Try You Have Feelings All the Time by @deborahfarmerkris.bsky.social‬ if you're looking for "Articulating different feelings (frustration, shy, nervous, etc) for toddler!" #AskALibrarian

We’re closing in on the 3.5% rule! 8.6 million and counting! We’re in awe. Lots of events still happening make sure to be counted. Big towns, small towns you showed up.

I found a Calvin and Hobbes strip that is basically the cliff notes to my new book (and yes, cliff notes dates me). parenthood365.substack.com/p/calvin-and...

Teens need more chances to experience awe. Here’s how to do it By Deborah Farmer Kris www.cnn.com/2025/05/27/h...

@deborahfarmerkris.bsky.social's book makes a scientific and spiritual case for getting dirt between your toes. It is a manifesto for reclaiming childhood for young people, for re-introducing ourselves to the wonder and power of childish things. What a perfect book to imagine summer through.

After 10 picture books, my first book for older humans (aka adults) comes out on Tuesday. 💜 I don't know about you, fellow writers, but those two months leading up to a launch are just . . . . I'm ready for a long summer's nap! #Authors #Writing #Debut #BookBirthday #WriteSky #WriterSky

It officially took three years to write "Raising Awe-Seekers" — but really it took 47 years of living. parenthood365.substack.com/p/what-its-l...

I woke up to I this review of "Raising Awe-Seekers" on Goodreads. 😭 "A luminescent guide to parenting with wide eyes and an open heart—like a hug from science itself. Kris’s book is a beacon of light in the parenting canon, reminding us that wonder isn’t frivolous—it’s foundational." #booksky

Gratitude to @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social for running an excerpt of my new book "Raising Awe-Seekers: How the Science of Wonder Helps Our Kids Thrive." #booksky www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...

I've worked with PBS Kids for a decade. Years before that, I WAS a PBS kids. It's a neighborhood I know well, and it's worth protecting. @pbs.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5zZ...

I *was* a PBS kids growing up. They say never meet your heroes, but I’ve worked with PBS KIDS for going on 10 years, and I believe in this organization now more than. It's a neighborhood worth protecting. parenthood365.substack.com/p/10-things-...

My debut parenting book got a starred review in Library Journal! I know I should be above getting excited about a "gold star" -- but I've spent 4 years pouring my heart into this book and this is one of those things that might help it get into more hands. www.libraryjournal.com/review/raisi...

Here’s my joyful & unsettling childhood memory about discovering my own power. It's a memory and lesson that arose from hours of unsupervised time in nature. I am so grateful my parents gave me time to be bored. substack.com/home/post/p-...

What a sweet piece. Made me tear up. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

Thrilled to have an essay published in the Greater Good Science Center Magazine @greatergoodmag.bsky.social - one of my favorite publications. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

It's hard to describe the wonder of the Boston Marathon -- but I tried. parenthood365.substack.com/p/the-marath...

I got to talk to Good Day DC about my favorite subjects: Kids & Awe. www.fox5dc.com/video/1627397

Things I stitch when the news keeps me up at night.

Shout out to school librarians.

The library is the only place that Americans experience the fullness of what it means to remove goods from the market. It pings our consciousness. Hey we could love differently!

In case you need these…

I watched the last two hours of @booker.senate.gov's speech with my 11yo last night. A few thoughts on our conversation parenthood365.substack.com/p/retaining-...

I love being a human artist and creating something never before seen, out of my mind’s eye. I love making every decision with care. I love trying and failing. I love noticing mistakes and fixing them. I love it all.

“There is only one question: How to love this world.” Tonight’s stitch therapy…

“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.” ― Toni Morrison

Three years ago this week, I got to interview Jamie Lee Curtis about why she writes books for kids. And she told me a story that lives in my head when I sit down to write. Maybe you need to hear it, too? #kidlit open.substack.com/pub/parentho...

“All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.” EB White

Our emotions and our senses are all wrapped up together. More in this week's episode. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-mr8j9...

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E. B. White

I was asked to speak to a district in Houston, *but* it was scheduled during my daughter's first art class at the MFA. So I booked a study room at the Boston Public Library and just finished talking to educators about the science of read aloud. Here's to museums, libraries, books, & teachers!

Stitch therapy: a sense of wonder…

Gah! Look at this adorable bookmark @freespiritbooks.bsky.social made for me to give out at school visits! #kidlit #booksky

When I was in colleges, I stayed at an inn in Savannah that smelled exactly like my late grandmother's home in Los Angeles. Sensory memories are mysterious and powerful. parenthood365.substack.com/p/smell-that...

Stitch therapy.

Where are my #embroidery mavens and dabblers? I need more of you in my feed. Thread is therapy and art and politic. #fiberartists #artsky

“There’s no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are” Fred Rogers

I loved my convo w/ Ethan Kross, author of "Shift: Managing Your Emotions So They Don't Manage You" -- especially this insight: "So when do we use the emotional regulation tools or step in to help kids use them? 'It’s when the emotion gets too big or lasts too long.' www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...

Stitched this up case any of you needed the reminder.

When you stitch one of your favorite Fred Rogers quotes, it gives you a lot of time to think about it. ❤️

Stitching with Mary Oliver tonight.

Holding room for both wonder and worry. open.substack.com/pub/parentho...

Oh hey! The cover of the sixth (and final) book in my board book series is now public. I pinch myself all the time that Jane Massey agreed to illustrate these.

Stitching Celtic knots is really, really, really delightful.

Dog + Rumi + stitch therapy

Stitch therapy, Rumi edition.

I’m gonna turn this into a stitching and embroidery account. I talk about my professional stuff on all of my other channels. If you like making beautiful things too, follow me, and I will follow you back. That’s the feed i need. #artsky

Stitch therapy, Rumi edition

Stitch therapy.

Stitch therapy. #embroidery #artsky

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.