Jeanne Walker Harvey
@jeannewharvey.bsky.social
#kidlit author! I value the power of words, art, dancing & chocolate.
I love writing picture book bios about inspiring creative people!
May 2025: THE GLASS PYRAMID
Recent: ELSE B. IN THE SEA, ABLAZE WITH COLOR & DRESSING UP THE STARS. jeanneharvey.com
I love writing picture book bios about inspiring creative people!
May 2025: THE GLASS PYRAMID
Recent: ELSE B. IN THE SEA, ABLAZE WITH COLOR & DRESSING UP THE STARS. jeanneharvey.com
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Thank you SO much @mrschureads.bsky.social Reads for hosting the 🌟 PREMIERE🌟of the book trailer for THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of The Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei!🌟Pub date is just 3 months away: 5/27/25!🌟See a sneak peek: bit.ly/3QglWX4 and read my interview with @mrschureads.bsky.social
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Gratitude to Jeanne for spreading the word! At a time when religious leaders are protesting injustice- this book is so relevant.📚
"His enemies have seen that he's not foolish, not inferior, he's right!...because we're put on this earth to help one another. Through calm and stormy seas, it's one and all." -
@michellemarkel.bsky.social
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November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Gratitude to Jeanne for spreading the word! At a time when religious leaders are protesting injustice- this book is so relevant.📚
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"Although I was in the comfort of my own home, and didn’t have to ride through snow, sleet, rain, and intense heat, there were days I felt like I’d ridden thousands of miles in order to polish this manuscript until it did justice to these bold and brave women."- @laurenkerstein.bsky.social 📚🏇
Happy (belated) Book Birthday to HOPE RODE + 9 Qs with author @laurenkerstein.bsky.social Illus. Becca Stadtlander (Union Square Kids) erindealey.com/book-birthda... This one's for you, dear librarians ! #Skybrarians #KidlitMegaFeed #SkyBlogger #EduSky @eastwestlit.bsky.social
Happy (belated) Birthday to HOPE RODE + 9 Qs with author Lauren H. Kerstein. - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
HOPE RODE + Qs with author Lauren H. Kerstein about her new picture book.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"Although I was in the comfort of my own home, and didn’t have to ride through snow, sleet, rain, and intense heat, there were days I felt like I’d ridden thousands of miles in order to polish this manuscript until it did justice to these bold and brave women."- @laurenkerstein.bsky.social 📚🏇
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As I wrote in our picture book biography about painter Alma Thomas, the White House is “a symbol of the American people.” Thank you to the Obamas who respected & valued the White House, its history and architecture, American diverse artists, and the American people. @eastwestlit.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As I wrote in our picture book biography about painter Alma Thomas, the White House is “a symbol of the American people.” Thank you to the Obamas who respected & valued the White House, its history and architecture, American diverse artists, and the American people. @eastwestlit.bsky.social
"Andy's watercolors can be abstract & wild. As if his brush cut across the paper like a sword, splashing paint in every direction. The egg temperas can feel quiet and poetic" #ChristyOttavianoBooks @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
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The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth
Painting a Family LegacyA TRUE TALE WITHA CHERRY ON TOPChristy Ottaviano Books(Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers)pub. 10.7.202540 pagesAges 5 - 9Author and Illustrator: Gene BarrettaCh...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Andy's watercolors can be abstract & wild. As if his brush cut across the paper like a sword, splashing paint in every direction. The egg temperas can feel quiet and poetic" #ChristyOttavianoBooks @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
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"His enemies have seen that he's not foolish, not inferior, he's right!...because we're put on this earth to help one another. Through calm and stormy seas, it's one and all." -
@michellemarkel.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
@michellemarkel.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"His enemies have seen that he's not foolish, not inferior, he's right!...because we're put on this earth to help one another. Through calm and stormy seas, it's one and all." -
@michellemarkel.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
@michellemarkel.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
Absolutely attending! 🌟Two kidlit stars 🌟 -- you and @mrschureads.bsky.social Can't wait!! 📚❤️🌟
Y'all. I recorded this today... which is definitely NOT the end of November. Still. I hope you will join me and @mrschureads.bsky.social for this FREE @bookelicious.bsky.social event!
