Angela J Reynolds
@angelajrey.bsky.social
Kidlit Author, librarian, picture book enthusiast, fabric artist, folk tales & witchy stuff. she/her
Instagram: Picturebookpile_Angela 🇨🇦
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Hot take: Using your public library helps fight facism. Don’t buy a book, get it from the library. Or your small local independent bookstore because authors gotta make a living too. But those big box stores? Stop feeding them.
#libraries #fightfacism
#libraries #fightfacism
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hot take: Using your public library helps fight facism. Don’t buy a book, get it from the library. Or your small local independent bookstore because authors gotta make a living too. But those big box stores? Stop feeding them.
#libraries #fightfacism
#libraries #fightfacism
If you live in Canada, please take action! Interlibrary Loan is at risk!
Big thanks to the OLA for getting the word out about proposed changes to the current budget bill (Bill C-15), that impact the library book rate here in Canada, affecting library systems and patrons country wide. Check out the link and contact you MP with your concerns. bit.ly/SaveInterlib...
Save Interlibrary Loans Canada
Bill C-15 threatens interlibrary loans for 8 million Canadians. Take action now to protect library access.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you live in Canada, please take action! Interlibrary Loan is at risk!
Librarians! Are you following these lists? #kidlit
Day #11 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Message (SEL) Books. These titles have something to say to kids, and not only are they unafraid to say it, they do it in the best possible way. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/11/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Books with a Message (Social & Emotional Learning)
Possibly the most difficult books to typify in a given year. What, exactly is a “message” book for kids? What typifies SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) titles? No idea. To be frank with you, when I e...
afuse8production.slj.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Librarians! Are you following these lists? #kidlit
Reading with the President.
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reading with the President.
This is a lovely book! Excellent choice for a ‘new parent’ gift.
Another Happy #BookBirthday to @postwavebooks.bsky.social this time for OUR LOVE and more for #collectiondevelopers looking ahead to a February holiday!
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is a lovely book! Excellent choice for a ‘new parent’ gift.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! December means @fuse8.bsky.social produces a new list of #kidlit every day!!! So get yourself over to her site and check out this end-of-year extravaganza for yourself! afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/07/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Caldenotts
They're gorgeous! They're glorious! They're amazing! They're... completely ineligible for the Caldecott Award. But that doesn't mean we can't celebrate them in other ways.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! December means @fuse8.bsky.social produces a new list of #kidlit every day!!! So get yourself over to her site and check out this end-of-year extravaganza for yourself! afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/07/3...
As the sun comes up over a lake, the flora and fauna awake. In glorious sunrise colours and varied panels, the reader is treated to a glimpse of nature’s beauty. Accompanied by minimal yet descriptive language, this is one to contemplate slowly.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As the sun comes up over a lake, the flora and fauna awake. In glorious sunrise colours and varied panels, the reader is treated to a glimpse of nature’s beauty. Accompanied by minimal yet descriptive language, this is one to contemplate slowly.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Loved this book! So many answers.
THERE ARE NO SILLY QUESTIONS “is chock full of questions that are answered in a cheeky yet factual manner” @nosycrowus.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/t...
There are No Silly Questions by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten
There are No Silly Questions: More than 200 Weird and Wacky Questions, Expertly Answered by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten. Nosy Crow, 2025, c2024. 9798887771960 Rating: 1-5 (5 is a…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Loved this book! So many answers.
Reposted by Angela J Reynolds
But what can I do??? Deny your dollars to all who aid, abet and amplify fascism. Let the corporations funding fascism know we #AintBuyingIt.
Spare those resources for local business and/or mutual aid in your community.
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Spare those resources for local business and/or mutual aid in your community.
boycotthomedepot.network
Boycott Home Depot - Protect Our Communities from ICE
The Economic Toolkit To Fight for Our Rights! BOYCOTT HOME DEPOT TAKE ACTION TODAY VIEW FULL TOOLKIT STOP Home Depot ICE Raids Everyday, we open the news and see another immigration raid taking place ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
But what can I do??? Deny your dollars to all who aid, abet and amplify fascism. Let the corporations funding fascism know we #AintBuyingIt.
Spare those resources for local business and/or mutual aid in your community.
boycotthomedepot.network
Spare those resources for local business and/or mutual aid in your community.
boycotthomedepot.network
Wait, Bjork is 60??!
Born on this day #BOTD, Icelandic singer Bjork is 60 years old today.
Here with fellow artist PJ Harvey.
#WomenArtist
Here with fellow artist PJ Harvey.
#WomenArtist
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wait, Bjork is 60??!
I have it on good authority that this is a storytime hit. Crow seems cranky - all the bird does is CAW! But crow will save the world when the call (literally) comes. Delightfully fun illustrations and a repeated Caw! add to storytime charm.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I have it on good authority that this is a storytime hit. Crow seems cranky - all the bird does is CAW! But crow will save the world when the call (literally) comes. Delightfully fun illustrations and a repeated Caw! add to storytime charm.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Which came first, the fruit or the colour? Exploring the world of orange, from navel to cheese to bridges, you’ll learn so much about this colour from the author, and Morstad’s illustrations will make you fall in love with the many ways to use it . Excellence in non-fiction.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Which came first, the fruit or the colour? Exploring the world of orange, from navel to cheese to bridges, you’ll learn so much about this colour from the author, and Morstad’s illustrations will make you fall in love with the many ways to use it . Excellence in non-fiction.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Need a little history research to start your morning?
Serious question (yes, it can happen):
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Need a little history research to start your morning?
Using fold out pages, each month of the year is shown from the perspective of a large estate farm. Plants, animals, garden harvests, temperature, and more are explored for each month. For studies of Seasons, this is a fine title for comparison purposes. Good choice for classroom use.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Using fold out pages, each month of the year is shown from the perspective of a large estate farm. Plants, animals, garden harvests, temperature, and more are explored for each month. For studies of Seasons, this is a fine title for comparison purposes. Good choice for classroom use.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Marching band across the land, from the city to the beach to outer space, they march their tune, in rhymed text, across richly decorated pages. The illustrations are reminiscent of Richard Scarry, but with a modern feel. It’s a fun storytime choice and kids will love all the details.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Marching band across the land, from the city to the beach to outer space, they march their tune, in rhymed text, across richly decorated pages. The illustrations are reminiscent of Richard Scarry, but with a modern feel. It’s a fun storytime choice and kids will love all the details.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Halloween, meet the king of Dad jokes! It’s non-stop, eye-rolling Dad dressed as a ghost jokester fun. From scare spray for hair-dos to grave concerns in the cemetery, Dad is on a rip-roaring roll. Get this for your collections. It’s a scream.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
@pubspotlight.bsky.social
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
@pubspotlight.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Halloween, meet the king of Dad jokes! It’s non-stop, eye-rolling Dad dressed as a ghost jokester fun. From scare spray for hair-dos to grave concerns in the cemetery, Dad is on a rip-roaring roll. Get this for your collections. It’s a scream.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
@pubspotlight.bsky.social
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
@pubspotlight.bsky.social
A shining example of the visual joke. Dodo goes for a walk in the peaceful jungle, unaware of the tiger following them. Danger escalates, but of course Dodo escapes. The hunter maybe doesn’t fare so well. Lots of fun for storytime, could be a fun mentor text for budding cartoonists.
#kidlit 📚📚
#kidlit 📚📚
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A shining example of the visual joke. Dodo goes for a walk in the peaceful jungle, unaware of the tiger following them. Danger escalates, but of course Dodo escapes. The hunter maybe doesn’t fare so well. Lots of fun for storytime, could be a fun mentor text for budding cartoonists.
#kidlit 📚📚
#kidlit 📚📚
Hank the goose can be pesky, and everyone is charmed by cute little Frank. But when Frank gets Hank in trouble, it’s game on. Can the two find a way to get along? Another fun story with everyone’s favourite goose.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hank the goose can be pesky, and everyone is charmed by cute little Frank. But when Frank gets Hank in trouble, it’s game on. Can the two find a way to get along? Another fun story with everyone’s favourite goose.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Squeak the mouse eats some green jelly and turns into Hyde, who can’t stop eating- he even eats the furniture. It’s a wild story, with busy , frenetic pages, that will appeal to cartoon-loving readers.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Squeak the mouse eats some green jelly and turns into Hyde, who can’t stop eating- he even eats the furniture. It’s a wild story, with busy , frenetic pages, that will appeal to cartoon-loving readers.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Using nature comparisons such a wind, sun, rain, stone, a range of emotions are explored with a rich vocabulary. The child’s face & body language are depicted in the swirly, movement-filled illustration. Back matter includes further ways to use this book for #SEL. Good storytime choice
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A poem dedicated to the first people of the American continent, illustrated with earthy tones and details. The back matter extends the story, making it a good choice for both storytime and classroom. A QR code that leads to an audio version. Excellent addition to library collections.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A poem dedicated to the first people of the American continent, illustrated with earthy tones and details. The back matter extends the story, making it a good choice for both storytime and classroom. A QR code that leads to an audio version. Excellent addition to library collections.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
The perfect introduction to Autumn for toddlers. There’s even a vocabulary seek and find at the end of the book. The small size will fit tiny hands. Autumnal colours and simple shapes accompany the text. It’s a nice little book!
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The perfect introduction to Autumn for toddlers. There’s even a vocabulary seek and find at the end of the book. The small size will fit tiny hands. Autumnal colours and simple shapes accompany the text. It’s a nice little book!
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
The illustrations here might seem like the star of the show, and they are truly spectacular, moving across the pages in flying black wings, red eyes, and lovely skies. The text is poetic and informative, accompanied by several pages of crow behaviour that extend the lesson. Stunner!
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The illustrations here might seem like the star of the show, and they are truly spectacular, moving across the pages in flying black wings, red eyes, and lovely skies. The text is poetic and informative, accompanied by several pages of crow behaviour that extend the lesson. Stunner!
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
In the right hands, this could be a wildly successful storytime book. The listener has to supply the sounds in the busy spreads. The book starts slowly, with letters to help with sounds , ramping up to symbols only. The illustrations are detailed, so may best be used with a small group.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In the right hands, this could be a wildly successful storytime book. The listener has to supply the sounds in the busy spreads. The book starts slowly, with letters to help with sounds , ramping up to symbols only. The illustrations are detailed, so may best be used with a small group.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Roscoe needs new shoes, but he likes his old puppy slippers, which are soft and so comfy. Ivy puts the new shoes out for Roscoe to see, and he eventually warms to them. Written for neurodivergent children & their parents, it has helpful tips. A non-didactic book that all kids can enjoy.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Roscoe needs new shoes, but he likes his old puppy slippers, which are soft and so comfy. Ivy puts the new shoes out for Roscoe to see, and he eventually warms to them. Written for neurodivergent children & their parents, it has helpful tips. A non-didactic book that all kids can enjoy.
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
#kidlit 📚👍🏼