Rachel G. Payne (she/they)

Yay! Thanks for all the support. I love notes from readers. Check out my website for activity ideas: RachelGPayne.com/kids

Postcard stating Ezra Keats the Snow Day w snow & people.

Picture book Let’s Rumble on top a mailing envelope.

#BookMail is the best mail. #KidLit #PictureBooks Thank you so much. Can’t wait to share w our student.s. ❤️ the postcard. We collect postcards! The students will b so excited. They ❤️ notes from the authors!

I would put James Talarico, state rep from TX, in that category as well

Congrats! You won the book giveaway! Thanks for all the support! I’ll send you a DM!

it's #nonbinaryday and @rpayne.bsky.social's and I'd book #Let'sRumble features three siblings playing at home and letting their imagination go wild. The oldest has advice for their younger sister and brother. Check it out!

It’s a #bookbirthday for Let’s Rumble! Like, repost, tag, or follow for a chance to win the #bookgiveaway! #kidlit #edusky #picturebook #letsrumblebook

Let's Rumble!

Happy book birthday to @rpayne.bsky.social and @jopi.bsky.social's Let's Rumble!

Thank you so much!

#BookGiveaway! Like, repost, comment, follow, or tag a friend for a chance to win a signed copy of Let’s Rumble! A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play illustrated by @jopi.bsky.social and releasing tomorrow from Rise x Penguin Workshop. #kidlit #picturebook #play #edusky #pb

Horror Offers Young Readers Safe Spaces in Scary Times Taylor Hunsberger, a children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, reflects on the ways that horror stories provide children with a vital testing ground to face their...

Culture writer, poet, and children’s librarian Taylor Hunsberger reflects on the ways that horror stories provide children with a vital testing ground to face their real-life fears

It’s a #bookgiveaway! Like, comment, share, or follow to win a signed copy of my #debut #picturebook Let’s Rumble! A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play illustrated by Jose Pimienta and published by Rise x Penguin Workshop in 2 days!! Winner selected July 15! #letsrumblebook #kidlit #play #pb

Oops! Spelled the publisher's name wrong-- Penguin Workshop!

My son loved to roughhouse, I mean rumble. So it was born of necessity.

#BookGiveaway
Like, repost, comment, or repost to win a signed copy of my #debut #picturebook Let’s Rumble! A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play illustrated by @jopi.bsky.social from Rise x Penguin Worksop. #kidlit #edusky #booksky #books #unboxing

A promo image for a book giveaway of Let’s Rumble! A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play by Rachel G. Payne, illustrated by Jose Pimienta coming July 8. Ordering info & activities: RachelGpayne.com “A fun approach to helping rambunctious kids navigate boundaries.” - Kirkus

It’s a #bookgiveaway of my #debut picture book, Let’s Rumble! illustrated by @jopi.bsky.social! It’s all about #play and #roughhousing. Like, repost, comment, or follow before July 15 for a chance to win a signed copy. The more you do the more chances to win! #booksky #kidlit #edusky #picturebooks

Free Children Read Freely | American Libraries Magazine Librarians, educators, and authors share age-appropriate resources for introducing kids to banned books and celebrating autonomy.

Got to present with rock stars Pat Scales, Vera Ahiyya, & Jessica Ralli at #alaac25 & they wrote it up in American Libraries Magazine! Thanks @wearealsc.bsky.social for the opportunity & Sourcebook and Penguin for books to giveaway! #kidlit #bannedbooks americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...

So, will we see you at #ALA2025?? If you're planning to attend, please make sure you say hi! My friends and I from the PB Jamboree group (pb_2023 on IG) would love to meet you!
#skybrarians #edusky @kdmaz.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social #kidlit #childrensbooks

But you seem to be making the GOP argument. A candidate like Mamdani may not have wide appeal in a general election, but he’s doing some things right Democratic candidates could learn from, like engage with new media and speak to people’s needs & frustrations.

And we know Trump always selects “all the best people.” Mamdani has served in state government, at least. All Trump requires is a loyalty and experience be damned.

Sexual harassment should be disqualifying and its a good thing that the sexual harasser lost.

We have to get back to a point where we care about that shit again.

Thanks! Now on to lots of events

It’s here! We unboxed the author copies of my debut picture book, Let’s Rumble: A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play illustrated by @jopi.bsky.social from Rise x Penguin Workshop! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebook #picturebooks #pb #play #kids
#unboxing #roughhousing #letsrumblebook

Going to @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's #ALAAC25 in Philadelphia? Stop by @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's #BooksUnbanned Booth (135) for these stickers, fun schwag, and information on our brand-spanking new Freedom to Read Storytime Guide, which I will be presenting on on Sat 6/28 at 11 AM! #BannedBooks

Job standing in front of a car

Bradford, job and two friends hanging at dodger stadium

Bradford and job sitting in his car

Bradford, Job and two friends hanging

ICE arrested Job Garcia while he was running errands in LA. Job is a US citizen, a scholar, and a brilliant photographer. He’s also my friend. But none of that should determine his humanity.

ICE must release Job Garcia immediately.

We're celebrating a momentous occasion in the U.S. with some of our favorite #picturebooks about the history of slavery and #Juneteenth.

Any you think we should have included?

#Juneteenth2025 #childrensbooks #AmericanHistory

Celebrating #juneteenth2025 with a bunch of our favorite #PictureBooks about the history of slavery and the Juneteenth holiday. Do you have a favorite picture book you'd like to recommend? #kidlit #childrensbooks #PBJam

SLJ Picture Book Palooza Join us July 17th for our fifth annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza, an all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists from around the world, who bring picture books to life with their extraordi...

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I'm chatting about my #pb Let's Rumble! with illustrator @jopi.bsky.social & editor Cecily Kaiser at @slj.com's Picture Book Palooza on July 27- a virtual conference & one of my favorite virtual events. All are welcome! Link in comments. Thanks @penguinkids.bsky.social! #kidlit

President Trump fired our nation’s Librarian, Dr. Carla Hayden, by email at 6:56pm tonight, taking his assault on America’s libraries to a new level. Over the course of her tenure, Dr. Hayden brought the Library of Congress to the people, with initiatives that reached into rural communities and made the Library accessible to all Americans, in person and online. While President Trump wants to ban books and tell Americans what to read – or not to read at all, Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to making reading and the pursuit of knowledge available to everyone. Be like Dr. Hayden.

BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:

Carla Hayden was an inspiring librarian of congress, and we were lucky to have her