Annette Whipple
@annettewhipple.bsky.social
Writer & Speaker. Baker (and burner) of cookies. Mom & wife.
Celebrates curiosity in the world and nonfiction kidlit.
https://www.annettewhipple.com/
Celebrates curiosity in the world and nonfiction kidlit.
https://www.annettewhipple.com/
Today's the book birthday of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS!
I love this book...and the entire series!
I love this book...and the entire series!
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today's the book birthday of FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS!
I love this book...and the entire series!
I love this book...and the entire series!
Super excited to be talking about potential next books in The Truth About series! Flick! The Truth About Lizards isn't pictured.
What would you add?
What would you add?
July 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Super excited to be talking about potential next books in The Truth About series! Flick! The Truth About Lizards isn't pictured.
What would you add?
What would you add?
Coil baskets are hand-woven typically out of soft materials. This was the first one I made.
April 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Coil baskets are hand-woven typically out of soft materials. This was the first one I made.
Can you FEEL the difference when you go outside?
I can!
I can!
April 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Can you FEEL the difference when you go outside?
I can!
I can!
Help your students think deeper about animals on Earth Day and every day!
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
April 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Help your students think deeper about animals on Earth Day and every day!
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
15-20 STEM and ELA activities! FREE! No email needed!
Books about owls, dogs, spiders, frogs, cats, and sharks.
(Shark teacher guide isn’t ready yet…all the others are!)
www.annettewhipple.com/search/label...
I'm ready for #TLA!
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
April 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm ready for #TLA!
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
Today from 3-5 I'll be in the Reycraft booth #2209. Stop by for your copy of Chomp! The Truth About Sharks!
#texaslibraryassociation
Here are my public events for the next couple of months. Will I see you at any?
I'm also excited for my school visits scheduled for tomorrow, as well as in April and May!
I'm also excited for my school visits scheduled for tomorrow, as well as in April and May!
March 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Here are my public events for the next couple of months. Will I see you at any?
I'm also excited for my school visits scheduled for tomorrow, as well as in April and May!
I'm also excited for my school visits scheduled for tomorrow, as well as in April and May!
Got curious kids? Use this free teacher guide with 8 ELA and 11 STEAM activities to #celebratecuriosity about frogs!
#stem #edguide #worldfrogday www.annettewhipple.com/2022/05/frog...
#stem #edguide #worldfrogday www.annettewhipple.com/2022/05/frog...
March 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Got curious kids? Use this free teacher guide with 8 ELA and 11 STEAM activities to #celebratecuriosity about frogs!
#stem #edguide #worldfrogday www.annettewhipple.com/2022/05/frog...
#stem #edguide #worldfrogday www.annettewhipple.com/2022/05/frog...
Shocked and deeply honored. I still don't have words though I've known for weeks.
I've been named the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author/Illustrator by Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
And yesterday at a school visit, I got to hug a librarian. They matter! #PSLA #kidlit #nonfiction
I've been named the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author/Illustrator by Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
And yesterday at a school visit, I got to hug a librarian. They matter! #PSLA #kidlit #nonfiction
February 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Shocked and deeply honored. I still don't have words though I've known for weeks.
I've been named the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author/Illustrator by Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
And yesterday at a school visit, I got to hug a librarian. They matter! #PSLA #kidlit #nonfiction
I've been named the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author/Illustrator by Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
And yesterday at a school visit, I got to hug a librarian. They matter! #PSLA #kidlit #nonfiction
Kiwi the #CatAssistant encourages me to reflect and daydream as I write.
#CatSky #CatsOfBluesky #Uplift
#CatSky #CatsOfBluesky #Uplift
January 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Kiwi the #CatAssistant encourages me to reflect and daydream as I write.
#CatSky #CatsOfBluesky #Uplift
#CatSky #CatsOfBluesky #Uplift
One of my favorite moments with my #CatAssistant was when Kiwi proclaimed my book MEOW! THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS good enough to sleep on when my author copies arrived!
Thanks to @debbieohi.com for this photo challenge!
Thanks to @debbieohi.com for this photo challenge!
January 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One of my favorite moments with my #CatAssistant was when Kiwi proclaimed my book MEOW! THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS good enough to sleep on when my author copies arrived!
Thanks to @debbieohi.com for this photo challenge!
Thanks to @debbieohi.com for this photo challenge!
COVER REVEAL!
FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS is the seventh book in The Truth About series. Like the others, this book features fascinating facts, bold photographs, and humorous illustrations.
Pre-order at your local bookstore (or online). Request your library to get a copy!
#nonfictionforkids
FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS is the seventh book in The Truth About series. Like the others, this book features fascinating facts, bold photographs, and humorous illustrations.
Pre-order at your local bookstore (or online). Request your library to get a copy!
#nonfictionforkids
January 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
COVER REVEAL!
FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS is the seventh book in The Truth About series. Like the others, this book features fascinating facts, bold photographs, and humorous illustrations.
Pre-order at your local bookstore (or online). Request your library to get a copy!
#nonfictionforkids
FLICK! THE TRUTH ABOUT LIZARDS is the seventh book in The Truth About series. Like the others, this book features fascinating facts, bold photographs, and humorous illustrations.
Pre-order at your local bookstore (or online). Request your library to get a copy!
#nonfictionforkids
Did you know?
Learn more in Quirky Critter Devotions: 52 Wild Wonders for Kids!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
Learn more in Quirky Critter Devotions: 52 Wild Wonders for Kids!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Did you know?
Learn more in Quirky Critter Devotions: 52 Wild Wonders for Kids!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
Learn more in Quirky Critter Devotions: 52 Wild Wonders for Kids!
@tyndalehouse.bsky.social
I call work-for-hire and the educational market the publishing world's best-kept secret. Want to write for kids or teens without a platform or agent? Then it might be for you!
www.scbwi.org/events/get-y...
www.scbwi.org/events/get-y...
November 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I call work-for-hire and the educational market the publishing world's best-kept secret. Want to write for kids or teens without a platform or agent? Then it might be for you!
www.scbwi.org/events/get-y...
www.scbwi.org/events/get-y...
Spent the morning with writers at an online event. This morning's focus was marketing. This afternoon, school visits! I taught BuildbYour Own Book Launch! Lots of fun with #SCBWI! #authorlife
June 15, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Spent the morning with writers at an online event. This morning's focus was marketing. This afternoon, school visits! I taught BuildbYour Own Book Launch! Lots of fun with #SCBWI! #authorlife
I call the educational market the publishing world's best kept secret since you can get published without an idea or an agent...but you do need real writing skills!
Learn more>> www.annettewhipple.com/2019/01/writ...
Learn more>> www.annettewhipple.com/2019/01/writ...
April 9, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I call the educational market the publishing world's best kept secret since you can get published without an idea or an agent...but you do need real writing skills!
Learn more>> www.annettewhipple.com/2019/01/writ...
Learn more>> www.annettewhipple.com/2019/01/writ...
You might know I write nonfiction, but did you know I was a late reader? Many students appreciate hearing that when I visit schools.
Learn more about me at my updated FAQ!
www.annettewhipple.com/2017/02/faq-...
Learn more about me at my updated FAQ!
www.annettewhipple.com/2017/02/faq-...
April 9, 2024 at 3:51 PM
You might know I write nonfiction, but did you know I was a late reader? Many students appreciate hearing that when I visit schools.
Learn more about me at my updated FAQ!
www.annettewhipple.com/2017/02/faq-...
Learn more about me at my updated FAQ!
www.annettewhipple.com/2017/02/faq-...
It's finally here! I'm grateful that today is the book birthday of QUIRKY CRITTER DEVOTIONS: 52 WILD WONDERS FOR KIDS. It began with an idea very different from the published book in 2016. Live in wonder!
Published by Tyndale.
Published by Tyndale.
March 5, 2024 at 1:34 PM
It's finally here! I'm grateful that today is the book birthday of QUIRKY CRITTER DEVOTIONS: 52 WILD WONDERS FOR KIDS. It began with an idea very different from the published book in 2016. Live in wonder!
Published by Tyndale.
Published by Tyndale.
Do you wish your school would invest in author visits?
I just finished four visits in the same district. The students were sooooo excited!
If you need ideas to fund an author visit, consider the ones here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2019/06/how-...
I just finished four visits in the same district. The students were sooooo excited!
If you need ideas to fund an author visit, consider the ones here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2019/06/how-...
February 29, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Do you wish your school would invest in author visits?
I just finished four visits in the same district. The students were sooooo excited!
If you need ideas to fund an author visit, consider the ones here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2019/06/how-...
I just finished four visits in the same district. The students were sooooo excited!
If you need ideas to fund an author visit, consider the ones here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2019/06/how-...
It took nearly 8 years and multiple do-overs, but this book's publication is a story of triumph.
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/a-st...
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/a-st...
February 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM
It took nearly 8 years and multiple do-overs, but this book's publication is a story of triumph.
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/a-st...
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/a-st...
My thirteenth book comes out in a month, but getting traditionally published isn't easy.
So how did I #getpublished? Each book has its own story. Read the stories here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/how-...
So how did I #getpublished? Each book has its own story. Read the stories here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/how-...
February 5, 2024 at 6:24 PM
My thirteenth book comes out in a month, but getting traditionally published isn't easy.
So how did I #getpublished? Each book has its own story. Read the stories here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/how-...
So how did I #getpublished? Each book has its own story. Read the stories here.
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/02/how-...
Whether you use binders or notebooks, a table of contents will help you keep your research organized!
www.annettewhipple.com/2021/09/how-...
www.annettewhipple.com/2021/09/how-...
January 31, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Whether you use binders or notebooks, a table of contents will help you keep your research organized!
www.annettewhipple.com/2021/09/how-...
www.annettewhipple.com/2021/09/how-...
Seriously, nonfiction picture books are so different than fiction picture books and nonfiction writing for adults. Now #kidlit writers have an exceptional resource from Kirsten W Larson!
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/01/the-...
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/01/the-...
January 15, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Seriously, nonfiction picture books are so different than fiction picture books and nonfiction writing for adults. Now #kidlit writers have an exceptional resource from Kirsten W Larson!
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/01/the-...
www.annettewhipple.com/2024/01/the-...
Here is a list of 38 possible activities to use with Little House in the Big Woods.
Yes, the Little House books need to be discussed when read. I wrote a book to help.
www.wildercompanion.com/2024/01/acti...
Yes, the Little House books need to be discussed when read. I wrote a book to help.
www.wildercompanion.com/2024/01/acti...
January 15, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Here is a list of 38 possible activities to use with Little House in the Big Woods.
Yes, the Little House books need to be discussed when read. I wrote a book to help.
www.wildercompanion.com/2024/01/acti...
Yes, the Little House books need to be discussed when read. I wrote a book to help.
www.wildercompanion.com/2024/01/acti...