The brown headed cowbirds are back in town, investigating other birds’ nests to lay their eggs. #birds #BrownHeadedCowbirds

More April snow on daffodils:

April snow on the daffodils

Apparently those blooms are yummy. The bee is a nice touch. Well orchestrated!

❤️🧸

The art and story are timeless.

PB’s I’m loving right now: “For as long as Sylvester can remember, he has always been alone.” A Winter’s Morning, Angélique Leone & Grégoire Solotareff @postwavebooks.bsky.social #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy, #WritingCommunity. 📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Those Carolina wrens pack a lot of power in those tiny lungs.

PB’s I’m loving right now: “… you need a land where you are welcome…” All you Need, Howard Schwartz, Jasu Hu, Neal Porter Books @holiday-house.bsky.social s, . #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy, #WritingCommunity. 📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

This sparrow decided to join me for coffee, but he seems angry.

I love the enjambment and you planted that landing. 🤸‍♂️

Congrats!

Have a restful and renewing break? Susan.

Thank you!

Thank you, Jilanne. I love this contest, so I've already won.

A rite of almost spring for me is @viviankirkfield.bsky.social #50PreciousWords. For the Literacy Initiative this year, I am donating the amazing A Winter’s Morning by Angélique Leone & Grégoire Solotareff, @postwavebooks.bsky.social #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy. 📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
Here’s my entry:

Love this book!

PB’s I’m loving right now: “I didn’t think I’d ever tell why I draw an owl so well…” I Know How to Draw an Owl, Hilary Horder Hippely, Matt James, Neal Porter Books, @holiday-house.bsky.social. #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy, #WritingCommunity. 📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Thanks, Susan.

Roseate spoonbill
dreams of tropical breeze meet
bomb cyclone blizzard.

#haiku #HaikuSaturday

PB’s I’m loving right now: “What did I know?... I just knew that Astro was my friend.” Astro @manuelmarsol.bsky.social, translated by @lizziedavis.bsky.social Transit Children’s Editions @transitbooks.bsky.social. #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy, #WritingCommunity.📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

“Calm is my courage.” Just read the ARC of My Life as an Asthmanaut: A book about asthma @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social, Adriana Predoi, @freespiritbooks.bsky.social, for kids who cope and their crew. Calmness and caring are our superpowers. In April. #ChildrensBooks, #WritingCommunity.📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Words of wisdom for finding the heart of your story by Daria Peoples for @12x12challenge.bsky.social. Catch the replay, if you can. #ChildrensBooks, #WritingCommunity. 📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

You might say it has layers.

PB’s I’m loving right now: “Maybe becoming the us is where our story really starts.” Stalactite & Stalagmite, Drew Beckmeyer, Atheneum Books for Young Readers. #ChildrensBooks, #ChewyReviewy, #WritingCommunity.📚‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Six more weeks of winter?

I did it! This is such a fun event. Tara and the contributors are fantastic!

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Hee,hee. Just go, go, go.

Happy Saturday, KitKat!

Storystorm 2026 Day 25: Linda Ravin Lodding Turns Headlines into Hope by Linda Ravin Lodding Some days, the world feels like it’s shouting in ALL CAPS. You open the news and there it is again: another story that makes your shoulders creep toward your ears like they’r…

Looking for focus in your big topic picture book? Read today’s Linda Ravin Lodding Storystorm post on turning headlines into hope. Thanks to @taralazar.Bluesky.social for providing the setting for gems like this.

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