I consider it sacred work to coach picture book writers (and illustrators), so here is the latest testimonial from one of my Picture Book Practitioner clients who it’s been a treat to work with for a month (actually two consecutive months!) of editing, mentoring, motivating:… http://dlvr.it/TNcpDB

THIS IS HIP-HOP and Other Street Dances. Words by @rekhasrajan art by @chris_d_park. And…I love this picture book. That we learn about breaking, DJ, and freestyling, AND other kinds of street dancing: Kuthu and Conchero too! “Street dance is for everyone!” http://dlvr.it/TNbybb

SITTI’S KEY Written by Sahar Khader Ali, Illustrated by Noor Alshalabi @nooralshalabi. A girl, Amal. Her Sitti, Grandmother. A special embroidered dress called a thoub. And a key that tells Sitti’s story of being forcefully removed from home and land, a brother taken away… http://dlvr.it/TNW6DB

Thank you to all the speakers and attendees at the inaugural @storysunbirds Summit yesterday! And my huge gratitude to these inspiring panelists in our Unique Path conversation about navigating barriers to publishing and rule-breaking to find channels and community for stories… http://dlvr.it/TNV0nn

Giving away these 3 gorgeous Spanish-language picture books courtesy of @penguinkids ! If you’re in the US, follow, comment, and your hat is in the ring to receive this bundle of beauties! POLVO SOLAR @zpvisual Rubí Orozco Santos 🌵 SER UNA FAMILIA Dan Saks Brooke Smart… http://dlvr.it/TNSXXg

THE PRINCE OF STARS: Ulugh Beg’s Quest to Map the Stars and Seasons written by @moyuksel.author illustrated by @zelmaafr. ✨✨This picture book is about a real prince, and one who was so much more, who looked to the stars and skies with questions that awakened not only his… http://dlvr.it/TNMVdw

The @storysunbirds virtual summit is one week from today, “The Children are Always Ours.” You’re invited to a full day of panels, conversations, and community spaces—come to one, some, or all! It’s donation-based, “pay what you can,” and all donations go to @thepcrf. I’m… http://dlvr.it/TNKfR5

SKY LUCK written by @ericaleewrites illustrated by @silkydags. This picture book is luminous, oh-so-lyrical, and full of meaning. 💫 An uncle, a shooting star, and a child full of longing. He searches for his own shooting star, his bit of “sky luck.” When he doesn’t find it, he… http://dlvr.it/TNJnkG

The first Story Sunbirds Summit is less than two weeks away (Sat 10/4!), and you’re invited! There are so many speakers and panelists to tune in for! I’m truly honored to moderate a panel “Finding a Unique Path That’s True to You—Outside of Norms, Rules, and Traditional… http://dlvr.it/TNDCM5

Celebrated the launch of TRICKY TRICHOTILLOMANIA today at @thebookjewel and the most special farmers market! What a treat to get be a small part of the beautiful community behind this picture book written by @booksby_cmishibashi and a whole team of loving people. (I was editor… http://dlvr.it/TNCWR2

EVERYTHING GROWS IN JIDDO’S GARDEN written by Jenan A. Matari illustrated by @ayaillustrates. “Sometimes I really miss the home I’ve never seen, but I can taste its sweetness in my Jiddo’s rows of green.” The sweetest story of a child and grandparent gardener, a family’s… http://dlvr.it/TN8kDN

A friend like this one = a treasure. @maggiepchang. 💎🌴 http://dlvr.it/TN8YNW

Irl community time this summer. http://dlvr.it/TN4RL3

GAZA CALLING: Will the World Pick Up? Stories and Poems from Gaza by Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi @taqwa2006ahmed. A zine with stories, memories, poems from a 19-year-old on lost friends, lost university, lost homes, and the way she goes on, somehow, in hope, “a flicker trembling in… http://dlvr.it/TN3VDg

THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE RABBIT by @judith.orloff.md @babylitjen @katytanis. Raise your hand if you’re an introvert, need quiet, solo, creative time, or else feel super overwhelmed and overstimulated? 🐇 Me! This picture book gives kids practical helps that are as useful and lovely… http://dlvr.it/TN2t2L

Children’s Rights Storytime and Crafts this Saturday in LA! Join me as part of the @rightsofeverychild project at @casitabookstore in Long Beach if you can, and please bring the littles! We’ll read two picture books about children’s rights and one that shows many rights in one… http://dlvr.it/TMzYJL

Much needed friend, animal, outdoor, and precious little one(!!!) time at @lovealwayssanctuary yesterday! 🐐🐑🦆🫏🐓💕 http://dlvr.it/TMxHhN

RIMA AND THE PAINTER written by @leilaboukarim illustrated by @melissaiwai1. This picture book encompasses so much. The heartbreak of immigrating and “the world left behind.” The sadness and depression that can affect a family. The way a caring mentor—whether in person or on… http://dlvr.it/TMwFn2

PEOPLE POWER: Peaceful Protests That Changed the World by Rebecca June and @ximoabadia. This picture book features 13 international, change-making protests from New Zealand to Liberia, Tunisia to the Philippines. “The stories in this book will convince you that the most… http://dlvr.it/TMvDBk

PALETERO MAN by @luckylibro and @micahplayer. This picture book is a lively, colorful ode to Los Angeles and the street vendors who make it such a vibrant home for everyone. On Labor Day, we are thinking about workers in our city who are threatened and in distress. If you’re… http://dlvr.it/TMptlx

ALL OF US: A First Conversation about Disability by @meganmadison with @jessicaearlylit and @jonathaneden_ that demonstrates disability love and justice. This book also supports children’s rights and the right of disabled children to medical care, community, and dignity… http://dlvr.it/TMkFcZ

SENSITIVE by @saralevinebooks and @mehrdokht_amini. This picture book shows the humanity of being sensitive. The power. It’s for any child called this as an insult. (Or adult who was 🙋‍♀️) And for anyone who, rightly so, is sensitive now to what we’re witnessing on a daily,… http://dlvr.it/TMg9Cb

Wanna be part of a Q&A / Ask Me Anything video chat next week? If you become a paid subscriber to my newsletter—PSA from Danielle Davis on Substack—you’re invited to this one as well as quarterly meetups to informally discuss together writing, reading, creativity, and making… http://dlvr.it/TMbjyW

SOMETIMES PEOPLE MARCH by @tessaallen.stories. “Marching is something people do together when they want to resist injustice.” This book shows that it’s not just ants that march, but people too. And children. http://dlvr.it/TMYgTc

An end of summer fundraiser: “We the People” from kidlit4ceasefire and @sandraproudman who is a force in our industry for care and action. The goal is $40,000 “to benefit KidLit4Ceasefire families [in G a za, Sudan, and the Congo], with a portion of what’s raised going to… http://dlvr.it/TMYcbl

ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY words by @upwiththemooses art by @winonanelsonart. This stunning picture book has exquisite beadwork art, wonderful storytelling, and a central concept that shines, orienting us like constellations! For any kid who longs to be star of the week and can… http://dlvr.it/TMXfhJ

Back to school Auntie swim lessons. http://dlvr.it/TMXRgM

Update from the IBBY Palestine library community who so many of you have supported through the @storysunbirds and @ibby.international “Libraries are Havens” campaign in spring. They do not have library facilities as the buildings were bombed, but Abla meets with precious… http://dlvr.it/TMV1Cs

Please save this date because you’re invited to the inaugural Story Sunbirds virtual Summit Saturday, October 4th!! @storysunbirds. We’ll convene and grow together around making books for children and our shared values during a full day of panels and spaces for community… http://dlvr.it/TMS9bH

Visited @homeboyindustries Hope Alley over the weekend with dearest dearest @every.life.has.a.soul. It’s a pop-up of street vendors to support the beautiful immigrant community of LA as they are daily and widely tyrannized. And check out @meganseternalessencecandles a candle… http://dlvr.it/TMRt2T

The latest independent picture book I edited is now out! TRICKY TRICHOTILLOMANIA written by @im_c366247 from her personal story and with the help of a close-friend and family team of writers, illustrated by @jesslangwoo. A true multi-generational family story about Christina… http://dlvr.it/TMLVfc

A quote from this lovely picture book by @songjudaemicke and Lin about Grace Lee Boggs who fought injustice her whole life alongside an intersection of others. She also started an intergenerational community garden with young people whom she called “solutionaries”! 🩵 “You… http://dlvr.it/TMLDZB

SUNDUST by @zpvisual. This stunning, transportive picture book with the most fabulous hot-pink moments captures beauty, place, culture, childhood, and the magic of the desert. Siblings explore beyond their home, beyond the concrete, to find the most amazing nature that… http://dlvr.it/TMJD9X

Two friends, two books for kids, one in English, one in Turkish. 💛 (To Make and The Tablet Over Adventure) @aysegulkonak says this: “…let stories be hope and multiply love.” http://dlvr.it/TMHq9B

The sweetest visit to a school summer camp last week TO MAKE and talk and read with kids. Check out their maker ribbons! 🎀🖍️🏆 http://dlvr.it/TMHBjZ

Writing support group summer share time at the park. So admire these beaming creators. ☀️ http://dlvr.it/TMGSDz

We must lift our voices. California Senator Padilla’s offices have barely answered their phones the last year and a half. But we must keep calling, keep speaking out until leaders listen. It is so powerful to gather together. @senalexpadilla: Stop arming. Stop starving. http://dlvr.it/TM6zQR

A CHILD’S RIGHT TO RIGHTS from kids themselves, published by @unitednations. Simple articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child paired with art from children in different countries. “I have many special rights, and they protect me, until I turn eighteen years… http://dlvr.it/TM6shK

MI PAPÁ ES UN AGRÍCOLA / MY FATHER, THE FARMWORKER story by J. Roman Pérez Varela art by @joseramirezart. This picture book about a child’s father has stunning art and straightforward yet gorgeous, poetic text. It encompasses the days, moments, physical experiences, weather,… http://dlvr.it/TM3N3B

“And it may seem now like it’s someone else’s children, but there’s no such thing as someone else’s children.” ― Omar El Akkad @oelakkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. http://dlvr.it/TM0tWc

Children’s Rights Summer School with @leidenlaw in The Netherlands final photo drop 3: International Criminal Court. Yes, we visited the ICC! We went inside. We saw one of the courtrooms. And we heard from one of the lawyers of the international court. This is the place where… http://dlvr.it/TLzP89

Children’s Rights Summer School with @leidenlaw in The Netherlands photo drop 2: selfies!! At canals, school, bookstores, the Museum of Children’s Literature @literatuurmuseum, and the first one in the bunch in Amsterdam on my solo day there. http://dlvr.it/TLyNcG

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CULTURE by Alain Serres and @aureliafronty. This picture book beautifully shows us how children have, recognize, absorb, and create culture (food, songs, games, art, history, story, on and on). Part of the human experience and childhood is the richness of… http://dlvr.it/TLxJwV

Children’s Rights Summer School with @leidenlaw in The Netherlands photo drop 1: studies and students. Spent a week in Holland studying the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, learning alongside lawyers, judges, academics, psychologists, and folks who work at NGOs,… http://dlvr.it/TLx6NB

GRETA AND THE GIANTS by @zoe_tucker_design and @zoepersicoart. This picture book takes a fable-like approach to the story of @gretathunberg. Greta lived in a beautiful forest that was threatened by greedy giants. She starts with a sign that says: Stop! And then others join.… http://dlvr.it/TLwB9n

“Everyone is connected.” Cut paper collage art by @dandin_illustrates_ inspired by the phrase from @writesinla. (And we’re collaborating on a picture book project together too!) We are all connected—everyone. Let’s embed it in our actions, in everything we speak and do.… http://dlvr.it/TLbtcV

‘’There are moments in life when everyone has to become a warrior of some kind. If you are a poet, you fight with your words; if you are an artist, you fight with your paintings … But you can’t say, ‘Sorry, I’m a poet, I’ll pass.’ You don’t say that when there’s so much… http://dlvr.it/TLZxnZ

Over at @rightsofeverychild: a t-shirt fundraiser for @unicef. Wear your support for children’s rights while tangibly contributing to UNICEF’s fund for aid work for children in G a z a (and around the world). ** There are a whole bunch of options to choose from including… http://dlvr.it/TLZhzc

GRUMPY LITTLE KING by @michelstreich_illustrator with thanks to @aysegulkonak for the recommendation!! “I want to be a big king, important, powerful, and rich! I want to be famous and rule over an enormous country!… Soon he will have his w a r and become a big king. He would… http://dlvr.it/TLYT0v

THE HIROSHIMA STORY by Toshi Maruki published in 1980 (found here in LA at @otherbooksla). This picture book is incredible and would likely not be published today because of how frank the illustrations are. But that is what makes them so powerful, stunning, consuming, and… http://dlvr.it/TLVZNx