Wendy Gassaway
@wendygassaway.bsky.social
New librarian, old teacher, enthusiastic about books, hikes, and dessert. Title Chair for Oregon Battle of the Books. 2023 AASL Innovating Reading grant. 2025 Connie Hull Grant. 2015 Book Love Foundation grant. RPCV & Fulbright exchange in Latvia. She/her.
@adamcsharp.bsky.social do you have any other terms for "like taking candy from a baby" in various languages or cultures?
October 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
@adamcsharp.bsky.social do you have any other terms for "like taking candy from a baby" in various languages or cultures?
I know there's a person on here who shares related idioms across many languages, but I can't find them, so please if you know, either tell me their handle, or tell me how whatever cultures and languages you're familiar with say "easy as taking candy from a baby." TIA!
#language #linguistic
#language #linguistic
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I know there's a person on here who shares related idioms across many languages, but I can't find them, so please if you know, either tell me their handle, or tell me how whatever cultures and languages you're familiar with say "easy as taking candy from a baby." TIA!
#language #linguistic
#language #linguistic
@halseanderson.bsky.social didn't really need to be sobbing on my front porch this morning, but Rebellion, 1776 did me in. Gotta say I love a middle grade book that doesn't pull any punches. So good.
September 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
@halseanderson.bsky.social didn't really need to be sobbing on my front porch this morning, but Rebellion, 1776 did me in. Gotta say I love a middle grade book that doesn't pull any punches. So good.
"This one simple trick will save your eyes," I grumble to myself as after several hours of doomscrolling I remember to put on my computer glasses so the words will actually be in focus.
August 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"This one simple trick will save your eyes," I grumble to myself as after several hours of doomscrolling I remember to put on my computer glasses so the words will actually be in focus.
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I think this is extraordinary: the most recent Democratic Presidential nominee thinks our political system is broken and not strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles.
We have to understand that this crisis is bigger than one person, or one party--it's the entire system.
We have to understand that this crisis is bigger than one person, or one party--it's the entire system.
Kamala Harris on Colbert: "Recently I decided, I don't want to go back into the system. I think it's broken."
"I always believed our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. Right now, I don't think they're as strong as they need to be.
"I always believed our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. Right now, I don't think they're as strong as they need to be.
August 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I think this is extraordinary: the most recent Democratic Presidential nominee thinks our political system is broken and not strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles.
We have to understand that this crisis is bigger than one person, or one party--it's the entire system.
We have to understand that this crisis is bigger than one person, or one party--it's the entire system.
I am stuck in a German hospital for several days. My friend's husband loaned me one of his precious issues of Asimov's Science Fiction. Molly Gloss's short story Wápato is simply lovely. Makes me wonder if she and LeGuin were friends. #booksky 📚💙
July 31, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I am stuck in a German hospital for several days. My friend's husband loaned me one of his precious issues of Asimov's Science Fiction. Molly Gloss's short story Wápato is simply lovely. Makes me wonder if she and LeGuin were friends. #booksky 📚💙
Me, a 56 year old woman with a horrifying foot infection as I'm briskly wheeled down a hall by the German orderly, softly to myself: wheeeee
July 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Me, a 56 year old woman with a horrifying foot infection as I'm briskly wheeled down a hall by the German orderly, softly to myself: wheeeee
Reposted by Wendy Gassaway
Happy World Rain Day! It’s raining…
– Cats and dogs (English)
– Old ladies and sticks (Welsh)
– Like a pissing cow (French)
– As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish)
– Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish)
– Pilot whales (Faroese)
– Chair legs (Greek)
– Wheelbarrows (Czech)
– Men (hallelujah)
– Cats and dogs (English)
– Old ladies and sticks (Welsh)
– Like a pissing cow (French)
– As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish)
– Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish)
– Pilot whales (Faroese)
– Chair legs (Greek)
– Wheelbarrows (Czech)
– Men (hallelujah)
July 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy World Rain Day! It’s raining…
– Cats and dogs (English)
– Old ladies and sticks (Welsh)
– Like a pissing cow (French)
– As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish)
– Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish)
– Pilot whales (Faroese)
– Chair legs (Greek)
– Wheelbarrows (Czech)
– Men (hallelujah)
– Cats and dogs (English)
– Old ladies and sticks (Welsh)
– Like a pissing cow (French)
– As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish)
– Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish)
– Pilot whales (Faroese)
– Chair legs (Greek)
– Wheelbarrows (Czech)
– Men (hallelujah)
Reposted by Wendy Gassaway
When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Shipbreakers has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Shipbreakers has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@travisbaldree.bsky.social Congrats! Legends & Lattes has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 tea!ms of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers! We 💙PNW authors!
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@travisbaldree.bsky.social Congrats! Legends & Lattes has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 tea!ms of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers! We 💙PNW authors!
@geneluenyang.bsky.social
Congrats! Your book Dragon Hoops has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
Congrats! Your book Dragon Hoops has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@geneluenyang.bsky.social
Congrats! Your book Dragon Hoops has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
Congrats! Your book Dragon Hoops has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social This is a first. Your book Cemetery Boys was chosen as a high school title for Oregon Battle of the Books, AND Sunbearer Trials was chosen as the student choice option! OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students.
July 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social This is a first. Your book Cemetery Boys was chosen as a high school title for Oregon Battle of the Books, AND Sunbearer Trials was chosen as the student choice option! OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students.
@laekanzeakemp.bsky.social Congrats! Your book An Appetite for Miracles has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@laekanzeakemp.bsky.social Congrats! Your book An Appetite for Miracles has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@ohtruth.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Uprooted has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@ohtruth.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Uprooted has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@rroumani.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Tagging Freedom has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
@rroumani.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Tagging Freedom has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@alangratz.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Projekt 1065 has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
@alangratz.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Projekt 1065 has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@sassinsf.com Congrats! Your book Ellen Outside the Lines has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
@sassinsf.com Congrats! Your book Ellen Outside the Lines has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@deuceofgears.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Dragon Pearl has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@deuceofgears.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Dragon Pearl has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@bethatintervals.bsky.social Congrats! Your book A Dictionary of Scoundrels has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@bethatintervals.bsky.social Congrats! Your book A Dictionary of Scoundrels has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@ivynoelle.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Secret Garden on 81st St. has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@ivynoelle.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Secret Garden on 81st St. has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@kaaauthor.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Odder has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
July 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@kaaauthor.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Odder has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!
@rebstead.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Lost Library has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding over 8,000 teams of students. We are excited to share your work with students all over Oregon!
July 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@rebstead.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Lost Library has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding over 8,000 teams of students. We are excited to share your work with students all over Oregon!
@wenmass.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Lost Library has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding over 8,000 teams of students. We are excited to share your work with students all over Oregon! (pls tell RS!)
July 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@wenmass.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Lost Library has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding over 8,000 teams of students. We are excited to share your work with students all over Oregon! (pls tell RS!)
@sandygrubb.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Just Like Click has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding over 8,000 teams of students. We are excited to share a local author with students all over Oregon.
July 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@sandygrubb.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Just Like Click has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding over 8,000 teams of students. We are excited to share a local author with students all over Oregon.