Over the 🌔 to share that ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA has been selected as an @ncte.org Orbis Pictus honor book. Overjoyed that more kids will discover mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social ode to the Andes through this recognition. ncte.org/awards/orbis...

It was a joy to read the #picturebook PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA by @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social. Fascinating biography and gorgeous art! No wonder it earned so many ⭐'s! #kidlit

Find me at @ncte.org #NCTE25. Looking forward to sharing more about Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa and Crack Goes the Cascarón. #edusky

Teachers! Librarians! It's time for the Sibert Smackdown. The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction. tinyurl.com/3c9harym @sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Tickled to see Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka on the List, and even happier to see @juanamartinezn.bsky.social land on this list twice.

Could not be more humbled. Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa with word by me & art by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social was selected as a @publisherswkly.bsky.social best book of 2025! #PotatoPower best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...

Potatoes for progressives! A new book of potato history for kids emphasizes the contributions of a Peruvian scientist, and for adults. Rot places the Irish potato famine's cause squarely on Britain’s imperial laissez-faire economic policies. Titles/authors in alt-text, links in reply 🧵 #Booksky

Spend Latinx Heritage Month curled up with these picture books that uplift and celebrate culture, heritage, and community! (part 1 of 2)

Go behind the scenes of Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa in our interview with the creators and Connie Hsu, VP, Executive Editorial Director at Roaring Brook Press to hear how this book was made, preview interior art, and learn more about the real Alberto Salas! bit.ly/45lbRPY #edusky

The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is just right around the corner! Tune in on 9/1 for a blinugal story time with me & @monicamancillas.bsky.social as we read from our newest books! Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaBw... Full festival schedule: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival #EduSky

OMG this book looks amazing! I can't wait to share it with my first graders.

Love seeing Paka Paka get a shout out & special bonus was learning about Firefly Song, a beautiful ode to citizen science by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social w/ art by Ji-Hyuk Kim. Go and check it out!

Excited to read this! Thanks @safajarwrites.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

Going to #TXLA25? I'll be a panelist on the Story of My Life: Beautiful Biographies for Kids, with a stellar line-up of authors. Plus, signing my books on the 2nd. Would love to meet you! #EduSky #TexasLibrarians #BookSky #libraries #librarians

Happy book birthday to @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social's Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert!

safajarwrites IEggciting news... The Crack Goes the Cascarón educator guide is now available for download. Bring this vibrant Latine tradition to life in your classroom! sarafajardowrites.com/for-educators/ @denarmen.bsky.social #KidLit #EduSky #EducatorGuide

Congratulations to our friend @safajarwrites.bsky.social who’s upcoming picture book biography ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA is now an Amazon Editor Best Book of the Month for March! 🎉 Pre-order your copy here: www.bookpeople.com/book/9781250...

Loved chatting about my one of my favorite traditions with Jed of the #ReadingWithYourKidsPodcast Get the inside scoop on my prankster family that inspired this story. Give it a listen: sites.libsyn.com/94222/explor... #LatinCulture #Representation #DiverseBooks #EduSky #Kidlit

I'm in happy shock! My book collaboration with the amazing @juanamartinezn.bsky.social , Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa is an Amazon Editor Best Book of the month for March. Pinch me I must be dreaming. www.amazon.com/Paka-Papa-Sa... #kidLit #EduSky

A few days late, but couldn't pass up on this rite of passage of my official unboxing of Crack Goes the Cascarón Art by @denarmen.bsky.social 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 Order signed copies from @copperfieldsbooks in Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato #KidLit #AuthorUnboxing #NewReleases

It's a 4th starred review for my picture book collaboration w/ @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa, a biography that is a love letter to the potato, the Andes, and the work of plant collectors. Pre-order now. sarafajardowrites.com/alberto-sala... #EduSky #Kidlit

"Immigrants didn't steal my job. The president did."

