Deborah Underwood

Got this out of my system! Maybe it's in yours, too.
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What do picture book writers do all day? Read all about it! deborahunderwood.substack.com

Finished just in time! Stay safe tomorrow, everyone.

Screenshot of post from X “initial_rhi 8h Everyone in LA, when the Marines get here hand them your screenplay so they leave immediately”

A terrifying escalation:

Cover Image of the book: "Reading Beauty". At the top in black text reads: For those who strive to do good deeds no matter what and want to Read Happily Ever After... At the bottom in small black text reads: Privacy x GarWu. The background is swirls of colors in purples, pinks, and oranges. There is a green and yellow aura around the book cover image. There is a medium orange star shape in the bottom left corner with a green center and a small orange dot with blue dots all around it just to the right of that.

A #bookrec for those who want to do good deeds and Read Happily Ever After! Reading Beauty hilariously written by @underwoodwriter.bsky.social & fabulously illus'd by @meghunt.bsky.social is not only a delightful read, but an empowering one. A spellbindingly wonderful Sleeping Beauty retelling. 📚👍

Thank you so much! 😊

So happy to see this! Go, @padilla.senate.gov !!! Thank you!!

Christmas Comes Early A Holiday Revenge Poem

Seems like a good day to share my AI revenge poem.

12 of mine. They're thieves.

Thank you so much, Sue! 😊

Thank you. I hope some of your colleagues come to their senses overnight.

“This is bullsh*t. This is not a real strategy. The reason why you do this is because you think your constituents are too dumb to understand how congressional procedure works.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social

Call your Democratic senators and urge them not to cave: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Just understand that similar acts of cowardice, cruelty, and bigotry are happening quietly everywhere right now. So many institutions and corporations are scrambling to lick the boots of the bigots in the White House. It won't save them but it will do enormous damage along the way.

Oh my gosh, this is amazing!! Please give her my best!

This is so awesome--what a great activity!

Thanks so much, Kristi! 🙂

LOVE this #ValentinesDay comic. 😂 #BirdSky

Great job, Senate. Waiting for us to all get government-funded cases of apple cider vinegar to cure our polio, measles, and H5N1.

The 23 Most Banned Picture Books of the 2023-2024 School Year - PEN America These are the most banned picture books of the 2023-2024 school year. Most feature LGBTQ+ identities, including lighthearted fiction about animals.

Thank you so much. OGILVY, illustrated by @tlmcbeth.bsky.social - pen.org/banned-pictu... It was an unwelcome surprise to both of us!

Reposting for alt text and account In case you’re unaware the American Medical Associations has a YouTube page, they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other out breaks since the CDC can not

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Thank you so much for the work you're doing, from an author who just learned one of her picture books has been banned. Who knew bunnies could be so controversial?

🚨 My book just got banned! 🚨
Support Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood & T.L. McBeth 📚
Grab your copy at your local bookstore (they’ll order it for you if it’s out of stock!) or shop online at Amazon, Books-A-Million, and Barnes & Noble.
FREE Ogilvy "Read Banned Books!" poster at www.TLMcBeth.com

Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.

Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓

www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...

So interesting! Thanks!

FCC Investigates SF Radio Station for ICE Reporting, Sparking Press Freedom Fears | KQED Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José.

Have a Republican member of Congress who has pretended to care about free speech over the past few years? Give them a call and ask them what the hell they have to say about this. www.kqed.org/news/1202597...

Literary Organizations Release Joint Statement Decrying Anti-Trans Executive Order The American Booksellers Association, Audio Publishers Association, Independent Book Publishers Association, PEN America, and dozens of other orgs issued a letter addressing President Donald Trump's e...

This makes me happy.

All terms being used to flagged in NSF research. Notably “women” but not “men”, “disability”, and “trauma”.

Stalin would approve.
Mao would approve.
Our founding fathers would not.