Colleen Paeff

Thanks, Patricia! ❤️

BOXER BABY BATTLES BEDTIME by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social and Kai Gietzen is my new go-to gift for baby showers and toddler birthday parties. It’s fun and funny and it really does sound like a boxing match! Even better, there’s a glossary of boxing lingo. So! Much! Fun! #boxing #figurativelanguage

Nonfiction picture books are hard enough to write in prose, but @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social manages to delight and inform in RHYME! Pick up OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM as an alternative to the standard children's book about farm life and discover a whole new world, beautifully illustrated by Xin Li.

Adorable. Cozy. Comforting. Funny. If you're looking for a book that's both hilarious and heart-warming, this is it. @abicushman.com and Charlotte Offsay create the best kind of noise in The Quiet Forest.

This is in an image of the Firefly Song book cover and author Colleen Paeff for ep. 13 the nonfiction/informational fiction divide.

🎙️New podcast episode! Where's the line between nonfiction vs informational fiction in #kidlit?
@colleenpaeff.bsky.social & I explore why "Firefly Song" stayed nonfiction while "Pufflings Fly Free" needed fictional elements. 🐧
Plus Obsidian research tips!
🎧YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ic5E9T5LUzk

THE GREAT STINK got a mention in the @washingtonpost.com!

Q: My 6-year-old son loves encyclopedia-type books, such as the DK Eyewitness books. This makes bedtime reading particularly challenging for me as a fiction lover. How can I get my curious son into stories?

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GIVEAWAY! I'm giving away a copy of the fabulous field guide to fireflies, written by Lynn Faust, plus a copy of FIREFLY SONG, my picture book biography of Lynn (who discovered a synchronous species of firefly in the Smoky Mnts!). Sign up for my newsletter to be entered to win! www.colleenpaeff.com

When I have an idea for a book, if it doesn't have four specific qualities, it's probably not a good fit for a picture book. Find out what those qualities are in this interview!

High praise for FIREFLY SONG! Thanks for spreading the word, Simon! 💚

Thank you, Simon! I'm so glad to know you liked the book. Lynn is incredible and it was a real treat to meet her and to tell her story.

Awesome! Thank you.

Thank you, Sara!

I wish I could send everyone who's been posting about fireflies (or lightning bugs) in their yards a copy of Lynn Frierson Faust's fabulous field guide--but there are too many of you! However, I CAN give away a copy to one of my newsletter subscribers. Sign up by 7/15 to enter! www.colleenpaeff.com

Thank you, Melissa! FIREFLY SONG was a joy to write & Lynn is one of the nicest (most passionate about fireflies!) people you could ever hope to meet. Her field guide to fireflies is fabulous! There are SO MANY species out there & she makes it easy to identify many of them. You would love it!

Who else will be at ALA Annual this weekend!? Come find me on Friday from 6-6:30 at the @simonkids.bsky.social booth #405 and drop a comment here to let me know where I can find YOU! Big thanks to @ssedlib.bsky.social for making this signing happen! ❤️ #ALAAC25 #ALA25 @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

Comfort and Discovery: 35 Picture Book Fiction Series These bright additions to picture book series will allow children to go on new adventures with familiar characters.

35 Picture Book Fiction Series Perfect for Comfort and Discovery

Congratulations to my critique partner @drliztracy.bsky.social!!! I love this book (and its author) so much. #amightygirl #soapboxderby #womeninSTEM #engineering #EDUsky

Unbound Pages: Authors Against Book Bans fights for the freedom to read The organization brings together authors from all genres and for all ages in support of the freedom to read.

AABB-RI co-chair @jbradley.bsky.social was on @wgbh.org ‘s Under the Radar with Callie Crossley tonight as part of a round table discussion about the impact of censorship on authors. If you missed it live, stream it here (The whole series is great!) www.wgbh.org/culture/book...

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Sign up to receive my newsletter by July 2 for a chance to win FIREFLY SONG: LYNN FRIERSON FAUST & THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN DISCOVERY, plus a copy of FIREFLIES, GLOW-WORMS & LIGHTNING BUGS, Lynn's field guide to N. American fireflies! www.colleenpaeff.com #fireflies #STEMeducation #EDUsky

Yes! Thank goodness for Google Alerts—I’d miss them all without it!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! 😀

Hot reads for long summer days: CADL literary experts share recommendations Literary experts at the Capital Area District Libraries recommend these titles to jumpstart your summer reading

FIREFLY SONG was mentioned as a "Hot read for long summer days" in the Lansing State Journal! Thank you to the librarians of the Capital Area District Library! #summerreadsforkids #nonfictionforkids #fireflies

www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/life/2...

Check out @patricianewman.bsky.social's LitLinks for a free activity on the art of persuasive letter writing! www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-how...
#biology #amightygirl #edusky #persuasivewriting #womeninstem #LitLink #writingresource #fireflies #GSMNP #elkmont #synchronousfireflies

Me too! 🎉

CLIMATE: How Wladimir Köppen Studied Weather and Drew the First Climate Map Elementary science history. Who created the idea for climate? How do we track climate change? By looking at maps created by meteorologist Wladimir Koppen! Come read this story that explains weather an...

This week, NPR is focusing reports on the climate. Here's my contribution to climate information for kids! #stem #climate #NPR #kidlit #edusky #TLSky #readaloud #steamteambooks

Congratulations!

AlphaBot Check out AlphaBot - <b>Even the youngest robotocists will love flipping the flaps to create their own robot&#8212;while exploring a simple <i>A</i> to <i>Z</i> roundup of robotics terms. </b><br><br>...

I love Vicky Fang's interactive A to Z book, ALPHABOT! It's so much more than an alphabet book! Highly recommended for young robot fans, grown-up luddites, and everyone in between! Build robots and learn stuff!
#robots #creativity #STEM #STEAM #robotics #CSed
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A copy of Firefly Song on a green fabric background with yellow sparkles. The Firefly Song book cover has a digital watercolor painting of a young white girl with short brown hair holding up a jar of fireflies close to her face. The green nature around her is lit up by small yellow fireflies.

Explore summer with Firefly Song, the new nonfiction picture book by Sibert Honoree @colleenpaeff.bsky.social. THIS Saturday, June 14th at 2 pm, Colleen will read her story, share her writing process, answer questions from the audience, and then sign books. Best for ages 4+.