@carriefinison.bsky.social
Writer, reader, rhymer, dreamer. Author of Don't Hug Doug, Dozens of Doughnuts & other picture books that don’t start with the letter D. Find me online: carriefinison.com
My Latin teacher once shared a list of ancient Roman graffiti that has been found at various sites and yeah...people haven't changed much. It was fun to translate, though. 😁
17.11.2025 23:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That's great - thanks for sharing!
17.11.2025 21:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That would be agony!
14.11.2025 17:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I would be so worried about forgetting what is a secret and what has been announced!
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Author life: No one tells you about the part where you have to sit on exciting news for weeks, months, or even years. 🤐
13.11.2025 16:38 — 👍 192 🔁 2 💬 8 📌 0We actually have a mall near us that is still decent, but I’ve seen some abandoned ones that are 😭😭😭
13.11.2025 12:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The older I get, the more time I spend mourning stores and restaurants that used to exist.
13.11.2025 02:51 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Welp, it's 3:30. Guess I'd better go out and do my errands before it gets dark out. 🙁
11.11.2025 20:36 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you!
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If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
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Illustrated flyer for Newton Children's Book Festival Growing Readers in the Garden City Sunday November 16, 2025 11am - 3pm New Art Center 61 Washington Park Newtonville MA
Massachusetts friends! Please join us at the Newton Children’s Book Festival - a FREE event on Sunday, 11/16, 11am-3pm at the New Art Center. Meet 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators. Signed books for holiday giving, bookmark craft, & lots of fun. Learn more: newtonchildrensbookfest.com/
03.11.2025 21:31 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Thank you, Joana! 🐷 💕
03.11.2025 21:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
Happy Meow-loween!
31.10.2025 22:49 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman!
31.10.2025 02:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Haha - very!
30.10.2025 23:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Writing life: It took me the ENTIRE DAY to come up with two perfect lines of rhyming text. At least, they look perfect right now. Tomorrow, who knows?
30.10.2025 22:20 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you - I am enjoying them both, for sure!
29.10.2025 23:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you! They both bring me great joy. 😊
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Cover of the book Touch a Truck day by Carrie Finison and Viola Wang, a board book with a garbage truck on the cover, next to a gray tabby kitten.
Cover reveal (& kitten reveal 🐱)! Touch a Truck Day, illus. by Viola Wang, releases 3/17/26 from
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social! This lift-the-flap board book invites readers into the driver's seats of 8 trucks to discover their unique features. More info: carriefinison.com/books/touch-a-truck-day/
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
The first review is in for EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING, and it’s a STAR from School Library Journal!
"This book is everything children need in a book: smart, funny, relevant, and surprising—and highly recommended."
Read here: tinyurl.com/4pr4kfnz
More about the book: tinyurl.com/2rak4867
I just keep wondering when the Republicans are going to get tired of this.
21.10.2025 21:17 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Get this out there.
17.10.2025 17:16 — 👍 402 🔁 230 💬 19 📌 7Lots of people, lots of signs and NO KINGS in Boston today. 🇺🇸
18.10.2025 23:04 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0What are you doing about the 13 year old from Everett who was kidnapped by ICE and taken to Virginia? Please stand up and DO SOMETHING.
17.10.2025 15:22 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started.
October 18th, Everywhere
#nokings
Massachusetts friends - please join me & other book creators this Friday 10/10 at the Winchester Author Fest Author/Illustrator Meet & Greet - 2:30-4:30pm at Winchester Town Hall. Meet your favorite authors and get books signed--or pre-order books if you can't make it in person! wfee.org/authorfest/
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