I am honored to be working with Monique Gray Smith and Nicole Neidhardt (with senior art director Danielle Carnito) to bring the vital Indigenous teachings of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass to a YA audience.

Good morning to the older patron who brought in his coin collection to show the library staff “because no one had seen it in awhile.” Maybe we should do a library show and tell program where adults can just bring cool stuff they own to talk about?

Keep forgetting to post that Vlog 3 & 4 of writing the YA adaptation of Braiding Sweetgrass are up. youtube.com/channel/UCzeDw…

I am so happy and honored to be taking part in the first-ever #ReadingRainbowLive🌈 event! This show is set to bring music, play, discovery and a LOVE of books to a whole new generation in a new way. Follow them now and sign up for updates, friends! It’s going to be amazing.

159 years ago, the day after Christmas, the largest mass execution in U.S. history occurred in Mankato. The violence and trauma inflicted on Native people that day are still fresh in our hearts. Today we mourn and honor their memories.

“We dreamt of a time when our sons & our daughters might rise from the craters of our despair. We had learned that homes built of sticks and stones would fall in an unsteady world. We each endeavoured to raise our children in houses made instead of hope.” aljazeera.com/features/2021/…

Come work with me! We are seeking a managing editor to help launch a children's imprint that will empower kids to care for their health and the health of their communities. And it's a great place to work! Managing Editor--Children's REMOTE (#32941) publishersmarketplace.com/jobs/view.cgi?…

Can't wait for y'all to read more about Miyawaki in my upcoming BUILDINGS THAT BREATHE - out this fall! Lerner Books Shaina Olmanson #urbangreening #citytrees #STEM

Great article from The Conversation U.S., introducing parents & caregivers to books that help them start the conversation about #consent with their kids from a young age. Thanks so much for including RISSY NO KISSIES among the recommended titles! Lerner Books theconversation.com/how-do-you-tea…

Thank you for this, @FuseEight! It has been such a pleasure working with TeacherLesley and Monica Edinger on this project.

Celebrating the 3rd ⭐️ review of Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by doing a giveaway. Reply with 1 way you are going to foster climate wellness. I will randomly draw winner Sunday night💖 Lerner Books

Grateful to see BRAIDING SWEETGRASS FOR YOUNG ADULTS being honoured with the 2023 Riverby award🫶🏽 Lerner Books