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“Blah,” said Toad.

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SCBWI NEW YORK: West/Central Upstate is hosting @brianlarossa.com tomorrow night! Join us! #kidlitart #kidlit #scbwi Register: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...

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Same.

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FREE ILLUSTRATOR CONNECT FOR SCBWI MEMBERS! #kidlitart #scbwi Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/illus...

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SCBWI WCNY is hosting Brian LaRossa on May 29th & 30th. Take your illustration career to the next level with this event. @brianlarossa.com will present 'Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don'ts' and hold Full PB Dummy or Portfolio Reviews. More: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #kidlitart #kidlit #scbwi

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Where do you get your best story ideas? #kidlit Some of mine come from walks in the woods or listening to @waywordradio.org

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Drat, indeed.

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I'm hosting a community trash pickup tomorrow. I'm not sure the weather could be more depressing for May the 4th 😩

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Millie Fleur's Poison Garden Christy Mandin @christymandin.bsky.social This is a top book for me. Wednesday-Adams-ish in cute gardener form. I would plant all of these plants. They are adorable!

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Can I Keep It? Lisa Jobe 'Tis the season for this question to start popping up. I love some of the threw-lines in the art. Really lovely story.

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks The Great Lakes Barb Rosenstock & Jamey Christoph @barbrosenstock.bsky.social I live near lake, a finger lake. This still took my breath away. Very accessible overview of the lakes, their history and their importance to all of our lives.

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I know the feeling.

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks The Legend of the Christmas Witch Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Murphy & Julia Iredale Long-form PB or heavily illustrated chapter book? You tell me. Either way, we read this over a few nights and I loved both the story and illustrations.

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Toad is my spirit animal.

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Witch Hazel Molly Idle I wiped a tear after reading this. But there's something so whimsical about the art and the storytelling on these pages.

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks A Pinecone Helen Yoon A new favorite Yoon book. Laugh out loud. My little could have slipped into these pages and been right at home in a pinecone and bug filled room.

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My type of To-do list.

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Same .

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks The Monsters' Monster Patrick McDonnell This one makes me laugh every time. The little monsters are such silly rascals. I love doing voices for these characters during a read-aloud.

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Morris Mole Dan Yaccarino Older than my usual shares (2017) but it's so sweet and my kiddo loved it. Buck the trend, break from norms, forge your own path and discover things terrifying and wonderful.

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Folks think I volunteer at the elementary library for the #kidlit books, but I'm here for the power tools.

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Wind Watchers Micha Archer I adored the change of seasons through this one. Such sensory-filled moments. Beautiful.

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This is wonderful news!

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Let's Be Bees Shawn Harris When I hear "child-friendly," I now have a new mental model. Wow. The silliness and imagination. The fun and the word-play. I'm here, for all of it!

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📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Loop De Loop Andrea Curtis & Roozeboos From: @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social On Earth Day, I had to share this story. I'm so glad there are books like this out in the world.

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