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Kidlit writer, refugee daughter, member of co-housing community dedicated to eco-restoration. Rep'd by Kristen Terrette of Martin Literary Management.
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As the world burns, I research chicken digestion -- apropos of a single sentence in a #kidlit #picturebook.

A little blue sky does make the world seem better.

Oh hello, is that @giagordonwrites.bsky.social ‘s book on the “NEW” shelf of a library in upstate New York? (Well, not anymore, I checked it out.) #SCBWI

She’s so shiny! (Our new roommate, sheltering from the snow.)

Feeling grateful to the anonymous farm worker in Washington state who picked this so it could be part of my breakfast.

Backyard rocks reminding me of the big picture: I live where oceans once were.

My neighbor put out ice candles!

I have questions.

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Enjoying winter’s stark patterns.

Many of the books I love most start with a map. And Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures is so good I feel sorry for whoever’s work I read next; and even sorrier for myself when next I read something I’ve drafted.

Hello bluesky, here’s a gray and pink sky!

Just 11 DAYS left until #12x12PB opens for 2025! The countdown continues with prizes thru 1/9. To win today's prize - a set of 12 x 12 pens, comment before midnight ET and tell us whether you write your first #picturebook drafts by hand or on a device/computer. #kidlit #kidlitart

A holiday museum trip and step back in time made me think of @dashkaslater.bsky.social, with this 1890s French-made giant escargot model. (Buffalo Museum of Science.)

Happy Caturday (from the Corning Museum of Glass).

Well, here I am getting more curious about BlueSky.