This is so nice.

As Democrats across the country score epic wins for our democracy, the New York State Dem Party on Long Island never fails to disappoint. Thank you, Jay Jacobs!! 🥰

If you read HOPE IN THE VALLEY, you’ll know that my main character Pandita cherishes a girlhood photo of her mother. Well, that fictional photo was very much akin to this one. Don’t you see the stories in my mother’s eyes?

Saints of the Household is a William C. Morris Award Finalist!!! Congratulations to Ari Tison! 🥳 ⭐"Striking." - Kirkus Reviews ⭐️"Heartrending." - SchoolLibraryJournal ⭐️"Staggering." - CCB/BCCB Find out more here 🔗 bit.ly/41oBjla

How I know I’m matched with the right editor: Grace Kendall and I just spent a chunk of time thinking through the political and philosophical ramifications of replacing “slow down” with “bow down” in the author’s note of my picture book. We settled on “bow” without the “down.”

Moving about in a dream today…the committee at We Need Diverse Books has selected Saints of the Household as the Winner of the 2024 Teen Walter Dean Myers Award. I’m 😭 grateful. Looking at a room of people who seen my people, my work is just about the *most* moving thing ever.

Got to meet the fabulous George M Johnson Garçon at #LibLearnX24! 💙📚

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE AMAZING. Congratulations to the kind and brilliant Mariama J. Lockington and her book <3 #ALAyouthmediaawards

Ari Tison !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANOTHER STICKER FOR #SaintsoftheHousehold!!!!

Hey everyone! My newest book THREADS: Zlata’s Ukrainian Shirt is out today! I hope you get a chance to read it! #Holodomor #Ukraine #threads #illustration #art #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #kidlitpostcard

"This searching, introspective work—a timely tale of resilience—presciently observes that 'words, ideas, hate can kill people.'" Starred review for #ThreeSummers by Publishers Weekly publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-3908…

#ThreeSummers us.macmillan.com/books/97803743…

"I wish for #ThreeSummers to help prevent hate from ever happening to you or someone else. The most effective response to hate is to dismantle it, to challenge it, and to build resilience to it by learning about others as much as we know of ourselves. It is those connections

Join me in Maine for an exciting discussion about #ThreeSummers with Maria Testa. Save the date: Mon, April 8, 2024, 7-8pm at Print: A Book Store 273 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101. For details, please visit: printbookstore.com/event/amrasabi… #ThreeSummersMemoir #AuthorTalk

I don’t have a guarantee that Kamala Harris will keep her promise to me, but I have a guarantee that I can continue to use my position to pressure her to keep it in a way that would never be possible under Trump.

Democracy is a beautiful thing and I am energized in the closing hours calling voters to make sure they have their plans to vote! Polls are open until 7pm. As long as you are in line by 7pm you can VOTE! Make it happen Miami-Dade. Salgamos a votar. Ann al vote.

🚨POLL HOUR EXTENSIONS IN GEORGIA COUNTIES:🚨 Cobb: Mount Paran Church of God: Open until 7:20 pm Kell High School: Open until 7:20 pm Gwinnett: Mountain Park Activity Center: Open until 7:58 pm Glynn: Golden Isles Baptist Church: Open until 7:35 pm Fulton: Etris Darnell

If you want to know why 57 percent support isn't enough to pass a ballot initiative in Florida, the answer is these corporations:

In case you’re struggling to find the words to talk about a second Trump presidency with your young ones, this picture book—inspired by Mrs Whatsit's burner phone’s famous #AWrinkleInTime quote—offers affirmations to little girls facing big struggles. Available now: shorturl.at/8Fk1n