Happy #WorldElephantDay! One of my favorite elephant books is THE ELEPHANTS CAME HOME by Kim Tomsic and @hadleyhoo . And you can find out what invention elephant trunks inspired in COPY THAT, COPY CAT!: INVENTIONS INSPIRED BY ANIMALS.

Team Copy Cat will be at Comic Orange this Saturday May 10th along with lots of other SoCal authors and illustrators!

11am-3pm at Tustin Library

@scbwisocal.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@barefootbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #ComicOrange #ocpl

I’m so excited to announce my second picture book, RAMP IT UP! It will be illustrated by Wendy Wen and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social in Fall 2026, as part of their STEAMWORKS line. It’s perfect for anyone who likes legos, cars, wheelchairs, or science! 1/2

I’m so excited that COPY THAT, COPY CAT! won a Eureka Gold Award for Excellence in Nonfiction! Thank you, California Reading Association! You can see the rest of the honorees here: californiareading.org/cra-awards/ @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidslovenonfiction #kidlit

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,335,882!

Happy first birthday to COPY THAT, COPY CAT!: INVENTIONS INSPIRED BY ANIMALS! I can’t believe it’s been a year!

Educators and parents, check out my FREE Teacher’s Guide for biomimicry activities, hands-on science experiments, and a coloring sheet! https://katrinatangen.com/resources/

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#InternationalCatDay + #NationalBookLoversDay = #InternationalCatBookLoversDay?

Either way, it’s a great day to read COPY THAT, COPY CAT and learn how cat eyes inspired bike reflectors!

@giuliaorecchia @barefootbooks @autumnallenbooks @busypbs @steamteambooks @scbwi_socal

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Happy grand opening to our little free library! Family project—I’m the sponsor and my sister is the steward. We’ve already had a couple books leave and a couple new ones come in! @littlefreelibrary #LittleFreeLibrary #kidlit

Hi! Reintroducing myself for the #kidlit mega list. I write fiction and nonfiction PBs and I’m working on a MG heist graphic novel script. I’m disabled by #ME/CFS and would like to write a YA novel in verse about that someday. My debut PB is Copy That, Copy Cat!, illustrated by Giulia Orecchia.

Just got a wave of nostalgia for my elementary school’s computer lab full of Apple IIe’s, which is what I learned to type on. They were pretty ugly though. 😆 My Lego Christmas elf clubhouse has one that’s pretty similar—apparently the North Pole sticks with classic tech!

When #Bluesky decides to go into wide mode, this is what I see when I’m trying to post something. Anybody know why it jumps randomly between landscape and portrait on my horizontal iPad? Or if there’s any setting I can adjust so I can see things better when it’s horizontal?

Summer book recommendations, please! What #audiobooks should I listen to while I put together summer #lego kits? Any age (MG, YA, adult). Ideally something set at the beach or a water park or amusement park. Bonus points if you’ve listened to the audiobook and know the narrator is good! #kidlit

Come say hi to Team Copy Cat (i.e., my mom and sister!) at the @scbwi_socal booth at the @latimesfob Sunday noon-5pm!

#latimesfestivalofbooks #bookfest #kidlit #bookevent @steamteambooks.bsky.social #busypbs

Eek! Copy That, Copy Cat is a #bookstagang Best Picture Book of 2023! Thank you so much!

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Hi! My debut STEAM Nonfiction Picture Book just came out. COPY THAT, COPY CAT uses riddles to introduce biomimicry. Signed copies and more resources available on my website (teacher’s guide to come!): katrinatangen.com