Barbara Dee

So excited for this screening of the important documentary, THE LIBRARIANS, and for our discussion!

Thanks for including MY LIFE IN THE FISH TANK!

Fiction Builds Background Knowledge Across the Curriculum Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas–deepening understanding and sparking curiosity–says teacher leader Kasey Short.

New: USING FICTION TO BUILD CROSS-CONTENT KNOWLEDGE.

Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas –deepening understanding and sparking curiosity, says teacher leader Kasey Short. #edusky @shortissweet.bsky.social #iteachEnglish

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At our local No Kings demonstration, I chatted with a woman who’d brought her cute dog. A few minutes later she and her brother were introduced to the crowd of 1500 as Woody Guthrie’s grandkids, and they led us all in a heartfelt rendition of This Land is Your Land.

Wow, thanks for reading, and for your kind words! And thanks for that Goodreads review too!

What a lovely cover! Kids will grab it off the shelves!

Opinion | How to Save a Book Festival

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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

This Saturday!

Congrats on the new book! What a great cover! (And what a great blurb!)

💯 I always feel bad about saying no to blurb requests, but we do need to prioritize our own work. Especially these last few years, I’ve learned how important it is to protect time and energy.

Next week’s New Yorker cover

Excited to be part of this Right to Read Rally—organized by KIDS!!

Award-Winning THE LIBRARIANS Documentary Sets Widespread Release The award-winning documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which explores contemporary book bans and attacks on librarians, to release nationwide.

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Agree with everyone telling you to treat yourself to something nice!

Somehow I missed that Tuesday, August 26 was Women’s Equality Day—but The Center for Children’s Books didn’t. Here are 4 books they recommend for the occasion. Honored that TEAR THIS DOWN is one of them.

Publishing has its own time zone. 😬

Hope to see you there on Sept 27!

The best back-to-school audiobooks for kids in 2025 Class is back in session, and we're marking the occasion with educational, encouraging, and fun new recommendations.

Great to see MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU here! Love the audiobook performance.
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The finish line is in sight! Keep going! ❤️

I’m delighted to hear she chose Violets Are Blue! And how great is it when kids give books as gifts!

No. It frequently specifies that I’m the MG author Barbara Dee. That much they got right.

After seeing all the wrong info on Google about my age (including the charming fact that I passed in 2023), I asked it a few more questions. All these answers were bizarrely off—but I’d sure like to meet this crocheting, kayaking Floridian who spent 10 years in Costa Rica!

A teachable moment—for me also!

Sure!

My thoughts exactly.

When a reader’s mom told me her kid looked up my age online—and was way off the mark—I checked out what Google was saying.
Wrong wrong wrong wrong.

Big happy day for our rescue Junie! She finally completed heartworm treatment and has been cleared to go on walks (but gradually). Two months of house arrest are over!

Such big news I'm RT'ing again to say this is huge news.