@karlingray.bsky.social
#KidLit author MIA AND FRIENDS 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction #TrueStory Affiliate (Bookshop & Amazon) Book recommendations by interests: https://bookshop.org/shop/KarlinGray
Some favorite #truestories for #BlackHistoryMonth
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
If you want signed books, manuscript critiques, time w/ editors, agents, or illustrators, Publishing for #Minnesota auction opens tomorrow. Proceeds support organizations providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, & community resources to those in need. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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A favorite #truestory to share with young readers on #MartinLutherKingJrDay
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Rest in peace 🕊️ civil rights icon #ClaudetteColvin
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2026 marks 50 years since #NadiaComaneci received the first perfect 10 at the @Olympics 🤸 🥇
Share the inspiring story of @nadiacomaneci10 with young readers— NADIA: THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T
📕 Amazon affiliate link: amzn.to/49g6nJD
#kidlit #readlikeachamp #truestory
Happy New Year! Here is my Born-On-This Date calendar for January. Who is your birthday twin?
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Free download at #TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Born...
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05.12.2025 20:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Need #holiday gift ideas for kids who love #DANCE?
True stories are true gifts!
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Need #holiday gift ideas for kids? The TrueStory #giftguide
recommends books by interest:
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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Happy Birthday Nadia Comaneci🥇 🤸
Read: my book, Nadia—The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still illustrated by Christine Davenier
amzn.to/47Bdv2f
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #nadiacomaneci
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
Born on this day: Hedy Lamarr 🎥 🛜
Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #hedylamarr
Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell 🍦 🏰 ☁️
Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko
amzn.to/3WFZBpk
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #jonimitchell
Love this book—I recommend it on two shelves in my TrueStory Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG...
True Stories~Women
True Stories~Science
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It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop.
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
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True Stories for #Halloween:
📕 Mary’s Monster
📕 John Ronald’s Dragons
📕 She Made a Monster
📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey
📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider
Find these books & more at True Story Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
Born on this day: Pelé ⚽️
Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
Last night #MistyCopeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre. But young readers can return to #Firebird again and again. 🩰
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios
MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
Happy birthday #MaeJemison 🌟
Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
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It’s #BannedBooksWeek but a week isn’t enough! So here’s a month’s worth of #truestories for October. Be a warrior and fight book bans!
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#kidlit #pbbios
A week isn’t enough to read all my favorite picture books that have been banned/challenged. So here is a month’s worth!
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Jane Goodall lives on through her extraordinary work and legacy. There are so many wonderful books about this trailblazing conservationist. Here is one of my favorites if you want to share her story with little ones.
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Happy birthday #JulieAndrews
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Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati
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#kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday
Gifts for kids who love #baseball ⚾️
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#kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp
What can you give a kid who loves tennis?
A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾
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Sep. 15-Oct. 15 is #HispanicHeritageMonth — celebrating generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, & Central & South America. But these #truestories of leaders, artists, athletes, scientists, makers & activists will inspire kids any time of the year.
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For the kid who dreams of flying:
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#kidlit #narrativenonfiction #truestory #pbbio
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Do you know young readers who love sports, space, or singing? Animals, art, or activism? Food or fashion? Find book recommendations at my True Story Bookshop.
bookshop.org/shop/KarlinGray
#kidlit #narrativenonfiction #truestory
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#TheLifeOfAShowgirl in picture book biographies!
#KidLit💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction #TrueStory
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