Tracey Baptiste
@traceybaptiste.bsky.social
Author. Educator.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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You know what's annoying? When someone reaches out with a professional Q and I take the time to answer it, and then they don't bother to respond.
Is my time not valuable?
But if I don't respond...
Is my time not valuable?
But if I don't respond...
September 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
You know what's annoying? When someone reaches out with a professional Q and I take the time to answer it, and then they don't bother to respond.
Is my time not valuable?
But if I don't respond...
Is my time not valuable?
But if I don't respond...
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Happy book birthday to:
Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social
Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com
Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social
Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com
Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
September 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy book birthday to:
Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social
Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com
Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social
Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com
Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
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Are you familiar with @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's MOKO MAGIC middle grade mystery series?
Well, book two, MUSEUM MAYHEM, came out this week.
If the young people in your life enjoyed THE JUMBIES series from Tracey, they're going to love these books, too!
Well, book two, MUSEUM MAYHEM, came out this week.
If the young people in your life enjoyed THE JUMBIES series from Tracey, they're going to love these books, too!
September 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Are you familiar with @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's MOKO MAGIC middle grade mystery series?
Well, book two, MUSEUM MAYHEM, came out this week.
If the young people in your life enjoyed THE JUMBIES series from Tracey, they're going to love these books, too!
Well, book two, MUSEUM MAYHEM, came out this week.
If the young people in your life enjoyed THE JUMBIES series from Tracey, they're going to love these books, too!
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I’d add @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's Jumbies books, @anneursu.bsky.social's Cronus Chronicles & @authorgracelin.bsky.social's novels for MG readers, & @tracydeonn.bsky.social's LEGENDBORN, Kristin Cashore’s GRACELING, & Garth Nix’s Abhorsen trilogy for YA.
Non-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life:
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
Every single thing you like and admire and find illuminating or thrilling about HP exists in other books, movies, & series EXCEPT the birth-to-death-scale entertainment-industrial infrastructure of merch and licensing
September 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’d add @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's Jumbies books, @anneursu.bsky.social's Cronus Chronicles & @authorgracelin.bsky.social's novels for MG readers, & @tracydeonn.bsky.social's LEGENDBORN, Kristin Cashore’s GRACELING, & Garth Nix’s Abhorsen trilogy for YA.
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As we work our way into autumn, transport yourself to sunnier weather by checking out our book recommendations from over August! We had quite the reading haul last month, so there really is something for everyone 👀
www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b...
#BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview
www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b...
#BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview
Monthly Book Recommendations: August 2025 | Libraries 4 Schools
Book Recommendations: August 2025 | With fiction, non-fiction and picture books galore, check out what we were reading last month!
www.libraries4schools.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As we work our way into autumn, transport yourself to sunnier weather by checking out our book recommendations from over August! We had quite the reading haul last month, so there really is something for everyone 👀
www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b...
#BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview
www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b...
#BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview
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Tiffany D. Jackson At a Crossroads | Margaret A. Edwards Award
In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty.
www.slj.com/story/Tiffan...
In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty.
www.slj.com/story/Tiffan...
Tiffany D. Jackson At a Crossroads | Margaret A. Edwards Award
In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty.
www.slj.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tiffany D. Jackson At a Crossroads | Margaret A. Edwards Award
In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty.
www.slj.com/story/Tiffan...
In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty.
www.slj.com/story/Tiffan...
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Librarian Leads Reading Garden Project
www.slj.com/story/Librar...
www.slj.com/story/Librar...
Librarian Leads Reading Garden Project
Missouri elementary school library media specialist Carly Bogaards helps promote education, wellness, and community with an expanding outdoor program.
www.slj.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Librarian Leads Reading Garden Project
www.slj.com/story/Librar...
www.slj.com/story/Librar...
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Hey #KidLit friends, the #KidLitforCeasefire auction items are live & will open for bidding on the 18th! I'm offering a 30 minute AMA, and a custom crocheted basket based on the book cover of your choice, a la the examples below. Peruse all the items at the link! www.32auctions.com/organization...
August 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hey #KidLit friends, the #KidLitforCeasefire auction items are live & will open for bidding on the 18th! I'm offering a 30 minute AMA, and a custom crocheted basket based on the book cover of your choice, a la the examples below. Peruse all the items at the link! www.32auctions.com/organization...
'Bout to take some ginger ale and robitussin for this anxiety cuz nothing else is working.
August 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
'Bout to take some ginger ale and robitussin for this anxiety cuz nothing else is working.
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James Ransome spoke with PW about his new picture book, ‘A Place for Us,’ destigmatizing the rising unhoused population, and his advocacy for the working class buff.ly/Hr0GVoL
August 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
James Ransome spoke with PW about his new picture book, ‘A Place for Us,’ destigmatizing the rising unhoused population, and his advocacy for the working class buff.ly/Hr0GVoL
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Good news! After last week's hearing, which 100+ people attended, the picture book "A Map for Falasteen" by Maysa Odeh and illustrated by Aliaa Betawi remains on the Watertown library's suggested summer reading list! Thanks to @wbur.org for reporting on this story: www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
August 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Good news! After last week's hearing, which 100+ people attended, the picture book "A Map for Falasteen" by Maysa Odeh and illustrated by Aliaa Betawi remains on the Watertown library's suggested summer reading list! Thanks to @wbur.org for reporting on this story: www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
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It appears that the Constitution, as it is on Congress's website, has been altered. The Constitution.
The original: web.archive.org/web/20250601...
Today's: web.archive.org/web/20250806...
Note Article One, Sections 9 & 10.
The original: web.archive.org/web/20250601...
Today's: web.archive.org/web/20250806...
Note Article One, Sections 9 & 10.
U.S. Constitution | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
The original text of the United States Constitution and its Amendments.
web.archive.org
August 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It appears that the Constitution, as it is on Congress's website, has been altered. The Constitution.
The original: web.archive.org/web/20250601...
Today's: web.archive.org/web/20250806...
Note Article One, Sections 9 & 10.
The original: web.archive.org/web/20250601...
Today's: web.archive.org/web/20250806...
Note Article One, Sections 9 & 10.
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honestly thinking hard about the rational philanthropists out there who could easily step up and provide $500 million in funding to keep mRNA vaccine research on track
August 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
honestly thinking hard about the rational philanthropists out there who could easily step up and provide $500 million in funding to keep mRNA vaccine research on track
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"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."
- Antoine de Saint Expery
- Antoine de Saint Expery
August 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."
- Antoine de Saint Expery
- Antoine de Saint Expery
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It's a literal black hole sun, for all those who remember 90s grunge www.science.org/content/arti...
Early universe’s ‘little red dots’ may be black hole stars
Puzzling objects spotted by NASA’s JWST telescope may be entirely new class of celestial entity
www.science.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's a literal black hole sun, for all those who remember 90s grunge www.science.org/content/arti...
I'm trying to understand why, given what's happening in Sudan, the most recent @theguardian.com article is from July 17th.
August 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I'm trying to understand why, given what's happening in Sudan, the most recent @theguardian.com article is from July 17th.
A friend of mine who lives in Austin saw this at a bar and said she had never been so offended by something she 100% agreed with.
August 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is a banger
August 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is a banger
Baby chose chaos! 😍
OMG THE PARENTS PUT THEIR BABY IN A CRAWLING CONTEST AND NOW THEY HAVE A LITERAL PLAY-BY-PLAY OF THEIR BABY’S FIRST STEPS 😭😭😭
August 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Baby chose chaos! 😍
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
August 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
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Just dropping by to say that ACCOUNTABLE, a nonfiction page-turner about a racist social media account at a public high school, is currently downpriced as an ebook for $2.99.
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Accountable
YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION WINNERCalifornia Book Award WinnerJ. Anthony Lukas Book Prize WinnerFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of Th...
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August 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Just dropping by to say that ACCOUNTABLE, a nonfiction page-turner about a racist social media account at a public high school, is currently downpriced as an ebook for $2.99.
bit.ly/3GsVtoe
bit.ly/3GsVtoe
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What states passed anti-book ban bills this year? What states are poised to pass them soon? What's the full roster of such bills nationwide?
I've got you covered–with the usual caveat of what these bills do and do not do, as well as caution related to how they may apply in the future.
I've got you covered–with the usual caveat of what these bills do and do not do, as well as caution related to how they may apply in the future.
What states passed freedom to read/anti-book ban bills in 2025? Here's what they are, what they mean & what to consider under the recent Fifth Circuit ruling in Little vs. Llano County (& a full list of such laws nationwide)
That, plus this week's book censorship news.
bookriot.com/2025-anti-bo...
That, plus this week's book censorship news.
bookriot.com/2025-anti-bo...
The Anti-Book Ban Laws Passed in 2025 (& What They Mean): Book Censorship News, August 1, 2025
What does it mean to pass an anti-book ban law in 2025? Here are what states have done it and what these laws mean.
bookriot.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What states passed anti-book ban bills this year? What states are poised to pass them soon? What's the full roster of such bills nationwide?
I've got you covered–with the usual caveat of what these bills do and do not do, as well as caution related to how they may apply in the future.
I've got you covered–with the usual caveat of what these bills do and do not do, as well as caution related to how they may apply in the future.
Get it get it!!!
Oooh! There's a #giveaway for the new #mg #book by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... #kidlit
Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Get it get it!!!