Thank you! 🙂

Who needs the dark? Birds do! Shielded, downward-directed fixtures provide light where needed without confusing or distracting birds, especially during their migratory seasons.
For more information, check out: birdsafe.ca/lighting/
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Who needs the dark? Pollinators do!

As you plan your garden this spring, add some night-blooming plants for nighttime pollinators. #darksky #whoneedsthedark
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April is here and so is a new issue of Margin Notes.

This month you'll find notes on learning from darkness, working from the overflow, and picture book picks on #hope in action (with a dose of music).

Check it out here: mailchi.mp/1e8a6785b00a... #newsletter #marginnotes #picturebooks

Thank you to @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne (and a bit about my own writing habits too)! #writing #kidlit #picturebookbiography @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Thanks for the opportunity to talk with you, Maria!

Very exciting to see The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne at the EBYR book at the Texas Library Association conference! #TXLA2026 #CeciliaPayne #picturebooks

Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) will soon be celebrating its second #Easter. Unlike most Easter books for children, Rise covers the full fifty days of this season that stretches to Pentecost. Rise is part of a series with Make Room, Breathe, and Look! #churchyear #picturebook

Want more picture book news? Follow our 2026 Bluesky #PictureBooksEh creators through our Starter Pack!

I'm so happy to be part of this wonderful collective again in 2026, with two new books: The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and Around the Circle (and possibly a third in the fall). #canadianwriters #canadianillustrators #picturebooks

"Other children looked up at the stars and imagined...celestial campfires, twinkling diamonds...But Cecilia saw a mystery to be solved."- @lauraalary.bsky.social

My review: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/...
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Thanks for reading and sharing, Jeanne!

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars - Judy Bradbury Meet Cecilia Payne, whose pluck, smarts, and curiosity led to impressive accomplishments despite obstacles she faced as a woman astronomer.

THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE: DISCOVERING THE STUFF OF STARS by @lauraalary.bsky.social & Yas Imamura is a top pick for Women’s History Month. Resources & interview on Children's Book Corner blog incl. extensive list of biographies. #EduSky #KidLit #Libsky
www.judybradbury.com/biography/th...

I thoroughly enjoyed this interview, Judy. Thank you for putting so much time and thought into your blog.

Thank you for the warm review @ccmalandrinos.bsky.social

Thank you so much for reading and review our book! I agree wholeheartedly that the illustrations are stunning.

Margin Notes for March includes reflections on branding, identity, finding your path--and some #picturebook picks for #Lent and #Easter. mailchi.mp/145bc1a68e2a... #newsletter #picturebooks

Thanks for sharing the post!

Starring Cecilia The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne – written by Laura Alary, illustrated by Yas ImamuraEerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2026 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: her name has the ring of poetry.  Before she m…

It's a great feeling when a reviewer reads your book with as much attention and care as Emily Schneider has in this Imaginary Elevator blog post on The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: imaginaryelevators.blog/2026/02/25/s... @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #womeninscience #womeninstem

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we're celebrating all the past, current, and future world changers! ⚛️🔭🧪

Read about one of these #feminist pioneers in THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE —available now. #everyvoiceinscience #womeninstem #girlsinstem

What a pleasure to have a chance to chat with illustrator @yasimamura.bsky.social about our new book, The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne! @ebyrbooks.bsky.social lauraalary.ca/2026/02/08/a... #ceciliapayne #womeninstem #picturebookbiography #picturebookillustration #STEMbooks

Thanks! I really appreciate that.

A new month means a new issue of Margin Notes. This month includes notes on books for troubled times, and the connection between reading, memory, and resistance, along with book news and picture book picks. Find it here: mailchi.mp/fe9e3d0472f0... #newsletter #picturebooks #marginnotes

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne, by Laura Alary Cover for Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars, by Laura Alary, illustrated by Yas Imamura, published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

NEW POST: "The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne" by @lauraalary.bsky.social!

"I feel akin to Cecilia: she was sometimes shy and socially awkward, a voracious reader, and broadly curious.... But the moment in Cecilia’s life that touched me most was when that self-confidence faltered."
#kidlit

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate the support.

Warm thanks to @deborahkalb.bsky.social for the chance to talk about The Curious Life of #CeciliaPayne, a picture book biography about the young #astronomer who figured out what stars are made of ⭐ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #womeninSTEM

Thanks again for the opportunity to talk about the book, Deborah!

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne - Perfect Picture Book Friday - Jilanne Hoffmann I am smitten by the women of science who stayed the course, no matter the obstacles thrown in their paths. And I am smitten by this book about Cecilia Payne, the woman who discovered “the stuff of sta...

Beautifully written and illustrated, inspiring story of Cecilia Payne, a #womaninSTEM who only wavered once in the face of wrong-headed criticism. Turned out she was right! 📚👍 #STEM #librarians #EduSky #kidlit jilannehoffmann.com/2026/01/23/t...

I feel you really "got" what I hoped to convey in this story. Thank you for your thoughtful review!

Simply 7 with Laura Alary: THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE You know what I love about books written on the same topic? How very different they can be! EVEN when they’re nonfiction!

I appreciate the chance to talk in more depth about The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and Jena Benton's thoughtful questions allowed me to do that: jenabenton.com/2026/01/22/s... #ceciliapayne #womeninstem #picturebookbiography @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social