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
#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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Meet the Talented #kidlit #debut author, @drzathome.bsky.social, plus #giveaway writersrumpus.com/2025/08/12/m...
Meet the Talented #kidlit #debut author, Danna Zeiger, plus #giveaway
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Danna is in my Andover, MA SCBWI critique group. Her debut book comes out this September, and I want to introduce you all to her as she’s so talented, intelligent and ama…
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August 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Meet the Talented #kidlit #debut author, @drzathome.bsky.social, plus #giveaway writersrumpus.com/2025/08/12/m...
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Check out my brand-new interview with debut children’s author Danna Zieger and Dr. Kathleen Friel on the Writers’ Rumpus Blog! #kidlit #childrensbooks @drzathome.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @writersrumpus.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social
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Writing About a Living Person: A Conversation with Author Danna Zeiger and Dr. Kathleen Friel
If you’ve been keeping up with our wildly engaging Writers’ Rumpus blog this summer, then you’ve already become well-acquainted with debut author Danna Zeiger and her critically acclaimed new book,…
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September 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Check out my brand-new interview with debut children’s author Danna Zieger and Dr. Kathleen Friel on the Writers’ Rumpus Blog! #kidlit #childrensbooks @drzathome.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @writersrumpus.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social
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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
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 📚👍
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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
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...
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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
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 📚👍
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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
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.”
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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
📚 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
🎉 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
📚 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
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#newbooksday part 2!
Excited to get this into readers' hands! 🥳
@redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @drzathome.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @damianimated.bsky.social
Excited to get this into readers' hands! 🥳
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September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#newbooksday part 2!
Excited to get this into readers' hands! 🥳
@redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @drzathome.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @damianimated.bsky.social
Excited to get this into readers' hands! 🥳
@redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @drzathome.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @damianimated.bsky.social
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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.
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#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #STEMbooks
Rewriting the Rules: Illustrated by @joseebisaillon.bsky.social, written by @drzathome.bsky.social, and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social.
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#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #STEMbooks
September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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
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
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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
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.
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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."
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June 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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."
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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...
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
Beautiful book! Thanks @autumnleaflet.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
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
#kidlit #kidlitart #earlyreader #art #girl #puppylove #creativity #painting #joy #fun
April 3, 2025 at 6:12 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!!!
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!
#Giveaway Leave a comment on the blog for a chance to WIN a 30-minute Ask Me Anything Zoom Chat - about the path to publication - or, if a teacher wins, a Zoom author visit w/your class! darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/a...
Author Vivian Kirkfield Presents a new PB: ONE GIRL’S VOICE: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land
Today it is my great pleasure to feature one of my favorite non fiction picture book authors – VIVIAN KIRKFIELD. Vivian has written a new PB about an unknown figure in the women’s righ…
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April 3, 2025 at 6:10 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!
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
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
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!!!
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
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
Excited to read this! Thanks @safajarwrites.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
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
@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
This books looks awesome! Thanks for @writerjolene.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!
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
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
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
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
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!)
(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
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!)
(My good friend got me this beautiful mug and I enjoy my coffee in it every day, manifesting through hard work!)
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
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
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!!
& thank you to @pjlibrary.org for this incredible experience through the Sephardic Stories Writing Fellowship!!
January 29, 2025 at 5:06 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!!
& thank you to @pjlibrary.org for this incredible experience through the Sephardic Stories Writing Fellowship!!
Today in #homeschooling, we learned about Paul Klee, who created over 10,000(!) works of art. We read how, at best, only 10%--for a professional artist--will become masterpieces.
A reminder that in #writing #kidlit too, most of my (not-to-be-published) work will still shape my future best pieces.
A reminder that in #writing #kidlit too, most of my (not-to-be-published) work will still shape my future best pieces.
January 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Today in #homeschooling, we learned about Paul Klee, who created over 10,000(!) works of art. We read how, at best, only 10%--for a professional artist--will become masterpieces.
A reminder that in #writing #kidlit too, most of my (not-to-be-published) work will still shape my future best pieces.
A reminder that in #writing #kidlit too, most of my (not-to-be-published) work will still shape my future best pieces.
Had the most amazing microscope day in this household! The house is a happy mess and the table is full of concoctions and the most bizarre slides ever, and our souls and minds are full! For more details head to IG @DrZatHome or www.dannazeiger.com <3 #STEM #parents #steminist #microscopes
December 17, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Had the most amazing microscope day in this household! The house is a happy mess and the table is full of concoctions and the most bizarre slides ever, and our souls and minds are full! For more details head to IG @DrZatHome or www.dannazeiger.com <3 #STEM #parents #steminist #microscopes
On reframing #publication #writing rejections/passes:
Sometimes, of course I feel sad. But, what perks me up is when I think this way:
WOW! The amazing editor of ________ book(s) that I love actually read *my* manuscript. My baby, my manuscript, got the eyes of this incredible editor. What luck 😍
Sometimes, of course I feel sad. But, what perks me up is when I think this way:
WOW! The amazing editor of ________ book(s) that I love actually read *my* manuscript. My baby, my manuscript, got the eyes of this incredible editor. What luck 😍
December 15, 2024 at 11:39 PM
On reframing #publication #writing rejections/passes:
Sometimes, of course I feel sad. But, what perks me up is when I think this way:
WOW! The amazing editor of ________ book(s) that I love actually read *my* manuscript. My baby, my manuscript, got the eyes of this incredible editor. What luck 😍
Sometimes, of course I feel sad. But, what perks me up is when I think this way:
WOW! The amazing editor of ________ book(s) that I love actually read *my* manuscript. My baby, my manuscript, got the eyes of this incredible editor. What luck 😍
Thrilled and honored to be selected as a 2025 feature interview for @chelseadicicco.bsky.social Chelsea's World of Books!! <3 What an incredible group of authors here!
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for… the official 2025 Feature Interview Guest List is here! Keep your eyes peeled for “guest teasers” and the official schedule 👀
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December 10, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Thrilled and honored to be selected as a 2025 feature interview for @chelseadicicco.bsky.social Chelsea's World of Books!! <3 What an incredible group of authors here!