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Children's author, software engineer, Tu Youyou's Discovery. Bookshop Lk: http://bit.ly/3A9071n @AlbertWhitman @BarefootBooks #12x12PB
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Hi everyone! Happy to meet you in a sunnier place!
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I’m Songju, a Chinese American #kidlit author ( PBs) & software engineer. #k12 #STEM #AAPI 💕📚💕

Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope (3/6/2025)
Our World: China
Tu Youyou's Discovery
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
A Case of Sense
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Presenting at #NCTE
Write What You Know: using cultural roots & dreams for idea generation
#BookSky #EduSky
Who else is excited for the conference?
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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📚👍Happy #ChemistryWeek!
Celebrate by reading a book: TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY: FINDING A CURE FOR MALARIA by @songjudaemicke.bsky.social & Lin.
Here's my 2021 Review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/.../review-i....
#kidlit #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks #bookrecommendations #WhatToRead #kidsbooks #STEM
November 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
📚👍Happy #ChemistryWeek!
Celebrate by reading a book: TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY: FINDING A CURE FOR MALARIA by @songjudaemicke.bsky.social & Lin.
Here's my 2021 Review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/.../review-i....
#kidlit #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks #bookrecommendations #WhatToRead #kidsbooks #STEM
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Ever wonder exactly what defines informational fiction?

Join me 11/18 @ 7 p.m. Eastern via Zoom for a 60-minute deep dive. It's just $25—or just $10 for Reimagine Insiders using a special coupon code.
Sign up at https://writers.kirstenwlarson.com/b/infofic

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #kidlit
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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So excited to see my friend @songjudaemicke.bsky.social book being honored in this way #CUBuffs at @colorado.edu
I’m so honored that my Tu Youyou’s Discovery was chosen for their program, Teaching Biography through East Asian Picture Books, by University of Colorado Boulder. @albertwhitman.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social
#stem #bio #nonfiction
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#icymi this giveaway will end Wednesday! Winner announcement on 10/30/25
Comment on the blogpost to enter #booksky
Two Board Books and a Giveaway
Today I’m sharing two adorable board books written by author Elizabeth Suneby, both published by PJ Library. The first book released October 1st. SAY SHALOM ALL DAY LONG, illustrated by Elke …
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October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m so honored that my Tu Youyou’s Discovery was chosen for their program, Teaching Biography through East Asian Picture Books, by University of Colorado Boulder. @albertwhitman.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social
#stem #bio #nonfiction
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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#ReVISIONweek Day Five is up! Learn the Magic of Musicality with @shannonstocker.bsky.social
Today's writing goals:
1. Begin revising back matter with musicality and kid-sensibility in mind.
2. Read and review mentor texts.
3. Take a walk.
What are your goals?

#kidlit #kidlitart #WritingCommunity
October 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Thank you, @jennifertarr.bsky.social ! I’m so thrilled for this!❤️🍀📚
Exciting #12x12PB spotting in the wild: TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY by Songju Ma Daemicke at the Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, VA!

@songjudaemicke.bsky.social
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Always wonderful to see a friend's book in the wild!
Thank you, @jennifertarr.bsky.social ! I’m so thrilled for this!❤️🍀📚
Exciting #12x12PB spotting in the wild: TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY by Songju Ma Daemicke at the Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, VA!

@songjudaemicke.bsky.social
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #booksky
October 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Sharing Silver Honors with my friends, the fabulous Vivian Kirkfield and Lisa Rogers awarded by the California Reading Association

@lisaljrogers.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #nonfiction
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Exciting #12x12PB spotting in the wild: TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY by Songju Ma Daemicke at the Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, VA!

@songjudaemicke.bsky.social
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thank you, @jennifertarr.bsky.social ! I’m so thrilled for this!❤️🍀📚
Exciting #12x12PB spotting in the wild: TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY by Songju Ma Daemicke at the Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, VA!

@songjudaemicke.bsky.social
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
#kidlit #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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October 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
How many tigers can a girl bring home? A tiger-loving child at library must pick one non-tiger book to pair up with each book about tigers. She discovers patterns in all things.

#DVPit #STEM #PB #Own
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A Chinese American girl wants to give her grandma the longest long-life noodles as a long-life wish, but she doesn't know how. With determination, math knowledge, and creative thinking, she finds a way.

AMY WU AND THE PERFECT BAO + STEM

#DVPit #PB #Own #STEM
October 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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😊 @thepoetrypea.bsky.social grateful for this #writingcommunity friends don’t miss the chance to hear the new prompt! #haiku #poetry
October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Today is launch day! Just Ducky: a friendship takes flight is a #picturebook about compassion, listening, and friendship. Thanks for the wonderful people at #cardinalrulepress! Find out more here:
tinyurl.com/3s65fv66
#BookRelease #BookLaunch #NewBook #kidlitart #kidlitlaunches #booksky #ducks
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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“This is the perfect picture book for leadership and planting seeds of justice and equality." - @elizabetheverett.bsky.social
Thank you so much, Elizabeth! Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope @picturebookgold.bsky.social #gardens @albertwhitman.bsky.social #nonfiction #bio #PB #K12
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⬇️ Author Songju Ma Daemicke shares about their picture book GRACE LEE BOGGS: GARDENS OF HOPE.

Author: Songju Ma Daemicke
Illustrator: Lin
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Publication: March 6, 2025
September 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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⬇️ Author Songju Ma Daemicke shares about their picture book GRACE LEE BOGGS: GARDENS OF HOPE.

Author: Songju Ma Daemicke
Illustrator: Lin
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Publication: March 6, 2025
September 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM