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Laura Roettiger

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KidLit Author, Photographer, Educator 2 trad pub #PB #STEM + #Kindness Here to connect with #Teachers, #Librarians, #Kidlit #Edusky https://lauraroettigerbooks.com/ @picturebookgold.bsky.social #HaikuSaturday #WordlessWednesday

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Thank you @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social I encourage educators to look for ways to promote creativity in all forms with your students as you head back to the classroom!
#EduSky #Creativity #Kindness #Stem #Reading

Laura Roettiger - Photographer, Teacher, and Author

Laura Roettiger is a reading specialist and award-winning elementary educator from Chicago, IL who weaves her passion for STEM learning and fostering kindness into stories for children. Her roots in C...

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 14h

From #IPG #socialmedia survey "Nearly half (48%) of publishers now use the platform – a significant spike from 32% just one year ago. More than 4 in 5 (83%) have seen their #Bluesky follower-count rise, making it an even faster-growing platform than Instagram" www.thebookseller.com/news/x-sinks...

X sinks as Instagram and Bluesky spike in IPG social media survey

Independent Publishers Guild members have fled X and are turning to Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok to engage with their readers.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 14h

I think the pinnable lists make BlueSky one of the most easily accessible for authors looking for agents and editors, or even literary journals or fellow authors. I appreciate how this platform puts the user in charge of their possible feeds. And @debbieohi.com has done so much to make this happen.

Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 14h

X sinks as Instagram and Bluesky spike in IPG social media survey

Independent Publishers Guild members have fled X and are turning to Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok to engage with their readers.

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 12h

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Book Giveaway: RAMON FELLINI THE DOG DETECTIVE by Guilherme Karsten

Guilherme Karsten has a new picture book, RAMON FELLINI THE DOG DETECTIVE, published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers on February 11th, 2025. Guilherme has agreed to give someone a second chance…

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Lauren H. Kerstein @laurenkerstein.bsky.social · 21h

It's time! It's time! It's time! #ReVISIONweek registration is here!
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#kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity

Quick-Read Crafty Tips: #ReVISIONweek Registration is HERE!

It’s time! It’s time! It’s time! Are you as excited as Lynne, Shannon, and me? We hope so! Registering is simple. Just add your name to the comments. Bonus points if you add a #Re…

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

When you think it can’t get worse …

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

#photography #forest #forestfloor

Sweetgum on the forest floor photograph by Laura Roettiger

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

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Check out this great interview from Chelsea DiCicco and Katie Mazeika #Booksky

HIGHLIGHTING DISABLED VOICES IN BOOKS AND WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS: FEATURE INTERVIEW WITH KATIE MAZEIKA, CONDUCTED BY KIDLIT AUTHOR AND LITERARY BLOGGER, CHELSEA DICICCO - chelseasworldofbooks

In this Feature Interview I talk ;with author and illustrator Katie Mazeika about disabled voices in books and why representation matters. Katie also shares more on her traditional publishing journey ...

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Good job! #kidlitchat

a little girl is smiling in a black and white photo .

Alt: Shirley Temple smiling and laughing in a black and white photo .

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

I know we went from having the A/C on early in the week to someone complaining they were cold by the end of the week.
Put a sweater on! #kidlitchat

Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, he's the best.

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

And now I see I misspelled too! 🤦‍♀️

Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

🥰 thanks for your encouragement, CK.

Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

That’s exactly right! A perfect way to reframe things.
#kidlitchat

Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! ☺️

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Thank you 🤗

Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Not necessarily. I’ve been working on one MS set in a forest so there’s camouflage and shadows #kidlitchat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a picture for you, my friend! #KidlitChat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Getting back to the topic (ha, oh yeah that’s right!) I write a lot of STEM related picture books so light and darkness, and nature play an enormous part in my writing #KidlitChat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

😓 I'm sorry, CK. That's not good. We are finally having really good colors here and I am enjoying it on every walk and drive I take. #kidlitchat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Ironically just as #kidlitchat began tonight my friend was texting me asking what I'm wearing tomorrow. I've got tickets with her wife to see Stephen Colbert!!!! and I was lamenting that it's probably to cold to wear a summer dress which is truly my favorite thing to wear. Maybe with a sweater

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

When I look outside and see it’s dark I think, “well that’s the end of that.” but then the clock is at 6:00. I need to reframe it.
#kidlitchat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

For me, and I LOVE fall so I know this sounds like I'm complaining, but I'm not!
I find that it's disorienting how dark it gets before I've gotten anything done! And then I have less incentive to work on anything! #kidlitchat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

yes, the fall leaves make the color of the sky even more brilliant.
#kidlitchat

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! What an achievement!!

a briefcase has the number 10 on it

Alt: a briefcase has the number 10 on it

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Marta Magellan @martamagellan.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing Silver Honors with my friends, the fabulous Vivian Kirkfield and Lisa Rogers awarded by the California Reading Association

@lisaljrogers.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #nonfiction

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