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If you, or anyone you know, likes birdwatching and struggles with poor mental health. I’d love to send an e-copy of Bird Therapy (pdf) to read for free. It can be helpful to know you’re not alone. Please message me if you do and also consider sharing this post. #naturewriting #birdtherapy #booksky

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My favorite valentine from a very cheeky 2nd grader 😂😂

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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.

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The devastation from wildfires can be hard to fathom. These books can help young people process what's happening. 📙They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them 📗What to Bring 📘I Am the Storm 📕Wildfire! Thoughts with those on the front lines fighting to save.🙏🏻

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Prepackaged curriculum as a springboard for bigger things…I like it.

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Love this series - always a huge hit with the K-1 crowd! 🩷

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I think I’ll go finish reading my book now 😰

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Beginning to realize that being profoundly uncool in high school was actually a blessing to my parents who did not have to stay up long past their bedtimes in order to pick me up. 🥱

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Feeling grateful. #HappyHolidays Updated my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb...

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Day 21: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Science Fiction Books for Kids. Today, I celebrate what little science fiction there is. The bulk of it this year seemed to come in the form of picture books. What do we make of that? Not sure, but it's kinda cool. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/21/3...

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Day 20: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Funny Books for Older Kids - On today's list you'll discover a wild mix of nonfiction, poetry, comics, novels, and more. Just sit back and enjoy the array! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/20/3...

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Day 19: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Great 2024 Comics and Graphic Novels for Kids! Ah, this is a big one. With today's list we start tackling books for older readers this month. Comics just make for a natural starting place. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/19/3...

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Look the number of little treats I buy myself is practically nothing compared to the number of little treats I DON’T buy myself so

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Day 18: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Easy and Early Chapter Books. Whatever you might call them, today's books are titles that transition children into first reading on their own, then into reading for pleasure. Enjoy some of the best: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/18/3...

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Day 17: 31 Days, 31 Books - Unconventional Children's Books. Some books today could easily be called "weird" but you're also going to see a number of titles that upset our conceptions of what a children's book published in America can even be. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/17/3...

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Wow. Okay, full credit to @scifri.bsky.social then. This list of 2024’s Best Science Books For Kids is really quite shockingly good: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...

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#todayinthelibrary it’s ❄️ The Snow Thief ❄️ by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater! This series has been a massive hit from PS-5th, esp when paired with the #NovelEffect app. We’re all really hoping for a summer installment, too!🤞🏻😎 #TLsky #EduSky #PictureBooks

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Day 16: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Poetry for Kids. Dive in to a delicious array of verse for children. Poetry. It ain't just for April anymore. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/16/3...

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Fun travel tip: forced perspective and a few plastic dinosaurs can make all your travel photos more interesting.

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Day 15: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Wordless Children's Books. Today, I'm giving you the books in 2024 that hadn't a word of narration to spare. And they're not all picture books either! See if you can spot the graphic novel hiding in their ranks. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/15/3...

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Day 14: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Fairy tales, folk tales, and religious tales. Today's list combines the best parts of traditional storytelling with modern mores. Come and enjoy the old and the new together. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/14/3...

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Day 13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Translated Children's Books. Today we're giving a shout out not simply to the translated books that make to American shelves, but also to the hardworking translators who are so good at what they do. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/13/3...

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Three writing resources that have improved my craft. Not an ad; just a brag. I have no personal ties to the authors and will not receive money for this post. #kidlit #writingcommunity #author #amwriting #amediting

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A two-fer on this frosty Friday…#todayinthelibrary my preschool-2nd grade friends are loving Doris by Lo Cole @locole.bsky.social and Just One Flake by Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social #TLsky #EduSky #PictureBooks

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It may not solve all of the world’s problems, but I think we can all agree that having more bakeries, libraries, museums, and bookstores would be an important first step.

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Day 12: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Fabulous Photography. I LOVE photography. It's the great unsung, untapped genre of children's books and is vastly deserving of more attention. 2024 had some true beauties and we're going to experience them right now! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/12/3...

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Day 11: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Message / SEL Books for Kids. SO many picture books with a message are terrible or (far more likely) meh. Here are the legitimately great ones. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/11/3...

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Day 10: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Math Books for Kids. Math! It's beautiful, isn't it? Its logic. Cadences. Sublime applications. Today we celebrate it when it's put into children's books brilliantly. Don't be scared. Math is for everyone. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/10/3...

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I wrote for the @nytimes.com Book Review about how to read your way around Chicago — part of a series they’re doing around the world.🧵 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...

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Cover of the Year, Gatefold of the Year, Dedication of the Year: It’s time to take a look back at the year that was in children’s lit miscellanea. 100scopenotes.com/2024/12/10/2...

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#todayinthelibrary More winter books to come but today we are checking out a recent fun find by Lucy Ruth Cummins 💚🛸 #TLsky #PictureBooks #EduSky #skybrarian

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What type of misinformation are we looking at? Ban the binary of “fake/real” and introduce students to: fabricated content, misinterpreted satire, manipulated content, imposter content, and false context instead. #medialit

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Winter doesnt technically start til after our break begins so I’m pulling out all my winter books now starting with this new favorite from @reneekurilla.bsky.social ❄️🧤🧣☃️💙 #todayinthelibrary #TLsky #readalouds #EduSky

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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! ❄️ I'm an author and illustrator looking for board books, picture books, and graphic novels. 🎨 joshjlewis.com Represented by @socalledyalife.bsky.social at The Tobias Literary Agency

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I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it. Today is as good as any day to return to it.

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I have seen this come to life in my classes time and again. Screens offer fleeting impressions that cannot compete with the permanence of print on a physical page. h/t @adamgrant.bsky.social

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Day 9: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Bilingual Picture Books. Enjoy both books where two different languages appear in the same title, and books of translation from one language to another. It's a celebration of all things bilingual today! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/09/3...

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Day 8: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Picture Book Reprints. While from a sales perspective picture book reprints are risky things, today we are highlighting those rare titles that get a second chance at life. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/08/3...

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Days like this on social media feel like when a bird got into the classroom

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Cover Reveal: The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei by @jeannewharvey.bsky.social and Khoa Le mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...

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We read hundreds of studies in 2024. We zeroed in on 10 to know about. From the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI, here are 2024’s must-reads in education research. 🔬👇

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20 #books #booksky #bookchallenge

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I haven’t said much publicly about my next novel, and I’m not ready to say everything, but it’s set in 1938 and based on real events and very much about the rise of both European and home-grown American fascism.

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Fall being a “season” is a fucking lie. It’s THREE WEEKS.

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