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Rebecca Gardyn Levington

@rebeccaglevington.bsky.social

Rhyming PB Author & Poet. WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW; BRAINSTORM!; AFIKOMAN WHERE'D YOU GO?; LITTLE DREIDEL LEARNS TO SPIN, WRITE HERE WRITE NOW, I WILL ALWAYS BE…,FINDING FORGIVENESS (8/5/25), SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND (9/9/25) + more! RebeccaGardynLevington.c

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Most of my poetry is for young kids, but here's one for YA and teens from Paper Lanterns: "THE SOUND OF YOUR SILENCE" featured in their Autumn 2025 issue. Please to enjoy...

02.11.2025 16:28 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Thank you @barefootbooks.bsky.social and @reachoutandread.bsky.social for inviting me to share WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW and SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND with a group of amazing kids in NYC! ❤️ Thanks also to Literacy In Community and @nypl.bsky.social for coming out to support the event as well. 🎉

01.11.2025 21:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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NEW YORKERS! Please join me THIS THURSDAY 10/30 for a storytime event w/ @barefootbooks.bsky.social and @reachoutandread.bsky.social! 🎉 🥰 Hope to see you there!

27.10.2025 19:39 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you!!

22.10.2025 23:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Sheri!

22.10.2025 23:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much Brian!

22.10.2025 23:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's a COVER REVEAL! Please help me celebrate my next #picturebook, I WISH THAT YOU KNEW, illustrated by the fabulous @alyssarussell.bsky.social ! Coming 8/25/26 from Little Bee Books!🥰 @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

20.10.2025 13:16 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0
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#RedReadingHub reviews #SomeDaysImtheWind
@rebeccaglevington.bsky.social Dinara Mirtalipova @barefootbooks.bsky.social An exploration of #feelngs is reviewed today on #RedReadingHub blog wp.me/p11DI5-duP

12.10.2025 09:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you so much for this beautiful review, Jill. I'm so thrilled you love the book 🥰! @barefootbooks.bsky.social

20.10.2025 13:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NEW POETRY ALERT! Love seeing the beautiful art from Ana Mara Méndez Salgado accompanying my little poem, "LIMITLESS," published in the Sept 2025 issue of Countdown Magazine. 🥰

25.09.2025 21:14 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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NEW POETRY ALERT! This one comes to you from the current (Sept/Oct 2025) issue of Spider Magazine with awesome art from David Slonim! ❤️(Fun fact, the original version of this poem was written in under 36 hours as part of the 2021 MadnessPoetry tournament with the prompt word "union"!)

15.09.2025 20:30 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Little girl holds the book Some Days I’m
The Wind. Only her hands and the book are visible.

Little girl holds the book Some Days I’m The Wind. Only her hands and the book are visible.

We’re SO excited to have our own copy of Some Days I’m The Wind by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova.

Parents, teachers, counselors, #PB #kidlit lovers and #kidlitart lovers - you all need this book 😊 📚 ❤️

30.08.2025 13:06 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Awww thank you so much for this shout out! So happy you ❤️ it!

14.09.2025 19:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND, illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova and published by @barefootbooks.bsky.social, is here! 🌬️✨

Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv

#kidlit #12x12PB

09.09.2025 18:03 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Thanks so much!!❤️

14.09.2025 19:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 DINOSAUR SURPRISE!, illustrated by Teresa Bellon and published by Highlights Press, is out today! 🦖🎉

Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv

#kidlit #12x12PB

09.09.2025 19:02 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Thank you!

14.09.2025 19:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ NEW RELEASE ✨
A gentle reminder from @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social that feelings are okay, and they can change each day!

And just like the wind, or the sun or the sea,
On some days I’m some ways, but all days, I’m me.

Illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova
Out now from @barefootbooks.bsky.social 🌬️🤍

11.09.2025 15:49 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

😘😘😘

10.09.2025 14:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's crazy, but I'm actually celebrating a 2nd book birthday today!!! DINOSAUR SURPRISE! ill by Teresa Bellon comes out today from Highlights! 🎉 This is my very first board book & it has flaps, cut-outs & a mirror!!! TY to the Highlights team & again to my amazing agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

09.09.2025 15:27 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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Today's the day! Happy book birthday to SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND, written by me and illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova ! 🥳 Thank you to everyone at @barefootbooks.bsky.social and to my wonderful agent, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for being my biggest champion in all ways on all days!🥰

09.09.2025 14:08 — 👍 22    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 0
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Thank you @ala-booklist.bsky.social for the STARRED REVIEW of SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND! 🥰 This book comes out next week 9/9! @barefootbooks.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @emmahparkin.bsky.social @mirdinara.bsky.social

05.09.2025 18:59 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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Interview with #Kidlit Writer Rebecca Gardyn Levington on Finding Forgiveness Hello readers! The dog days of summer are winding down. It’s in the 60’s in New England as I write this! I love summer sunshine, but I love the change of seasons even more. I’m ready to…

I interviewed the fabulous @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social on the Writers’ Rumpus blog. Be sure to read to the end for a giveaway. 🍂

bit.ly/47ggwoR

27.08.2025 01:48 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

So awesome talking to you. Thank you so much for having me! 🤗

30.08.2025 01:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Kidlit Love is one of my favorite children's book podcasts and I'm so honored to have been asked to be a guest on today's episode! Check it out at tinyurl.com/4x9j9huf or search for "Kidlit Love" wheveever you listen!🥰

28.08.2025 13:46 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much for having me!!!

21.08.2025 01:05 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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An Interview with Rebecca Gardyn Levington Rebecca Gardyn Levington discusses her new picture book Finding Forgiveness and shares tips for picture book writers about rhyming and more!

Author @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social discusses her new #picturebook Finding Forgiveness (w/ @dianamayoillo.bsky.social art) sharing tips for picture book writers about rhyming + more in an interview w/ @janalyssa.bsky.social
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #fsg
#kidlit #authorsofbsky
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20.08.2025 18:07 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

Thank you so much for your kind words about my poem. It was such a thrill to be a part of this issue and create words to accompany Imogen’s gorgeous artwork! ❤️🤗

13.08.2025 20:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Illustration by Imogen Hartland of a child in a yellow slicker standing on a rock next to a lighthouse. Accompanying the illustration is part of the poem "I'll Be Here" by Rebecca Gardyn Levington.

Illustration by Imogen Hartland of a child in a yellow slicker standing on a rock next to a lighthouse. Accompanying the illustration is part of the poem "I'll Be Here" by Rebecca Gardyn Levington.

Imogen Hartland's illustration, I Heard a Song, inspired some truly stunning poetry, including the fabulous "I'll Be Here" by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social!

Read Rebecca's full poem & more in Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure.

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

12.08.2025 17:10 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Grateful to celebrate the Book Bday of FINDING FORGIVENESS at @highlightsfound.bsky.social ! 🎉 A signed copy of the book may or may not have made its way onto the bookshelf in Cabin #20 🥰. TY Highlights for another incredible stay full of creativity, connection & cookies! (MMM...)

09.08.2025 23:02 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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