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The Night Librarian - Christopher Lincoln Hello Sunshine - Keezy Young Rats on the Roof and Rats on the Range James Marshall

What we’re reading:
The Night Librarian - Christopher Lincoln
Hello Sunshine - Keezy Young
Rats on the Roof and Rats on the Range James Marshall
#books #kidlit #graphicnovels

Nothing but the Bones - Brian Panowich

A hard book to read, more violent & vengeful than I like, almost quit 11 chapters in, but it has some moving character arcs, messages, solid twists and surprises, good heart. Not sure whether I’ll read more by him, glad to have read this.
Nothing but the Bones - Brian Panowich
#books #notkidlit

Masters of Make Up Effects, A Century of Practical Magic - Howard Berger & Marshall Julius

Page discussing David Bowie in The Hunger, from Masters of Make Up Effects, A Century of Practical Magic - Howard Berger & Marshall Julius

Page discussing Lost Boys, from Masters of Make Up Effects, A Century of Practical Magic - Howard Berger & Marshall Julius

This is a cool book, and adds about a hundred movies to my watch list. Cool to see makeup for some favorite characters, (Lost Boys, David Bowie in The Hunger, too many to count)
Masters of Make Up Effects, A Century of Practical Magic - Howard Berger & Marshall Julius
#books #movies #makeup

Masters of Make Up Effects, A Century of Practical Magic - Howard Berger & Marshall Julius 1000 Inventions and Discoveries, New Edition - Roger Bridgman Video Game Storytelling - Evan Skolnick Plague-busters, Medicine’s Battles With History’s Deadliest Diseases - Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal Animation Techniques - Steve Roberts

What we’re reading:
Masters of Make Up Effects - Howard Berger & Marshall Julius

1000 Inventions and Discoveries - Roger Bridgman

Video Game Storytelling - Evan Skolnick

Plague-Busters - Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal

Animation Techniques - Steve Roberts
#books #movies #videogames #plague

Any bat 🦇 illustrators out there?

Cover of The princess in black and the prince in pink by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham. It shows a young girl in black mask and superhero outfit dancing with a young boy in pink mask and pink hero outfit. Bands of words stripe the cover, saying "all kids have a right to exist" and "please let's show love for all kinds of kids"

This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/

Squished, misshapen, and not-quite-anatomically-correct rubber skeletons for sale, labeled “realistic skeletons”

Squished, misshapen, and not-quite-anatomically-correct rubber skeletons for sale, labeled “realistic skeletons”

I found these realistic skeletons at Spirit Halloween today. #skeleton #realistic

くさを たべすぎたロバくん, The Donkey Who Ate Too Much Grass, published in English as Little Green Donkey - Anuska Allepuz and Fushimi Misao

What we’re reading:
くさを たべすぎたロバくん, The Donkey Who Ate Too Much Grass, published in English as Little Green Donkey - Anuska Allepuz and Fushimi Misao
There was a time when I would read novels in Japanese, but I’m out of practice lately. This is very cute.
#kidlit #picturebooks

Crochet Christmas - JACKI DONHOU, JOSEPHINE LAURIN & ANGEL KOYCHEV Crochet Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes - ANNELIE KOJIC

What we’re reading:
Crochet Christmas - JACKI DONHOU, JOSEPHINE LAURIN & ANGEL KOYCHEV
Crochet Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes - ANNELIE KOJIC
Both very cute to look at, and well above the skill levels of anyone in our house
#books #howto #crochet

The Dungeons and Dragons Book of Dragons, Michael Witwer Designing Video Games, Stuart Maine The Way We Work - David Macaulay

What we’re reading:
The Dungeons and Dragons Book of Dragons, Michael Witwer - full of large, awesome paintings
Designing Video Games, Stuart Maine
The Way We Work - as expected, packed with thorough David Macaulay detail and information
#books #videogames #dragons

Happy Halloween! Action shot. Older kiddo agreed to be Bobby for the photo before changing into a creepy ventriloquist dummy. #kpopdemonhunters #derpytiger #rumi

I got inspired and made these KPop Demon Hunters masks for Halloween. Paper mache and a lot of figuring it out as I went along. Youngest is going as Rumi and we thought she could use the backup. Pics when we’re all in full costume. Lots more details to finish. #kpopdemonhunters #derpytiger

The scale and beauty of Yosemite are unbelievably spectacular. It was a little eerie and sad without park rangers (fed shutdown), but many things were still up and running thanks to the Conservancy and businesses.

Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

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The @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social #GraphicNovel anthology is here!! Great work, @plugo.bsky.social @alzamon.bsky.social @wagworksga.bsky.social @jefflarkinart.bsky.social @teabowart.bsky.social @jadepagecraft.bsky.social @cesarlador.bsky.social @marzkim.bsky.social @berttzeng.bsky.social & all! 🥳

USPS stamp catalog page

You all see the new stamps?
Goodnight moon, and goodnight baby animals;
Goodnight Betty White, and goodnight SpongeBob Squarestamps
#kidlit #picturebooks

Nic Blake and the Remarkables, The Manifestor Prophecy and The Book of Anansi by Angie Thomas

Signed title page

What we’re reading: Nic Blake and the Remarkables, The Manifestor Prophecy and The Book of Anansi by Angie Thomas. Kiddo read them both immediately after an awesome author visit at school, and now we’re doing family read-aloud. Super cool so far. #books #kidlit

Fishflies is really intense and beautifully done.

Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain by Luke Pearson, FISHFLIES by JEFF LEMIRE, THE WORLD OF M.C. ESCHER

What we’re reading: Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain by Luke Pearson, FISHFLIES by JEFF LEMIRE, THE WORLD OF M.C. ESCHER
#books #kidlit #graphicnovels #escher

Video Game Design for Dummies and Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development, Second Edition by Jeremy Gibson Bond, bookmark for the library’s 3D printer services

What 12yo is reading: Video Game Design for Dummies and
Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development, Second Edition by Jeremy Gibson Bond.
And we’ve been meaning to try out the library’s 3D printer for a while, so maybe this is the year.
#books #gamedesign #games

How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast

Just finished: How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social. Uplifting, depressing, real, and full of insight about family, dementia, narcissism, loss, addiction. Hits painfully close to home while being a surreal peek into fleeting fame and celebrity. #books #memoir

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Found while browsing the stacks, this oversized (12x15.5”) book, The Someday Funnies, 325 Original Comic Strips about the 60s, edited by Michel Choquette. A peek at comics from around the world, with translations and history. Looking forward to getting into it. #notkidlit #comics

Black cat sniffing books Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America VIDEO GAME STORYTELLING, What Every Developer Needs to Know About Narrative Techniques - Evan Skolnick MUSHROOMS of the Redwood Coast, A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California - Arthur V. Evanso KNOTS, MORE THAN 50 OF THE MOST USEFUL KNOTS FOR CAMPING, SAILING, FISHING, AND CLIMBING - Peter Owen Photo Ark, Insects Butterflies, Bees, and Kindred Creatures - Joel Sartore Fuzzy Mud - Louis Sachar

Something we missed while the library was closed for renovations, browsing the stacks. Took kiddo to the grown up nonfiction section and he’s loving it. I think we checked out 50lbs of books yesterday. #kidlit #books #science #knots
Cat for scale

Silverborn, The Mystery of Morrigan Crow, 4th book in the Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend

Just finished: Silverborn, The Mystery of Morrigan Crow, 4th book in the Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend. Really solid series, amazing world building and characters, glad to hear that a 5th book is in progress and hopefully many more to come. #kidlit #books

I’m looking forward to getting into it.

How to Draw Anything - Mark Linley

Thrift store find: How to Draw Anything - Mark Linley 1989-1995, a little dated but has some cool/useful things in it. #books #drawing

Five Kingdoms, Sky Raider - Brandon Mull, Children of the Lamp, THE DAY OF THE DJINN WARRIORS - P. B. KERR, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book - Bill Watterson, Pears Before Swine, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT & KING OFTHE COMICS - STEPHAN PASTIS

Five Kingdoms, Sky Raider - Brandon Mull, Children of the Lamp, THE DAY OF THE DJINN WARRIORS - P. B. KERR, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book - Bill Watterson, Pears Before Swine, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT & KING OFTHE COMICS - STEPHAN PASTIS

Thrift store book hauls: Five Kingdoms, Sky Raider - Brandon Mull, Children of the Lamp, THE DAY OF THE DJINN WARRIORS - P. B. KERR, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book - Bill Watterson, Pears Before Swine, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT & KING OFTHE COMICS - STEPHAN PASTIS #books #comics #kidlit

Dungeons & Dragons ART & ARCANA, A VISUAL HISTORY

What we’re reading: Dungeons & Dragons ART & ARCANA, A VISUAL HISTORY, packed with art of all styles, monsters galore. #books #dnd

What we’re reading: 12yo was browsing the stacks and found a stack of game design books. #books