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Eija Sumner

@eijasumner.bsky.social

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Children’s Author | Idahoan | AABB | Hamline MFAC The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime🧜‍♀️😡 Crocodile Hungry 🐊🦩😭 Cats, eels, books, etc. www.eijasumner.com

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hello, Bluesky #kidlit!

I’m the children’s author of the #picturebooks THE GOOD LITTLE MERMAID’S GUIDE TO BEDTIME and CROCODILE HUNGRY.

I’m a former bookseller/bookbuyer and library storytime lady. I love books, cats, tea, and write about all the above and eels.

My name sounds like “A-ya”! ✨

Children’s author, Eija Sumner, wearing a sparkly mermaid shirt and holding a copy of her picture book, THE GOOD LITTLE MERMAID’S GUIDE TO BEDTIME illustrated by Nici Gregory

Children’s author, Eija Sumner, signing copies of her picture book, CROCODILE HUNGRY, at The Little Unity bookstore in Auckland, New Zealand.

A tuxedo cat with his head in a metal watering can surrounding by potted flowers.

Canola oil rolling yellow fields on the Palouse in North Idaho.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 3d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 5d

It is so good and I love the characters so much. Wonderful wonderful books.

Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I’m an author working on my illustration, looking for representation. Definitely a cat person, and this illo is from my favorite cat manuscript.

Full dummy available!

#kidlitart #kidlit

Illustration of a man holding his cat in a yellow kitchen.

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 10d

I really love JUST US by Molly Beth Griffin.

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 12d

Chatted w teens about banned books and books in general yesterday, and one of the teens said there should be a book category between middlegrade and young adult because what they read at 13 and are reading at 16 is very different, and yes please!

More books for inbetween/upper middle grade age!

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 15d

My parents who haven’t watched late night since 1977, stayed up to watch Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 17d

Working on critiques and realizing that I do not own a copy of The Beast of Monsieur Racine ?? !

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Briar in Blue @auroraworeblue.bsky.social · 18d

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia

A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says:

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Because you enjoyed A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune:
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible...

View all books similar to A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 18d

Allowing myself to be distracted by giant gargoyle Halloween decorations.

Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 20d

So cute!

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 20d

For everyone canceling all the subscription things— your library likely has streaming, dvds, books, music, newspapers and magazines!

Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 21d

Grateful to have Washington doctors even though I’m an Idaho resident.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21d

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21d

Eel fact: this eel is cute

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Gwynne Ghoulfinkle @gwynnega.bsky.social · 23d

BREAKING!

Delaware officially enacted House Bill 119, the Freedom to Read Act, yesterday.

www.everylibrary.org/win_delaware... via
‪@everylibrary.bsky.social‬

A Win in Delaware! HB119, The Freedom to Read Act, is Now Law

www.everylibrary.org

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 26d

Tonight my family is honored to be dining with Jennifer.

Jennifer is an acorn my children befriended at a park earlier today.

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 27d

Tina I’m at Highlights rn forever trying to solve my book problems!!! But I love and appreciate this. And you. ❤️

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · 29d

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎉🍾

Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Sep 6

I will hand sell books to strangers if I am in a bookstore. I may not WORK THERE but it is my job. 🫡🫡🫡

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Sep 5

Zohran and his comms and video team are v good at this. 👏👏👏

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.

But we do need your time. ⏰

zohranfornyc.com/events

Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Sep 5

Heck yea Maria Cantwell, thank you

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 4

"You're a charlatan. That's what you are." -- Cantwell to RFK Jr

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Sep 4

Summer is over— good! Me and this voicey character are over hot weather on this 90’ #KidlitArtPostcard day in September.

Manuscript available. Dummy is a work in progress. Seeking representation for all the Kidlit things!

#kidlit

Illustration of a grumpy kid refuses to get out of their booster seat in the car. Their mom is looking down at them, hands on the half open window.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Sep 3

everyone stop being an evil piece of shit challenge oh my god

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Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Sep 3

I very much like the new Pips dominoes puzzle because that is exactly how my brain works.

Checked off all easy, medium, and hard Pips dominoes puzzle puzzles.

Eija Sumner @eijasumner.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yes! (Fingers-crossed)

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Sep 2

NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates.

The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries

You made your voice heard for libraries. The House listened. A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget.
The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet, but this good news is thanks to your hard work.
Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. Show up for our libraries. American Library Associaiton.

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