Lindsey Leigh
@wiggle-n-write.bsky.social
New Mama 🩵 Educator 📖 Aspiring #Kidlit Writer ✍🏼 #SCBWI 🍪 Cookie Dough Ice Cream Connoisseur with a Travel Bug 🏝️San Diego based 🌾Oklahoma original
6 AM beach walk. No one is around for what feels like miles. My baby and I stumble upon a half-eaten, gallon-sized jar of olives.
I’m writing so many stories in my head right now. 🫒😅📝
#Writerslife #WriterCommunity #AmWriting #CreativeLife #momswhowrite
I’m writing so many stories in my head right now. 🫒😅📝
#Writerslife #WriterCommunity #AmWriting #CreativeLife #momswhowrite
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
6 AM beach walk. No one is around for what feels like miles. My baby and I stumble upon a half-eaten, gallon-sized jar of olives.
I’m writing so many stories in my head right now. 🫒😅📝
#Writerslife #WriterCommunity #AmWriting #CreativeLife #momswhowrite
I’m writing so many stories in my head right now. 🫒😅📝
#Writerslife #WriterCommunity #AmWriting #CreativeLife #momswhowrite
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Anyone attending #scbwiNY26 feel like a little road trip to Rochester to see revisit their childhood?
Original Berenstain Bears sketches at the Museum of Play 🤩🥹🫠
#kidlitchat #scbwi #childrensbooks
Anyone attending #scbwiNY26 feel like a little road trip to Rochester to see revisit their childhood?
Original Berenstain Bears sketches at the Museum of Play 🤩🥹🫠
#kidlitchat #scbwi #childrensbooks
Were you a Berenstain Bears reader? At the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at the Strong National Museum of Play, you can find original sketches from their creators—and much more! Read more in our Bookend department. https://bit.ly/47FviUF
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Anyone attending #scbwiNY26 feel like a little road trip to Rochester to see revisit their childhood?
Original Berenstain Bears sketches at the Museum of Play 🤩🥹🫠
#kidlitchat #scbwi #childrensbooks
Anyone attending #scbwiNY26 feel like a little road trip to Rochester to see revisit their childhood?
Original Berenstain Bears sketches at the Museum of Play 🤩🥹🫠
#kidlitchat #scbwi #childrensbooks
🌞When summer is a she and every page is my flavor of nostalgia. 🩷A warm read for a dreary November day.
My fave find @ the #library — Renee Watson’s Summer Is Here (illust. Bea Jackson)
#amresearching #kidlitchat #booksky #amreading #writersky #scbwi
My fave find @ the #library — Renee Watson’s Summer Is Here (illust. Bea Jackson)
#amresearching #kidlitchat #booksky #amreading #writersky #scbwi
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🌞When summer is a she and every page is my flavor of nostalgia. 🩷A warm read for a dreary November day.
My fave find @ the #library — Renee Watson’s Summer Is Here (illust. Bea Jackson)
#amresearching #kidlitchat #booksky #amreading #writersky #scbwi
My fave find @ the #library — Renee Watson’s Summer Is Here (illust. Bea Jackson)
#amresearching #kidlitchat #booksky #amreading #writersky #scbwi
My fave find at the #library yesterday — Jane Yolen’s How to Spot a Mermaid.
Delightful, peculiar at times, it scratched the itch I often get for a new take on mer people.
A must-read for goldfish cracker lovers 
#amreading #bookstagram #booksky #raisingreaders #kidlitchat #mermaids
Delightful, peculiar at times, it scratched the itch I often get for a new take on mer people.
A must-read for goldfish cracker lovers 
#amreading #bookstagram #booksky #raisingreaders #kidlitchat #mermaids
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
My fave find at the #library yesterday — Jane Yolen’s How to Spot a Mermaid.
Delightful, peculiar at times, it scratched the itch I often get for a new take on mer people.
A must-read for goldfish cracker lovers 
#amreading #bookstagram #booksky #raisingreaders #kidlitchat #mermaids
Delightful, peculiar at times, it scratched the itch I often get for a new take on mer people.
A must-read for goldfish cracker lovers 
#amreading #bookstagram #booksky #raisingreaders #kidlitchat #mermaids
“Anti-democratic coddling“ is such a fun phrase to say. 😅
Thanks #SCBWI, for keeping this important soil tilled.
#raisingreaders #bookbanning #writercommunity #letfreedomread #freadom #readbannedbooks
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Thanks #SCBWI, for keeping this important soil tilled.
#raisingreaders #bookbanning #writercommunity #letfreedomread #freadom #readbannedbooks
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Understanding Modern Book Banning and Censorship with Lee Rowland
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November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Anti-democratic coddling“ is such a fun phrase to say. 😅
Thanks #SCBWI, for keeping this important soil tilled.
#raisingreaders #bookbanning #writercommunity #letfreedomread #freadom #readbannedbooks
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Thanks #SCBWI, for keeping this important soil tilled.
#raisingreaders #bookbanning #writercommunity #letfreedomread #freadom #readbannedbooks
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Empty bottle.
Sleeping baby.
One loose title page circa 1987.
Time to write.
#momswhowrite #writercommunity #writermom #writerslife #raisingreaders #oldbooks #newmomlife #scbwi #amwriting
Sleeping baby.
One loose title page circa 1987.
Time to write.
#momswhowrite #writercommunity #writermom #writerslife #raisingreaders #oldbooks #newmomlife #scbwi #amwriting
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Empty bottle.
Sleeping baby.
One loose title page circa 1987.
Time to write.
#momswhowrite #writercommunity #writermom #writerslife #raisingreaders #oldbooks #newmomlife #scbwi #amwriting
Sleeping baby.
One loose title page circa 1987.
Time to write.
#momswhowrite #writercommunity #writermom #writerslife #raisingreaders #oldbooks #newmomlife #scbwi #amwriting
Ah, yes. I almost forgot. Writing needs to be “a gift to myself” before it can be a gift to the 🌎 .
#amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Thanks, #scbwi & @mrschureads.bsky.social! I’m legit asking for Louder Than Hunger for my 39th birthday 😁
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#amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Thanks, #scbwi & @mrschureads.bsky.social! I’m legit asking for Louder Than Hunger for my 39th birthday 😁
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Turning Your Heart Inside Out with John Schu
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November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ah, yes. I almost forgot. Writing needs to be “a gift to myself” before it can be a gift to the 🌎 .
#amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Thanks, #scbwi & @mrschureads.bsky.social! I’m legit asking for Louder Than Hunger for my 39th birthday 😁
open.spotify.com/episode/3Udv...
#amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Thanks, #scbwi & @mrschureads.bsky.social! I’m legit asking for Louder Than Hunger for my 39th birthday 😁
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Of course, my 6-month-old loves shiny things… and good books!
#amreading #amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #newmom #writermom #momswhowrite
#amreading #amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #newmom #writermom #momswhowrite
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Of course, my 6-month-old loves shiny things… and good books!
#amreading #amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #newmom #writermom #momswhowrite
#amreading #amwriting #kidlitchat #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #newmom #writermom #momswhowrite
#scbwi - Thanks for the reminder to sit with discomfort. Story lives there. 📚
“Write the weird… the parts of ourselves that maybe feel a little uncomfortable….”
-Donna Barbra Higuera
#writercommunity #kidlitchat #writerslife #momentum #writingishard
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“Write the weird… the parts of ourselves that maybe feel a little uncomfortable….”
-Donna Barbra Higuera
#writercommunity #kidlitchat #writerslife #momentum #writingishard
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Slowing Down with Donna Barba Higuera
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#scbwi - Thanks for the reminder to sit with discomfort. Story lives there. 📚
“Write the weird… the parts of ourselves that maybe feel a little uncomfortable….”
-Donna Barbra Higuera
#writercommunity #kidlitchat #writerslife #momentum #writingishard
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“Write the weird… the parts of ourselves that maybe feel a little uncomfortable….”
-Donna Barbra Higuera
#writercommunity #kidlitchat #writerslife #momentum #writingishard
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Hoping to find a PB writers retreat in SoCal/Central California in the next year 🤞 #kidlitchat #writingcommunity #scbwi #writerslife
November 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hoping to find a PB writers retreat in SoCal/Central California in the next year 🤞 #kidlitchat #writingcommunity #scbwi #writerslife
My old book.
His new skin.
I will carry both scents
Forever.
#newmom #raisingreaders #tinymoment #amreading #childrensbooks #scbwi
His new skin.
I will carry both scents
Forever.
#newmom #raisingreaders #tinymoment #amreading #childrensbooks #scbwi
October 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My old book.
His new skin.
I will carry both scents
Forever.
#newmom #raisingreaders #tinymoment #amreading #childrensbooks #scbwi
His new skin.
I will carry both scents
Forever.
#newmom #raisingreaders #tinymoment #amreading #childrensbooks #scbwi
Today is a good day to write.
Apparently, today is also a good day for my cat to spend the afternoon licking mayonnaise from the kitchen sink.
We all get to make choices.
#amwriting #scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Apparently, today is also a good day for my cat to spend the afternoon licking mayonnaise from the kitchen sink.
We all get to make choices.
#amwriting #scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
October 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Today is a good day to write.
Apparently, today is also a good day for my cat to spend the afternoon licking mayonnaise from the kitchen sink.
We all get to make choices.
#amwriting #scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Apparently, today is also a good day for my cat to spend the afternoon licking mayonnaise from the kitchen sink.
We all get to make choices.
#amwriting #scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingcommunity
Today’s fave #bookstore find — Jon Klassen’s Your Forest 🌳
I want my little one to learn early that he can create worlds. This board book gem invites the very thought.
#amreading #raisingreaders #kidlit #momlife #booksky #scbwi #momming
I want my little one to learn early that he can create worlds. This board book gem invites the very thought.
#amreading #raisingreaders #kidlit #momlife #booksky #scbwi #momming
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today’s fave #bookstore find — Jon Klassen’s Your Forest 🌳
I want my little one to learn early that he can create worlds. This board book gem invites the very thought.
#amreading #raisingreaders #kidlit #momlife #booksky #scbwi #momming
I want my little one to learn early that he can create worlds. This board book gem invites the very thought.
#amreading #raisingreaders #kidlit #momlife #booksky #scbwi #momming
Coffee fresh.
Baby asleep.
Manuscript open.
Moment savored.
#amwriting
#kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi #writermom
Baby asleep.
Manuscript open.
Moment savored.
#amwriting
#kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi #writermom
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Coffee fresh.
Baby asleep.
Manuscript open.
Moment savored.
#amwriting
#kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi #writermom
Baby asleep.
Manuscript open.
Moment savored.
#amwriting
#kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi #writermom
My fave moment in Amiee Sicuro’s If You Find a Leaf. She captures the magic of childhood with such delicacy. The art brings the world onto the page and the page into the world for young readers. I can’t wait to find leaves with my little one! 🍁🥰
#kidlit #amreading #childrensbooks
#kidlit #amreading #childrensbooks
October 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My fave moment in Amiee Sicuro’s If You Find a Leaf. She captures the magic of childhood with such delicacy. The art brings the world onto the page and the page into the world for young readers. I can’t wait to find leaves with my little one! 🍁🥰
#kidlit #amreading #childrensbooks
#kidlit #amreading #childrensbooks
#amwriting about a kiddo who is disappointed by their grown-up while trying not to disappoint my own kiddo. #mindblown 🤯
#writerslife #kidlit #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #writermom #momming #sel
#writerslife #kidlit #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #writermom #momming #sel
October 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#amwriting about a kiddo who is disappointed by their grown-up while trying not to disappoint my own kiddo. #mindblown 🤯
#writerslife #kidlit #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #writermom #momming #sel
#writerslife #kidlit #childrensbooks #raisingreaders #writermom #momming #sel
You can write about a dog — OR about a playful dachshund with extra long ears. 🐾✏️✌️
Specificity creates opportunity in #storytelling. Rosemary Long Ears by @boygirlparty.bsky.social is a stellar example. What a fun #bookstore find!
#kidlit #amreading
#amwriting #writeon #writerslife #kidsbooks
Specificity creates opportunity in #storytelling. Rosemary Long Ears by @boygirlparty.bsky.social is a stellar example. What a fun #bookstore find!
#kidlit #amreading
#amwriting #writeon #writerslife #kidsbooks
September 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You can write about a dog — OR about a playful dachshund with extra long ears. 🐾✏️✌️
Specificity creates opportunity in #storytelling. Rosemary Long Ears by @boygirlparty.bsky.social is a stellar example. What a fun #bookstore find!
#kidlit #amreading
#amwriting #writeon #writerslife #kidsbooks
Specificity creates opportunity in #storytelling. Rosemary Long Ears by @boygirlparty.bsky.social is a stellar example. What a fun #bookstore find!
#kidlit #amreading
#amwriting #writeon #writerslife #kidsbooks
My baby prefers to watch the world upside down these days.
So I followed his lead and flipped my manuscript.
It slowed me WAAYYY down.
I saw my words in a way I didn’t know I needed.
#amwriting #writerslife #writermom #momswhowrite #childrensbooks #kidlit #tinymoments #picturebooks #writeon
So I followed his lead and flipped my manuscript.
It slowed me WAAYYY down.
I saw my words in a way I didn’t know I needed.
#amwriting #writerslife #writermom #momswhowrite #childrensbooks #kidlit #tinymoments #picturebooks #writeon
September 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My baby prefers to watch the world upside down these days.
So I followed his lead and flipped my manuscript.
It slowed me WAAYYY down.
I saw my words in a way I didn’t know I needed.
#amwriting #writerslife #writermom #momswhowrite #childrensbooks #kidlit #tinymoments #picturebooks #writeon
So I followed his lead and flipped my manuscript.
It slowed me WAAYYY down.
I saw my words in a way I didn’t know I needed.
#amwriting #writerslife #writermom #momswhowrite #childrensbooks #kidlit #tinymoments #picturebooks #writeon
#amwriting while #naptrapped.
Could be 5 minutes. Could be 2 hours.
Oh, the suspense.
(Oh, he just pooped.)
#lifeisgood #kidlit #writermom #newmomlife #writerslife #tinymoments
Could be 5 minutes. Could be 2 hours.
Oh, the suspense.
(Oh, he just pooped.)
#lifeisgood #kidlit #writermom #newmomlife #writerslife #tinymoments
September 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#amwriting while #naptrapped.
Could be 5 minutes. Could be 2 hours.
Oh, the suspense.
(Oh, he just pooped.)
#lifeisgood #kidlit #writermom #newmomlife #writerslife #tinymoments
Could be 5 minutes. Could be 2 hours.
Oh, the suspense.
(Oh, he just pooped.)
#lifeisgood #kidlit #writermom #newmomlife #writerslife #tinymoments
Yesterday, while making granola bars,
I looked down to find
a chocolate chip
melting in my baby’s ear.
May your next #kidlit writing session
be just as silly and sweet. 🍫
#writerslife #momlife #writermom
#writeon #tinymoment #childrensbooks #amwriting
I looked down to find
a chocolate chip
melting in my baby’s ear.
May your next #kidlit writing session
be just as silly and sweet. 🍫
#writerslife #momlife #writermom
#writeon #tinymoment #childrensbooks #amwriting
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Yesterday, while making granola bars,
I looked down to find
a chocolate chip
melting in my baby’s ear.
May your next #kidlit writing session
be just as silly and sweet. 🍫
#writerslife #momlife #writermom
#writeon #tinymoment #childrensbooks #amwriting
I looked down to find
a chocolate chip
melting in my baby’s ear.
May your next #kidlit writing session
be just as silly and sweet. 🍫
#writerslife #momlife #writermom
#writeon #tinymoment #childrensbooks #amwriting
Baby discovered his feet.
May he soon turn a page
And find his wings.
📚A #tinymoment with Emily Winfield Martin’s Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey — one of our whimsical faves.
#amreading #amwriting #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #writermom #newmom
May he soon turn a page
And find his wings.
📚A #tinymoment with Emily Winfield Martin’s Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey — one of our whimsical faves.
#amreading #amwriting #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #writermom #newmom
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Baby discovered his feet.
May he soon turn a page
And find his wings.
📚A #tinymoment with Emily Winfield Martin’s Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey — one of our whimsical faves.
#amreading #amwriting #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #writermom #newmom
May he soon turn a page
And find his wings.
📚A #tinymoment with Emily Winfield Martin’s Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey — one of our whimsical faves.
#amreading #amwriting #raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #writermom #newmom
Successful 2nd #bookstore trip with baby! @barnesandnoble.com’s book of the month is a real brainy gem — Charlotte’s Web vibes…but with zombies 🧟
My writer brain is amped. What classic needs a reboot? Better question: will baby sleep long enough for me to write today?😅 #kidlit #childrensbooks
My writer brain is amped. What classic needs a reboot? Better question: will baby sleep long enough for me to write today?😅 #kidlit #childrensbooks
September 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Successful 2nd #bookstore trip with baby! @barnesandnoble.com’s book of the month is a real brainy gem — Charlotte’s Web vibes…but with zombies 🧟
My writer brain is amped. What classic needs a reboot? Better question: will baby sleep long enough for me to write today?😅 #kidlit #childrensbooks
My writer brain is amped. What classic needs a reboot? Better question: will baby sleep long enough for me to write today?😅 #kidlit #childrensbooks
Nomming on some Trash Truck this morning—our favorite pre-lingual reading activity. 😋 The refreshing empathy and gentle pacing (both show and books) are just what I want him to soak up … in any way he can. Thanks, @Netflix! #raisingareader #childrensbooks #amreading
August 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nomming on some Trash Truck this morning—our favorite pre-lingual reading activity. 😋 The refreshing empathy and gentle pacing (both show and books) are just what I want him to soak up … in any way he can. Thanks, @Netflix! #raisingareader #childrensbooks #amreading
Do you write well at airports? ✈️💻🙌🏼
Having a 3-month-old in tow adds a plot twist, but we’re figuring it out. 😅
#amwriting #kidsbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #whereiwrite #writeon #momlife #newmom #raisingareader
Having a 3-month-old in tow adds a plot twist, but we’re figuring it out. 😅
#amwriting #kidsbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #whereiwrite #writeon #momlife #newmom #raisingareader
August 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Do you write well at airports? ✈️💻🙌🏼
Having a 3-month-old in tow adds a plot twist, but we’re figuring it out. 😅
#amwriting #kidsbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #whereiwrite #writeon #momlife #newmom #raisingareader
Having a 3-month-old in tow adds a plot twist, but we’re figuring it out. 😅
#amwriting #kidsbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #whereiwrite #writeon #momlife #newmom #raisingareader
Book time with baby is a great reminder that reading pages in order is always a personal choice. 😅🙃 #raisingreaders #newmom #kidlit #childrensbooks #books #amreading
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Book time with baby is a great reminder that reading pages in order is always a personal choice. 😅🙃 #raisingreaders #newmom #kidlit #childrensbooks #books #amreading