a stuffed dog is running down a hallway with the words " i volunteer " written on the floor ALT: a stuffed dog is running down a hallway with the words " i volunteer " written on the floor

Yesterday's volunteer work:

4th grade:
I graded 291 papers. Whew.

2nd grade: I graded 48 papers (+ prepped fun projects)

Tuesdays are my favorite day of the week!
Bonus: I receive a lot of hugs.
My job (if you want to call it that) is easy.
Thank you, #teachers, YOU have the tough job.

THE NIGHT GARDENER
The Fan Brothers
📝 & 🎨 Terry Fan @terryfan.bsky.social
📝 & 🎨 Eric Fan @ericfan.bsky.social
2016, S&S BYR

morning:
a boy
an🦉🌳!
😲
a man ✂️
and then . . .

🥰 🥰 🥰
#PB #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents #trees #gardening #gardeners #sculptures

A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
✍🏻 Phillip C. Stead
🎨 Erin E. Stead
2010, Roaring Brook Press

a zookeeper
plays♟️with 🐘
races with 🐢
🪑with 🐧
hanky for 🦏
📖 to 🦉
achoo!
🚌
♥️ ending
Caldecott Medal!

🥰🥰🥰
#PB #kidlit #librarians #parents

You are welcome. And . . . THANK YOU!

#NationalLibraryWeek #FreedomToRead “A library is a house of hope. It’s a place where we all, whatever our situation, can feed our ideas and develop our dreams.” – Doug Wilhelm

#Valentiny prize
Thank you, Cynthia Mackey @booksbycindy.bsky.social, for:
* a wonderful (and thorough) PB critique
* a beautiful book, IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE
written by you!
* a book mark
* a "belongs to" sticker for a book
* a sticker
I purchased two of your books as a thank you!

2026 April PAD Challenge: Day 7 Write a poem a day for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt, write a dawn and/or dusk poem.

This week’s #poetryprompt from my kidlit group:

Write a dawn (or dusk) poem from:
2026 April PAD Challenge by Robert Brewer @robertleebrewer.bsky.social www.writersdigest.com/2026-april-p...

or . . . Rhyme Time Group:
a day-in-the-life poem from dawn to dusk

#rhyme #poetry #poets #poems #haiku

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Today is National Librarian Day.
Thank you librarians! ❤️
#librarians #librarian #Library

Happy Picture Book Month! 🎉

How exciting! I volunteer once a week in a 2nd grade classroom. What a great age.

😥

WORM LOVES WORM
✍🏻 J. J. Austrian
🎨 Mike Curato
2016, HarperCollins
#PB

🪱 ❤️s 🪱
a wedding
what to wear?

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🌈 #pride #librarians

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Just a reminder to buy all kinds of books for your kids...weird ones, new ones, old ones, debuts etc.

That popular series they love is great, and it probably began as a single book which took off.

With cool imprints closing, we need to bring in more voices, more ideas, more variety.

A woman stands beside a pink Free Little Library box filled with books while a large dog stands on its hind legs, interacting with her outdoors.

Little Free Library is for all! 🐶

Shop the Two Story Shed Little Free Library (pictured here) and more: https://lflib.org/shop

This week’s #poetryprompt from my Rhyme Time group:

Write a blackout poem.
#poetry #poem #poems

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WEST WITH GIRAFFES: A NOVEL
✍🏻 Lynda Rutledge
2021, Lake Union Publishing

a journal 📝:
🗽 city
a hurricane
🦒 🦒 & a boy
a coast to coast journey 🚛
San Diego Zoo!

based on a true story
🥰 🥰 🥰
#MG #coming-of-age
#historical-fiction #Depression-era
#giraffes #zoo #roadtrip

THE BEAR AND THE PIANO
✍🏻 & 🎨 David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social
2015, Frances Lincoln Books (UK)
2016, Clarion Books

a forest
a bear
a piano
🎶 (eventually)
🤩 fame (not the end of the story)

🥰 🥰 🥰
#PB #kidlit
#librarians #parents
#piano #musicians
#dreams #fame
#bears #friendship

PETER EASTER FROG
✍🏻 Erin Dealey @erindealey.bsky.social
🎨 G. Brian Karas
2021, Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Antheneum

Peter Easter Frog +
🐢, 🐄, 🐶, & 🐿️
🧺 deliveries
Uh-oh! . . . Enter THE Easter Bunny

🥰
#Easter
#PB #kidlit
#teachers #librarians
#parents

#kidlit #books #Snoopy #Woodstock #Peanuts

Hahaha!

How exciting! I read it. Nice.

I adore acrostic poetry.

❤️

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This week’s #poetryprompt from my Rhyme Time group:

March Winds and April Showers bring forth May flowers. Go!

#kidspoetry #rhyme #poetry

I love this book: THE BEAR AND THE PIANO by David Litchfield.

Congrats to YOU!

Congrats!

Thank you!

Sorry to hear about your mom. My thoughts are with you.