Sue Leopold Kid Lit
@sueleopold.bsky.social
Educator who reads, writes, & creates
SCBWI
2021 #PBChat Mentee
2022 Kids' ChoiceKidlit HM
2023 #50 PreciousWords HM
🌱Garden Girl sowing seeds on the prairie
🚲 Cyclist on a pink Marin Portofina
https://sleopoldblog.wordpress.com
SCBWI
2021 #PBChat Mentee
2022 Kids' ChoiceKidlit HM
2023 #50 PreciousWords HM
🌱Garden Girl sowing seeds on the prairie
🚲 Cyclist on a pink Marin Portofina
https://sleopoldblog.wordpress.com
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Dear Friends,
My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.
My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Dear Friends,
My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.
My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.
@ellenlwrites.bsky.social
@dellarossferreri.bsky.social
THE MOUSE BUFFET: A CHRISTMAS TREAT
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THE MOUSE BUFFET: A CHRISTMAS TREAT
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Della Ross Ferreri, THE MOUSE BUFFET, A CHRISTMAS TREAT, and a GIVEAWAY
EL: I am excited to host long-time kidlit friend, Della Ross Ferreri, today. Della always writes the most joyful and fun books, and A MOUSE BUFFET, A CHRISTMAS TREAT is no exception. This book is f…
ellenleventhal.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@ellenlwrites.bsky.social
@dellarossferreri.bsky.social
THE MOUSE BUFFET: A CHRISTMAS TREAT
ellenleventhal.com/2025/11/dell...
@dellarossferreri.bsky.social
THE MOUSE BUFFET: A CHRISTMAS TREAT
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The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ
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I was interviewed on Kare 11 TV today with editor Naomi Krueger from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social about our picture book, ONE CAN BE. #megakidlit #booksky #skybrarian
Here’s the clip.
tinyurl.com/nhe2nkcy
Here’s the clip.
tinyurl.com/nhe2nkcy
New kids' picture book: 'One Can Be'
Author Pat Zietlow Miller joined KARE 11 News at 4 to discuss the book.
www.kare11.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I was interviewed on Kare 11 TV today with editor Naomi Krueger from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social about our picture book, ONE CAN BE. #megakidlit #booksky #skybrarian
Here’s the clip.
tinyurl.com/nhe2nkcy
Here’s the clip.
tinyurl.com/nhe2nkcy
#questpitch Explore prairie fields & meadows, stitched together to create a prairie quilt underneath 1 vast sky–an important endangered ecosystem. Discover plants & unique animals living in harmony-1 biome. Learn how they depend on each other in a symbiotic relationship in THE PRAIRIE QUILT. #Q #PB
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
#questpitch Explore prairie fields & meadows, stitched together to create a prairie quilt underneath 1 vast sky–an important endangered ecosystem. Discover plants & unique animals living in harmony-1 biome. Learn how they depend on each other in a symbiotic relationship in THE PRAIRIE QUILT. #Q #PB
#questpitch The Paul Bunyan legend continues. The giant lumberjack seeks a big-sized gal in the MN Northwoods in a tall tale twist in a GIGANTIC LOVE STORY: PAUL AND LUCETTE Will Lucette say "Yes" to the big-sized fella? Will Paul need to adjust his thinking to care for the earth to = love? #Q #PB
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
#questpitch The Paul Bunyan legend continues. The giant lumberjack seeks a big-sized gal in the MN Northwoods in a tall tale twist in a GIGANTIC LOVE STORY: PAUL AND LUCETTE Will Lucette say "Yes" to the big-sized fella? Will Paul need to adjust his thinking to care for the earth to = love? #Q #PB
#questpitch Deep in the Arctic is the world’s largest bank with valuables from around the world. A massive vault. Temperatures below freezing. Preserve seeds to safeguard crop diversity & secure the world’s future food supply. #NF SEEDS FOR FOOD SECURITY: THE SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT #Q #PB
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#questpitch Deep in the Arctic is the world’s largest bank with valuables from around the world. A massive vault. Temperatures below freezing. Preserve seeds to safeguard crop diversity & secure the world’s future food supply. #NF SEEDS FOR FOOD SECURITY: THE SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT #Q #PB
#questpitch Discover the story of Swedish cyclist in the #NF biography, STÅLFARFAR: STEEL GRANDAD AND THE TOUR OF SWEDEN. The judges said 66 yo Gustav Håkansson was too old to participate. The Sverigeloppet, a 6-day event, a 1,000+ mile ride, 1951. Will Gustav say no? Struntprat! Nonsense!
#Q #PB
#Q #PB
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#questpitch Discover the story of Swedish cyclist in the #NF biography, STÅLFARFAR: STEEL GRANDAD AND THE TOUR OF SWEDEN. The judges said 66 yo Gustav Håkansson was too old to participate. The Sverigeloppet, a 6-day event, a 1,000+ mile ride, 1951. Will Gustav say no? Struntprat! Nonsense!
#Q #PB
#Q #PB
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I’m delighted to share Abuelita’s Gift is the Gold Medal winner for Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book in English - International Latino Book Awards
Thank you Empowering Latino Futures for this recognition & for your valuable work on uplifting latin voices in literature.♥️
Thank you Empowering Latino Futures for this recognition & for your valuable work on uplifting latin voices in literature.♥️
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’m delighted to share Abuelita’s Gift is the Gold Medal winner for Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book in English - International Latino Book Awards
Thank you Empowering Latino Futures for this recognition & for your valuable work on uplifting latin voices in literature.♥️
Thank you Empowering Latino Futures for this recognition & for your valuable work on uplifting latin voices in literature.♥️
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Federal agents raided the WRONG HOME in Portland—no warrant, guns drawn on a family with a baby. ICE still arrested 2 people after realizing the mistake. ICE official on the aggressive tactics: "If people interpret that as aggressive, so be it."
