Merry Christmas from The Just Love Story Bible! We’re gifting you a free excerpt: the story of Jesus’ birth! Click "Christmas story" to read and share. www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... #ProgressiveChristianity #TheJustLoveStoryBible #JustLoveStoryBible @revdrjacquilewis.bsky.social

Thank you Ellen for this lovely blog interview about The Memory Tree: A Holiday Grief Story. One lucky reader leaving a comment on the blog will win the book. #teachers #counselors #librarians #grief #MemoryTree #Christmas #traditions @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social ellenleventhal.com/2025/12/joan...

We are so thrilled to share that TWO of our books have made the Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025: The Memory Tree and Vera La Valiente Is Scared! Congratulations to Joanna Rowland and @asiqueira.bsky.social! hubs.li/Q03WS4v50

Thank you to @picturebookseh.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell a bit more of the story behind the story! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebook #christmasbook #christmasbooksforkids

The Englewood Review of Books gave If God Were a Great Big Bear by @paulharbridge.bsky.social a great review! "Families who embrace a more progressive theology will absolutely want to add this book to your bookshelf." englewoodreview.org/two-great-ne...

Celebrating our recent book announcement of READY TO RIDE with this as my computer wallpaper. Brings a 😊 to this girl's face every time! Sharing the joy with @astoundus.bsky.social Andrea Altimirano @heathercashman.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social Liz Schleisman @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

We're so proud to read this piece on the author of THE TIDE IS RISING, SO ARE WE on the eve of Earth Day! www.jewishboston.com/read/rabbi-s...

On #Fronteras: @steenahernandez.bsky.social draws on her experience as a dancer of color to tell the story of Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers -- a tale of diversity, acceptance, and joy. @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @texaspublicradio.bsky.social shorturl.at/RHNO7

IF GOD WERE A GREAT BIG BEAR. Written by @paulharbridge.bsky.social 🇨🇦. Illustrated by Marta Dorado 🇪🇦. Published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social 🇺🇲. NOW AVAILABLE ! www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc...

We spy Peg Gets Plucky! @jorenfro.bsky.social coloradoparent.com/book-recomme...

If you'd like to read a little bit of the backstory to writing my soon-to-be-released book, GILBERT AND THE GHOST, my blog article for #MOWMT (March On with Mentor Texts) is up today! www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/... #kidlit #gilbertandtheghost #picturebooks #RYS @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

🌍 If we preserve the #forests for the great big bear, the #soil for the wiggly worm, the #air for the waddly goose & #water for the mighty whale, we will all have a happy healthy world to live in, won't we? 🌎 That's the message of IF GOD WERE A GREAT BIG BEAR (@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social April 1.) 🌏

It’s two years later, but I just came across this wonderful review of #BeginnersGuide from #MidwestBookReview. Thank you! midwestbookreview.com/cbw/nov_22.htm ("Under the 'Find' tab, type my name and you'll scroll right to it) #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks w/ @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

Will and Krill is a love letter that I penned to my sibling. One that celebrates our differences, sisterhood and friendship. Join us on this underwater adventure of finding one’s voice and a forever friend. #kidlit #caribbean #picturebook @bookhive25.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

😡🌋"VERDICT: Everyone gets mad, and this highly relatable story shows what to do when it happens. Recommended for all collections."🌋😡 ☺️Thanks @slj.com! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @amelievidelo.bsky.social #kidlitcommunity #amwriting #writingcommunity #KidLit #EduSky #picturebooks #reading #booksky

I'm thrilled to announce that IF GOD WERE A GREAT BIG BEAR - a #childrensbook written by me & illustrated by Marta Dorado - will be released by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social April 1st - in just two weeks! Order yours today! #interfaith #climate #environment #faith www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc...

A thoughtful interview that includes our own author of If My Hair Had a Voice. @bookstr.bsky.social bookstr.com/article/beau...

"Lovely, lyrical text & dazzling illustrations of color, light, and life— IF GOD WERE A GREAT BIG BEAR is a celebration of the world." - @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #InterfaithClimate #GodInNature #ChristianNature #FaithBooksForKids #SpiritualBooksForKids #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks #Environment

For anyone looking for a picture book to speak to children about the sacredness of nature - that God made the world for all animals & plants, not just us humans - my book IF GOD WERE A GREAT BIG BEAR is 25% off TODAY THRU FRIDAY in pre-order! (Code PREORDER25) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/if-god-wer...

This book meant so much to work on and Thea Baker has such a special gift illustrating with heart. I can't wait to share The Memory Tree with you Fall of 2025. #CoverReveal #PictureBook #Christmas #MemoryTree #grief #teachers #librarians #counselors. #ChildLifeSpecialist @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

In the sweet story: Ping’s Perfect Pot we learn about Lunar New Year, family traditions, and how practice makes perfect. 4 stars. Full review on my blog. #NetGalley #PingsPetPot @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #bookreview #childrensfiction

Anyone feeling stressed right about now? 😱🤣 Check out these Mindfulness Books for the Family: 16 Books to Calm and Encourage shorturl.at/mKaRh @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @amelievidelo.bsky.social

✨I’m honored to see Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers as a 2024 Northern Lights Book Award winner of the Arts Category! 🩰🤎 What a dream come true to be recognized with so many wonderful creators! ❤️Congratulations to all the winners! 🎉🎉🎉 @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

Amazing news! Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book, written by @keilavdawson.bsky.social, illustrated by me, and published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social, has been named to the 2025 Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) booklist. ☺️📚 #kidlit

Be open to the possibility that a picture book that mentions Jesus is not scary. There are some mighty scary Christian picture books out there. I encourage you to check out some of the books pictured in my post. Start with @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social. They published my book, Sparrow’s Prayer.