Liz Garton Scanlon
@lizgardensalad.bsky.social
Poems, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.
All the world is all of us. 🌏♥️ She/Her
www.LizGartonScanlon.com
All the world is all of us. 🌏♥️ She/Her
www.LizGartonScanlon.com
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See you in Denver!
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
See you in Denver!
Things are not looking up for the hungry. If you're feeling helpless, here's one tiny way to help.
Will you help me help the food bank, friends? This is a challenging time for so many, many people. 💔
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-gar...
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-gar...
Liz Garton Scanlon's fundraiser for Central Texas Food Bank Inc
Help Liz Garton Scanlon raise money to support Central Texas Food Bank Inc
www.justgiving.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Things are not looking up for the hungry. If you're feeling helpless, here's one tiny way to help.
Will you help me help the food bank, friends? This is a challenging time for so many, many people. 💔
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-gar...
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-gar...
Liz Garton Scanlon's fundraiser for Central Texas Food Bank Inc
Help Liz Garton Scanlon raise money to support Central Texas Food Bank Inc
www.justgiving.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Will you help me help the food bank, friends? This is a challenging time for so many, many people. 💔
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-gar...
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-gar...
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Here are four bird books that are something to crow about.
Shout-out to @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, Candace Fleming, @lizgardensalad.bsky.social, @scatterbee.bsky.social, Giselle Potter, Anne Hunter and Frann Preston-Gannon.
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/10/bird...
Shout-out to @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, Candace Fleming, @lizgardensalad.bsky.social, @scatterbee.bsky.social, Giselle Potter, Anne Hunter and Frann Preston-Gannon.
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/10/bird...
October 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here are four bird books that are something to crow about.
Shout-out to @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, Candace Fleming, @lizgardensalad.bsky.social, @scatterbee.bsky.social, Giselle Potter, Anne Hunter and Frann Preston-Gannon.
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/10/bird...
Shout-out to @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, Candace Fleming, @lizgardensalad.bsky.social, @scatterbee.bsky.social, Giselle Potter, Anne Hunter and Frann Preston-Gannon.
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/10/bird...
Austin! This Thursday! Thanks to the @libraryfoundatx.bsky.social & @penamerica.bsky.social we'll be talking kids, book bans, & the new picture book THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED. @joannahowrites.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @frankstrong.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/atcentral-...
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atCentral: Joanna Ho & Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Please join us in this lively panel discussion geared towards adults that spotlights The Day the Books Disappeared.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Austin! This Thursday! Thanks to the @libraryfoundatx.bsky.social & @penamerica.bsky.social we'll be talking kids, book bans, & the new picture book THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED. @joannahowrites.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @frankstrong.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/atcentral-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/atcentral-...
This is THE essential guide for TX voters with school board seats on the ballot this fall. Huge thanks as always to @frankstrong.bsky.social
The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Election is HERE open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Election is HERE open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Election is HERE
(October's most anticipated release, with the possible exception of The Life of a Showgirl)
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is THE essential guide for TX voters with school board seats on the ballot this fall. Huge thanks as always to @frankstrong.bsky.social
The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Election is HERE open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Election is HERE open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
@audrey-vernick.bsky.social and I made a video with @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social to celebrate the arrival of our new book, The Family Tree! bookbreaks.org/ZeAnxYDN6636...
BookBreak | Watch Code | Discover BookBreak Elementary School Author Talk Series
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October 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@audrey-vernick.bsky.social and I made a video with @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social to celebrate the arrival of our new book, The Family Tree! bookbreaks.org/ZeAnxYDN6636...
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Happy book birthday to:
🦚 The Family Tree by @lizgardensalad.bsky.social and @audrey-vernick.bsky.social
Check out the short author interview here: bookbreakimprovesliteracy.com/tree
🦚 The Family Tree by @lizgardensalad.bsky.social and @audrey-vernick.bsky.social
Check out the short author interview here: bookbreakimprovesliteracy.com/tree
September 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Happy book birthday to:
🦚 The Family Tree by @lizgardensalad.bsky.social and @audrey-vernick.bsky.social
Check out the short author interview here: bookbreakimprovesliteracy.com/tree
🦚 The Family Tree by @lizgardensalad.bsky.social and @audrey-vernick.bsky.social
Check out the short author interview here: bookbreakimprovesliteracy.com/tree
If you're as sad as we are that Fat Bear Week is coming to an end (tomorrow!), here's something to look forward to! My pal @marthabee.bsky.social and I wrote a picture book inspired by real-life fat bear Otis, and it will be out in May!
September 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If you're as sad as we are that Fat Bear Week is coming to an end (tomorrow!), here's something to look forward to! My pal @marthabee.bsky.social and I wrote a picture book inspired by real-life fat bear Otis, and it will be out in May!
News we can actually rejoice in:
The bears of Katmai emerged this spring, they gobbled salmon and berries all summer, and THEY GOT FAT AGAIN!!!
Yep, it's Fat Bear Week, y'all.
Get your votes in!!
explore.org/fat-bear-wee...
The bears of Katmai emerged this spring, they gobbled salmon and berries all summer, and THEY GOT FAT AGAIN!!!
Yep, it's Fat Bear Week, y'all.
Get your votes in!!
explore.org/fat-bear-wee...
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
explore.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
News we can actually rejoice in:
The bears of Katmai emerged this spring, they gobbled salmon and berries all summer, and THEY GOT FAT AGAIN!!!
Yep, it's Fat Bear Week, y'all.
Get your votes in!!
explore.org/fat-bear-wee...
The bears of Katmai emerged this spring, they gobbled salmon and berries all summer, and THEY GOT FAT AGAIN!!!
Yep, it's Fat Bear Week, y'all.
