Cynthia Platt

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Oo-la-la--a shiny new Bunny in Disguise promo video hopped onto the scene!

Tonight! So incredibly honored that Turkeys in Disguise--written by me and illustrated by @joshcleland.bsky.social--is a finalist for the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor!

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

Created in conjunction with www.thetech.org, EDGE is a hands-on, minds-on environmental engineering curriculum for middle school-aged kids in out of school time settings!

#4leaflearning #stem #edusky #middleschool #afterschool #enrichment #environment #engineering #21stcenturyskills

Logo for the Clover for Youth curriculum featuring a four-leaf clover with red, orange, blue, and green leaves and the text "Developing resilience when it matters most."

Looking for an afterschool curriculum that helps middle school aged kids understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs, and gain skills in navigating social situations? Visit www.4leaflearning.org to learn about Clover for Youth!
#edusky #afterschool #resilience #21stcenturyskills

YouTube video by Itty Bitty Book Club Honest kids review "Turkeys in Disguise" by Cynthia Platt and Josh Cleland

I love being a picture book writer!

#picturebooks #thanksgivingbooks #kidlit #ittybittybookclubs

Senate Committee on Ways and Means Use MyLegislature to follow bills, hearings, and legislators that interest you.

In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward

Hey, Massachusetts! Help tell our legislators they should pass An Act Regarding Free Expression to protect libraries, schools, and authors from book bans by sending them a postcard! Instructions on how to do this and where to get postcards here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/act @massaabb.bsky.social

Happy book birthday, lisaljrogers.bsky.social and Susan Reagan!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Coming on September 23rd!

@joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social

#picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving

Listening to Data — TH As part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project , Tumblehome has been collaborating with the Concord Consortium f...

Tumblehome, in collaboration with The Concord Consortium, refined a free data sonification plugin, "Sonify." Developed as part of the NSF-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project, to help middle schoolers better understand data on infectious diseases. #STEM

Turkeys in Disguise Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...

Turkeys in Disguise hits the shelves one month from today but you can pre-order a copy now. Use the Bookshop site to help out your local indie bookstore (or one of mine: Saltwater Books, @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @whitelambooks.bsky.social, and @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social )!
#kidlit

Interested in teaching kids more about epidemiology and data science? Check out the article "Data Stores About Disesase: Data-Centered Epidemiology in Secondary Schools"!

#edusky #teachersky #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators #data #epidemiology

We’re looking for afterschool educators to pilot our EDGE (Environmental Design & Green Engineering) program. FREE training & curriculum. More info and sign up below!
#edusky #teachersky #engineering #environment #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators

Turkeys in Disguise Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...

An advance copy of Turkeys in Disguise has arrived and it's as quirky and fun as @joshcleland.bsky.social and I could make it! It's out in September but you can pre-order here if you're interested: bookshop.org/p/books/turk... 🙂

#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys

You're going to love it!

Happy book birthday to @writeawhile.bsky.social and All Paths Lead to Paris! I've already read and loved this book--you will too!
#YA #YAromance

The best YA books told in multiple points of view Cynthia Platt shares the 5 best books on YA told in multiple points of view. Have you read Clap When You Land?

Put together a little list of YA stories told in multiple voices / POVs on #shepherd, which helps promote books in a reader-driven way! shepherd.com/best-books/y...

That's so wonderful to hear--I appreciate the kind words about Easter Starring Egg and the @khanacademy.org Kids stories! Thank you for letting me know!

Thanks for sharing, Cathy!

Coming this fall to a bookstore near you, and illustrated by the deeply funny @joshcleland.bsky.social (seriously--I crack up every time I look at the illustrations)!

Pre-order here: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

#clarionbooks #picturebook #kidlit #thanksgiving #turkeys

Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.

60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP

Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities sent to Louisiana - The Boston Globe Masked plainclothes officers arrested Rumeysa Ozturk outside a Somerville home Tuesday evening.

@bostonglobe.com, "detention" doesn't really capture what happened during Rumeysa Ozturk's kidnapping by ICE.

Had a wonderful time celebrating Kate Fussner's new book 13 Ways to Say Goodbye at @portersqbooks.bsky.social last night!

Clover for Youth application Clover for Youth is a 6-session curriculum designed to help middle school aged students understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs and gain skills in navigating social situations usi...

Four leaf clovers aren't just good luck--they're also the form of the pearinc.org Clover Model for Youth Development. Learn more about the Clover for Youth summer curriculum here: bit.ly/3Rgbj7c and sign up to be part of the learning and fun here: forms.gle/ZKzzXUbW2M7e... 🍀
#summer2025 #resilience

That's a a great reason to have achieved fame! #kidlitchat

We got my kiddo a wall calendar last year with a "holiday" for every day of the year--it was eye-opening as a picture book writer! #kidlitchat