It's such a wonderful book!

Don't forget to check out all the great items at the @ndkidlit.bsky.social auction!

This morning's mentor texts.* #picturebook #nonfiction #STEM #kidlit 📚👍

*Click the second photo to see more books.

Montana Supreme Court Rules Its Constitution Entirely Protects Trans Citizens In Landmark Ruling The ruling will have enormous impacts for transgender residents in the state.

1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people.

The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work.

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Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
Join us for a craft-focused discussion and celebration of our new nature books for kids.
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @gianferrari-m.bsky.social
@loreegriffinburns.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social

A messy desk.

A tidy desk.

A messy desk is NOT necessarily a sign of a messy mind. But when you're struggling to regain focus on a WIP, a tidy desk ready and waiting may be a bit more welcoming when you try again in the morning.

Before & after.

Annual Fundraising Auction Silent auction 'Annual Fundraising Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.

This auction is live today! Lots of great items to bid on, including one from me: a signed copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL guide, along with a picture book critique. Head over and check it all out!

www.32auctions.com/ndkidlit26

OMG. Yes.

Lots of wonderful items to bid on. I've donated a copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, together with a picture-book critique. #kidlit #ndkidlit #auction #pb #writing #critique

Half the fun of doing research in search of #nonfiction #picturebook ideas is having a title drop into your head that you KNOW would make a kid say, "Oooh!" #kidlit

Absolutely!

Good luck!

A sales announcement for a retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by Samantha Campas.

If I could go back in time, I might ask Jane Austen if she could imagine that future authors would write so very many retellings of her novels. (I am NOT complaining--I love a good Austen retelling.)

Jane was pretty smart, so I'm guessing she'd just give me a look and say, "Yes." #kidlit 📚👍

It's a good writing day when you have to look up the plural of "roly-poly." #amwriting #kidlit

Chapter Book - SUPER VILLAINS IN TRAINING: THE FANTASTIC FREEZE RAY.

Absolutely loved this first book in a new #chapterbook series. Wonderful plotting, fast pacing, and creatively evil ideas. (Also sweet and silly, because Vicky von Evil and @kaileipewbooks.bsky.social do villainy THEIR way!) 💖 #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Best science book you've read in the past year? I'll start.

STRATA: STORIES FROM DEEP TIME by Laura Poppick. #booksky #nonfiction #science

So good!

Five books to get to know me by (not necessarily in this order):

1. The Ark by Margot Benary-Isbert
2. Mystery on the Isle of Skye by Phyllis A. Whitney
3. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
4. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

#booksky

A picture book: EMILY SAW A DOOR.

A middle grade biography: BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.

I love when I see my friends' wonderful books in the wild. @melrosenberg.bsky.social @nancyhudgins.com @bookshopsantacruz.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Oh, this looks fun! The books in the Magic Shop series are some of my favorite stories by Bruce Coville! #kidlit 📚 👍

It’s no April fool’s joke…I’m officially reopening to queries with FinePrint’s Agency Assistant, @baileyknaub.bsky.social!
We’re interested in:

Indigenous Horror / Fantasy
Speculative Thrillers
Psychological Horror

For the next 2 weeks, please submit to us via my QM form #MSWL

Congratulations!;❤️

Just saw Booker T. Jones play in Santa Cruz. If you are anywhere near his upcoming shows, get your tickets now. There are no words for how brilliant his music is.

Extra! Extra! 3/29 What a week of good news! 🎈🎈

Thank you to everyone who turned up at a #nokings rally. To add to that, here's a long list of other good things that happened last week. (I rely heavily on this #chopwoodcarrywater newsletter for emotional balance these days; if it lifts your mood, please consider subscribing for $5/month.)

There books: BUG-OPEDIA, SUPER BUG ENCYCLOPEDIA, INSECT ANATOMY.

I get to do the *best* research.

REVISE AND STRENGTHEN YOUR PICTURE BOOK MANUSCRIPT WITH INTENTION on April 21 with award-winning author Heidi E.Y. Stemple.
#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi

Register Here:
www.scbwi.org/events/ny-we...

I have been craving a YA book with a similar voice to The Princess Diaries. Like, desperately.

#MSWL #YAauthors #blackYAauthors #amquerying

a man in a suit and sunglasses is sitting in front of a bookshelf and says the library is open . Alt: RuPaul—in a black turtleneck, black & white checked jacket, and sunglasses—sitting in front of a bookshelf and saying the library is open.

Shoutout to #libraries, in particular @sccld.bsky.social, for feeding my mentor-text habit. I'm sitting at my computer with two windows open—Libby and a spreadsheet—checking out and returning a gazillion #chapterbooks, as I try to figure out threats and stakes for my own WIP. #kidlit #amwriting

Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after end of the Late Show Comedian and avid Tolkien fan to write the Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, a new Peter Jackson-produced film based on unadapted chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring

When you've been a little worried about someone who was fired and you find out that their NEXT gig may actually be the job they've always wanted. ❤️

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

Overheard a 3rd grader at a recent school visit: “Why is it always a boy author?” And she was right to ask this question.

Look. I love visiting schools. It’s one of my favorite parts of being an author.

#Kidlit #Booksky #edusky #skybrarian