Danna Zeiger - Kidlit Author
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Danna Zeiger - Kidlit Author
@drzathome.bsky.social
REWRITING THE RULES (Sept '25 Millbrook Press)
#MakingSTEMaccessible
Bio PhD | PB MG YA author |
1st pl '22: #rateyourstory & #springflingkidlit
3x winner #50PreciousWord '22/3/4;
Highlights sch '23
Rep: @gabycabezut @SeymourAgency
www.dannazeiger.com
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The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub by @drzathome.bsky.social 📕🥳
Check out this super post about the path of REWRITING THE RULES.
And be sure to get in on the GIVEAWAY!
#brainresearch #disability @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky

bethandersonwriter.com/2025/10/17/b...
Behind the Scenes: “The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub” by Danna Zeiger, Ph.D.
Looking back over the process of a book can be really informative. So much is forgotten over the course of the several years it takes from idea to published. Here’s an interesting post from d…
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October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Ahhhh, so thrilled to see both THE BLACK MAMBAS by @kellycrull.bsky.social and REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social on the Chicago Public Library Best Books list!

Full list here: www.chipublib.org/news/cpl-bes...
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Thrilled to have 3 books on this year's NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book list: THE BLACK MAMBAS by @kellycrull.bsky.social, REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social, and THE BIG EMPTY by Kirbi Fagan! 🎉

www.nsta.org/outstanding-...
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Meet debut author @drzathome.bsky.social and discover insights into her touching & empowering NF picture book biography - Rewriting the Rules. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @joseebisaillon.bsky.social Millbrook Press/Lerner #kidlit #STEM #persistence 📚👍
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Happy Book Birthday to REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities in Brain Research and Disability @drzathome.bsky.social Josee Bisaillon and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Stop by to peek at this amazing #STEM PB Bio: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/09/b...
Book Birthday: REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability
It’s another Happy Book Birthday and so you know that I am dancing! I hope you will be too when you find out more about this amazing debut picture book by good friend Danna Zeiger. REWRITING …
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September 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Don't miss this inspiring biography of an amazingly talented doctor who continues to change the rules & our understanding of the brain. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @drzathome.bsky.social Josée Bisaillon Millbrook Press/Lerner #PPBF #kidlit #biography #STEM #neurology 📚👍
September 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social & @joseebisaillon.bsky.social is remarkable PB about a remarkable human! This inspiring, well-rounded bio shows Kathleen’s struggles & achievements. Kathleen hopes the kids she works with may one day too “climb rocks, break boards, or run research labs.”
September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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🎉 Congratulations @drzathome.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉

📚 REWRITING THE RULES: HOW DR. KATHLEEN FRIEL CREATED NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR BRAIN RESEARCH AND DISABILITY is out now!

Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq

#kidlit #12x12PB
September 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 4:25 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
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Today is #WorldCerebralPalsyDay! Celebrate the achievements of the CP community with the story of Dr. Kathleen Friel in REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social and illustrated by Josée Bisaillon.
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Absolutely overjoyed by this @slj.com starred review for REWRITING THE RULES by debut author @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social! "A must-purchase for all libraries as it ­reflects the best that modern biographies for young readers have to offer."

www.slj.com/review/rewri...
June 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Beautiful book! Thanks @autumnleaflet.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
Happy 1st Birthday to my debut picture book, A GIFT FOR NAI NAI 👧🏻🎁👵🏼

Can’t believe it’s been one year since publication. Thank you so much to all of you who have shown me so much love and support. I am so grateful to all of you ❤️

More information about my book: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
April 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
What a beautiful set of books here! Thanks @valeriebolling.bsky.social for also being a @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, #RainbowDays: The Orange Wall! Thanks to my agent extraordinaire, @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social; talented illustrator, Kai Robinson; and amazing Scholastic editors, Katie Carella and Cindy Kim.

#kidlit #kidlitart #earlyreader #art #girl #puppylove #creativity #painting #joy #fun
April 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What does @viviankirkfield.bsky.social NOT do? She is a total force of nature, and now, also generously donating a prize to @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest!!! Please check out Vivian's important books--I have them all and have read them all with my kids!
April 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
To be clear, I love ALL of @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social's books. She is so talented <3. Thank you, Rebecca, for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
I'm so honored to learn that AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO? was chosen for this year's Michigan Association of School Librarians annual MISelf In Books list!🎉
To see all the wonderful books on this list, visit www.mcls.org/news/2024/12...
@penguinkids.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Excited to read this! Thanks @safajarwrites.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
Serving my debut picture book Crack Goes the Cascarón sunny side up. Now available wherever books are sold.

You can purchase signed copies via Copperfield's Novato.

E-mail or call to order your copy: www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato
April 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This books looks awesome! Thanks for @writerjolene.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
Celebrating #NationalInventorsDay today with
@writerjolene and her #STEM #nonfiction middle grade book BIONIC BEASTS: Saving Animals Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks. What a fascinating read! #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity
April 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My cover reveal for my DEBUT #picturebook REWRITING THE RULES is up! #STEM, #neuroscience, #disability and #disabilityadvocacy
My former mentor who has #cerebralpalsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel, combatted ableism and society and today runs her lab developing therapies for kids w/CP 😍

www.dannazeiger.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Relics of my past (literally) holding up my (hopeful) future!
(My good friend got me this beautiful mug and I enjoy my coffee in it every day, manifesting through hard work!)
March 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Excited to share my #stem #50preciouswords entry for the fabulous @viviankirkfield.bsky.social contest she runs!!!!!!! Thank you for all of your hard work making this incredible #kidlit magic happen every year. It is SO MUCH fun!!!! Thanks to my CPs, as well <3
March 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
TY @terrilibenson.bsky.social, my new mentor - SO generous: autographed bookplates, awesome bookmarks, & adorable "book besties" bracelets! We love these books! My mom-cred skyrocketed!
& thank you to @pjlibrary.org for this incredible experience through the Sephardic Stories Writing Fellowship!!
January 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM