deborahfreedman.net
author & illustrator of children's picture books,
+ gardener, woods walker, cloud & bird watcher
www.deborahfreedman.net
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@jluss.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻 @valdilorenzo.bsky.social 🎉
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SO many thanks to the bill’s sponsors and to all who wrote, called, submitted testimonies—and extra gratitude to the #librarians who worked tirelessly to get this passed.
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Congrats, KE! @kewrites.bsky.social
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Congrats, John!
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Oops forgot the photo
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CT SB1271, cont.:
• Materials stay available during review. Books remain on shelves until the challenge process is complete.
• Policies must be public and inclusive. Every library must publish its collection policy, ensuring collections serve diverse populations & do not discriminate.
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CT SB1271 Key Provisions, cont.:
• Local voices matter. Only town residents, parents, students, or school staff can file formal challenges—and they must do so in writing.
• Protects library staff. Librarians following board-approved policy cannot be sued or harassed simply for doing their jobs...
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Key Provisions of CT S.B. 1271, per the #CTLibraryConsortium:
• No book removed just for being offensive. The law makes clear that a book cannot be pulled solely because someone disagrees with it. Challenges must cite educational or professional concerns...
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🥰
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This is amazing.
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So memorable, right?
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Thanks for reminding me to read this—I’ve been queuing up the interviews with him! Ever since I listened to this one—https://onbeing.org/programs/ocean-vuong-a-life-worthy-of-our-breath-2022/
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SO fun. I love just standing back and watching what kids come up with. đź’•
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Aw, I’m glad you were there and hope your whole weekend was terrific! ✏️ :)
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So glad you were there and happy to hear that storyboarding is helpful! Good luck with your draft—✏️
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Yes. And I wonder if she'd share the language she uses in her contracts ;)
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He's always my favorite.
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Ooh thanks for the reminder!
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Thank you for doing that—I love playing with every inch of the book, and love it when readers notice!
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↑... I can't wait to see this exhibit and get nerdy about endpapers with "Curator Bruce Handy and exhibition artists Airlie Anderson, Sophie Blackall, and [me] as they discuss the role of endpapers in picture books."
#illustration #picturebooks #kidlit #booksky @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
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It’s so good!
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... so, to ban books is to ban those stories & to ban the imaginations of all the people who have written them, and worse, of all those who might read them; & to ban THOSE imaginations is to shoehorn the human experience into something it was never meant to be. Which is small. And homogeneous..."
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Thank you!
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I cannot wait to see these!
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You are so picky
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Scilla! Love these—tiny bulbs that are easy to plant (and they spread too). 💙💙
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Same, I've been following her too, which is why I bought it in French. I had no idea it was coming out in English, though I don't regret not waiting!