Laura Alary
@lauraalary.bsky.social
Writer. Storyteller. Wonderer.
#Kidlit #PictureBooks New in 2025: SEA IN MY CELLS (Pajama Press), WIND, STOP BLOWING! (Skinner House), WHO NEEDS THE DARK? (Owlkids), THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T (Beaming Books)
www.lauraalary.ca
#Kidlit #PictureBooks New in 2025: SEA IN MY CELLS (Pajama Press), WIND, STOP BLOWING! (Skinner House), WHO NEEDS THE DARK? (Owlkids), THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T (Beaming Books)
www.lauraalary.ca
The December issue of my newsletter Margin Notes just went out to subscribers. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/ebdd30bbab1b... #newsletter #picturebooks #kidlit
December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The December issue of my newsletter Margin Notes just went out to subscribers. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/ebdd30bbab1b... #newsletter #picturebooks #kidlit
Inspired by the ice storm of 2013, The Christmas that Almost Wasn't is about coping with change and disappointment. It is also filled with hope, peace, joy, and love, making it a perfect #Advent read-aloud: www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Inspired by the ice storm of 2013, The Christmas that Almost Wasn't is about coping with change and disappointment. It is also filled with hope, peace, joy, and love, making it a perfect #Advent read-aloud: www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Who Needs the Dark? may be the book you didn't know you needed this #Halloween. It's got an adorable black cat, glowing fungi, and even a skeleton or two, but it's message is reassuring: the dark doesn't need to be scary! @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social #picturebook #kidlit #darkness
October 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Who Needs the Dark? may be the book you didn't know you needed this #Halloween. It's got an adorable black cat, glowing fungi, and even a skeleton or two, but it's message is reassuring: the dark doesn't need to be scary! @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social #picturebook #kidlit #darkness
I thoroughly enjoyed having this long-distance conversation with Ana Eguaras, illustrator of The Christmas That Almost Wasn't.
You can read our chat here: lauraalary.ca/2025/10/08/a...
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebooks #picturebook #christmasbook #kidlit #illustrator
You can read our chat here: lauraalary.ca/2025/10/08/a...
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebooks #picturebook #christmasbook #kidlit #illustrator
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed having this long-distance conversation with Ana Eguaras, illustrator of The Christmas That Almost Wasn't.
You can read our chat here: lauraalary.ca/2025/10/08/a...
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebooks #picturebook #christmasbook #kidlit #illustrator
You can read our chat here: lauraalary.ca/2025/10/08/a...
@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebooks #picturebook #christmasbook #kidlit #illustrator
October 6-10 is #ScienceLiteracyWeek. As a writer of #Stem #PictureBooks, I am glad to contribute to a better understanding of science among children. #Teachers, here are a few book suggestions! @pajamapress.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
October 6-10 is #ScienceLiteracyWeek. As a writer of #Stem #PictureBooks, I am glad to contribute to a better understanding of science among children. #Teachers, here are a few book suggestions! @pajamapress.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T, a story about how we respond when our cherished plans are disrupted, and about finding community, consolation, and hope in darkness. Illustrated by Ana Eguaras 🎨 @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #christmas #christmasbooks
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy Book Birthday to THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T, a story about how we respond when our cherished plans are disrupted, and about finding community, consolation, and hope in darkness. Illustrated by Ana Eguaras 🎨 @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebooks #christmas #christmasbooks
It was a pleasure to have this long-distance conversation with illustrator Risa Hugo about the art in our book Who Needs the Dark? lauraalary.ca/2025/09/17/a... @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #canadianillustrator #picturebooks #picturebook
September 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It was a pleasure to have this long-distance conversation with illustrator Risa Hugo about the art in our book Who Needs the Dark? lauraalary.ca/2025/09/17/a... @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #canadianillustrator #picturebooks #picturebook
Happy Book Birthday to Who Needs the Dark? The Many Ways Living Things Depend on Darkness @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social It's a good season to get to know the beauty and goodness of the dark #darkness #darksky #nightsky #ecology #picturebooks #readaloud
September 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Happy Book Birthday to Who Needs the Dark? The Many Ways Living Things Depend on Darkness @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social It's a good season to get to know the beauty and goodness of the dark #darkness #darksky #nightsky #ecology #picturebooks #readaloud
Thanks to Kirkus Reviews for these words about WHO NEEDS THE DARK? This nonfiction love-letter to darkness, illustrated by Risa Hugo and published by @owlkids.bsky.social is coming your way on September 16, 2025: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #picturebook #kidlit #whoneedsthedark
August 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thanks to Kirkus Reviews for these words about WHO NEEDS THE DARK? This nonfiction love-letter to darkness, illustrated by Risa Hugo and published by @owlkids.bsky.social is coming your way on September 16, 2025: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #picturebook #kidlit #whoneedsthedark
@andreablinick.bsky.social and I would love to see you this Sunday (August 10th) at our book event celebrating Sea in My Cells and Wind, Stop Blowing! Join us rain or shine! ☀️💦🌧🌊
@pajamapress.bsky.social @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit
@pajamapress.bsky.social @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit
August 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@andreablinick.bsky.social and I would love to see you this Sunday (August 10th) at our book event celebrating Sea in My Cells and Wind, Stop Blowing! Join us rain or shine! ☀️💦🌧🌊
@pajamapress.bsky.social @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit
@pajamapress.bsky.social @skinnerhouse.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit
I'm excited to be part of the Spectacular Stem Panel at @slj.com #PictureBookPalooza! Alongside creators of other #STEM books, I will be talking about my book SEA IN MY CELLS, illustrated by @andreablinick.bsky.social and published by @pajamapress.bsky.social Register: www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...