Get your votes in!!
explore.org/fat-bear-wee...
You and your kiddos should come meet Bibsy!! Alexandria, VA, Arlington, VA, Decatur, GA! Let me know if you'll be there!
September 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
You and your kiddos should come meet Bibsy!! Alexandria, VA, Arlington, VA, Decatur, GA! Let me know if you'll be there!
This past Wednesday, we were woken before dawn to sirens, helicopters and a shelter-in-place order. There had been a shooting at the park down the hill, and the suspect was on the run.
September 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This past Wednesday, we were woken before dawn to sirens, helicopters and a shelter-in-place order. There had been a shooting at the park down the hill, and the suspect was on the run.
GIVEAWAY
Bibsy Cross is a regular-pegular 3rd grader whose wild enthusiasms can get her in a bit of a pickle! She comes to you via "beautifully crafted free verse" and with "an intuitive understanding of how children perceive the world" -- according to Kirkus, who starred ALL FOUR BOOKS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
Bibsy Cross is a regular-pegular 3rd grader whose wild enthusiasms can get her in a bit of a pickle! She comes to you via "beautifully crafted free verse" and with "an intuitive understanding of how children perceive the world" -- according to Kirkus, who starred ALL FOUR BOOKS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
September 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
GIVEAWAY
Bibsy Cross is a regular-pegular 3rd grader whose wild enthusiasms can get her in a bit of a pickle! She comes to you via "beautifully crafted free verse" and with "an intuitive understanding of how children perceive the world" -- according to Kirkus, who starred ALL FOUR BOOKS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
Bibsy Cross is a regular-pegular 3rd grader whose wild enthusiasms can get her in a bit of a pickle! She comes to you via "beautifully crafted free verse" and with "an intuitive understanding of how children perceive the world" -- according to Kirkus, who starred ALL FOUR BOOKS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates.
The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries
The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates.
The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries
The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
We’ve seen enough. Time to let our lawmakers know SB 13 is as bad as we knew it would be.
Make some phone calls and send some emails.
Use our quick email template to contact Governor Abbott, Senator Angela Paxton, your Texas state senator, & your local House Rep:
www.txftrp.org/tx_students_...
Make some phone calls and send some emails.
Use our quick email template to contact Governor Abbott, Senator Angela Paxton, your Texas state senator, & your local House Rep:
www.txftrp.org/tx_students_...
SEND AN EMAIL: Tell your elected leaders Texas students need access to books in their classrooms and libraries
Across Texas, classroom libraries are being closed, and book purchasing is at a standstill, as Districts attempt to implement and comply with Senate Bill 13. Give legislators & our governor a piece of...
www.txftrp.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We’ve seen enough. Time to let our lawmakers know SB 13 is as bad as we knew it would be.
Make some phone calls and send some emails.
Use our quick email template to contact Governor Abbott, Senator Angela Paxton, your Texas state senator, & your local House Rep:
www.txftrp.org/tx_students_...
Make some phone calls and send some emails.
Use our quick email template to contact Governor Abbott, Senator Angela Paxton, your Texas state senator, & your local House Rep:
www.txftrp.org/tx_students_...
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include:
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
August 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include:
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
This film, which is the story behind the story of Roe v Wade, is the grassroots reminder we all need right now. Grateful to have seen it tonight, alongside the filmmakers and one of the original three.
lonestarthree.com
lonestarthree.com
Lone Star Three
photo credit: Alan Pogue
lonestarthree.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This film, which is the story behind the story of Roe v Wade, is the grassroots reminder we all need right now. Grateful to have seen it tonight, alongside the filmmakers and one of the original three.
lonestarthree.com
lonestarthree.com
This film, which is the story behind the story of Roe v Wade, is the grassroots reminder we all need right now. Grateful to have seen it tonight, alongside the filmmakers and one of the original three.
lonestarthree.com
lonestarthree.com
Lone Star Three
photo credit: Alan Pogue
lonestarthree.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This film, which is the story behind the story of Roe v Wade, is the grassroots reminder we all need right now. Grateful to have seen it tonight, alongside the filmmakers and one of the original three.
lonestarthree.com
lonestarthree.com
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
There is no universe in which this is defensible.
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
There is no universe in which this is defensible.
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Your child is never too young for their first library card!
Signing Your Kids Up for a Library Card Is a Great Way to Teach Responsibility
Your child is never too young for their first library card!
buff.ly
August 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Your child is never too young for their first library card!
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Back to school reminders for TX parents!
We know those annual registrations can be long, & some parents may just be on auto-pilot filling them out, without reading all of the questions super closely.
Just make sure you’re selecting the options you want when it comes to your kids’ library access!
We know those annual registrations can be long, & some parents may just be on auto-pilot filling them out, without reading all of the questions super closely.
Just make sure you’re selecting the options you want when it comes to your kids’ library access!
August 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Back to school reminders for TX parents!
We know those annual registrations can be long, & some parents may just be on auto-pilot filling them out, without reading all of the questions super closely.
Just make sure you’re selecting the options you want when it comes to your kids’ library access!
We know those annual registrations can be long, & some parents may just be on auto-pilot filling them out, without reading all of the questions super closely.
Just make sure you’re selecting the options you want when it comes to your kids’ library access!
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.
August 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.
Reposted by Liz Garton Scanlon
When Heather Cox Richardson called for concerned artists to come up with images to fight this administration, I came up with this, an encouragement to the millions of Americans who have taken to the streets to fight for Democracy. Thanks, Heather! (Feel free to share.)
August 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
When Heather Cox Richardson called for concerned artists to come up with images to fight this administration, I came up with this, an encouragement to the millions of Americans who have taken to the streets to fight for Democracy. Thanks, Heather! (Feel free to share.)