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Kim Rogers
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Award-winning children’s author, 3rd child is a Chihuahua, takes frequent social media breaks
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Thank you for this lovely review, @vpalmquist.bsky.social! #GrandparentsDay
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vpalmquist.bsky.social Vicki Palmquist @vpalmquist.bsky.social · Sep 5
We'll celebrate Grandparents Day on September 7. Not everyone is fortunate to know and love their grandparents, but for those who are this book will sing a beguiling melody. #grandparents #grandmothers #indigenousfamilies #picturebooks @kimrogerswriter.bsky.social My recommendation: bit.ly/3HJM78h
Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers and Julie Flett, published by Heartdrum
September 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Excited to have a poem about an inspiring athlete included in this anthology coming March 3, 2026. Pre-order your copy today from your favorite bookstore!
carolhinz.bsky.social Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · Sep 3
Cover reveal for FOR THE WIN, a fabulous sports-themed poetry anthology edited by Irene Latham and Charles Waters! Poems and photos present twenty contemporary athletes: www.diverseverse.com/blog/3-2-1-s...
Front cover of For the Win: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes, selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters. The title is at the top in large, yellow-orange letters, and below are (left to right) photos of athletes Jalen Hurts in a green Eagles jersey and holding a football; Nelly Korda in a red, long-sleeved shirt and a red skirt with a golf club, having just completed a swing; soccer star Lionel Messi in a pink striped Inter Miami jersey, pointing with the index finger of his left hand out toward readers; gymnast Suni Lee posing on her right leg, with her right arm angled downward and her left arm raised slightly above her head, angled away from her body; LeBron James in a yellow Lakers Jersey with purple accents, holding a basketball above his head with both hands, as if about to shoot the ball.
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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JUST LIKE GRANDMA by @kimrogerswriter.bsky.social & Julie Flett (Heartdrum) received the Krout and Elmore Children's Book Award for Best Portrayal of Aging! #KidLit @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #grandmothers #grandparents #indigenous #nativeamerian #aging
Headline: Krout and Elmore Children's Book Award for Best Portrayal of Aging. Main image: JUST LIKE GRANDMA by Kim Rogers and Julie Flett (Grandma and granddaughter outside with trees in the background), Heartdrum logo (young eagle feather over Inuit drum) to the left, stacked finalist books to the right: OLD TO JOY by Anita Crawford Clark (Gnome Road Publishing); EIGHTEEN FLOWERS FOR GRANDMA by Alison Goldberg & Jesse White (Red Comet Press); WORDS BETWEEN US by Angela Pham Krans, Illustrated by Dung Ho (HarperCollins); BOMPA'S INSECT EXPEDITION by David Suzuki and Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Qin Leng (Greystone Books); THE BLUE PICKUP by Natasha Tripplett, illustrated by Monica Mikai (HarperCollins)
June 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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ATTN Readers! Find out how to support libraries & library personnel in 2025 at the ALSC Blog: Pursuing Excellence for Library Service to Children: www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2025/02... #kidlit #libraries #picturebooks #librarians @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @wearealsc.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People: www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis... #socialstudies #kidlit
Yellow background, stripes in top right corner, headline: Notable Social Studies Trade Books, and cover art for BLUE STARS: MISSION ONE: THE VICE PRINCIPAL PROBLEM, written by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Molly Murakami (Candlewick Press) as well as I AM OSAGE: HOW CLARENCE TINKER BECAME THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL, written by Kim Rogers, illustrated by Bobby Von Martin and STITCHES OF TRADITION (GASHKIGWAASO TRADITION), written by Marcie Rendon, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (both Heartdrum HarperCollins Publishers, 2024), and MY NAME IS LONG AS A RIVER, written by Cynsations team member Suma Subramaniam, illustrated by Tara Anand (Penguin Workshop).
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Picture Book Biographies of Black Women in STEM

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Picture Book Biographies of Black Women in STEM - Pragmatic Mom
Please welcome my guest authors today Lydia Lukidis and Mélina Mangal with their list of children’s books featuring Black women in STEM. We are giving away a copy of Dancing Through Space. To enter, p...
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February 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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"I was very surprised when the Caldecott Committee called me. I almost didn’t believe them when they told me." —Caldecott Medalist @treeoflifestudio.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/cald... @andrealrogers.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Here’s my acceptance speech from the AILA in Phoenix last Saturday. Grateful to everyone who made this event possible. So:ti:c?a! @trishtoneylawrence.bsky.social @rosemaryhb.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Make room on your bookshelves for Louise Erdrich’s BIRCHBARK HOUSE series! It offers a critical counterpoint to Wilder’s books, which may find renewed interest with Netflix’s "Little House on the Prairie" reboot. #kidlit
January 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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🔔 Apply for WNDB’s 2025 Native Writing Intensive!

The Native Writing Intensive offers an opportunity for reflection, conversation, celebration, & manuscript/career development. Open to Native/First Nation/Indigenous creators!

💻 bit.ly/NativeIntensive2025
⌛ Applications close February 14th, 2025
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December 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Last night, I finally got a chance to read BLUE STARS: THE VICE PRINCIPAL PROBLEM a graphic novel by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Keekla Magoon, illustrated by Molly Murakami. Loved this story about two Muscogee cousins. One has military parents. Fun read!
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Cover of BLUE STARS: THE VICE PRINCIPAL PROBLEM a graphic novel by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Keekla Magoon, illustrated by Molly Murakami.
December 14, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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Are you gonna be in or near Phoenix on Saturday, January 25, at 10AM?

If yes, head over to the American Indian Library Association's 2024 Youth Literature Awards Reception! It is free and open to the public.
December 8, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#BookSky
Drawing of crazed-looking face wearing glasses, with messy purple and blue hair, with handwritten quote: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement on days they want to take up scorpion petting." - by Liana Brooks. Drawing by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paint brush lies on the drawing.
December 4, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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Reading Recs for December! Several suggestions for the season.
Cover art: JO JO MAKOONS: SNOW DAY, written by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Tara Audibert (Heartdrum); THE CHRISTMAS COAT: MEMORIES OF MY SIOUX CHILDHOOD, written by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illustrated by Ellen Beier (South Dakota Historical Society Press); THE SEA IN WINTER by Christine Day, cover art by Michaela Goade (Heartdrum); CIRCLE OF WONDER: A NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTMAS STORY by N. Scott Momoday (University of New Mexico Press). Backdrop is winter forest with snow; center circle with snowflake design and "December Reads" Cover art: BACKWATER by Joan Bauer (Speak); COUNTING CROWS, written by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Rob Dunlavey (Atheneum); MARLEY’S GHOST by David Levithan (Electric Monkey (U.K.)); REZ BALL by Byron Graves (Heartdrum). Winter forest scene in background. Center white circle with snowflake design; text says: "December Reads." Cover art: SNOW IN LOVE by Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman, Nic Stone, Kasie West (Point); MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME, edited by Stephanie Perkins (St. Martin’s Griffin); THE NUTCRACKER COMES TO AMERICA: HOW THREE BALLET-LOVING BROTHERS CREATED A HOLIDAY TRADITION, written by Chris Barton, illustrated by Cathy Gendron (Millbrook Press); BLACKOUT by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon (Quill Tree). Background winter forest with snow. Center white circle with snowflake design and the text "December Reads."
December 2, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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So:ti:c?a Dr. Debbie Reese and Dr. Jean Mendoza!
debreese.bsky.social Debbie Reese/P'oesay P'oekwîn @debreese.bsky.social · Dec 2
Our annual Best Books list is ready! We invite you to look it over, write to me if you have questions about anything, and share the list in your own networks!

americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2024/12/aicl...

Here's a sample of book covers for books you'll find on our list.
AICL'S YEAR IN REVIEW: 2024
Designed to help readers develop a critical eye about representations of American Indians in children's and young adult books
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December 2, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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It's Time for the Sibert Smackdown!
Introduce students to great nonfiction titles that may win the ALA Youth Media Award's Sibert Medal.
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#edusky #kidlit #kidslovenonfiction
November 16, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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Read Your World Auction is live! You can win 1 signed copy of the award-winning JUST LIKE GRANDMA and a 1 silver toned basketball heart necklace & more. Runs April 1 - 15. Please help Read Your World change the world one book at a time. Click the link here: givebutter.com/c/fCzAyF/auc...
Read Your World Auction- 1 signed copy of JUST LIKE & 1 silver toned basketball heart necklace & more. Runs April 1 - 15.
April 2, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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So excited for this opportunity!

Presenting for Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MAAEYC)

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#ECE #teachers #farm #sustainability
Presenting for Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MAAEYC)
I will be presenting my
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March 30, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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Pls share. A group of 5ish political extremists hijacked the Wikipedia “WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America” & spread misinformation throughout the platform. They exploit Wiki rules (such as edit wars & COI) to block ppl from editing Native pages. moniquill.tumblr.com/post/7425201...
Moniquilliloquies.
Here is a brief summary of what is happening in Wikipedia right now: In the last few years (3-4 years) the WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America, which was originally created to improve the....
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February 22, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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The ALA Youth Media Awards are tomorrow. Presenters, please practice pronouncing the names. Don't take away from someone's moment. #LibLearnX24
January 21, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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Happening tomorrow!Indian Affairs 9th Annual Reparation Conference, Ink & Impact: Our stories Make a Difference, Grand Casino Hotel, Shawnee, OK 6 pm.
Speakers @FineAngeline, Andrea L. Rogers, Kim Rogers, and Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer. www.indian-affairs.org/annualmember...
Ink & Impact: Our stories Make a Difference Panel, Grand Casino Hotel, Shawnee, OK 6 pm. Speakers: Angeline Boulley, Andrea L. Rogers, Kim Rogers, and Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer.
November 8, 2023 at 6:54 PM
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Y'all, discoverability is harder than ever. With Twitter all but gone and publishing being --in a mood-- your favorite authors are floundering. We don't know how to reach our fans or find new readers. Telling someone about a book you love is a really big deal. That's the #1 reason people buy books!
November 6, 2023 at 7:51 PM
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Anyone else noticing a HUGE influx of kidlit people to Bluesky recently? 🎉

To newcomers: Here's my Bluesky starter thread for kidlit/YA community, incl. links to resources & feeds to help you connect with others.

I'm approaching Bluesky differently from how I used xTwitter; read my post.
October 31, 2023 at 12:23 PM
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Are you headed to #NCTE23 ? I hope to see you there.
@dontate.bsky.social @moyuksel.bsky.social @macappiello.bsky.social
November 2, 2023 at 10:58 AM
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A Wichita girl writes a letter of gratitude to Bob, the family car. A funny tender homage to Bob's continued service -- from family road trips to library visits. A feel good book that's a wonderful conversation starter for any family. @kimrogerswriter.bsky.social
November 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM