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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Happy Black History Month 🖤✨
Libraries and books are from perfect. The Dewey Decimal System is imperfect. But we will never forget the work of Dorothy B. Porter. She decolonized the Dewey Decimal System. She helped us belong in libraries, in books.
We celebrate and thank you, Dorothy B. Porter 💜📚
Libraries and books are from perfect. The Dewey Decimal System is imperfect. But we will never forget the work of Dorothy B. Porter. She decolonized the Dewey Decimal System. She helped us belong in libraries, in books.
We celebrate and thank you, Dorothy B. Porter 💜📚
February 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Happy Black History Month 🖤✨
Libraries and books are from perfect. The Dewey Decimal System is imperfect. But we will never forget the work of Dorothy B. Porter. She decolonized the Dewey Decimal System. She helped us belong in libraries, in books.
We celebrate and thank you, Dorothy B. Porter 💜📚
Libraries and books are from perfect. The Dewey Decimal System is imperfect. But we will never forget the work of Dorothy B. Porter. She decolonized the Dewey Decimal System. She helped us belong in libraries, in books.
We celebrate and thank you, Dorothy B. Porter 💜📚
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Some of y’all forgot what The Sound of Music was really about and why your mothers and fathers fought back. But the generation you raised didn’t forget. And the generation we raise sure as hell won’t.
February 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Some of y’all forgot what The Sound of Music was really about and why your mothers and fathers fought back. But the generation you raised didn’t forget. And the generation we raise sure as hell won’t.
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These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM
These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
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If you’re a writer or artist who wants to help raise funds for those impacted, check out the auction by Publishing for Minnesota from Jan 29 to Jan 30.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 PM
If you’re a writer or artist who wants to help raise funds for those impacted, check out the auction by Publishing for Minnesota from Jan 29 to Jan 30.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Liam is not my son or daughter but could be.
I can’t imagine how scared Liam or any of the hundreds of kids detained all over the United States.
I’m sharing this because Liam is 5 years old.
I can’t imagine how scared Liam or any of the hundreds of kids detained all over the United States.
I’m sharing this because Liam is 5 years old.
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Liam is not my son or daughter but could be.
I can’t imagine how scared Liam or any of the hundreds of kids detained all over the United States.
I’m sharing this because Liam is 5 years old.
I can’t imagine how scared Liam or any of the hundreds of kids detained all over the United States.
I’m sharing this because Liam is 5 years old.
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I made an interactive map! This is a look at the effects Tx book-banning laws have had just *since the end of last school year*. I made it because it's easy to hear a shocking story about a book ban and then forget it and lose the larger picture.
www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
Mapping Texas Book Bans SY 25-26 - Google My Maps
Mapping Texas Book Bans SY 25-26
www.google.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I made an interactive map! This is a look at the effects Tx book-banning laws have had just *since the end of last school year*. I made it because it's easy to hear a shocking story about a book ban and then forget it and lose the larger picture.
www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
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if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
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6/ There's tons more interesting information in the full survey — more than I had space to write up! For example, here are the genres Americans say they read, and which ones men and women say they read!
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
6/ There's tons more interesting information in the full survey — more than I had space to write up! For example, here are the genres Americans say they read, and which ones men and women say they read!
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#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
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As some of you already know, my father passed just a few weeks ago. Now that I'm back in Las Vegas, I wanted to share some thoughts on his death, his life, and what I see as his legacy.
christullbane.com/2025/11/18/m...
christullbane.com/2025/11/18/m...
No Failure
On my father's death, his life, his memory, his legacy, and why, despite his own concerns, he was no failure.
christullbane.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As some of you already know, my father passed just a few weeks ago. Now that I'm back in Las Vegas, I wanted to share some thoughts on his death, his life, and what I see as his legacy.
christullbane.com/2025/11/18/m...
christullbane.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Healing words
“Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN.
It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Healing words
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Every Christmas, when I see Santa Claus for the first time, I always say, "Hi Santa, how long has it been?" And he always replies, “A year!
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Every Christmas, when I see Santa Claus for the first time, I always say, "Hi Santa, how long has it been?" And he always replies, “A year!
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Episodes 257 My Creative Life, my guest is @patzmiller.bsky.social author of Sophie's Squash and One Can Be. I met Pat in person at the SCBWI Southern Breeze Conference. ❤️
To listen to the interview: Source: Apple Podcasts share.google/2JDVmKqkwYSt...
#kidlit #writer #writingcommunity #author
To listen to the interview: Source: Apple Podcasts share.google/2JDVmKqkwYSt...
#kidlit #writer #writingcommunity #author
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Episodes 257 My Creative Life, my guest is @patzmiller.bsky.social author of Sophie's Squash and One Can Be. I met Pat in person at the SCBWI Southern Breeze Conference. ❤️
To listen to the interview: Source: Apple Podcasts share.google/2JDVmKqkwYSt...
#kidlit #writer #writingcommunity #author
To listen to the interview: Source: Apple Podcasts share.google/2JDVmKqkwYSt...
#kidlit #writer #writingcommunity #author
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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
ellenleventhal.com/2025/11/dell...
@dellarossferreri.bsky.social
THE MOUSE BUFFET: A CHRISTMAS TREAT
ellenleventhal.com/2025/11/dell...
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
ellenleventhal.com/2025/11/dell...
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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.♥️