I had a blast at my 1st book signing at the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference! I loved sharing the Disability Books for Kids series from @freespiritbooks.bsky.social with librarians, booksellers, & fellow authors! Thanks, PSLA, for making me feel so welcome! #PSLA52 #asthma
🚨Submissions open May 4🚨
The Asian Voices Contest sponsored by Sambasivan & Parikh and Free Spirit Publishing/TCM aims to elevate authentic, culturally relevant children’s stories written by and about people of Asian heritage.
go.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free-spirit/...
A woman taking a selfie by a glass display case in which pages of a book are displayed.
Close up of the display with pages of the book I THINK I THINK A LOT
On the road for two school visits in Chambersburg, PA I stopped to visit the Storywalk for I THINK I THINK A LOT. Thank you to Franklin County Library Assn for sharing our book during #mentalhealthawarenessmonth.
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I feel so grateful that @storytimesprint.bsky.social reviewed my debut picture book, MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT, from
@freespiritbooks.bsky.social! Thanks for such a stellar endorsement!🌟 #asthma #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #pb #disability #disabilitybooks #nonfiction #space
Promotional image for the Asian Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest, cosponsored by Sambasivan and Parikh and Free Spirit Publishing.
New writing contest! 🚨
Cosponsored w/ @sambasivanparikh.bsky.social, the Asian Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest's mission is to elevate authentic, culturally relevant children's stories written by & about Asian heritage people. Details: go.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free-spirit/...
Today's the day! Happy book birthday, My Life as an Asthmanaut!
👀Looky, looky! A new #PictureBookPostcard! 💌❤️✨
Bea's Balikbayan Box of Treasures
Written by @christinealemshah.bsky.social
Illustrated by Dream Chen
Published by @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
Read Bea's postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/beas-balikba...
#kidlit #writingcommunity
Teacher Created Materials Announces New Imprint buff.ly/wkykYtG
The book on a shelf
A friend spotted I THINK I THINK A LOT at Barnes & Noble *facing out,* *with a shelf talker,* and I'm delighted! :D
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Promotional image that congratulates the Latino Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest winners for 2025: 1st place: Maria Kim, for My Mother Is a Bridge; 2nd place: Rachel Garcia, for Grandma Olivia's Magical Soup Pot; 3rd place: Linda Reeves, for Even Luchadores Cry
Congrats to the winners of the 2025 Latino Voices in Children’s Literature writing contest, cosponsored with Con Todo Press!
More details and excerpts of the winning stories here: www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/latino-voice...
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cover of Jake Lockett's picture book for the Disability Books for Kids series. My Life as an Asthmanaut by Jake Lockett and illustrated by Adriana Predoi. Two little boys are featured on the cover, one dressed as a superhero and the other as an astronaut.
This year, I decided to start doing book reviews on my socials. First up, @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social! I received an ARC of Jake’s picture book, MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT, that will be published by @freespiritbooks.bsky.social soon! Read the comments for the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!
I just got my first copy of my book, Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic. It’s exciting to hold it in my hands! Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic is part of a set of own voice picture books about disability! Enjoy this tiny video with music by Mohamed Sharhabil. @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social
I received an advanced copy of My Life as an Asthmanaut by Jake Lockett, & highly recommend this book! It empowers children to take control of their asthma in an imaginative, kid-friendly way. It's coming in April! 😊 @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
I work with such talented individuals which typically make nearly every day better. I love #PB's and I especially love them with great art. Excited to see @cpark.bsky.social tied to this relevant and timely book by @mbgriffinbooks.bsky.social YOUR COZY CASTLE @freespiritbooks.bsky.social #SEL
Q&A with Mary Rand Hess and Randy Preston about their new children's book series, MINI-MUSICAL TALES FROM BIRD MOUNTAIN SCHOOL.
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This past Friday Charlotte Country Day School in NC invited me to speak as their Distinguished Diversity Author for this year. It was an honor to share I THINK I THINK A LOT and talk about how having #OCD inspired me.
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Thank you @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for highlighting Mabel's Mitzvah in your rights report. I've loved working with @freespiritbooks.bsky.social and can't wait to show everyone Yaara's beautiful artwork.
Screenshot of a page from the book in which a bird is flying and a girl's face can be seen.
I'll be flying to Charlotte this week! I was invited to speak about the people who make books, and to share I THINK I THINK A LOT with Country Day School students and many public schools, too.
Illust. by @joseebisaillon.bsky.social, pub. by @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
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REVIEW: Affirming Neurodiversity to Support Every Student.
"Neurodiversity Affirming Schools" encourages us to reevaluate our practices and consider neurodiversity as a permanent, valuable component of equitable education. #edusky @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
www.middleweb.com/52739/affirm...
Wow, I'm delighted that Parents featured I THINK I THINK A LOT in a piece about books celebrating neurodiversity. Many other titles across all kidlit age categories are included--too many to tag! @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
At left a journal with a smile on it. Text says how it started, the experiences that inspired the book. At right the book I think I think a lot and the text "how it's going." The author, a woman, site behind both.
I THINK I THINK A LOT bears the message that sometimes on the underside of something bad there is something good.
This photo proves that idea on the meta level...
#ocdawarenessweek #ocd #anxiety #kidlit #picturebook
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Graphic that has this quote: "I think i think a lot is a powerful story of empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Whipple writes beautifully of OCD from a child's perspective and invites the reader into the intricacies of this world. I love this book so much because Whipple makes us think a lot, too, and we're so much better because of it. - Jordan Scott, poet and author of I talk like a river.
It's #OCDAwarenessWeek so I'll share poet and author Jordan Scott's very kind blurb about I THINK I THINK A LOT. It's inspired by my own #OCD.
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Q&A with Christine Alemshah about her new children's picture book, BEA'S BALIKBAYAN BOX OF TREASURES.
tinyurl.com/4eb86s9m
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Sunday was a blast at the Baltimore Book Festival 📚
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Join me at the Baltimore Book Festival this Sunday, September 14.
Making a Difference Starts with Me
Sun, September 14 at 1pm
Kids Stage at 30th St (Corner of Barclay & 30)
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Promotional image for the Latino Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest, sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing and Con Todo Press.
The Latino Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest is now open!
The contest's mission is to elevate authentic, culturally relevant children's stories written by and about Latino people. There are cash prizes!
Details & submission info: go.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free-spirit/...
I Love Harriet Kippley won a National Parenting Product Award! 😍
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As September starts, so does #AsthmaPeakMonth when attacks & ER visits from #asthma symptoms are highest. Want to learn more about this lung condition? Pre-order my book from @freespiritbooks.bsky.social ! #health #lunghealth #asthmatic #breathe #SeptemberAsthmaPeak bookshop.org/a/115186/979...
#BookFestival time is here!
Meet me at the #BaltimoreBookFestival in September
And at the #CrozetBookFest this October.
See here for more: www.writebetween.com/events
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A scene from the book of children at a birthday party and the text CELEBRATING TWO YEARS
I THINK I THINK A LOT has been out for 2 years today! If you've borrowed it, bought it, read it, shared it, opened it up to flip through the pages, talked about it, or you're simply following me here, thank you. @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
