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Abbie James
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#Kidlit Writer: PB, MG, YA, poetry. #SCBWI.
MG novel coming spring 2027!
Youth Services at a Public Library. Licensed Behavior Specialist.
Wife & Mom. Gardener/Hiker/Birder. Environmentalist. She/her

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · May 22
Happy #InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity! My upcoming #MGLit novel (that I can't shout about quite yet...) features this important topic of protecting species diversity and balanced ecosystems. 💚
garden with goldenrod on left and right, blue New England asters (that are actually purple) in front, and black-eyed Susans in the middle; photo taken in late summer
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wings to carry
into the universe
sage tree souls

#fungifriday 💚 #haiku
brown turkey tail mushrooms on a decaying log with some snow on top and to the sides
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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One of my sentimental kids asked me to read this to them. "Because we always read it when it's going to snow." This kid is a teenager taller than me. That's how fabulous this #PB is. So of course I did and always will!
BIG SNOW by Jonathan Bean. #nostalgia 💙 #kidlit 📚👍
cover of BIG SNOW shows a young boy standing on brown grass looking up towards a few snowflakes falling from the top of the book; there is gray-blue sky behind and above him; he has a red sled behind him; title and author in white at the top of the cover; photo of book taken with book standing up on table with snowflake lights and white decorative trees on either side
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Ziggy's Potato by Sharon Sorokin James and illustrated by Helen Cann is such a beautiful story of hope! A gentle way to introduce young readers to #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay.

Available at:
www.bikabowbooks.com/ziggys-potato

#PB #ReaderSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity
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January 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Candyland by Michele Yellin will be at HGA starting January 27th as part of the Proximity invitational show

#art #fineart #painting #acrylic #landscape #scape
Candyland (2026) - acrylic on canvas painting by Michele Yellin. Two white structures sit atop hilsides by the sea. Landscape is a bright colorful quilt like riot of color.
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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spicy cayenne heat
upside down flame casts shadows
sparks on white sparkles
smoky trails on blank pages
fire winter can't put out

#tankathursday prompt: page
#strength #gardening #poetry
photo taken looking down at a dead pepper plant in several inches of snow; one cayenne pepper is still red and hangs to the left on the plant; shriveled leaves and brown peppers dangle to the right; the sun is shining from the top of the photo with shadows from the plant in the snow on the bottom
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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a new year
i try to shake a habit
counting syllables
my illusion of order
in this world of chaos

#tanka #TankaPoem
#haiku #SenseWrds 175
#senryu #senryusunday
January 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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a place to hide
momentary refuge
photos from summer

#ThickTrunkTuesday 💚 #haiku
photo of a tree trunk that nature hollowed from about eight inches off the ground continuing upward, the opening is about eight inches wide at the base and gets wider as it continues up; there is moss on the right side of the trunk; other trees in the background; sticks and pine needles on the ground
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Blueskyers, I need your help! I've got some money to spend on books and could use your recommendations. What books have you read lately that you absolutely loved? (Bonus points if they're MG or YA books that came out last year!)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Very honored to be included on this list. Thank you so much for shouting out my #poem BLANKET FORT, @lozzawriting.bsky.social @frazzledlit.bsky.social @jmcm.bsky.social
frazzledlit.bsky.social Frazzled Lit *ISSUE 4 OUT NOW* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 5d
Announcing our top picks from Issue 4 of @frazzledlit.bsky.social

We narrowed it down to four each that particularly resonated with us, but it was excruciating to do so. We have so much love for this issue and all in it.

We hope you love them as much as we do!

www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-4-ou...
Issue 4 - Our top picks
Jennifer & Laura choose their top picks from our latest issue!
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January 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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When the news is infuriating, I like to think about kids reading books about community and empathy, like MAGNOLIA WU UNFOLDS IT ALL by Chanel Miller. Caught up on this fabulous 2025 Newbery Honor book just in time to watch the 2026 #ALAyma on Monday. Excited for that. 💛 #MGLit #kidlit 📚👍
cover of MAGNOLIA WU UNFOLDS IT ALL shows two girls crossing the street with a white dog; there's a six-story brick building in the back right, a street sign, vehicles, and person to the left, and blue sky with clouds above; book is in my hand in front of a light blue wall
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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remarkable moss
no need to rush to the store
ready for a nap

