Annette Whipple
@annettewhipple.bsky.social
Writer & Speaker. Baker (and burner) of cookies. Mom & wife.
Celebrates curiosity in the world and nonfiction kidlit.
https://www.annettewhipple.com/
Celebrates curiosity in the world and nonfiction kidlit.
https://www.annettewhipple.com/
Grateful for a relaxing weekend and looking forward to the week to come!
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Grateful for a relaxing weekend and looking forward to the week to come!
I love how you can see the full-size poster which makes FLICK! look tiny!
Want to win a nonfiction book? I'm giving another one away in my next author newsletter!
Want to win a nonfiction book? I'm giving another one away in my next author newsletter!
Thanks to @annettewhipple.bsky.social for sharing a copy of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS with our school's readers. The Q&A format gives so much information in a reader friendly way & the photos are amazing--check out the poster found inside the dust jacket! #kidlit #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky
November 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I love how you can see the full-size poster which makes FLICK! look tiny!
Want to win a nonfiction book? I'm giving another one away in my next author newsletter!
Want to win a nonfiction book? I'm giving another one away in my next author newsletter!
I have a new book! Win a copy of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS through my monthly newsletter!
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Lizard Book Giveaway, A Bookish Celebration, and Fall Leaves
October with Author Annette Whipple
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October 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I have a new book! Win a copy of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS through my monthly newsletter!
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When you learn how your book makes a difference for a family....well, words are tough to come by. ❤️ Fabulous idea for family dinners!
Thanks for sharing Courtney!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing Courtney!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
One of the best things we’ve done during family dinners is read a short devotional while everyone starts the meal. It helps calm wiggly kids and full mouths are quiet ones.
This one by @annettewhipple.bsky.social is one of our favorites. Each night a different kid gets to choose the animal.
This one by @annettewhipple.bsky.social is one of our favorites. Each night a different kid gets to choose the animal.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
When you learn how your book makes a difference for a family....well, words are tough to come by. ❤️ Fabulous idea for family dinners!
Thanks for sharing Courtney!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing Courtney!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
Today's the book birthday of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS!
I love this book...and the entire series!
I love this book...and the entire series!
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today's the book birthday of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS!
I love this book...and the entire series!
I love this book...and the entire series!
Enter for a CHOMP! THE TRUTH ABOUT SHARKS giveaway with @dbeckjacobson.bsky.social!
Celebrate SHARK WEEK With CHOMP: THE TRUTH ABOUT SHARKS by Annette Whipple + a giveaway darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/c...
Celebrate #SharkWeek2025 with a chance to win a copy of this great book. @ReycraftPublishing @annettewhipple.bsky.social
Celebrate #SharkWeek2025 with a chance to win a copy of this great book. @ReycraftPublishing @annettewhipple.bsky.social
Celebrate SHARK WEEK With CHOMP: THE TRUTH ABOUT SHARKS by Annette Whipple + a giveaway
As another summer is upon us, some people’s thoughts go to beaches and water activities. And every summer in mid July we get to celebrate one of the ocean’s most iconic creatures: the s…
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July 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Enter for a CHOMP! THE TRUTH ABOUT SHARKS giveaway with @dbeckjacobson.bsky.social!
Super excited to be talking about potential next books in The Truth About series! Flick! The Truth About Lizards isn't pictured.
What would you add?
What would you add?
July 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Super excited to be talking about potential next books in The Truth About series! Flick! The Truth About Lizards isn't pictured.
What would you add?
What would you add?
This is the best analogy of what it's like for teachers! (Can I say that if I haven't been in the classroom in 19 years? I think so!)
Spent the weekend catching up with HS friends I haven't seen in 25 yrs.
Trying to explain what being a public school educator was like to guys in the tech industry.
Came up w/ the analogy: it's like your kid is having a sleep-over every day for 180 days.
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#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
Trying to explain what being a public school educator was like to guys in the tech industry.
Came up w/ the analogy: it's like your kid is having a sleep-over every day for 180 days.
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#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt with #schitts creek on the bottom
Alt: a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt with #schitts creek on the bottom says "Hey, I like sleepovers"
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June 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is the best analogy of what it's like for teachers! (Can I say that if I haven't been in the classroom in 19 years? I think so!)
Happy #nationaldonutday!
In my book The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion, I shared a recipe for self-turning doughnuts like Mother Wilder made in Farmer Boy.
Here's the recipe!
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#NationalDoughnutDay
In my book The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion, I shared a recipe for self-turning doughnuts like Mother Wilder made in Farmer Boy.
Here's the recipe!
www.wildercompanion.com/2019/06/old-...
#NationalDoughnutDay
Old-Fashioned, Self-Turning Doughnuts with Recipe
In Laura Ingalls Wilder's book, Farmer Boy, it's obvious Almanzo loves his mother's doughnuts. Make your own self-turning doughnuts using this recipe.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy #nationaldonutday!
In my book The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion, I shared a recipe for self-turning doughnuts like Mother Wilder made in Farmer Boy.
Here's the recipe!
www.wildercompanion.com/2019/06/old-...
#NationalDoughnutDay
In my book The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion, I shared a recipe for self-turning doughnuts like Mother Wilder made in Farmer Boy.
Here's the recipe!
www.wildercompanion.com/2019/06/old-...
#NationalDoughnutDay
Yesterday I was told my monthly newsletter is like a writing mentor. Interested?
#writingcommunity #kidlit
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#writingcommunity #kidlit
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Annette Whipple | Substack
Annette Whipple celebrates curiosity as a children's nonfiction author. The people who know Annette best think of her as a wife and mom, former teacher, nature lover, chocolate chip cookie baker (and ...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Yesterday I was told my monthly newsletter is like a writing mentor. Interested?
#writingcommunity #kidlit
substack.com/@annettewhip...
#writingcommunity #kidlit
substack.com/@annettewhip...
I've been eager for FANTASTIC FLORA for a while! Enter to win...or don't so my chances increase!
How do you hook a reader? "Crafting an Enticing Opening in Nonfiction" by Ann McCallum Staats
Check out the post and get in on the #GIVEAWAY for FANTASTIC FLORA!!
#plants #educatorguide @edusky.bsky.social
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Check out the post and get in on the #GIVEAWAY for FANTASTIC FLORA!!
#plants #educatorguide @edusky.bsky.social
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Behind the Scenes: “Crafting an Enticing Opening in Nonfiction” by Ann McCallum Staats
Ah, the HOOK! How can you grab the readers’ attention? Snag their interest? And pull them in to read your work? Hooks are key, but sometimes hard to come up with. Take a read through Ann McCa…
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May 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I've been eager for FANTASTIC FLORA for a while! Enter to win...or don't so my chances increase!
Meeting deadlines sometimes means choosing that important work over something else.
Still to-do:
write monthly newsletter
submit historic NF MG
bake chocolate chip cookie pie
Still to-do:
write monthly newsletter
submit historic NF MG
bake chocolate chip cookie pie
May 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Meeting deadlines sometimes means choosing that important work over something else.
Still to-do:
write monthly newsletter
submit historic NF MG
bake chocolate chip cookie pie
Still to-do:
write monthly newsletter
submit historic NF MG
bake chocolate chip cookie pie
If you're an unpublished writer, I shared 10 ideas to help you get published! #WritingCommunity www.annettewhipple.com/2024/11/10-t...
10 Tips for New Children's Writers
10 tips for new children's writers! Get published!
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May 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you're an unpublished writer, I shared 10 ideas to help you get published! #WritingCommunity www.annettewhipple.com/2024/11/10-t...
Can you FEEL the difference when you go outside?
I can!
I can!
April 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Can you FEEL the difference when you go outside?
I can!
I can!
Highlights Foundation helps writers...and the earth!
🌏 Happy Earth Day! 🌏
Fun Fact: Our campus runs primarily on solar energy! Take a walk through our solar array and biodiversity plantings next time you’re here.
Fun Fact: Our campus runs primarily on solar energy! Take a walk through our solar array and biodiversity plantings next time you’re here.
April 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Highlights Foundation helps writers...and the earth!
I always recommend @sarahalbee.bsky.social's books!
