Lisa Katzenberger
@lisakatzenberger.bsky.social
Mom of twins
#KidLit Author of:
A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY
CROC & GATOR: Swamp Ranger School
I CAN DO IT EVEN IF I'M SCARED
IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD
IT WILL BE OK
#12x12PB #Insulin4All #T1Dmom
https://linktr.ee/lisakatzenberger
#KidLit Author of:
A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY
CROC & GATOR: Swamp Ranger School
I CAN DO IT EVEN IF I'M SCARED
IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD
IT WILL BE OK
#12x12PB #Insulin4All #T1Dmom
https://linktr.ee/lisakatzenberger
Pinned
I haven't accomplished any writing yet this morning, but I did update my website. Check it out to see where I'll be around the #Chicago area in the next few months! #kidlit
lisakatzenberger.com/news-events/
lisakatzenberger.com/news-events/
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Teachers & Librarians! I am giving away one copy of my just-released PB, My Backyard Used to Be, to one U.S.-based teacher or librarian who likes & reposts this by October 1. #kidlit #Edusky #SchoolLibrarian. Themes: history, stewardship, outdoor play.
September 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Teachers & Librarians! I am giving away one copy of my just-released PB, My Backyard Used to Be, to one U.S.-based teacher or librarian who likes & reposts this by October 1. #kidlit #Edusky #SchoolLibrarian. Themes: history, stewardship, outdoor play.
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Saw my pals @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social and @adnauman.bsky.social at Dandelion Bookshop I Oak Park, IL!
July 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Saw my pals @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social and @adnauman.bsky.social at Dandelion Bookshop I Oak Park, IL!
I haven't accomplished any writing yet this morning, but I did update my website. Check it out to see where I'll be around the #Chicago area in the next few months! #kidlit
lisakatzenberger.com/news-events/
lisakatzenberger.com/news-events/
July 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I haven't accomplished any writing yet this morning, but I did update my website. Check it out to see where I'll be around the #Chicago area in the next few months! #kidlit
lisakatzenberger.com/news-events/
lisakatzenberger.com/news-events/
My latest author newsletter is here -- check it out for information on my upcoming events. I'd love to see you at one! #kidlit mailchi.mp/788532d50359...
Summer & Fall Events
mailchi.mp
July 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My latest author newsletter is here -- check it out for information on my upcoming events. I'd love to see you at one! #kidlit mailchi.mp/788532d50359...
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With the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling last week, many of us are left wondering what’s next. We checked back in with author @cswild.bsky.social to get her take on the ruling and where we go from here. #freedomtoread #weneeddiversebooks #kidlit #lgbtqkidlit
I Joyfully Dissent
Author Charlotte Sullivan Wild shares her response to the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling and where we go from here.
www.onceuponaban.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
With the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling last week, many of us are left wondering what’s next. We checked back in with author @cswild.bsky.social to get her take on the ruling and where we go from here. #freedomtoread #weneeddiversebooks #kidlit #lgbtqkidlit
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The 2026 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards are open for submissions through 8/31/25.
Two $1500 prizes.
Traditionally Published / Intersectional Protagonist.
For details: bit.ly/RYWawards
#ReadYourWorld #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Two $1500 prizes.
Traditionally Published / Intersectional Protagonist.
For details: bit.ly/RYWawards
#ReadYourWorld #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks
July 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The 2026 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards are open for submissions through 8/31/25.
Two $1500 prizes.
Traditionally Published / Intersectional Protagonist.
For details: bit.ly/RYWawards
#ReadYourWorld #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Two $1500 prizes.
Traditionally Published / Intersectional Protagonist.
For details: bit.ly/RYWawards
#ReadYourWorld #PADIBA #PADIBA2026 #Intersectionality #IntersectionalBooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks
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SB 212, which sought to establish "a ratings system for library materials available to young individuals based on appropriateness for different age groups," failed to pass in committee before the Oregon Legislature adjourned.
Our skilled librarians already select age-appropriate books.
(1/2)
Our skilled librarians already select age-appropriate books.
(1/2)
July 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
SB 212, which sought to establish "a ratings system for library materials available to young individuals based on appropriateness for different age groups," failed to pass in committee before the Oregon Legislature adjourned.
Our skilled librarians already select age-appropriate books.
(1/2)
Our skilled librarians already select age-appropriate books.
(1/2)
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This is a must read. It's great analysis and it's a great piece about what this does mean, and what it doesn't. Importantly, Kelly calls out that schools and teachers should not obey in advance by pulling LGBTQ+ books off the shelves.
Read and share, please!
Read and share, please!
What does Mahmoud v. Taylor mean for LGBTQ+ books, curriculum, and students in American public schools?
A look at the ruling, its ties to where and how the Establishment Clause is interpreted, the chilling effect this will have, and what we need to be doing.
bookriot.com/supreme-cour...
A look at the ruling, its ties to where and how the Establishment Clause is interpreted, the chilling effect this will have, and what we need to be doing.
bookriot.com/supreme-cour...
Supreme Court Says Parents Can "Opt Out" Of Positively-Affirming LGBTQ+ Public School Lessons
Mahmoud vs Taylor asked whether or not parents could opt their children out of public classroom lessons that positively depict LGBTQ+ people.
bookriot.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is a must read. It's great analysis and it's a great piece about what this does mean, and what it doesn't. Importantly, Kelly calls out that schools and teachers should not obey in advance by pulling LGBTQ+ books off the shelves.
Read and share, please!
Read and share, please!
