Virginia McGregor

Creative look for a game. What are the directions?
Mat, please add your blog address to bluesky. I learn a lot about illustration design as an author. Great...your contributions to encourage the use of picture books at all levels. I want to share your blog, need permission.

Young Sonoran Desert male? Tarantula out of hole at night

I must send in my poem and urge Nora and Allison and others to enter.

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the #LyricalLanguageLab 2nd Annual Summer Poetry Contest!
Theme = MASK POEMS, my favorite kind to write. We judges would love to see your work -- rhyming or free verse!
ALL INFO:
www.reneelatulippe.com/poetry-contest
@suzylevinson.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social

I treasure a two-foot amethyst geode on a wheeled planter holder that am able to move around the room.

A photo of the Museum’s large amethyst geode on display in the Halls of Gems & Minerals. Its crystals are a striking purple color.

Today's Exhibit of the Day? A colossal amethyst geode! At ~13 ft (4 m) tall & 9,000 lbs (4,082 kg), it's as heavy as 3 compact cars. Formed 135 million years ago, it started as colorless quartz—becoming purple after millennia of natural radiation, heat, & trace contaminants.

Absorbing pages of Birdlore The Iridescent Life of Florence Miriam Bailey. Bird lovers delight plus STEAM reveal. Open up nature’s wonder with Florence as a dedicated author centering fellow creatures in our lives. Thank you, Jess Keating and Devon Holzwarth for talent and honed skills. Love book👏

Claudia, congratulations to you and your partners on your podcasting and webcasting platform. The bilingual community must be thrilled for the authors, illustrators, and books to be revealed. I will be tuning in. Just discovered this today.

I’m thrilled to share my new podcast & webcast is now live! Many thanks to my partners authors Alicia Salazar and Silvia Lopez and to all our guests - you’ve made this happen! Yay!

If you're in the south eastern Wisconsin area, come join me on Friday, April 18 for a book talk complete with slime activities. :) Get into the book and then mired in the muck with slime... 😆 #STUCKbooktalks

Looking forward to Insiders Coaching Club —move my manuscripts forward. Beta group in May and signed for June launch. Coaches Kate Penndorf and Valerie Heller instructors who have conducted some of CBI workshops. Laura will be part of things too, and will pop by for special talks.

The Long Strange Trip continues - closing in on 35 years serving the #kidlit community! We are *so* happy to be here with you on Bluesky....

A first look at our upcoming book, BIRDLORE! The official title: Birdlore: The Iridescent Life Of Florence Merriam Bailey. SO many birds!! Publishing March 18th with Knopf.

Devon, I hope you add posts about your book. I'm wanting to know more about your writing and this book. Gorgeous jacket and hard cover design.

Great book. and I love your posts in Substack with the wonderful poetry. Dragonflies and the info about finding them in the tarpits.

Dan, fascinating history from your digs. Thanks for these posts.

Fascinating and why I always set car radio tuned to SFri on Fridays. And then sit and finish listening before exiting.

Kids' ideas/passions around favorite interests are important. Guide kids' self-confidence to declare IMPORTANCE. Mother Earth's contributing inhabitants make life better for all living things (flora and fauna). How to wonder? What do you love about earth/ family? Learning Joy! What are Resources?

What is your Big Why? Why are you a KidLit creator?

Haley Grunloh

www.haleygrunloh.com
Super talented realistic illustrator featured on SCBWI YouTube Interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg7b...

YouTube video by Periodic Videos Neon (new) - Periodic Table of Videos

Neon (new) - Periodic Table of Videos. cool chemistry videos about the Periodic Table of Elements
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkv...

Home Home page of Author Donna O'Donnell Figurski

www.donnafigurski.com
#caregiving
I met Donna over an SCBWI zoom meeting. I explored her website and ordered her book. She is an inspirational wonder.
For anyone who is caregiving, has been a caregiver, and will be caregivers this book will support you.

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Characters and storyline come first, but I knew very early on that I wanted to write #Odder in free verse.

Verse just felt right for a book about the ocean—there's so much a writer can do with line breaks, rhythm, and sound. 💙🦦 #mglit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

I am so excited about your new poetry comic book. October seems a long time to wait.

That makes two books two weeks in a row that included tidal waves. Can anyone think of a book that might include a third? [Lost and Found, 2005]

@mstewartscience.bsky.social Collection of STEAM children’s picture books.

The cover for Riley Black’s book When the Earth Was Green, showing dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and insects among ancient plants

“Essential”

“Brilliant”

“Vivid”

“Another triumph from Black”

When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution’s Greatest Romance, blooming on bookshelves February 25th. 🌱

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NCTE This year, the committee recognized twelve outstanding books of poetry and nine novels in verse as 2025 Notable Books. These selections emphasize inclusiveness and diversity, showcasing a wide range o...

NCTE’s 2025 Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels for Children www.slj.com/story/nctes-... via @slj.com

book cover with prairie dog looking out of hole at prairie landscape with animals rabbit, deer, and squirrel

Colorado Prairie Habitat and animals in fun story
Penny Adventures: In Search of Tasty Treats by Sandy Ecker
sandyeckerauthor.com/my-books

Sandy Ecker – Children's Book Author Learn more about Sandy Ecker. She's a children's picture book author. Her debut children's book, Penny's Adventures: In Search of Tasty Treat, is coming soon.

Colorado Prairie Dog fans: Read now: Penny's Adventures: In Search of Tasty Treats by Sandy Ecker sandyeckerauthor.com