June 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm excited to be part of the Spectacular Stem Panel at @slj.com #PictureBookPalooza! Alongside creators of other #STEM books, I will be talking about my book SEA IN MY CELLS, illustrated by @andreablinick.bsky.social and published by @pajamapress.bsky.social Register: www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...
And I'm also excited to welcome WIND, STOP BLOWING! This is a fun story about trying to control things that are actually beyond our control, and wise (and not-so-wise) ways of responding to change. Ilustrated by Sue Teodoro. @skinnerhouse.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit #picturebook #readaloud
May 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
And I'm also excited to welcome WIND, STOP BLOWING! This is a fun story about trying to control things that are actually beyond our control, and wise (and not-so-wise) ways of responding to change. Ilustrated by Sue Teodoro. @skinnerhouse.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit #picturebook #readaloud
Happy Book Birthday to SEA IN MY CELLS! This fun and child-friendly introduction to the water cycle and companion to SUN IN MY TUMMY is illustrated by @andreablinick.bsky.social and published by @pajamapress.bsky.social #STEM #stembooks #kidlit #canlit #picturebooks #picturebook
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Happy Book Birthday to SEA IN MY CELLS! This fun and child-friendly introduction to the water cycle and companion to SUN IN MY TUMMY is illustrated by @andreablinick.bsky.social and published by @pajamapress.bsky.social #STEM #stembooks #kidlit #canlit #picturebooks #picturebook
Sea in My Cells splashes down on Tuesday May 13th! Illustrated by @andreablinick.bsky.social and published by @pajamapress.bsky.social this #STEM #picturebook is a fun (and informative) introduction to the water cycle and a companion to Sun in My Tummy. #kidlit #stemkids
May 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sea in My Cells splashes down on Tuesday May 13th! Illustrated by @andreablinick.bsky.social and published by @pajamapress.bsky.social this #STEM #picturebook is a fun (and informative) introduction to the water cycle and a companion to Sun in My Tummy. #kidlit #stemkids
My kids would have been tickled to think that the water in their glass might once have fallen as snow on a woolly mammoth. Fun to imagine--and possible!
Sea in My Cells is coming in May! @andreablinick.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social #STEM #picturebook pajamapress.ca/book/sea-in-...
Sea in My Cells is coming in May! @andreablinick.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social #STEM #picturebook pajamapress.ca/book/sea-in-...
April 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
My kids would have been tickled to think that the water in their glass might once have fallen as snow on a woolly mammoth. Fun to imagine--and possible!
Sea in My Cells is coming in May! @andreablinick.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social #STEM #picturebook pajamapress.ca/book/sea-in-...
Sea in My Cells is coming in May! @andreablinick.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social #STEM #picturebook pajamapress.ca/book/sea-in-...
Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) celebrated its first #Easter today. This is only the beginning--Eastertide lasts for fifty days! #picturebooks #picturebook #circleofwonder #liturgicalyear #kidlit #easterbooks
April 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) celebrated its first #Easter today. This is only the beginning--Eastertide lasts for fifty days! #picturebooks #picturebook #circleofwonder #liturgicalyear #kidlit #easterbooks
Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) reminds us that #Easter is not just a day, but a whole season of noticing the ways new life breaks into the world. Here are some simple ways to celebrate #Eastertide #newlife
April 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) reminds us that #Easter is not just a day, but a whole season of noticing the ways new life breaks into the world. Here are some simple ways to celebrate #Eastertide #newlife
“Part lullaby, part adventure story, part hymn of gratitude, Blue Boat Home calls us to imagine what we know is true: we are all shipmates on this precious planet, sailing together through the cosmos..." A lovely collaboration from @suetodd.bsky.social Peter Mayer and @skinnerhouse.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Part lullaby, part adventure story, part hymn of gratitude, Blue Boat Home calls us to imagine what we know is true: we are all shipmates on this precious planet, sailing together through the cosmos..." A lovely collaboration from @suetodd.bsky.social Peter Mayer and @skinnerhouse.bsky.social
“In Here: The Dot We Call Home, Laura Alary reminds us that home is the daily spaces we inhabit, the history we are a part of, and the universe that holds us...”
Thank you @kaitlincurtice.bsky.social for seeing the big story of kinship and belonging. #EarthDay
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Thank you @kaitlincurtice.bsky.social for seeing the big story of kinship and belonging. #EarthDay
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April 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“In Here: The Dot We Call Home, Laura Alary reminds us that home is the daily spaces we inhabit, the history we are a part of, and the universe that holds us...”
Thank you @kaitlincurtice.bsky.social for seeing the big story of kinship and belonging. #EarthDay
paracletepress.com/products/her...
Thank you @kaitlincurtice.bsky.social for seeing the big story of kinship and belonging. #EarthDay
paracletepress.com/products/her...
Equinox Cover Reveal! WHO NEEDS THE DARK? is a STEM-infused love letter to #darkness and a celebration of all the ways it can nurture, heal, comfort, and inspire. Watch for it in September 2025 from @owlkids.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #stembook #stemkidsbooks #picturebook #picturebook
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Equinox Cover Reveal! WHO NEEDS THE DARK? is a STEM-infused love letter to #darkness and a celebration of all the ways it can nurture, heal, comfort, and inspire. Watch for it in September 2025 from @owlkids.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #stembook #stemkidsbooks #picturebook #picturebook
If you're looking for something special to go in an #Easter basket, consider Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide. You can download a free Discussion and Activity Guide: paracletepress.com/products/rise #eastertide #easterforkids
March 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you're looking for something special to go in an #Easter basket, consider Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide. You can download a free Discussion and Activity Guide: paracletepress.com/products/rise #eastertide #easterforkids
For #InternationalWomensDay the story of #astronomer #MariaMitchell, scientist, teacher, and strong advocate for making room for women in higher education and making space in women's daily lives for intellectual curiosity and study. #picturebookbiography
March 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
For #InternationalWomensDay the story of #astronomer #MariaMitchell, scientist, teacher, and strong advocate for making room for women in higher education and making space in women's daily lives for intellectual curiosity and study. #picturebookbiography
The March issue of Margin Notes, my monthly #newsletter, contains thoughts on the benefits of darkness, a sneak peek at a new #picturebook coming this fall, and some upcoming online events. Please check it out and subscribe: mailchi.mp/6c1a50686496...
March 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The March issue of Margin Notes, my monthly #newsletter, contains thoughts on the benefits of darkness, a sneak peek at a new #picturebook coming this fall, and some upcoming online events. Please check it out and subscribe: mailchi.mp/6c1a50686496...
Book mail! So delighted with SEA IN MY CELLS, my latest collaboration with @andreablinick.bsky.social and the team at @pajamapress.bsky.social Like Sun in My Tummy, it explores how we are all connected through natural processes--in this case the #watercycle #STEM #stembooks #picturebooks #kidlit
February 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Book mail! So delighted with SEA IN MY CELLS, my latest collaboration with @andreablinick.bsky.social and the team at @pajamapress.bsky.social Like Sun in My Tummy, it explores how we are all connected through natural processes--in this case the #watercycle #STEM #stembooks #picturebooks #kidlit
Do you know the astronomer Maria Mitchell and her impact as a scientist and teacher? Here's a five star review (from a teacher) of THE ASTRONOMER WHO QUESTIONED EVERYTHING 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 @kidscanpress.bsky.social #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #womeninSTEM #picturebook #picturebookbiography
February 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Do you know the astronomer Maria Mitchell and her impact as a scientist and teacher? Here's a five star review (from a teacher) of THE ASTRONOMER WHO QUESTIONED EVERYTHING 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 @kidscanpress.bsky.social #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #womeninSTEM #picturebook #picturebookbiography