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Lindsay H. Metcalf
@lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social
Author of nonfiction and poetry for kids and teens. Former journalist. OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM out now; TOMATOES ON TRIAL coming summer 2025. lindsayhmetcalf.com
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Proofs! NO BRAIN THE SAME, the third book in our young activists series with @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social and @jbradley.bsky.social coming June 2 to a shelf near you. The poems: inspirational. The art: spectacular. 💕📚💕

#NBTS #poetry #pb #neurodivergence #edusky #librarians #teachers #allies #book
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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It’s always exciting to get proofs in the mail - a tangible object in hand! I can’t wait to share NO BRAIN THE SAME with the world in June! Coming from @charlesbridge.bsky.social with @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social & @keilavdawson.bsky.social & 12 amazing poets! #neurodivergent #kidlit #catapproved
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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History is full of weird but true stories! Lindsay Metcalf & Edwin Fotheringham do a fantastic job sharing this one with young readers. I particularly like Fotheringham's visualization of the court debate. Unique. Age appropriate. Fun to read!
(I'm on Team Fruit 🍅😉)
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October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Nonfiction picture books are hard enough to write in prose, but @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social manages to delight and inform in RHYME! Pick up OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM as an alternative to the standard children's book about farm life and discover a whole new world, beautifully illustrated by Xin Li.
October 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thank you, Melanie! 🍅❤️🍅
Such a fun, informative read by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. Filled with delicious tomato puns and a hilarious Supreme Court Food Fight between Team Fruit and Team Vegetable. Many classroom applications here!
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Such an honor to see ONE GIRL'S VOICE on the CRA Eureka Honors Awards list next to books by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social & so many more Thank you, California Reading Association!! AstraBooksFYR
October 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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October 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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September 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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TOMATOES ON TRIAL by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social & #EdwinFotheringham is about the Supreme Court case that decided whether a tomato was a fruit or vegetable. And it is FUN! Cheeky text and humorous illustrations make this book a treat to read.
September 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Q&A with Lindsay H. Metcalf about her new children's picture book, TOMATOES ON TRIAL.
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September 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Congratulations to the winners of five copies of TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown!
August 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I'm Team Fruit! This looks like a fun read, @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social!
August 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Food fight! Happy book birthday to TOMATOES ON TRIAL. Congrats @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social! #TeamVegetable #kidlit #nonfiction #GiveawayAlert 🥳📚🍅
It’s a book birthday #giveaway!

TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown hits shelves today, and I’ll choose FIVE winners of free copies on Friday, 8/15. (U.S. entries only.)

To enter, by sharing the image of your choice, tag and follow @lindsayhmetcalf. LET THE FOOD FIGHT BEGIN!!!!!
August 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Omg!

This is genius! I can't wait to read it. ☺️

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August 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Awesome nonfiction picture book @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social ! Congrats! 🥳
It’s a book birthday #giveaway!

TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown hits shelves today, and I’ll choose FIVE winners of free copies on Friday, 8/15. (U.S. entries only.)

To enter, by sharing the image of your choice, tag and follow @lindsayhmetcalf. LET THE FOOD FIGHT BEGIN!!!!!
August 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It’s a book birthday #giveaway!

TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown hits shelves today, and I’ll choose FIVE winners of free copies on Friday, 8/15. (U.S. entries only.)

To enter, by sharing the image of your choice, tag and follow @lindsayhmetcalf. LET THE FOOD FIGHT BEGIN!!!!!
August 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Can kids change the world? Twelve climate activists + 3 activist groups are featured in this lovely poetry anthology and they are all young people from around the world. NO WORLD TOO BIG shows that environmental activism can start at home at a very young age! @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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NO WORLD TOO BIG, edited by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social, @keilavdawson.bsky.social & @jbradley.bsky.social is such an empowering book! Through poems and beautiful illustrations, it showcases the many ways kids around the world are making a difference in their own communities and beyond. 😍🌎
May 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thanks to Kirkus Reviews for the nice, juicy write-up of TOMATOES ON TRIAL: THE FRUIT V. VEGETABLE SHOWDOWN! This nonfiction picture book, written by me, illus. by Edwin Fotheringham, splats onto shelves August 12, 2025, from Calkins Creek/Astra. @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Preorder today!
May 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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🎉 Fundraising Auction spotlight

Bid on an author & editor AMA with @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @keilavdawson.bsky.social & @jbradley.bsky.social

Auction is live 4/15-4/30. Proceeds fund our #neurodiverse #kidlit @highlightsfound.bsky.social scholarship

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April 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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💸🧠AUCTION:
Bid on a 30-min Virtual AMA w/Authors & Editors of NO BRAIN THE SAME @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @keilavdawson.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social

Bid: champ.ly/bVJ-h9jy
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April 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Looking for a way to discuss tariffs or the judiciary system with young readers? Preorder TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown for your back to school book haul. Written by me and illus. by Ed Fotheringham, this NF PB for ages 7-10 comes out 8/12 from @astrakidsbooks.
April 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Climate change affects children. Teacher @zeenamar.bsky.social uses picture books like NO WORLD TOO BIG to help them cope with a changing world. @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/03/usin...
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April 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM