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Carol Hinz
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Children's book editor, knitter, baker, erstwhile ballerina. Wrangler of two no longer small children. (she/her)
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Here's a link to the full Kirkus review.
#kidlit #Edusky #Skybrarians #educators #teachers #nonfiction www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
THE OCEAN'S HEART | Kirkus Reviews
Zooplankton may be minuscule, but their impact is epic.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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This is so lovely :') I know lots of US WWII veterans brought Japanese swords as souvenirs, almost all of them obtained through shady means. Thinking about one being returned nurtures the heart ♥
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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In honor of Veterans Day, here's a beautiful article about how a Japanese sword from WWII ultimately fostered friendship and peace, as told in RETURNING THE SWORD by Caren Stelson and Amanda Yoshida: rootrivercurrent.org/returning-th...
Returning the Sword: New Book Chronicles Local Man’s Gift to Japanese Family - Root River Current
Minnesota author Caren Stelson's latest picture book focuses on the story of a Lanesboro man's efforts to reconnect a World War II souvenir with its rightful owner in Japan.
rootrivercurrent.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
A spectacular review for a spectacular book by @jilanne.bsky.social and Khoa Le! 🌟
jilanne.bsky.social Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 4d
When I read the full review of THE OCEAN'S HEART I cried (tears of joy)...Okay, I'm still crying. The reviewer connected with this book on every level. I hope other readers will, too. ❤️@steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social #Edusky #Skybrarians #kidlit
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Join author Calvin Alexander Ramsey for an event at Tompkins Square Library, Wednesday, November 12th at 3:30pm! There will be a reading of his new book THE LIBRARY IN THE WOODS followed by a fun activity.
#NewYorkPublicLibrary #authorevent
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
Author Talk with Calvin Ramsey
Join us for a very special author talk with Calvin Ramsey! In this program, we'll be discussing Calvin's book "The Library in the Woods". Then we'll have time to ask questions and do a fun activity.
www.nypl.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
Just a spectacular article about Kirbi Fagan's journey creating and launching THE BIG EMPTY! A great example of how a creator's emotional connection with a topic can shape their work.
lernerbooks.bsky.social Lerner Books @lernerbooks.bsky.social · 10d
"The story approaches conservation by highlighting extraordinary resilience instead of an impossible mission, inviting readers to find that same resilience in themselves." Author/illustrator Kirbi Fagan shares her new picture book THE BIG EMPTY with Rapid Growth.
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Illustrator debuts uplifting children’s nature story celebrating resilience – Rapid Growth
KCAD alumna Kirbi Fagan releases The Big Empty, a lyrical picture book aimed at inspiring children to embrace hope and environmental partnership. KCAD alumna Kirbi Fagan releases The Big Empty, a lyri...
rapidgrowthmedia.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Happiest of book birthdays to two picture books I adore! LIFTOFF! by @ninacrews.bsky.social and REVOLUTIONS ARE MADE OF LOVE by @sunyungshin.bsky.social, Mélina Mangal, and Leslie Barlow. 🎉📚🎉
Front cover of the picture book Liftoff! How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar by author and illustrator Nina Crews. The art depicts a fantastical image of Alma Thomas, a middle-aged woman with medium brown skin and gray hair in an updo. She wears a purple dress and over it is a light blue apron/smock with paint splatters on it. She's standing suspended on a cloud above an indistinct portion of Earth, as though in space, and holds a paintbrush in her hands, which are clasped behind her back. On the right side of the cover, slightly more in the background, is a spacecraft rocketing into space, presumably on the Apollo 10 mission. Interspersed are bits of color (red, yellow, blue, purple) in curved rectangle shapes that are emblematic of the style of stripes Alma used in many of her paintings. Front cover of the picture book Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs by Sun Yung Shin, Melina Mangal, and Leslie Barlow. It features Chinese American Grace on the left side of the cover in profile with light tan colored skin, black eyes, and very dark brown hair (with some pink and blue tones) looking straight ahead, head held high. On the right side of the cover facing her is James, a Black man with medium brown skin and black hair with tight cirls and a black mustache. He is looking toward Grace, head held high and a very slight smile on his face. The background is a blue-ish purple color, which contrasts with the warm tones of Grace and James's faces.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
So delighted to celebrate this wonderful book!! 🎉
senickel.bsky.social Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 12d
The Crystal Kite Award for Bear’s Big Idea has arrived! Thank you to all of my fellow @scbwi.bsky.social creatives! I am truly touched and honored. 💕 Thank you also to Il Sung Na for his inspired illustrations! 💕 @lernerbooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #award #childrensbook #kidlit #books #booklove
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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So beautiful to celebrate REVOLUTIONS ARE MADE OF LOVE with an event at Leslie Barlow's studio and all of the paintings surrounding us!

Congrats to @sunyungshin.bsky.social, Mélina Mangal, and Leslie on this incredible book that was years in the making!!
Left to right: Carol Hinz (editor, light skin, blond shoulder-length hair), Sun Yung Shin (author, light skin, wavy black hair extending below her shoulders), Melina Mangal (author, light brown skin and curly shoulder-length hair with a mix of black and gray), Leslie Barlow (artist, medium brown skin and long brown hair in small braids, partially done up in space buns), and Danielle Carnito (art director/graphic designer, light skin and brown hair with honey highlights and a slight wave extending below her shoulders). All are smiling. Behind us are several larger paintings, the most prominent of which shows a red, white, and blue banner that reads THE RIGHT TO VOTE and Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs in profile, looking bold and confident, her black hair appearing to blow slightly in a breeze.
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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This is a brilliant new picture book, by @sunyungshin.bsky.social and Melina Mangal. Illustrated by the super talented Leslie Barlow! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Don’t miss it, or the launch at @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social tomorrow.
Twin Cities writers, illustrator share story of James and Grace Lee Boggs with young readers
James Boggs was a Black union organizer in Detroit and Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American philosopher. When they got married in 1954, their interracial relationship was illegal in parts of the cou...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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@jessicafgwrites.bsky.social shares a creepy browseable nonfiction picture book about animal behaviors. Get ready to be amazed and horrified this Halloween season and every season. Get tips on research and writing nonfiction, too.
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So Rude: Animals Behaving Badly! Book Chat and Review with Jessica Fries-Gaither by Kathy Halsey
It’s always a treat when an author friend has a new book drop and wants to share it with the GROG. This week’s treat from Jessica Fries-Gait...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Fantastic @mprnews.org story on REVOLUTIONS ARE MADE OF LOVE with @sunyungshin.bsky.social, Melina Mangal, and Leslie Barlow: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Twin Cities writers, illustrator share story of James and Grace Lee Boggs with young readers
James Boggs was a Black union organizer in Detroit and Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American philosopher. When they got married in 1954, their interracial relationship was illegal in parts of the cou...
www.mprnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
Well here is something wonderful! Check out the full blog post for some great photos as well.
lernerbooks.bsky.social Lerner Books @lernerbooks.bsky.social · 15d
New Library Dedicated in Harry Lerner’s Honor: “Never Enough Books”

Last week, Adam Lerner, CEO and Publisher of Lerner Publishing Group, visited Mashati Secondary School in the Rombo District of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. In this school, students receive books from the Books for Africa…
New Library Dedicated in Harry Lerner’s Honor: “Never Enough Books”
Last week, Adam Lerner, CEO and Publisher of Lerner Publishing Group, visited Mashati Secondary School in the Rombo District of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. In this school, students receive books from the Books for Africa program. Because of the Lerner family's generosity to the program, they are building a new school library in honor of Harry Lerner, founder of Lerner Publishing Group.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
Hooray! Thrilled to see THE BLACK MAMBAS by @kellycrull.bsky.social on this list alongside @lernerbooks.bsky.social titles THE PECAN SHELLER by Lupe Ruiz-Flores and I'M A DUMBO OCTOPUS by @annelambelet.bsky.social! 🎉
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Delighted to learn a new word today: skeuomorph. As @merriam-webster.com tells me, it is an ornament or design representing a utensil or implement.
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Looking for a fun way to boost public speaking skills?
In this new #LitLinks lesson, kids can learn to express viewpoints, argue persuasively, & understand sharks' importance to ocean ecosystems
🦈 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13048

@steamteambooks.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #edusky
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
This is a really lovely Q&A!
October 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Registration is open!
Sign up now for Nonfiction November—a month of free weekly read-alouds with inspiring true stories for your classroom or library.

First video drops in November!
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#NonfictionNovember #LernerBooks #ReadAloud
October 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Thrilled by the first review for A HOME ON THE PAGE by @kaokaliayang.bsky.social and Seo Kim! Kirkus calls it, "A resonating, inspiring story that encourages creative resilience and strength." 💕

Full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
A HOME ON THE PAGE | Kirkus Reviews
After a shattering racist incident, a Hmong American girl defines her own sense of home.
www.kirkusreviews.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
carolhinz.bsky.social
Also happy book birthday to two fab science-themed photo books!

SO RUDE! is great for younger kids and DINOSAUR SECRETS REVEALED! is excellent for middle grade. Both of these books have received starred reviews from School Library Journal!!
Front cover of the photo book So Rude! Animals Behaving Badly by Jessica Fries-Gaither. It features two penguins on a sloped, snow-covered hill. One appears to be about to snap its beak at the other one, and the title So Rude! appears in an orange speech balloon as though emerging from the penguin's open beak. Front cover of the photo book Dinosaur Secrets Revealed! How High-Tech Tools Spark Discoveries by Sandra Markle. It features the head of a large, fossilized dinosaur with menacingly large teeth on the left half of the cover. The title is in large type on the right half of the cover, with a very dark brown background with a bit of texture evoking dirt or stone behind everything.
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Happy book birthday to three amazing picture books!

We have big sagebrush (a vitally important plant); World War II, peace, and reconciliation; and a big rig delivering toys. All nonfiction, and all utterly different. (Though all with fab back matter, of course!)
Front cover of The Big Empty: A Sagebrush Survival Story by Kirbi Fagan. The word EMPTY in white looms in the background of a sparse scene with brown ground, a few small pushes, and a big sagebrush plant in the distance, under which a small, dark brown horse is grazing. A vast blue sky is in the background. Front cover of The Big Empty: A Sagebrush Survival Story by Kirbi Fagan. The word EMPTY in white looms in the background of a sparse scene with brown ground, a few small pushes, and a big sagebrush plant in the distance, under which a small, dark brown horse is grazing. A vast blue sky is in the background. Front cover of the picture book Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace by Caren Stelson, illustrated by Amanda Yoshida. A young American soldier is pictured in the center of the cover. He has medium-brown hair, pale skin, and striking blue eyes. He's wearing a tan military uniform and is somberly looking down at the curved blade of a Japanese katana (sword). Reflected in the blade are military planes and a hint of the atomic bomb mushroom cloud. One one side of the soldier are the branches and leaves of a white ash tree, and on the other side are the branches and blossoms of a Japanese cherry tree. The front cover of the picture book I Truck: A Big Rig's Epic Trip by Kelly Rice Schmitt, illustrated by Jam Dong. It features the large, red cab of a semitruck hauling a bright yellow trailer with farm fields, a blue house and red barn, and a hint of gray hill or mountain in the background. The truck's driver is a woman with black hair done up in a bun, medium brown skin, and a pink shirt. In the passenger seat is a white and black dog with a red collar.
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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This is very bad.
October 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🌊 This review of GIANT RAYS OF HOPE from Nat'l Marine Educators Assoc makes my heart soar! I'm thrilled they understand the hope + inspiration I tried to include throughout the story.
👉 bit.ly/4ctWczl

@lernerbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #edusky #greensky @eastwestlit.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Josée Bisaillon’s newest illustrated nonfiction picture book is here!

Rewriting the Rules: Illustrated by @joseebisaillon.bsky.social, written by @drzathome.bsky.social, and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social.

morgangaynin.com/project/rewr...

#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #STEMbooks
September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM