Marcia Strykowski

Spring is coming! And these beautiful books are just in time. From hide & seek flaps and surprise mirrors to fun animal shapes and sounds, these sturdy books make great gifts for babies and toddlers. @candlewickpress.bsky.social #boardbooks #cuteanimals #spring #childrensbooks #kidlit #babygifts

Photo of a blank sketch pad page with rosemary sprigs from my garden arranged in a shape of the symbol for peace with small leaflets (from a ground cover plant from my yard) in each corner.

Gardening, making random nature art, and cooking comfort food are all things that bring me peace. Rosemary, it turns out, can be used for all three.💙
#nature #herbgarden #natureart

“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.” - Susan B. Anthony #womenshistorymonth

Q&A with Sue Fliess about her new children's picture book, GRETA GREEN BUILDS A SUBMARINE.
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We have a Book Birthday! Extreme Bird Watching by @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social 🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈
Illustrations by Jamie Green!
#bookposse

Absolutely beautiful!

Q&A with Janice Hechter about her new children's picture book, THE POWER OF HER PAINTBRUSH.
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Happy #BookBirthday to I'LL LOVE YOU RAIN OR SHINE " The message is positive and great for younger kids. Telling them that they are loved no matter what is something they need to hear and this is an enjoyable book to share with them" yabookscentral.com/i-love-you-r...

It’s publication day ♥️

happy #BookBirthday to a brand new episode in the #StarFriends chapter book series! It's THE ENERGY THIEF!

Hooray!
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social and I are thrilled to be launching our new book at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social this coming Saturday. If you live nearby, we hope you can make it.
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The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Jashar Awan Enjoyed chatting with award-winning author/illustrator Jashar Awan about his awesome new picture book - Loops.

Illustrating is so much like poetry: "...simplicity doesn’t mean easy—it means every mark is that much more important."

Interview with Jashar Awan, #Caldecott Honor winner.
#kidlit #illlustration #picturebooks #illustrators

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Natasha Donovan is a phenomenal illustrator--color is her superpower! Available for preorder now! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
For a signed copy, order from my local indie: francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781250...
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Spring is coming! And these beautiful books are just in time. From hide & seek flaps and surprise mirrors to fun animal shapes and sounds, these sturdy books make great gifts for babies and toddlers. @candlewickpress.bsky.social #boardbooks #cuteanimals #spring #childrensbooks #kidlit #babygifts

Happy Purim!

"a treasure trove of information organized in a beautiful package . . . Highly recommended."
Thanks @geolibrarian.bsky.social for this lovely review.
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Congratulations, The Ocean's Heart looks wonderful!

Tiny, Essential Ocean Creatures

Why are zooplankton the ocean's heart? It's a 5 Copepod 🦐 🦐🦐 🦐🦐 review! Thank you! archimedesnotebook.blogspot.com/2026/02/tiny...? @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit #ocean #STEM #marinebiology @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

What a shame.😢

Mountain View

We all have our mountains to climb. But don’t forget to enjoy the view of the mountains too, because the journey is everything. 💜 #writingcommunity #kidlit

Contemplation Monday Morning Musings Sunset Feb. 21, 2026, before the blizzard, Delaware River at Red Bank Battlefield Contemplation “You say we should wait—It must have snowed all night or season, “–Brian…

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I’m so excited to share the cover of my debut book, available for pre-order now! Yana’s illustrations couldn’t be any cuter! 🥰