#HaikuSaturday 💙 #winterweather 💙 #dormancy
Be safe, everyone. ❄️
photo looking down at green moss with a few bits of brown leaves and sticks scattered
January 24, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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from leafless trees
birds take flight into dawn skies
mushroom cap landscape

#FungiFriday #haiku
Do you see it? 😊
brown mushroom with a smaller brown mushroom to the left; brown leaves and dead grass around it; a small branch to the right; on the mushroom in the center, dark brown lines that look like tree silhouettes in the winter line the edge of the cap, and smaller dark brown lines in various angular shapes cover the cap
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN CUBAN by @danielmiyares.bsky.social is an outstanding #MGLit graphic novel. I wish I could buy copies for every classroom and young readers' book club. 📚👍 #kidlit #empathy
book cover shows silhouette of a boy in a boat with the title written in white on the silhouette; background is blue, green, and purple water with a white wave-path from the boat leading away from an island in the distance; the sky is yellow and blue with a crescent moon, stars, and dark clouds on the sides; book is in my hand in front of a light blue wall
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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when winter seeks
wildflowers hide in the sky
bouquets twice a day

#HaikuSaturday 💙
landscape; sunset sky with orange, pink, purple, blue; field in the foreground stretching to the horizon; in the distance a barn roof and tree silhouettes to the right
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Registration for the retreat is now open! www.scbwi.org/events/pocon...
#kidlit #SCBWIevent
Pocono & The Three Bears 2026: In Search of Just Right
Take a walk with Goldilocks as we stumble through the woods and into The Barn at the Highlights Foundation. Find just the right chair for working on craft. Enjoy just the right food for networking wit...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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On this #FungiFriday, a soft place to rest in the sun
dried brown maple leaf on top of a shallow concave light brown mushroom with another mushroom to the left; tree stump behind and green leaves in front, with a single purple violet
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Mountain bluebird feeling the way I do about winter
#birbfest2026 #SciArt #birbfest
Ink and watercolor drawing of a male mountain bluebird all puffed up and wearing an eared winter hat
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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brumation below
frozen shadows stretched above
my winter brain

#HaikuSaturday 💚 #pond 💚 #nature
pond covered in thin layer of snow with dried brown plants and a little green grass around the edges sticking up through the light snow; trees and blue sky in the background; a tree's shadow (trunk and branches) stretches lengthwise across the pond
January 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator/author from OKC. I love to use humor, heart, color, and texture when I tell stories. I'm SO happy to say that I am represented by Lori Steel @steelworksliterary.bsky.social !
#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitillustration #illustratorauthor
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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This is my second offering, written after waking the dog in last night's snowstorm!

#PoemsAbout #Static
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In the Dark I sit on a bench in a field in the dark. The blizzard fills the black with static. The TV screen of my childhood when I crept downstairs late at night to find you sleeping in the chair. The chair is gone now and the television never ends. The constant scream of information too loud to process. I sit in the quiet drifting silence of the field and remember what it was to turn off, as my feet grow numb and snow settles on my eyelashes.
January 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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somber setting
each one small but substantial
marching together

#fungifriday 💙 #haiku
a section of tree trunk in the shade that is grayer than the rest of the trunk and covered in vertical lines of thin, light brown mushrooms; sun shines in the background with a few other tree trunks visible in the distance
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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new year's sparrows chirp
cheers beneath goldenrod plumes
fireworks that feed them

Happy #HaikuSaturday! 💚 #nativeplants
photo of one stalk of goldenrod in winter taken from below with pale blue sky in the background; about eight branches curve out from the main stem; some branches have fluffy white seeds and some areas have tiny star-shaped spikes where the seeds have fallen
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Love these textures together. Happy #FungiFriday!
tree trunk with moss at the bottom left, chunky bark at the top left, and turkey tail mushrooms on the right from bottom to top
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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surprise New Year's guest
threw confetti then left
snow squall

#haiku 💚 #nature 💚 #morningwalk
#happynewyear
landscape picture taken at ground level; there's enough snow to make the ground look white but lots of leaves and grass stick out; there's a blurry row of thin trees and sky in the background; morning sun shines across ground from the left
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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If you’re struggling with uncertainty, low mood, struggling to like yourself today or are just exhausted & overwhelmed by everything, hey, me too, you’re not alone-this photo’s for you and your brain. Sending love 🌿
A collection of flowers I grew in my garden in the East of England, arranged as a rainbow on a chipped black enamel box.
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM