slynn47
@slynn47.bsky.social
Author of picture book and MG fiction and nonfiction, and MG historical fiction. Former teacher. Mom of twins. Cat cuddler. SCBWI member. PBParty 2024 HM. PitchMe 2024 Finalist, PB Party 2025 Finalist.
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The OLC memo is definitely nonsense, as @jahimes.bsky.social says. There is nothing the memo could say that would make these strikes anything other than murder.
Jim Himes: "If Lindsey Graham and other Republicans want to go the route of saying it's okay to kill people legally just so long as the American public supports it, the American public really needs to think that through...It's a very dangerous path for this country to go down."
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The OLC memo is definitely nonsense, as @jahimes.bsky.social says. There is nothing the memo could say that would make these strikes anything other than murder.
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There is still beauty in the world, photographer, unknown.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There is still beauty in the world, photographer, unknown.
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Those of us of a certain generation can remember the hallowed and historic grounds of our White House. The desecration is heartbreaking, 💔
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Those of us of a certain generation can remember the hallowed and historic grounds of our White House. The desecration is heartbreaking, 💔
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There is still beauty in the world. (Aspen, Colorado, 📷 unknown.)
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There is still beauty in the world. (Aspen, Colorado, 📷 unknown.)
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What is your advice for people attending the Halloweekend Conference in Iowa?
Looking for a scary good in-person SCBWI conference? Come to Iowa for our Hallo-weekend conference October 31-November 2! Details and registration here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#kidlit #SCBWI @patzmiller.bsky.social @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social @charlottegunnufson.bsky.social
#kidlit #SCBWI @patzmiller.bsky.social @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social @charlottegunnufson.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What is your advice for people attending the Halloweekend Conference in Iowa?
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Alycia Hallady of the Autism Science Foundation: "The scientific studies that have been conducted so far do not support the idea that Tylenol causes autism." https://to.pbs.org/47XUF5Y
Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen
President Trump tied the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism and made several other claims about vaccines. William Brangham discussed those claims and the concerns about what the president said with Alycia Halladay of the Autism Science Foun...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Alycia Hallady of the Autism Science Foundation: "The scientific studies that have been conducted so far do not support the idea that Tylenol causes autism." https://to.pbs.org/47XUF5Y
Happy adoption day to our book-lover Zoey!!! She's the best! After 3 years, we love her more than ever. (Sorry, I rotated the pic repeatedly and it wouldn't stay upright.) #kidlitcommunity #caturday #picturebooks
September 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Happy adoption day to our book-lover Zoey!!! She's the best! After 3 years, we love her more than ever. (Sorry, I rotated the pic repeatedly and it wouldn't stay upright.) #kidlitcommunity #caturday #picturebooks
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There is still beauty in the world.
September 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
There is still beauty in the world.
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There is still beauty in the world. (White Cherry Blossom Tree, 📷 unknown.)
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
There is still beauty in the world. (White Cherry Blossom Tree, 📷 unknown.)
I'm going to the Andrea Brown Cape Cod Workshop in October 2026! I know it's far into the future but I'm happy to have been accepted. Submission opportunity just opened today. You can look into it or their Big Sur Workshop on their website. #KidLit #kidlitcommunity #kidlitmegafeed
September 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I'm going to the Andrea Brown Cape Cod Workshop in October 2026! I know it's far into the future but I'm happy to have been accepted. Submission opportunity just opened today. You can look into it or their Big Sur Workshop on their website. #KidLit #kidlitcommunity #kidlitmegafeed
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🎉 Congrats to @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social!
📚 VOLCANOES was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 5–9).
Illustrated by @k04sk.bsky.social. Published by Scholastic.
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 VOLCANOES was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 5–9).
Illustrated by @k04sk.bsky.social. Published by Scholastic.
#kidlit #12x12PB
August 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🎉 Congrats to @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social!
📚 VOLCANOES was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 5–9).
Illustrated by @k04sk.bsky.social. Published by Scholastic.
#kidlit #12x12PB
📚 VOLCANOES was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 5–9).
Illustrated by @k04sk.bsky.social. Published by Scholastic.