WOW! Two awesome @charlesbridge.bsky.social #STEM #PictureBooks from @sarahalbee.bsky.social and illustrators Chris Hsu and Eileen Ryan Ewan!
ZERO! THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T
and
BOUNCE! A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER
Sooooo much fascinating information in a kid friendly form.
📚👍🏼 #KidLit
ZERO! THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T
and
BOUNCE! A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER
Sooooo much fascinating information in a kid friendly form.
📚👍🏼 #KidLit
April 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I always recommend @sarahalbee.bsky.social's books!
Help your students think deeper about animals on Earth Day and every day!
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
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15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
April 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Help your students think deeper about animals on Earth Day and every day!
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
I have minimal engagement here at BluSky (esp compared to the other place).
If you could give me one piece of advice, what would it be?
If you could give me one piece of advice, what would it be?
April 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I have minimal engagement here at BluSky (esp compared to the other place).
If you could give me one piece of advice, what would it be?
If you could give me one piece of advice, what would it be?
Reposted by Annette Whipple
Thank you @slj.com for including GIANT RAYS OF HOPE in your Earth Month round-up. The rays and I are in terrific company 💙
@lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social #greensky #edusky
@lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social #greensky #edusky
It's Earth Month! Check out these titles that might inspire young conservationists.
#EarthDay @slj.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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#EarthDay @slj.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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8 Nonfiction Titles to Inspire Young Animal Conservationists
From a picture book about whales to middle grade books on rescuing red wolves and honeybees, these informational texts will encourage burgeoning environmentalists to take on a cause.
www.slj.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Thank you @slj.com for including GIANT RAYS OF HOPE in your Earth Month round-up. The rays and I are in terrific company 💙
@lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social #greensky #edusky
@lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social #greensky #edusky
Who needs a self-edit chart for picture books?
I’ve got you covered!
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I’ve got you covered!
www.annettewhipple.com/2020/05/how-...
How to Self-Edit a Children's Book
Use this free picture book self-editing chart which focuses on content and character development, mechanics and grammar, and format.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Who needs a self-edit chart for picture books?
I’ve got you covered!
www.annettewhipple.com/2020/05/how-...
I’ve got you covered!
www.annettewhipple.com/2020/05/how-...
Books are a great way to inspire young conservationists, and these are some great titles!
Then...get outside!
Then...get outside!
It's Earth Month! Check out these titles that might inspire young conservationists.
#EarthDay @slj.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
www.slj.com/story/8-nonf...
#EarthDay @slj.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @sandramarkle.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @annettewhipple.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
www.slj.com/story/8-nonf...
8 Nonfiction Titles to Inspire Young Animal Conservationists
From a picture book about whales to middle grade books on rescuing red wolves and honeybees, these informational texts will encourage burgeoning environmentalists to take on a cause.
www.slj.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Books are a great way to inspire young conservationists, and these are some great titles!
Then...get outside!
Then...get outside!
Dreams come true! (Even if you didn't know it was a dream!)
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association named me the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author.
The award left this writer speechless for a long time!
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Pennsylvania School Librarians Association named me the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author.
The award left this writer speechless for a long time!
www.annettewhipple.com/2025/04/2025...
2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author Award
Children's author & speaker Annette Whipple celebrates curiosity and inspires wonder with her nonfiction books and events. She lives in Pennsylvania.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Dreams come true! (Even if you didn't know it was a dream!)
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association named me the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author.
The award left this writer speechless for a long time!
www.annettewhipple.com/2025/04/2025...
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association named me the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author.
The award left this writer speechless for a long time!
www.annettewhipple.com/2025/04/2025...
A friend and I both have MG books out on submission.
We are both experienced authors.
We share the hard rejections.
We support one another.
Writers need community.
#writingcommunity
We are both experienced authors.
We share the hard rejections.
We support one another.
Writers need community.
#writingcommunity
April 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A friend and I both have MG books out on submission.
We are both experienced authors.
We share the hard rejections.
We support one another.
Writers need community.
#writingcommunity
We are both experienced authors.
We share the hard rejections.
We support one another.
Writers need community.
#writingcommunity
I'm ready for #TLA!
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
April 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm ready for #TLA!
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation