Julie Winterbottom
@jwbottom.bsky.social
Children's book author. Debut PB bio, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, in March 2025 from Rocky Pond/Penguin. Author of PRANKLOPEDIA, FRIGHTLOPEDIA, WHAT A BLAST! #kidlit #12x12 Cajun accordion player, porch-sitter
The November newsletter from Kid Lit for Growing Minds is here, featuring this great post from author @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social Every Seed (and Book) Holds Possibility open.substack.com/pub/kidlitfo...
Every Seed (and Book) Holds Possibility
By Lynn Street
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November 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The November newsletter from Kid Lit for Growing Minds is here, featuring this great post from author @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social Every Seed (and Book) Holds Possibility open.substack.com/pub/kidlitfo...
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Don't miss this post about #primarysources and GIVEAWAY! #Nonfiction #Nature #PictureBook @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social
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Behind the Scenes: “How Primary Sources Can Grow Your Nonfiction Nature Picture Book” by Lynn Street
It’s quite amazing when you find primary sources that provide the seed, or acorn, that allows you to tell a story that for a while seemed lifeless. Check out this great post from debut author…
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September 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Our Sept. newsletter, article by @lisaljrogers.bsky.social, and #giveaway is ready to read! Find book news, teaching tips, inspiration, & more. Subscribe to receive a special download and bio book list by our KL4GM creatives! 💕📚💕
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Picture Book Biographies: Teaching Tools Full of Possibility
By Lisa Rogers
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September 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our Sept. newsletter, article by @lisaljrogers.bsky.social, and #giveaway is ready to read! Find book news, teaching tips, inspiration, & more. Subscribe to receive a special download and bio book list by our KL4GM creatives! 💕📚💕
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Win a copy of Magic in a Drop of Water! Just comment on the post. Behind the Scenes: "Using Poetry to Get Unstuck" by Julie Winterbottom @bandersonwriter.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/06/b...
Behind the Scenes: “Using Poetry to Get Unstuck” by Julie Winterbottom
Ah yes, the conundrum of TMI (too much information). I know it well. It’s like you’re a kid in a candy store and can only choose one of the many varieties tempting you. Here’s a w…
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June 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Win a copy of Magic in a Drop of Water! Just comment on the post. Behind the Scenes: "Using Poetry to Get Unstuck" by Julie Winterbottom @bandersonwriter.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/06/b...
Hudson Valley, NY! I'll be reading my new ecology-themed picture book, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER at @splitrockbks.bsky.social Sun 4/13 10:30am. For kids 4-104! @penguinkids.bsky.social #rockypondbooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #womeninstem
April 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hudson Valley, NY! I'll be reading my new ecology-themed picture book, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER at @splitrockbks.bsky.social Sun 4/13 10:30am. For kids 4-104! @penguinkids.bsky.social #rockypondbooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #womeninstem
I loved reading MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER at the @acadnatsci.bsky.social in Philly, where the subject of my book, Ruth Patrick, spent her entire career. Her pith helmet and field microscope were on disply. @penguinschoollib.bsky.social #rockypondbooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem
April 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I loved reading MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER at the @acadnatsci.bsky.social in Philly, where the subject of my book, Ruth Patrick, spent her entire career. Her pith helmet and field microscope were on disply. @penguinschoollib.bsky.social #rockypondbooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem
@nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social has a wonderful blog about children's books about nature. I love the questions she asked me for today's edition, here: bit.ly/41QAGCT @steamteambooks.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #stemforkids #picturebook #stem
Congratulations, Julie Winterbottom, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER!
Thank you so much for sharing the release of Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution with us! ...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social has a wonderful blog about children's books about nature. I love the questions she asked me for today's edition, here: bit.ly/41QAGCT @steamteambooks.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #stemforkids #picturebook #stem
Happy Book Birthday to @jwbottom.bsky.social! 🎉
📚 MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, illustrated by Susan Reagan and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social hit shelves today.
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📚 MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, illustrated by Susan Reagan and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social hit shelves today.
Check out all of March's book birthday here: buff.ly/b0vi7Vb
March 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Yay! It's pub day for MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER: HOW RUTH PATRICK TAUGHT THE WORLD ABOUT WATER POLLUTION! Beautifully illustrated by #SusanReagan. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #pbgreensteam #stembooksforkids #rockypondbooks
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Yay! It's pub day for MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER: HOW RUTH PATRICK TAUGHT THE WORLD ABOUT WATER POLLUTION! Beautifully illustrated by #SusanReagan. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #pbgreensteam #stembooksforkids #rockypondbooks
Philly peeps! I'll be reading my new picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water, and doing a fun diatom art activity at the Academy of Natural Sciences March 29 and 30, 11-1. @acadnatsci #rockypondbooks #stembooksforkids #pbgreensteam2025 @penguinkids.bsky.social @acadnatsci.bsky.social bit.ly/4kBz2wh
March 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Philly peeps! I'll be reading my new picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water, and doing a fun diatom art activity at the Academy of Natural Sciences March 29 and 30, 11-1. @acadnatsci #rockypondbooks #stembooksforkids #pbgreensteam2025 @penguinkids.bsky.social @acadnatsci.bsky.social bit.ly/4kBz2wh
Happy Women's History Month to Ruth Patrick, subject of my new picture book biography. Read the Q&A I did in Publishers Weekly for more about it! @penguinkids.bsky.social #PBGreenSTEAM @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem #picturebooks www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Women's History Month 2025: Q & As with Picture Book Authors Honoring Influential Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with seven creators of picture book biographies highlighting overlooked female figures in history.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Happy Women's History Month to Ruth Patrick, subject of my new picture book biography. Read the Q&A I did in Publishers Weekly for more about it! @penguinkids.bsky.social #PBGreenSTEAM @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem #picturebooks www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Thrilled to get a starred review in Publisher's Weekly today for my debut picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water! @penguinkids.bsky.social #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM2025 #STEMbooks #womeninscience www.publishersweekly.com/9780593620229
Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World About Water Pollution by Julie Winterbottom
Winterbottom spotlights oft-overlooked aquatic ecologist Ruth Patrick (1907–2013) in this eye-opening book, which considers the ...
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February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thrilled to get a starred review in Publisher's Weekly today for my debut picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water! @penguinkids.bsky.social #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM2025 #STEMbooks #womeninscience www.publishersweekly.com/9780593620229
A fun interview by picture book author Joyce Uglow about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water!
A fun interview about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water. @penguinkids #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM #stembooks @jpuglow.bsky.social
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A fun interview about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water. @penguinkids #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM #stembooks @jpuglow.bsky.social
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Julie Winterbottom Shares her Creative Point of View on uGROnews
uGROnews is on Substack written by kidlit authors, Joyce P. Uglow and Kathy Groth
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February 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A fun interview by picture book author Joyce Uglow about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water!
A fun interview about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water. @penguinkids #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM #stembooks @jpuglow.bsky.social
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A fun interview about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water. @penguinkids #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM #stembooks @jpuglow.bsky.social
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Counting down, 6 weeks and 2 days until my debut picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water, comes ashore. Preorder here: bookshop.org/p/books/magi... @easternupscbwi #naturepicturebooks #sciencepicturebooks #STEMbooksforkids #kidlitstem #PBGreenSTEAM
Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution
How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution
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February 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Counting down, 6 weeks and 2 days until my debut picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water, comes ashore. Preorder here: bookshop.org/p/books/magi... @easternupscbwi #naturepicturebooks #sciencepicturebooks #STEMbooksforkids #kidlitstem #PBGreenSTEAM
Excited for my picture book bio of ecologist Ruth Patrick, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, coming March 25, 2025 from Rocky Pond/Penguin.
November 18, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Excited for my picture book bio of ecologist Ruth Patrick, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, coming March 25, 2025 from Rocky Pond/Penguin.