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Woo-hoo! There's nothing like holding a new book in your hands for the first time. And our editor sent such a lovely note. My heart is soaring too.
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#TLsky #Skybrarian
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November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Woo-hoo! There's nothing like holding a new book in your hands for the first time. And our editor sent such a lovely note. My heart is soaring too.
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#TLsky #Skybrarian
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Q&A with Sandra Neil Wallace about her new children's picture book, ROCK STAR.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Q&A with Sandra Neil Wallace about her new children's picture book, ROCK STAR.
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🪨 Calling all parents of curious kids with pockets full of rocks!
These beautifully illustrated geology picture books transform earth science into irresistible stories—from volcanic beginnings to meteorite discoveries.
Get the complete list: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/six-stellar-...
These beautifully illustrated geology picture books transform earth science into irresistible stories—from volcanic beginnings to meteorite discoveries.
Get the complete list: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/six-stellar-...
Six Stellar Geology-Themed Picture Books | Book List – The Children's Book Review
These six rock-themed stories, curated by author Sandra Neil Wallace, highlight the thrill of discovery and the knowledge to be unlocked in the rocky find.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🪨 Calling all parents of curious kids with pockets full of rocks!
These beautifully illustrated geology picture books transform earth science into irresistible stories—from volcanic beginnings to meteorite discoveries.
Get the complete list: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/six-stellar-...
These beautifully illustrated geology picture books transform earth science into irresistible stories—from volcanic beginnings to meteorite discoveries.
Get the complete list: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/six-stellar-...
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What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
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Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
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🆕 on #LitLinks: 4 easy methods to build engaging art lessons following in the footsteps of Clara Driscoll, Tiffany lamp designer
Nature becomes a trusted ally in artistic growth!
Great #STEAM applications!
www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12954
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Nature becomes a trusted ally in artistic growth!
Great #STEAM applications!
www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12954
senickel.bsky.social #edusky @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🆕 on #LitLinks: 4 easy methods to build engaging art lessons following in the footsteps of Clara Driscoll, Tiffany lamp designer
Nature becomes a trusted ally in artistic growth!
Great #STEAM applications!
www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12954
senickel.bsky.social #edusky @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
Nature becomes a trusted ally in artistic growth!
Great #STEAM applications!
www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12954
senickel.bsky.social #edusky @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
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Happy (almost) #BookBirthday Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites + 8 Qs with
Sandra Neil Wallace
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#nonfiction #picturebook #KidlitMegaFeed
Sandra Neil Wallace
erindealey.com/book-birthda... illus. Nancy Carpenter @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
#nonfiction #picturebook #KidlitMegaFeed
Happy (almost) Book Birthday Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites + 8 Qs with Sandra Neil Wallace - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites + 8 Qs with Sandra Neil Wallace about her nonfiction PB biography
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September 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy (almost) #BookBirthday Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites + 8 Qs with
Sandra Neil Wallace
erindealey.com/book-birthda... illus. Nancy Carpenter @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
#nonfiction #picturebook #KidlitMegaFeed
Sandra Neil Wallace
erindealey.com/book-birthda... illus. Nancy Carpenter @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
#nonfiction #picturebook #KidlitMegaFeed
Collective Nouns for Librarians www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
Collective Nouns for Librarians
A group of librarians is called a cardigan.
A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading.
A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Collective Nouns for Librarians www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
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Thanks so much for the interview, Deborah! ❤️ My shout out to the amazing Khoa Le whose"illustrations are absolutely stunning...I love the pages with the blue flourishes in the air as if his imaginings & ideas are floating above him." 🎨 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thanks so much for the interview, Deborah! ❤️ My shout out to the amazing Khoa Le whose"illustrations are absolutely stunning...I love the pages with the blue flourishes in the air as if his imaginings & ideas are floating above him." 🎨 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
More Purring, More Buying? Why Bookstores Showcase Their Pets.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Join us and award-winning biographer @jeannewharvey.bsky.social as she tells the story of the renowned architect I. M. Pei and his triumph in redesigning the Louvre for a story time and hands-on activity.