ICE official defends agency's tactics amid fallout from raid on wrong home in Portland, Oregon
In footage shared widely on social media last week, federal immigration agents were seen breaking into a home Portland, Oregon — but the person they were looking for doesn't live there.
www.cbsnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Federal agents raided the WRONG HOME in Portland—no warrant, guns drawn on a family with a baby. ICE still arrested 2 people after realizing the mistake. ICE official on the aggressive tactics: "If people interpret that as aggressive, so be it."
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Cuts to federal funding are already making impacts in communities nationwide. Library workers worry about domino effects: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2025/10/13/librarians-sound-alarm-as-trump-administration-takes-aim-at-agency-that-supports-museums--libraries #ForOurLibraries
Librarians sound alarm as Trump admin takes aim at IMLS
Back in March, the President signed an executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as part of his effort to reduce the size and cost of the government.
spectrumlocalnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Cuts to federal funding are already making impacts in communities nationwide. Library workers worry about domino effects: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2025/10/13/librarians-sound-alarm-as-trump-administration-takes-aim-at-agency-that-supports-museums--libraries #ForOurLibraries
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE ZOMBEES, by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Katy Quarles (Simon & Shuster BFYR), out now.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE ZOMBEES, by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Katy Quarles (Simon & Shuster BFYR), out now.
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
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I've got some great news: It is thoroughly satisfying to share what I hope will be my last-ever update on the 2023 Texas book ban, a.k.a. House Bill 900, a.k.a. the READER Act, which is that a federal judge has stopped the law with a permanent injunction.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I've got some great news: It is thoroughly satisfying to share what I hope will be my last-ever update on the 2023 Texas book ban, a.k.a. House Bill 900, a.k.a. the READER Act, which is that a federal judge has stopped the law with a permanent injunction.
chrisbarton.info/the-case-aga...
chrisbarton.info/the-case-aga...
Turn It Up: Using Rap in the Classroom twowritingteachers.org/2025/09/18/r...
Turn It Up: Using Rap in the Classroom
The co-authors of Rap It Up! Discuss how rap can span the curricula to support standard skills in English/language arts, social studies, music, and SEL (social-emotional learning). Rap’s rhythm, rh…
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October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Turn It Up: Using Rap in the Classroom twowritingteachers.org/2025/09/18/r...
Behind the Scenes: "The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub" by Danna Zeiger, Ph.D. bethandersonwriter.com/2025/10/17/b...
Behind the Scenes: “The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub” by Danna Zeiger, Ph.D.
Looking back over the process of a book can be really informative. So much is forgotten over the course of the several years it takes from idea to published. Here’s an interesting post from d…
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October 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Behind the Scenes: "The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub" by Danna Zeiger, Ph.D. bethandersonwriter.com/2025/10/17/b...
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U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports
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U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports
PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found censorship increasingly routine; Florida,…
www.publishersweekly.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
September 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.
Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
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Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
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Sentence structure and word choice are two of the most important tools in your writer's kit.
Vary your sentence structure. Choose evocative words.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP
Vary your sentence structure. Choose evocative words.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Sentence structure and word choice are two of the most important tools in your writer's kit.
Vary your sentence structure. Choose evocative words.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP
Vary your sentence structure. Choose evocative words.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips #WIP
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Can you believe October begins next week? 🤯 This month flew by (I don't even think I promoted the calendar in September! 😂)
Check out all the events this fall and sign up for weekly email alerts: carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/
#KidLit #picturebooks #middlegrade #youngadult
Check out all the events this fall and sign up for weekly email alerts: carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/
#KidLit #picturebooks #middlegrade #youngadult
September 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Can you believe October begins next week? 🤯 This month flew by (I don't even think I promoted the calendar in September! 😂)
Check out all the events this fall and sign up for weekly email alerts: carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/
#KidLit #picturebooks #middlegrade #youngadult
Check out all the events this fall and sign up for weekly email alerts: carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/
#KidLit #picturebooks #middlegrade #youngadult
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Teachers! Librarians!
How School Librarian Monica DiGiovanni created a Nonfiction Unit Her Grade 3-5 Students Loved
tinyurl.com/3etr4ybm
#SchoolLibrarians #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
@lisaljrogers.bsky.social
How School Librarian Monica DiGiovanni created a Nonfiction Unit Her Grade 3-5 Students Loved
tinyurl.com/3etr4ybm
#SchoolLibrarians #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
@lisaljrogers.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Teachers! Librarians!
How School Librarian Monica DiGiovanni created a Nonfiction Unit Her Grade 3-5 Students Loved
tinyurl.com/3etr4ybm
#SchoolLibrarians #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
@lisaljrogers.bsky.social
How School Librarian Monica DiGiovanni created a Nonfiction Unit Her Grade 3-5 Students Loved
tinyurl.com/3etr4ybm
#SchoolLibrarians #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
@lisaljrogers.bsky.social
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Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.
Trump says he's fighting crime. Illinois Gov. Pritzker sees a power grab before 2026
Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.
n.pr
September 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.