Lindsey Leigh
@wiggle-n-write.bsky.social
New Mama🩵#Kidlit Writer✍🏼Educator📖Doing Handstands🤸♀️in San Diego🏝️
I am writing when I do the dishes, brush my teeth, sway from heels to toes in the check out line. I am writing when I dance in the kitchen at 3 am and think about what it means to write. #amwriting #writingcommunity #creativelife
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
I am writing when I do the dishes, brush my teeth, sway from heels to toes in the check out line. I am writing when I dance in the kitchen at 3 am and think about what it means to write. #amwriting #writingcommunity #creativelife
Can't wait for this. We all get a little stormy at times. Every kid deserves a conversation about "clouds" with a trusted big person. #mentalhealth #raisingreaders #newkidlit #amreading
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February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Can't wait for this. We all get a little stormy at times. Every kid deserves a conversation about "clouds" with a trusted big person. #mentalhealth #raisingreaders #newkidlit #amreading
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Just a baby in a local bookstore. 📚🩵
#raisingreaders #supportlocal #writermom #kidlit #booksky #cozymoments #goslow #parenting
#raisingreaders #supportlocal #writermom #kidlit #booksky #cozymoments #goslow #parenting
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Just a baby in a local bookstore. 📚🩵
#raisingreaders #supportlocal #writermom #kidlit #booksky #cozymoments #goslow #parenting
#raisingreaders #supportlocal #writermom #kidlit #booksky #cozymoments #goslow #parenting
Mac Barnett on why my kid is my Teacher:
"Childhood is a long series of experiments... so much of the best #childrensliterature is experimental too. Kids read without tightly held notions of what a story can or should be... It’s an adult who is much more likely to be bothered." #kidlit #writermom
"Childhood is a long series of experiments... so much of the best #childrensliterature is experimental too. Kids read without tightly held notions of what a story can or should be... It’s an adult who is much more likely to be bothered." #kidlit #writermom
Make Believe by Mac Barnett | East Bay Booksellers
A book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. Make Believe is bestselling children’s author Mac ...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Mac Barnett on why my kid is my Teacher:
"Childhood is a long series of experiments... so much of the best #childrensliterature is experimental too. Kids read without tightly held notions of what a story can or should be... It’s an adult who is much more likely to be bothered." #kidlit #writermom
"Childhood is a long series of experiments... so much of the best #childrensliterature is experimental too. Kids read without tightly held notions of what a story can or should be... It’s an adult who is much more likely to be bothered." #kidlit #writermom
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As a movement to ban books reaches the front doors of libraries across the country, librarians find themselves on the frontlines. Watch @independentlens.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9.
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on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9.
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The Librarians Premieres February 09, 2026 Directed by Kim A Snyder Librarians across the U.S. examine how restrictions on library content are shaping communities. More Info Watch Now Children of Las ...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As a movement to ban books reaches the front doors of libraries across the country, librarians find themselves on the frontlines. Watch @independentlens.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9.
www.pbs.org/independentl...
on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9.
www.pbs.org/independentl...
When Inner Critic jabbers on ("nobody wants to read your work blah blah"), I remind myself that it has an agenda. The Critic NEEDS people not to read so it can peddle its conspiracies. (Sounds familiar) #innercritic #writingcommunity #creativelife #hsp #writerslife #3amthoughts
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
When Inner Critic jabbers on ("nobody wants to read your work blah blah"), I remind myself that it has an agenda. The Critic NEEDS people not to read so it can peddle its conspiracies. (Sounds familiar) #innercritic #writingcommunity #creativelife #hsp #writerslife #3amthoughts
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
30 minutes into #scbwiNY26 virtual conference, and this day is already well spent thanks to author and keynote Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich:
🩵”90% of the people around you think you don’t do anything all day so go play.”
🩵“How do you need to make yourself uncomfortable?”
#scbwi #amwriting
🩵”90% of the people around you think you don’t do anything all day so go play.”
🩵“How do you need to make yourself uncomfortable?”
#scbwi #amwriting
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
30 minutes into #scbwiNY26 virtual conference, and this day is already well spent thanks to author and keynote Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich:
🩵”90% of the people around you think you don’t do anything all day so go play.”
🩵“How do you need to make yourself uncomfortable?”
#scbwi #amwriting
🩵”90% of the people around you think you don’t do anything all day so go play.”
🩵“How do you need to make yourself uncomfortable?”
#scbwi #amwriting
#perspective (and #prepositions) are everything. I can't wait to put this gem IN the hands OF my little one. :)
#raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #parenting #newmom #resilientkids #knowyourself #selfefficacy #amreading #booknerd
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#raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #parenting #newmom #resilientkids #knowyourself #selfefficacy #amreading #booknerd
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I Am Here by Kim Hyo-Eun
Repeated prepositions propel this bright-eyed board book, which movingly presents the world from a baby’s developing perspective...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
#perspective (and #prepositions) are everything. I can't wait to put this gem IN the hands OF my little one. :)
#raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #parenting #newmom #resilientkids #knowyourself #selfefficacy #amreading #booknerd
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#raisingreaders #kidlit #childrensbooks #parenting #newmom #resilientkids #knowyourself #selfefficacy #amreading #booknerd
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Another satisfying #bookstore sesh w/ my little guy. 🥰🩵
I think I have a tiny editor on my hands. He may not be able to read, but he has an eye for great illustrations. 😎📚
#kidlit #parenting #booknerd #amreading #childrensbooks #coffeebreak #booksky #writermom
I think I have a tiny editor on my hands. He may not be able to read, but he has an eye for great illustrations. 😎📚
#kidlit #parenting #booknerd #amreading #childrensbooks #coffeebreak #booksky #writermom
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Another satisfying #bookstore sesh w/ my little guy. 🥰🩵
I think I have a tiny editor on my hands. He may not be able to read, but he has an eye for great illustrations. 😎📚
#kidlit #parenting #booknerd #amreading #childrensbooks #coffeebreak #booksky #writermom
I think I have a tiny editor on my hands. He may not be able to read, but he has an eye for great illustrations. 😎📚
#kidlit #parenting #booknerd #amreading #childrensbooks #coffeebreak #booksky #writermom
My little one eats like I write—
With delighted abandon for the first 3 minutes. Then all bets are off unless I’m strapped in.
#writermom #momswhowrite #creativelife #writingcommunity
With delighted abandon for the first 3 minutes. Then all bets are off unless I’m strapped in.
#writermom #momswhowrite #creativelife #writingcommunity
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
My little one eats like I write—
With delighted abandon for the first 3 minutes. Then all bets are off unless I’m strapped in.
#writermom #momswhowrite #creativelife #writingcommunity
With delighted abandon for the first 3 minutes. Then all bets are off unless I’m strapped in.
#writermom #momswhowrite #creativelife #writingcommunity
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Got 5 minutes? Email your legislators. A few thoughtful messages can shape votes that protect our libraries.
Be brief, say you’re a constituent, make a clear ask, share your story, follow up.
Your voice matters.
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans #Advocate
Be brief, say you’re a constituent, make a clear ask, share your story, follow up.
Your voice matters.
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans #Advocate
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Got 5 minutes? Email your legislators. A few thoughtful messages can shape votes that protect our libraries.
Be brief, say you’re a constituent, make a clear ask, share your story, follow up.
Your voice matters.
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans #Advocate
Be brief, say you’re a constituent, make a clear ask, share your story, follow up.
Your voice matters.
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans #Advocate
#writingcommunity gratitude. #storystorm truly lit a fire for me. I'll be back next year!
#kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks
#kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
#writingcommunity gratitude. #storystorm truly lit a fire for me. I'll be back next year!
#kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks
#kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks
Sleep, eat, play. Sleep, eat, play.
Oddly enough, my little one’s daily schedule is my ideal #writer routine. Thank you, @scbwi.bsky.social, for the nudge to play.
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#amwriting #writermom #writersky
Oddly enough, my little one’s daily schedule is my ideal #writer routine. Thank you, @scbwi.bsky.social, for the nudge to play.
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#amwriting #writermom #writersky
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January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Sleep, eat, play. Sleep, eat, play.
Oddly enough, my little one’s daily schedule is my ideal #writer routine. Thank you, @scbwi.bsky.social, for the nudge to play.
open.spotify.com/episode/2hJr...
#amwriting #writermom #writersky
Oddly enough, my little one’s daily schedule is my ideal #writer routine. Thank you, @scbwi.bsky.social, for the nudge to play.
open.spotify.com/episode/2hJr...
#amwriting #writermom #writersky
Love this for all the littles.
@owlkids.bsky.social published a fabulous non-fiction book about algorithms in October. Written by @jgcanada.bsky.social, illustrated by me. Here is a peek inside the book. Get it. Read it to your kids.
#CanKidLit #KidLitArt
#CanKidLit #KidLitArt
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Love this for all the littles.
Sometimes
I live three times
while #naptrapped
#writermom #busybrain #amwriting #writingcommunity #momswhowrite #nataliegoldberg
I live three times
while #naptrapped
#writermom #busybrain #amwriting #writingcommunity #momswhowrite #nataliegoldberg
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Sometimes
I live three times
while #naptrapped
#writermom #busybrain #amwriting #writingcommunity #momswhowrite #nataliegoldberg
I live three times
while #naptrapped
#writermom #busybrain #amwriting #writingcommunity #momswhowrite #nataliegoldberg
I have never felt more kindred to the Babysitters Club —
We both turn 40 in 2026. 😎🩵
#kidlit #childrensbooks #amreading #cheersto40years
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We both turn 40 in 2026. 😎🩵
#kidlit #childrensbooks #amreading #cheersto40years
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Scholastic Celebrates Baby-sitters Club 40th Anniversary with Three New Projects
Scholastic will mark four decades of Ann M. Martin's beloved and groundbreaking series about four enterprising middle school BFFs with a trio of new books.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I have never felt more kindred to the Babysitters Club —
We both turn 40 in 2026. 😎🩵
#kidlit #childrensbooks #amreading #cheersto40years
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We both turn 40 in 2026. 😎🩵
#kidlit #childrensbooks #amreading #cheersto40years
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After the messiest of breakfasts, he waves around this cute little book our pediatrician gave us. And I imagine a world where doctors prescribe reading in high doses.
#raisingreaders #parenting #writermom #kidlit #childrensbooks #literacymatters #amreading #booksky #booknerd
#raisingreaders #parenting #writermom #kidlit #childrensbooks #literacymatters #amreading #booksky #booknerd
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
After the messiest of breakfasts, he waves around this cute little book our pediatrician gave us. And I imagine a world where doctors prescribe reading in high doses.
#raisingreaders #parenting #writermom #kidlit #childrensbooks #literacymatters #amreading #booksky #booknerd
#raisingreaders #parenting #writermom #kidlit #childrensbooks #literacymatters #amreading #booksky #booknerd
Together
we encounter
one page after
another.
I tell myself
he’s reading
in a way I
forgot.
#readaloud #startyoung #raisingreaders #literacymatters #booksky #booknerd #writermom #readingmatters #tinymoments #poemsky
we encounter
one page after
another.
I tell myself
he’s reading
in a way I
forgot.
#readaloud #startyoung #raisingreaders #literacymatters #booksky #booknerd #writermom #readingmatters #tinymoments #poemsky
January 21, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Together
we encounter
one page after
another.
I tell myself
he’s reading
in a way I
forgot.
#readaloud #startyoung #raisingreaders #literacymatters #booksky #booknerd #writermom #readingmatters #tinymoments #poemsky
we encounter
one page after
another.
I tell myself
he’s reading
in a way I
forgot.
#readaloud #startyoung #raisingreaders #literacymatters #booksky #booknerd #writermom #readingmatters #tinymoments #poemsky
OMG yes.
