Another Summer #Giveaway - teachers, librarians, educators, parents, caregivers - these picture books need a new home! ❤️ & follow to enter! Tag a friend for a bonus entry! Winner picked Thurs, 7/28! #funksummergiveaways #kidlit #picturebooks #pictureb… instagr.am/p/CgctMrXPj3S/

This looks awesome!

Oh look, Brené Brown wrote a book just for me. #amreading (If you're wondering, it's called Atlas of the Heart.)

Today's the day! MY PET FEET is here!

For national dog day, I present...our fox?

Today on the #MyPetFeetTour, I stop by PragmaticMom's to share my #TopTenBooks about #Pets - including books by Anna Staniszewski @Gianferrari_M thyra heder Kelly DiPucchio Vicky Fang @SauerTammi Ame Dyckman✨ @elclimo Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky Writes for Kids 🐈‍⬛🦕📚 & more! pragmaticmom.com/2022/08/top-te… Simon Kids

Is there anything better than hearing your 7yo giggling as they read a book on their own? #RaisingAReader

Favorite short chapter book series for kids that will keep them reading themanylittlejoys.com/favorite-short…

Me: Nope, I don't have trouble shutting my brain down when it's time to go to sleep. Also Me: What was the name of my friend's brother-in-law's daughter again?

You know you're doing something right (wrong?) when your kid's "about me" at school lists that she has 4 people in her family because she's counting the dog. 😂

I'm excited to be teaching a writing workshop at the Hollihock conference this weekend. It's always such a great time. Maybe I'll see you there?

I gave the dog a bath, and now she has to lick her entire body to get it "clean" again. 😂

To get a better sense of romcom structure, I've been outlining my recent reads, and the results have been fascinating. Chapter 21 is apparently the betrayal chapter! #amreading

Folks doing #NaNoWriMo, how do you choose a project? I'm having trouble deciding this year. Do I do the novel I've spent time outlining? The one that's just a vague idea? The one I'm intimidated by?

When you have to bring a stool sample to the vet and you find the perfect bag to put it in.

SHELL WE DANCE, the 6th book in the Simon Seahorse chapter book series, is out in the world today! This has been such a fun series to work on w/ Simon Kids as "Cora Reef." 🪸 🐠

Oink oink hooray!

At long last, I can share the beautiful cover to my new middle-grade novel of prairie life, due out in April from Union Square Kids!

Ah books…the gift you can open again! Join us The Writers' Loft & get signed books by your fav & soon-to-be fav local authors! @rajanilarocca Josh Funk @jcostabates @CarrieFinison Anna Staniszewski Megan Litwin Hayley Barrett @scatu2 Sandy Jimmy Matejek-Morris ++ Silver Unicorn Books