Boni Ashburn
@boniashburn.bsky.social
Children’s Book Author.
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
I too detest leafblowers, but Chuck Wendig explains it so much better than I could ever
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I too detest leafblowers, but Chuck Wendig explains it so much better than I could ever
Went to a local show yesterday. Support the arts where they start!
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Went to a local show yesterday. Support the arts where they start!
Current read and I am loving it so far!
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Current read and I am loving it so far!
Current listen, incredibly well-written. She has a mesmerizing voice and a heartbreaking story. Should be required reading for all humans.
I’m so glad she survived this traumatic experience and shares her talent with the world (Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All was a DELIGHTFUL chapter book!)
I’m so glad she survived this traumatic experience and shares her talent with the world (Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All was a DELIGHTFUL chapter book!)
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Current listen, incredibly well-written. She has a mesmerizing voice and a heartbreaking story. Should be required reading for all humans.
I’m so glad she survived this traumatic experience and shares her talent with the world (Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All was a DELIGHTFUL chapter book!)
I’m so glad she survived this traumatic experience and shares her talent with the world (Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All was a DELIGHTFUL chapter book!)
Current read, recommended by some high school students at lunch (“Oh my god it’s so good you have to read it!!”)
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Current read, recommended by some high school students at lunch (“Oh my god it’s so good you have to read it!!”)
Just finished this last night and @annbraden.bsky.social how in the hell did you pack so much character and plot and action into 165 pages?? It’s terrific!! So kid-friendly. We need more middle-grades like this.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just finished this last night and @annbraden.bsky.social how in the hell did you pack so much character and plot and action into 165 pages?? It’s terrific!! So kid-friendly. We need more middle-grades like this.
Current read- and she just called out The Giving Tree and I’m here for it 😅
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Current read- and she just called out The Giving Tree and I’m here for it 😅
Three DELIGHTFUL picture books in my order today ❤️❤️❤️
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Three DELIGHTFUL picture books in my order today ❤️❤️❤️
Well-deserved! This is a terrific book.
So happy to see my friend Jill Esbaum's It's Corn Picking Time! on the Chicago Public Library's Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2025! tinyurl.com/mscc4w4b
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Well-deserved! This is a terrific book.
I have no shortage of ideas. I collect them like my lawn collects dandelions. My problem is finding my way into a story. Figuring out HOW to tell it can take me months. Or years.
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I have no shortage of ideas. I collect them like my lawn collects dandelions. My problem is finding my way into a story. Figuring out HOW to tell it can take me months. Or years.
I love end-of-year book lists! I use them to gauge the success of my collection development. I brought in 31 of the Time 100 Best Books of 2025! Not too bad for a small library 😊
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I love end-of-year book lists! I use them to gauge the success of my collection development. I brought in 31 of the Time 100 Best Books of 2025! Not too bad for a small library 😊
I think about this every day.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I think about this every day.
YESSSSSSS!!!!
SCOTUS doing one thing right: www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
YESSSSSSS!!!!
I haven’t always been a primary voter, but I sure as hell will be one next year. Whoever’s running against Gary Peters, you have my vote.
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I haven’t always been a primary voter, but I sure as hell will be one next year. Whoever’s running against Gary Peters, you have my vote.
Current read (and so far I’m LOVING it!)
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Current read (and so far I’m LOVING it!)
I have made the young children’s room at my library so awesome that kids don’t want to leave and this causes all kinds of problems for the parents but I’m not gonna apologize for it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I have made the young children’s room at my library so awesome that kids don’t want to leave and this causes all kinds of problems for the parents but I’m not gonna apologize for it.
We’re a small library, so we have a physical suggestion box- or patrons just ask me. I bring in probably 8/10 requests- it really does work!
If there’s an author you appreciate, one of the simplest, most helpful, least expensive things you can do for them is ask your public library to add that author’s newest book to their collection.
Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!
Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We’re a small library, so we have a physical suggestion box- or patrons just ask me. I bring in probably 8/10 requests- it really does work!
Current listen- and as I’m driving around, I’m definitely looking at the plants and trees 👀
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Current listen- and as I’m driving around, I’m definitely looking at the plants and trees 👀
This.
Just because you personally don't have kids doesn't mean you don't benefit from public education exisiting.
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This.
Librarian on a short post-conference vacation checks out the hot spots in Muskegon, Michigan
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Librarian on a short post-conference vacation checks out the hot spots in Muskegon, Michigan
The best part of this post is
“…because of a library book.” ❤️
“…because of a library book.” ❤️
When I was a kid, I remember my mom making both my blue fairy costume one year and especially my Florence Nightingale costume (I was obsessed because of a library book). For the latter, she made me an entire blue dress, a little cap, and an apron with a Red Cross on it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The best part of this post is
“…because of a library book.” ❤️
“…because of a library book.” ❤️
Happy Halloween y’all! 🎃
Teen vampire serenading his beloved in the moonlight. Of course, I had Peter Gabriel’s ‘In Your Eyes’ on repeat in my head while working on this. Also, Teenage Wasteland.
#KidLitArt #vampire #HalloweenArt #SpookyArt #SpookySeason #HalloweenIllustration #Halloween
#KidLitArt #vampire #HalloweenArt #SpookyArt #SpookySeason #HalloweenIllustration #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Halloween y’all! 🎃
“Libraries don’t tell us what to think. They teach us to think for ourselves.”
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Libraries don’t tell us what to think. They teach us to think for ourselves.”