Your most sleep-deprived please-go-back-to-sleep gibberish lullaby:
Row row row your boat
Gently down the boat
Boaty boaty boaty boaty
Life is but a boat
#parenting
Row row row your boat
Gently down the boat
Boaty boaty boaty boaty
Life is but a boat
#parenting
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
OMG yes.
I want to discover a good book
like my baby does his hand--
turning it over and over,
again and again,
the first time, every time.
#booksky #booknerd #amreading #kidlit #childrensbooks #amwriting #ilovelibraries #parenting #writermom
like my baby does his hand--
turning it over and over,
again and again,
the first time, every time.
#booksky #booknerd #amreading #kidlit #childrensbooks #amwriting #ilovelibraries #parenting #writermom
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I want to discover a good book
like my baby does his hand--
turning it over and over,
again and again,
the first time, every time.
#booksky #booknerd #amreading #kidlit #childrensbooks #amwriting #ilovelibraries #parenting #writermom
like my baby does his hand--
turning it over and over,
again and again,
the first time, every time.
#booksky #booknerd #amreading #kidlit #childrensbooks #amwriting #ilovelibraries #parenting #writermom
Hey, story lovers!
Check out this podcast launch. It’s geared towards kids, but THIS dedicated adult listener bets all ages will enjoy. 🤩🤓🥰 #kidlit #raisingreaders #literacymatters #storymatters #teaching #teachingwriting #parenting #amlistening #amwriting
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Check out this podcast launch. It’s geared towards kids, but THIS dedicated adult listener bets all ages will enjoy. 🤩🤓🥰 #kidlit #raisingreaders #literacymatters #storymatters #teaching #teachingwriting #parenting #amlistening #amwriting
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Authors Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang Announce New Podcast 'StoryKind' (Exclusive)
The award-winning children's book authors have launched a podcast to "spark the joy and connectivity of storytelling in kids," according to a press release. StoryKind will launch Jan. 19 and feature n...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Hey, story lovers!
Check out this podcast launch. It’s geared towards kids, but THIS dedicated adult listener bets all ages will enjoy. 🤩🤓🥰 #kidlit #raisingreaders #literacymatters #storymatters #teaching #teachingwriting #parenting #amlistening #amwriting
people.com/kate-dicamil...
Check out this podcast launch. It’s geared towards kids, but THIS dedicated adult listener bets all ages will enjoy. 🤩🤓🥰 #kidlit #raisingreaders #literacymatters #storymatters #teaching #teachingwriting #parenting #amlistening #amwriting
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Yep.
And this causes children to be perceived as failures (either by themselves, their parents and/or society at large) when they are not successful according to the logic of capital. It's one of many ways capitalism has commodified our relationships.
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Yep.
I can plan the perfect #writing session, but life happens. So, I’m perfecting the art of writing while #naptrapped.
I learned word choice flubs are easier for me to spot on an iPhone screen and he sleeps better in my arms.
Win-win.
#amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity #writermom #newmom #scbwi
I learned word choice flubs are easier for me to spot on an iPhone screen and he sleeps better in my arms.
Win-win.
#amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity #writermom #newmom #scbwi
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I can plan the perfect #writing session, but life happens. So, I’m perfecting the art of writing while #naptrapped.
I learned word choice flubs are easier for me to spot on an iPhone screen and he sleeps better in my arms.
Win-win.
#amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity #writermom #newmom #scbwi
I learned word choice flubs are easier for me to spot on an iPhone screen and he sleeps better in my arms.
Win-win.
#amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity #writermom #newmom #scbwi
In the thick of #storystorm and so loving it. Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social for the generative start to 2026!
#kidlitchat #childrensbooks #amwriting #writingcommunity
#kidlitchat #childrensbooks #amwriting #writingcommunity
January 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
In the thick of #storystorm and so loving it. Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social for the generative start to 2026!
#kidlitchat #childrensbooks #amwriting #writingcommunity
#kidlitchat #childrensbooks #amwriting #writingcommunity