Claudia Mills
@claudiamills123.bsky.social
Author of over 60 books for young readers, loves the community of writers and readers, always searching for creative joy wherever it can be found.
I am so happy to be able to share the wonderful cover, by artist Matt Rockefeller, for my forthcoming book CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM, coming out from Holiday House Books for Young People in March. Available for preorder now! #kidlit @holiday-house.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I am so happy to be able to share the wonderful cover, by artist Matt Rockefeller, for my forthcoming book CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM, coming out from Holiday House Books for Young People in March. Available for preorder now! #kidlit @holiday-house.bsky.social
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🍎 Teachers! THE LAST APPLE TREE pairs perfectly with oral history units. Award-winning author @claudiamills123.bsky.social shares how this story inspires students to preserve family stories. GIVEAWAY includes a Zoom author visit! Read more: lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #MGLIT
The Last Apple Tree Virtual Book Tour, Author Interview and Giveaway
A blog about tips and ideas to make life easier.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🍎 Teachers! THE LAST APPLE TREE pairs perfectly with oral history units. Award-winning author @claudiamills123.bsky.social shares how this story inspires students to preserve family stories. GIVEAWAY includes a Zoom author visit! Read more: lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #MGLIT
"The only thing more painful than talking about difficult subjects is not talking about them." Author @claudiamills123.bsky.social shares a deeply personal reflection on family secrets & grief—& why children's books shouldn't shy away from hard conversations: www.literaryrambles.com/2025/10/writ...
October 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Children's Book Review conducts the BEST interviews! Here's one with me about the forthcoming paperback release of my middle-grade novel THE LAST APPLE TREE. @holiday-house.bsky.social @ www.thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Claudia Mills, Author of ‘The Last Apple Tree’
With over 60 books to her name, Claudia Mills shares how Swiss Miss, philosophy, and empathy all fuel her writing of The Last Apple Tree.
www.thechildrensbookreview.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Children's Book Review conducts the BEST interviews! Here's one with me about the forthcoming paperback release of my middle-grade novel THE LAST APPLE TREE. @holiday-house.bsky.social @ www.thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-wi...
I'm thrilled that my book THE LAST APPPLE TREE is coming out in paperback very soon! So I'm hosting a virtual book tour in celebration with lots of giveaways. You can find out more about it here. www.thechildrensbookreview.com/the-last-app... @bholiday-house.bsky-social
The Last Apple Tree, by Claudia Mills | Awareness Tour
Discover the quiet power of memory, renewal, and the bonds that hold families together in Claudia Mills’ moving middle-grade story, The Last Apple Tree.
www.thechildrensbookreview.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'm thrilled that my book THE LAST APPPLE TREE is coming out in paperback very soon! So I'm hosting a virtual book tour in celebration with lots of giveaways. You can find out more about it here. www.thechildrensbookreview.com/the-last-app... @bholiday-house.bsky-social
What a lovely thing to post on Labor Day - a display of books that help us remember the entire point behind this holiday.
From teachers to truckers, farmers to firefighters, we celebrate the workers who make our communities strong! Happy Labor Day! 💪
Jobs In The Community: www.bookelicious.com/category/425...
Jobs In The Community: www.bookelicious.com/category/425...
September 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What a lovely thing to post on Labor Day - a display of books that help us remember the entire point behind this holiday.
I can't wait for this one! Stan has been the best cheerleader for his fellow authors, like, forever. And now it's our turn to cheer for him!
My book launch event is set! Come see me at @boulderbooks, Thursday, Oct 9 at 6:30 pm. I'll be in conversation with my editor, Kristie Choi, followed by a signing! Register at boulderbookstore.net...
August 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I can't wait for this one! Stan has been the best cheerleader for his fellow authors, like, forever. And now it's our turn to cheer for him!
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My book launch event is set! Come see me at @boulderbooks, Thursday, Oct 9 at 6:30 pm. I'll be in conversation with my editor, Kristie Choi, followed by a signing! Register at boulderbookstore.net...
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My book launch event is set! Come see me at @boulderbooks, Thursday, Oct 9 at 6:30 pm. I'll be in conversation with my editor, Kristie Choi, followed by a signing! Register at boulderbookstore.net...
Ahoy! If you’ve in the Denver area, I hope you’ll come out and have a kraken good time at the farmers market this Sunday! Get some swag (and vegetables ?) and support a local indie bookstore!
August 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Ahoy! If you’ve in the Denver area, I hope you’ll come out and have a kraken good time at the farmers market this Sunday! Get some swag (and vegetables ?) and support a local indie bookstore!
August 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ahoy! If you’ve in the Denver area, I hope you’ll come out and have a kraken good time at the farmers market this Sunday! Get some swag (and vegetables ?) and support a local indie bookstore!
I am SO honored to share the #coverreveal for a book I co-authored with Minoru Tonai, illustrated by Chris Sasaki, edited by Meredith Mundy, and published by ABRAMS Books.
Join us on the amazing Vivian Kirkfield's blog to learn more: viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/11/c...
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Join us on the amazing Vivian Kirkfield's blog to learn more: viviankirkfield.com/2025/08/11/c...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I love people who want to save things, big things like the planet, of course, but small things, too. There is such tenderness in saving small things... (like the lone surviving apple tree in a now-vanished orchard, as in my recent middle-grade novel THE LAST APPLE TREE).
”If we want to save the things we cherish from time’s ravages, then we need to preserve them, conserve them.”
Wellesley College Professor @ehatmat.bsky.social’s new book ’What to Save and Why’ was recently reviewed in the New York Book Review.
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Wellesley College Professor @ehatmat.bsky.social’s new book ’What to Save and Why’ was recently reviewed in the New York Book Review.
