Annelies Judson
@babybookdel.bsky.social
Children’s writer and poet. TURKEY HURLY-BURLY due August 2025. Reviewer of children's books from a feminist perspective. Lover of science, words, and the em dash.
Try to remember to share my poems here when I share them on Substack!
#kidlit #poetry #poem #poemsforkids #childrenspoetry
#kidlit #poetry #poem #poemsforkids #childrenspoetry
June 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Try to remember to share my poems here when I share them on Substack!
#kidlit #poetry #poem #poemsforkids #childrenspoetry
#kidlit #poetry #poem #poemsforkids #childrenspoetry
June 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
My husband is a graphic designer who loves Scandinavian minimalism, so I suspect this advice came from him.
Please don’t tell him that I set this in Calibri.
#poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit
Please don’t tell him that I set this in Calibri.
#poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My husband is a graphic designer who loves Scandinavian minimalism, so I suspect this advice came from him.
Please don’t tell him that I set this in Calibri.
#poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit
Please don’t tell him that I set this in Calibri.
#poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit
I had to say the name of this cream out loud to my husband, and… 🤭
May 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I had to say the name of this cream out loud to my husband, and… 🤭
The news: A tropical cyclone is coming
My children: Can we get into our togs and play with the sprinkler by the trampoline?
My children: Can we get into our togs and play with the sprinkler by the trampoline?
April 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The news: A tropical cyclone is coming
My children: Can we get into our togs and play with the sprinkler by the trampoline?
My children: Can we get into our togs and play with the sprinkler by the trampoline?
That’s my name! On a book cover!!
The team Scholastic NZ have sent it to the printer, so soon it will be a Real Actual Book. With illustrations by award-winning Nikki Slade Robinson, who did an amazing job of bring the turkeys to life 🦃 🦃 🦃
So exciting! Watch this space for a release date 👀
The team Scholastic NZ have sent it to the printer, so soon it will be a Real Actual Book. With illustrations by award-winning Nikki Slade Robinson, who did an amazing job of bring the turkeys to life 🦃 🦃 🦃
So exciting! Watch this space for a release date 👀
April 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
That’s my name! On a book cover!!
The team Scholastic NZ have sent it to the printer, so soon it will be a Real Actual Book. With illustrations by award-winning Nikki Slade Robinson, who did an amazing job of bring the turkeys to life 🦃 🦃 🦃
So exciting! Watch this space for a release date 👀
The team Scholastic NZ have sent it to the printer, so soon it will be a Real Actual Book. With illustrations by award-winning Nikki Slade Robinson, who did an amazing job of bring the turkeys to life 🦃 🦃 🦃
So exciting! Watch this space for a release date 👀
March 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today it’s a month since I’ve been on Substack, and I’ve finally managed to get a pun in 🙌
February 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Today it’s a month since I’ve been on Substack, and I’ve finally managed to get a pun in 🙌
I’m all for a good whakatauki, but I think this advice has universal value.
February 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m all for a good whakatauki, but I think this advice has universal value.
February 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
January 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
January 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It’s not technically #ThingsWithFaces but I saw a suggestion to put googly eyes on capsicum halves and essentially what I’ve discovered is that I now have a permanent need to have googly eyes on hand in the kitchen.
January 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
It’s not technically #ThingsWithFaces but I saw a suggestion to put googly eyes on capsicum halves and essentially what I’ve discovered is that I now have a permanent need to have googly eyes on hand in the kitchen.
January 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Next iterations are the result of a day in bed with Covid. And before anyone tells me I should rest, this is literally all I did, I promise.
#author #writer #poetry #kidlit #poetryforkids #kidspoetry
#author #writer #poetry #kidlit #poetryforkids #kidspoetry
December 8, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Next iterations are the result of a day in bed with Covid. And before anyone tells me I should rest, this is literally all I did, I promise.
#author #writer #poetry #kidlit #poetryforkids #kidspoetry
#author #writer #poetry #kidlit #poetryforkids #kidspoetry
I don’t even want to think about how many hours I have spent on text alignment alone for this little book of children’s poetry 🤦🏼♀️
Here are 2 of the (so far) 5 test prints that I’ve done, each requiring new adjustments. Test Print 6 can wait until tomorrow😴
#writer #poet #book #poetry #kidlit
Here are 2 of the (so far) 5 test prints that I’ve done, each requiring new adjustments. Test Print 6 can wait until tomorrow😴
#writer #poet #book #poetry #kidlit
December 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM
TIL that Americans pronounce “solder” with a silent L and it has BLOWN MY MIND.
November 28, 2024 at 9:13 AM
TIL that Americans pronounce “solder” with a silent L and it has BLOWN MY MIND.
November 28, 2024 at 2:07 AM
November 27, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Every time I see one of these I want to say in a gravelly voice, “I am the god of Vellfire!”
November 25, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Every time I see one of these I want to say in a gravelly voice, “I am the god of Vellfire!”
November 25, 2024 at 4:35 AM
November 25, 2024 at 4:34 AM
There is nothing more satisfying than it starting to rain just as you planned to go and water the garden.
November 21, 2024 at 7:29 AM
There is nothing more satisfying than it starting to rain just as you planned to go and water the garden.