Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
@booksbycindy.bsky.social
Poet, Picture Book author, and Nature educator. IF A BUMBLE BEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE, Picnic Heist. BUTTERFLY SEA is available for pre-order with Tielmour Press, #SCBWI #Edusky #CANSCAIP #CWILL
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Two great books that go great together.
Both are beautiful, poetic, and instructive. Both explore big feelings about little creatures.
Author @booksbycindy.bsky.social sees them as companion books and I totally agree.
Both are beautiful, poetic, and instructive. Both explore big feelings about little creatures.
Author @booksbycindy.bsky.social sees them as companion books and I totally agree.
It started with IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE, a book that helps readers see how mindfulness and nature connections can help with anxiety. 🐝 🧚♂️ 🦊
BUTTERFLY SEA, its companion, depicts the story of two nature explorers, each with their own unique agenda, and the wonder of discovery. 🦋 🌊 🌼 #Libsky
BUTTERFLY SEA, its companion, depicts the story of two nature explorers, each with their own unique agenda, and the wonder of discovery. 🦋 🌊 🌼 #Libsky
Day 2! Each day until release day I’m posting one of my butterfly images. 🦋 🌊 🧜♀️
Celebrating our new picture book, BUTTERFLY SEA, with illustrations by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social and published by @tielmourpress.bsky.social link in bio
Available for pre-order from University of Toronto Press.
Celebrating our new picture book, BUTTERFLY SEA, with illustrations by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social and published by @tielmourpress.bsky.social link in bio
Available for pre-order from University of Toronto Press.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Day 2! Each day until release day I’m posting one of my butterfly images. 🦋 🌊 🧜♀️
Celebrating our new picture book, BUTTERFLY SEA, with illustrations by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social and published by @tielmourpress.bsky.social link in bio
Available for pre-order from University of Toronto Press.
Celebrating our new picture book, BUTTERFLY SEA, with illustrations by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social and published by @tielmourpress.bsky.social link in bio
Available for pre-order from University of Toronto Press.
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Happy Saturday!
eye holds one teardrop
observing its universe
with its steady scrutiny
#haiku #haikusaturday
eye holds one teardrop
observing its universe
with its steady scrutiny
#haiku #haikusaturday
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy Saturday!
eye holds one teardrop
observing its universe
with its steady scrutiny
#haiku #haikusaturday
eye holds one teardrop
observing its universe
with its steady scrutiny
#haiku #haikusaturday
I’m happy to say I will be reading Butterfly Sea 🦋 as part of the fall edition of the Great Canadian Picture Book Party! 🎈 Come join in the fun! #Libsky #librarians #teachers @tielmourpress.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
Picture Books, Eh’s FALL edition of The Great Canadian Picture Book Party is Dec 8 @ 7pm ET. Hear creators read their new books!
If you’re a CANSCAIP member, sign up through @canscaip.bsky.social. If not, message us at [email protected] for the link. See you, eh! #CANkidlit #kidlit #edusky
If you’re a CANSCAIP member, sign up through @canscaip.bsky.social. If not, message us at [email protected] for the link. See you, eh! #CANkidlit #kidlit #edusky
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’m happy to say I will be reading Butterfly Sea 🦋 as part of the fall edition of the Great Canadian Picture Book Party! 🎈 Come join in the fun! #Libsky #librarians #teachers @tielmourpress.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#HaikuSaturday
decaying log piles
safe havens for butterflies
stalwart survivors.
#haiku #mourningcloak
decaying log piles
safe havens for butterflies
stalwart survivors.
#haiku #mourningcloak
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#HaikuSaturday
decaying log piles
safe havens for butterflies
stalwart survivors.
#haiku #mourningcloak
decaying log piles
safe havens for butterflies
stalwart survivors.
#haiku #mourningcloak
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
you had to be bulletproof to survive the 70s
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
you had to be bulletproof to survive the 70s
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#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
leaves dangle and fall
as the rhythm of life slows--
whispers of winter
short form:
leaves dangle and fall
as life's rhythm slows--
winter prelude
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
leaves dangle and fall
as the rhythm of life slows--
whispers of winter
short form:
leaves dangle and fall
as life's rhythm slows--
winter prelude
Please add a version if you feel like it.
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
leaves dangle and fall
as the rhythm of life slows--
whispers of winter
short form:
leaves dangle and fall
as life's rhythm slows--
winter prelude
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
leaves dangle and fall
as the rhythm of life slows--
whispers of winter
short form:
leaves dangle and fall
as life's rhythm slows--
winter prelude
Please add a version if you feel like it.
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
twinkles through branches
reflections off water play
shadows welcome us
#HaikuSaturday #haiku #photography
reflections off water play
shadows welcome us
#HaikuSaturday #haiku #photography
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
twinkles through branches
reflections off water play
shadows welcome us
#HaikuSaturday #haiku #photography
reflections off water play
shadows welcome us
#HaikuSaturday #haiku #photography
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
Driving today in northern Vermont where we celebrated a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday. #HaikuSaturday #haiku
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Driving today in northern Vermont where we celebrated a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday. #HaikuSaturday #haiku
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November 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Book + Gift idea
Book + Gift idea
Cindy Mackey (@cynthiamackey)
Book + Gift idea
If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe by yours truly and Vikki Zhang + Beehives Orchard Collection, PLAN Toys.
substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Book + Gift idea
Book + Gift idea
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This little hummingbird wants to land on your uplift feed 🥰
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This little hummingbird wants to land on your uplift feed 🥰
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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You never know what will come out of a broken crayon. #Uplift
More broken crayons, classroom activities: debbieohi.com/resources/re... #EduSky #FoundObjectArt
More broken crayons, classroom activities: debbieohi.com/resources/re... #EduSky #FoundObjectArt
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You never know what will come out of a broken crayon. #Uplift
More broken crayons, classroom activities: debbieohi.com/resources/re... #EduSky #FoundObjectArt
More broken crayons, classroom activities: debbieohi.com/resources/re... #EduSky #FoundObjectArt
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
a colorful hot air balloon flies over a mountain range at sunset
ALT: a colorful hot air balloon flies over a mountain range at sunset
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November 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th.
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.
#PoetryForChildren 🎈
Lunch time trail walk.
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Lunch time trail walk.
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Huge congrats Cynthia and Marie-Laure!!
Our book baby is getting closer to release date - December 15!! Pre-order Butterfly Sea wherever books are sold. Links in comment thread. 🧵 @tielmourpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Huge congrats Cynthia and Marie-Laure!!
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What do dragons dream of? Peace! 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #picturebooks #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2025/11/24/s...
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Simply 7 with Roni Schotter & Khoa Le: DRAGON DREAMS
I’m sure this time of year, as holidays approach, many a parent and teacher is familiar with the all too familiar bickering. What if instead, there was kindness and peace?
jenabenton.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What do dragons dream of? Peace! 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #picturebooks #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2025/11/24/s...
jenabenton.com/2025/11/24/s...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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first fur, woolly bears
then orange coats, tiger moths
just missing lions
Happy #HaikuSaturday! (I have The Wizard of Oz in my brain/heart after watching Wicked For Good last night 😅)
#metamorphosis
then orange coats, tiger moths
just missing lions
Happy #HaikuSaturday! (I have The Wizard of Oz in my brain/heart after watching Wicked For Good last night 😅)
#metamorphosis
November 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
first fur, woolly bears
then orange coats, tiger moths
just missing lions
Happy #HaikuSaturday! (I have The Wizard of Oz in my brain/heart after watching Wicked For Good last night 😅)
#metamorphosis
then orange coats, tiger moths
just missing lions
Happy #HaikuSaturday! (I have The Wizard of Oz in my brain/heart after watching Wicked For Good last night 😅)
#metamorphosis
Reposted by Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, pre-order now!
late November sun
brings the faint promise of fruit
a honey bee hums
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
#DailyHaikuPrompt
brings the faint promise of fruit
a honey bee hums
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
#DailyHaikuPrompt
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
late November sun
brings the faint promise of fruit
a honey bee hums
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
#DailyHaikuPrompt
brings the faint promise of fruit
a honey bee hums
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
#DailyHaikuPrompt
Me too! #picturebook 💕 booksi
Well, for me, every month is Picture Book Month.
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Me too! #picturebook 💕 booksi
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November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM