Stephanie Seales
@blackbookbruja.bsky.social
Children's book-writing, woods-wandering, water-loving magical elf
Sometimes here, sometimes not
MY DADDY IS A COWBOY (Abrams, 2024)
More books to come!
Sometimes here, sometimes not
MY DADDY IS A COWBOY (Abrams, 2024)
More books to come!
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MY DADDY IS A COWBOY winning a Caldecott Honor and the CSK Illustrator Award is a win for community, which feels particularly important to highlight in this time with so many attacks on marginalized communities.
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Authors, we do not have to bow to Meta AI stealing our work. Let’s write and put Mark Zuckerberg on notice: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
#authors #writers #poets #kidlit
#authors #writers #poets #kidlit
Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.
actionnetwork.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Authors, we do not have to bow to Meta AI stealing our work. Let’s write and put Mark Zuckerberg on notice: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
#authors #writers #poets #kidlit
#authors #writers #poets #kidlit
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We will not allow this to become normal.
The Trump regime is trying to crush dissent beginning with those who speak out for Palestinian freedom. This is a threat to all who believe in justice. Tell Congress to protect students & demand Mahmoud’s release: bit.ly/freemahmoudnow
The Trump regime is trying to crush dissent beginning with those who speak out for Palestinian freedom. This is a threat to all who believe in justice. Tell Congress to protect students & demand Mahmoud’s release: bit.ly/freemahmoudnow
March 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We will not allow this to become normal.
The Trump regime is trying to crush dissent beginning with those who speak out for Palestinian freedom. This is a threat to all who believe in justice. Tell Congress to protect students & demand Mahmoud’s release: bit.ly/freemahmoudnow
The Trump regime is trying to crush dissent beginning with those who speak out for Palestinian freedom. This is a threat to all who believe in justice. Tell Congress to protect students & demand Mahmoud’s release: bit.ly/freemahmoudnow
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SLJ reviews of the Coretta Scott King Awards honored titles for 2025
SLJ Reviews of Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winners and Honor Books
The SLJ reviews editors rounded up our reviews of the books lauded at the 2025 Youth Media Awards. Here, the reviews of the Coretta Scott King Medal and Honors winners.
www.slj.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
SLJ reviews of the Coretta Scott King Awards honored titles for 2025
Thank you @thehornbook.bsky.social !!🌟
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek MY DADDY IS A COWBOY by @blackbookbruja.bsky.social; illus. by C. G. Esperanza (Abrams), which our reviewer called an "atmospheric picture bk that celebrates a close bond btwn a father + daughter as well as contemporary Black cowboys" www.hbook.com/story/review...
Review of My Daddy Is a Cowboy
A Panamanian American girl and her daddy get up before dawn to ride horses through their town in this atmospheric picture book that celebrates a close bond between a father and daughter as well as con...
www.hbook.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thank you @thehornbook.bsky.social !!🌟
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The 28th is one day.
You can make it many.
This can be a practice.
You can make it many.
This can be a practice.
February 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The 28th is one day.
You can make it many.
This can be a practice.
You can make it many.
This can be a practice.
A big thank you to Black Stories Amplified and the Brown Bookshelf for honoring me with a feature this Black History Month! I loved having the opportunity to share about my author journey and why Black Joy stories are so important!
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
Day 22: Stephanie Seales - The Brown Bookshelf
Stephanie Seales is the California-born daughter of Panamanian immigrants and the author of the Caldecott Honor and CSK Illustrator Medal-winning book My Daddy Is a Cowboy, illustrated by C.G. Esperan...
thebrownbookshelf.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A big thank you to Black Stories Amplified and the Brown Bookshelf for honoring me with a feature this Black History Month! I loved having the opportunity to share about my author journey and why Black Joy stories are so important!
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
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Celebrating #blackhistorymonth with The Brown Bookshelf's annual 28 Days Later celebration of children's book literature. #kidlit @thebrownbookshelf.bsky.social
Day 22: Stephanie Seales
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Day 22: Stephanie Seales
bsky.app/profile/blac...
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
Day 22: Stephanie Seales - The Brown Bookshelf
Stephanie Seales is the California-born daughter of Panamanian immigrants and the author of the Caldecott Honor and CSK Illustrator Medal-winning book My Daddy Is a Cowboy, illustrated by C.G. Esperan...
thebrownbookshelf.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Celebrating #blackhistorymonth with The Brown Bookshelf's annual 28 Days Later celebration of children's book literature. #kidlit @thebrownbookshelf.bsky.social
Day 22: Stephanie Seales
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thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
Day 22: Stephanie Seales
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thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-2...
The ice has been a real pain this winter, but it's also beautiful ❄️
February 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The ice has been a real pain this winter, but it's also beautiful ❄️
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Per BPL Union @bplpsa.bsky.social
"If we let the Library and City decide that Eve's management of her terminal cancer is an "undue burden" [so she] cannot use the sick bank, there will be nothing to stop them from saying the same thing for every member who comes after her."
SIGN:
www.bplpsa.org
"If we let the Library and City decide that Eve's management of her terminal cancer is an "undue burden" [so she] cannot use the sick bank, there will be nothing to stop them from saying the same thing for every member who comes after her."
SIGN:
www.bplpsa.org
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Per BPL Union @bplpsa.bsky.social
"If we let the Library and City decide that Eve's management of her terminal cancer is an "undue burden" [so she] cannot use the sick bank, there will be nothing to stop them from saying the same thing for every member who comes after her."
SIGN:
www.bplpsa.org
"If we let the Library and City decide that Eve's management of her terminal cancer is an "undue burden" [so she] cannot use the sick bank, there will be nothing to stop them from saying the same thing for every member who comes after her."
SIGN:
www.bplpsa.org
MY DADDY IS A COWBOY winning a Caldecott Honor and the CSK Illustrator Award is a win for community, which feels particularly important to highlight in this time with so many attacks on marginalized communities.
February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
MY DADDY IS A COWBOY winning a Caldecott Honor and the CSK Illustrator Award is a win for community, which feels particularly important to highlight in this time with so many attacks on marginalized communities.
Goodbye to the longest year of our lives that was also just one month 😭
January 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Goodbye to the longest year of our lives that was also just one month 😭
Have no idea what I'm doing here lol I was never on twitter. Please be patient with meeeeeeee 😅
January 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Have no idea what I'm doing here lol I was never on twitter. Please be patient with meeeeeeee 😅
So proud of C.G. Esperanza for his big wins: Caldecott Honor AND Coretta Scott King Illustrator Medal 🤩🎉🥰
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
So proud of C.G. Esperanza for his big wins: Caldecott Honor AND Coretta Scott King Illustrator Medal 🤩🎉🥰