Karlin Gray
@karlingray.bsky.social
#KidLit author MIA AND FRIENDS 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction
#TrueStory Affiliate (Bookshop & Amazon)
Book recommendations by interests: https://bookshop.org/shop/KarlinGray
#TrueStory Affiliate (Bookshop & Amazon)
Book recommendations by interests: https://bookshop.org/shop/KarlinGray
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
If you want signed books, manuscript critiques, time w/ editors, agents, or illustrators, Publishing for #Minnesota auction opens tomorrow. Proceeds support organizations providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, & community resources to those in need. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
If you want signed books, manuscript critiques, time w/ editors, agents, or illustrators, Publishing for #Minnesota auction opens tomorrow. Proceeds support organizations providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, & community resources to those in need. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
A favorite #truestory to share with young readers on #MartinLutherKingJrDay
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
The Sanitation Strike of 1968
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January 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
A favorite #truestory to share with young readers on #MartinLutherKingJrDay
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Rest in peace 🕊️ civil rights icon #ClaudetteColvin
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Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
Check out Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! - <p><b>Civil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose—author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Rest in peace 🕊️ civil rights icon #ClaudetteColvin
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2026 marks 50 years since #NadiaComaneci received the first perfect 10 at the @Olympics 🤸 🥇
Share the inspiring story of @nadiacomaneci10 with young readers— NADIA: THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T
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Share the inspiring story of @nadiacomaneci10 with young readers— NADIA: THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T
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January 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
2026 marks 50 years since #NadiaComaneci received the first perfect 10 at the @Olympics 🤸 🥇
Share the inspiring story of @nadiacomaneci10 with young readers— NADIA: THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T
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#kidlit #readlikeachamp #truestory
Share the inspiring story of @nadiacomaneci10 with young readers— NADIA: THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T
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Happy New Year! Here is my Born-On-This Date calendar for January. Who is your birthday twin?
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January 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Happy New Year! Here is my Born-On-This Date calendar for January. Who is your birthday twin?
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Need #holiday gift ideas for kids who love #DANCE?
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True stories are true gifts!
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December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Need #holiday gift ideas for kids who love #DANCE?
True stories are true gifts!
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True stories are true gifts!
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December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Need #holiday gift ideas for kids who love #DANCE?
True stories are true gifts!
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True stories are true gifts!
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Need #holiday gift ideas for kids? The TrueStory #giftguide
recommends books by interest:
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
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📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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📕 Fashion
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📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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Need #holiday gift ideas for kids? The TrueStory #giftguide
recommends books by interest:
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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Happy Birthday Nadia Comaneci🥇 🤸
Read: my book, Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still illustrated by Christine Davenier
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #nadiacomaneci
Read: my book, Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still illustrated by Christine Davenier
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November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy Birthday Nadia Comaneci🥇 🤸
Read: my book, Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still illustrated by Christine Davenier
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #nadiacomaneci
Read: my book, Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still illustrated by Christine Davenier
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Born on this day: Hedy Lamarr 🎥 🛜
Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #hedylamarr
Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
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November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Born on this day: Hedy Lamarr 🎥 🛜
Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
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Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #hedylamarr
Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell 🍦 🏰 ☁️
Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #jonimitchell
Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #jonimitchell
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell 🍦 🏰 ☁️
Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #jonimitchell
Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko
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It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop.
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop.
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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November 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop.
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG...
It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop.
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG...
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True Stories for #Halloween:
📕 Mary’s Monster
📕 John Ronald’s Dragons
📕 She Made a Monster
📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey
📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider
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True Stories for #Halloween:
📕 Mary’s Monster
📕 John Ronald’s Dragons
📕 She Made a Monster
📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey
📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider
Find these books & more at True Story Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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True Stories for #Halloween:
📕 Mary’s Monster
📕 John Ronald’s Dragons
📕 She Made a Monster
📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey
📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider
Find these books & more at True Story Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
True Stories for #Halloween:
📕 Mary’s Monster
📕 John Ronald’s Dragons
📕 She Made a Monster
📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey
📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider
Find these books & more at True Story Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
Born on this day: Pelé ⚽️
Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez
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October 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Born on this day: Pelé ⚽️
Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez
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Last night #MistyCopeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre. But young readers can return to #Firebird again and again. 🩰
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October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last night #MistyCopeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre. But young readers can return to #Firebird again and again. 🩰
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios
Happy birthday #MaeJemison 🌟
Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
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Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
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October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy birthday #MaeJemison 🌟
Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
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Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
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It’s #BannedBooksWeek but a week isn’t enough! So here’s a month’s worth of #truestories for October. Be a warrior and fight book bans!
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#kidlit #pbbios
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#kidlit #pbbios
October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s #BannedBooksWeek but a week isn’t enough! So here’s a month’s worth of #truestories for October. Be a warrior and fight book bans!
Learn more these books: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
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#kidlit #pbbios
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#kidlit #pbbios
Jane Goodall lives on through her extraordinary work and legacy. There are so many wonderful books about this trailblazing conservationist. Here is one of my favorites if you want to share her story with little ones.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Jane Goodall lives on through her extraordinary work and legacy. There are so many wonderful books about this trailblazing conservationist. Here is one of my favorites if you want to share her story with little ones.
amzn.to/4gUVy1C
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Happy birthday #JulieAndrews
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Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati
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#kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday
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Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati
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#kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday
October 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Happy birthday #JulieAndrews
🎂 🏔️ 🎶 ☂️ 👑
Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati
bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...
#kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday
🎂 🏔️ 🎶 ☂️ 👑
Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati
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#kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday
Gifts for kids who love #baseball ⚾️
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#kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp
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#kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Gifts for kids who love #baseball ⚾️
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#kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp
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#kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp
What can you give a kid who loves tennis?
A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾
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A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾
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September 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What can you give a kid who loves tennis?
A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾
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A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾
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Sep. 15-Oct. 15 is #HispanicHeritageMonth — celebrating generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, & Central & South America. But these #truestories of leaders, artists, athletes, scientists, makers & activists will inspire kids any time of the year.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Sep. 15-Oct. 15 is #HispanicHeritageMonth — celebrating generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, & Central & South America. But these #truestories of leaders, artists, athletes, scientists, makers & activists will inspire kids any time of the year.
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