Katie Slivensky
@kslivensky.bsky.social
Encouraging others to get know science a little better. Kidlit author. Science educator. Rock collector. Stargazer. Nature photographer. Animal buddy. They/She. Was @paleopaws on the old place. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette.
www.KatieSlivensky.com
www.KatieSlivensky.com
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Katie Slivensky
@kslivensky.bsky.social
· Oct 17
About time I made a pinned post! I'm a children's author and science educator. I love connecting kids with the natural world -- and helping them learn how to be true to themselves. 💚
Find my books here: bookshop.org/contributors/katie-slivensky
Find more info about me here: www.katieslivensky.com
Find my books here: bookshop.org/contributors/katie-slivensky
Find more info about me here: www.katieslivensky.com
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Tapping the sign again
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tapping the sign again
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Starting on some new art for work, and while I'll hold off on showing the finished illustration until I get the go-ahead (likely not for a few months here), I think it might be fun to share the thumbnails that didn't get picked! Nosa' luta with various other Rota plant species. 🎨🪶
November 6, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Starting on some new art for work, and while I'll hold off on showing the finished illustration until I get the go-ahead (likely not for a few months here), I think it might be fun to share the thumbnails that didn't get picked! Nosa' luta with various other Rota plant species. 🎨🪶
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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
#Uplift #Turkey #CoffeeStainArt #FoundObjectArt
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A coffee stain turkey for you Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving. We Canadians celebrated our Thanksgiving last month. ☕🎨
#Uplift #Turkey #CoffeeStainArt #FoundObjectArt
#Uplift #Turkey #CoffeeStainArt #FoundObjectArt
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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We have plenty of hypotheses--more than enough actually.
Testing hypotheses requires real, actual data.
Which requires physically doing things, things that have not been done before. Which usually requires quite a bit of trial and error with *hands*.
Testing hypotheses requires real, actual data.
Which requires physically doing things, things that have not been done before. Which usually requires quite a bit of trial and error with *hands*.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We have plenty of hypotheses--more than enough actually.
Testing hypotheses requires real, actual data.
Which requires physically doing things, things that have not been done before. Which usually requires quite a bit of trial and error with *hands*.
Testing hypotheses requires real, actual data.
Which requires physically doing things, things that have not been done before. Which usually requires quite a bit of trial and error with *hands*.
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What.
No seriously, What.
No seriously, What.
Ok so.
"The Genesis Mission will build an integrated AI platform to harness Federal scientific datasets — the world’s largest collection ... — to train scientific foundation models and create AI agents to test new hypotheses, automate research workflows, and accelerate scientific breakthroughs."
"The Genesis Mission will build an integrated AI platform to harness Federal scientific datasets — the world’s largest collection ... — to train scientific foundation models and create AI agents to test new hypotheses, automate research workflows, and accelerate scientific breakthroughs."
"the president has directed the Department of Energy to launch an AI project called the genesis mission" sounds like something out of a technothriller
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What.
No seriously, What.
No seriously, What.
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Exciting news! The Spanish/English bilingual version of Usha y la Gran Excavadora/Usha and the Big Digger is now available at the Scholastic Teacher Store. 💜 (The English only version is also still available.)
shop.scholastic.com/teachers-eco...
shop.scholastic.com/teachers-eco...
Storytelling Math: Usha y la Gran Excavadora | Scholastic Education
Our editors are hard at work, detailed description coming soon.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Exciting news! The Spanish/English bilingual version of Usha y la Gran Excavadora/Usha and the Big Digger is now available at the Scholastic Teacher Store. 💜 (The English only version is also still available.)
shop.scholastic.com/teachers-eco...
shop.scholastic.com/teachers-eco...
When you get a rejection on your novel, but it's a really kind one with nice things to say. 🥹
This has honestly brightened my day!
This has honestly brightened my day!
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
When you get a rejection on your novel, but it's a really kind one with nice things to say. 🥹
This has honestly brightened my day!
This has honestly brightened my day!
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I wrote a chapter of When the Earth Was Green about prehistoric autumn partly to enthuse over how important leaf litter is to small lives through the cold months.
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I wrote a chapter of When the Earth Was Green about prehistoric autumn partly to enthuse over how important leaf litter is to small lives through the cold months.
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I just want to know that I read this as gender-affirming cake, and I think that’s also important. Gonna make sure 16 has both care and cake.
Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I just want to know that I read this as gender-affirming cake, and I think that’s also important. Gonna make sure 16 has both care and cake.
Especially depressing as the scams I get are all so generic and about helping authors find their way if they kinda suck at being authors. They don't name any of my books or compliment a book that's out. They don't even name me, just "dear author". They are like, *designed* to prey on insecurities.
Sigh. Another author email scam in the inbox. I don't get a lot of author related emails, so it is extra depressing that a significant percentage of the author-related emails I do get are these scams.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Especially depressing as the scams I get are all so generic and about helping authors find their way if they kinda suck at being authors. They don't name any of my books or compliment a book that's out. They don't even name me, just "dear author". They are like, *designed* to prey on insecurities.
