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#ncte24 schedule. See you in Boston later this week! 🙂 📚🎉

Will you be attending #NCTE2024? After presenting Sat. morning, I’ll be at Tilbury House Publishers' booth signing copies of STARGAZING and Eerdmans Books For Young Readers’ booth signing ARCs of my upcoming #poetry anthology A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS! Hope you'll say hi! #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #Literacy

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Music and books are both powerful examples of freedom of expression. Leo Lerner joined KSTP to share tomorrow's "Banned for the Banned" concert in which local Minnesota bands will rally for the right to read. Get your tickets now: okt.to/sPNBdU okt.to/8Hk4AQ

A special gift arrived today: my copies of SCHOOLAPALOOZA! Thrilled to share #poetry space in this anthology with some of today's top #kidlit poets, including Matt Forrest Esenwine Charles Waters Eileen R. Meyer Ryan G. Van Cleave

It's always a challenge to select my favorite #mglit books, but here's my top 10 for 2024. Dan Gemeinhart Charles Waters John Schu Ruta Sepetys Updates Steve Sheinkin Jacqueline Woodson beth lincoln (updates only) K. Brubaker Bradley, A. McGhee, T. Sorell, C. Miller, S. Saltagi Safadi

Something very exciting just came in the mail! My contributor copy of IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY selected by Irene Latham & Charles Waters, illus by Olivia Sue (Candlewick Press) out March 4. It's so beautiful! (my poem "If You Catch a Magic Fish" in 2nd image)

Did you catch Kendrick Lamar's history-making Super Bowl halftime show? Learn more about his incredible journey in our Gateway Biographies series and explore the musicians who inspired him in our Musicians and Their Inspirations series.✨ #KendrickLamar #SuperBowl

Besides books about this outstanding athlete, there's a poem about him that you will love in a 'spring '26 sports anthology called FOR THE WIN, published by Lerner Books

Thrilled that MASCOT from Charlesbridge and co-written with Traci Sorell made its 6th and 7th state list. Many thanks to the fine people of the District of Columbia and Iowa! 😊🎉📚

So cool to see Vinicunca show up on this spread! The Rainbw Mountains are one of several subjects kids can learn about in my new #poetry anthology #AUniverseOfRainbows from Eerdmans Books For Young Readers!

GLOW: Galley Love of the Week Giveaway brought to you by Shelf Awareness! mc.lernerbooks.com/shelf-awarenes… #Shelfawareness #GLOWGiveaway

New book! IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY from Candlewick Press. Myself and Irene Latham's new anthology with a gallery of poets also featured. Pub date: 3/4/25. Available through all major suppliers. amazon.com/dp/1536219797?… bookshop.org/p/books/if-i-c…

3/3 will be a virtual poetic shindig hosted by The Writing Barn to celebrate IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY: POEMS OF POSSIBILITY from Candlewick Press. To RSVP please click here: thewritingbarn.com/class/free-poe… To pre-order the book, here are some options: amazon.com/dp/1536219797?…

Celebrate National Poetry Month with these award-winning children's poets and many more. Daily poetry readings all April long on poetryboost.com National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) scbwi Padma Venkatraman #TheBridgeHome #BornBehindBars Laura P Salas - LINE LEADS THE WAY - Brand new! Charles Waters

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Take a walk with Charles Waters on today's POEM SHARE, free poetry videos by award-winning poets all National Poetry Month Long. A great way to weave some poetry into your day! poetryboost.com National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) #kidlit

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