I'm so excited that LOOK has been named by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE) as an Oregon Spirit Book Award honor title in the picture book category!

Thank you, OCTE, for this honor! @simonkids.bsky.social @lookingglasslit.bsky.social

Hooray! TODAY, illustrated by @steph-graegin.bsky.social, is featured in the El Reno Carnegie Library's inaugural StoryWalk on Sunset Trail.

And LOOK is featured in the Wilsonville Public Library's StoryWalk in Tivoli Park!

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Hooray! LOOK is featured in the current STORYWALK® at Tivoli Park in Wilsonville, OR.

And...I'll be reading LOOK at storytime this coming Saturday, June 28th at 11am at the Wilsonville Public Library. I hope you'll bring your littles and join me.
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Happy book birthday to IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY, with poems selected by @charleswaters.bsky.social and Irene Latham and stunning illustrations from Olivia Sua. We had a wonderful book launch yesterday, hosted by @thewritingbarn.bsky.social
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Hooray! My copy of CAN YOU IMAGINE? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono arrived! This gorgeous picture book was
written by my talented critique partner @lisatolin.bsky.social and illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social
Highly recommended!
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Rough-skinned newt! I saw four of these cuties on my run-walk yesterday. ❤️

Thank you, libraries and librarians, for providing a welcoming space for everyone in our communities and for defending the freedom to read! Librarians rock! @authorsabb.bsky.social
Special shout out to the Corvallis Public Library!

Thrilled that TODAY has been chosen as one of the Best Kids’ Books about Mental Health of 2024 from the Child Mind Institute!

Explore the full list at childmind.org/article/the-best-kids-books-on-mental-health-of-2024

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I'm excited to share that LOOK was selected for the 2025 Texas 2x2 Reading List!

You can see the full list here, along with links to the fun 2x2 coloring hat and 2x2 one-pager activities for each of the selected titles: txla.org/current-list/

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I'm thrilled to announce my newest picture book, BREATHE, coming in spring 2027! I can't wait to see how the talented Paige Keiser will illustrate this book!
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*Background photo from one of my favorite Oregon Coast locations!* 🌊🌊🌊

Happy first birthday to TODAY! I'm so proud of this joy-filled book about time and memory and I adore the beautiful illustrations by Stephanie Graegin!

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Honored to find LOOK, beautifully illustrated by Samantha Cotterill, on Betsy Bird's 2024 Math Books for Kids list! Check out the full list here - afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/10/3...

Woo hoo! LOOK has been named an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the National Science Teaching Association and the Children's Book Council!

For the complete list of winners, visit: www.nsta.org/outstanding-...

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Thrilled to share that TODAY was selected for the BEST BOARD BOOK & PICTURE BOOKS OF 2024 list from the Chicago Public Library!
chipublib.org/BestoftheBest
#picturebooks #childrensbooks #mindfulness #mindfulnessbooks #kidlitillustration #childrensillustration #TodayBook #CPLBest #bestofthebest

LOOK was inspired in part by my love of patterns!
Here are a few of the patterns I found on a recent pattern-seeking walk. Kids (and adults) can find calm and pique curiosity during pattern walks.
LOOK, written by me and illustrated by Samantha Cotterill, arrived April 16, 2024 from Simon Kids