Author life: No one tells you about the part where you have to sit on exciting news for weeks, months, or even years. 🤐

The older I get, the more time I spend mourning stores and restaurants that used to exist.

Welp, it's 3:30. Guess I'd better go out and do my errands before it gets dark out. 🙁

If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone. bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/

Massachusetts friends! Please join us at the Newton Children’s Book Festival - a FREE event on Sunday, 11/16, 11am-3pm at the New Art Center. Meet 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators. Signed books for holiday giving, bookmark craft, & lots of fun. Learn more: newtonchildrensbookfest.com/

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

Happy Meow-loween!

Writing life: It took me the ENTIRE DAY to come up with two perfect lines of rhyming text. At least, they look perfect right now. Tomorrow, who knows?

Cover reveal (& kitten reveal 🐱)! Touch a Truck Day, illus. by Viola Wang, releases 3/17/26 from @chroniclebooks.bsky.social! This lift-the-flap board book invites readers into the driver's seats of 8 trucks to discover their unique features. More info: carriefinison.com/books/touch-a-truck-day/

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

The first review is in for EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING, and it’s a STAR from School Library Journal! "This book is everything children need in a book: smart, funny, relevant, and surprising—and highly recommended." Read here: tinyurl.com/4pr4kfnz More about the book: tinyurl.com/2rak4867

I just keep wondering when the Republicans are going to get tired of this.

Get this out there.

Lots of people, lots of signs and NO KINGS in Boston today. 🇺🇸

Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started. October 18th, Everywhere #nokings

Massachusetts friends - please join me & other book creators this Friday 10/10 at the Winchester Author Fest Author/Illustrator Meet & Greet - 2:30-4:30pm at Winchester Town Hall. Meet your favorite authors and get books signed--or pre-order books if you can't make it in person! wfee.org/authorfest/

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

Three weeks from right now, millions of Americans will gather again to say NO KINGS. As Trump wields government power to censor free speech and threaten political opponents, we need to make October 18 a historic day of resistance. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

It's Friday and you need a laugh. Please take a minute to watch Stephen Colbert's take on the "triple sabotage" at the U.N. - it's absolutely brilliant and hilarious. youtu.be/1CrPiPtx9I0?...

2nd Annual Newton Children's Book Festival buff.ly/jGb62tZ via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #Boston #reading #KidLit

Well the good news is, now that he’s indicted one of his political enemies on bullshit charges, he’ll probably stop, and it definitely won’t escalate from here.

From purely a product rollout standpoint, AI is a disaster. At this point, everyone I know has had some personal experience with AI being ludicrously (but very confidently) wrong. When you're allowing your users to experience your product in such a negative way, while insisting it works? That's BAD.

I guess the million dollars that Johnson and Johnson donated to Trump’s inauguration didn’t really pay off for them, now did it?

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

If you're an author, you're probably fretting over your next bookstore event. Will anyone show up? Will anyone buy the book? Will the floor helpfully open up and swallow you whole so you don't have to face a sea of empty chairs? But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵

So does Tom Homan have to give back the $50,000 dollars?

If you found that Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled due to FCC coercion was a heinous attack on free speech (& it sure as hell is!) wait till you hear about the 10,000 books that have been banned in schools & libraries! If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social We're stronger together!

For my small act of solidarity today - It took an hour on the phone (because of our weird old account with Verizon) but this morning I cancelled Disney+. The only thing these corporations care about is money so let’s make them listen.

For authors, it’s always fun to see how teachers and students are using our books. Love this great project inspired by HURRY, LITTLE TORTOISE, TIME FOR SCHOOL!

Massachusetts friends - Cathy's s'morey-time is coming up on Saturday at Winchester Book Ends. Join her around the campfire for marshmallow roasting and fun!

Cancel your Disney+ subscription. Right now. You weren’t watching it that much anyway.

They want to cancel Jimmy Kimmel and kill free speech? Time to hit them where it hurts—their pockets: - Cancel Disney+ - Cancel Hulu - Boycott ESPN - Boycott ABC Let them know why you’re canceling/boycotting. - ABC contact: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/art... - Nexstar contact: www.nexstar.tv/contact/

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/16/n... This photograph was literally in everyone's high school history textbook. It's hard to fathom the level to which this administration is trying to whitewash history (yes, pun intended).

The first review of our upcoming picture book Plenty of Pancakes is in, and it’s a lovely one! I had a great time writing the sequel to Dozens of Doughnuts – thank you to Kirkus Reviews for this vote of confidence! Read more: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carrie-finison/plenty-of-pancakes/

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It's National Hug and High Five Day! Find someone to give a hug or high five - but as the main character from DON'T HUG DOUG would say - ASK FIRST. Some people like hugs, some people don't, and some people are somewhere in the middle! Find out more about Doug: www.carriefinison.com/books/dont-h...

I think about how the sky looked that morning as I arrived at work. An absolutely beautiful blue. When I left a few hours later the blue sky still stretched overhead, but it felt eerie with the absence of planes. Then suddenly two fighter jets streaked past. The world was a changed place. 9/11

Hooray! EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! It's a lighthearted, humorous picture book about a boy who wants everything to be perfectly even. Learn more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s... Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.

Once again thankful to live in Massachusetts.

OMG Florida, why are you like this? Why??

Net-Flix.com wants me to update my payment info using the link in the provided email - what should I do. 🙄 Sadly, enough people must fall for these scams to make them worthwhile.

Saw Freakier Friday today and loved it. It has all the silliness and heart of the original - a great sequel. Plus I loved seeing it IN THE THEATER with an audience that was enjoying the show along with me. Support movies and movie theaters!

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.

The vast majority of Americans want stricter gun control laws. Yet one party prevents us from moving forward on this issue (and so many others) and as a result children will continue to die. It’s absolute madness.

Cover reveal! Even Steven, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, releases 4/14/2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social! We hope it will spark conversations about the best ways to share things, from a bedroom to a best friend...or a whole lot of pickles. Find out more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”

Massachusetts friends - please join me for two upcoming back-to-school story times to help get your little ones ready for the start of school! Find out more here: www.carriefinison.com/events/

Get a free signed book plate sticker dedicated to your child or class for my back-to-school book, Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School! Find out more here: www.carriefinison.com/bookplate/