Nancy Hudgins
@nancyhudgins.com
🎈Celebrating🎈
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Pub. Date: 3/24/26 by Abrams BFYR.
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #HighlightsFoundation #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Pub. Date: 3/24/26 by Abrams BFYR.
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #HighlightsFoundation #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Congratulations @librarianjones.com !
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
After nearly four years, I beat Michael Lunsford and Citizens for a New Louisiana today in a unanimous decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. I’ll be collecting my money from last four years and look forward to discovery. More coming soon!!!!! #Invictus #ForTheLibrarians
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Congratulations @librarianjones.com !
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
🎈Happy Book Birthday🎈to THE POET AND THE BEES: A STORY OF THE SEASONS SYLVIA PLATH KEPT BEES, by Amy Novesky, illus. by Jessica Love. A #PB bio that delights with lyricism and beautifully rendered art. Not only is it a beautiful book, it will broaden your understanding of Plath. #nonfictionkidlit
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
🎈Happy Book Birthday🎈to THE POET AND THE BEES: A STORY OF THE SEASONS SYLVIA PLATH KEPT BEES, by Amy Novesky, illus. by Jessica Love. A #PB bio that delights with lyricism and beautifully rendered art. Not only is it a beautiful book, it will broaden your understanding of Plath. #nonfictionkidlit
Wonderful!
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Wonderful!
🎈Happy Book B’day🎈 to LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES by @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social Franny, an artist, lives with her grandmother because her mother is not currently in the picture, and it’s not entirely clear to Franny why. Family secrets are revealed--all while navigating middle school. #MG
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
🎈Happy Book B’day🎈 to LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES by @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social Franny, an artist, lives with her grandmother because her mother is not currently in the picture, and it’s not entirely clear to Franny why. Family secrets are revealed--all while navigating middle school. #MG
Marjie’s poems are special. Check this out.
Most honored to have my poem, “Snows of Biloxi,” and my reading of the poem, published here for Certain Age magazine:
www.certainagemag.com/post/snows-o... #poetry. #writing
www.certainagemag.com/post/snows-o... #poetry. #writing
Snows of Biloxi | Poem | Certain Age Magazine
In this poem by Marjorie Gowdy, the sea holds its mysteries and takes what it wants before releasing you back to yourself.
www.certainagemag.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Marjie’s poems are special. Check this out.
Reposted by Nancy Hudgins
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard. I'm Steph, an author-illustrator of PBs & GNs.
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard. I'm Steph, an author-illustrator of PBs & GNs.
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
So sorry to see the WashingtonPost lay off @roncharles.bsky.social 😢
BUT, be sure to follow him on Substack, as well as here.
BUT, be sure to follow him on Substack, as well as here.
February 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
So sorry to see the WashingtonPost lay off @roncharles.bsky.social 😢
BUT, be sure to follow him on Substack, as well as here.
BUT, be sure to follow him on Substack, as well as here.
🎈Celebrating World Read Aloud Day!🎈 So fun today to zoom in to read a chapter from BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU to two six grade classes at Polly Ryon Middle School in Richmond, Texas. Great questions from the kids! #WRAD #kidlitnonfiction
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
🎈Celebrating World Read Aloud Day!🎈 So fun today to zoom in to read a chapter from BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU to two six grade classes at Polly Ryon Middle School in Richmond, Texas. Great questions from the kids! #WRAD #kidlitnonfiction
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
Can't wait to read it! Congrats, Mychal!
Happy Book Birthday -- Mychal Threets!
The wait is over!
Congratulations to literacy ambassador @mychal3ts.bsky.social and illustrator Lorraine Nam on the release of their debut picture book, I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY.
Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!
The wait is over!
Congratulations to literacy ambassador @mychal3ts.bsky.social and illustrator Lorraine Nam on the release of their debut picture book, I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY.
Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Can't wait to read it! Congrats, Mychal!
So inspiring to hear @librarianjones.com at the California School Librarians convention today! #CSLA
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
So inspiring to hear @librarianjones.com at the California School Librarians convention today! #CSLA
I love this bird series!
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I love this bird series!
Reposted by Nancy Hudgins
Just followed the #nffest blog. Really looking forward to this month of posts!
Oooh, I get to kick off the monthlong #NFFest! Check it out on February 1–and every day for the next 28! Sooo many great #nonfiction #kidlit #authors coming your way. www.nffest.com
Nonfiction Fest
www.nffest.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just followed the #nffest blog. Really looking forward to this month of posts!
Reposted by Nancy Hudgins
Red-eared firetail in lieu of today’s #birbfest bird, because I wasn’t super inspired by the cockatoo 🙈 #bird #sketchbook #illustration
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Red-eared firetail in lieu of today’s #birbfest bird, because I wasn’t super inspired by the cockatoo 🙈 #bird #sketchbook #illustration
MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT by @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social, illus. by Adriana Pedroi, is available for pre-order now at Bookshop.org. Jake’s own experience informs his sensitive account of the challenges of living with asthma. Well done! #kidlit #informational #PB
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT by @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social, illus. by Adriana Pedroi, is available for pre-order now at Bookshop.org. Jake’s own experience informs his sensitive account of the challenges of living with asthma. Well done! #kidlit #informational #PB
And--you can hear snippets of Barbara Rosenblat's narration of Winnie-the-Pooh on YouTube.
For Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary, we're considering his legacy. Today's tales concern the complicated feelings Pooh's creators felt towards him, as well as the later fights over where he'd make his permanent home. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/19/w...
Winnie-the-Pooh Celebration Week: Day 1 – The Complicated History of a Silly Old Bear
In celebration of Winnie-the-Pooh's 100 anniversary, we're taking the week to consider his legacy. Today's tales concern the complicated feelings Pooh's creators felt towards him when his success beca...
afuse8production.slj.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
And--you can hear snippets of Barbara Rosenblat's narration of Winnie-the-Pooh on YouTube.
