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Christy Matthes @christymatthes.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy Book Birthday! 🥳

Happy Book Birthday to Carrie Pearson on the publication of WATCH THEM GROW: THE FASCINATING SCIENCE OF ANIMAL BEGINNINGS. Read more about Carrie and how the stage play Hamilton inspired the book on our blog.

scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...

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Christy Matthes @christymatthes.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Happy Book Birthday to Anita Fitch Pazner whose trip to Munich, Germany and bike tour inspired WORDS MATTER. Read more about Anita and what’s next for her on our blog.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎨 Spotlight on @dpilutti.bsky.social

Deb's Illustrator Page](www.andreabrownlit.com/illustrator/...)

Deb is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social. She is open to picture books.

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Cheryl A. Johnson @cherylajohnson.bsky.social · Aug 20

FAVE FOUR

If you'd like to see other kidlit recommendations, pop on over to cherylajohnsonwrites.weebly.com.

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I am a Librarian! @qtpilibrarian.bsky.social · Jul 10

Happy #newbooksday!🥳 💙📚
#librarylife
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Ten picture books on a table, from top left: Fish Don't Go to School by Deb Pilutti, Seven Skies All at Once by Ted Kooser with Matt Myers, The Gift of the Broken Teacup by Allan Wolf with Jade Orlando, Daisy Rewilds by Margaret McNamara and Kerascoet, Moon Moved in by Sue Soltis with Sonia Sanchez, Hazel is All That by Chad Otis, Big Kids by K.L. Going with Reggie Brown, Everyday Bean by Stephanie Graegin, Evelyn Witch Gets a Pet by Beth Ferry with Charles Santoso, and Vampire Jam Sandwich by Casey Lyall with Nici Gregory.

Eight Nonfiction books on a table from top left: The Jailhouse Lawyer by Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull, Sonita by Sonita Alizada, The Roma by Madeline Potter, Check Engine Light by Rob Wilson, The Man Who Would be King by Karen Elliott House, How We Grow Up by Matt Richtel, The Road that Made America by James Dodson, and Flashes of Brilliance by Anika Burgess.

Thirteen fiction books from top, starting with left side stack: Vera or Faith by Gary Shytengart, Overruled by Lara Ferguson, Designed with Love by Tracie Peterson, The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware, Rage by Linda Castillo, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Into the Leopard's Den by Harini Nagendra, (right side stack, from top, all in large print) Mind Games by Nora Roberts, Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton, The Teacher of Auschwitz by Wendy Holden, The Letter Carrier by Francesca Giannone, and The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani.

Seven Junior and YA books on a table from top left: Pretty Girl County by Lakita Wilson, Magical Miniature Worlds by Ben Newell, After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp, MTH #40 by Mary Pope Osborne, Snoop by Gordon Korman, Graciela in the Abyss by Med Medina, and Tyger by SF Said.

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Deborah Kalb @deborahkalb.bsky.social · Jul 8

Q&A with Deb Pilutti about her new children's picture book, FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL.
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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks @slj.com for including FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL in their back-to-school article. @jenrofe.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/23-tit...

23 Titles to Welcome Little Ones Back to School

Whether they are going to school for the first time or facing the beginning of another academic year, the start of the school year can be a time of high emotions for little ones. Share these titles to...

www.schoollibraryjournal.com

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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · May 21

Hot take: If you don’t want your kids to learn anything from the public library, then do not take them there.

Stop ruining the library for everyone else. 😑😑😑

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Texas bill to ban ‘explicit' library books from minors draws mixed reactions in Brazos County

House Bill 3225 has passed the Texas House, and now, Texas lawmakers are looking to ban minors from checking out library books with explicit content.

www.kxxv.com

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Apr 16

Students at Pentagon schools sue defense secretary Pete Hegseth over book bans on race and gender | Guardian buff.ly/9IxSgAB

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Apr 2

I LOVE Libby

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Apr 1

Just no.

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Mar 24

First review is in from Kirkus for FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #kidlit @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @jenrofe.bsky.social

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Mar 21

Good news out of Colorado! A Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries. Good work! www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...

Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries

The order prohibits the school board from removing books “because the district disagrees with the views expressed therein or merely to further their preferred political or religious orthodoxy.”

www.denverpost.com

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Mar 6

I love this activity! Thanks for the 🪨🧡

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Feb 5

A cover reveal and a deal! Get 25% off a preorder of FISH DON'T GO TO SCHOOL at www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fish-dont-...

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Jan 31

Such a lovely gesture. Thank you for sharing.

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Jan 27

Congratulations!!!

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Jan 27

Congratulations Ame and Mark!

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Literati Bookstore @literatibookstore.bsky.social · Jan 27

The U.S. Department of Education called book bans a "hoax."

BOOK BANS ARE NOT A HOAX.

Pen America recorded 10,046 book ban instances last year. pen.org/report/beyon...

Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves - PEN America

This report on book bans in the 2023-24 school year documents how censorial trends have continued to ripple beyond the shelves.

pen.org

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Jan 16

" I do not want to write anything more quickly than I already can." This is it. Writing, editing, etc. should take time.

Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · Jan 16

I cannot overstate how frustrating it is to have our tools turned to shit, and that's exactly what's happening for every writer and editor.

I do not want to write anything more quickly than I already can. I do not want to spend less time in manuscripts. I do not want my sentences finished.

Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · Jan 16

Today I opened up Word and now on every freaking line there is an icon for Microsoft's Copilot AI tool, always asking me to use it to write. WTF. After googling, it appears IMPOSSIBLE to remove. I cannot use Word with an AI tool. I'm a professional fucking writer. I don't want it inserting shit.

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Nov 29

same!

Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Nov 28

Jean-Luc. tho Kirk is definitely entertaining. I also tried Earl Grey, but am not a fan of that :)

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Nov 20

Please Share your blue art
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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Nov 18

Had a wonderful time at Books by The Banks in Cincinnati last weekend – catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Always great to be around other book lovers!! #booksbythebanks #kidlit #librarians @littlerainey.bsky.social

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Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social · Nov 13

Cover illustration is so striking and fun. I can't wait to read the whole book.

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