Claudia Mills

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I am so happy to be able to share the wonderful cover, by artist Matt Rockefeller, for my forthcoming book CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM, coming out from Holiday House Books for Young People in March. Available for preorder now! #kidlit @holiday-house.bsky.social

Thank you so much! It felt a little scary to reveal so much so publicly, but the whole point of the book was to encourage openness rather than secrecy about things that matter.

The Last Apple Tree Virtual Book Tour, Author Interview and Giveaway A blog about tips and ideas to make life easier.

🍎 Teachers! THE LAST APPLE TREE pairs perfectly with oral history units. Award-winning author @claudiamills123.bsky.social shares how this story inspires students to preserve family stories. GIVEAWAY includes a Zoom author visit! Read more: lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #MGLIT

Interview with Claudia Mills, Author of ‘The Last Apple Tree’ With over 60 books to her name, Claudia Mills shares how Swiss Miss, philosophy, and empathy all fuel her writing of The Last Apple Tree.

The Children's Book Review conducts the BEST interviews! Here's one with me about the forthcoming paperback release of my middle-grade novel THE LAST APPLE TREE. @holiday-house.bsky.social @ www.thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-wi...

Thank you for these kind words! I am definitely having fun with this!

The Last Apple Tree, by Claudia Mills | Awareness Tour Discover the quiet power of memory, renewal, and the bonds that hold families together in Claudia Mills’ moving middle-grade story, The Last Apple Tree.

I'm thrilled that my book THE LAST APPPLE TREE is coming out in paperback very soon! So I'm hosting a virtual book tour in celebration with lots of giveaways. You can find out more about it here. www.thechildrensbookreview.com/the-last-app... @bholiday-house.bsky-social

What a lovely thing to post on Labor Day - a display of books that help us remember the entire point behind this holiday.

I can't wait for this one! Stan has been the best cheerleader for his fellow authors, like, forever. And now it's our turn to cheer for him!

My book launch event is set! Come see me at @boulderbooks, Thursday, Oct 9 at 6:30 pm. I'll be in conversation with my editor, Kristie Choi, followed by a signing! Register at boulderbookstore.net...

Ahoy! If you’ve in the Denver area, I hope you’ll come out and have a kraken good time at the farmers market this Sunday! Get some swag (and vegetables ?) and support a local indie bookstore!

I love people who want to save things, big things like the planet, of course, but small things, too. There is such tenderness in saving small things... (like the lone surviving apple tree in a now-vanished orchard, as in my recent middle-grade novel THE LAST APPLE TREE).

Lynn Becker reads and reviews zillions of books. If she thinks these ones are terrific, they are!

Actual rejection letter for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: "Our readers report that they find some merit in your story, but not enough to warrant its acceptance." (From HOUSE OF DREAMS, terrific bio of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg). #kidlit #rejections

This sounds like a must-see.

This will be worth every penny. One of the Rhyme Doctors, Michelle Schaub, gave a stunning talk on rhyme recently to SCBWI.

Interview with M.H. Clark, Author of ‘We Needed a You’ Today, we chat with M.H. Clark, author of We Needed a You. This tender new picture book is a love letter to the ones who complete our world.

Looking for words to show your child they matter? 💕

We Needed a You by M.H. Clark says it perfectly: "The world is more magnificent with YOU in it!" Beautiful rhymes show kids how they make ordinary moments magical: thechildrensbookreview.com/interview-with-m-h-clark-author-of-we-needed-a-you/

Ingrid Law is a fabulous writer, and this is a fabulous book. #picturebooks #bookreview

A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...

One of my recent books was criticized for showing sympathy for its problematic parental characters. So I was glad when a writer friend shared this quote from Walt Whitman: "The poet judges not as a Judge, but like sunlight falling around a helpless object." Yes! #writing #kidlit

These make me so happy! I want to make a pilgrimage to them all! Or at least keep the list handy for future travels where a wee pilgrimage could steal an hour or two...

It looks so inviting there! Like, "Take me home with you, please!"

A Complete Listing of Children’s Literature Statues: 2025 Edition I've updated my listing of children's literary statues available in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new.

Betsy Bird has updated her list of children's literary statues in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new.

This is totally amazing - and totally deserved.

Takes for joining POEM SHARE today, @patriciatoht.bsky.social! POEM SHARE: A great way to weave some poetry into your day all April long! www.poetryboost.com
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It's Arbor Day! Celebrate trees with LEAFY LANDMARKS: TRAVELS WITH TREES. And plant a sapling if you can! www.michelleschaub.com/landmarks @stormliterary.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social

Happy Arbor Day! If you can't celebrate by planting a tree, celebrate by inhaling the fragrance of spring blossoms or admiring the green of unfurling leaves, or just whispering a word of gratitude to a neighborhood tree or two as you walk by. My book, THE LAST APPLE TREE, culminates in a school Arbor Day assembly, fitting for a book that stars a very old apple tree that is the lone survivor of a vanished orchard, and the secrets it holds in its bark and branches. . . .

Happy Arbor Day! This recent book of mine culminates in an Arbor Day school assembly, fitting for a story that stars an heirloom apple tree, lone survivor of a vanished orchard, and the secrets concealed in its bark and branches.