Naomi Danis
@naomidanis.bsky.social
Picture book author of BYE, CAR and MY BEST FRIEND, SOMETIMES. Also WHILE GRANDPA NAPS and I HATE EVERYONE. Contributing writer at Lilith magazine. #KidLit (BYE, CAR cover illustration by Daniel RIeley, headshot by Joan Roth.)
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A New ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Unites Stephen King With Maurice Sendak
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September 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Senator LisaMurkowski:
Join the Club: Lisa Murkowski Hasn’t Finished ‘Master of the Senate’
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August 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Senator LisaMurkowski:
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Writers of the Cambridge area! There is still time apply for the 2026 Writers in Residence program! A writer for adults & a writer for kids will get a place to work, the staff discount, & some other fun stuff. Deadline is 8/31! portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...
Porter Square Books Writers in Residence Program
Porter Square Books will once again be hosting Writers in Residence in 2025
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August 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Writers of the Cambridge area! There is still time apply for the 2026 Writers in Residence program! A writer for adults & a writer for kids will get a place to work, the staff discount, & some other fun stuff. Deadline is 8/31! portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...
Great Children’s Books About Siblings
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August 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The American Picture Book’s Unsung Parent: Japan
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August 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Opinion | Why You Should Send Thank-You Notes, Even Years Later
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August 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
<“Just because a book is tiny and its readers are little doesn’t mean it can’t be perfect,” Mr. Ahlberg told The Guardian in 2006. “On its own scale, it can be as good as Tolstoy or Jane Austen.”>
Allan Ahlberg, 87, Dies; Teamed With Wife on Acclaimed Children’s Books www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/b...
Allan Ahlberg, 87, Dies; Teamed With Wife on Acclaimed Children’s Books www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/b...
Allan Ahlberg, 87, Dies; Teamed With Wife on Acclaimed Children’s Books
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August 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
<“Just because a book is tiny and its readers are little doesn’t mean it can’t be perfect,” Mr. Ahlberg told The Guardian in 2006. “On its own scale, it can be as good as Tolstoy or Jane Austen.”>
Allan Ahlberg, 87, Dies; Teamed With Wife on Acclaimed Children’s Books www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/b...
Allan Ahlberg, 87, Dies; Teamed With Wife on Acclaimed Children’s Books www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/b...
"It's about you, but it's not JUST about you." "You never know who needs to ready your story." "Vulnerability connects." "Who you are and what you've experienced holds inherent value." Ruth Chan in her breakout session: So You Want to Write a Memoir #scbwisummer25 @ruthchang.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"It's about you, but it's not JUST about you." "You never know who needs to ready your story." "Vulnerability connects." "Who you are and what you've experienced holds inherent value." Ruth Chan in her breakout session: So You Want to Write a Memoir #scbwisummer25 @ruthchang.bsky.social
"My activist work is thru the biographies I write." Don Tate: Engaging Picture Book Biographies "How did I succeed? I was not afraid to ask for help. I always tell 3rd graders, never be afraid to try something new. You never know where it will lead you." @dontate.bsky.social
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August 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"My activist work is thru the biographies I write." Don Tate: Engaging Picture Book Biographies "How did I succeed? I was not afraid to ask for help. I always tell 3rd graders, never be afraid to try something new. You never know where it will lead you." @dontate.bsky.social
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#scbwisummer25
Regarding the relationship between the beginning and the ending of your picture book. "Think about balance, not symmetry. Like eyebrows, they should be sisters, not twins." Heidi E.Y. Stemple on Revising Your Picture Book at #scbwisummer25 @heidieys.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Regarding the relationship between the beginning and the ending of your picture book. "Think about balance, not symmetry. Like eyebrows, they should be sisters, not twins." Heidi E.Y. Stemple on Revising Your Picture Book at #scbwisummer25 @heidieys.bsky.social
The Ins & Outs of Author Publishing. Lee Wind explained why is a better description than or and why the decision to author-publish says more about a particular project than about you as a book creator. > #scbwisummer25 @leewind.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Ins & Outs of Author Publishing. Lee Wind explained why is a better description than or and why the decision to author-publish says more about a particular project than about you as a book creator. > #scbwisummer25 @leewind.bsky.social
"Do not despair if you feel invisible... You can learn something from everyone. Please credit illustrators. To late bloomers, it's never too late. Pay it forward." Advice from Debbie Ridpath Ohi, SCBWI StephenMooser Member of the Year Award recipient #scbwisummer25
August 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Do not despair if you feel invisible... You can learn something from everyone. Please credit illustrators. To late bloomers, it's never too late. Pay it forward." Advice from Debbie Ridpath Ohi, SCBWI StephenMooser Member of the Year Award recipient #scbwisummer25
"Harold (and His Purple Crayon) was just trying to get home the whole time. Use your secret weapon, your creativity. That's all I'm trying to do when I make a book. Trying to get home, taking my time." Bryan Collier #scbwisummer25
August 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Harold (and His Purple Crayon) was just trying to get home the whole time. Use your secret weapon, your creativity. That's all I'm trying to do when I make a book. Trying to get home, taking my time." Bryan Collier #scbwisummer25
As Iran war heats up, World Central Kitchen gets cooking to feed battered Israelis --Rossella Tercatin www.timesofisrael.com/as-iran-war-...
