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Winsome Bingham

@armyvet5.bsky.social

900 followers 290 following 170 posts

Author of books 4 children. Picture books, chapter books, and an occasional novel. I’ve penned SOUL FOOD SUNDAY (⭐️), WELCOME TO FORT GOODE, THE WALK ( ⭐️), MISSING MOMMA (⭐️), LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (⭐️), THE TABLE (⭐️). I treat others the way I want to be treated.

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats, Nikki! I’m excited to add this one to my shelf!

Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social · 7d

BCCB! Dante is brave but...nighttime brings bad dreams...His mom...brings out portraits of Dante's Choctaw ancestor who survived the Trail of Tears & his Black ancestor who survived the Tulsa Race Massacre. "I must be stronger than a nightmare too." There is...beauty here..joyful cultural elements.

Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 18d

Love seeing this Nikki! I hope your last writing escape was successful 📚 💕

Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 18d

YES!!!

Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 19d

I am such a fan of @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social and last night at the Brooklyn Public Library I’m reminded why. He is so thoughtful and intentional about his writing. Now I have to go buy Jay Ellis’ book.

If you haven’t read the TRACK series, pick up GHOST, LU, SUNNI, PATINA, and now COACH!

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 19d

TRUTH: Adam Clayton Powell ignited the need for better racial representation in children's books in the 1960s
www.oprahdaily.com/life/a366733...

Literary Agent Marie Brown Re-Wrote Publishing Culture

"A number of white editors with whom I had worked had been offered phenomenal jobs, and when I went on interviews, it was as if I couldn't read."

www.oprahdaily.com

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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 25d

📆 📚✨Mark your calendars for BOOKFEST@BANKSTREET on November 1 — featuring keynote speaker, award-winning, New York Times-bestselling #kidlit author @halseanderson.bsky.social!
✍️REGISTER to watch Live or online: www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent...

@bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social @bankstreet.edu

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 26d

I agree!!!! What a time to be alive in KidLit?

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve got to get busy with these books! I think I have until 18 Nov. if live to be in that room😍

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 26d

*Nayeri not Nayeli

Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 26d

These three books are top notch! I love Nayeli’s writing. And Kyle LUKOFF books are always a welcome
Treat. That is why this year selection is stellar. This will be the only year I won’t be mad because any of these books will be a superb choice!

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 26d

What a stellar selection! I have read three of the five and each of them tugged at my heart. Love, love, love those books. Hannah, Ibi, & Amber are changing the game and forcing us to have convo about what is considered “good” literature. I’m here for this year’s #NationalBookAwards finalists

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 28d

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 28d

I’ll tell her to come to Bluesky. I don’t know if she will listen to me! 😂

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 28d

Who do you ban from your personal reading selections? Ready to challenge that?

pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/10/04/c...

Challenge: Reading Beyond Our Personal Bans

Let’s fight book bans on a personal level, one book at a time. Because bans aren't only about books; they’re working to erase people and their stories.

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Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social · Oct 1

Headlines

"Fascist hellscape",
literary stones thrown at
the country once known
as a democracy.
I'd call it a lie if I could,
but Chicken Little had it spot-on:
The sky is falling!
The sky is falling!
King David whispers in my ear:
"Is your slingshot
at the ready?"

Copyright 2025 by Nikki Grimes

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · Sep 23

I agree! And I think more people need to hear the true joys of publishing. It is rough right now.

Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · Sep 23

If you love books, creators who write and illustrate books for children, and illustrations in books, then you should join me and the folks at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social on October 16, 2025 to celebrate MOCK AWARDS NIGHT! Go to the Silver Unicorn Bookstore website for details. Don’t miss it!

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · Sep 21

It’s about family, community, poverty, kindness, and sharing.

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Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social · Aug 29

Happy Friday! It's the perfect day to read FISH FRY FRIDAY, a new #picturebook from @armyvet5.bsky.social & C.G. Esperanza. I love SOUL FOOD SUNDAY and this one is just as great! Family love, joy, tradition... a heartwarming text w/ colorful art that invites you into the story. A must-read! #kidlit

Cover of the picture book, FISH FRY FRIDAY by Winsome Bingham and C.G. Esperanza. Shows a girl and her grandmother, dressed in colorful printed clothing. The grandmother is holding a fish, while the girl holds a plate with fried fish and sides. They are smiling at each other.

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jason Griffin and I were invited to talk about our new book, ON FRIDAYS, which comes out next year. But we couldn’t talk about it without diving deep and discussing THE TABLE first.

Check out the interview on the @readinginthemiddle.bsky.social podcast NOW!

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The Table: Art, Family & Food with Winsome Bingham & Jason Griffin

Podcast Episode · Reading in The Middle · 08/27/2025 · 49m

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