Today is the International Day of Light. But Copernicus was a man of darkness. No electricity, no city glow — just the raw night sky over the Baltic Sea. NIGHT arrives July 7.

Today is the International Day of Light. But Copernicus worked in the dark. No electricity, no city glow--just the raw night sky over the Baltic Sea. NIGHT arrives July 7. #STEAMTEAM #STEM #nfscience

Ron Collins' book On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer is in the 2026 Write Stuff bundle, which is available for a limited time. In this interview Ron talks about how he's learned to see writing for the gift it is. 💝 blackbirdpublishing.com/interview-ro...

Dean Wesley Smith's book Writing Novels with the Waltese Falcon is in the 2026 Write Stuff StoryBundle! Dean talks about writing one novel in 10 days, another in 7, and another in 5 days—while traveling! Check out the interview with Dean: blackbirdpublishing.com/interview-de...

An interview with Darcy Pattison on Picture Books: Write and Publish, which is in the 2026 Write Stuff bundle. All fifteen books in this year’s bundle are exclusive to the bundle, so you literally can’t find this collection anywhere else! 🌟 blackbirdpublishing.com/interview-da...

Sometimes - I just don’t want an honest critique of my manuscript. www.indiekidsbooks.com/p/i-dont-wan...

Wow! Children’s Book Council just announced the Kids Faborites for 2026. Kids read and Kids chose these books. www.readthisteachthat.com/p/2026-kids-...

Excited to see the 2026 Notable Social Studies Books announced today! #kidlit #nssta #notablesocialstudies Start here to see the winners: bookshop.org/lists/2026-n...

Very excited. The California Reading Association just named NOT Extinct a Eureka Nonfiction Honor Book! #STEM #Kidlit #TLsky #EduSky #Steamteam

My #LLPick of the day is NOT Extinct by @darcypattison.bsky.social. Win a free copy here: tinyurl.com/ye96wva8 #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #writersoftwitter #LLInterviews

Check out this latest Coaching KidLit podcast with guest @darcypattison.bsky.social

Hey #writingcommunity! Last chance to win @darcypattison.bsky.social's new book NOT Extinct- just RT & comment on blog: tinyurl.com/ye96wva8 #kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books

Interested in bringing your children's book to market yourself? Check out this Kickstarter for PUBLISH! Going, going, gone! Monday is the last day. #kidlit #selfpublish kickstarter.com/projects/dar...

Thanks to Sharon Skinner for hosting me on the Coaching Kidlit podcast this week to talk about self-publishing your children's book. #kidlit #childrensbooks #nonfiction #fiction Come listen!

Only 11 days left! Discover tips and best practices to earn a living with children's books. #kidlit #publish #indiekids #childrensbooks kickstarter.com/projects/dar...

Listen to this interview on THE CREATIVE PENN podcast. It was a thrill to talk with Joanna Penn about children's books. #kidlit #diy #selfpublishing

Interested in self-publishing your children's book? kickstarter.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #childrensbook #selfpublish

Want to write and publish a children's book? Here's the book for you! kickstater.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #writeabook #publishabook #kickstarter #author

This is a story about YOU and YOUR DREAMS! Follow the link and sign up to be notified when it goes live. #kidlit #picturebook #middlegrade www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...

Watch PittyPat dive into waterfalls, bathtubs, and more. Book 5, The Kittytubers series. #kidlit #chapterbook #edusky #tlsky

Over the last 13 years, I’ve published 60 children’s books, earning over 100K for the last five years. Find out how in PUBLISH, coming September 15. Sign up to be notified when this is available!

This month, my best selling picture book is about fake news. Wonder why? #fakenews #kidlit #tlsky #edusky #medialiteracy

Conservation of a species is hard. Just like scientists who work to save a species, creators practice craft for yrs before finding success. "Don’t give up. The world needs you and your work." - @darcypattison.bsky.social advice to #KidLit creators. Interview on my blog today re NOT EXTINCT #EduSky

Happy book birthday to NOT EXTINCT! It's about the endangered horse species, the Przewalski's Horse (Or P-horse for short). Such a different species. #kidlit #steamteambooks #horses #horselovers #endangered #tlsky #edusky

The Children's Book Council has named NOT EXTINCT a Hot Off the Presses book for July! To write this, I visited Prague Zoo and Denver Zoo (where I got to feed a P-horse!). Talked to amazing scientists! #horse #horselover #stem #conservation #STEAMTeamBooks #kidlit #edusky #tlsky

ALA was fun, signing books, talking books, and seeing everyone’s new books! #kidlit #horses #tlsky #edusky #steamteambooks #stem

Having trouble organizing research and focusing your #writing? See how @darcypattison.bsky.social used timelines to focus her #Conservation Narrative NOT EXTINCT 🥳📘 And get in on the GIVEAWAY for your very own copy! @edusky.bsky.social #STEAM #STEM bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/27/b...

COMING JULY 8. 70 years ago, the P-horse, an Asian native horse species, was declared extinct in the wild. Since then, scientists have battled to bring this amazing horse back from the brink. #kidlit #horses #tlsky #edusky #STEM #elementaryscience

Without firing a shot... #kidlit #history #war #tlsky #edusky

Happy Pollinator's Week! #STEM #elementaryscience #kidlit #edusky #TLSky

It's becoming increasingly important to teach kids about fake news. How do they distinguis fact from fiction? This book is based on a true fake-news story, a great starting point for discussion.

This week, NPR is focusing reports on the climate. Here's my contribution to climate information for kids! #stem #climate #NPR #kidlit #edusky #TLSky #readaloud #steamteambooks

Meet Wladimir Köppen in CLIMATE by @darcypattison.bsky.social (illos by Peter Willis). He was one of the first to study weather and climate, and he created the first map of the world’s climates. They are still used today to understand ecosystems and how climate is changing. #STEM #kidlit #EduSky

Just out! A pop up version of the popular children's song! #kidlit #edusky #tlsky #readaloud #preschool #readaloud

Photos to highlight the beach further. Preorder signed copies of #JellyfishScientist through @eightcousinsbooks 🔗in bio for details. On sale April 22! #WomenInStem #WomensHistoryMonth #KidsLoveNonfiction  #SteamTeamBooks #MarineScience #OceanScience #nonfiction #STEAM #STEM

Incredibly excited and honored to share that In the World of Whales is a Junior Library Guild Selection AND it received a STARRED review from PW! Illustrated by the amazing @jessicalanan Published by Neal Porter. June 2025. #KidsLoveNonfiction #SteamTeamBooks #nonfiction #STEAM #STEM #Whales

Got legos? Makerspace? You need this biography of Nancy Schön, creator of the duck family sculpture in Boston Gardens. Her struggles to turn 2-d images into 3-d sculptures will inspire all creative kids! #creativekids #kidlit #tlsky #educky #biography #makerspace

The Children's Book Council is featuring children's books about #womenshhistorymonth, including three of my books! #women #womenhistory #kidlit #readaloud #tlsky #edusky www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

I'm on @lydialukidis.bsky.social blog! Learn more about me and my next book, Jellyfish Scientist. #JellyfishScientist #kidsLoveNonfiction #STEAMTeamBooks #MarineScience #WomenInStem lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/a...

3 amazing @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share insights on their awesome Feb. NF books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @amstephens.bsky.social Astra Publishing @darcypattison.bsky.social Mims House @carrietillotson.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @simonkidsuk.bsky.social #Interview #kidlit

Thanks, Patricia Newman for hosting this blog article about JEREMY, THE ENGLISH GARDEN SNAIL on your LitLinks blog. #tlsky #edusky #stem #steamteambooks #heredity #viralposts #sciencecommunication www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-an-...

Book6,Moments In Science FEVER: How TuYouYou Used Traditional Chinese Medicine to Find a Cure for Malaria #kidlit #STEM #NobelPrize #SteamTeamBooks #tlsky #edusky

Book 5, Moments in Science series AI: How Patterns Helped Artificial Intelligence Defeat World Champion Lee Sedol #STEM #AI #SteamTeamBooks #kidlit #tlsky #edusky

Book 5, Moments in Science series EROSION: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl. Notable Social Studies Trade Book. #americanhistory #stem #STEAMTeamBooks #kidlit #tlsky #edusky

Book 4, Moments in Science series Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity #STEM #SteamTeamBooks #edusky #tlsky #readaloud #kidlit #amreading

Book 3, The Moments in Science series POLLEN: Darwin’s 130-Year Prediction. Just in time for spring pollen! Shown with the Korean edition. #STEM #STEAMTeamBooks #kidlit #readaloud #spring #edusky #tlsky

Book 2, MOMENTS IN SCIENCE series CLANG: Ernst Chladni’s Sound Experiments In English and Korean

Book 1, Moments in Science Burn: Michael Faraday’s Candle. Shown in Korean, also. Faraday’s simple explanation of why a candle burns. #STEM #STEAMTeamBooks #edusky #tlsky #readaloud #2ndgrade #3rdgrade #science

As seen on the EPIC app! Over 4 million reads. Book 1, A Little Bit of Dinosaur series #kidlit #dinosaur #edusky #tlsky #stem #steamteambook

NASA's been instructed to remove DEI mentions on its website, including FEMALE leadership. ERASE! Capt. Suni Williams, who's featured in this book & currently STUCK on ISS--erased? Ridiculous! #kidlit #STEAMTEAMBOOK #tlsky #edusky #DEI