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Absolutely attending! 🌟Two kidlit stars 🌟 -- you and @mrschureads.bsky.social Can't wait!! 📚❤️🌟
"She kept listening, remembering voices of the smokejumpers who believed in her as much as she believed in herself." -@penguinkids.bsky.social
New book about America's 1st Female Smokejumper
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New book about America's 1st Female Smokejumper
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November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"She kept listening, remembering voices of the smokejumpers who believed in her as much as she believed in herself." -@penguinkids.bsky.social
New book about America's 1st Female Smokejumper
Featured on my blog: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
New book about America's 1st Female Smokejumper
Featured on my blog: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
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What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
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Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
As I wrote in our picture book biography about painter Alma Thomas, the White House is “a symbol of the American people.” Thank you to the Obamas who respected & valued the White House, its history and architecture, American diverse artists, and the American people. @eastwestlit.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As I wrote in our picture book biography about painter Alma Thomas, the White House is “a symbol of the American people.” Thank you to the Obamas who respected & valued the White House, its history and architecture, American diverse artists, and the American people. @eastwestlit.bsky.social
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Just an FYI for #bannedbooksweek. This fight isn't about books. It's about freedom.
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Booksky #Edusky #Librarians #Skybrarians
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Booksky #Edusky #Librarians #Skybrarians
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just an FYI for #bannedbooksweek. This fight isn't about books. It's about freedom.
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Booksky #Edusky #Librarians #Skybrarians
#TLSky #TLSkyChat #Booksky #Edusky #Librarians #Skybrarians
Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you Smithsonian National Postal Museum! We celebrated #InternationalArchitectureDay with THE GLASS PYRAMID about IM Pei & the Louvre. Special shout out to the amazing Anne Matlock for organizing the engaging program! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a delight to present our pb bio about IM and the Louvre, THE GLASS PYRAMID, at the National Building Museum
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
in D.C. We made paper pyramids & mini architecture books! Terrific group of educators & a gorgeous building! @simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
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"Finally, about 50 years after Chandra first talked about
stars disappearing, he won the Nobel Prize for his work.
More than the recognition, what mattered to him was that,
finally, the world saw the truth."-@shrurao.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/...
stars disappearing, he won the Nobel Prize for his work.
More than the recognition, what mattered to him was that,
finally, the world saw the truth."-@shrurao.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/...
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"Finally, about 50 years after Chandra first talked about
stars disappearing, he won the Nobel Prize for his work.
More than the recognition, what mattered to him was that,
finally, the world saw the truth."-@shrurao.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/...
stars disappearing, he won the Nobel Prize for his work.
More than the recognition, what mattered to him was that,
finally, the world saw the truth."-@shrurao.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/...
