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Kirsten W. Larson
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Author ✍️| Teacher | Writing Coach | Podcaster: Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations🎙️| World Adventurer

#12x12PB #WritingBarn #kidlit #InkedVoices

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Excited to share that I’ll be signing THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW at NCTE 2025!

📅 Friday, Nov. 21
⏰ 4:30–5:00 PM
📍 Little, Brown Booth 725
If you’re attending, I’d love to say hi and talk about science, curiosity, and creating nonfiction for kids.

#NCTE25 #KidLit #STEMBooks #NonfictionKidLit
@ncte.org
Graphic announcing Little, Brown author signings at NCTE 2025. Includes Kirsten W. Larson and the cover of This Is How You Know, with her signing scheduled for 4:30–5:00 PM at Booth 725.
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Kirsten W. Larson
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It was such a pleasure being on your podcast @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social and to share the stage (or rather screen) with you and @valeriebolling.bsky.social was such an honor 🤩
kirstenwlarson.bsky.social Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social · 7d
New episode! 🎙️ I chat with @marziehabbas.bsky.social  and @valeriebolling.bsky.social  about writing across genres and age groups—from board books to middle grade to books for adults. So much wisdom! 🎧
🔗 [https://youtu.be/c0RE5ZpzIjg]
#KidLit #WritingCommunity #NonfictionKidLit #AmWriting
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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New episode! 🎙️ I chat with @marziehabbas.bsky.social  and @valeriebolling.bsky.social  about writing across genres and age groups—from board books to middle grade to books for adults. So much wisdom! 🎧
🔗 [https://youtu.be/c0RE5ZpzIjg]
#KidLit #WritingCommunity #NonfictionKidLit #AmWriting
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Ever wondered how science really happens? I just chatted with Kansas Public Radio's Dan Skinner about that in my new picture book with
@cornelia-illo.bsky.social  “This Is How You Know” — now live! 
🎧 Listen → https://tinyurl.com/3467fe85

#KidLit #ScienceForKids #STEM
Conversations with Dan Skinner on Kansas Public Radio for This is How you Know.
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Ever wonder exactly what defines informational fiction?

Join me 11/18 @ 7 p.m. Eastern via Zoom for a 60-minute deep dive. It's just $25—or just $10 for Reimagine Insiders using a special coupon code.
Sign up at https://writers.kirstenwlarson.com/b/infofic

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #kidlit
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Revise your nonfiction picture book with me in a small-group Inked Voices workshop! @inkedvoices.bsky.social 
🗓️ Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026
Apply by Nov 2, 2025
Two rounds of critique plus  craft discussion.
🔗 https://app.inkedvoices.com/event/workshop/458
#KidLit #NonfictionPB #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
Orange promotional graphic for Inked Voices Picture Books (Nonfiction) workshop with Kirsten Larson, running Jan 7–Mar 22, 2026. Includes her headshot and book Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book.
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Melissa Stewart talks the Five Kinds of Nonfiction, the power of hooks, and heartfelt nonfiction writing. 🎙️ Watch on youtube here or wherever you get your podcasts. https://youtu.be/6ItgKQNLzZk
#KidLit #Nonfiction #WritingTips #WritersCommunity @mstewartscience.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Hooray! Our first review is in. Kirkus calls THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW “a soaring paean to the scientific method in all its messy, uniquely promising glory.” @cornelia-illo.bsky.social 
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/5azscyp4

#KidLit #STEM #PictureBooks #ScienceEducation #Curiosity
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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What a thrill it was to have the opportunity to "talk science" with my mentor, Kirsten Larson!
kirstenwlarson.bsky.social Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social · Oct 3
🌟 New episode! Kids are naturally curious. @emilystarr.bsky.social  joins me on the podcast to talk about NGSS, inquiry-based learning, and how authors can create STEM books that truly support teachers. 🎙️ Watch here 👉 https://youtu.be/Yl7Kk7Jy1kE
#STEMbooks #KidLit #NGSS #STEMeducation #Nonfiction
October 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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This roundtable is 🔥! Join me at NCTE Denver. Learn how books build design thinking, inclusivity, critical thinking, respectful communication & resilience. Walk away with ready-to-use lesson ideas. Nov 21 @ 12:30 PM. #NCTE2025 #STEMeducation #TeacherLife #kidlit
"Promotional graphic for NCTE Denver 2025 roundtable session featuring headshots of five authors - Vicky Fang, Kirsten Larson, Jen Malia, Lindsay H. Metcalf, and Colleen Paeff - discussing activating future dreams with STEM books, scheduled for Friday, November 21 at 12:30pm"
October 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Apparently I don't need a complicated revision plan. Thanks @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social! (INTUITIVE EDITING is a real gem!) #amrevising #writingcommunity
As counterintuitive and wily-nilly as it may seem, try simply going directly to those parts of the story and shoring them up.
October 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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What makes my little author heart happy? Seeing A TRUE WONDER on a list of 5th grader's favorite nonfiction. Thanks for sharing @katiemcenaney.bsky.social @ellenbunn3.bsky.social and @mstewartscience.bsky.social. #tlsky #skylibrarian #schoollibrarians #edusky #kidlit
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Thank you so much for this lovely review!
kathrynleroy.bsky.social Kathryn LeRoy @kathrynleroy.bsky.social · Oct 6
Science can seem out of reach, but THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW shows how scientific discoveries begin with our natural curiosity about the world around us. A wonderful book for discussion of science in our everyday lives. Congratulations @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social and Cornelia @cornelia-illo.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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🌟 New episode! Kids are naturally curious. @emilystarr.bsky.social  joins me on the podcast to talk about NGSS, inquiry-based learning, and how authors can create STEM books that truly support teachers. 🎙️ Watch here 👉 https://youtu.be/Yl7Kk7Jy1kE
#STEMbooks #KidLit #NGSS #STEMeducation #Nonfiction
October 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Writing is messy.

Check out my interview with @writersdigest.bsky.social to learn how I cut a third of my MS and rewrote nearly everything else to find the heart of This Is How You Know.
tinyurl.com/5bt6esk8

#WritingProcess #AmWriting #WriterLife #CreativeProcess #kidlit
Kirsten W. Larson: Writing Is Just Such a Messy Process for Me
In this interview, author Kirsten W. Larson discusses cutting a third of the story and rewriting what remained in her new picture book, This is How You Know.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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How do we stay motivated and get the writing done during difficult times? Join me today at 24 Carrot Writing for my top tips. www.24carrotwriting.com/-blog/stayin...

#kidlit
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
5 Tips for Writing During Difficult Times: 1. Create Boundaries Around Your Creative Work Time 2. Harness the Power of Accountability Partners 3. The Daily “To Do”: Make Invisible Work Visible 4. Don’t Overload Your To-Do List 5. Embrace Flexibility Within Structure
September 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Thanks so much for sharing our book, Debra!
September 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Such a fun day at Once Upon a Time Bookstore sharing #STEM and stories with kiddos in support of THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW, my latest book with @cornelia-illo.bsky.social from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #kidlit
Three authors holding THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW book Kirsten Larson reading a story to kids Kirsten Larson reading a story to kids Table display of books by Kirsten W Larson
September 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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New episode: Children's book author Darcy Pattison breaks down self-publishing vs traditional - from art direction to Kickstarter campaigns. 70+ books later, she's sharing all her secrets! 🎙️Listen on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. https://youtu.be/pPWdQ5_P2AY @darcypattison.bsky.social
Podcast episode graphic for "Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations EP.14" featuring an orange and cream colored background with torn paper design elements. The image shows the yellow cover of "Publish: Find Surprising Success Self-Publishing Your Children's Book" by Darcy Pattison alongside a headshot photo of the author, a smiling woman with short silver hair wearing green earrings.
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Kids ask “why” all the time. Instead of giving answers, what if we flipped the question, joined the wonder, and treated mistakes as clues?

Check out my interview with Motherly’s re: scientific inquiry. https://f.mtr.cool/vnslsxmadd #STEM #EverydayLearning
September 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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I can’t wait for Saturday! #kidlit
shoponceuponatime.bsky.social Once Upon A Time Bookstore @shoponceuponatime.bsky.social · Sep 17
Science is happening every day and everywhere! We are excited about our Science Saturday celebrations with three authors visiting on September 12th.
11 am: @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social
1 pm: @jamesburks.bsky.social
4 pm: @phdcomics.com
www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/scienc...
The full window display. The science books scattered among charts, graphs, jars of animals, baskets of insects, skeletons, and beakers all on a neon yellow fabric with a light blue fabric background. The left side of the display with a white lab coat hanging on the back behind piles of science themed books. From top to bottom are What About Science, Night Walk, The Super Smart Space Activity Book, Science Comics Solar System, An Immense World, DK Eyewitness Insect, Abby in Orbit Space Race, Birdwatching, Animals of Land, Sea and Air. The center of the display with the event info. Signage reads “Science Saturday! Facts matter. Calling all inquisitive minds!! Saturday, September 20th 11 am: Kirsten W. Larson. 1 pm: James Burks. 4 pm: Jorge Cham.” On each side of the author information is the author’s photo and the featured book. Below that are the books The Super Smart Space Activity Book, Science Comic Solar System, Abby in Orbit Space Race, Birdwatching, Animals of Land, Sea, and Air, Scientists are Saving the World, ABCs of Science, Origin. The right hand of the display with piles of science themed books. From top to bottom are Me and My Body, Stay Curious and Keep Exploring Next Level, What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest, Origin, How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up, Say Goodbye to Plastic, Rocks, Gems and Geodes, and Animated Science: Rocks and Minerals.
September 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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I’m so excited to see this much-needed book out in the world.
12x12challenge.bsky.social 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · Sep 15
🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW, illustrated by Cornelia Li and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, is here! 🌟✨

Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv

#kidlit #12x12PB
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Scrivener 3's Outliner view is your project’s dashboard—see chapters, track progress, and stay organized. Learn step by step in my new blog post + video tutorial.
👉 Read here: https://kirstenwlarson.com/2025/09/12/scrivener-3-outliner-view
#Scrivener3 #WritingTips #WritersLife #kidlit
Promotional image for 'Scrivener 3 for Beginners' course by author Kirsten W. Larson, featuring the Scrivener 3 Outliner View interface on the left and a photo of the smiling instructor on the right against a bookshelf background.
September 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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🔬📚 STEAM fun at Quartz Hill Library! Join me Oct 11, 2-3:30 PM to discuss "This is How You Know" + activities for ages 5-12. Register: visit.lacountylibrary.org/events

#LACountyLibrary #STEAMActivities #AuthorTalk #kidlit
Flyer for LA County Library event with Kirsten W. Larson on Oct 11, 2-3:30 PM at Quartz Hill Library. Includes author talk and STEAM activities. Ages 5-12. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.
September 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Check out this incredible teaching tool for a truly wonderful book!
lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social Lynn Street Books @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10
Author Patricia Newman's LitLinks blog features my post about time and narrative sequences in nature + comics! @12x12challenge.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @inkedvoices.bsky.social #birds #ecology #oaks #kidlit #science #mutualism @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social
patricianewman.bsky.social Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · Sep 10
🆕 on #LitLinks
Students create comic strips to understand how acorn gathering by blue jays builds forests, illustrating ecological cycles & the sequence of events in a story
🪽 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12968

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September 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM