Sandra Nickel 📚
@senickel.bsky.social
Award-Winning Picture Book Author | Next Up: THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING: HOW HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN BECAME A SWAN 🐣| Agent: Victoria Wells Arms l #KidLit l #PictureBooks l #VCFA | #SCBWI l #AffirmingAutism l She/her
Look what I woke up to! Our first snow in Switzerland! ❄️💙
#winterwonderland #snow #switzerland #firstsnow #authorlife #kidlit #iamwriting
#winterwonderland #snow #switzerland #firstsnow #authorlife #kidlit #iamwriting
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Look what I woke up to! Our first snow in Switzerland! ❄️💙
#winterwonderland #snow #switzerland #firstsnow #authorlife #kidlit #iamwriting
#winterwonderland #snow #switzerland #firstsnow #authorlife #kidlit #iamwriting
“The lesson that we learn from Seven, that sometimes being different has huge rewards, can make those who don’t fit in feel special.” I really hope those who feel different do indeed feel special—because they are! Thank you so much, Pamela Kramer! pamelakramer.com/2025/10/19/a... #pigeons #books
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“The lesson that we learn from Seven, that sometimes being different has huge rewards, can make those who don’t fit in feel special.” I really hope those who feel different do indeed feel special—because they are! Thank you so much, Pamela Kramer! pamelakramer.com/2025/10/19/a... #pigeons #books
I'm so excited that Making Light Bloom and I are on the Page Count podcast today! Laura Walter is a fabulous host, and we had an absolutely wonderful conversation. cpl.org/podcast-epis... #books #library #librarians #Ohio #podcast #childrensbooks #picturebooks #Tiffanylamps @holidayhouse.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I'm so excited that Making Light Bloom and I are on the Page Count podcast today! Laura Walter is a fabulous host, and we had an absolutely wonderful conversation. cpl.org/podcast-epis... #books #library #librarians #Ohio #podcast #childrensbooks #picturebooks #Tiffanylamps @holidayhouse.bsky.social
The Crystal Kite Award for Bear’s Big Idea has arrived! Thank you to all of my fellow @scbwi.bsky.social creatives! I am truly touched and honored. 💕 Thank you also to Il Sung Na for his inspired illustrations! 💕 @lernerbooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #award #childrensbook #kidlit #books #booklove
November 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Crystal Kite Award for Bear’s Big Idea has arrived! Thank you to all of my fellow @scbwi.bsky.social creatives! I am truly touched and honored. 💕 Thank you also to Il Sung Na for his inspired illustrations! 💕 @lernerbooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #award #childrensbook #kidlit #books #booklove
And that’s a wrap on my book tour! Back home in beautiful Switzerland, where everything is now golden. 🍂🍁
#booktour #backhome #autumn #picturebookauthor #childtensbookaithor #kidlit #switzerland #lavaux
#booktour #backhome #autumn #picturebookauthor #childtensbookaithor #kidlit #switzerland #lavaux
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
And that’s a wrap on my book tour! Back home in beautiful Switzerland, where everything is now golden. 🍂🍁
#booktour #backhome #autumn #picturebookauthor #childtensbookaithor #kidlit #switzerland #lavaux
#booktour #backhome #autumn #picturebookauthor #childtensbookaithor #kidlit #switzerland #lavaux
Awe. My hometown bookstore has every single one of my books! Home is the best!
#home #booklove #picturebookauthor #picturebooks #kidlit #pigeons #bearandfish #tiffanylamps #verarubin #joannesimpson #nachosnachos
#home #booklove #picturebookauthor #picturebooks #kidlit #pigeons #bearandfish #tiffanylamps #verarubin #joannesimpson #nachosnachos
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Awe. My hometown bookstore has every single one of my books! Home is the best!
#home #booklove #picturebookauthor #picturebooks #kidlit #pigeons #bearandfish #tiffanylamps #verarubin #joannesimpson #nachosnachos
#home #booklove #picturebookauthor #picturebooks #kidlit #pigeons #bearandfish #tiffanylamps #verarubin #joannesimpson #nachosnachos
What fun we had at Oak Orchard Elementary! We read Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon, talked about my inspiration & of course did the Pigeon Quiz! I was so impressed by these pigeon experts! @candlewickpress.bsky.social #pigeons #picturebooks #books #booklove #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitauthor
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
What fun we had at Oak Orchard Elementary! We read Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon, talked about my inspiration & of course did the Pigeon Quiz! I was so impressed by these pigeon experts! @candlewickpress.bsky.social #pigeons #picturebooks #books #booklove #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitauthor
So exciting to be at the iconic Strand in New York City signing Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon for its Favorite Picture Books table! Eeeee!
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social #autographedbooks #books #pigeons #newyorkcity #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social #autographedbooks #books #pigeons #newyorkcity #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks
October 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So exciting to be at the iconic Strand in New York City signing Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon for its Favorite Picture Books table! Eeeee!
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social #autographedbooks #books #pigeons #newyorkcity #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social #autographedbooks #books #pigeons #newyorkcity #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks
I loved meeting with the homeschool group at the Southeast Steuben County Library! We read Making Light Bloom & #librarian Sue McConnell led us in making mini Tiffany lamps—an activity on the free #curriculum guide on my website. #libraries #homeschool #tiffanylamp #STEAM #Books #curriculumguide
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I loved meeting with the homeschool group at the Southeast Steuben County Library! We read Making Light Bloom & #librarian Sue McConnell led us in making mini Tiffany lamps—an activity on the free #curriculum guide on my website. #libraries #homeschool #tiffanylamp #STEAM #Books #curriculumguide
Happy International Day of the Nacho! Why not celebrate by reading the true story behind the world’s favorite snack and making the original Nacho’s Special! Yum! #nachos #internationaldayofthenacho #nachosnachos @leeandlow.bsky.social #nonfiction #biography #picturebook #booklove #books
October 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Happy International Day of the Nacho! Why not celebrate by reading the true story behind the world’s favorite snack and making the original Nacho’s Special! Yum! #nachos #internationaldayofthenacho #nachosnachos @leeandlow.bsky.social #nonfiction #biography #picturebook #booklove #books
I had the BEST time at the Royalton Hartland Community Library! It has such amazing readers! Curious. Full of great questions. Astoundingly good at the Pigeon Quiz! A big thanks to everyone who allowed me to share their photos! ❤️ #librarians #booklove #pigeons @candlewickpress.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I had the BEST time at the Royalton Hartland Community Library! It has such amazing readers! Curious. Full of great questions. Astoundingly good at the Pigeon Quiz! A big thanks to everyone who allowed me to share their photos! ❤️ #librarians #booklove #pigeons @candlewickpress.bsky.social
It was a delight visiting the Washington, DC icon @politicsprose.bsky.social! I had heard so much about it & it did not disappoint! If you live in the #washingtondc area and are looking for signed copies of Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon, this is your place!
#autographedbooks #books #kidlit
#autographedbooks #books #kidlit
October 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It was a delight visiting the Washington, DC icon @politicsprose.bsky.social! I had heard so much about it & it did not disappoint! If you live in the #washingtondc area and are looking for signed copies of Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon, this is your place!
#autographedbooks #books #kidlit
#autographedbooks #books #kidlit
The other cool surprise at the Corning Museum of Glass is that they feature both Making Light Bloom AND The Stuff Between the Stars! This is because they have Clara Driscoll's lamp AND the lens created for the Palomar Observatory, where Vera Rubin worked.
#STEAM #STEM #teachers #educators #kidlt
#STEAM #STEM #teachers #educators #kidlt
October 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The other cool surprise at the Corning Museum of Glass is that they feature both Making Light Bloom AND The Stuff Between the Stars! This is because they have Clara Driscoll's lamp AND the lens created for the Palomar Observatory, where Vera Rubin worked.
#STEAM #STEM #teachers #educators #kidlt
#STEAM #STEM #teachers #educators #kidlt
The Evening for Educators at the Corning Museum of Glass was truly unbelievable! We read Making Light Bloom, Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps & then went into the museum to talk about the very lamp and windows we had just read about!
#tiffanylamps #tiffanywindows #picturebooks #kidlit
#tiffanylamps #tiffanywindows #picturebooks #kidlit
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Evening for Educators at the Corning Museum of Glass was truly unbelievable! We read Making Light Bloom, Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps & then went into the museum to talk about the very lamp and windows we had just read about!
#tiffanylamps #tiffanywindows #picturebooks #kidlit
#tiffanylamps #tiffanywindows #picturebooks #kidlit
I had such a fabulous time last night at Julie Berry’s bookshop Author’s Note! If you are ever in Medina, NY, stop by! Books are deeply loved there. I read both Seven & Making Light Bloom—and signed copies are still available if you stop by soon. ❤️ #pigeons #tiffanylamps #books #kidlit #picturebooks
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I had such a fabulous time last night at Julie Berry’s bookshop Author’s Note! If you are ever in Medina, NY, stop by! Books are deeply loved there. I read both Seven & Making Light Bloom—and signed copies are still available if you stop by soon. ❤️ #pigeons #tiffanylamps #books #kidlit #picturebooks
What an honor that Big Fox News featured Making Light Bloom & our Evening for Educators at the Corning Museum of Glass! www.wydc-tv.com/news/local/e...
#picturebookauthor #ClaraDriscoll #TiffanyLamps #NewYork #kidlit
#picturebookauthor #ClaraDriscoll #TiffanyLamps #NewYork #kidlit
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
What an honor that Big Fox News featured Making Light Bloom & our Evening for Educators at the Corning Museum of Glass! www.wydc-tv.com/news/local/e...
#picturebookauthor #ClaraDriscoll #TiffanyLamps #NewYork #kidlit
#picturebookauthor #ClaraDriscoll #TiffanyLamps #NewYork #kidlit
Happy Book Birthday to @larissatheule.bsky.social & TOVE UNDER THE TREE!
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Happy Book Birthday to @larissatheule.bsky.social & TOVE UNDER THE TREE!
Well, this is exciting! I'm headed to the wonderful bookshop Author's Note, owned by the NY Times best selling author @julieberrybooks.bsky.social. And not just one local paper wrote about it, two did! If you live near by, please come! 519 Main St., Medina, NY, Oct. 15, 6pm.
#pigeons #kidlit
#pigeons #kidlit
October 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Well, this is exciting! I'm headed to the wonderful bookshop Author's Note, owned by the NY Times best selling author @julieberrybooks.bsky.social. And not just one local paper wrote about it, two did! If you live near by, please come! 519 Main St., Medina, NY, Oct. 15, 6pm.
#pigeons #kidlit
#pigeons #kidlit
What a warm welcome on a rainy day! Librarian Kerry Bowen at Peabody Elementary in Washington DC surprised me with this lovely pigeon poster and these fantastic pigeons stickers! AND she had every one of my books! I have so much love for librarians! ❤️#lovelibrarians #pigeons #librarians #kidlit
October 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What a warm welcome on a rainy day! Librarian Kerry Bowen at Peabody Elementary in Washington DC surprised me with this lovely pigeon poster and these fantastic pigeons stickers! AND she had every one of my books! I have so much love for librarians! ❤️#lovelibrarians #pigeons #librarians #kidlit
Ever since I did my research for Making Light Bloom at @nyhistory.bsky.social, I dreamed of coming back. Today that dream came true! I read, I signed, Miss Meagan created a special stained glass activity & we all celebrated #ClaraDriscoll and her #TiffanyLamps! #nonfiction #biography #kidlit
October 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ever since I did my research for Making Light Bloom at @nyhistory.bsky.social, I dreamed of coming back. Today that dream came true! I read, I signed, Miss Meagan created a special stained glass activity & we all celebrated #ClaraDriscoll and her #TiffanyLamps! #nonfiction #biography #kidlit
I had a fabulous time at Horace Mann School in Washington DC! We read Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon and did the increasingly famous Pigeon Quiz! #pigeons #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitauthor #kidlit
October 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I had a fabulous time at Horace Mann School in Washington DC! We read Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon and did the increasingly famous Pigeon Quiz! #pigeons #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitauthor #kidlit
At Voiceworks Audio in New York City recording The True Ugly Duckling : How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan. The first step in its journey to becoming an audio book! @levinequerido.bsky.social #uglyduckling #hanschristianandersen #theuglyduckling #audiobook #childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebook
October 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
At Voiceworks Audio in New York City recording The True Ugly Duckling : How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan. The first step in its journey to becoming an audio book! @levinequerido.bsky.social #uglyduckling #hanschristianandersen #theuglyduckling #audiobook #childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebook
The students at the National Cathedral School and I had a fabulous time today! We talked about #tiffanylamps & #claradriscoll and dove into our own creative inspiration! #nonfiction #picturebooks #washingtondc #childrensbooks #kidlit
October 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The students at the National Cathedral School and I had a fabulous time today! We talked about #tiffanylamps & #claradriscoll and dove into our own creative inspiration! #nonfiction #picturebooks #washingtondc #childrensbooks #kidlit
In Kensington, Maryland, celebrating Helen Kemp Zax's adorable Little Witch’s To-Do List with Lori Steel!
#kidlit #picturebook #picturebookauthor #childrensbooks
#kidlit #picturebook #picturebookauthor #childrensbooks
October 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In Kensington, Maryland, celebrating Helen Kemp Zax's adorable Little Witch’s To-Do List with Lori Steel!
#kidlit #picturebook #picturebookauthor #childrensbooks
#kidlit #picturebook #picturebookauthor #childrensbooks
Wow! What a wonderful time, sharing the stage with @kariallenwrites.bsky.social and @viviankirkfield.bsky.social! The New Hampshire #bookfestival is fantastic! If you get the chance, definitely go next year. It’s such a wonderful celebration of #books! #kidlit #childrensbooks
October 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Wow! What a wonderful time, sharing the stage with @kariallenwrites.bsky.social and @viviankirkfield.bsky.social! The New Hampshire #bookfestival is fantastic! If you get the chance, definitely go next year. It’s such a wonderful celebration of #books! #kidlit #childrensbooks