Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit poet and picture book author
@jpuglow.bsky.social
flower gardener, poet #PB writer inspired by nature & ocean life 🌳🌸🌞🌙💦 #CoRA #SCBWI #12x12 #CtC #NSTA | Storied Ink on Substack https://substack.com/@jpuglow
https://joyceuglowauthor.com repped by Liza Voges at Eden Street
https://joyceuglowauthor.com repped by Liza Voges at Eden Street
“When we love the Earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully.” bell hooks
bell hooks (1952-2021) did not capitalize her name to focus readers’ attention on the content of her message.
bell hooks (1952-2021) did not capitalize her name to focus readers’ attention on the content of her message.
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“When we love the Earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully.” bell hooks
bell hooks (1952-2021) did not capitalize her name to focus readers’ attention on the content of her message.
bell hooks (1952-2021) did not capitalize her name to focus readers’ attention on the content of her message.
Verdict: ✅ Get this beautiful book!
Celebrating the book birthday of BUTTERFLY SEA and sharing this interview with @jpuglow.bsky.social
I hope you will take a moment to read. 🦋 🌊 🎂
#kidlit #Libsky #bookbirthday #bookrelease #butterfly #childhood #imagination #play #photography #amreading #amwriting #picturebook
I hope you will take a moment to read. 🦋 🌊 🎂
#kidlit #Libsky #bookbirthday #bookrelease #butterfly #childhood #imagination #play #photography #amreading #amwriting #picturebook
Cynthia Mackey Shares Her Creative Point of View!
January 15, 2026, Vol. 2, Issue 2 | uGROnews shines a light on the garden of ideas that grow into books for children.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Verdict: ✅ Get this beautiful book!
Reposted by Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit poet and picture book author
BOOK MAIL! I just checked the virtual mailbox and another PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD has arrived!
STUCK!
Written by Joyce UGlow @jpuglow.bsky.social
Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova
Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/stuck-the-st... #STEM #kidlit
STUCK!
Written by Joyce UGlow @jpuglow.bsky.social
Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova
Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/stuck-the-st... #STEM #kidlit
aprilberrybooks.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
BOOK MAIL! I just checked the virtual mailbox and another PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD has arrived!
STUCK!
Written by Joyce UGlow @jpuglow.bsky.social
Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova
Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/stuck-the-st... #STEM #kidlit
STUCK!
Written by Joyce UGlow @jpuglow.bsky.social
Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova
Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/stuck-the-st... #STEM #kidlit
Reposted by Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit poet and picture book author
I’m excited to present this webinar with SCBWI-WI! Stories have always been my starting place, and sharing that work over the past year has grown into a community I’m really proud of. If you’re curious and able to join, I’d love to see you there!
www.scbwi.org/events/april...
@jpuglow.bsky.social
www.scbwi.org/events/april...
@jpuglow.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I’m excited to present this webinar with SCBWI-WI! Stories have always been my starting place, and sharing that work over the past year has grown into a community I’m really proud of. If you’re curious and able to join, I’d love to see you there!
www.scbwi.org/events/april...
@jpuglow.bsky.social
www.scbwi.org/events/april...
@jpuglow.bsky.social
I'm hosting a FREE WEBINAR with @mollyharris.bsky.social and Brooke Hartman about their writing process! Please share!
Register for a chance to WIN a copy of both books! You don’t need to be present to win.
Recording available after.
LINK: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for a chance to WIN a copy of both books! You don’t need to be present to win.
Recording available after.
LINK: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Kim, incredible things are coming your way! I can feel it.
January 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Kim, incredible things are coming your way! I can feel it.
Greetings from STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits! Thanks, April.
BOOK MAIL! I just checked the virtual mailbox and another PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD has arrived!
STUCK!
Written by Joyce UGlow @jpuglow.bsky.social
Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova
Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/stuck-the-st... #STEM #kidlit
STUCK!
Written by Joyce UGlow @jpuglow.bsky.social
Illustrated by Valerya Milovanova
Read the entire postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/stuck-the-st... #STEM #kidlit
aprilberrybooks.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Greetings from STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits! Thanks, April.
A new book is coming! Take a look! Mel Rosenberg Shares His Creative Point of View! open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...
Mel Rosenberg Shares His Creative Point of View!
January 3, 2026, Vol. 2, Issue 1 | uGROnews shines a light on the garden of ideas that grow into books for children.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
A new book is coming! Take a look! Mel Rosenberg Shares His Creative Point of View! open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...
It's Day 3 of #Storystorm! How many solid ideas will be generated this month?
January 3, 2026 at 11:53 AM
It's Day 3 of #Storystorm! How many solid ideas will be generated this month?
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – KURT VONNEGUT
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – KURT VONNEGUT
Join us in celebrating LIMELIGHT: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics by Renee M. LaTulippe, ill. by Chuck Gonzales. @charlesbridge.bsky.social
Our interview: uGROnews on SubStack
ugronews.substack.com/p/renee-m-la... Request your library add it to their collection. Gift it this holiday season, too.
Our interview: uGROnews on SubStack
ugronews.substack.com/p/renee-m-la... Request your library add it to their collection. Gift it this holiday season, too.
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Join us in celebrating LIMELIGHT: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics by Renee M. LaTulippe, ill. by Chuck Gonzales. @charlesbridge.bsky.social
Our interview: uGROnews on SubStack
ugronews.substack.com/p/renee-m-la... Request your library add it to their collection. Gift it this holiday season, too.
Our interview: uGROnews on SubStack
ugronews.substack.com/p/renee-m-la... Request your library add it to their collection. Gift it this holiday season, too.
Thanks, Mikki.
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thanks, Mikki.
Thank you! I had fun composing this.
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Thank you! I had fun composing this.
