Happy book birthday to Curtis Manley and Tracy Subisak! I LOVE this book, and I think you and your kiddos will, too. Girl power, STEM, making/building, coding/testing/debigging, friendship, love… it’s all here. Check it out: bookshop.org/p/books/grace-…

Happy 2nd pub anniversary to the first two books in the Meet Your World series! I can't believe it's been that long. I'm still having so much fun doing interactive read-alouds and school visits with them both! lauriethompson.com/books/meet-you…

All set up and ready for the #WLA2025 Book Bash!

12 of us presented today at Washington Library Association’s #WLA2025 Conference, sharing our books with public and school librarians from across the state. What fun to hear from my fellow KidLit creators and meet librarians. Libraries are my happy place, so my heart is full. 🥰

I also volunteered in the Authors Against Book Bans booth in the exhibition hall this afternoon. DM me if you’d like more info, or check us out here: authorsagainstbookbans.com

Oh my gosh, You Are a Honey Bee! was on CBS Evening News tonight! The story was about something completely unrelated, but look at that adorable kiddo asking mom to read our book. Imagine my surprise!!! 😃 cbsnews.com/video/hospital… Penguin Kids

Having a blast with writing buddies and nature at the wonderful Whidbey Institute with Kindling Words West!

I just spent two hours doing research for a new picture book I’m working on. The best part? I was in the bathtub the whole time. 🛁📖😊

I had so much fun celebrating the delightful Elayne "Funny Feelings" Crain and her hilarious new book, There’s Something Odd About the Babysitter, at the amazing Queen Anne Book Co tonight! There were many giggles… and also raccoons. 🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝

I had a great time celebrating PRIDE this morning with the lovely michellejingchan (illustrator of My Little Golden Book About Pride, written by Kyle Lukoff), the King County Library System Foundation, and Charlie’s Queer Books! Huge thanks to my friend Patricia for inviting me! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🥰

OK, I really want to join all of these awesome book clubs and writing classes with Meeg Pincus, but, alas, they’re only for grades K-8. Lucky kids! meegpincus.com/truestoriesaca… True Stories Academy | Author Meeg Pincus

(🧵) Friendly reminder that if you’re overwhelmed right now and feel like there’s nothing you can do, you’re wrong! Not everything requires drone footage or the national news. Real change starts at the local level and it’s powerful. (1/23) Here’s a thread of things you CAN do.

Friends who are elementary school teachers (or know teachers you can ask): What writing curriculum are you using now? How are you teaching informational writing? Do you still teach the 5 Ws? If so, what grade(s), and what do the lesson plans look like? Feel free to DM!

Do you know any gifted and highly capable students (grade 2-12) who are interested in online summer enrichment courses? Check out the lineup at teachingisfire.com/programs-2025 !

Want to Know How Democrats Should Handle Trans Rights? Ask Zohran Mamdani, by Parker Molloy readtpa.com/p/want-to-know…

Clawing back public media funding would rip vital services out of our communities – early education, local journalism, emergency alerts, and local connection. Urge your Senators to vote NO Protect My Public Media: bit.ly/3YMxiXB #ProtectMyPublicMedia

The Senate is scheduled to vote on the awful budget bill TODAY! If you can spare a moment, NOW is the time to call and ask them to vote NO. You can use this link if it’s helpful: citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-…

No holidays for these intrepid kidlit authors! Kevan Atteberry and I were hard at work today, cranking out the words. 🥰

This seems like a good action to take today: climaterealityproject.org/act/epa-power-…

I'm thrilled to share my latest book deal, a humorous STEM picture book inspired by my very own cat (and his "experiments")! I so lucky to get to collaborate on it with Justin Krasner and Karen Obuhanych (go look up her cat illustrations right now). I'm still pinching myself! 🎊