Joanna Ho
@joannahowrites.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling author • Intl speaker • Educator. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. We Who Produce Pearls. The Silence that Binds Us.
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If you were ever wondering what we're up against, this is a website book banners created to train people to get books banned in their own communities.
I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library.
www.takebacktheclassroom.com/school-detai...
I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library.
www.takebacktheclassroom.com/school-detai...
Take Back the Classroom
www.takebacktheclassroom.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you were ever wondering what we're up against, this is a website book banners created to train people to get books banned in their own communities.
I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library.
www.takebacktheclassroom.com/school-detai...
I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library.
www.takebacktheclassroom.com/school-detai...
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Caroline Pritchard, Joanna Ho & Dan Santat created the book THE DAY THE STORIES DISAPPEARED. It emphasizes no one is invisible in stories. Books make all our voices worthy ✨
YOUR voice deserves to be told.
You belong in books, belong in Libraries, belong in the world… you belong everywhere 💚
YOUR voice deserves to be told.
You belong in books, belong in Libraries, belong in the world… you belong everywhere 💚
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Caroline Pritchard, Joanna Ho & Dan Santat created the book THE DAY THE STORIES DISAPPEARED. It emphasizes no one is invisible in stories. Books make all our voices worthy ✨
YOUR voice deserves to be told.
You belong in books, belong in Libraries, belong in the world… you belong everywhere 💚
YOUR voice deserves to be told.
You belong in books, belong in Libraries, belong in the world… you belong everywhere 💚
@mychal3ts.bsky.social and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social so generously shared their book and library wisdom on a panel about book banning with @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social and I to launch our book just days before this visit cancellation.
Grateful for our bookish community!
Grateful for our bookish community!
If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
bookriot.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@mychal3ts.bsky.social and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social so generously shared their book and library wisdom on a panel about book banning with @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social and I to launch our book just days before this visit cancellation.
Grateful for our bookish community!
Grateful for our bookish community!
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Censored in California
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Censored in California
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
Authors @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have issued a statement in response to the book banning and censorship situation that took place at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon, California.
Please take a moment to read their words.
Thank you to the community who has rallied around to support!
Why did @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have their author visit for their book THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED (illus. by @dansantat.bsky.social) cancelled minutes before the school assembly was supposed to begin?
bookriot.com/the-day-the-...
bookriot.com/the-day-the-...
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
bookriot.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thank you to the community who has rallied around to support!
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The debate around what is or isn’t “cancel culture” really just obscures a simple truth that it’s BAD to be massively racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic and it’s GOOD to speak out against injustice. Some things are good and some things are bad and it’s okay to say which you think are which.
September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The debate around what is or isn’t “cancel culture” really just obscures a simple truth that it’s BAD to be massively racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic and it’s GOOD to speak out against injustice. Some things are good and some things are bad and it’s okay to say which you think are which.
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#TalkswithRoger: @joannahowrites.bsky.social + @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social talk w/ Roger Sutton abt THE DAY THE BKS DISAPPEARED (Disney Hyperion) "JH: We landed on the idea of a kid w/ the power to
'disappear' bks, but we had convos abt how this maps to bk banning" www.hbook.com/story/joanna...
'disappear' bks, but we had convos abt how this maps to bk banning" www.hbook.com/story/joanna...
Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard Talk with Roger
Arnold’s “all-time favorite thing to do” is read. Right on! His favorite thing to read about is airplanes. Right on again! But why don’t his classmates understand that their favorite thing to read abo...
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August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#TalkswithRoger: @joannahowrites.bsky.social + @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social talk w/ Roger Sutton abt THE DAY THE BKS DISAPPEARED (Disney Hyperion) "JH: We landed on the idea of a kid w/ the power to
'disappear' bks, but we had convos abt how this maps to bk banning" www.hbook.com/story/joanna...
'disappear' bks, but we had convos abt how this maps to bk banning" www.hbook.com/story/joanna...
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Fun #picturebook packed with puns and kid-friendly humor --but also explores what it's like to feel like you don't fit in, the immigrant experience, and how traditions can change over time. Adorable boba characters, too! Well done, @joannahowrites.bsky.social and Amber Ren! #kidlit
August 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fun #picturebook packed with puns and kid-friendly humor --but also explores what it's like to feel like you don't fit in, the immigrant experience, and how traditions can change over time. Adorable boba characters, too! Well done, @joannahowrites.bsky.social and Amber Ren! #kidlit
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This fantastic book is helping me shape our opening lessons for 4th and 5th grade about reading habits. The humor will get their attention. Can't wait to read this with students! @joannahowrites.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social
#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
August 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This fantastic book is helping me shape our opening lessons for 4th and 5th grade about reading habits. The humor will get their attention. Can't wait to read this with students! @joannahowrites.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social
#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians
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What a great 🌟 review! @slj.com says THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED by @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social, illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social is "Destined to become a cherished read-aloud in classrooms everywhere."
www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/the-d...
www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/the-d...
