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Day #11 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Message (SEL) Books. These titles have something to say to kids, and not only are they unafraid to say it, they do it in the best possible way. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/11/3...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Book Readalouds afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/02/3...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Simple Picture Books afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/03/3...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Transcendent Holiday Children’s Books afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/04/3...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Rhyming Picture Books afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/05/3...

This a fascinating initiative from NCTE, for middle and high school ELA teachers to shape a national framework for AI usage.

From black hole theory to a butterfly’s “goo” phase: Explore 11 recommended reads from kid lit experts @mahnazdar.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social. Plus, recommendations for picking great STEM books for youth. 🤩 📚

We’re so lucky that @portersqbooks.bsky.social arrived at University Hall at Lesley. Not only is the book selection amazing, the chocolate chip cookies at Page and Leaf cafe make the space even cozier.

This is a fascinating find! It’s incredible to think what else lurks in as-of-yet uncatalogued collections.

Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.

Coalition Protests Tennessee’s Directive to Public Libraries buff.ly/s1LnmIX

This is a great piece about #kidlit, particularly board books, and #AI, with a great shout out to the artistry of @nosycrowus.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Come join us on Saturday morning! #ncte2025

I’m proud to serve as the #nonfiction editor for the third edition of this #local anthology. The Piscataqua River Watershed continues to be fertile ground for the literary and visual arts. It’s delightful to see the book in readers’ hands this week! www.tenpiscataqua.com/writers/

Putting this here to come back to!

Looking forward to finishing up #NCTE2025 with this fantastic group of educators and book creators, talking about #nonfiction and #kidlit. @dontate.bsky.social @karilavellewrites.bsky.social @authorjasonchin.bsky.social @xeniahadj.bsky.social

Looking forward to launching #ncte2025 with this presentation!

AI generated misinformation & slop are being used as part of a deliberate erosion of trust in learning professionals and institutions, argues the author (with support from many intellectual freedom experts) of this article www.404media.co/ai-is-superc... #EduSky @404media.co

Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!

We taked about Theme, voice, mantra, throughline, research, how a #nonfiction writer's DNA is in every book we write. You can see our fingerprints! @cylev.bsky.social Thanks to @macappiello.bsky.social for pulling together the great slide show!

It was a great Saturday at the @usbby.bsky.social regional in Boston!

Great night at the Boston Globe -Horn Book Awards! @bostonglobe.com @thehornbook.bsky.social #kidkit

Looking forward to tomorrow’s session @usbby.bsky.social/IBBY Regional! #nonfiction #kidlit #kidlitnonfiction #knowvember

"History is protected by those who collect, preserve, and share the facts." by Rodney Freeman

Yes, @chrismartell.bsky.social. We are definitely at the “5 alarm fire” stage.

Good news from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. www.mfa.org/press-releas...

🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! 121 years ago #OnThisDay in 1904, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opened, shows its early days.

I love how this new award allows children to participate, albeit in a limited fashion.

Thank you @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social for featuring me on your podcast (+video) for a wide-ranging conversation about nonfiction craft & current publishing trends. tinyurl.com/3hye34pz #TLsky #edusky #Skybrarian #kidlt @ssedlib.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Thanks, @kishizuka.bsky.social for including me in this important conversation!

“Millions of Americans are impacted by long Covid, and they deserve a federal government that will have their back,” Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine told Rolling Stone. “The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”

Folks in or around the Boston area, I'm pleased to be speaking at Lesley University Thursday October 23 as part of their Thought Leadership series! Talking comics & thinking as I do! Open to the public - registration link coming soon! lesley.edu/about-lesley...

TOMORROW!!!!! If you are in Cambridge tomorrow evening join us!

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

I was honored to participate in this process and include my thoughts on why Dave the Potter belonged on the list.

I'm looking forward to participating in "Open Books, Open Minds" this Thursday, sponsored by @slj.com, @libraryjournal.bsky.social, and @thehornbook.bsky.social! You can find out more about this free virtual event here: www.libraryjournal.com/event/Open-B...

The first conference last year was incredible! If you are a children’s lit scholar, librarian, or K-12 educator, please consider submitting a proposal.

I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?

Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders? In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY

Grateful for this review from @tcrecord.bsky.social. There are so many ways to engage K-8 students in rich opportunities for critical thinking, deep reading, and meaningful composing using literature for children, tweens, and teens.

In her book, @arielsacks.bsky.social “presents a rationale and road map for expanding the place for “imaginative writing” within the English Language Arts curriculum.” Read Dr. @macappiello.bsky.social 's review here: buff.ly/W5vCTuB

One week later and I am still on a writing roll thanks to the lift from @highlightsfound.bsky.social!

Thanks for your generosity, @highlightsfound.bsky.social and the dedicated time to work on PORTRAITS OF ELEANOR. And the chocolate shortbread cookies!

When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out.

I'm thrilled to have my #kidlit YA biography in the trusted hands at Holiday House!

HUGE thanks to @highlightsfound.bsky.social! I'm honored and humbled to receive the Kay Yoder Scholarship for #kidlit History Writers, and so grateful for the opportunity to put it to use this spring. ❤️

See relevant to today picture book⬇️ by Grace Lin @authorgracelin.bsky.social & Martha Brockenbrough @marthabee.bsky.social, illustrated by Julia Kuo. "An important picture book biography to augment classroom conversations about immigration and citizenship." -- @slj.com bookshop.org/a/7256/97803...

ONE parent. And in Florida, ONE man is responsible for 40% of all book challenges in the state. The book banners are a tiny minority. Make that clear by speaking up in favor of the freedom to read. (Email your school board!)