As Iran war heats up, World Central Kitchen gets cooking to feed battered Israelis
Year after IDF killed 7 of its workers in erroneous fire on Gaza convoy, aid group provides food to first responders, thousands displaced by missile strikes; also working in Strip
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June 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As Iran war heats up, World Central Kitchen gets cooking to feed battered Israelis --Rossella Tercatin www.timesofisrael.com/as-iran-war-...
Eighth-grader Melanie whose mom suffers extreme anxiety after an accident, finally has a friend who understands, Dorit, whose dad suffers from his experience in the 1967 SixDayWar in Deborah Lakritz's THINGS THAT SHIMMER. @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor... @deblak1.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Eighth-grader Melanie whose mom suffers extreme anxiety after an accident, finally has a friend who understands, Dorit, whose dad suffers from his experience in the 1967 SixDayWar in Deborah Lakritz's THINGS THAT SHIMMER. @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor... @deblak1.bsky.social
A large family’s chaotic seder goes on for six months because they’re missing the afikomen to complete it. ONE LITTLE GOAT: A PASSOVER CATASTROPHE, a graphic novel by DaraHorn illustrated by @theo-ellsworth.bsky.social is highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor...
June 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A large family’s chaotic seder goes on for six months because they’re missing the afikomen to complete it. ONE LITTLE GOAT: A PASSOVER CATASTROPHE, a graphic novel by DaraHorn illustrated by @theo-ellsworth.bsky.social is highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor...
In the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp a mother shows her 12-year-old daughter two pieces of chocolate they will save for when most needed. TWO PIECES OF CHOCOLATE by Kathy Kacer illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social #KidLit lilith.org/articles/mor...
June 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp a mother shows her 12-year-old daughter two pieces of chocolate they will save for when most needed. TWO PIECES OF CHOCOLATE by Kathy Kacer illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social #KidLit lilith.org/articles/mor...
Flying a paper airplane and doing a handstand in the aisle at Friday night services, RACHEL FRIEDMAN BREAKS THE RULES in their early chapter book by @sarahkapit.bsky.social, illustrated by @genevievekote.bsky.social, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor...
June 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Flying a paper airplane and doing a handstand in the aisle at Friday night services, RACHEL FRIEDMAN BREAKS THE RULES in their early chapter book by @sarahkapit.bsky.social, illustrated by @genevievekote.bsky.social, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor...
JELLA LIPMAN AND HER LIBRARY OF DREAMS: THE WOMAN WHO RESCUED A GENERATION OF CHILDREN AND FOUNDED THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, a picture book biography by Katherine Patterson, illustrated by Sally Deng, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor... #librarian
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June 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
JELLA LIPMAN AND HER LIBRARY OF DREAMS: THE WOMAN WHO RESCUED A GENERATION OF CHILDREN AND FOUNDED THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, a picture book biography by Katherine Patterson, illustrated by Sally Deng, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor... #librarian
“How had being pregnant turned me from a law-abiding citizen who just wanted to go to college to a girl who had to watch what she googled and lie to her period app...?” BIOLOGY LESSONS, a young adult novel by Melissa Kantor, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor...
June 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“How had being pregnant turned me from a law-abiding citizen who just wanted to go to college to a girl who had to watch what she googled and lie to her period app...?” BIOLOGY LESSONS, a young adult novel by Melissa Kantor, highlighted in @lilithmagazine.bsky.social lilith.org/articles/mor...
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Want a great green read about transport, pollution and energy?
