Tracy C. Gold
@tracycgold.bsky.social
Author of picture books about family and nature with Sourcebooks and Familius. Freelance editor. Mom. Horse, dog, and garden enthusiast! tracycgold.com for more
Tax. Obvi. That’s my big horse who rolled in mud right after her first bath of the year and little pony Cupcake with her donkey friend Dusty.
March 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tax. Obvi. That’s my big horse who rolled in mud right after her first bath of the year and little pony Cupcake with her donkey friend Dusty.
Coping mechanisms. Heated blanket, Bobo, Stardew Valley, and Suits. Normally I’m working or doing kid bed time this time of night but having a hard time sticking to the plan in the fall of democracy.
March 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Coping mechanisms. Heated blanket, Bobo, Stardew Valley, and Suits. Normally I’m working or doing kid bed time this time of night but having a hard time sticking to the plan in the fall of democracy.
That first ride in a newly dragged ring feeling
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
That first ride in a newly dragged ring feeling
Feed cleanser of my friend’s snoring horse napping in the sun with me ❤️
February 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Feed cleanser of my friend’s snoring horse napping in the sun with me ❤️
My six-year-old daughter asked me what this sign said. I read it to her. She asked me what it meant. I asked her what she thought it meant.
“That brown people are just as good as white people?”
She gets it. If only more adults did too.
“That brown people are just as good as white people?”
She gets it. If only more adults did too.
February 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My six-year-old daughter asked me what this sign said. I read it to her. She asked me what it meant. I asked her what she thought it meant.
“That brown people are just as good as white people?”
She gets it. If only more adults did too.
“That brown people are just as good as white people?”
She gets it. If only more adults did too.
A “big, beautiful ocean” separated us from the Nazis too…until Pearl Harbor
February 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A “big, beautiful ocean” separated us from the Nazis too…until Pearl Harbor
SHOCKING
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February 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
SHOCKING
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“I want to look like a winter fairy”
(I think the flower is from an old box for Tieks shoes?! Sometimes hoarding pays off)
(I think the flower is from an old box for Tieks shoes?! Sometimes hoarding pays off)
February 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
“I want to look like a winter fairy”
(I think the flower is from an old box for Tieks shoes?! Sometimes hoarding pays off)
(I think the flower is from an old box for Tieks shoes?! Sometimes hoarding pays off)
Got to enjoy the snow on horseback for a bit today!
January 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Got to enjoy the snow on horseback for a bit today!
Merry chrisssstmassss from my daughter’s gingerbread snake. And happy Hanukkah too!
December 25, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Merry chrisssstmassss from my daughter’s gingerbread snake. And happy Hanukkah too!
*Has expensive ergonomic office setup*
Works on couch instead because….
Works on couch instead because….
December 4, 2024 at 3:53 PM
*Has expensive ergonomic office setup*
Works on couch instead because….
Works on couch instead because….
As another peek into the process, this book, "Call Your Father," is coming out at some point in Spring 2026. We're working on the illustrations more than a year out. It takes a long time to make a beautiful book!
Pssst there is a cute dog and so far it kind of looks like MY DOG! Pic for tax.
Pssst there is a cute dog and so far it kind of looks like MY DOG! Pic for tax.
December 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
As another peek into the process, this book, "Call Your Father," is coming out at some point in Spring 2026. We're working on the illustrations more than a year out. It takes a long time to make a beautiful book!
Pssst there is a cute dog and so far it kind of looks like MY DOG! Pic for tax.
Pssst there is a cute dog and so far it kind of looks like MY DOG! Pic for tax.
Another fun hobby/skill! Making and decorating chocolate covered marshmallows with kiddos for the school bake sale! They were a huge hit!
November 17, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Another fun hobby/skill! Making and decorating chocolate covered marshmallows with kiddos for the school bake sale! They were a huge hit!
I made flower crowns out of real flowers! That was fun!
November 15, 2024 at 11:24 PM
I made flower crowns out of real flowers! That was fun!
Royal is not a rescue--I've known her breeders my whole life and snapped her up when they were getting out of the racing world. She's only four and she loves learning to jump so far. Bobo the dog is a rescue who now has a very cushy life!
November 15, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Royal is not a rescue--I've known her breeders my whole life and snapped her up when they were getting out of the racing world. She's only four and she loves learning to jump so far. Bobo the dog is a rescue who now has a very cushy life!
I suppose I should reintroduce myself! I write picture books, freelance edit all sorts of books, teach writing classes, and love horses and dogs, especially rescues! Here's my thoroughbred mare Royal for cuteness points! My books are about families and nature. One day I'll get a horse book out!
November 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I suppose I should reintroduce myself! I write picture books, freelance edit all sorts of books, teach writing classes, and love horses and dogs, especially rescues! Here's my thoroughbred mare Royal for cuteness points! My books are about families and nature. One day I'll get a horse book out!
"Call Your Mother" is officially published today! Making reviewers (and me!!) cry since the first digital ARC hit. This one feels really special and on my Instagram tracycgold you can see me definitely NOT cry as I talk about my own mom. More info on this book here: tracycgold.com/books/
March 5, 2024 at 2:53 PM
"Call Your Mother" is officially published today! Making reviewers (and me!!) cry since the first digital ARC hit. This one feels really special and on my Instagram tracycgold you can see me definitely NOT cry as I talk about my own mom. More info on this book here: tracycgold.com/books/
Love my new phone wallpaper ❤️
January 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Love my new phone wallpaper ❤️
Book news! We're so excited for "Call Your Mother" to come out in March that we've already lined up "Call Your Father" for 2026! So excited to work with Familius and illustrator Vivian Mineker again.
Thanks to Carrie Pestritto for making this deal!
Thanks to Carrie Pestritto for making this deal!
January 4, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Book news! We're so excited for "Call Your Mother" to come out in March that we've already lined up "Call Your Father" for 2026! So excited to work with Familius and illustrator Vivian Mineker again.
Thanks to Carrie Pestritto for making this deal!
Thanks to Carrie Pestritto for making this deal!
OMG I need to make these! This is my real life Snoopy (aka Bobo) who likes to steal my daughter's stuffed Snoopy. #kidlitchat
December 27, 2023 at 3:17 PM
OMG I need to make these! This is my real life Snoopy (aka Bobo) who likes to steal my daughter's stuffed Snoopy. #kidlitchat
Ahhh I’ve been waiting allll day of adulting to pick this back up! Had to stop at a pivotal part. So good! @authornalinisingh.bsky.social
November 9, 2023 at 2:10 AM
Ahhh I’ve been waiting allll day of adulting to pick this back up! Had to stop at a pivotal part. So good! @authornalinisingh.bsky.social
In happier news this audio book coming out at the end of the month is a distracting and delightful cozy mystery! I haven’t read the first Molly Gray book and so far this one stands alone. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose.
November 2, 2023 at 12:01 AM
In happier news this audio book coming out at the end of the month is a distracting and delightful cozy mystery! I haven’t read the first Molly Gray book and so far this one stands alone. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose.
Just finished The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James and you’re going to want to preorder this one if you’re a fan of Paula Brackston, Maisie Dobbs, anything involving history/mystery and a little (or a lot) of magic. Stayed up way too late listening to this one.
October 17, 2023 at 6:55 PM
Just finished The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James and you’re going to want to preorder this one if you’re a fan of Paula Brackston, Maisie Dobbs, anything involving history/mystery and a little (or a lot) of magic. Stayed up way too late listening to this one.
My next audiobook read. Love Michael Mammay’s sci fi!
October 17, 2023 at 6:54 PM
My next audiobook read. Love Michael Mammay’s sci fi!