My #LLPick of the day are my lovely CP's two latest books. Suma Subramaniam has a magical way with words!!
#WritingCommunity @kidlit #books #amreading #amwriting #writersoftwitter

This lovely book by Sita Singh and Nabi H. Ali is LOOKING FOR WORK is memory-inducing with heartwarming illustrations. Like Dadima in the story, I remember my brother and me targeting mangoes with stones during summer break as children. Here's Sita's interview:
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What a moving review! Thank you, Lydia!💜

Barnes & Noble is running a preorder promotion!
All you need to do is use the coupon code PREORDER25 at the checkout to receive the discount.
Preorder for less
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MY NAME IS LONG AS A RIVER: shorturl.at/optw0

I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you, Lydia. 💜💜

Who's going to Boston? Meeeeeeee! Super stoked to be presenting in 3 panels at the 2024 conference in Boston with OFFICIAL #nadiasnook Suma Subramaniam Rina Singh Srividhya Venkat Megan Litwin Dianne White Meera Sriram Sheetal Sheth
NCTE Columbus, Ohio 2023 was AMAZING!
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

What a lovely lyrical picture book by Dianne White and Faith Pray about finding gratitude in the ordinary things in everyday life! Faith's illustrations are warm and Dianne's writing is full of heart. I can't wait to share this book with the young readers in my life.

Authors Sheela Chari 🔎 , Anica Mrose Rissi 📚 , and Alex Sanchez talk to Michael Leali UPDATES ONLY about 'Teaching Writing' on Cynsations.
The link is here:
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Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Barnes & Noble is running their 25% off preorders sale of Ánh's New Word from April 17th to April 19th. They will have a 25% discount on ALL preorders, including eBooks and audiobooks. #BNPREORDER25

A Bindi Can Be...releases on May 7th and My Name Is Long As A River releases on May 28th. I'm excited for these local in-person events next month and June. They are free for all to attend. Hope to see you there! #abindicanbe #mynameislongasariver #picturebookauthor

I hope you enjoy them, dear Lydia!

A lovely first trade review from Booklist is out.

There is still time to preorder A Bindi Can Be... and the links are here: lnkd.in/g2vcKJ4N

If you're local, join me on Sunday, May 12th for the launch event at Brick & Mortar Books.

#abindicanbe #booklist #alabooklist

A Bindi Can Be... illustrated by Kamala Nair and written by me has flown away from our nests to Bologna Children's Book Fair! Thank you to Miranda Paul for snapping a picture.

#bolognachildrensbookfair 2024 #bolognachildrensbookfair

What a well-earned recognition! Congratulations Hanh!

I enjoyed this wonderful picture book biography about the first South Asian American woman in space. Kalpana Chawla's journey of becoming an aeronautical engineer, pilot, astronaut, and spending more than 30 days in two space shuttle missions is told and illustrated beautifully.

Local family and friends, please save the date.
Lily LaMotte and I are doing a tag-along book launch event to celebrate our new releases. We’ll discuss the making of our books at Brick & Mortar Books .
You can RSVP here: brickandmortarbooks.com/events/36608.

Excited to see you there!

So excited to share this list with such great books. Empathy and acceptance for all!

This was fun and so are these books.
Love Of My Lives,
Elf Dog & Owl Head,
Nikhil and Jay Off to India.
And Then, Boom!
Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence And How It Will Change Everything.
Maybe It's A Sign...
Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways.
#bookspinepoetry

#HappyPoetryMonth2024 !

At #DiverseVerse we're hosting a #poetrycompetition on the theme of #Hope .

We invite #Teachers , #Parents , #Educators , #Librarians to submit the work of #youngpoets via the form on our website:

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Thank you! #diverseverse

Diverse Verse celebrates National Poetry Month. Can’t wait to read poems of hope written by kids.💖