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2025 #Newbery Medal Acceptance by @erinentrada.bsky.social for THE FIRST STATE OF BEING @harperkids.bsky.social: "It’s surreal to be standing here for a second time." www.hbook.com/story/2025-n... #alaac25 #HBMag #ALAYMA @wearealsc.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
2025 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Erin Entrada Kelly
From the July/August 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards.
www.hbook.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
2025 #Newbery Medal Acceptance by @erinentrada.bsky.social for THE FIRST STATE OF BEING @harperkids.bsky.social: "It’s surreal to be standing here for a second time." www.hbook.com/story/2025-n... #alaac25 #HBMag #ALAYMA @wearealsc.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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June 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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I and a bunch of other incredibly talented folks are doing virtual critiques with SCBWI Eastern New York. If you have a project you're itching for feedback on, don't miss out on this opportunity! www.scbwi.org/events/paid-...
Paid Professional Critiques
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...
www.scbwi.org
June 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I and a bunch of other incredibly talented folks are doing virtual critiques with SCBWI Eastern New York. If you have a project you're itching for feedback on, don't miss out on this opportunity! www.scbwi.org/events/paid-...
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Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
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This needs to be better known. People are getting fired over picture book displays.
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This needs to be better known. People are getting fired over picture book displays.
People of Bluesky! Let’s get to know each other better. What is your all time favorite TV Show?
June 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
People of Bluesky! Let’s get to know each other better. What is your all time favorite TV Show?
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Thanks for that reminder! Just signed up.
June 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thanks for that reminder! Just signed up.
Here is an old-timey telephone system. It was on display at a local museum of what used to be a one-room schoolhouse built in 1925 in Darien, Illinois.
June 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here is an old-timey telephone system. It was on display at a local museum of what used to be a one-room schoolhouse built in 1925 in Darien, Illinois.
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Look, I’m not particularly a Harvard booster, but this is the start of a damn cure for type one diabetes.
This is the kind of research Trump has killed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/h...
This is the kind of research Trump has killed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/h...
People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Look, I’m not particularly a Harvard booster, but this is the start of a damn cure for type one diabetes.
This is the kind of research Trump has killed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/h...
This is the kind of research Trump has killed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/h...
My family loves doing escape rooms! This is the first one I did with just the teens and no Dad, and I was a bit worried at first. But we made it out!
June 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My family loves doing escape rooms! This is the first one I did with just the teens and no Dad, and I was a bit worried at first. But we made it out!
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Monday and Tuesday we’ll be at the #NCTE/M conference in Chicago talking about #languagearts #kidsbooks #math teachers will appreciate! And we’ll have THREE #authorsignings at Booth 506 too! We plan to use the hashtag #MGKidsBooks as the conference has none
June 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Monday and Tuesday we’ll be at the #NCTE/M conference in Chicago talking about #languagearts #kidsbooks #math teachers will appreciate! And we’ll have THREE #authorsignings at Booth 506 too! We plan to use the hashtag #MGKidsBooks as the conference has none
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CLOUDS IN SPACE by @teresarobeson.com is such a beautiful exploration of nebulae, with great back matter that taught me a lot! #staycurious Gorgeous illustrations by Diāna Renžina. I could not resist adding it to my shelf. #kidlit 📚👍
June 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
CLOUDS IN SPACE by @teresarobeson.com is such a beautiful exploration of nebulae, with great back matter that taught me a lot! #staycurious Gorgeous illustrations by Diāna Renžina. I could not resist adding it to my shelf. #kidlit 📚👍
Will you be at the NCTE-NCTM conference in Chicago next week? If so, stop by @pubspotlight.bsky.social booth 506 on Monday at 12:30pm where I'll be signing FREE copies of A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY! I'd love for you to say hi! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social @robsayart.bsky.social @ncte.org #kidlit
June 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Will you be at the NCTE-NCTM conference in Chicago next week? If so, stop by @pubspotlight.bsky.social booth 506 on Monday at 12:30pm where I'll be signing FREE copies of A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY! I'd love for you to say hi! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social @robsayart.bsky.social @ncte.org #kidlit
This is a great read about why we need to fight back.
The reasons we are fighting back are clear. Make sure you are able to tell your kids and grandkids you were on the moral side of history.
open.substack.com/pub/marienew...
open.substack.com/pub/marienew...
“Not On My Damn Watch, Baby!” And, the Reasons Why.
“Not On My Damn Watch, Baby!” And, the Reasons Why.
open.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is a great read about why we need to fight back.
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Are you a comics creator whose work has been challenged in schools or libraries? Are you available to come talk about it at Flame Con in NYC Aug 16 or 17? Hit me up!
June 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Are you a comics creator whose work has been challenged in schools or libraries? Are you available to come talk about it at Flame Con in NYC Aug 16 or 17? Hit me up!
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For my next newsletter of book recommendations, I'd love to include a whole bunch of book recs from kids. If you have kids 2-18 yo, I'd be super grateful if you'd ask them what their favorite book was from the last year and fill out this form. 🙏
forms.gle/zakVTZRqiFam...
#kidlit #amreading
forms.gle/zakVTZRqiFam...
#kidlit #amreading
Kids Read
If you're between 3 and 18 years old, please share the best book you read in the last year with other kids to help them find their next favorite read! Deadline: June 15, 2025.
I'll include as many re...
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June 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
For my next newsletter of book recommendations, I'd love to include a whole bunch of book recs from kids. If you have kids 2-18 yo, I'd be super grateful if you'd ask them what their favorite book was from the last year and fill out this form. 🙏
forms.gle/zakVTZRqiFam...
#kidlit #amreading
forms.gle/zakVTZRqiFam...
#kidlit #amreading