Christine Van Zandt, MIGHTY MODELS series, LEVER, 2025
@christinevanzandt.bsky.social
Author of the JLG gold-standard book HOT DOG! THE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE SAUSAGE (2026) and award-winning MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS. Freelance editor/coach at Write for Success.
Soup's on! Free, downloadable content: lesson plan w/ ELA, history-social science + more at www.moniritchie.com/misomagicres....
@bookthreader.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social
#teacherstuesdays #educators #teachers #homeschool #elementaryschool #picturebook #misomagic #miso #japan #misosoup
@bookthreader.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social
#teacherstuesdays #educators #teachers #homeschool #elementaryschool #picturebook #misomagic #miso #japan #misosoup
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Soup's on! Free, downloadable content: lesson plan w/ ELA, history-social science + more at www.moniritchie.com/misomagicres....
@bookthreader.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social
#teacherstuesdays #educators #teachers #homeschool #elementaryschool #picturebook #misomagic #miso #japan #misosoup
@bookthreader.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social
#teacherstuesdays #educators #teachers #homeschool #elementaryschool #picturebook #misomagic #miso #japan #misosoup
Thank you, @jrlibraryguild.bsky.social, for choosing our book as a Gold Standard selection! Steven Salerno’s art = a doggone funny way for kids to learn some history about a favorite food. Preorders available wherever books are sold.
@macmillanlib.bsky.social #hotdog #teachers #librarians #dachshund
@macmillanlib.bsky.social #hotdog #teachers #librarians #dachshund
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you, @jrlibraryguild.bsky.social, for choosing our book as a Gold Standard selection! Steven Salerno’s art = a doggone funny way for kids to learn some history about a favorite food. Preorders available wherever books are sold.
@macmillanlib.bsky.social #hotdog #teachers #librarians #dachshund
@macmillanlib.bsky.social #hotdog #teachers #librarians #dachshund
Tomorrow I'll share my passion for helping monarch caterpillars and butterflies via my #milkweedformonarchs #nonfiction #picturebook by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social. I'll be receiving the Excellence in Nonfiction Award from the Children's Literature Council of Southern California (CLCSC). #milkweed
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tomorrow I'll share my passion for helping monarch caterpillars and butterflies via my #milkweedformonarchs #nonfiction #picturebook by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social. I'll be receiving the Excellence in Nonfiction Award from the Children's Literature Council of Southern California (CLCSC). #milkweed
On 8/7 #ProfessionalEngineersDay honors #engineers like #EmmaLilianTodd. @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social. @tracysubisak.bsky.social @marciecolleen.bsky.social #teacherstuesdays #educatorguide #teachers #educators #inventors #STEM #womeninengineering #girlpower #aviation @steamteambooks.bsky.social #ELA
August 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thanks for sharing THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF THE LEVER at scbwikitetales.com/2025/05/28/t.... Those fab illustrations are by #LesleyBreen; published by @hachettechildrens.bsky.social. This fun and educational book is available for preorder wherever you like to buy your books.
May 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thanks for sharing THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF THE LEVER at scbwikitetales.com/2025/05/28/t.... Those fab illustrations are by #LesleyBreen; published by @hachettechildrens.bsky.social. This fun and educational book is available for preorder wherever you like to buy your books.
Excited to share that MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS has been shortlisted for this prestigious award by @TheNatGen. @BeamingBooksMN @lizaroyceassoc @21fortheBooks @steamteambooks #stembooks #kidsbooks #awards #picturebooks #monarchs #butterflies #metamorphosis #teachers #librarians
April 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Excited to share that MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS has been shortlisted for this prestigious award by @TheNatGen. @BeamingBooksMN @lizaroyceassoc @21fortheBooks @steamteambooks #stembooks #kidsbooks #awards #picturebooks #monarchs #butterflies #metamorphosis #teachers #librarians
Happy #ProofreadingDay to all my fellow editors out there! #amediting
March 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Happy #ProofreadingDay to all my fellow editors out there! #amediting
On sale, 34% off, on Amazon, in honor of #westernmonarchday. Learn about this amazing butterfly’s life cycle in my book #milkweedformonarchs by @beamingbooksmn. Art by Barajas. #monarch #monarchbutterfly #caterpillar #lifecycle #elementaryschool #elementaryschoolteacher #nonfiction #picturebook
February 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
On sale, 34% off, on Amazon, in honor of #westernmonarchday. Learn about this amazing butterfly’s life cycle in my book #milkweedformonarchs by @beamingbooksmn. Art by Barajas. #monarch #monarchbutterfly #caterpillar #lifecycle #elementaryschool #elementaryschoolteacher #nonfiction #picturebook
Glad to be part of #12x12PB again this year! This supportive community encourages me to write a new PB draft each month, + SO MUCH MORE. If you're serious about PB writing, this is the place to be: www.12x12challenge.com?mc_cid=08c51....
#amwriting #kidslit #picturebook @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#amwriting #kidslit #picturebook @12x12challenge.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Glad to be part of #12x12PB again this year! This supportive community encourages me to write a new PB draft each month, + SO MUCH MORE. If you're serious about PB writing, this is the place to be: www.12x12challenge.com?mc_cid=08c51....
#amwriting #kidslit #picturebook @12x12challenge.bsky.social
#amwriting #kidslit #picturebook @12x12challenge.bsky.social
Hope to see some of you guys tomorrow at the ALA in San Diego where I'll be signing books at the 1517 Media, Beaming Books booth. Looking forward to this! #ALA2024 #americanlibraryassociation #STEM #kidsbooks #nonfiction #librarians #educators #milkweedformonarchs #ALA24 #ALAConference #ALAAC24
June 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Hope to see some of you guys tomorrow at the ALA in San Diego where I'll be signing books at the 1517 Media, Beaming Books booth. Looking forward to this! #ALA2024 #americanlibraryassociation #STEM #kidsbooks #nonfiction #librarians #educators #milkweedformonarchs #ALA24 #ALAConference #ALAAC24
Join us at 10:30 a.m. today to celebrate #EarthDay2024 @StudioCityLAPL. The library has free #milkweed seedlings (while supplies last) and I will be reading the #poem in my book #milkweedformonarchs by @BeamingBooksMN. #NationalPoetryMonth #losangeles 🌱❤️
www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
April 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Join us at 10:30 a.m. today to celebrate #EarthDay2024 @StudioCityLAPL. The library has free #milkweed seedlings (while supplies last) and I will be reading the #poem in my book #milkweedformonarchs by @BeamingBooksMN. #NationalPoetryMonth #losangeles 🌱❤️
www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
Hope to see you at the @latimesfob tomorrow! I'll be w/
@scbwi_socal (booth 826, green zone) from 10-1 then w/
@EFAFreelancers (booth 933, black zone) from 1-2. #losangeles #freeevents #losangelestimesfestivalofbooks #writingcommunity #booklove #localauthors #milkweedformonarchs #bookfest
@scbwi_socal (booth 826, green zone) from 10-1 then w/
@EFAFreelancers (booth 933, black zone) from 1-2. #losangeles #freeevents #losangelestimesfestivalofbooks #writingcommunity #booklove #localauthors #milkweedformonarchs #bookfest
April 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Hope to see you at the @latimesfob tomorrow! I'll be w/
@scbwi_socal (booth 826, green zone) from 10-1 then w/
@EFAFreelancers (booth 933, black zone) from 1-2. #losangeles #freeevents #losangelestimesfestivalofbooks #writingcommunity #booklove #localauthors #milkweedformonarchs #bookfest
@scbwi_socal (booth 826, green zone) from 10-1 then w/
@EFAFreelancers (booth 933, black zone) from 1-2. #losangeles #freeevents #losangelestimesfestivalofbooks #writingcommunity #booklove #localauthors #milkweedformonarchs #bookfest
Love #comics + #graphics? Come to COMIC ORANGE a celebration of #libraries, #graphicnovels, #cosplay, #animation, and more! Rain or shine, I'll be at #comicorange2024 tomorrow, SAT, 4/13, with @SCBWI_SoCal . The @ocpublib will have free kids events from 11-3. #kidsevents #tustin #comicbooks #games
April 12, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Love #comics + #graphics? Come to COMIC ORANGE a celebration of #libraries, #graphicnovels, #cosplay, #animation, and more! Rain or shine, I'll be at #comicorange2024 tomorrow, SAT, 4/13, with @SCBWI_SoCal . The @ocpublib will have free kids events from 11-3. #kidsevents #tustin #comicbooks #games
Celebrate #EarthDay2024 with storytime and free milkweed seedlings at the Studio City LAPL branch (Los Angeles) on MON, 4/22, 1030-11am. I'll read from my new picture book, #MilkweedforMonarchs by Beaming Books. Milkweed plants are necessary for the monarch's life cycle. 🦋 🧡
lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
March 24, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Celebrate #EarthDay2024 with storytime and free milkweed seedlings at the Studio City LAPL branch (Los Angeles) on MON, 4/22, 1030-11am. I'll read from my new picture book, #MilkweedforMonarchs by Beaming Books. Milkweed plants are necessary for the monarch's life cycle. 🦋 🧡
lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
lapl.org/whats-on/eve...
Monarch butterflies begin their journey back from overwintering grounds right around now. They somehow know to return to places where their ancestors were from, hoping the milkweed that supported previous generations is still there. #milkweedformonarchs by Beaming Books #learnaboutbutterfliesday 🦋🧡
March 14, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Monarch butterflies begin their journey back from overwintering grounds right around now. They somehow know to return to places where their ancestors were from, hoping the milkweed that supported previous generations is still there. #milkweedformonarchs by Beaming Books #learnaboutbutterfliesday 🦋🧡
FREE Butterfly-Themed Kids Event: Storytime, Craft, and Snacks 🦋SAT, 2/24, 11am, Venice library 🦋 Learn how our local monarch butterflies depend on milkweed. Best for grades K-3. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #freeevent #library #kidsevent #venice #losangeles #milkweedformonarchs @BeamingBooksMN
February 23, 2024 at 4:25 PM
FREE Butterfly-Themed Kids Event: Storytime, Craft, and Snacks 🦋SAT, 2/24, 11am, Venice library 🦋 Learn how our local monarch butterflies depend on milkweed. Best for grades K-3. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #freeevent #library #kidsevent #venice #losangeles #milkweedformonarchs @BeamingBooksMN
FREE KIDS EVENT. Please join me SAT 2/24 11am, #venicecalifornia library: storytime, craft, and snack. I'll read my new picture book, Milkweed for Monarchs. Book-related giveaways for kids age 3-8. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #losangeles #freeevent #freeeventforkids @venicelapl #milkweedformonarchs
February 19, 2024 at 9:38 PM
FREE KIDS EVENT. Please join me SAT 2/24 11am, #venicecalifornia library: storytime, craft, and snack. I'll read my new picture book, Milkweed for Monarchs. Book-related giveaways for kids age 3-8. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #losangeles #freeevent #freeeventforkids @venicelapl #milkweedformonarchs
I'm thrilled to launch my new picture book into the world today and want to thank Beaming Books, @andreahall.bsky.social, Alejandra Barajas, and Liza Fleissig. We did it together! Yay, team! #newbooks #kidslit #nonfiction #picturebook
February 6, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I'm thrilled to launch my new picture book into the world today and want to thank Beaming Books, @andreahall.bsky.social, Alejandra Barajas, and Liza Fleissig. We did it together! Yay, team! #newbooks #kidslit #nonfiction #picturebook
It's #westernmonarchday and I'm sowing seeds in trays hoping they hurry up and grow. We have overwintering butterflies coming back already and our milkweed garden is slim. I've got a wide variety: from our yard, Theodore Payne, and Save Our Monarchs. #milkweedformonarchs #butterflies #caterpillars 🦋
February 5, 2024 at 6:43 PM
It's #westernmonarchday and I'm sowing seeds in trays hoping they hurry up and grow. We have overwintering butterflies coming back already and our milkweed garden is slim. I've got a wide variety: from our yard, Theodore Payne, and Save Our Monarchs. #milkweedformonarchs #butterflies #caterpillars 🦋
Each year has four monarch generations. The longer-living 4th generation migrates south as temps cool. When it warms, they fly to where their ancestors hatched—a place they've never been! How they know where to go is a mystery. #milkweedformonarchs #picturebook by Beaming Books 🦋#kidslit #nonfiction
February 4, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Each year has four monarch generations. The longer-living 4th generation migrates south as temps cool. When it warms, they fly to where their ancestors hatched—a place they've never been! How they know where to go is a mystery. #milkweedformonarchs #picturebook by Beaming Books 🦋#kidslit #nonfiction
LA has A+ bookstores! I'm lucky to be right between Chevalier's & Skylight and a short drive from Vroman's, Once Upon a Time, & Children's Book World. Happy to support local, small businesses. #bookstores #bookstoread #SmallBusiness #smallbusinessowner #saturdayvibes #losangeles #kidslit #newbooks
February 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
LA has A+ bookstores! I'm lucky to be right between Chevalier's & Skylight and a short drive from Vroman's, Once Upon a Time, & Children's Book World. Happy to support local, small businesses. #bookstores #bookstoread #SmallBusiness #smallbusinessowner #saturdayvibes #losangeles #kidslit #newbooks
Monarch caterpillars have black, white, and yellow stripes—and they eat a lot! Holes in #milkweed plants mean the little guys are moving through their life cycles, trying to become #butterflies. Milkweed is the only plant they can eat so please plant #milkweedformonarchs. #funfactsfriday #kidslit 🦋
February 2, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Monarch caterpillars have black, white, and yellow stripes—and they eat a lot! Holes in #milkweed plants mean the little guys are moving through their life cycles, trying to become #butterflies. Milkweed is the only plant they can eat so please plant #milkweedformonarchs. #funfactsfriday #kidslit 🦋
Just in: the 2023 numbers for western monarchs per the overwintering count by Xerces. Please plant #milkweedformonarchs to help keep them from extinction--which we nearly saw when 2020 had fewer than 2000 butterflies. #milkweed #monarchbutterflies #butterflies #kidslit #nativeplants #STEMeducation 🦋
February 1, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Just in: the 2023 numbers for western monarchs per the overwintering count by Xerces. Please plant #milkweedformonarchs to help keep them from extinction--which we nearly saw when 2020 had fewer than 2000 butterflies. #milkweed #monarchbutterflies #butterflies #kidslit #nativeplants #STEMeducation 🦋
Today's post in my 10-day countdown to publication is all fluff--milkweed fluff that is. You know, the white stuff that floats on the wind kind of like when you blow on a dandelion. #milkweedformonarchs by Beaming Books. #milkweed #monarchbutterflies #kidslit #funfacts #butterflies #educators #stem
January 31, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Today's post in my 10-day countdown to publication is all fluff--milkweed fluff that is. You know, the white stuff that floats on the wind kind of like when you blow on a dandelion. #milkweedformonarchs by Beaming Books. #milkweed #monarchbutterflies #kidslit #funfacts #butterflies #educators #stem