❛ You cannot write for children. They’re much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them. –– Where the Wild Things Are writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died #OTD in 2012.

The columbine and iris are almost as tall as the tree they’re growing under this year! #gardens #Flowers #

Guilty.

On this day in 1890 Beatrix Potter sold her first drawings to Hildesheimer & Faulkner, London. They were used as greetings cards and illustrations to a book of rhymes, A Happy Pair, by Frederic E. Weatherly. We own this illustration © The Beatrix Potter Society #BeatrixPotter

Nothing like company coming for the kick to (finally) get the house cleaned! #spring #friends

Word that’s making me smile today: matter. It's one of the offspring of the Latin word mater, which means origin, source, or mother. This one’s for my wonderful Mum, and all the other women who have mattered to a child. ❤️

Teaching Asian American history is a good idea in any state. We encourage Wisconsin’s efforts to join neighboring Illinois in requiring the subject to be taught in state schools. Rep. Francesca Hong 홍윤정 Francesca Hong For Governor wuwm.com/2023-05-15/sho…

Mandatory reading….the lawsuit filed by PEN America and Penguin, et. al…

Nothing beats the first-hand accounts of the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans from the people who endured it. You can hear them now at Bainbridge Island. king5.com/article/news/l…

Giant bees are buzzing around the Spanish broom. #bees, #pollinators The Beatrix Potter Society

Every state needs to do this MichelleLujanGrisham.

Japanese Americans on Bainbridge Island were the first to be forced from their homes and into camps. A combined National Park Service and private fundraising campaign will expand their visitor center. kitsapsun.com/story/news/loc…

An informative summary: Thread by @Pappiness on Thread Reader App threadreaderapp.com/thread/1679924…

I CAN'T WAIT to read Summer Rachel Short 's new MG! Simon & Schuster The Legend of Greyhallow. From Kirkus Reviews : "An action-filled tale brimming with real-world and fantastical tensions... #MiddleGrade #fantasy

Now out in paperback!! Whoo-hoo! Eerdmans Books For Young Readers #librarians #teachers #Juneteenth #HistoryMatters

HEY #writingcommunity! Did you register for the FIND YOUR READERS Summit? My talk on how to write buzzworthy books broadcasts in an hour, at 10 AM Pacific, and I just added some JUICY bonuses. Watch live FREE or nab the access pass for all the replays. summit.findyournextreader.com/?sc=qLhb93Fq&a…

In a Blistering Opinion, Judge Officially Blocks Texas’s Book Rating Law pwne.ws/450ywi6

Looking forward to this one!

For his tireless work telling the story of the Japanese American incarceration and fighting against the mistreatment of all people, Sam Mihara received the Salem, Mass., Award for Human Rights and Social Justice. He's here with HMWF board member Kris Horiuchi and Dakota Russell.