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Sandra Nickel 📚

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Award-Winning Picture Book Author | Next Up: THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING: HOW HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN BECAME A SWAN 🐣| Agent: Victoria Wells Arms l #KidLit l #PictureBooks l #VCFA | #SCBWI l #AffirmingAutism l She/her

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's here! Making Light Bloom, with words by me & illustrations by Julie Paschkis is here! It tells the story of the hidden genius behind the Tiffany lamps & has received 3 starred reviews. To learn more, go to sandranickel.com/books/making... #STEAM #kidlit #tiffanylamps #picturebooks #nonfiction

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 4h

What an honor that Big Fox News featured Making Light Bloom & our Evening for Educators at the Corning Museum of Glass! www.wydc-tv.com/news/local/e...
#picturebookauthor #ClaraDriscoll #TiffanyLamps #NewYork #kidlit

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Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · 1d

It's a Happy DUDE. BE NICE. Book Birthday celebration + 4 Qs with author Sarah Scheerger and a BONUS Educator Guide = win-win!
erindealey.com/book-birthda...
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #KidlitMegaFeed #SEL
#SEL

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Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · 1d

Yayy! @etraintalks.bsky.social Rocks!
Thank you for sharing DEAR EARTH...From Your Friends in Room 5 --illus. @lupencita.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social
#BeAnEarthHero

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eastwestlit.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social · 1d

We can’t wait either! #TLSky #Skybrarians #KidlitMegaFeed

Luciana Illustration @lucianaillustra.bsky.social · 1d

"Squirrel Draws Big Feelings" coming up next spring! ERin and I can't wait to share this story of big emotions and BIG ART - miles and miles long! - with you! written by @erindealey.bsky.social illustrated by me @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social #picturebookillustrator

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations!

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations to @isabellakung.bsky.social!

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 13h

Happy Book Birthday to @larissatheule.bsky.social & TOVE UNDER THE TREE!

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 1d

Well, this is exciting! I'm headed to the wonderful bookshop Author's Note, owned by the NY Times best selling author @julieberrybooks.bsky.social. And not just one local paper wrote about it, two did! If you live near by, please come! 519 Main St., Medina, NY, Oct. 15, 6pm.
#pigeons #kidlit

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Dean Gloster @deangloster.bsky.social · 1d

Wishing you all a pleasant Indigenous People's Day, and I don't want to hear platitudes about that evil enslaver, bad geographer, sexual abuser, and mass murderer whose name is sometimes associated with today.
grist.org/politics/her...

Here's the real story of Columbus that people prefer to ignore

Need a quick brushup on exactly why so many people in the U.S. have turned against Columbus Day? Here you go.

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 1d

It’s such an amazing museum!

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 2d

What a warm welcome on a rainy day! Librarian Kerry Bowen at Peabody Elementary in Washington DC surprised me with this lovely pigeon poster and these fantastic pigeons stickers! AND she had every one of my books! I have so much love for librarians! ❤️#lovelibrarians #pigeons #librarians #kidlit

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 2d

📚👍 Moody. Intense. Stunning in every way, I AM WE will make you look at crows and community in a new light! A fantastic read aloud! jilannehoffmann.com/2025/10/10/i.... #kidli #picturebooks #nonfiction #crows #skybrarians #edusky #teachers @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @scatterbee.bsky.social

I Am We – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* Open this book and immerse yourself in the powerful cadence, the rhythm that drives the narrative forward. Text ©Leslie Barnard Booth Illustration ©Alexandra Finkeldey I spill across the sky like…

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 2d

Ever since I did my research for Making Light Bloom at @nyhistory.bsky.social, I dreamed of coming back. Today that dream came true! I read, I signed, Miss Meagan created a special stained glass activity & we all celebrated #ClaraDriscoll and her #TiffanyLamps! #nonfiction #biography #kidlit

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 4d

I had a fabulous time at Horace Mann School in Washington DC! We read Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon and did the increasingly famous Pigeon Quiz! #pigeons #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitauthor #kidlit

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 5d

At Voiceworks Audio in New York City recording The True Ugly Duckling : How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan. The first step in its journey to becoming an audio book! @levinequerido.bsky.social #uglyduckling #hanschristianandersen #theuglyduckling #audiobook #childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebook

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 7d

The students at the National Cathedral School and I had a fabulous time today! We talked about #tiffanylamps & #claradriscoll and dove into our own creative inspiration! #nonfiction #picturebooks #washingtondc #childrensbooks #kidlit

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 7d

Me too!

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 8d

In Kensington, Maryland, celebrating Helen Kemp Zax's adorable Little Witch’s To-Do List with Lori Steel!
#kidlit #picturebook #picturebookauthor #childrensbooks

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 10d

Wow! What a wonderful time, sharing the stage with @kariallenwrites.bsky.social and @viviankirkfield.bsky.social! The New Hampshire #bookfestival is fantastic! If you get the chance, definitely go next year. It’s such a wonderful celebration of #books! #kidlit #childrensbooks

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 11d

Kicking off the New Hampshire Book Festival with an interview with Matt Arseneault of @concord_community_tv #bookfestival #concordnh #nhbookfestival2025 #kidlit

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 11d

And so it begins! Kicking off my book tour in Concord, NH at the wonderful New Hampshire Book Festival. If you’re nearby, come to the festival tomorrow! Word has it that it’s as charming and fun as a festival straight out of #TheGilmoreGirls! #picturebookauthor #booktour #nhbookfestival2025 #kidlit

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 14d

Educators, please join me at the Corning Museum of Glass for an evening created just for you! Our Evening for Educators will be held October 14 at 4:30pm-6:00pm and will bring history, art, and literature to life! You can register here: whatson.cmog.org/evening-educ...
#TiffanyLamps

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 15d

On October 8 at 10:30am, I'll be signing copies of Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon at @politicsprose.bsky.social in Washington, DC. If you want a book especially dedicated to someone special, stop by!
#pigeons #picturebookauthor #booksigning #washingtondc

Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 16d

Come join me at the New York Historical Museum on October 12 from 11:30am-12:30am for Sunday Story Time! It's free with museum admission. www.nyhistory.org/programs/sun... #NYHistorical #TiffanyLamps #picturebookauthor #newyork @nyhistory.bsky.social

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Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social · 21d

Excited to speak at the 2025 NH Book Festival, October 3–4 in Concord, NH! Join me and 50+ authors for an amazing literary weekend. I'll be on stage the 4th at 3:45pm. Come join me! www.nhbookfestival.org #NHBookFestival #LiteraryCelebration #BooksForAll

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