A few days late, but couldn't pass up on this rite of passage of my official unboxing of Crack Goes the Cascarón Art by @denarmen.bsky.social 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 Order signed copies from @copperfieldsbooks in Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato #KidLit #AuthorUnboxing #NewReleases

Thank you to 2025 Author sponsor @nadinepresley.bsky.social! She writes to empower young minds. She hopes her books will serve as beacons of light, reminding children that even in the midst of adversity, there is hope & joy to be found. readyourworld.org/2025-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

Serving my debut picture book Crack Goes the Cascarón sunny side up. Now available wherever books are sold. You can purchase signed copies via Copperfield's Novato. E-mail or call to order your copy: www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato

#bookreleaseday ! Shell-abrate a joyous Latine tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, hatched in time for Easter. #gifted by @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit #booksky 📚💙 #booktok

20 days until BIG BIKE, LITTLE BIKE by me & @jacobsouva.bsky.social from HarperCollins 🚲 rolls into the world! To celebrate, we’re giving away choice of a #kidlit critique (manuscript or portfolio) or a signed copy of BIKE! (US shipping, please) Repost this message by 2/24 for a chance to win!

Happy Book Birthday to @safajarwrites.bsky.social and her book CRACK GOES THE CASCARÓN Shell-abrate a joyous Latine tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, hatched in time for Easter. #bookbirthday #lasmusas

🚩🚩 UTAHNS 🚩🚩 3 anti-LGBTQ bills on the Senate floor: HB77 bans Pride flags in schools. HB250 forbids schools from requiring teachers to use preferred pronouns/names for queer students. HB269 bans trans students from living in college dorms. Contact those Reps! 👇 www.acluutah.org/en/advocacy/...

The #lkbf25 Publishing Auction is LIVE from Feb 1 to Feb 14! Auction proceeds benefit the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, a 501(c)3 nonprofit literacy organization. A portion of the proceeds will go toward providing new books for schools impacted by the Los Angeles fires. bit.ly/lkbfauction25

It's a 3rd 🌟for Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa, mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social's love letter to the Peruvian Andes. Grateful to @slj.com for really seeing our 📘. They called Juana's depictions of Alberto a "metaphorical beam of light." Perfect! #Kidlit www.slj.com/review/alber...

I put this into a post. Please feel free to share. Call your R reps and tell them "I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER!" - and demand they restore funding to the N.I.H. now. 202-224-3121 gregpak.net/2025/02/08/c...

FElon Musk is peddling misninfomration. I saw the impact of #USAID projects first hand. This is the U.S. at its greatest, a true reflection of the best of us. asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking...

Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula NGC 6302. (Hubble) 🔭 🧪

USAID helps farmers... saw 1st hand the impact of the food assistance in emergency situations helped across the globe. Maize & sorghum grown by U.S. farmers bolstering families during times of crisis. This is a tragedy on a massive scale. 2 billion less for farmers, food rotting while others starve.

It's a 3rd 🌟for Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa, mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social's love letter to the Peruvian Andes. Grateful to @slj.com for really seeing our 📘. They called Juana's depictions of Alberto a "metaphorical beam of light." Perfect! #Kidlit www.slj.com/review/alber...

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa is officially out on 3/18! Pre-order now at @barnesandnoble.com & get 25% off using #BNpreorder at checkout. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Just two more weeks before CRACK GOES THE CASCARÓN hits shelves. Exuberant art by Rocio Arreola Mendoza. Pre-order wherever books are sold. sarafajardowrites.com/crack-goes-t... #Kidlit

“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”

There's a great picture book on Jerry Lawson, written by my friend Don Tate and illustrated by Cherise Harris! #BlackHistory

Now, more than ever. #blackhistory is #americanhistory. #blackedusky #edusky www.edutopia.org/article/cele...

There are so many books written by Black women authors about Black girlhood that are in print right now that deserve a chance to be seen on the big and small screen. I’ve compiled a list of some of these that you may have missed! #booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

So proud to be a teacher in California. We will not comply.

Spotlight Review for Read Your World 2025 buff.ly/4jGpSya #ReadYourWorld #ReadYourWorldDay #picturebook #biography #supremecourt #middlegrade @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social

What can you do about book banning? How can you support essential public institutions of democracy like public libraries and public schools? Want to understand why "school choice" is an outright lie? I've got OVER FOUR YEARS of those answers and more in this pinned thread.

Now more than ever is the perfect time to revisit @aidawrites.bsky.social 's breathtaking book on immigration and detention Land of the Cranes. Compassionate. Searing. Necessary. www.aidasalazar.com/land-of-the-...