RSVP on our Upcoming Family Program page on our website.
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RSVP on our Upcoming Family Program page on our website.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Join us and award-winning biographer @jeannewharvey.bsky.social as she tells the story of the renowned architect I. M. Pei and his triumph in redesigning the Louvre for a story time and hands-on activity.
RSVP on our Upcoming Family Program page on our website.
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RSVP on our Upcoming Family Program page on our website.
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I learned the differences between alpacas and llamas! I love it when I learn something new from a picture book. :) Check out my review of ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE by @carrietillotson.bsky.social. @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/wild...
WILD & WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY: Alpacas Here, Alpacas There by Carrie Tillotson & Elisa Chavarri
ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE written by Carrie Tillotson, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri Beach Lane Books, 2025 ISBN: 978-1-6659-4202-7 Sour...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I learned the differences between alpacas and llamas! I love it when I learn something new from a picture book. :) Check out my review of ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE by @carrietillotson.bsky.social. @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/04/wild...
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It's wonderful to find a book that so clearly encourages children to ask questions to learn about others rather than speculating. kdmaz.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #weneeddiversebooks #greatteachingbooks
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PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: Maybe Just Ask Me! by Katie Mazeika
MAYBE JUST ASK ME! written & illustrated by Katie Mazeika Beach Lane Books, 2025 ISBN: 978-1-6659-4989-7 Source: Blue Slip Media Ages 4 an...
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April 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's wonderful to find a book that so clearly encourages children to ask questions to learn about others rather than speculating. kdmaz.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #weneeddiversebooks #greatteachingbooks
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"I hope that Mazie encourages other kids to talk about their differences openly and honestly. I hope that Mazie inspires bravery, because it IS scary to be vulnerable." Read Katie Mazeika's guest post at TeachingBooks.net (link👇)
#kidlit #disabilityawareness #picturebook #visibility #kidlitart
#kidlit #disabilityawareness #picturebook #visibility #kidlitart
April 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"I hope that Mazie encourages other kids to talk about their differences openly and honestly. I hope that Mazie inspires bravery, because it IS scary to be vulnerable." Read Katie Mazeika's guest post at TeachingBooks.net (link👇)
#kidlit #disabilityawareness #picturebook #visibility #kidlitart
#kidlit #disabilityawareness #picturebook #visibility #kidlitart
"Growing up, I never saw a Native American girl like me portrayed in books unless it was an historical narrative about Sacagawea or Pocahontas. . . . I want to be the role model I wish I had as a kid, and my book is one way of illustrating how, despite my dyslexia, I became an engineer."
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March 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Growing up, I never saw a Native American girl like me portrayed in books unless it was an historical narrative about Sacagawea or Pocahontas. . . . I want to be the role model I wish I had as a kid, and my book is one way of illustrating how, despite my dyslexia, I became an engineer."
#kidlit
#kidlit
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I recommend As Edward Imagined, a #picturebook bio written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Marc Majewski about a personal fave artist and author Edward Gorey, a "master of the playfully macabre" who lived his eccentric life authentically. Published by Knopf BFYR
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As Edward Imagined by Matthew Burgess and Marc Majewski
A picture book biography about artist and author Edward Gorey, a "master of the playfully macabre" who lived his eccentric life authentically.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I recommend As Edward Imagined, a #picturebook bio written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Marc Majewski about a personal fave artist and author Edward Gorey, a "master of the playfully macabre" who lived his eccentric life authentically. Published by Knopf BFYR
#kidlit
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📣 2025 is the 100 yr anniverary of Scripps Nat Spelling Bee! 🐝 What better way to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E?! Coming this MAY...SPELLING IT OUT by Margaret Finnegan!
Mark your calendar, or preorder today! Special thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social 👏 😉. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
Mark your calendar, or preorder today! Special thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social 👏 😉. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
February 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
📣 2025 is the 100 yr anniverary of Scripps Nat Spelling Bee! 🐝 What better way to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E?! Coming this MAY...SPELLING IT OUT by Margaret Finnegan!
Mark your calendar, or preorder today! Special thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social 👏 😉. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
Mark your calendar, or preorder today! Special thanks to @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social 👏 😉. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
Ready for some cuteness? And a giveaway too? 😍 Check out Mama Likes This: mamalikesthis.com/my-hand-is-t...
#Twirlbooks #preschool #boardbooks
#Twirlbooks #preschool #boardbooks
February 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ready for some cuteness? And a giveaway too? 😍 Check out Mama Likes This: mamalikesthis.com/my-hand-is-t...
#Twirlbooks #preschool #boardbooks
#Twirlbooks #preschool #boardbooks
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COMING TO YOU 2/18/25 from @kerrymadden.bsky.social via @charlesbridge.bsky.social ...
🐺 WEREWOLF HAMLET 🎭
Are you ready thou venomed flap-mouthed knave? 😉 Check out the Shakespearen insult generator and more on the book page!
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🐺 WEREWOLF HAMLET 🎭
Are you ready thou venomed flap-mouthed knave? 😉 Check out the Shakespearen insult generator and more on the book page!
www.charlesbridge.com/pages/werewo... @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
COMING TO YOU 2/18/25 from @kerrymadden.bsky.social via @charlesbridge.bsky.social ...
🐺 WEREWOLF HAMLET 🎭
Are you ready thou venomed flap-mouthed knave? 😉 Check out the Shakespearen insult generator and more on the book page!
www.charlesbridge.com/pages/werewo... @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
🐺 WEREWOLF HAMLET 🎭
Are you ready thou venomed flap-mouthed knave? 😉 Check out the Shakespearen insult generator and more on the book page!
www.charlesbridge.com/pages/werewo... @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
Doesn't it seem like a sweet alpaca face is what everyone needs to see right now?
#alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction
#alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction
January 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Doesn't it seem like a sweet alpaca face is what everyone needs to see right now?
#alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction
#alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction
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Secret of Honeycake is delightful historical fiction bit.ly/4h3Xlk9 #mglit
Secret of Honeycake is delightful historical fiction
A shy girl is forced to leave her seaside home and live in the city with her commanding aunt in The Secret of Honeycake, by Kimberly Newton Fusco.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Secret of Honeycake is delightful historical fiction bit.ly/4h3Xlk9 #mglit
Happy holidays, all!
December 20, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Happy holidays, all!
Today at Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb, Diana Farid talks about THE LIGHT OF HOME, finding a sense of home and belonging, and how art is "a way of moving through our hardest moments, surviving, breathing, and eventually meeting love again." bit.ly/3B2vC3N
#immigrationstories #picturebook #art
#immigrationstories #picturebook #art
Q&A with Diana Farid
Diana Farid is the author of the new children's picture book The Light of Home. Her other books include When You Br...
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December 4, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Today at Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb, Diana Farid talks about THE LIGHT OF HOME, finding a sense of home and belonging, and how art is "a way of moving through our hardest moments, surviving, breathing, and eventually meeting love again." bit.ly/3B2vC3N
#immigrationstories #picturebook #art
#immigrationstories #picturebook #art
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Just up today: The art of friendship: An Adventure for Lia and Lion wp.me/p1NJJW-7R1 @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
The art of friendship: An Adventure for Lia and Lion
An Adventure for Lia and Lion, by Al Rodin, (Oct. 2024, Knopf Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780593903322 Ages 3-7 Lia is a little girl who wants a pet to go adventuring with. Lion is a l…
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November 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Just up today: The art of friendship: An Adventure for Lia and Lion wp.me/p1NJJW-7R1 @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social