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Saving Graces | Michelle Nijhuis
What we conserve and why—art, heirlooms, animals, even the planet—are increasingly urgent questions.
www.nybooks.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I love people who want to save things, big things like the planet, of course, but small things, too. There is such tenderness in saving small things... (like the lone surviving apple tree in a now-vanished orchard, as in my recent middle-grade novel THE LAST APPLE TREE).
Lynn Becker reads and reviews zillions of books. If she thinks these ones are terrific, they are!
Today on the blog: July recommendations feature 6 terrific picture books! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/july... @jesshgn.bsky.social @matthewburgessj.bsky.social @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social @rahele.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lynn Becker reads and reviews zillions of books. If she thinks these ones are terrific, they are!
Actual rejection letter for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: "Our readers report that they find some merit in your story, but not enough to warrant its acceptance." (From HOUSE OF DREAMS, terrific bio of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg). #kidlit #rejections
July 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Actual rejection letter for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: "Our readers report that they find some merit in your story, but not enough to warrant its acceptance." (From HOUSE OF DREAMS, terrific bio of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg). #kidlit #rejections
This sounds like a must-see.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This sounds like a must-see.
This will be worth every penny. One of the Rhyme Doctors, Michelle Schaub, gave a stunning talk on rhyme recently to SCBWI.
Looking for help with your rhyming or lyrical picture book? Check out THE RHYME DOCTORS critique services! We'll guide you to get your story in tip top shape! www.rhymedoctors.com @patriciatoht.bsky.social @eileenmeyerbooks.bsky.social #kidlit
July 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This will be worth every penny. One of the Rhyme Doctors, Michelle Schaub, gave a stunning talk on rhyme recently to SCBWI.
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Looking for words to show your child they matter? 💕
We Needed a You by M.H. Clark says it perfectly: "The world is more magnificent with YOU in it!" Beautiful rhymes show kids how they make ordinary moments magical: thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-with-m-h-clark-author-of-we-needed-a-you/
We Needed a You by M.H. Clark says it perfectly: "The world is more magnificent with YOU in it!" Beautiful rhymes show kids how they make ordinary moments magical: thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-with-m-h-clark-author-of-we-needed-a-you/
Interview with M.H. Clark, Author of ‘We Needed a You’
Today, we chat with M.H. Clark, author of We Needed a You. This tender new picture book is a love letter to the ones who complete our world.
thechildrensbookreview.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Looking for words to show your child they matter? 💕
We Needed a You by M.H. Clark says it perfectly: "The world is more magnificent with YOU in it!" Beautiful rhymes show kids how they make ordinary moments magical: thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-with-m-h-clark-author-of-we-needed-a-you/
We Needed a You by M.H. Clark says it perfectly: "The world is more magnificent with YOU in it!" Beautiful rhymes show kids how they make ordinary moments magical: thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-with-m-h-clark-author-of-we-needed-a-you/
Ingrid Law is a fabulous writer, and this is a fabulous book. #picturebooks #bookreview
Happy Tuesday, Friends! I’m excited ro share my review for this powerful picture book: YOU ARE NOT ALONE, written by @ingridlaw.bsky.social and illustrated by Xin Li!
#picturebooks #bookreview
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Book Review: You Are Not Alone
A Picture Book with a Powerful Message for Children and Adults
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July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ingrid Law is a fabulous writer, and this is a fabulous book. #picturebooks #bookreview
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A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...
There is a book cover and an official title for the #Newsies book, and I am so incredibly delighted!!! ❤️ Preorder links should be available very soon, and I will share those as soon as I can.
June 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...
One of my recent books was criticized for showing sympathy for its problematic parental characters. So I was glad when a writer friend shared this quote from Walt Whitman: "The poet judges not as a Judge, but like sunlight falling around a helpless object." Yes! #writing #kidlit
July 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Betsy Bird has updated her list of children's literary statues in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new.
A Complete Listing of Children’s Literature Statues: 2025 Edition
I've updated my listing of children's literary statues available in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new.
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May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Betsy Bird has updated her list of children's literary statues in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new.
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Takes for joining POEM SHARE today, @patriciatoht.bsky.social! POEM SHARE: A great way to weave some poetry into your day all April long! www.poetryboost.com
@ncte.org #kidlit #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth
@ncte.org #kidlit #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth
April 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Takes for joining POEM SHARE today, @patriciatoht.bsky.social! POEM SHARE: A great way to weave some poetry into your day all April long! www.poetryboost.com
@ncte.org #kidlit #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth
@ncte.org #kidlit #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth
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It's Arbor Day! Celebrate trees with LEAFY LANDMARKS: TRAVELS WITH TREES. And plant a sapling if you can! www.michelleschaub.com/landmarks @stormliterary.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's Arbor Day! Celebrate trees with LEAFY LANDMARKS: TRAVELS WITH TREES. And plant a sapling if you can! www.michelleschaub.com/landmarks @stormliterary.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
Happy Arbor Day! This recent book of mine culminates in an Arbor Day school assembly, fitting for a story that stars an heirloom apple tree, lone survivor of a vanished orchard, and the secrets concealed in its bark and branches.
April 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Arbor Day! This recent book of mine culminates in an Arbor Day school assembly, fitting for a story that stars an heirloom apple tree, lone survivor of a vanished orchard, and the secrets concealed in its bark and branches.
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The Lost Languages by Claudia Mills sparked my interest because it's about saving a language, using things learned from the main character's linguist mother. Sign me up.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead #Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead #Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
April 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Lost Languages by Claudia Mills sparked my interest because it's about saving a language, using things learned from the main character's linguist mother. Sign me up.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead #Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead #Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd