Perfect time of year for this release of WHO IS SINGING by @janethalfmann.bsky.social
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HAPPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to Who Is Singing?—a celebration of birdsong and a first guide to birds. Take an extra moment to listen to the bird chorus today! www.janethalfmannauthor.com/who-is-singing Brandylane Publishers/Belle Isle Books #EarthDay #EarthDay2026
Excited to be signing and selling my children's books Sat April 25, 12-3, at the Rock the Green 15th Annual Earth Day Celebration, Harley Museum, 400 W. Canal. Will have my new book Who Is Singing? & looking forward to talking to lots of book lovers! #earthday www.rockthegreen.com/earth-day-2026
SNEAK PEEK TIME! Here's a quick look inside Who Is Singing? releasing April 21. Can't wait for kids and adults to enjoy learning bird songs. Available for preorder now. @brandylane.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/who-...
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Yay! Who Is Singing has arrived! This celebration of birdsong & first guide to birds releases April 21. Available for preorder from bookstores on & offline.
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Hope my picture books will hop into Easter baskets this Sunday! Available at most bookstores off and online. bookshop.org/beta-search?... www.amazon.com/s?k=janet+ha...
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So happy that Teaching for Change is featuring my book Midnight Teacher as a great teaching tool during March's Women's History Month! #kidlit Lee & Low Books www.zinnedproject.org/materials/mi...
YAY!! Just in time for spring, WHO IS SINGING? is releasing April 21, 2026—& can be PRE-ORDERD NOW at bookstores off and online. It's a celebration of birds & their songs that will have kids (and adults) recognizing familiar birds in no time! #kidlit www.janethalfmannauthor.com/who-is-singing
A LOOK INSIDE THE CLOTHESLINE CODE: For #womenshistorymonth, I'm showcasing 2 amazing women I've written about. One is Lucy Ann Walker, a formerly enslaved woman who with husband Dabney, spied for the Union during the Civil War. Widely sold in bookstores on & offline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHNa...
A LOOK INSIDE MIDNIGHT TEACHER. During #womenshistorymonth, I'm proud to showcase 2 amazing women who I've written about. First is Lilly Ann Granderson, an enslaved woman who ran a secret school from midnight till 2. Widely available at bookstores on & offline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf94...
ATTENTION ART LOVERS! The paintings of Tom Halfmann (my husband) are being showcased and are for sale March 2-30 in the Art Gallery of the Wauwatosa Public Library during open hours M-Th 9-8, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-4, 7635 W. North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI. Welcome, Everyone, and please share!
FREE BOOK, The CLOTHESLINE CODE, for SCHOOL & CITY LIBRARIES to celebrate #blackhistorymonth. Send info thru my website www.janethalfmannauthor.com & I will send a free copy (thru Feb 28, US only). True story of formerly enslaved couple who spied for the Union. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHNa...
A LOOK INSIDE THE CLOTHESLINE CODE. I'm hoping this story of a formerly enslaved couple who spied for the Union finds every SCHOOL & CITY LIBRARY. . .AND if you can help, I'll send you a FREE COPY (US only in Feb). Message me thru my website: janethalfmannauthor.com
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A LOOK INSIDE SEVEN MILES TO FREEDOM & THE STORY OF CIVIL WAR HERO ROBERT SMALLS. To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm taking you inside my 4 books about black heroes. These two tell of Robert Smalls' escape to freedom by stealing a Confederate gunboat! @leeandlow.bsky.social youtu.be/3Em0fNWAQ3M
GREAT DEAL ON CATERPILLAR'S SURPRISE—now 47% off hardcover at $11.53 at Amazon. This is a fun story of a friendship between a caterpillar and a tadpole, growing up, big changes, & a masquerade ball! And it's sure to make you dream of SPRING! Black Rose Writing #kidlit www.amazon.com/Caterpillars...?
A LOOK INSIDE MIDNIGHT TEACHER. To celebrate #blackhistorymonth, I'm taking you inside 4 children's books about black heroes that I am honored to have written. The first is the true story of a formerly enslaved teacher who held a secret school from midnight to 2am. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf94...
Praise for The Clothesline Code by professional historian.
“I took the unusual step for an academic researcher of reaching out to the author of a children’s book. . .(She) shared copies of the original, 1863 documents bearing out the Walkers’ daring story. I was stunned.”
David A Welker #kidlit
CHILDREN'S BOOKS MAKE GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS! You can look inside and find out more about my books both on my website and on my youtube channel. Happy Reading to all!
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Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside mine. Fourteenth up is ANIMAL TEACHERS, a look at how animals help their little ones gain skills, like swimming, finding tasty food, and more, much like human caregivers do. #kidlit youtu.be/uCWP2OTfvxw
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside mine. Thirteenth up is Home in the Cave, a fascinating tour of a cave with Baby Bat & Pluribus Packrat. Find out why bat poop is so important! @arbordalekids.bsky.social @shennen.bsky.social #kidlit youtu.be/jExBa5S_Blk
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing look-inside videos. 12th up is YAY FOR BIG BROTHERS!--perfect for older siblings. And there's a free printable "puppets & clothes" activity! (link below). www.achoowhypollencounts.com/free-colorin...
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Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing look-inside videos. 12th up is YAY FOR BIG BROTHERS!--perfect for older siblings. And there's a free printable "puppets & clothes" activity! (link below). www.achoowhypollencounts.com/free-colorin...
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Children's books are great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing look-inside videos. 10th & 11th up are SEVEN MILES TO FREEDOM and THE STORY OF CIVIL WAR HERO ROBERT SMALLS, a picture book and a chapter book, both about Robert Smalls & his daring escape to freedom. @leeandlow.bsky.social youtu.be/3Em0fNWAQ3M
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside mine. Ninth up is GRANDMA IS A SLOWPOKE, a fun Grandma-Grandchild walk enjoying one another and nature, the perfect gift for grandmas & grandkids in your life. @starbrightbooks.bsky.social #kidlit youtu.be/oHDFUUrW80U
HOLIDAY MARKET TOMORROW! I'll be signing & selling my children's books tomorrow Dec 14 at THE 53212 MARKETPLACE HOLIDAY EDITION 11 - 4. Let me help fill your holiday lists. I'll be in the taproom of Amorphic Beer, 3700 N Fratney. More vendors at the Gathering Place & Home Again.
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside my books this holiday season. Eighth up is HOW CAN WE BE KIND?, which shows kids easy everyday ways to be kind by mirroring animals. #kidlit @quartokids.bsky.social
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Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside my books. THE CLOTHESLINE CODE is the true story of a formerly enslaved couple who spied for the Union using laundry as a code! #kidlit www.brandylanepublishers.com/product/clot...
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Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside my books this holiday season. Sixth up is GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE SEA OTTER, a favorite for otter lovers & sleepy little ones. Board book version is perfect for babies! @starbrightbooks.bsky.social #kidlit youtu.be/0k5BK2MDHW4
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing a look inside my books. MIDNIGHT TEACHER is a true story of Lilly Ann Granderson's secret midnight school for the enslaved. And it's a steal at $13.76 hard with Amazon coupon! www.amazon.com/Midnight-Tea...? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf94...
Children's books make great HOLIDAY GIFTS so I'm sharing videos looking inside my books. Fourth up is LITTLE SKINK'S TAIL, a story of a little skink losing her tail to a crow, trying on new ones—and getting a big SURPRISE! @arbordalekids.bsky.social #kidlit youtu.be/jH_fI7eN5YM
