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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Sep 2

How does author @taradairman.bsky.social know an idea will make a good book?
1. When it won’t leave her alone.
2. When it feels like something something she hasn't seen before.
3. When it feels like something she’s particularly qualified to write.
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Six Questions with Tara Dairman

Tara Dairman (she/they) writes middle-grade novels and picture books about kids with strong passions and big questions about the world. Tara’s books include The Girl from Earth’s End, the All Four Sta...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Jul 1

Author @mwstories.bsky.social as grateful for the many ways in which members of the children’s community have helped him grow as a writer.
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Six Questions with Michael Wang

Michael Wang is an author, designer, and avid plant enthusiast. His career began in graphic design, where he worked for many years before co-founding a design studio specializing in creating and curat...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Jun 24

#kidlit #Author @costantia.bsky.social stopped by my Six Questions blog to talk about her new #picturebook, The Fig Tree, which explores the purpose of the Green Line that divides the island of Cyprus.

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Six Questions with Costantia Manoli

Costantia Manoli is the award winning author of Tomatoes in My Lunchbox, a Bookstagang Future Classic Picture Book 2022, a Kirkus Most Empowering Picture Book 2022 and an Ezra Jack Keats Writer’s Awar...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Jun 19

a cartoon of a raccoon blowing pink hearts from its mouth

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Jun 3

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · May 14

Hey #librarians and #teachers —
Want to support a great cause while getting a sweet deal? Bid! Bid! Bid!

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · May 13

Much of a writer’s success (or lack of success) is out of their hands.
That's why #author Margaret Finnegan heeds this #writing advice: WRITE THE NEXT BOOK.
Read more on my Six Questions blog!

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Six Questions with Margaret Finnegan

Margaret Finnegan’s latest middle grade novel is Spelling It Out (Atheneum Books for Young Readers). If she is not writing kid lit or teaching her students at Cal State LA, she is most likely walking ...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · May 8

I am doing a #teacher appreciation week #giveaway over on Instagram. Please send your teacher friends over to enter!

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · May 1

Where does #kidlit #author Ha Dinh find inspiration? Everywhere, but especially from childhood memories, students she teaches, and her own children!
Read more in this Six Questions interview

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Six Questions with Ha Dinh

Ha Dinh is a reading intervention specialist, former primary school teacher, mom, and author. She had been dreaming of writing children’s books since she first came to America as a kindergartener, but...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Apr 22

Author @chelseatornetto.bsky.social‘s new picture book shows how the tiniest act of kindness can brighten an entire neighborhood.
#kidlit #writing #writingcommunity

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Six Questions with Chelsea Tornetto

Chelsea Tornetto is an educator turned children’s book author (she taught 7th grade world geography for 17 years prior to writing for kids.) Chelsea has enjoyed writing rhyming poetry since she was a ...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Apr 14

Girl Power for the win!
#books #writers #picturebooks

Dawn Simon @dawnsimon.bsky.social · Apr 13

@boonewrites.bsky.social had a book giveaway, and I won a copy of Pedal Pusher: How One Woman's Bicycle Adventure Helped Change the World.💙

Written by Mary Boone and illustrated by Lisa Anchin, this PB biography is about Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, the 1st woman to ride a bicycle around the world.

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Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social · Apr 9

Check out these most anticipated books!
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social @boonewrites.bsky.social @namstwit @HelloMrsDinh @christinashawn.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social @jpuglow.bsky.social jpuglow.bsky.social‬ Shifa Saltagi Safadi

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Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · Apr 8

My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything. —Susan Sontag #quotes #WritingCommunity

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Apr 8

Reading Madeline as a kid mattered to @kdmaz.bsky.social

She had cancer and she didn’t know of any other book that showed a little girl – like her - in the hospital.
Representation matters.
Read more on this week’s Six Questions blog!
#kidlit #writers #writing

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Six Questions with Katie Mazeika

Katie Mazeika is an award-winning author and illustrator who can’t imagine a better job than making books. She loves creating characters that make an impression and specializes in telling stories base...

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Steph Kentscott @skscottwriter.bsky.social · Apr 2

“I would not be an author today, writing about books where children can see themselves- where books can serve as windows, mirrors, and sliding doors- if not for the books that I read.”

Thanks for a great discussion @boonewrites.bsky.social & @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social

Authors Mary Boone, Suma Subramaniam, and Steph Kentscott

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Apr 1

I love chatting with #kidlit authors about their #writing practices!

Dana Marie Miroballi @noshesthebear.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you @boonewrites.bsky.social for the feature. It was a nice opportunity to reflect on my timeline and experiences in the picture book writing world.

#kidlit #WritingCommunity

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 28

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Steph Kentscott @skscottwriter.bsky.social · Mar 28

Stopped by one of my favorite indies, Island Books, and found my friend @boonewrites.bsky.social ‘s new baby and picked up a copy. Everyone needs a copy, tbh.

Holding Mary Boone’s Childrens book PEDAL PUSHER

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 23

Visiting indie bookshops as an author is pure joy!
#writingcommunity #kidlit #pnw

Authors Mary Boone and Rachel Michelle Wilson visit Edmonds Bookshop in Edmonds,WA

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 18

Such a glorious day! Thanks to @brickandmortar024.bsky.social and everyone who came to show support!

Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · Mar 18

A big thank-you to Curtis Manley, @amyhevron.bsky.social, @boonewrites.bsky.social, and everyone who came out to support our joint picture book event yesterday! We learned all sorts of cool facts on everything from bison poo to coding to 1890s-era bicycles. 🤯

Mary Boone speaks to an audience at Brick & Mortar Books alongside Curtis Manley, and Amy Hevron.

Signed copies of Grace Builds an Almost Perfect Dog, Poo Pile on the Prairie, and Pedal Pusher.

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 18

The key to being in a great writer? PLAY!
Learn more from #kidlit #author Natasha Tripplett here:

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Six Questions with Natasha Tripplett

Natasha Tripplett lives in Northern California, where she writes from a tree house perched in a sycamore tree. Natasha is a Jamaican Jewish American author who is passionate about cultural representat...

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hey #teachers and #homeschoolers -
Check out this post for some fun activities that connect #stem and language arts learning!

Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · Mar 12

For you #edusky!
👀 LitLinks: How bicycles make the shift between #STEM and #ELA easy!
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@boonewrites.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
@lisaanchin.bsky.social
#womeninhistory

LitLinks: How bicycles ease the shift between STEM and ELA

Books about bicycles are a terrific way to introduce bike-centric STEM lessons and help students make the intellectual leap from STEM to language arts.

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 6

I live in the PNW and write books for curious kids. I’d love to connect with more #writers #librarians #teachers #kidlit creators #parents and #picturebook #authors!

a boy and a girl are playing connecting game

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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 5

2 PM. Should be lots of fun!

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Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · Mar 4

Mary Boone got me to dig deep! Thanks, Mary, for your questions about inspiration, a favorite teacher, & takeaways from our new book, Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony, with Stacy Innerst!
#creativity #inspiration #WomenArtists #abstractart #kidlit

Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social · Mar 4

You can’t write a story until you know its heart. Author @lisaljrogers.bsky.social says she can’t find that heart until she emotionally connects to the story. #writing #kidlit

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Six Questions with Lisa Rogers

Lisa Rogers became inspired to write for children during her career as an elementary school librarian. Her picture books have received multiple starred reviews and awards, including the Golden Kite Ho...

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Julie Kinn - Psychologist & Writer @juliekinn.bsky.social · Mar 4

Hey #writers, have any of you done a residency? How was that experience?

#writingcommunity #booksky #writesky #writersky

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