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Woo hoo!! Join us for a *FREE* zoom storytime to celebrate World Architecture Day with the educators at The National Postal Museum! Fun easy craft will be shared too. Hope to see you! Learn more and register for zoom link: www.si.edu/events/detai... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Woo hoo!! Join us for a *FREE* zoom storytime to celebrate World Architecture Day with the educators at The National Postal Museum! Fun easy craft will be shared too. Hope to see you! Learn more and register for zoom link: www.si.edu/events/detai... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
Woo hoo!! Join us for a *FREE* zoom storytime to celebrate World Architecture Day with the educators at The National Postal Museum! Fun easy craft will be shared too. Hope to see you! Learn more and register for zoom link: www.si.edu/events/detai... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Woo hoo!! Join us for a *FREE* zoom storytime to celebrate World Architecture Day with the educators at The National Postal Museum! Fun easy craft will be shared too. Hope to see you! Learn more and register for zoom link: www.si.edu/events/detai... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
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A3: I love developing activities (downloadable and printable) tied to my pb bios. Do you librarians like to use these types of activities with students to engage them? #tlskychat Examples from my website: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects
Fun Projects | Jeanne Walker Harvey | Children's Book Author
Download fun activity sheets and materials that go along with Jeanne’s books for use at home, in the library, or in the classroom
www.jeannewalkerharvey.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A3: I love developing activities (downloadable and printable) tied to my pb bios. Do you librarians like to use these types of activities with students to engage them? #tlskychat Examples from my website: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects
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"There it was, right in the photographs, all the soft cadence of the poetry, all the beauty, all the feelings she carried deep inside her."- @epartridge.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
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@vikingbooks.bsky.social
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September 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"There it was, right in the photographs, all the soft cadence of the poetry, all the beauty, all the feelings she carried deep inside her."- @epartridge.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
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@vikingbooks.bsky.social
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#TLSky u give me faith in humanity. I 💙 #socialjustice picture books that show kids how to use their super powers for protest: THE PEOPLE'S PAINTER, I'M GONNA PAINT. My FEARLESS BENJAMIN: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery (Marcus Rediker, coauthor), pubs October 14. 📚 #SlowChat #TLSkychat
September 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#TLSky u give me faith in humanity. I 💙 #socialjustice picture books that show kids how to use their super powers for protest: THE PEOPLE'S PAINTER, I'M GONNA PAINT. My FEARLESS BENJAMIN: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery (Marcus Rediker, coauthor), pubs October 14. 📚 #SlowChat #TLSkychat
"There it was, right in the photographs, all the soft cadence of the poetry, all the beauty, all the feelings she carried deep inside her."- @epartridge.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"There it was, right in the photographs, all the soft cadence of the poetry, all the beauty, all the feelings she carried deep inside her."- @epartridge.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
Featured on my blog: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social
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#TLSkyChat A7 💬 #Nonfiction is a natural partner for makerspaces. Pairing books with maker activities helps kids connect reading with doing. This Demco blog post shares ideas for linking children’s nonfiction to hands-on projects that spark curiosity.
Lessons That Connect Making and Children’s Literature
Dr. Jacie Maslyk gives you starter ideas to help you connect making activities with children's literature.
ideas.demco.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#TLSkyChat A7 💬 #Nonfiction is a natural partner for makerspaces. Pairing books with maker activities helps kids connect reading with doing. This Demco blog post shares ideas for linking children’s nonfiction to hands-on projects that spark curiosity.
A3: I love developing activities (downloadable and printable) tied to my pb bios. Do you librarians like to use these types of activities with students to engage them? #tlskychat Examples from my website: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects
Fun Projects | Jeanne Walker Harvey | Children's Book Author
Download fun activity sheets and materials that go along with Jeanne’s books for use at home, in the library, or in the classroom
www.jeannewalkerharvey.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A3: I love developing activities (downloadable and printable) tied to my pb bios. Do you librarians like to use these types of activities with students to engage them? #tlskychat Examples from my website: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects
#TLSkyChat A1 I love STEAM (with an emphasis on Art) nonfiction which I seek to write in a lyrical way to appeal to the reader
September 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#TLSkyChat A1 I love STEAM (with an emphasis on Art) nonfiction which I seek to write in a lyrical way to appeal to the reader
I’m Jeanne, a nf picture book author, esp, about creative inspiring people we may not know about! I LOVE librarians! Thanks for telling me about this, Jennifer! So glad to be a part of #TLSkyChat📚✨ (although it's my first chat on Bluesky so I feel a bit sloooow).
September 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I’m Jeanne, a nf picture book author, esp, about creative inspiring people we may not know about! I LOVE librarians! Thanks for telling me about this, Jennifer! So glad to be a part of #TLSkyChat📚✨ (although it's my first chat on Bluesky so I feel a bit sloooow).