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artgardner.bsky.social
illustrator/storyteller, psychotherapist, mom and maker of magic! 🏳️‍🌈& ND www.melissagardnerart.com Rep’d by @sandraproudman.bsky.social @galltzacker.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator
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Wow! We’re doing it! Keep showing up!

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Employees of a Metro-East library district are unionizing to fight back against book banning and what organizers are calling “right-wing assault.”

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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

submitted 16 days ago • 596 comments

Please take the time to read this. I don’t know this person but her compassionate and dialectical approach echoes many thoughts I’ve had the past 1.5 years.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

I believe deeply that teaching our children to love reading at scale is the only thing that can save us from ourselves.

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

Kidlit writer and student is still locked up. For what? Stating her opinion. Yes, she locked up for free and protected speech.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

It’s Children’s Book Week! Julie Flett and Sophie Blackall sat down for a chat for the occasion www.slj.com/story/Sophie...

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This cracks me up! Love it, Rekha!

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Today's #KidLitARTPostcard Day, when #KidLit artists worldwide share art on 1st Thu every month. Founded by @ginaperry.bsky.social ❤️🎨 Note: Don't forget the "art" in #KidLitARTpostcard! Some are mistakenly posting #KidLitPostcard instead. More info: ginaperry.com/postcard

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Beautiful!

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

It’s #earthday today and I’m reminded of this poster I made several years ago. Sadly it’s all still true today. Climate change is real and we humans aren’t the only ones feeling its effects—but we are the only ones who can stop it!

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This is why government funding is so important to academia. Governments give money to universities, which in turn use it for research to save us all from the next pandemic, global warming, etc. Trump defunding research institutions is not just short sighted, it’s dangerous!!!

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe, vulnerable, and alone. But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves. This is the beauty of solidarity.

submitted 68 days ago • 168 comments

There’s still time!

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I love this!

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Hi, I'm Debbie Ridpath Ohi. I live in 🇨🇦,where I write & illustrate bks. My newest #KidLit bk: I Want To Read ALL The Books (Simon & Schuster). Next: I'M BUSY (written by @michaelianblack.bsky.social, illus by me). Find #BlueSkyTips in my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky. My work: @work.debbieohi.com

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

Auction is live!!!

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I just turned in my 9th book. The world is burning. Everything is awful. I'm angry all the time. And, I finished a new book, in a new genre that I love!This is an accountability post--to celebrate a win. Art is important. Stories are vital. Creating in times like these is necessary. Cheers!

submitted 79 days ago • 74 comments

Would you like me to visit your school? To enter my contest for a free school visit (sorry, USA only) please pre-order WISH IN A TREE and then go to this link: forms.gle/rtgFbhP8jmXh... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Hi! It’s still #portfolioday in my neck of the woods! I’m an adolescent psychotherapist turned author/illustrator of picture books & beyond. I love stories full of human connection, natural beauty and sprinkles of magic. Rep’d by @sandraproudman.bsky.social See more at www.melissagardnerart.com

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

We stand with you ALA! Thank you for making good trouble!

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