Tonight I finished cutting around 6k words from my latest #MG #wip and it feels good!

Pretty amazing to see Earth setting on the horizon of the moon like the sun and moon set every night on Earth. Thank you, Artemis II!

I remember fondly the days when people who were faster simply went around those who were slower. Ahh the good old days.

Celebrating libraries this week and every week!

@americanlibraryassociation #ala #libraries #library #books #reading

Ha! So true

Definitely a pro tip! Happy to have ABBA in my head all week

Congratulations!

First a ⭐ from SLJ - "Highly recommended"...

then deemed "evocative" by PW....and now...

Booklist calls HEARTLAND "a nuanced portrait of a tween aspiring to find herself in a deeply complex world."

I'm feeling lucky in #kidlit land!

And now there's a #GIVEAWAY!!! Enter to win! #ReadHeartLand

I'm working on 2 MG books with different authors, and it's been interesting to adapt my process and style as well as the ideas you can build on together.

You too!

Straight from the Source: V. T. Bidania on Writing Historical Fiction - Caroline Starr Rose How did you conduct your research? What sources did you use? I first interviewed family members including my sister and brother, who are central characters in the story, and my parents. I asked them t...

Straight from the Source: V. T. Bidania on Writing Historical Fiction

buff.ly/zeJnjIs via @CStarrRose #ReadYourWorld

#middlegrade

Congratulations!!

LOOKING FOR SMOKE by KA Cobell (Heartdrum) is nominated from the 2026-2027 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) and 2026-2027 Florida Teen Reads Award. @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #YABooks

Co-authoring is fun!

Sounds good!!

Inside the Caldecott Award Learn the ins and outs of this prestigious award with Caldecott Committee Chair, Jewel Davis

From SCBWI Carolinas: this FREE workshop!

We are going Inside the Caldecott Award with Jewel Davis, Caldecott Committee Chair. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 12th, from 7 pm - 8 pm ET.

This event is free but you must register for the Zoom link.

www.scbwi.org/events/carol...

Congratulations @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social and Heartdrum! #kidlit

Had you asked me to guess, I would have guessed wrong.

It's thrilling to see THE OCEAN'S HEART out and about in the world!!! Thank you for sharing this, Sara!!! 🥰 @carolhinz.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

I love Tae Keller's books! #kidlit

This looks FANTASTIC! I love Schitts Creek

🌱 "The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth." —Chief Seattle

Three Pieces of Broken Glass

Happy book birthday to @emilybarthisler.bsky.social and Vesper Stamper's Three Pieces of Broken Glass!

Shannon Hale presents 'Princess Academy: The Graphic Novel' A vibrant reintroduction to the beloved feminist fairy tale

SEATTLE - I'll be at the Lake Forest Park Third Place Books tonight at 6pm www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/shanno...

Happy National Pet Day!

#nationalpetday #pet #petday #houseanimals

Spending my Saturday revising the #MG novel I'm co-authoring with @racheltoalson.bsky.social and it's so fun. I love the stage when you're making every word count. #amwriting #kidlit

Children's Books About Space buff.ly/TYGV6Rb via @alldonemonkey #ReadYourWorld #space #KidLit

#Uplift

Brilliant!

Our dog who passed 2 years ago sonetimes wouldn't drink until we put ice in her water. She absolutely deserved it.