to go! #onecanbe #50states #kentucky #kidlit

Thanks to author and media specialist @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social, Tennessee is the 40th state to have ONE CAN BE put in a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social — the one in Memphis’s Johnson Street YMCA to be exact. #onecanbe #50states #tennessee

One of the funniest, most talented and most prolific folks writing picture books today is @amedyckman.bsky.social Fortunately, she had the time to put ONE CAN BE in a New Jersey @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social. 39 states down, 11 to go. Yay, Ame! #onecanbe #50states #newjersey #megakidlit

I'm speaking at the Friends of the Cambridge Community Library annual meeting Jan. 22 in the library's Amundson Center. There's a business meeting at 6:30 p.m., and my talk is at 7. Come for one or both. Spoiler alert: There will be DESSERT. #wisconsin #booksky #skybrarian #kidlit #megakidlit

If I made a list titled, “Kidlit folks I haven’t met but admire from afar,” @ogemora.bsky.social would be at the top. So, I was excited she put ONE CAN BE in a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social, making Rhode Island the 38th state in my quest for all 50. #onecanbe #50states #rhodeisland #kidlit

Bookstores are the best! #booksky #megakidlit #bookstore #bookshopping #heatedrivalry

ONE CAN BE, my book about quiet leaders and readers, joined a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social in Sioux Falls, SD, thanks to writer and retired librarian Jane Heitman Healy, who likes to immerse herself in children’s literature and poetry. State 37 accounted for! #onecanbe #50states #southdakota

Getting ONE CAN BE into a @LtlFreeLibrary in each state, I’ve met kidlit folks I didn’t know before. Like Nevada's @bonniekelso.bsky.social, who’s traveled the world seeking "truth and cuteness." Bonnie made Nevada the 36th state to have ONE CAN BE in a LFL. #onecanbe #50states #nevada

I first heard of @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social when her book MY COLD PLUM LEMON PIE BLUESY MOOD was a Charlotte Zolotow Honor recipient along with my SOPHIE’S SQUASH. I loved her writing, and my respect has grown with her subsequent releases. #onecanbe #50states #northcarolina #megakidlit #booksky

Wisconsin is COLD! So I’ll live vicariously through @kamalani3.bsky.social, who resides in Hawai’i with her husband, daughters, grandkids and beach-loving dogs. She put ONE CAN BE in a sunny @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social That means my book about LFLs has been in 34 states so far. 16 to go!

ONE CAN vs. ONE CAN BE. The story of two similar - yet very different - books. And, the benefits of being compulsive! picturebookbuilders.com/2025/12/one-... @lanabutton.bsky.social #booksky #librarysky #megakidlit #kidlit #scbwi