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I’m thrilled to share that I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea is part of School Library Journal’s 59 Stellar picture books! 🤩🤩
I’m thrilled to share that I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea is part of School Library Journal’s 59 Stellar picture books! 🤩🤩
59 Stellar Picture Books by Tracey Baptiste, Sophie Blackall, Lane Smith, and More
These timeless selections range from rollicking adventures and stirring looks at the past to intergenerational stories and celebrations for all-things kid.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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I’m thrilled to share that I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea is part of School Library Journal’s 59 Stellar picture books! 🤩🤩
I’m thrilled to share that I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea is part of School Library Journal’s 59 Stellar picture books! 🤩🤩
Thank you, Judy, your post highlighting I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea offered great ways to engage children in read aloud and in social emotional learning experiences!
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I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka is a lyrical Jr Library Guild Gold Standard Selection abt a blind child who takes joy in the seasons thru her other senses. Interview & ed. resources at www.judybradbury.com/social-emoti... #EduSky #KidLit #Libsky
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea - Judy Bradbury
A young blind child takes joy in experiencing the seasons through sound, smell, taste, and touch.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Thank you, Judy, your post highlighting I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea offered great ways to engage children in read aloud and in social emotional learning experiences!
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I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka is a lyrical Jr Library Guild Gold Standard Selection abt a blind child who takes joy in the seasons thru her other senses. Interview & ed. resources at www.judybradbury.com/social-emoti... #EduSky #KidLit #Libsky
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea - Judy Bradbury
A young blind child takes joy in experiencing the seasons through sound, smell, taste, and touch.
www.judybradbury.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka is a lyrical Jr Library Guild Gold Standard Selection abt a blind child who takes joy in the seasons thru her other senses. Interview & ed. resources at www.judybradbury.com/social-emoti... #EduSky #KidLit #Libsky
Melissa Arnold of TBRNewsMedia.com wrote a lovely review of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea!
Thank you, Heidi Sutton, for your support of my picture book.
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Thank you, Heidi Sutton, for your support of my picture book.
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New children’s book,’I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea,’ explores the world through a blind girl’s eyes | TBR News Media
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December 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Melissa Arnold of TBRNewsMedia.com wrote a lovely review of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea!
Thank you, Heidi Sutton, for your support of my picture book.
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Thank you, Heidi Sutton, for your support of my picture book.
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Thank you, Darlene Beck Jacobson for highlighting my picture book on your blog!
Author Janice Milusich Presents: I HEAR THE SNOW, SMELL THE SEA. A new PB + a chance to win a copy darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a...
Author Janice Milusich Presents: I HEAR THE SNOW, SMELL THE SEA. A new PB + a chance to win a copy darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a...
Author Janice Milusich Presents: I HEAR THE SNOW, SMELL THE SEA. A new PB + a chance to win a copy
Today it gives me great pleasure to feature a unique new picture book from author JANICE MILUSICH. Here is my review: I HEAR THE SNOW; I SMELL THE SEA (PB) by Janice Milusich (illus: Chris Raschka)…
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December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you, Darlene Beck Jacobson for highlighting my picture book on your blog!
Author Janice Milusich Presents: I HEAR THE SNOW, SMELL THE SEA. A new PB + a chance to win a copy darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a...
Author Janice Milusich Presents: I HEAR THE SNOW, SMELL THE SEA. A new PB + a chance to win a copy darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a...
Check out my blog post about Gail Martino's new book Feathered & Famous: Meet America's All-Star Birds!
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Feathered & Famous: Meet America’s All-Star Birds!
It’s ironic how often one thing leads to another. Thanks to my friend and colleague Lee Y. Miao who connected me with Susan Waide of the CT River Valley SCBWI, I learned of Gail Martino and h…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Check out my blog post about Gail Martino's new book Feathered & Famous: Meet America's All-Star Birds!
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Interview with Kimberly Tso, Debut Author of TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN...and a GIVEAWAY! writersrumpus.com/2025/11/11/i...
Interview with Kimberly Tso, Debut Author of TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN…and a GIVEAWAY!
Visit the post for more.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Interview with Kimberly Tso, Debut Author of TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN...and a GIVEAWAY! writersrumpus.com/2025/11/11/i...
This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book, releases tomorrow, 11/11/25!
Read about it @https://writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/this-is-not-a-sleepy-bear-book/
#thisisnotasleepybearbook
#littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders
#kidlit
#briangehrlein
#jennharknee
#picturebooklaunch
#picturebooks
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#kidlit
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#picturebooks
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This Is Not A Sleepy Bear Book, releases tomorrow, 11/11/25!
Read about it @https://writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/this-is-not-a-sleepy-bear-book/
#thisisnotasleepybearbook
#littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders
#kidlit
#briangehrlein
#jennharknee
#picturebooklaunch
#picturebooks
Read about it @https://writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/this-is-not-a-sleepy-bear-book/
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#littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders
#kidlit
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#24hourChildrensBookChallenge : #takeaways
This was one of the best #KidLit #amwriting & #amillustrating community events that I've ever attended online. Here are a few things that I'm taking away from this experience.
(I would also encourage more friends to try next year!)
#Childrensbooks #scbwi
This was one of the best #KidLit #amwriting & #amillustrating community events that I've ever attended online. Here are a few things that I'm taking away from this experience.
(I would also encourage more friends to try next year!)
#Childrensbooks #scbwi
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#24hourChildrensBookChallenge : #takeaways
This was one of the best #KidLit #amwriting & #amillustrating community events that I've ever attended online. Here are a few things that I'm taking away from this experience.
(I would also encourage more friends to try next year!)
#Childrensbooks #scbwi
This was one of the best #KidLit #amwriting & #amillustrating community events that I've ever attended online. Here are a few things that I'm taking away from this experience.
(I would also encourage more friends to try next year!)
#Childrensbooks #scbwi
Happy Halloween!
It's a perfect day to haunt my blog post about Heather Stigall's newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost!
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It's a perfect day to haunt my blog post about Heather Stigall's newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost!
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Gilbert and the Ghost
What better day than Halloween to have a post about a ghost? Heather Pierce Stigall’s newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost, illustrated by Jess Mason and published by Beaming Books rele…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Halloween!
It's a perfect day to haunt my blog post about Heather Stigall's newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost!
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It's a perfect day to haunt my blog post about Heather Stigall's newest picture book, Gilbert and the Ghost!
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Yay!! Happy Book Birthday!! 🎂
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yay!! Happy Book Birthday!! 🎂
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Yes! And a happy belated book birthday too! Let's keep the celebration going.🥳🎉
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Yes! And a happy belated book birthday too! Let's keep the celebration going.🥳🎉
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It's a very merry Happy Book Birthday for I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA, written by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka & published by Anne Schwartz Books - get an inside peek at the story behind the story #visionimpairment : viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/07/h...
Happy Book Birthday: I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA
Humans have five senses (or some might say more) that they rely on as they navigate their world. Sight. Hearing. Touch. Smell. Taste. But many folks have lost…or never had…the use of one or more of…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It's a very merry Happy Book Birthday for I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA, written by @janmilusich.bsky.social illus by Chris Raschka & published by Anne Schwartz Books - get an inside peek at the story behind the story #visionimpairment : viviankirkfield.com/2025/10/07/h...
Happy Book Birthday to I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by Janice Milusich! frogonablog.net/2025/10/07/h...
Happy Book Birthday to I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by Janice Milusich!
Title: I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea Author: Janice Milusich Illustrator: Chris Raschka Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books Release Date: October 7th, 2025 Format: Hardcover, audiobook Summary: In th…
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October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Happy Book Birthday to I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by Janice Milusich! frogonablog.net/2025/10/07/h...
"VERDICT A lovely look at the seasons, and an excellent choice for story time, showing the sensory experience of a child who wholly embraces every moment. -Melisa Bailey, SLJ"
#schoollibraryjournal #picturebookreview #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebooksofinstagram #anneschwartzbooks
#schoollibraryjournal #picturebookreview #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebooksofinstagram #anneschwartzbooks
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"VERDICT A lovely look at the seasons, and an excellent choice for story time, showing the sensory experience of a child who wholly embraces every moment. -Melisa Bailey, SLJ"
#schoollibraryjournal #picturebookreview #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebooksofinstagram #anneschwartzbooks
#schoollibraryjournal #picturebookreview #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebooksofinstagram #anneschwartzbooks
Amber Bobner of WonderBaby.org is sponsoring a giveaway of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea!
Wonderbaby.org is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments find support, community and resources.
#wonderbaby #picturebookreview #bookgiveaway
Wonderbaby.org is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments find support, community and resources.
#wonderbaby #picturebookreview #bookgiveaway
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October 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Amber Bobner of WonderBaby.org is sponsoring a giveaway of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea!
Wonderbaby.org is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments find support, community and resources.
#wonderbaby #picturebookreview #bookgiveaway
Wonderbaby.org is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments find support, community and resources.
#wonderbaby #picturebookreview #bookgiveaway
Read my interview with Lynne Marie! In it, she talks about her newest book, Henny Penny's Weather Worries!
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#kidlit #picturebooks #picturebookauthor #picturebookillustrator
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#kidlit #picturebooks #picturebookauthor #picturebookillustrator
Henny Penny’s Weather Worries
Lynne Marie, an established children’s author and publisher, continues to inspire with her latest book, Henny Penny’s Weather Worries. The story addresses themes of reaction to panic am…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Read my interview with Lynne Marie! In it, she talks about her newest book, Henny Penny's Weather Worries!
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#kidlit #picturebooks #picturebookauthor #picturebookillustrator
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#kidlit #picturebooks #picturebookauthor #picturebookillustrator
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I talk a little bit about my journey and Yeti Is Not Ready for School on the Writer-Reader-Teacher blog.
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
September 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I talk a little bit about my journey and Yeti Is Not Ready for School on the Writer-Reader-Teacher blog.
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
Many thanks to @janmilusich.bsky.social for the interview: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/y... #kidlitart #kidlit
Check out my interview with Leigh Anne Carter about her picture book debut, Yeti Is Not Ready for School!
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#randomhousekids
#picturebookillustrators
#picturebooks
#kidlit
#lacarterbooks
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#randomhousekids
#picturebookillustrators
#picturebooks
#kidlit
#lacarterbooks
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Check out my interview with Leigh Anne Carter about her picture book debut, Yeti Is Not Ready for School!
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#randomhousekids
#picturebookillustrators
#picturebooks
#kidlit
#lacarterbooks
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#randomhousekids
#picturebookillustrators
#picturebooks
#kidlit
#lacarterbooks
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Thank you so much for the fabulous critique @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social hosts! @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @midfreeman.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social @storiesbystephm.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thank you so much for the fabulous critique @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social hosts! @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @midfreeman.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social @storiesbystephm.bsky.social
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What we put into our picture books (or don’t), matters! Even in how we choose our characters. I highly recommend this read for #PB and #kidlit friends! #writingcommunity
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The Sneaky Gender Bias in Picture Books: Animal Characters
Melanie Walsh, an assistant professor in the Information School and an adjunct assistant professor in the English department at the University of Washington, shares her investigations into the subtle ...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What we put into our picture books (or don’t), matters! Even in how we choose our characters. I highly recommend this read for #PB and #kidlit friends! #writingcommunity
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On the Writers’ Rumpus Blog, my friend Danna Zieger interviews UK-based husband and wife kidlit authors and literary agents James and Lucy Catchpole. They discuss their experiences as two people living with disabilities, and how they write about it for children:
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INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger (and her kids) We just missed Disability Pride Month (July!) but I would love to extend the festivities with James and Lucy’s important picture books: YOU’RE SO AMAZING!…
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August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
On the Writers’ Rumpus Blog, my friend Danna Zieger interviews UK-based husband and wife kidlit authors and literary agents James and Lucy Catchpole. They discuss their experiences as two people living with disabilities, and how they write about it for children:
writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...
writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...
INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...
INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger (and her kids) We just missed Disability Pride Month (July!) but I would love to extend the festivities with James and Lucy’s important picture books: YOU’RE SO AMAZING!…
writersrumpus.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...