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Julie Winterbottom

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Children's book author. Debut PB bio, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, in March 2025 from Rocky Pond/Penguin. Author of PRANKLOPEDIA, FRIGHTLOPEDIA, WHAT A BLAST! #kidlit #12x12 Cajun accordion player, porch-sitter

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Behind the Scenes: “Using Poetry to Get Unstuck” by Julie Winterbottom Ah yes, the conundrum of TMI (too much information). I know it well. It’s like you’re a kid in a candy store and can only choose one of the many varieties tempting you. Here’s a w…

Win a copy of Magic in a Drop of Water! Just comment on the post. Behind the Scenes: "Using Poetry to Get Unstuck" by Julie Winterbottom @bandersonwriter.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/06/b...

13.06.2025 16:25 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Hudson Valley, NY! I'll be reading my new ecology-themed picture book, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER at @splitrockbks.bsky.social Sun 4/13 10:30am. For kids 4-104! @penguinkids.bsky.social #rockypondbooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #womeninstem

10.04.2025 00:31 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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I loved reading MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER at the @acadnatsci.bsky.social in Philly, where the subject of my book, Ruth Patrick, spent her entire career. Her pith helmet and field microscope were on disply. @penguinschoollib.bsky.social #rockypondbooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem

07.04.2025 19:15 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Congratulations, Julie Winterbottom, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER! Thank you so much for sharing the release of Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution with us! ...

@nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social has a wonderful blog about children's books about nature. I love the questions she asked me for today's edition, here: bit.ly/41QAGCT @steamteambooks.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #stemforkids #picturebook #stem

28.03.2025 15:53 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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25.03.2025 13:33 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Yay! It's pub day for MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER: HOW RUTH PATRICK TAUGHT THE WORLD ABOUT WATER POLLUTION! Beautifully illustrated by #SusanReagan. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #pbgreensteam #stembooksforkids #rockypondbooks

25.03.2025 13:32 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 3

Thank you to the best community of PB writers, @12x12challenge.bsky.social !

25.03.2025 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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20.03.2025 19:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
arranged diatoms from Victorian era

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Philly peeps! I'll be reading my new picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water, and doing a fun diatom art activity at the Academy of Natural Sciences March 29 and 30, 11-1. @acadnatsci #rockypondbooks #stembooksforkids #pbgreensteam2025 @penguinkids.bsky.social @acadnatsci.bsky.social bit.ly/4kBz2wh

20.03.2025 19:03 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Women's History Month 2025: Q & As with Picture Book Authors Honoring Influential Women In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with seven creators of picture book biographies highlighting overlooked female figures in history.

Happy Women's History Month to Ruth Patrick, subject of my new picture book biography. Read the Q&A I did in Publishers Weekly for more about it! @penguinkids.bsky.social #PBGreenSTEAM @steamteambooks.bsky.social #womeninstem #picturebooks www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

12.03.2025 02:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World About Water Pollution by Julie Winterbottom Winterbottom spotlights oft-overlooked aquatic ecologist Ruth Patrick (1907–2013) in this eye-opening book, which considers the ...

Thrilled to get a starred review in Publisher's Weekly today for my debut picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water! @penguinkids.bsky.social #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM2025 #STEMbooks #womeninscience www.publishersweekly.com/9780593620229

21.02.2025 16:21 — 👍 18    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Julie Winterbottom Shares her Creative Point of View on uGROnews uGROnews is on Substack written by kidlit authors, Joyce P. Uglow and Kathy Groth

A fun interview by picture book author Joyce Uglow about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water!
A fun interview about my writing process for Magic in a Drop of Water. @penguinkids #rockypondbooks #PBGreenSTEAM #stembooks @jpuglow.bsky.social
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10.02.2025 19:10 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution

Counting down, 6 weeks and 2 days until my debut picture book, Magic in a Drop of Water, comes ashore. Preorder here: bookshop.org/p/books/magi... @easternupscbwi #naturepicturebooks #sciencepicturebooks #STEMbooksforkids #kidlitstem #PBGreenSTEAM

09.02.2025 17:23 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution

Yes, right here! bookshop.org/p/books/magi...

09.02.2025 17:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The cover for my picture book biography of ecologist Ruth Patrick, coming March 25, 2025, art by the fantastic Susan Reagan.

The cover for my picture book biography of ecologist Ruth Patrick, coming March 25, 2025, art by the fantastic Susan Reagan.

Excited for my picture book bio of ecologist Ruth Patrick, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, coming March 25, 2025 from Rocky Pond/Penguin.

18.11.2024 00:46 — 👍 52    🔁 14    💬 8    📌 0

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