in absolutely devastating news i have lost my 857 day duolingo streak

for those keeping track: i have now read 114 picture books so far this summer in preparation for my fourth graders’ mock caldecott project picture book readers: what are your favorite 2025 releases? 👀👀

manifesting my future creation of an eclectic kids’ bookstore called the emporium

i think the first time i get tagged as an author in a pride book post i’ll probably cry

Happy pub day to @mlereads.bsky.social and Beyond They/Them! We love this book and hope you do too💘 publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...

IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!! 🥳🌈✨ it’s hard to express what it means for this book to be out in the world today. amidst all the attacks on genderdiverse people not just in the states but around the world, this book is a reminder that “nonbinary people have always been here & can be found everywhere.”

📚 🥳 🎂 ATHLETE IS AGENDER with @katherinelocke.bsky.social Nicole Melleby, @sassinsf.com Karina Manta, Isaac Fitzsimons, @mlereads.bsky.social @v-e-tirado.com 📅 5-15-25 @ 7:30p ET Register FREE + pre-order option! 🌈 xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/IWF6eaWK?... @lbschool.bsky.social

wait so what does one wear to a launch event. when one is the author. hypothetically

kids these days with their memes. they don’t even know about bredlik

Mentally, we all need to prepare for this to be a typical 5-4 split in SCOTUS. We also need to remember that when it is, enforcement will be school-district level, and it will be specific to the ruling itself. Anything beyond that will tell you everything you need to know about the school itself.

8 newly released or soon to be released middle grade books containing trans rep:

And the right response to transphobes is *always* to uplift trans voices, as a reminder that we have always been here and we will always be here. So here's another stack of recommendations of trans and nonbinary writers writing amazing, fantastical, magical stories for kids.

Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚

damn the mysterious benedict society really does land spectacularly in these days + times

#kidlit hive mind: i need recs for early middle grade fantasy in the vein of legends of lotus island with LESS THAN 200 PAGES again: LESS THAN 200 pages help me out??

The R.M.S. Titanic departed on its maiden voyage 113 years ago today. Though life was different back then, the social divisions on board the boat can teach us more about modern life now than ever. This poem is from my latest novel, UNSINKABLE CAYENNE. #kidlit

so excited for this!!! 🥰🌈✨

📚 🥳 🎂 ATHLETE IS AGENDER with @katherinelocke.bsky.social Nicole Melleby, @matokah.bsky.social Karina Manta, Isaac Fitzsimons, @mlereads.bsky.social @v-e-tirado.bsky.social! 📅 5-15-25 @ 7:30p ET Register free + pre-order option! 🌈 xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/IWF6eaWK?... @lbschool.bsky.social

has anyone written an author letter that goes out with preview copies? i’m just nervous and have no idea what to say!

IMLS represents 0.0046% of the federal budget! Museums employ 726,000 people and generate $50 billion in economic activity. Look at and save your IMLS state by state data to see how your state benefits from IMLS (before it’s taken down). www.imls.gov/map

The words of Nikki Giovanni for Trans Day of Visibility

oh look it’s me :)) featured by wndb :)) kind of a dream?!

several ppl featured in BEYOND THEY/THEM have requested copies?! what?! like i know it’s trans day of visibility & all but these ppl are definitely not supposed to know i exist?! what is going on?!

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

Exclusive Cover Reveal: This is How We Roll ed. by Rosiee Thor Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of the upcoming anthology This is How We Roll, edited by Rosiee Thor and releasing September 16, 2025  from Page Street YA! Here's the gist:  The magic of tabletop RPGs lives in the…

wish i could cure my depression by taking an extended vacation by the sea in england and just breathe in salt air and let a breeze ruffle my hair and write poetry on scraps of paper and eventually i'd come to realize that my life actually matters and maybe then i'd be ok.