BYE, CAR by @naomidanis.bsky.social illustrated by Daniel Rieley will spark classroom discussion and ideas for sustainable alternatives, inspiring young environmentalists, engineers and innovators.
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BYE, CAR by @naomidanis.bsky.social illustrated by Daniel Rieley will spark classroom discussion and ideas for sustainable alternatives, inspiring young environmentalists, engineers and innovators.
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April 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Want a great green read about transport, pollution and energy?
BYE, CAR by @naomidanis.bsky.social illustrated by Daniel Rieley will spark classroom discussion and ideas for sustainable alternatives, inspiring young environmentalists, engineers and innovators.
More via bio #EarthMonth #kidlit
BYE, CAR by @naomidanis.bsky.social illustrated by Daniel Rieley will spark classroom discussion and ideas for sustainable alternatives, inspiring young environmentalists, engineers and innovators.
More via bio #EarthMonth #kidlit
Writing Humor for Kids, Seriously
Amazing panel of #KidLit authors Cece Bell (El Deafo), Christopher Paul Curtis (The Watsons Go To Birmingham), Eugene Yelchin (The Genius Under the Table), moderated by Elizabeth Levy, May 3, free in NYC. worldvoices.pen.org/event/25-wri...
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Amazing panel of #KidLit authors Cece Bell (El Deafo), Christopher Paul Curtis (The Watsons Go To Birmingham), Eugene Yelchin (The Genius Under the Table), moderated by Elizabeth Levy, May 3, free in NYC. worldvoices.pen.org/event/25-wri...
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Writing Humor for Kids, Seriously - PEN World Voices Festival
Funny books for kids can transport young readers to an amusing and entertaining universe, serving as a refuge from life’s difficult moments, as well as easing the approach to serious subjects. A panel...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Writing Humor for Kids, Seriously
Amazing panel of #KidLit authors Cece Bell (El Deafo), Christopher Paul Curtis (The Watsons Go To Birmingham), Eugene Yelchin (The Genius Under the Table), moderated by Elizabeth Levy, May 3, free in NYC. worldvoices.pen.org/event/25-wri...
@penamerica.bsky.social
Amazing panel of #KidLit authors Cece Bell (El Deafo), Christopher Paul Curtis (The Watsons Go To Birmingham), Eugene Yelchin (The Genius Under the Table), moderated by Elizabeth Levy, May 3, free in NYC. worldvoices.pen.org/event/25-wri...
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“Some say that messy people’s bedrooms are where the legends about monsters under the bed were born.”
I'M A MESS: A GUIDE TO A MESSY LIFE by Einat Tsarfati, translated from the Hebrew by Annette Appel, is a graphic self-acceptance book. lilith.org/articles/fem...
I'M A MESS: A GUIDE TO A MESSY LIFE by Einat Tsarfati, translated from the Hebrew by Annette Appel, is a graphic self-acceptance book. lilith.org/articles/fem...
March 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Some say that messy people’s bedrooms are where the legends about monsters under the bed were born.”
I'M A MESS: A GUIDE TO A MESSY LIFE by Einat Tsarfati, translated from the Hebrew by Annette Appel, is a graphic self-acceptance book. lilith.org/articles/fem...
I'M A MESS: A GUIDE TO A MESSY LIFE by Einat Tsarfati, translated from the Hebrew by Annette Appel, is a graphic self-acceptance book. lilith.org/articles/fem...
Bold, outspoken trailblazer, Congresswoman Bella Abzug (1920–1998) was never a sugar-and-spice girl. ABZUGLUTELY! BATTLING, BELLOWING BELLA ABZUG, a picture book by @saraharonson.bsky.social, illustrated by Andrea D’Aquino, tells her story.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Bold, outspoken trailblazer, Congresswoman Bella Abzug (1920–1998) was never a sugar-and-spice girl. ABZUGLUTELY! BATTLING, BELLOWING BELLA ABZUG, a picture book by @saraharonson.bsky.social, illustrated by Andrea D’Aquino, tells her story.
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WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE by @teachandtransform.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social, illustrated by Iris Gottlieb, includes a gun control activist at age 11 among 36 diverse Jews in a stereotype-defying anthology for middle-grade and older readers. lilith.org/articles/fem...
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE by @teachandtransform.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social, illustrated by Iris Gottlieb, includes a gun control activist at age 11 among 36 diverse Jews in a stereotype-defying anthology for middle-grade and older readers. lilith.org/articles/fem...