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Debbie Ridpath Ohi
@debbieohi.com
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Kidlit author & illustrator. 🇨🇦. Illus in books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others.

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📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
📚 I'M BUSY (w/ Michael Ian Black, 2026/02/24)

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 3d
LOOK WHAT *JUST* ARRIVED, along w/sweet note from @jpchanda.bsky.social!

I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me launches 2025-02-24 @simonkids.bsky.social. More re: our I'M series: debbieohi.com/im-picture-b...

Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/i-m-...

Photo: @jridpath.bsky.social #KidLit
Debbie holding up I'm Busy, her new picture book with Michael Ian Black, along with a sweet note of congratulations from her editor Justin Chanda at Simon & Schuster Children's. Background is a backyard with fallen autumn leaves, fences, and trees. Debbie showing the back cover of I'm Busy, her new picture book with Michael Ian Black, pointing to her name in the credits. Background is a backyard with fallen autumn leaves, fences, and trees.
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If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting." — Liana Brooks
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:

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Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Turkey writers.

#DebbieOhiComics #Thanksgiving
Comic showing a turkey typing on a laptop. He says "Dangit! I'm going to finish this novel if it's the last thing I do." One of two turkeys in the background says, "Well, you have until this weekend, anyway." The other whispers to him, "Shh, I haven't told him about that yet." The turkey writer says, "Huh? Why? What's happening this weekend?" Comic by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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A coffee stain turkey for you Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving. We Canadians celebrated our Thanksgiving last month. ☕🎨

#Uplift #Turkey #CoffeeStainArt #FoundObjectArt
A turkey created from a coffee stain. The brown coffee stain on a piece of paper has been enhanced with ink lines to make it look like a turkey. A few coffee beans lie nearby for scale, showing how tiny the turkey drawing really is. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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#booksky #kidlit
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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bravo canada bravo
hugobookclub.bsky.social An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 4d
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.

These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
Stamps featuring Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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You never know what will come out of a broken crayon. #Uplift

More broken crayons, classroom activities: debbieohi.com/resources/re... #EduSky
Sketchbook with a broken green crayon placed along the bottom. A crayon illustration of a girl entwined with green leaves appears to be emerging from the broken part of the crayon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Wkly #KidLitLaunches thread: Did you post about a #KidLit or #YALit book launching this wk? Want to help boost a #PublicationDay #BookBirthday?Reply with link to the Bluesky or blog post. Only for books launching Nov.24-30, 2025 #2025-Wk48.

Book bloggers, agents, publishers welcome to post links!
Large text reads “KidLit & YA Book Launches Nov. 24-30, 2025.” Smaller text says “Is your book launching this week? Reply to this thread with info and a link to your Bluesky post.” Bottom line reads “Bluesky launch thread 2025-Wk48 created by @debbieohi.com #KidLit #PublicationDay #BookBirthday.” Bright graphic background shows confetti, ribbons, and candies.
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.

Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.

Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
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November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#Uplift
kimwnolan.bsky.social Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 2d
This little hummingbird wants to land on your uplift feed 🥰
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:

bsky.app/profile/debb...

Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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I love my friend @angrykem.bsky.social's daily musical improvisations.
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I found a big sign at the thrift shop with some live/laugh/love stuff on it, so I painted over that with my to-do list. Feel free to make it yours, too.
A painted pink, black and white sign that reads: To Do Build community Shop small and local Speak up and speak out Practice empathy Protect the vulnerable Give to good causes Care for the earth Be brave and loving Investigate Read and listen Abide no fascism
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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"A sound reminder for all—both kids and the adults who are responsible for scheduling their time." YAY, Kirkus likes I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me! ❤️💛💙💚🧡 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Note: "brilliant endpapers" were designed by the fabulous Laurent Linn at S&S, not me.
I'M BUSY | Kirkus Reviews
Actor, comedian, and writer Black and illustrator Ohi team up once more, this time for the story of an overscheduled youngster who must make time to relax.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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LOOK WHAT *JUST* ARRIVED, along w/sweet note from @jpchanda.bsky.social!

I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me launches 2025-02-24 @simonkids.bsky.social. More re: our I'M series: debbieohi.com/im-picture-b...

Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/i-m-...

Photo: @jridpath.bsky.social #KidLit
Debbie holding up I'm Busy, her new picture book with Michael Ian Black, along with a sweet note of congratulations from her editor Justin Chanda at Simon & Schuster Children's. Background is a backyard with fallen autumn leaves, fences, and trees. Debbie showing the back cover of I'm Busy, her new picture book with Michael Ian Black, pointing to her name in the credits. Background is a backyard with fallen autumn leaves, fences, and trees.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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WKLY POLL: List something you enjoyed doing or learning recently that has NOTHING to do w/work events, politics, or self-promo. Hobbies? Food? etc. #CommunityPolls #Uplift

A friend on TogetherCraft.online (Minecraft server for grown-ups) took me for a flying tour. Amazing builds!
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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For those looking for my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky: the link is always in my profile.

Includes quickstart info, how to control what you see and don't see, different community resources, and Resources For the #KidLit Community:

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For KidLit Community - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish
KidLit Community On Bluesky Since I mainly joined Bluesky in hopes of helping to establish my new home for connecting with the kidlit community (writers, illustrators, educators and librarians, agent…
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November 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I did not know there was a kidlit feed over here... looking forward to starting to promote the best books for young readers again.

Do the YA folks have a dedicated feed? Any comics feeds? I really don't want to tune back into Meta in 2026, but I have felt completely out of the loop this year!
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Kidlit mega feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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You never know what will come out a broken crayon. #Uplift

My broken crayon #KidLit picture book with Linda Sue Park: debbieohi.com/resources/re...
A broken Crayola sepia crayon lies in two pieces, and an illustrated girl kneels above it holding a notepad, with swirling sepia marks beneath her, as if she is floating out of the broken bits. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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There was no denying it, she was beautiful, both a blessing and a curse her entire life yet she endured....

#FungiFriday #FungiFriends #shrooms #photography #nature #don'thatemecausei'mbeautiful #humor #humour🇨🇦
A bluish white fungi, with a stem that looks like lots of little legs, standing in front of some fallen maple leaves with a hint of green ivy
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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When you glance quickly at the photo below, did you first see a sheep face or a duck face?

When this photo popped up in my #Uplift sources feed, I saw a weird sheep face (with the duck's nostrils being the eyes, and the real-life black eyes being ears). THEN I saw the duck. 😁
annieparker.bsky.social Annie Parker @annieparker.bsky.social · 4d
Morning all, what’s occurring?
#Duck #FarmLife #LittleFarm
Close up of a white duck’s head, with a light brown bill. She’s wrapped in a towel cause I’m attempting to give her some medication. She is less than impressed.
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Life is disappointing, but harps never are.

#improv #music #harp

youtu.be/16aXeJ1mrGw
Into the Hole in the Middle: Improv 2,309 (Ogden lever harp)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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So I’m getting into my truck at the grocery store and a voice yells “Hey! Young lady!”

I am 48 so I did not turn, but then I see wild waving out a truck window. Old man straight off Duck Dynasty, full camo, beard to his sternum. He says “Your bumper sticker! Read books, punch Nazis?”
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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For an introvert, the real gift is finding someone whose presence feels calming instead of draining. Some people make you feel light and safe, while others drain your energy within minutes. Time with the right person feels effortless, with the wrong person it feels like a marathon
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM