Podcast: Leah Schanke: Making History Kid-Friendly Author Leah Schanke shares why sharing the tough parts of history with young readers is not only possible but necessary.

It's an honor to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with my 12x12 Picture Book Podcast interview.
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Thank you @karinkidlit.bsky.social for the wonderful book review!

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Learn how brainstorming was pivotal in my journey to publication. Comment on the 12x12 blog post to enter a drawing for a signed copy of #FreedomAtDawn (U.S. only) or a query letter critique.
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Thank you @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social! Go to linktr.ee/leahschanke to learn more and order your copy.
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Buy FREEDOM AT DAWN for your library, school, or home to learn about this #civilwar hero! #kidlit #juneteenth #FreedomAtDawn #historicalfictionforkids #teachersofbluesky #librariansofbluesky #booksky @leahschanke.bsky.social @obohdraws.bsky.social @albertwhitman.bsky.social @palmettolife.bsky.social

Thank you to my crew members for a wonderful introduction! Please visit my author website for more information on my #debut #picturebook. www.leahschanke.com
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Leah Schanke's announcement of her picture book signing event at Barnes & Noble Westwood in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday, May 25, at 1 PM.

Join me for an author event for my debut #picturebook, FREEDOM AT DAWN, at #barnesandnoble Westwood in Charleston, SC on May 25, 2025, at 1 pm ET.
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Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls' Voyage Out of Slavery - Historical Novel Society 1862. Lizzie Smalls knows her father is the best boat pilot in South Carolina, but being enslaved, he isn’t given that title. The Civil War is raging and her father and his shipmates, also enslaved, h...

The Historical Novel Society's book review of my debut #picturebook.
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Thank you @ronnawriter.bsky.social for a great interview!

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Thank you @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for a wonderful #bookreview!

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Thank you @maritererbellas.bsky.social for a great book chat on the #booklaunch of my debut #PB, Freedom at Dawn, beautifully illustrated by @obohdraws.bsky.social

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Please join me on Instagram with @maritererbellas.bsky.social as we discuss my debut #picturebook, FREEDOM AT DAWN, illustrated by @obohdraws.bsky.social.

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Thank you @jenanbenton.bsky.social for interviewing me about my debut picture book, FREEDOM AT DAWN, illustrated by @obohdraws.bsky.social, releasing April 10 from @albertwhitman.bsky.social.
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Invitation for author event for Leah Schanke at Barnes & Noble in Manhasset, New York on April 27 at 1 PM.

Join me for an author event for my debut #picturebook, FREEDOM AT DAWN, at #barnesandnoble Manhasset, NY on April 27, 2025, at 1 pm ET.
#FreedomAtDawn #booklaunch #booksigningevent #booksky #kidlit
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ooooh, don't miss this if you are anywhere nearby

the book is astonishingly wonderful and the author is a delight

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Weekly Storytime in Manhasset | Barnes & Noble Join us for an in-store event, Storytime and Book Signing with Local Author Leah Schanke, on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Join me for a Storytime and Book Signing author event for my debut #picturebook, FREEDOM AT DAWN, at #barnesandnoble Manhasset, NY on April 27, 2025.
#FreedomAtDawn #newpicturebook #booklaunch #booksigningevent #booksky #kidlit #diversebooks
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Books By Publisher A Complete list of books by publisher

Nice to see my debut #PB, #FreedomAtDawn, launching April 10, among these great books from #albertwhitman on AALBC.

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There it is on the list 😍😍😍😍

So happy I got to see the ARC - can’t wait for the hard copy!😍😍😍😍 #picturebooks

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Forthcoming Children's and YA Historical Novels for 2025 - Historical Novel Society The Historical Novel Society lists mainstream and small press titles for readers aged 4 – 18, set in eras from ancient times to the mid 1970s. Details are compiled by Fiona Sheppard (US, CAN, UK, ANZ)...

I'm happy to see that my #debut #PB is on the #HistoricalNovelSociety list of forthcoming #childrensbooks for 2025. #FreedomAtDawn releases April 10 from #albertwhitman.
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I can't wait to read this! Illustrated by the amazingly talented @obohdraws.bsky.social who is the illustrator for my debut picture book #FreedomAtDawn, coming in Aoril 2025.
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