My WIP will benefit from your expertise. ❤️
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My WIP will benefit from your expertise. ❤️
Thank you, Lydia, for selecting my poem as one of the #FallWritingFrenzy 2025 winners. @lydialukidis.bsky.social & @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
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Please support prize donors! lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
Here is my poem. joyceuglowauthor.com/2025/10/03/a...
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Please support prize donors! lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
Here is my poem. joyceuglowauthor.com/2025/10/03/a...
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Thank you, Lydia, for selecting my poem as one of the #FallWritingFrenzy 2025 winners. @lydialukidis.bsky.social & @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
lydialukidis.wordpress.com
Please support prize donors! lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
Here is my poem. joyceuglowauthor.com/2025/10/03/a...
lydialukidis.wordpress.com
Please support prize donors! lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
Here is my poem. joyceuglowauthor.com/2025/10/03/a...
Reposted by Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit poet and picture book author
🎉 Cheers to #12x12PB member @jpuglow.bsky.social for signing with Liza Voges at Eden Street! 🎉
She shares:
“My mantra… elevate others & prioritize joy.”
Read more: buff.ly/SIi7BwZ
#kidlit
She shares:
“My mantra… elevate others & prioritize joy.”
Read more: buff.ly/SIi7BwZ
#kidlit
October 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎉 Cheers to #12x12PB member @jpuglow.bsky.social for signing with Liza Voges at Eden Street! 🎉
She shares:
“My mantra… elevate others & prioritize joy.”
Read more: buff.ly/SIi7BwZ
#kidlit
She shares:
“My mantra… elevate others & prioritize joy.”
Read more: buff.ly/SIi7BwZ
#kidlit
Hello! Welcome to BlueSky.
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hello! Welcome to BlueSky.
Reposted by Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit poet and picture book author
Project-based learning is one of my favorite ways to dive deep into a topic. In this STEAM unit, students step into the role of junior exhibit designers!
Loved bringing this unit to life!
@jpuglow.bsky.social
#STEM #edusky #teachersky #projectbasedlearning
open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...
Loved bringing this unit to life!
@jpuglow.bsky.social
#STEM #edusky #teachersky #projectbasedlearning
open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...
Digging into the Past: Teaching Fossils, Stories, & Science through “Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits”
Discover cross-curricular lessons on fossils, ecosystems, and narrative craft with ready-to-teach guides and hands-on extensions across grade levels K-5.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Project-based learning is one of my favorite ways to dive deep into a topic. In this STEAM unit, students step into the role of junior exhibit designers!
Loved bringing this unit to life!
@jpuglow.bsky.social
#STEM #edusky #teachersky #projectbasedlearning
open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...
Loved bringing this unit to life!
@jpuglow.bsky.social
#STEM #edusky #teachersky #projectbasedlearning
open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...
Lynn, your book makes room for wonderful discussions. Congrats!
October 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Lynn, your book makes room for wonderful discussions. Congrats!
As is yours!
October 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
As is yours!
I’m game but I need to get thinking…
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I’m game but I need to get thinking…
Kettle ballet childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/02/p... #mashupPoem
1
Witch’s
midnight dance
Wand pointed up
Broom floating ready
Pointy red shoes tied tight
Tricks bubbling, kettle ready
Hips stirring ever so slightly
Dance of witch’s sweet ballet begins
Shout & perform the costumed kettle grab!
1
Witch’s
midnight dance
Wand pointed up
Broom floating ready
Pointy red shoes tied tight
Tricks bubbling, kettle ready
Hips stirring ever so slightly
Dance of witch’s sweet ballet begins
Shout & perform the costumed kettle grab!
Pie Corbett: Ambush the Reader
First of all, from Pie, and of course all of us here at The Children’s Poetry Summit – Happy National Poetry Day! Ambush the Reader Poets love words. Each word is chosen with care to cr…
childrenspoetrysummit.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Kettle ballet childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/02/p... #mashupPoem
1
Witch’s
midnight dance
Wand pointed up
Broom floating ready
Pointy red shoes tied tight
Tricks bubbling, kettle ready
Hips stirring ever so slightly
Dance of witch’s sweet ballet begins
Shout & perform the costumed kettle grab!
1
Witch’s
midnight dance
Wand pointed up
Broom floating ready
Pointy red shoes tied tight
Tricks bubbling, kettle ready
Hips stirring ever so slightly
Dance of witch’s sweet ballet begins
Shout & perform the costumed kettle grab!
lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/f...
Check out my four Etheree poems #FallWritingFrenzy
For A Good and Sweet Year of Abundance and Hope
@lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
Please support the prize donors. lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
joyceuglowauthor.com
Check out my four Etheree poems #FallWritingFrenzy
For A Good and Sweet Year of Abundance and Hope
@lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
Please support the prize donors. lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
joyceuglowauthor.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/f...
Check out my four Etheree poems #FallWritingFrenzy
For A Good and Sweet Year of Abundance and Hope
@lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
Please support the prize donors. lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
joyceuglowauthor.com
Check out my four Etheree poems #FallWritingFrenzy
For A Good and Sweet Year of Abundance and Hope
@lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
Please support the prize donors. lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
joyceuglowauthor.com
Reposted by Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit poet and picture book author
#SunWriteFun judges worked through the steam & have exciting news! FIRST, @buchetbooks.bsky.social , @swildmansf.bsky.social, & I want to thank our generous donors, talented entrants, fab judges, & kind #SunWriteFun 25 supporters🥰 Here are the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS! More announcements re next week!
October 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#SunWriteFun judges worked through the steam & have exciting news! FIRST, @buchetbooks.bsky.social , @swildmansf.bsky.social, & I want to thank our generous donors, talented entrants, fab judges, & kind #SunWriteFun 25 supporters🥰 Here are the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS! More announcements re next week!