RIGHT TO READ DAY. April 20, 2026. Everywhere. FOR YOUR FREEDOM TO READ. FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION. FOR UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST. FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR OUR LIBRARIES. Logos for Unite Against Book Bans and ALA150 American Library Association

From Jan. 2025 - March 2026, 100+ pro-censorship bills were introduced in state legislatures. At least 40 bills would penalize libraries and library workers with lawsuits, fines, or even jail time for protecting people’s the right to read.

This #RightToReadDay, take action: https://bit.ly/43D9Dtw

Sen. Tina Smith leads opposition to mining near the Boundary Waters during late night speech • Minnesota Reformer Environmental protection groups like Save the Boundary Waters say mining for copper and other heavy metals inevitably leaches sulfuric acid, toxic metals and other pollutants into surrounding water sy...

Sen. Tina Smith gave an impassioned speech to an empty the Senate floor late last night, defending the boundary waters against mining.

The Senate is set to vote today on whether to end a mining moratorium in the area, which already passed in the House. minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/15/s...

There was a NASA Commentator during the live coverage of Artemis II named Leah Cheshier Mustachio. If I didn't see her real human self I would never believe she wasn't a cartoon character.

5 Big, Big Things Celebrating a new book!

Celebrating the publication of a book I illustrated this week! The Boy with Big, Big Energy (@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social, @naomijkrueger.bsky.social) written by Britney Winn Lee was a joy to work on.

⚡️Wrote and shared some details here: open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

#kidlit #kidlitart

Screenshot of sophiafornc from Threads: This is eleven year-old Genesis and six year-old Denis, two Durham elementary school students whose families came here to seek asylum. On Monday, they were detained by ICE and immediately sent back to Honduras without due process. Don't you dare tell me that this is making our country safer.

I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process.

Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.

Paid $18 to park several blocks away from my office in the North Loop because of a Twins Game at 12:40 today. Normally it's $7. If Minneapolis wants to incentivize people to come to games, to come to the city to work, and to buy stuff while we're here, don't charge so much to park! 🙃

Elementary school homework with the alphabet at the top. The question says: imagine you are a wizard with a magic wand. What kind of spells would you cast? What magical things would you do? A child's handwritten answer: If I was a wizard I would make life easy. because there will be no wars and no crimenals. I will disapear every bad guy in the world so no one will get hurt. There is a drawing of a blue sky, a yellow sun, a black wizard with a wand in his hand, and a crowd of people. There's a caption bubble with the wizard saying no wars, and a caption bubble over the crowd that says everybody cheers

this is my nephew's homework and i'm gonna cry

Praying and pleading for peace.

In war, everyone loses.

The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it.

This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.

The Artemis II mission seems good because it is.

People seem excited by it because they are.

It looks like a testament to the value of teamwork because it needs many people working together to succeed, and it’s succeeding.

One of the best things about this is how straightforward it is. Authentic.

#Artemis crew to Mission Control, after seeing and attempting to describe the eclipse: "And if you could give me about 20 new superlatives in the mission summary tomorrow, that'll help my vocabulary out a bit. Thank you."

I'm obsessed with this Artemis live feed of the reports from space. Even when there are no images to see and all we hear are voices, I am transported. An incredible feat for humanity.

Okay Minnesota, time to fess up. Who put away their boots? I see snow in the forecast.

For the record, the big protest happened in Saint Paul today. Not Minneapolis. 🙃

Saint Paul!!

It is out of control

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

SPARROW'S EASTER GARDEN | Kirkus Reviews Sparrow spends the 40 days of Lent reviving his garden.

SPARROW'S EASTER GARDEN from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social is an “appealing representation of the Lenten period to share with young children” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

A poster of a giant bear holding a grinning beaver in his mouth. The text HOPPERS is written across in yellow along the bottom.

I know everyone's hyped about Project Hail Mary, but don't sleep on Hoppers. I just saw it with my kid and it was incredible. Was not expecting that wild rollercoaster of emotions. The way I and all the other adults in the room cackled hysterically and bawled our eyes out was totally unexpected.

Maybe we stop naming schools and streets after historical figures and stick to plants and animals instead.

Happy Halloween

For some reason, an inordinate number of Oscar nominees this year seem to be about the enormous difficulty of believing in a better world for your children's sake, while preparing them for the one they actually live in. Not sure why that theme would appeal right now.

Picture book style illustration of a group of girls wishing upon a lantern, with their faces lit by the warm glow of lanterns #KidLitArt #LanternFestival

Give. Children. Peace.

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

People can say it’s utopian or dreamy but it’s a fact that you have to believe new things are possible, fundamentally, in order to make them real. You have to make the choice to believe that more than this is possible & not be resigned to this being the way things have to be because it’s not at all.

My kids do because we have a 2008 minivan with a DVD player!

45° and my kids are playing catch in the front yard in shorts and tshirts. I love Fools Spring. Gets you through the rest of winter.

Went to an estate sale in my neighborhood. I was very moved by this and all the other family photos & memorabilia filling every surface and shelf in this time capsule home. Made me sad and curious about who all these people were. The remnants of their lives now sold for parts.