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

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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

ONE CAN BE found a sweet home in Alabama thanks to author and poet Irene Latham, who put the book in a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social by the Blount County Courthouse in Oneonta! (Seventeen states left!) #onecanbe #50states #alabama #littlefreelibrary#booksky #megakidlit #kidlit

Need some fun, last-minute gifts? I'll be at Madison, Wisconsin's Ink & Ivy Book Boutique from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 21. I'll read several books, have a craft for the kids and sign books. #madison #madisonwi #booksky #edusky

Oh, no! I never met Peg Kehret, but I adored her from afar. Her book SMALL STEPS: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO was one of my favorites as was ANIMALS WELCOME. And, she wrote so many more. I highly encourage you to check them out and share with a child. #megakidlit #booksky tinyurl.com/mr22zwzu

Oh, no! I never met Peg Kehret, but I adored her from afar. Her book SMALL STEPS: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO was one of my favorites along with ANIMALS WELCOME. And she wrote so many more. If you haven't read her work, I highly encourage you to check it out and share it with a child.

What's it like when author @carrietillotson.bsky.social puts your book in an Oregon @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social? It's bananas! Now that Carrie's checked Oregon off my list, there are 18 states left before ONE CAN BE has been in a LFL in every state. #onecanbe #50states #oregon #littlefreelibrary

The art Melissa Crowton created for IN OUR GARDEN made me say, “WOW!” I still say that when I see that book and her others. I’m thrilled she helped get ONE CAN BE in a Littlr Free Library in every state. Melissa handled Utah, the 31st state. 19 to go! #onecanbe #50states #utah

Had so much fun meeting students and staff at Madison’s Elvehjem Elementary! Everyone was smart, fun and engaging! Want me to visit your school? Reach out to Ellen Shay at School Visit Dot Connector for details. schoolvisitdotconnector.com/contact #schoolvisit #authorvisit #edusky #librarysky

Nanci Turner Stevenson took a break from a @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social build to put ONE CAN BE in a Jackson Hole, Wyoming @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social. Nanci’s effort helps get ONE CAN BE in a LFL in each state. Wyoming is state 30. 1/2 #onecanbe #50states #wyoming

What can one person do all alone? Quite a lot, actually. Especially with a little help at the right time. ONE CAN BE - by Annie Cron and me - is an ode to quiet readers and leaders of all ages with a hat tip to Little Free Libraries. tinyurl.com/3xwecan3 #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #megakidlit

Thanks to @jessrinker.bsky.social, who put ONE CAN BE in a West Virginia @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social. The pics make it seem the LFL is in the middle of nowhere, but it's on a community college campus. ONE CAN BE has now been in 29 state LFLs. 21 to go! 1/3 #onecanbe #50states #westvirginia

More fun at Prairie Pages. I bought BROKEN by X. Fang. I ordered four more books, and I signed some copies of SOPHIE’S SQUASH. Then, I got a hot chocolate from Jinx Coffee right next door. Happiness. #sunprairie #sunprairiewi #smallbusinesssupport

Episodes 257 My Creative Life, my guest is @patzmiller.bsky.social author of Sophie's Squash and One Can Be. I met Pat in person at the SCBWI Southern Breeze Conference. ❤️ To listen to the interview: Source: Apple Podcasts share.google/2JDVmKqkwYSt... #kidlit #writer #writingcommunity #author

The perfect picture book for all the quiet children and adults in your life. www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... #introvert #booksky #megakidlit #skybrarian #quiet #picturebook

I met author/illustrator Sarah Frances Hardy at the Oxford Book Conference. She was and is lovely, as shown by her adding ONE CAN BE to a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social in Oxford, Miss. Kidlit folks have now put my book in LFLs in 28 states. 22 left! #onecanbe #50states #mississippi #booksky

Email from my daughter: “Being an adult sucks, though. You lose your whimsy. Like, what do you mean I'm putting curtains and duvets and light fixtures on my fricking Christmas list?”

My niece and great-niece sharing SHARING THE BREAD on a long Thanksgiving weekend! #Thanksgiving #booksky #megakidlit #thanksgivingreads #kidlit #readalouds #picturebooks

When @hanhbuiwrites.bsky.social put ONE CAN BE in a Virginia @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social, she said: “A dad was there with his daughters. The girls couldn’t wait for me to take the photo so they could have the book. The dad said when they were done, they’d bring it back for more kids to enjoy.”

Thanks to author @mnewsome.bsky.social and his son, Tavin, who put ONE CAN BE, my book about @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social boxes, in an Illinois LFL. ONE CAN BE has been added to LFLs in 26 states. 24 to go! 1/4 #onecanbe #50states #illinois #booksky #megakidlit #skybrarian

If you want to add a story to your Thanksgiving celebration, here are five books fit for a feast. I talk more about them in this blog post: picturebookbuilders.com/2025/11/five... #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #booksky #readaloud #megakidlit

When I asked @joknowles.bsky.social to put ONE CAN BE in a Vermont @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social to get a copy in a LFL in each state, she said, “Hell, yeah! I’d love to do this! Yay!” Go, Jo! This our 25th state. We’re halfway done. Go, us! #onecanbe #50states #vermont #littlefreelibrary

‘Tis the season to organize the pantry and check all expiration dates before the adult children judgementally return to the nest. #holiday #thanksgiving #family

Wow! Janet Fox not only added my book ONE CAN BE to a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social, she added it to a LFL she built in her Montana yard after I asked her about my book. That's dedication. 1/2

Honored to join @mattdelapena.bsky.social, @patzmiller.bsky.social, Jehan Madhani, & Valerie Bolling discussing how picture books shape young minds! We explore tackling big themes, why storytelling matters, favorite childhood books, & what's next! Read the full interview: bookstr.com/article/book...

Madisonians: If you’ve wondered whether Susan Siman and Brady Mallory are as nice in real life as they seem on News 3 Now / Channel 3000, the answer is: “Yes. Absolutely.” Thanks to them for featuring ONE CAN BE, and me. #kidlit #megakidlit #madison www.channel3000.com/video/one-ca...

So. @jennbailey.bsky.social is cool. She put my picture book, ONE CAN BE, in a Kansas @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social Jenn’s a baker, LEGO builder and author. See her dog, Oliver? Her Chiefs T-shirt? Cool. ONE CAN BE is in 23 states. 27 left. #onecanbe #50states #Kansas #littlefreelibrary #kidlit