I'm going to elbow smash through the rest of this day.

Didn't get to read this week's newsletter until today but it was just what I needed to end the week. Also: I will forever refer to myself as "fancy but distressed" now. Thank you, R. Eric Thomas! 🖤💜🖤

We're getting ready for you, #bookexpo19! Come visit us in booth #1629! Chris Ferrie is signing right when the doors open.

Knowing this is coming soon lifted my spirits today.

I feel personally validated for also not knowing which order to watch. All I know is that I’ve been able to jump in on any season, any episode, and get sucked in.

going to watch my favorite teams = something I didn't even know I took for granted. 'An extraordinary feeling': Iran women attend football match Al Jazeera Breaking News aje.io/b8dnj

Eee! My latest book deal is announced! The I CAN CODE board book series, illustrated by Jade Orlando and edited by K Barrales-Saylor launches October 2020. Thank you to @eabennett4 for finding the right home for these books! 👏🎉😁

Woohoo! We have 3 books on the #NYTimesBestseller List and USA Today Bestseller List again this week! Congrats to The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs and The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen and How to Catch an Elf by AdamWallace and illus by #AndyElkerton

Excited to launch our new informational series, Tech Time, where I’ll be breaking down complicated tech topics. For our first episode, we’re learning about quantum computing by reading the children’s book Quantum Computing for Babies! WATCH ⬇️

Language can be a tricky thing and The Good Men Project recommends P IS FOR PTERODACTYL by Raj Haldar as a fun and clever way for kids to learn about odd words and their irregular spellings ow.ly/AbrU50xJZ48

So much streaming: Comcast just acquired a streaming service you’ve probably never heard of from the owner of Myspace theverge.com/2020/2/25/2115… via The Verge

Check out this list from Colorado Parent which features TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS by John Denver, adapted and illustrated by Christopher Canyon! The perfect picture book to share and even sing along with! Dawn Publications ow.ly/6IHW50yDI2F

Quietly crying at my desk right now. Thank YOU, Elizabeth Warren

Thank you Robin Quivers for always pointing out the grammatical errors I’m laughing at in my car. I feel seen. #SternShow

Bologna Children's Book Fair Is Canceled publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in… via Publishers Weekly

Dan Diamond A previous tweet of this quote did not make it adequately clear that it is Trump who did not push for adequate testing, not Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar. Here is the whole quote for context. Dan Diamond

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In the Kitchen and on the Best-Seller List, Young Cooks Take the Lead nytimes.com/2020/04/30/boo…

It all comes down to Colty and his mother.