Happy #Maja Day! I’m marking this #Swedish Name Day with the story of how a tiny bit of info about my six times great grandma connects to my #timetravel novel. (Pictured calendar is Sverigealmanckan 2026) #middlegradenovel #TimeTravelAuthors #genealogy. karinfisher-golton.com/2026/02/28/h...

I was delighted to receive a copy of Family Kisses by Caitlin Roeder. It was a pleasure to work with her as an editor on this sweet and meaningful book. #picturebook #bodilyautonomy #consent #familystories #ChineseNewYear #LunarNewYear

Thank you to 2026 Author sponsor @karinkidlit.bsky.social ! Karin is a children's author, a freelance children’s book editor, a regular reviewer for the Sydney Taylor Shmooze blog, and on the Board of Advisors of Read Your World. readyourworld.org/2026-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

My #ReadYourWorld Day review of Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls's Voyage Out of Slavery, written by @leahschanke.bsky.social, illustrated by @obohdraws.bsky.social, & published by @albertwhitman.bsky.social. A #picturebook that's perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth. karinfisher-golton.com/2026/02/10/f...

Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @karinkidlit.bsky.social ! The Clock and the Boulder, her time-travel novel for ages 9-12, was inspired by elements of her own family history in Småland, Sweden. readyourworld.org/2026-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @karinkidlit.bsky.social! Her board book My Amazing Day: A Celebration of Wonder and Gratitude won the 2015 BAIPA Book Award for Fiction: Children’s Picture Book. readyourworld.org/2026-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.

Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @karinkidlit.bsky.social ! Karin is a freelance children’s book editor, working with independent authors & small publishers, and the author of the new MG time-travel novel, The Clock and the Boulder. readyourworld.org/2026-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

#TimeTravelAuthors 11/25: No shopping in my book, but when 21st century Kerstin mentions that her family mostly buys food in stores, #18thcentury farm girl Maja says, “I do not think I would like having to depend on people outside my family for food.” #MiddleGradeNovel #Sweden #genealogy #TimeTravel

Here's a wonderful list of #picturebooks for a deeper understanding of #Thanksgiving, good topics for discussion, and just the pleasure of good books. Some of these I'm very familiar with and others are going right onto my to-read list. www.pbssocal.org/education/mo... #gratitude

Gmail users!! They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off. Pass it on!! www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

#TimeTravelAuthors 11/19. What makes a time traveler grateful? “I slip [on the leather shoes] and take a few soft, comfy steps. What a relief! Not only were the wooden shoes awkward, but they weren’t doing much for my sore feet. ‘Thank you!’ I say.” #18thCentury #Sweden #middlegradenovel #genealogy

#TimeTravelAuthors 11/9 (Strangest research I did for my story): I crawled around the floor of my office on one hand and two legs to see what it would be like to crawl through a tunnel cut in shrubbery while holding up a skirt. #18thCentury #Sweden #middlegradenovel #friendshipstories #genealogy

Kindness Books for Kids buff.ly/NllmDAL via @alldonemonkey #ReadYourWorld #kindness #picturebooks

#TimeTravelAuthors 11/3: Protagonist Kerstin would not want to time travel again. She is happy to be home and knows the risks! But Maja, the girl she met in #18thcentury rural #Sweden, would embrace exploring every invention and getting to know all kinds of people. #MiddleGradeNovel #genealogy

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

Here is the end of the story about the local 73-year-old who was taken by ICE. It is a story of horrible mistreatment and disorganization. At least she is safe in India, but her community and family here have been separated from her. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/25/h...

@readyourworld.bsky.social, a nonprofit I support as a volunteer and Board member, is raising money to get banned and challenged #children'sbooks into the hands of kids for #BannedBookWeek (Oct. 5-11). Small donations are greatly appreciated and truly help fight censorship! givebutter.com/A0kcqA

I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited

Today, I spoke at @jayapal.house.gov’s immigration shadow hearing about Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old grandmother detained last week— one of countless families ripped apart by this cruel administration. Republicans know the pain caused by ICE and Trump, but lack the courage to hold them accountable.

This kicks ass. Imagine walking around and seeing these up everywhere in shop windows. Imagine folks starting to question why some businesses have them and others don't. This is what building community wide defiance looks like. It's not everything, but it's something. And it's something you can do!

🌍 Policy gap on climate action UN Environment Assembly attendees thought only 37% of people would give 1% of income to fight climate change. The real figure? 69%. The public is more ready than they think. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43... #ClimateAction 🧪 #SciComm

It's illuminating to read the data and nuances about this persistent trend. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #PictureBooks #ChildrensBookAuthors #ChildrensBookIllustrators #ChildrensBookPublishers #GenderBias

#TimeTravelAuthors 7/19 excerpt with "line": "The next part seems very strange, but I go ahead and say it—I mean, I think we crossed the 'very strange' line back in the 'I’m from the future' stage." #MiddleGradeNovel #TimeTravel #Sweden www.pacificdogwoodpress.com/The-Clock-an...

Newly Updated! 11 Picture Books about Swimming buff.ly/FHdTcMb via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #swimming #picturebooks

If you love #dogs, the #writingprocess, and connections between the past and present like I do, you might enjoy this #poem linking a canine character in my novel to the naturalist Carl Linnaeus's dog. #PoetryFriday #timetravel #TimeTravelAuthors #Sweden #18thCentury #MiddleGradeNovel

How can you help your favorite author without buying their book? Here are a handful of ideas of things you can do before their book releases: 1. Request that your local library purchase a copy. This can be done in person or often in an online form.

"You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula." 🔥🔥🔥

#TimeTravelAuthors 6/23: No actual alternate history, but there is a moment when two characters realize that if the protagonist hadn't been present due to her travel through time, events might have been different in a way that would have impacted them both. #MiddleGradeNovel #TimeTravel #Sweden

Only Congress has the power to declare war and our elected officials must take that power back. Urge your senators to use their constitutional authority with the war powers resolution: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran... Then do the same with your representative: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

CLARIFICATION : The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline. They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY So spread this around They can be texted. They can be called.

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

#TimeTravelAuthors 6/3: No sleep-time dreams, but my main character dreams of a life where she doesn’t have to move around the USA so much. And the girl she meets in 1755 rural #Sweden dreams of a life where she can leave her small village. #MiddleGradeNovel #Småland #TimeTravel

JUST A REMINDER: LGBTQ+ Books Save Lives #Pride #PrideMonth #Pride2025 #PrideMonth2025 #Gay #Queer #Kidlit #KidlitCommunity #QueerBooks

Not surprised. This study needs wide distribution!

Learned this today and am pleasantly surprised at the results. Despite the subscription databases I provide, my HS Ss are still relying on Google. Add -ai to your search terms and try it for yourself! (the space is important in -ai) #librarian #library #tlsky #tlskychat

#TimeTravelAuthors 5/21: "Right then, it hits me that I won’t get to take Beulah to the county fair in June. Tears pop into my eyes. I wipe them with my sleeve and look far out the window at an airplane reflecting sunlight off its silvery wings. I wish the idea of moving could fly away too."

#TimeTravelAuthors 5/19: While visiting a farm in #Småland #Sweden that has been in my family for over 300 years, I noticed a boulder that seemed strangely familiar. I still don't know why, but it inspired this book. #middlegradenovel

It really is this simple. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Some musings on #timetravel ... ... and what an impact one person can have today. Makes you think, doesn't it? (Also, it gives me a novel idea....) (Also, on a less serious note, how great is The Office?!) #TimeTravelAuthors

#TimeTravelAuthors 5/7:"That peaceful settling comes into my heaving chest, and, this time, it releases the full weight of tears I’ve been pushing back all morning.…The explanation that seems the most likely is that this really is Sweden in 1755. Impossible, but everything I see tells me it’s true."

Newly Updated! Butterfly Books for Kids Your Child Will Love buff.ly/yjmeTky via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #butterfly #KidLit #STEM #MonarchButterfly

#TimeTravelAuthors 5/5: Does time stop? (literally or figuratively): Not literally, but there is a clock in the story, and I didn't shy away from a few figurative opportunities.

A wise creature once said, "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering." These days, when fear is all too common, today is a great moment to remember the strength in courage, unity... and hope. May the 4th be with you. Always.

#TimeTravelAuthors 5/1: When twenty-first century sixth-grader Kerstin, weary of moving around the USA, wakes at a farm in 1755 at a Swedish farm that has been in her family for over 300 years, she must relearn the art of friendship and venture into the woods as she seeks home.