Claire A. B. Freeland
@cfreeland.bsky.social
Writer for children, #kidlit #author #SCBWI member, #12x12, psychologist, 7 books by @MaginationPress
#amwriting #PB, @rateyourstory
#amwriting #PB, @rateyourstory
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INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...
INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger (and her kids) We just missed Disability Pride Month (July!) but I would love to extend the festivities with James and Lucy’s important picture books: YOU’RE SO AMAZING!…
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August 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
INTERVIEW WITH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHORS AND #AGENTS HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMES AND LUCY CATCHPOLE, PLUS A CRITIQUE/AMA GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/i...
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#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1!
Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why.
Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!
Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why.
Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!
Guest Post for Kidlit Zombie Week 2025, Day 1: RXs TO BRING MANUSCRIPTS FROM DEAD TO READ by Lynne Marie (6/23/2025)
#KidlitZombieWeek 2025, Day 1
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June 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1!
Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why.
Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!
Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why.
Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!
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I'm excited to be a guest on Vivian Kirkfield's blog today!
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Happy #CincodeMayo! We are celebrating with a cover reveal for DARK SKIES by @lindseyhobson.bsky.social Makenzie McCarthy & it's also #ChildrensBookWeek & time for #50PreciousWordsforKids - #parents & #teachers please email your kids stories to me viviankirkfield.com/2025/05/05/c...
Cover Reveal: DARK SKIES – Another #50PreciousWords Success Story
Hello dear friends! Today we have one of my favorite posts…a book cover reveal. And it’s especially meaningful to me because this story was a #50PreciousWords prize winner in 2023. Read…
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May 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm excited to be a guest on Vivian Kirkfield's blog today!
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The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP.
app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT AUTHOR CHARLOTTE OFFSAY ABOUT MATZAH DAY, PLUS A GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/03/28/i...
INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT AUTHOR CHARLOTTE OFFSAY ABOUT MATZAH DAY, PLUS A GIVEAWAY
By Danna Zeiger I was lucky to “meet” Charlotte before I actually met her at last year’s NCTE. Through her prolific books (my kids and I especially loved The Quiet Forest) and her impressive social…
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March 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT AUTHOR CHARLOTTE OFFSAY ABOUT MATZAH DAY, PLUS A GIVEAWAY writersrumpus.com/2025/03/28/i...
Doesn't this latest Mary book look fantastic?
She’s baaaaack!
To discover the idea that sparked MARY HAD A LITTLE JAM, check out my latest Picture Book Builders post.
➡️➡️Repost for a chance to win a signed copy.
This book is my attempt to bring a little harmony into this world.
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To discover the idea that sparked MARY HAD A LITTLE JAM, check out my latest Picture Book Builders post.
➡️➡️Repost for a chance to win a signed copy.
This book is my attempt to bring a little harmony into this world.
🎶🎵🎶🎵
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/03/mary...
March 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Doesn't this latest Mary book look fantastic?
Looking forward to reading!
Enter by tomorrow!
What's happening in two weeks?
My & @jaredchapman.bsky.social's boisterous book, MONTY AND THE MUSHROOMS drops!
So let's do a giveaway!
Follow, Repost, Comment by Fri 3/7 to enter to win a signed book and some goodies! (3 avail)
#kidlit #fungifriends
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Monty-...
My & @jaredchapman.bsky.social's boisterous book, MONTY AND THE MUSHROOMS drops!
So let's do a giveaway!
Follow, Repost, Comment by Fri 3/7 to enter to win a signed book and some goodies! (3 avail)
#kidlit #fungifriends
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Monty-...
March 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Looking forward to reading!
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Hi Friends, Here is my blog post about writing about quirky kids. I talk about my son interrupting me during story time which lead to my story Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight and other ideas gathered from being a mom and a librarian. #kidlit
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MOWMT: Writing About Quirky Kids by Berrie Torgan-Randall
March 6, 2025[Note: Click on the Covers to Buy the Books] I wrote my picture book Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight (Cardinal Rule Press, October 2025) based on an event that happened when my son ...
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March 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hi Friends, Here is my blog post about writing about quirky kids. I talk about my son interrupting me during story time which lead to my story Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight and other ideas gathered from being a mom and a librarian. #kidlit
www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...
www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...
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#50PreciousWords UPDATE! Toadstool Bookshop in Keene NH says there are only 25 books in the pile for the literacy nonprofit we are supporting this year, but we had 585 contest entries. Books are the best vehicle to spread the message of #kindness & #equality. toadbooks.com/store/2 (603) 352-8815.
March 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#50PreciousWords UPDATE! Toadstool Bookshop in Keene NH says there are only 25 books in the pile for the literacy nonprofit we are supporting this year, but we had 585 contest entries. Books are the best vehicle to spread the message of #kindness & #equality. toadbooks.com/store/2 (603) 352-8815.
Thanks to @andreabrownlit.bsky.social for hosting the amazing Big Sur Children's Writers Workshop. I met and learned from incredible writers from across the country. Grateful for the #kidlit community!
February 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thanks to @andreabrownlit.bsky.social for hosting the amazing Big Sur Children's Writers Workshop. I met and learned from incredible writers from across the country. Grateful for the #kidlit community!
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Check out this super interesting post! Inspirational yet realistic.
Check out this super interesting post! Inspirational yet realistic.
I STOPPED BELIEVING SO MANY TIMES! PUBLISHING STATISTICS, PLUS CRITIQUE OPPORTUNITY FROM ALAYNE KAY CHRISTIAN
I STOPPED BELIEVING SO MANY TIMES! PUBLISHING STATISTICS, PLUS CRITIQUE OPPORTUNITY FROM ALAYNE KAY CHRISTIAN by Alayne Kay Christian Today’s post features: A brief and exciting (for me) announceme…
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February 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Check out this super interesting post! Inspirational yet realistic.
Check out this super interesting post! Inspirational yet realistic.
Looking forward to another amazing year of inspiration. #picturebooks
December 28, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Looking forward to another amazing year of inspiration. #picturebooks
This was a great interview, Jodi! So inspiring.
Delighted to be invited to share some Dragon love on the Seasons of KidLit blog to celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day - plus a HUGE giveaway, courtesy of Flashlight Press! Hope you'll join the celebration! 🥰 www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/celebra...
January 16, 2024 at 5:24 PM
This was a great interview, Jodi! So inspiring.
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Happy Birthday to #MartinLutherKingJr! Here are some of our favorite #picturebooks about MLK Jr. Read these, and more, today and every day! What are your favorites?
#12x12PB #diversebooks #diversebooksforkids #amreading
#12x12PB #diversebooks #diversebooksforkids #amreading
January 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Happy Birthday to #MartinLutherKingJr! Here are some of our favorite #picturebooks about MLK Jr. Read these, and more, today and every day! What are your favorites?
#12x12PB #diversebooks #diversebooksforkids #amreading
#12x12PB #diversebooks #diversebooksforkids #amreading
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Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member Nancy Churnin! Her #picturebook, VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART, illustrated by Monika Roza Wisniewska and published by Albert Whitman, is available for purchase: bit.ly/book-birthday
November 7, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member Nancy Churnin! Her #picturebook, VALENTINES FOR ALL: ESTHER HOWLAND CAPTURES AMERICA'S HEART, illustrated by Monika Roza Wisniewska and published by Albert Whitman, is available for purchase: bit.ly/book-birthday
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Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member Nancy Churnin) Her #picturebook, COUNTING ON SHABBAT, illustrated by Petronela Dostanova and published by Kar-Ben Publishing, released today.
See ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
See ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
November 7, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member Nancy Churnin) Her #picturebook, COUNTING ON SHABBAT, illustrated by Petronela Dostanova and published by Kar-Ben Publishing, released today.
See ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
See ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
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Woohoo! It's #12x12PB member @laurenkerstein.<a href="https://bsky.social" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bsky.social's Book Birthday for her #picturebook, REMEMBERING SUNDAYS WITH GRANDPA, illustrated by Nanette Regan and published by Beaming Books!
Take a look at ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
Take a look at ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
November 7, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Woohoo! It's #12x12PB member @laurenkerstein.<a href="https://bsky.social" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bsky.social's Book Birthday for her #picturebook, REMEMBERING SUNDAYS WITH GRANDPA, illustrated by Nanette Regan and published by Beaming Books!
Take a look at ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
Take a look at ALL of November's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday
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We're celebrating #12x12PB member @ronnidiamondstein.<a href="https://bsky.social" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bsky.social's Book Birthday today for her #picturebook, JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED, illustrated by @batslangley.<a href="https://bsky.social" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bsky.social and published by Skyhorse Publishing!
Check out her book and MANY more: bit.ly/book-birthday
Check out her book and MANY more: bit.ly/book-birthday
November 7, 2023 at 3:42 PM
We're celebrating #12x12PB member @ronnidiamondstein.<a href="https://bsky.social" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bsky.social's Book Birthday today for her #picturebook, JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED, illustrated by @batslangley.<a href="https://bsky.social" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bsky.social and published by Skyhorse Publishing!
Check out her book and MANY more: bit.ly/book-birthday
Check out her book and MANY more: bit.ly/book-birthday
Giveaway alert.
This is my first-ever Bluesky post, and it's a GIVEAWAY! To enter to win a copy of WHO MADE THIS MESS?, a laugh-out-loud picture book intended to remind kids that our assumptions are often incorrect, please follow me and share this post by 11/8. US only. Teachers/librarians are entered twice!
November 5, 2023 at 3:01 AM
Giveaway alert.
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Hey Bluesky #kidlit peeps! Heads up that if you are an author or illustrator of #picturebooks, you've only got a couple of days left to register for Picture Book Summit. We've got THE Julie Andrews joining us (not to mention the Steads and Nikki Grimes)! Check it out. picturebooksummit.com
October 5, 2023 at 6:56 PM
Hey Bluesky #kidlit peeps! Heads up that if you are an author or illustrator of #picturebooks, you've only got a couple of days left to register for Picture Book Summit. We've got THE Julie Andrews joining us (not to mention the Steads and Nikki Grimes)! Check it out. picturebooksummit.com
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I’m very proud to share the School Library Journal review of YOU GO FIRST, my second picture book with illustrator Marc Rosenthal. 🐈🐥🛝📚❤️😊
October 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM
I’m very proud to share the School Library Journal review of YOU GO FIRST, my second picture book with illustrator Marc Rosenthal. 🐈🐥🛝📚❤️😊
Middle grade kids don't have to wait until high school to learn psychology.
September 23, 2023 at 1:54 AM
Middle grade kids don't have to wait until high school to learn psychology.