Sally Engelfried
@sallye.bsky.social
kidlit writer, children's librarian, reader of many books, she/her. LEARNING TO FALL out now 🛹 Little, Brown for Young Readers. Repped by Jennifer Unter/The Unter Agency.
Excited to be on a Saturday #middlegrade panel at this conference with fellow authors Sam Subity, Jane Kuo, Diana Farid, @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social and @aquapup.com !
Start your Thursday off right with an invigorating wellness stroll. Spend time unwinding in the Membership Lounge throughout the day, where you can have a conversation with a CSLA board member. In the evening, join us for the Unconference and dive into discussions about everything #SchoolLibraries.
January 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Excited to be on a Saturday #middlegrade panel at this conference with fellow authors Sam Subity, Jane Kuo, Diana Farid, @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social and @aquapup.com !
From a librarian friend who has been working with ELLs for years and knows how to keep the conversations relevant!
PSA for those leading English Conversation Clubs.
There is a LOT of good vocabulary on these red cards.
Print your own here:
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
There is a LOT of good vocabulary on these red cards.
Print your own here:
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
January 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
From a librarian friend who has been working with ELLs for years and knows how to keep the conversations relevant!
In the midst of a depressing January, watching the Jing Mo Athletic Association do their Lion dance was a bright spot and made me glad to be working for San Francisco Public Library.
January 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In the midst of a depressing January, watching the Jing Mo Athletic Association do their Lion dance was a bright spot and made me glad to be working for San Francisco Public Library.
This sure has got me thinking. As of now just staying off Meta but I keep wondering why I’m hanging on…
A lot of people are trying to figure out whether to stay on platforms owned by Meta. I lay out the argument for departure in my latest.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Once again, Big Tech Asks For Our Complicity
dashkaslater.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This sure has got me thinking. As of now just staying off Meta but I keep wondering why I’m hanging on…
My top 5 most overused words, according to the ms I'm currently revising: nod, look, feel, seems, and eyebrows. (I'd be so lost without the Search feature in Word!)
What are your top 5 most overused words?
#amwriting #amrevising
What are your top 5 most overused words?
#amwriting #amrevising
January 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM
My top 5 most overused words, according to the ms I'm currently revising: nod, look, feel, seems, and eyebrows. (I'd be so lost without the Search feature in Word!)
What are your top 5 most overused words?
#amwriting #amrevising
What are your top 5 most overused words?
#amwriting #amrevising
I chose 3 of my favorite books from 2023 to write about on Shepherd's reading rec site, feat. @erinentrada.bsky.social, Claire Swinarksi, & Christina Soontornvat. Read why I love these books here: shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/...
December 29, 2023 at 3:50 PM
I chose 3 of my favorite books from 2023 to write about on Shepherd's reading rec site, feat. @erinentrada.bsky.social, Claire Swinarksi, & Christina Soontornvat. Read why I love these books here: shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/...
Reposted by Sally Engelfried
Teachers & librarians! Hundreds of authors have signed up to offer free virtual read-alouds for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day in February! If you'd like the full list & authors' contact info, it'll be in my email newsletter next week! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 20, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Teachers & librarians! Hundreds of authors have signed up to offer free virtual read-alouds for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day in February! If you'd like the full list & authors' contact info, it'll be in my email newsletter next week! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Hey look, Kasey Giard over at The Story Sanctuary reviewed LEARNING TO FALL for a MMGM (Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday)! Give Kasey' blog a follow--she looks at lots of backlist titles, has a positive & supportive attitude, and manages to review a ton of books!
thestorysanctuary.com/review-learn...
thestorysanctuary.com/review-learn...
Review: Learning to Fall by Sally Engelfried - The Story Sanctuary
Learning to Fall is a powerful story about the complexities of relationships with parents and the joy of skateboarding.
thestorysanctuary.com
November 28, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Hey look, Kasey Giard over at The Story Sanctuary reviewed LEARNING TO FALL for a MMGM (Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday)! Give Kasey' blog a follow--she looks at lots of backlist titles, has a positive & supportive attitude, and manages to review a ton of books!
thestorysanctuary.com/review-learn...
thestorysanctuary.com/review-learn...
📚👍🏼 Just finished @torreymaldonado.bsky.social’s Hands and loved this short (135 pp!) intense, emotionally satisfying, page turner. Will definitely rec to my library patrons, esp those intimidated by thick books!
November 20, 2023 at 12:59 AM
📚👍🏼 Just finished @torreymaldonado.bsky.social’s Hands and loved this short (135 pp!) intense, emotionally satisfying, page turner. Will definitely rec to my library patrons, esp those intimidated by thick books!
When I was at the Highlights retreat in October @laurelsnyder.bsky.social told me to listen to Ezra Klein's interview with Jeff Tweedy, and I finally did. I highly recommended it--it's interesting and inspiring and will help you think deeply about your creative habits. Thanks, Laurel!
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Wants You to Be Bad at Something. It’s for Your Own Good.
Listen to this episode from The Ezra Klein Show on Spotify. Recently, I picked up Jeff Tweedy’s “How to Write One Song.” It was a bit of a lark. Tweedy is the frontman for Wilco, one of my favor...
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November 16, 2023 at 9:15 PM
When I was at the Highlights retreat in October @laurelsnyder.bsky.social told me to listen to Ezra Klein's interview with Jeff Tweedy, and I finally did. I highly recommended it--it's interesting and inspiring and will help you think deeply about your creative habits. Thanks, Laurel!
Reposted by Sally Engelfried
Such a fun time yesterday hanging out with local author friends at the Dublin public library.
Shout out to the amazing @matokah.bsky.social, @keelyinkster.bsky.social, and @sallye.bsky.social! Check out their books if you haven’t already!
Shout out to the amazing @matokah.bsky.social, @keelyinkster.bsky.social, and @sallye.bsky.social! Check out their books if you haven’t already!
November 5, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Such a fun time yesterday hanging out with local author friends at the Dublin public library.
Shout out to the amazing @matokah.bsky.social, @keelyinkster.bsky.social, and @sallye.bsky.social! Check out their books if you haven’t already!
Shout out to the amazing @matokah.bsky.social, @keelyinkster.bsky.social, and @sallye.bsky.social! Check out their books if you haven’t already!
Yesterday was the last day of Banned Books Week but unfortunately not the end of banned books. I love being part of San Francisco Public Library’s campaign to GIVE AWAY banned books!
@uniteagainstbookbans.
#ireadbannedbooks
@uniteagainstbookbans.
#ireadbannedbooks
October 8, 2023 at 9:32 PM
Yesterday was the last day of Banned Books Week but unfortunately not the end of banned books. I love being part of San Francisco Public Library’s campaign to GIVE AWAY banned books!
@uniteagainstbookbans.
#ireadbannedbooks
@uniteagainstbookbans.
#ireadbannedbooks
The Highlights Middle Grade Writers Generative Retreat led by @erinentrada.bsky.social and @laurelsnyder.bsky.social was everything I hoped for and more! Here's our group photo in the rock word garden--my rock says "mensch" because I met a bunch of them!
October 6, 2023 at 1:15 AM
The Highlights Middle Grade Writers Generative Retreat led by @erinentrada.bsky.social and @laurelsnyder.bsky.social was everything I hoped for and more! Here's our group photo in the rock word garden--my rock says "mensch" because I met a bunch of them!
I’ve been off all the T/X type apps for so long I forget how to post on here. But pictures! Pictures I know how to post. Here’s an inadequate one of Zadie Smith being casually brilliant at a City Arts lecture the other night.
September 24, 2023 at 6:53 PM
I’ve been off all the T/X type apps for so long I forget how to post on here. But pictures! Pictures I know how to post. Here’s an inadequate one of Zadie Smith being casually brilliant at a City Arts lecture the other night.
So excited to go to @highlights.bsky.social summer-camp-inspired retreat hosted by @erinentrada.bsky.social & @laurelsnyder.bsky.social in a week but also flashing back to when I was the camp kid with the cheap equipment & my shoes were always wet & my tent slid down the hill (with me in it). 😬😂
September 20, 2023 at 5:41 PM
So excited to go to @highlights.bsky.social summer-camp-inspired retreat hosted by @erinentrada.bsky.social & @laurelsnyder.bsky.social in a week but also flashing back to when I was the camp kid with the cheap equipment & my shoes were always wet & my tent slid down the hill (with me in it). 😬😂