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I’m welcoming Rebecca Langston-George to the blog, with her new book, One Fine Voice Here’s an excerpt Chapter 2 The pianist hit a wrong note in the chorus, causing Mama to wince, just as the church’s back doors wheezed open. A girl with a big blue hair bow in the next pew turned to look at me. Our eyes locked. Then she turned toward the doors behind us. I followed her gaze. That’s when I first saw them. White robed men wearing pointed hoods paraded up the center aisle. They marched together in pairs until they reached the altar where my daddy had just kneeled; then half went left and half went right, forming a line across the front of the church. Their faces were masked save for the cut-out eye holes. Those sunken, shadowed holes all stared right at me, it seemed, pulling my eyes toward them, locking me in their dark gaze, paralyzing me with their murky eyes.  I tried to sing. I knew every song in the hymnal by heart. But just like the white masks staring at me I didn’t have a working mouth. I tried to read the words in the hymnal, but I couldn’t tear my eyes away from those blank stares. The one thing in my body that worked was my memory. It jabbed a stick in a deep muddy pool of my mind that usually only bubbled up in my nightmares.  Four years ago, a winter’s day. A crust of ice crunched underfoot as I walked with my uncle to his barn. A lamb had gotten loose and had frozen to death near the fence. Its white wool stiff with sparkling ice crystals. A black crow was perched atop its head, a dark berry dangling from its beak. The crow flew away, and I saw that the lamb’s eyes had been picked out. Its cold, empty eye sockets stared through me, and I screamed.    I felt that same urge to scream right then and run clear down the street away from our new church. I even turned my head toward the back door, but something stopped me. The girl—the one with the big blue bow—she was singing, –like she probably did every Sunday. I blinked. I turned my head the other way. Daddy sang along in his strong tenor. Blink. Reverend Dewhurst held his hymnal high and sang toward the ceiling. The pianist plunked on. Mama was the only other one that looked confused. Everyone around us was acting as if nothing unusual was happening, like masked robed men marching into church was perfectly normal. Was this normal for Grayson, Indiana? Here’s the blurb All her life, Esther Hopkins has been told she has a mighty fine voice.  Still, she can’t believe her luck when just days after moving to town she’s invited to sing a solo at the 1923 Independence Day picnic. But the group sponsoring the picnic is not the benevolent fraternal order they claim to be. Worse, they’ve recruited her father, the town’s freshly ordained Baptist minister, to become their chaplain.  When they target the immigrant family of her new best friend, Esther must risk her father’s anger, the KKK’s revenge, and her family’s safety to follow her conscience, salvage her friendship, and find the strength to speak truth to power even if it costs all she holds dear. Triggers: xenophobia, racism Purchase Link https://geni.us/BYaF8Z Meet the author Rebecca Langston-George is the author of nineteen books for young readers including the globally popular For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story. Though she’s long been known for nonfiction, One Fine Voice is her first middle grade historical fiction.  A retired teacher credentialed in both single subject language arts for upper grades and multiple subjects for younger grades, Rebecca is a popular school presenter for all ages, encouraging students to investigate and tap into their personal interests when writing.  She serves on the board of The California Reading Association and is the Co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI Central-Coastal California, helping other writers achieve their dreams. She splits her time between California’s scenic coast and its agricultural heartland, writing (and mostly rewriting) at one mile per hour on a treadmill desk. Read more at Rebecca Langston-George | Children’s Book Author. Facebook X Instagram Bluesky Amazon Goodreads www.rebeccalangston-george.com https://www.historiumpress.com/rebecca-langston-george www.bookbub.com/authors/rebecca-langston-george Follow the One Fine Voice by Rebecca Langston-George blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club Posts Stay up to date with the latest from the blog. I’m welcoming Rebecca Langston-George to the blog, with her new book, One Fine Voice  #OneFineVoice #HistoricalFiction #MiddleGrade #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub American History · Blog Tour · Coffee Pot Book Club · historical fiction · New Release Today I’m reviewing Kelly Oliver’s fabulous new Golden-Age crime mystery, The Case of the Christie Curse #newrelease #cosycrime #blogtour Blog Tour · Boldwood Books · book review · historical fiction · murder mystery · New Release · writing I’m delighted to welcome The Silent Resistance by Anna Normann to the blog, with a fascinating extract #BlogTour #NewReleaseBook #WW2 historical fiction · New Release · Rachel’s Random Resources · WW2 I’m reviewing The Secrets of Morgarten by LS Mangos #historicalfiction #bookreview #blogtour #fourteenthcentury historical fiction

I'm welcoming Rebecca Langston-George to the blog, with her new book, One Fine Voice @RebeGeorge @cathiedunn
@rebeccalangstongeorge @thecoffeepotbookclub  #OneFineVoice #HistoricalFiction #MiddleGrade #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub

My February newsletter is up. You can find a link in my bio.

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What stories do you tell time after time?

Jennifer Tarr's review of Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molly Molloy 5/5: Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molly Molloy somehow manages to be adorable, fun, and poignant all at the same time. The book opens with Molly and her dad going fishing "aboard the raucous Big Wave." They...

So excited to get to read an advance copy of
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and Patrick Guindon's adorable upcoming #picturebook AHOY, MATE, AHOY! MISS MOLLY MOLLOY!

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Looks great, congratulations!

Drumroll please....This #PresidentsDay help celebrate my new #picturebook with a cover reveal! #HappyBirthdayAmerica! (written by me, illustrated by @jenniferdoehring.bsky.social, and published with @albertwhitman.bsky.social) releases May 7!! #kidlit #illustration #America250 #ComingSoon

11 must-read children's books by black authors in honor of Black History Month Dive into 11 books that bring the stories of Black Americans to life, and explore our top picks for inspiring, unforgettable reads.

Celebrate Black History Month with these books!

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Taking page from Adams, Mayor Mamdani proposes NYC library cuts Library advocates called the mayor’s proposed budget “terrible.”

“If you're just going to say, ‘Oh, I love the library,’ but you’re not actually supporting them, then that’s a real disappointment and, frankly, bulls---,” said Abby Emerson, a member of the NYC Public Library Action Network, or NYC PLAN. gothamist.com/news/taking-...

Just 2 weeks until this book of my heart enters the world.
I began writing it in 2008. Phew, what a journey it's had.
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