#kidlit #12x12PB
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A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
https://to.pbs.org/4lOEYBq
https://to.pbs.org/4lOEYBq
4 things to know about a new study on lithium and Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
https://to.pbs.org/4lOEYBq
https://to.pbs.org/4lOEYBq
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So the Trump administration, aided by ICE, is separating families--again--by giving them an untenable "choice."
Explore this GIFT ARTICLE from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
Explore this GIFT ARTICLE from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families
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August 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
So the Trump administration, aided by ICE, is separating families--again--by giving them an untenable "choice."
Explore this GIFT ARTICLE from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
Explore this GIFT ARTICLE from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
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Uh-oh.
Conservative legal luminary Jack Goldsmith points out that Justice Barrett's opinion in the universal injunction case rests on an error: For the purposes of historical analysis, she looked at the wrong statute and got the relevant date wrong by nearly *a century.*
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August 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Uh-oh.
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Meet me in #Minnesota at the gorgeous @barnesandnoble.com Edina Galleria! Double fun #storytime at 10:00 on Friday, July 18! @candlewickpress.bsky.social @cleonique.bsky.social @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet me in #Minnesota at the gorgeous @barnesandnoble.com Edina Galleria! Double fun #storytime at 10:00 on Friday, July 18! @candlewickpress.bsky.social @cleonique.bsky.social @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social
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Check out my glowing review of this sweet, funny story by @nrpaulson.bsky.social! I was lucky to hear the author read her books at an event hosted by @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social! Norene's a long-time member of @scbwi.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Charlotte Gunnufson's review of What's Silly Hair Day with No Hair?
5/5: This book is such a sweet surprise! It's a terrific story that effortless brings together themes of problem solving and resourcefulness, collaboration, feelings and friendship. It encourages kids...
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July 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Check out my glowing review of this sweet, funny story by @nrpaulson.bsky.social! I was lucky to hear the author read her books at an event hosted by @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social! Norene's a long-time member of @scbwi.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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There is still beauty in the world. (Photographer unknown)
June 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
There is still beauty in the world. (Photographer unknown)
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There is still beauty in the world. (photographer unknown.)
June 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
There is still beauty in the world. (photographer unknown.)
The mask thing really irritates me. If you believe in what you're doing and it's legal, why do you need to hide your face? I didn't see a single mask at No Kings Day protest.
Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
June 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The mask thing really irritates me. If you believe in what you're doing and it's legal, why do you need to hide your face? I didn't see a single mask at No Kings Day protest.
Iowa City, Iowa No Kings protest. Possibly between 1000-2000 and more coming all the time.
June 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Iowa City, Iowa No Kings protest. Possibly between 1000-2000 and more coming all the time.
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In OTHER book news...
Thank you, @bankstreet.edu, for including THIS WOLF WAS DIFFERENT on your Best Books list for 2025! What an incredible, amazing honor. ❤️🐺
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This Wolf Was Different: www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-W...
#KidLit
Thank you, @bankstreet.edu, for including THIS WOLF WAS DIFFERENT on your Best Books list for 2025! What an incredible, amazing honor. ❤️🐺
The list: educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont...
This Wolf Was Different: www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-W...
#KidLit
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In OTHER book news...
Thank you, @bankstreet.edu, for including THIS WOLF WAS DIFFERENT on your Best Books list for 2025! What an incredible, amazing honor. ❤️🐺
The list: educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont...
This Wolf Was Different: www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-W...
#KidLit
Thank you, @bankstreet.edu, for including THIS WOLF WAS DIFFERENT on your Best Books list for 2025! What an incredible, amazing honor. ❤️🐺
The list: educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont...
This Wolf Was Different: www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-W...
#KidLit
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“Most of that grant money is appropriated by Congress for the National Institutes of Health to disburse to fund biomedical research after a lengthy application process by individual scientists, work that is not typically done at trade schools…”
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Trump considers redirecting $3 billion in Harvard grants to US trade schools
President Donald Trump said he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools.
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May 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Most of that grant money is appropriated by Congress for the National Institutes of Health to disburse to fund biomedical research after a lengthy application process by individual scientists, work that is not typically done at trade schools…”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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