I'm excited to celebrate The One and Only Family with Katherine Applegate in one week! booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming…

Absolutely love the 'Book Résumés' initiative from UniteAgainstBookBans and SchoolLibraryJournal.

Book résumés are a free resource for frequently-challenged books, complete with reviews, accolades, and more tools you can use to combat censorship. New titles added regularly! bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org

Is Nina available to work with other authors? 😉♥️

A week from today, I'm virtually launching THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY with Books of Wonder and my good friend, the one and only John Schu.

John has been such a supporter of IVAN from the beginning. I can't wait to celebrate this series with him.

Join us: booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming…

Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and throwing them in a gravel pit.

If you're joining me on #TheOneAndOnlyFamily tour, watch out for a couple of venue changes!

My Red Balloon Bookshop event will now take place at the Ramsey County Library: redballoonbookshop.com/event/katherin…

And my Boswell Book Company event will be at Brookfield East High: eventbrite.com/e/katherine-ap…

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So delighted to see #wishtree on this NPR Books list of recommended Arbor Day reads, thanks to the one and only Lisa Yee - THE MISFITS have arrived!! ❤️🌳 npr.org/2024/04/26/124… MacKids Books Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚

So grateful for these kind words for THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY from ALA_Booklist. ❤️🦍

The book is out May 7. You can pre-order here: harpercollins.com/products/the-o… HarperKids #mglit

What a great story of conservation and collaboration in the South Bay.

'After a century and a half of use as a privatized corporate resource, turning this terrain back into a natural ecosystem benefits all its inhabitants, human and non-.'

reasonstobecheerful.world/south-bay-salt…

'I know what you're thinking: That poor dog only has three legs. But don't go there. It's not that bad, okay?

So, I'm not American Kennel Club material.

Big deal.'
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#Dogtown MacKids Books

At Last! Mr. Schu on The Yarn Podcast
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A BIG highlight from yesterday was booktalking Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being with Katherine Applegate at Shenandoah University!

'The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . .'
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#Willodeen MacKids Books #EarthDay

The One and Only Family’s case cover (Katherine Applegate)

Such an honor to see IVAN hanging out in Audible's list of the top 100 audiobook series of all time. audible.com/blog/the-top-1…

The last book in the series, THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY, comes out on May 7—so you have just enough time to listen to the first three!

It has been a very big week at Blue Willow.

Last Tuesday, we learned that the Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals voted not to rehear the case on HB 900. This is not the end, but it is great news for bookstores, readers, and free expression.

chron.com/culture/articl…

'Friends call #132
'Odder,'
but humans prefer
their numbers.

They count cards and sheep,
errors and at-bats,
minutes and blessings.

Here in the bay,
they count
otters, too.'
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#Odder #mglit MacKids Books

Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate and I spent 12 hours together today. 12 hours during which we celebrated and discussed stories with at least 2,000 people. So grateful! HarperKids Candlewick Press Susan Van Metre

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