Clement Hurd was born on Jan. 12, 1908. A friend of Margaret Wise Brown's, she recommended him to #UrsulaNordstrom to illustrate THE RUNAWAY BUNNY and GOODNIGHT MOON—and the rest is #history. Their origin stories are chapters 4 and 5 of BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. #kidlit #nonfictionkidlit
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Clement Hurd was born on Jan. 12, 1908. A friend of Margaret Wise Brown's, she recommended him to #UrsulaNordstrom to illustrate THE RUNAWAY BUNNY and GOODNIGHT MOON—and the rest is #history. Their origin stories are chapters 4 and 5 of BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. #kidlit #nonfictionkidlit
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @fuse8.bsky.social for her hilarious POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME, available now! Her comedic timing is impeccable. I can see reading this aloud to a room full of kids, but your kid(s) will have just as much fun at home (and you will, too!) #PB #kidlit
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @fuse8.bsky.social for her hilarious POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME, available now! Her comedic timing is impeccable. I can see reading this aloud to a room full of kids, but your kid(s) will have just as much fun at home (and you will, too!) #PB #kidlit
I'm late, but still celebrating the🎈 70th Book Birthday🎈 of BRONZEVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS, by #PulitzerPrize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, illus. by Ronni Solbert, and later by Faith Ringgold, edited by #UrsulaNordstrom. Its origin story is chapter 11 of BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. #kidlit #nonfictionkidlit
January 18, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I'm late, but still celebrating the🎈 70th Book Birthday🎈 of BRONZEVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS, by #PulitzerPrize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, illus. by Ronni Solbert, and later by Faith Ringgold, edited by #UrsulaNordstrom. Its origin story is chapter 11 of BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. #kidlit #nonfictionkidlit
@cathycarrwrites.bsky.social's #MG novel, 365 DAYS TO ALASKA, celebrates its🎈 5th #bookbirthday🎈 this week. Sales are still strong for this fish-out-of-water story about a backcountry Alaska girl’s move to the Conn. suburbs. #SLJ recommends it, calling it “charming.” Check it out! #kidlit
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
@cathycarrwrites.bsky.social's #MG novel, 365 DAYS TO ALASKA, celebrates its🎈 5th #bookbirthday🎈 this week. Sales are still strong for this fish-out-of-water story about a backcountry Alaska girl’s move to the Conn. suburbs. #SLJ recommends it, calling it “charming.” Check it out! #kidlit
Reposted by Nancy Hudgins
Rest in Power, Claudette Colvin
Today would be a great day to share the beautiful picture book, BECAUSE CLAUDETTE, written by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and illustrated by Tonya Engel, with young people.
www.traceybaptiste.com/books/becaus...
Today would be a great day to share the beautiful picture book, BECAUSE CLAUDETTE, written by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and illustrated by Tonya Engel, with young people.
www.traceybaptiste.com/books/becaus...
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Rest in Power, Claudette Colvin
Today would be a great day to share the beautiful picture book, BECAUSE CLAUDETTE, written by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and illustrated by Tonya Engel, with young people.
www.traceybaptiste.com/books/becaus...
Today would be a great day to share the beautiful picture book, BECAUSE CLAUDETTE, written by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and illustrated by Tonya Engel, with young people.
www.traceybaptiste.com/books/becaus...
Special thanks ❤️ to Publishers Weekly for this lovely review of BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU: THE STORIED LIFE OF URSULA NORDSTROM, EDITOR OF EXTRAORDINARY CHILDREN'S BOOKS.❤️ #kidlitnonfiction @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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bit.ly/4sDSufG
Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children’s Books by Nancy Hudgins
In this intriguing biography, debut author Hudgins pays tribute to acclaimed editor Ursula Nordstrom (1910–1988), who shaped 20t...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Special thanks ❤️ to Publishers Weekly for this lovely review of BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU: THE STORIED LIFE OF URSULA NORDSTROM, EDITOR OF EXTRAORDINARY CHILDREN'S BOOKS.❤️ #kidlitnonfiction @publisherswkly.bsky.social
bit.ly/4sDSufG
bit.ly/4sDSufG
Dear Greenlanders—Take courage from your Icelandic neighbors: Read I DARE! I CAN! I WILL!: THE DAY THE ICELANDIC WOMEN WALKED OUT AND INSPIRED THE WORLD, by author-illus. Linda Olafsdottir. It’s about equal rights, but its message speaks to this moment. #kidlitnonfiction
#PB
#PB
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Dear Greenlanders—Take courage from your Icelandic neighbors: Read I DARE! I CAN! I WILL!: THE DAY THE ICELANDIC WOMEN WALKED OUT AND INSPIRED THE WORLD, by author-illus. Linda Olafsdottir. It’s about equal rights, but its message speaks to this moment. #kidlitnonfiction
#PB
#PB
ICYMI, @suzylevinson.bsky.social was interviewed on the Children's Literature podcast about her new picture book DINOS THAT DRIVE, illus. by @dharbin.bsky.social. bit.ly/4pvV6Kw Suzy reads (and sings!) her poems. Mel Rosenberg says he's "in awe" of her work. Not to be missed!
#kidlit #poetry #dinos
#kidlit #poetry #dinos
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
ICYMI, @suzylevinson.bsky.social was interviewed on the Children's Literature podcast about her new picture book DINOS THAT DRIVE, illus. by @dharbin.bsky.social. bit.ly/4pvV6Kw Suzy reads (and sings!) her poems. Mel Rosenberg says he's "in awe" of her work. Not to be missed!
#kidlit #poetry #dinos
#kidlit #poetry #dinos