The Day the Books Disappeared
www.schoollibraryjournal.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What a great 🌟 review! @slj.com says THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED by @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social, illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social is "Destined to become a cherished read-aloud in classrooms everywhere."
www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/the-d...
www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/the-d...
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper
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Instead of just buying banned books, sign up to speak at your local school board or city council meeting. Join the friends of the library or get on the library board. Run for your school board or county commission. We can’t capitalism our way out of this.
June 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Instead of just buying banned books, sign up to speak at your local school board or city council meeting. Join the friends of the library or get on the library board. Run for your school board or county commission. We can’t capitalism our way out of this.
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Sotomayor, in dissent, correctly says that today's decision in Mahmoud will lead public schools to simply censor books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes, creating "chaos" and stigmatizing children with LGBTQ families. This decision will lead to book bans.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sotomayor, in dissent, correctly says that today's decision in Mahmoud will lead public schools to simply censor books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes, creating "chaos" and stigmatizing children with LGBTQ families. This decision will lead to book bans.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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These students - and these parents - and their librarians and educators - SO proud of how hard they've worked for the Freedom to Read. And what a win this is. cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @flfreedomread.bsky.social @sbintegrityproject.bsky.social @txfreedomread.bsky.social pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Applauds Vital Victory for Community Members and Educators in Lawsuits Over Book Bans in Minnesota, Calls it a Model for Engagement Against Censorship - PEN America
In a vital victory for the freedom to read, two lawsuits were settled this week regarding book bans in St. Francis (Minnesota) Area Schools. PEN America applauds the settlements along with students, p...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
These students - and these parents - and their librarians and educators - SO proud of how hard they've worked for the Freedom to Read. And what a win this is. cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @flfreedomread.bsky.social @sbintegrityproject.bsky.social @txfreedomread.bsky.social pen.org/press-releas...
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Supporting local library associations is an easy way to help protect the right to read. (And a quick way to check off your activism for the day, if that's how you do it) Reply with a link to donate to yours & we'll repost.
May 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Supporting local library associations is an easy way to help protect the right to read. (And a quick way to check off your activism for the day, if that's how you do it) Reply with a link to donate to yours & we'll repost.
We interviewed @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social on our podcast last year. Check out the episode in Kidlit Happy Hour podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
May 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
We interviewed @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social on our podcast last year. Check out the episode in Kidlit Happy Hour podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
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"Censorship is fundamentally un-American," @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social tells us in a new interview, adding: "There’s something that feels especially insidious about trying to censor someone that you disagree with."
Read more: pen.org/lil-miss-hot... #bannedbooks #lgbtq #authors
Read more: pen.org/lil-miss-hot... #bannedbooks #lgbtq #authors
Lil Miss Hot Mess Wants Kids To Bring Out Their Best Selves And Have The Best Time - PEN America
We spoke to Lil Miss Hot Mess about her new book Make Your Own Rainbow and the most heart-warming takeaway from reading about drag to kids.
pen.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Are you in South Carolina! Here's the contact info for the Board of Education who recently decided to deny your kids access to 10 books regardless of what you think. Make sure to contact your state reps to! www.ed.sc.gov/contact/
May 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Are you in South Carolina! Here's the contact info for the Board of Education who recently decided to deny your kids access to 10 books regardless of what you think. Make sure to contact your state reps to! www.ed.sc.gov/contact/
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Texas! @frankstrong.bsky.social put together this incredible guide to defending the right to read in your upcoming elections! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the May 2025 School Board Elections
The Book-Loving Texan’s Guide to the May 2025 School Board Elections (This is a mobilization tool. Use it to volunteer, donate, and organize in your community.) Election Day: Saturday, May 3 Early Vo...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Texas! @frankstrong.bsky.social put together this incredible guide to defending the right to read in your upcoming elections! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Texas! Bill HB3225 is still currently in committee which means there is still time to fight it. Have you written to your local paper? Put up a sign in your yard? Hung up flyers in your town? Talked to your librarians? franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...
Screaming Red Alarm in the Texas Capitol
This one's about public libraries. Here's what to do.
franklinstrong.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Texas! Bill HB3225 is still currently in committee which means there is still time to fight it. Have you written to your local paper? Put up a sign in your yard? Hung up flyers in your town? Talked to your librarians? franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...
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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is once again being threatened with removal this time from the Jordan District Library in Utah. You can add public comment here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is once again being threatened with removal this time from the Jordan District Library in Utah. You can add public comment here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Was the person who came up with “whoopsie daisy” the same person that said “toodle-loo” or were they just soul mates
April 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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