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Tanya Packer
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I saw that we're posting dragons today!

I'm excited to share that Rainbow Dragon has a new friend! Cover reveal coming soon!

#dragon #kidlit #fantasy
February 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day, friends!!
Sending tons of 💜
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Do any of you know if there are any bookish/writerly auctions happening or being planned to raise funds for Minneapolis right now? I'd love to donate some courses or services.

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity #BookSky #EditorSky #WriterSky
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Rainbow Dragon has exciting news coming soon! 💜

#picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitbooks
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Thanks again @myhauger.bsky.social!
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Alder, aided by his mother, leads his inter specie cohorts to fresh food.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
amazon.com/dp/B0CQR9CDYP
Children Of The Serengeti
Amazon.com: Children Of The Serengeti eBook : Fields, Hope: Books
amazon.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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This podcast episode is SO GOOD! Amanda Jones & Audrey Wilson Youngblood tell their stories of being attacked by book banners, and director Kim A. Snyder explains how she made the film. Great questions from Kate & Charlie, who ❤️ libraries. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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"...what contemporary books do that most legacy titles don’t is reflect the world that children currently live in and its values" www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Don’t let nostalgia cloud your judgment: some of the best picture books are actually the newest | Kate Temple
Contemporary children’s books reflect the diversity and values of a changing world – but getting new titles into small hands is harder than ever
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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I'm not a big sci-fi/speculative fiction reader myself, but since there's been some conversation on here about book recommendations, here's a list from a thoughtful writer: theblerdlibrary.com/2026/02/06/2...
28 Black Speculative Fiction Books For Black History Month
For Black History Month, I'm creating 2 lists to highlight Black speculative fiction: one for books and one for comics! This first list is for books, so buckle up and take notes! But first, let's expl...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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2026 Black History Month Picture Book Biographies buff.ly/oDaCTRf
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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“And it’s not just an attack on librarians, but it’s attack on the books. But they’re also trying to devalue and defund libraries as a whole across the board.”

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February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Rainbow Dragon has exciting news coming soon! 💜

#picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitbooks
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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Rainbow Dragon is a perfect picture book for World Reading Aloud Day!

#WorldReadAloudDay
#kidlit #picturebooks
February 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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These Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Month by Black Authors will help widen a child’s perspective and show how they can make the world a better, more equitable place.

Check them out👇
www.kidlit.tv/2024/01/chil...

#blackhistorymonth #kidlit
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Oh, might as well repost this #fancy fellow as well...

#FebruArty #birds
Digital painting of an Indian peafowl facing almost directly to the front but the head is angled down and to the right slightly. This is a peacock in closeup so that only its neck, head, and part of its fanned out tail are visible. The peacock has a brilliant turquoise blue coloration on neck and head with bright green on the close-laid structure of feathers out of which the longer tail feathers emerge. The tail feathers have eye like patterns of dark blue, turquoise blue, light brown, and yellow at spaced intervals.
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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For the #FebruArty theme of #fancy, does it get much fancier in the dog world?

(...and if you saw the version of this with the typo, no you didn't. I am not in a state of mind at the moment to allow typos to stand😭😅)
Digital drawing in white ink against a black background of a standard poodle seen in profile facing right. Its coat is cut into pompom shapes along the tail, around the leg and hip joints, and left longer around the chest and back of head with an additional pompom standing straight up above the eyes.
February 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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This is great!

Unfortunately an Ontarian company is still making armoured vehicles for ICE and Doug Ford is enthusiastically supporting this

You should use this letter template I made to tell Doug Ford that he needs to reverse course, condemn & cancel the contract
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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My baby always by my side. 💜

Did his medical response, dpt, and task perfectly in the urgent care unit.
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Thanks Jordana!!
Sorry if I repeat…

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January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Seriously, though, be safe out there!
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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Waiting patiently for my son to come home!
Poor babies.
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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In honour of Caturday....
Pic 1 Theo sleeping on the heat vent.
Pic 2 Theo chilling
Pic 3 Theo and Felix telling me it's past bedtime
Pic 4 Theo and Felix telling me Gavin is downstairs
January 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Day 16: Free Friday or how do your characters handle stress

They go outside and play! Or make new friends.....

#WritingCommunity #FantasyIndiesJanuary
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January 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Day 15: 🤦‍♀️ The last, current, and future reads will all be for my course! .... for the next 3 years 😆

#WritingCommunity #FantasyIndiesJanuary
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January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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I received the best compliment ever this morning!

I had a mom reach out to tell me her daughter wanted to be more like Kaylee! (The pictures are not of her daughter!)

This is why I write!!!

#bestcomplimentever #raisingreaders #kidlitbooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
January 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM