Looking forward to attending this amazing conference for kid lit writers. If you’re an author looking for an agent or publisher you should check it out.
#kidlit
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CBC Favorites Awards Lists Dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading

Honored to be included on The Children’s Book Council List of 2025 K-2 favorites. www.cbcbooks.org/readers/sear...

Strange Science of Reading Law Suit By Thomas Ultican 2/20/2025 December 4, 2024, two law firms from New York and Chicago respectively filed a class action law suit against reading curriculum developers not steeped in science of read…

The billionaire driven science of reading is bad pedagogy but they are trying to force it on America with a law suit. tultican.com/2025/02/20/s... #Reading

Octopi camouflage to hunt, avoid predation and more. They use muscles to control chromatophores' pigment sacs, to display different colors and brightness. They also use muscles to change their body shape and to control papillae to alter skin texture.

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🤩 Among The Stars: December Update It's that time again. For the moment, anyway, my curated starred review spreadsheet is up to date, y'all. As a reminder, I curate and collate the starred reviews from six trade journals: Booklist Horn...

The ⭐️Starred Review ⭐️spreadsheet that I curate is up to date. (For the moment!) I hope you find this resource useful.
#tlsky #edusky #kidlit #skybrarians #mglit #yalit

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Alright. Who did it better? 😆 #GoLions #OnePride

If I post the same thing on Twitter and BlueSky the difference of comments is absolutely wild!
On Twitter I’m told things like, “you ruin kids lives, you are greedy, you are a POS”
vs
Here, where people say things like “thank you for advocating for your students!”
#EduSky #ImScarredFromTwitter

I'm excited to share this new library of resources for teaching nonfiction reading and writing.
tinyurl.com/4jj54pdd
@steamteambooks.bsky.social #edusky #kidlit

So let’s be sure to uplift and amplify each other in a purposeful and meaningful capacity. Many left the other platforms due to the manipulation of the algorithm for engagement purposes.

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

Feels like olden times on Twitter. 😊

Getting a good vibe from this place. 😊

🧠💩💨🎯Navigating tricky topics in the writing workshop? Join us as we explore how to create space for young writers while addressing sensitive subjects.
Many thanks to @play_factile for sponsoring this #TWTPod episode!
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So great to see you here! 💙

💯 agree! Great post. Thanks!

In this mornings edition of "Convince me you're a teacher"

"I eat all my meals in under 5 mins because that’s the most time I’ve ever had for lunch in my 19 year career as a teacher. "

#EduSky

I’m with you!

Yay, you! It’s very rewarding to do good work, isn’t it?
Awww, thank you. You’re too sweet. I’m very excited to have a children’s book out. It’s something I always wanted to do.
Enjoy NCTE. Not going this year or I’d come see your session.

Hey! Thanks. Just got here. Great to see you too!
How are you?

Here’s a list of nonfiction kidlit authors and illustrators. go.bsky.app/DGnzPmV

Text Scaffolding in Student #Nonfiction Writing tinyurl.com/345ve9bd

@kidlitkat.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Hey #langchat friends! I made a list of people who used to be part of the Twitter langchat community. Check it out: bsky.app/profile/did:... #iTeachWL

Can Children's Books Keep Aging Minds Engaged? At age 91, my mom stopped reading. When I gave her a picture book, she started reading again.

Can childen's books help people with dementia?
#Books
#Children'sBooks
#Poetry
#Reading
#Dementia
#Alzheimer's
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hello and welcome to the 1M people that have joined Bluesky in the last week!!!

Looking forward to sharing Merry Christmas, Zoo at the lovely @lilshopostories in Decatur on 12/6. Hope to see some of you there! We’ll be enjoying story time and decorating animal cookies. Bringing a small friend is encouraged. 🎅🌲🎁🍪🦁🐻

Happy book birthday 🎉 🎈🎉 to our new picture book, Merry Christmas, Zoo. @LolaMSchaefer @ChronicleKids @naomi_kirsten #childrensbooks #nerdybookclub #kidsbooks #ChristmasBook #Christmas2024