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Carrie Tillotson
@carrietillotson.bsky.social
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Children's author of COUNTING TO BANANAS (2022), B IS FOR BANANAS (2023) & ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE (2025). Former biostatistician. Runner and ice cream lover.

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Yes, more banana books!! 🍌
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
carrietillotson.bsky.social
Come see me! I am thrilled to announce I'll be joining an amazing group of authors at Portland Book Festival on November 8th. Passes are on sale now! Hope to see you there.
@literary-arts.org #PDXBookFest #PBF25
August 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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patricianewman.bsky.social
Hey #edusky!
Help Ss develop a deeper understanding of adaptation & climate challenges w/this NEW #LitLinks lesson & #science experiment
A great intro to compare-contrast too!
🦙 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12884

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July 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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📣 NEW EPISODE: Cultural authenticity in #kidlit! Join me as I talk w/ @carrietillotson.bsky.social and @marianallanos.bsky.social about Alpacas! Here, Alpacas! There - exploring how authenticity readers enrich stories. Listen now! #KidlitPodcast #PictureBooks www.podbean.com/ep/pb-byg6e-...
Image of Carrie Tillotson and Mariana Llanos plus book cover for Aplacas here, Alpacas there.
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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geolibrarian.bsky.social
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
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Great new #nonfiction #picturebook by @carrietillotson.bsky.social and Elisa Chavarri. I loved learning about how alpacas are raised in Peru and in America. It has bouncy rhyming text and colorful illustrations, plus extra sidebar and backmatter info -- something for everyone! Well done! #kidlit
Cover of the picture book, ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE by Carrie Tillotson and Elisa Chavarri. Shows a Peruvian girl on the left in traditional dress with a baby alpaca, and an American boy on the right wearing overalls and a straw hat, also holding an alpaca. A barn and rainbow are in the background. In the middle of the children is a larger white alpaca.
March 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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blueslipmedia.bsky.social
Doesn't it seem like a sweet alpaca face is what everyone needs to see right now?
#alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction
January 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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12x12challenge.bsky.social
Happy Golden Retriever Day! Did you know that Goldies have GREAT writing advice? Swipe & find out!

#goldenretrieverday #writer #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #goldenretrievers
February 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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We enjoyed a read aloud of @carrietillotson.bsky.social new book, seeing her dog, and asking her all of our questions.
A Google Meet screen featuring author Carrie Tillotson, an elementary classroom, and a two page spread from Alpacas Here, Alpacas There. Left page: A white mother and baby alpaca pair Right page: A brown mother and baby alpaca pair An elementary class watching a Google Meet on a Promethean Board of Carrie Tillotson reading aloud from her picture book. Carrie Tillotson peeking from behind the cover of Alpacas Here, Alpacas There. Two children, each holding a baby alpaca, on either side of a front-facing white adult alpaca. The title is written across a rainbow, connecting a snow-capped mountain and red barn. A golden retriever face peeks over the edge of a brown wooden desk.
February 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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This book-OUT TODAY-is fantastic: informative in a delightful way, adorably illustrated, and fun! #alpacas #kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #animals #STEM #new
carrietillotson.bsky.social Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social · Nov 16
I’m now taking Kirkus’s comment that my new book is “rather relentlessly informative” as a huge compliment, in light of all the mis/disinformation we have, and more that is sure to come.

ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE, out 02.11.25.

Beautifully illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.
February 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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12x12challenge.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @carrietillotson.bsky.social! Her #picturebook, ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri and published by Simon & Schuster Kids, hit the shelves today.

Check it out! https://buff.ly/43OXTTS

#newbook #booklaunch #amreading
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Happy book birthday! Hooray for great NF picture books! 🦙 🦙 📕 @carrietillotson.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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3 amazing @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share insights on their awesome Feb. NF books. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @amstephens.bsky.social Astra Publishing @darcypattison.bsky.social Mims House @carrietillotson.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @simonkidsuk.bsky.social #Interview #kidlit
February 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Congratulations, @carrietillotson.bsky.social !
#picturebook @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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Congratulations, Carrie Tillotson, on Alpacas Here, Alpacas There!
Thank you so much, Carrie, for sharing the release of ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE with us! Young readers love STEAM books and I’m sure you...
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February 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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💙📚 #newbooksday #librarylife
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February 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire.

This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.

It’s time to speak out and fight back.
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February 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
carrietillotson.bsky.social
I’m now taking Kirkus’s comment that my new book is “rather relentlessly informative” as a huge compliment, in light of all the mis/disinformation we have, and more that is sure to come.

ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE, out 02.11.25.

Beautifully illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.
November 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Post a pic YOU took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
November 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
carrietillotson.bsky.social
Hey everybody! I finally fluttered over to Blue Sky. Happy to see so many friendly faces over here.
November 16, 2024 at 7:28 AM