Jane Heitman Healy Donna Rossman Inspiring. I am a Tulip amongst phlox many days. I feel lucky. Stay well and creative all!

💖My #IndependentBookstoreDay #Kidlit haul, KidLitWorks+ #PBRisingStars !

NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON—Zainab Khan :NOURA'S CRESCENT MOON #NabilaAdani
NOT JUST THE DRIVER!—Sara Holly Ackerman #RobertNeubecker
I AM BOTH—Kerisa Greene
LOVE GROWS HERE—Chloe Ito Ward- Order LOVE GROWS HERE today♥️ #VioletKim
KID-VENTORS—Kailei Pew ✨⛓Chainsaw Shan🪚✨

storytellers share
history, culture, mystery
worlds to discover

(Inspo my storyteller author friend Lindsay Bonilla)

#Haiku Saturday #Haiku

spring blossoms
RSVP
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#HaikuSaturday #haiku

Happy Sunday!
A tulip is blooming about
The phlox in the flower bed’s sprouts.
It doesn’t belong ,
But it’s message is strong—
Be courageous, stand up, and stand out.
#limerick #NationalPoetryMonth #limerick Sunday

Can't thank Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts enough for hosting me to a meet and greet today! Thank you for carrying our books! ❤️❤️❤️

Reminder that POPI'S ALL SOULS SONG based on my grandpa and his life is available for a FREE READ on Edelweiss. My illustrator, Shelly, did a phenomenal job of illustrating. Thank you Page Turner Literary Agency, Jem is OPEN to queries!, Naomi Krueger and Beaming Books for publishing this! 9/10/24!

Lovely shoutout from the Pennsylvania Reading Eagle for PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER readingeagle.com/2024/04/14/ins… Astra Books for Young Readers Just saying - the book has been out for almost 2 months but only has 17 Amazon reviews. If anyone has a minute, here's the link: amazon.com/Pedal-Balance-…

leamaryanow.com/post/spot-the-… You'll find me chatting about revision today - great #amwriting tips #kidlit #mentortexts

I'm thrilled and honored to have a #haibun and 4 #haiku featured alongside work by so many wonderful writers and artists in this marvelous volume 11 of Paddler Press. A huge thank you to the editor, Deryck N. Robertson. #HaikuSaturday

Thank you Mary Baca Haque MaryBacaHaque🌊👩🏼‍💻🌷🌿 for creating this super cute BUTTERNUT & THE FLYING BUTTER Instagram story spreading the word about the Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble 25% pre-order sale!

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Thank you National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and your judging committee! We're headed to my hometown of BAWSTIIN to present at #ncte24 ! @crewsnina @angkunkel @karilavellewrites @kdmazart and I will speak on how to empower students to access their own creative voice using our picture book biographies.

Oh my Dunkin'! Jyoti Rajan Gopal AMERICAN DESI @SheetalSheth Meera Sriram and I are beyond thrilled to be presenting National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in my hometown of BAWSTIIN!!

Thank you to the judging committee for selecting our proposal to speak about centering S. Asian identity through heartfelt conversations!

When #STEM intertwines with art, it becomes a matter for the heart. #STEAM Simply 1 & NPM 2024 Day18: RIVER OF DUST #teachers #librarians jenabenton.com/2024/04/18/sim… via 🫖Jena Benton🧜🏻‍♀️ #kidlit #picturebooks Ariel Richardson Chronicle Kids

Had the most amazing time at the Marvelous Midwest Conf. Thx to everyone at #SCBWI , the inspiring keynote/breakout teachers, agents and editors, and julie hedlund with #12x12pb . Too busy connecting to get pics, but fun making new writer friends, too.

MY DANDELION DAYDREAM is an HM for #50PreciousWords in the LYRICAL/POETIC category! TY, Vivian Kirkfield & all the judges! Congrats, winners & HM peeps.
If you got a new ms, new friends, new ideas, you are still a winner.

Aww, I think the world of you too. Hope we get to meet in person one day soon!! You're a super amazing and supportive human too!! 💓💓💓

It's National Poetry Month!

DID YOU KNOW @GOODNIGHTGANESH A
IS A 2022 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) WOW DOZEN BOOK?

Check out this video showing you why!

Thank you NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels Committee for recognizing and acknowledging our book in your WOW Dozen! Penguin Kids

Presented a workshop today on managing anxiety through mindfulness and a deeper connection to nature. I’m happy to say it went well and there was plenty of positive feedback! #nature #mindfulness #anxiety #earlyyears #MakingTomorrow #kidlit #SEL