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Ellen Myrick

@libraryellen.bsky.social

Library advocate, and children’s book enthusiast, cat fancier, history geek, nature lover

389 Followers  |  156 Following  |  160 Posts  |  Joined: 16.08.2023  |  1.9289

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Cat and Bird (Child’s Play)

Cat and Bird (Child’s Play)

Sasha, the @pubspotlight.bsky.social kitty, loves reading about her friends! @childs-play.co.uk @childsplayusa.bsky.social
#kidlit #boardbooks #bilingualbooks

07.01.2026 14:06 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The @pubspotlight.bsky.social team is so excited to be working g with these publishers!

07.01.2026 14:03 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Narrative nonfiction series from Beetle Books. Find out more https://www.thebigquestionsanswered.com/

Narrative nonfiction series from Beetle Books. Find out more https://www.thebigquestionsanswered.com/

Sasha, the @pubspotlight.bsky.social office kitty, has questions. Big Questions!
Join her in checking out this great series from @hungrytomato.bsky.social and Beetle Books.
#kidlit #cats #catswithbooks #kidsnonfiction

05.01.2026 13:28 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, Betsy, for lifting these important creators up!

05.01.2026 13:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Susan Beth Pfeffer and Peg Kehret hit especially hard. I read so many of their books and recommended them so many times that I felt like I KNEW them. And Ms. Pfeffer posted her Wordle scores on Twitter for a while.

02.01.2026 19:16 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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And another—Sasha, the #officekitty of @pubspotlight.bsky.social and her library!

03.01.2026 15:08 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Book cats unite! ❤️ 📚😸

02.01.2026 18:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
One Can Be
by Pat Zietlow Miller & 
Annie Cron
(Beaming Books)
A book-loving child brings her community together to build a Little Free Library.
“An empathetic tale that proves anyone can make a difference.” --Kirkus

One Can Be by Pat Zietlow Miller & Annie Cron (Beaming Books) A book-loving child brings her community together to build a Little Free Library. “An empathetic tale that proves anyone can make a difference.” --Kirkus

Sasha the office kitty says "One Can Be by Pat Zietlow Miller is the perfect book for World Introverts Day!" #kidlit #cats #Bookcats #introverts @kidlitchat.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

02.01.2026 16:07 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Floris Books)
Raven, Rabbit, Deer (Pajama Press)
Tiger,it’s Snowing ((Post Wave)
How to Find a Yeti (Nosy Crow US)
A Winter’s Morning (Post Wave)
Frank’s Red Hat (Walker Books Australia)
Zander Stays (Pajama Press)
Corazon de Invierno/Heart of Winter (NubeOcho Books)
Are Glaciers the Key to Climate Change (Beetle Books)
At the Top of the World (Cicada Books)
Next Time You See a Snowflake (National Science Teaching Association Kids)

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Floris Books) Raven, Rabbit, Deer (Pajama Press) Tiger,it’s Snowing ((Post Wave) How to Find a Yeti (Nosy Crow US) A Winter’s Morning (Post Wave) Frank’s Red Hat (Walker Books Australia) Zander Stays (Pajama Press) Corazon de Invierno/Heart of Winter (NubeOcho Books) Are Glaciers the Key to Climate Change (Beetle Books) At the Top of the World (Cicada Books) Next Time You See a Snowflake (National Science Teaching Association Kids)

Sasha the @pubspotlight.bsky.social office kitty has some recommendations for wintry reads! #kidlit #cats #catswithbooks

29.12.2025 14:16 — 👍 48    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

While we are sad not to get to see Bunmi, we are happy to share her book with you at #701! #NCSS2025

06.12.2025 17:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This “How Do” book is perfect for collab by Art and Math—HOW DO YOU TURN DATA INTO DRAWINGS, a Matical Honor Book from @flowerpotpress.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social
#NCSS2025
#nonfiction #kidlit

06.12.2025 17:50 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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A perfect publisher for teaching about sustainable agriculture? Readers to Eaters of course! @pubspotlight.bsky.social FARMER EVA , plus it’s on audio too from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social ! #NCSS2025 #kidlit

06.12.2025 16:35 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s always a good day to SMASH THE PATRIARCHY (this from @helvetiq.bsky.social ). These amazing educators find this Eureka-winner at @NCSS2025 @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit
#graphicnonfiction

06.12.2025 15:49 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Museum educator building her civics resources looking forward to adding Fault Lines in the Constitution from @holidayhouse.bsky.social and Peachtree Publishing at @NCSS2025 @pubspotlight.bsky.social
#kidlit #civics

06.12.2025 15:45 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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THE SPY IN THE MUSEUM from @simonandschuster.bsky.social infiltrates the International Spy Museum stand at #NCSS2025 !
@pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit
#kidsnonfiction

06.12.2025 15:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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White House Clubhouse kids travel back to the second Roosevelt White House and meet First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt! @wwnorton.com #NCSS2025 #historyforkids #Kidlit
@pubspotlight.bsky.social
Thanks to the Women’s Foundation for the cool cutout!

06.12.2025 15:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Two AFRICANA honored books featured at the Education About Africa booth at #NCSS2025 — I’ll See You in Ijebu from @barefootbooks.bsky.social and What Happened on Thursday from Amazon Crossing Kids. @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit #globalkidlit

06.12.2025 15:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A professor hunting for new Asian Asian children’s books is thrilled to discover PAPA’S BUTTER CHICKEN from @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social . #kidlit just won the Gourmand Prize for books too! @pubspotlight.bsky.social

06.12.2025 13:20 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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What better way to start the day than with Ruth Bader Ginsberg? Check out this great middle grade bio of the great dissenter from @sourcebooks.bsky.social at #NCSS2025 @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit

06.12.2025 13:17 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Did you know JUST IN CASE from @charlesbridge.bsky.social just won a nonfiction award from NCTE? Learn about the seed vault on Svalbard! As seen here at #NCSS2025 @pubspotlight.bsky.social

06.12.2025 12:54 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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An educator with the Federal Reaerve Bank is excited about @rubytuesdaybooks.bsky.social “Money and You” series at #NCSS2025 @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit

06.12.2025 12:50 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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BITTERSWEET about the WWII Berlin Candy Bombers finds a perfect backdrop with the WWII National Museum at #NCSS2025. @pubspotlight.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

06.12.2025 12:47 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This professor found a perfect book to model conflict resolution just before her session on the topic! @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social #NCSS2025

06.12.2025 12:43 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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In honor of small business Saturday, here are books from independent presses captured in the wild in independent bookstores including Wild Rumpus and Green Bean Bookshop. #kidlit

29.11.2025 23:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Marc Aronson m is on a campaign to replace nonfiction and informational books with “curiosity books.” #IBBYRegional #kidlit #nonfiction #curiositybooks

08.11.2025 19:46 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Mary Ann Cappiello: “extraordinary book that explains how animals see!” IBBYRegional

08.11.2025 19:40 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Marc Aronson: current trend in nonfiction is looking at a topic through two perspectives. #nonfiction #IBBYRegional #

08.11.2025 19:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Deborah Heilegman: “What is the author’s through line?” For Deborah, it’s connection. For Cynthia LEVINSON it’s social justice. #IBBYRegional #nonfiction #kidlit

08.11.2025 19:15 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Urgency of Nonfiction panel at @IBBYRegional delves into this overlooked and urgently needed category with Marc Aronson, Deborah Heilegman, Vicky Smith and Mary Ann Cappiello.

08.11.2025 19:11 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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DYK that Helen wang started the #namethetranslator hashtag? Lots of top Shenjeng books are translated from around the world. #IBBYRegional

08.11.2025 18:06 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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