SHE’S HERE! The Trans Rights Readathon has officially begun! ✨🥳🎊🎉📚 #booksky #trr25 #transrightreadathon

hey pals did you know that i have not one but TWO books coming out (hehe) in may?! 🌈✨ CHECK THEM OUT!!!!

Happy book birthday to @katemessner.com's History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment!

Yay it’s finally PW official! So happy to share I DANCE, written by Diana Rañola and illustrated by me, coming out this October! 🎶 It was such a joy working on this book full of so much Filipino dance! Can’t wait to share more later this year 🇵🇭💃 Available for pre-order now! #kidlit

on a neighborhood walk today with, among others, a 7.5yo i’ve known since he was 2.5, when he asked: are you grown up yet? me: oh i dunno, that depends. how old do you think i am? 7.5yo: i dunno, twelve?

who’s doing the picture book about nibi the beaver and actually can it be me bc GUESS WHAT she’s coming to my school i am getting to MEET HERRR

🌊COVER REVEAL!!!✨ I’m SO excited to announce: on October 14th 2025,NUNU AND THE SEA will finally take the shelves by storm! #illustration #picturebook #picturebookillustration #childrensbooks #ownvoices #picturebookart #socialemotionallearning #kidlitmegafeed #kidlitart #kidlit #illustrationartists

"Any time you're given two choices, be suspicious." A woman once told me this, and it's always proved as wise as she is. Two choices betrays binary thinking: good vs evil, us vs them. Binary choices are usually illusions. There are infinite choices, infinite possibilities.

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Sir Callie and the Last Stand by Esme Symes-Smith Today on the site I'm delighted to welcome Esme Symes-Smith to reveal the cover of the fourth and final book in the MG fantasy Sir Callie series, Sir Callie and the Last Stand, which releases October 14, 2025 from Labyrinth…

🌈SIR CALLIE AND THE FINAL STAND: 10/14/25🏳️‍⚧️ 'Even if it feels like their best will never be enough to conquer the infection of hate that has spread across Wyndebrel, they must hold true to their mission: to create a better and safer realm for everyone.' www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737457...

Teachers! Librarians! Looking for a fun whole-school activity to celebrate nonfiction and kids who love it? Try March Madness Nonfiction. tinyurl.com/2y9hjjjc #edusky #kidlit @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Hey friends, I have a book announcement! I recently illustrated Em Dickson's "Beyond They/Them: 20 Influential Nonbinary and Gender-Diverse People You Should Know," and it's now available as part of Barnes & Noble's sale for the pages event! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-the... #booksky #art

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉 cover design by Micah Fleming! #Booksky #art #illustration

Man if you can't recognize the literary merit of comics that's a skill issue.

Anyway, still thinking of these words from Katherine Rundell in the LRB. I am furious at the thieves who want to make children’s worlds smaller and less accepting—and determined not to let them. Check out @authorsabb.bsky.social if you’re furious too.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans people are not a threat to sports. Or a threat in general. Don’t say you want to protect kids and then do the opposite of that. Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Ty 💖

Also since I don’t think I’ve seen it said yet, a HUGE thanks to the Stonewall Award committee for awarding trans and nonbinary voices of color this year who offered such bright, vibrant and nuanced depictions of trans and queer joy. And for honoring trans and nonbinary voices overall. #alayma

So many middle grade novels-in-verse honored at the #ALA awards!

Authors should have 3 letters ready to go right now: 1. A letter of support to send to teachers and librarians who are fighting for our books 2. A letter to the school/library board condemning book bans/promoting freedom to read 3. A letter to the editor promoting the freedom to read

ALEXA PLAY EL SON DE LA NEGRA WE JUST WON THE STONEWALL AWARD

I wrote a book for kids called MURRAY OUT OF WATER that’s about a special kid who loses her ocean magic but discovers the value of queer community on her journey to get it back so she can stand up to her gender essentialist, conservative mom. I’m still fighting and writing for you, kiddos. 💜 #kidlit

#ala #yma #alayma