Sigh. Another author email scam in the inbox. I don't get a lot of author related emails, so it is extra depressing that a significant percentage of the author-related emails I do get are these scams.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Sigh. Another author email scam in the inbox. I don't get a lot of author related emails, so it is extra depressing that a significant percentage of the author-related emails I do get are these scams.
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A little book promo as the holidays approach. 💚
My picture books are available anywhere books are sold! If you order soon through my local indie stores (Porter Square Books, Cambridge or The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton) I can sign/personalize a copy to your recipient! They ship!!!
#KidLit
My picture books are available anywhere books are sold! If you order soon through my local indie stores (Porter Square Books, Cambridge or The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton) I can sign/personalize a copy to your recipient! They ship!!!
#KidLit
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A little book promo as the holidays approach. 💚
My picture books are available anywhere books are sold! If you order soon through my local indie stores (Porter Square Books, Cambridge or The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton) I can sign/personalize a copy to your recipient! They ship!!!
#KidLit
My picture books are available anywhere books are sold! If you order soon through my local indie stores (Porter Square Books, Cambridge or The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton) I can sign/personalize a copy to your recipient! They ship!!!
#KidLit
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“Moi?"
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Moi?"
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
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A chickadee giving serious side-eye to a holiday ornament. Painted with Golden QoR watercolors and a Pentel water brush on cold press Etchr card stock. Two hours and two coffees later and we’re done. I kept this one loose and made it fun. Happy Watercolor Day! #watercolorday #birds
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A chickadee giving serious side-eye to a holiday ornament. Painted with Golden QoR watercolors and a Pentel water brush on cold press Etchr card stock. Two hours and two coffees later and we’re done. I kept this one loose and made it fun. Happy Watercolor Day! #watercolorday #birds
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Found a puddle
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Found a puddle
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#NatureIsArt
Hydrangea, snow, fall - two Mondays ago
#Phonetography
#flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #freshtopping #fluffy
Hydrangea, snow, fall - two Mondays ago
#Phonetography
#flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #freshtopping #fluffy
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
#NatureIsArt
Hydrangea, snow, fall - two Mondays ago
#Phonetography
#flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #freshtopping #fluffy
Hydrangea, snow, fall - two Mondays ago
#Phonetography
#flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #freshtopping #fluffy
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A short break from the mountains to bring you this mountain of a tree!
#thicktrunktuesday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #trees #fortheloveoftrees #waterfallwednesday #waterfall #scape #treelovers #tuesday #bluesky #landscape #photohour #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
#thicktrunktuesday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #trees #fortheloveoftrees #waterfallwednesday #waterfall #scape #treelovers #tuesday #bluesky #landscape #photohour #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A short break from the mountains to bring you this mountain of a tree!
#thicktrunktuesday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #trees #fortheloveoftrees #waterfallwednesday #waterfall #scape #treelovers #tuesday #bluesky #landscape #photohour #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
#thicktrunktuesday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #trees #fortheloveoftrees #waterfallwednesday #waterfall #scape #treelovers #tuesday #bluesky #landscape #photohour #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
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Bullfrog of the day!
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Bullfrog of the day!
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
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This child is truly some combination of fae-speaker and packrat.
4yo stopping my spouse from hauling a furniture box to the recycling:
"Wait!!!!"
*proceeds to tip it over and extract from amidst the crammed cardboard and packaging material several of his own personal items*
"These were for my little friend who lives in the box. For his home."
The items:
"Wait!!!!"
*proceeds to tip it over and extract from amidst the crammed cardboard and packaging material several of his own personal items*
"These were for my little friend who lives in the box. For his home."
The items:
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This child is truly some combination of fae-speaker and packrat.
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4yo stopping my spouse from hauling a furniture box to the recycling:
"Wait!!!!"
*proceeds to tip it over and extract from amidst the crammed cardboard and packaging material several of his own personal items*
"These were for my little friend who lives in the box. For his home."
The items:
"Wait!!!!"
*proceeds to tip it over and extract from amidst the crammed cardboard and packaging material several of his own personal items*
"These were for my little friend who lives in the box. For his home."
The items:
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
4yo stopping my spouse from hauling a furniture box to the recycling:
"Wait!!!!"
*proceeds to tip it over and extract from amidst the crammed cardboard and packaging material several of his own personal items*
"These were for my little friend who lives in the box. For his home."
The items:
"Wait!!!!"
*proceeds to tip it over and extract from amidst the crammed cardboard and packaging material several of his own personal items*
"These were for my little friend who lives in the box. For his home."
The items:
Cleaning the house with a sprained shoulder and mildly thrown out back in preparation for hosting Thanksgiving. 😵💫
Everything is taking three times as long and I'm twice as exhausted. But my PRIDE is doing great.
It may not end up perfect, but still. I have new respect for my stubborn willpower.
Everything is taking three times as long and I'm twice as exhausted. But my PRIDE is doing great.
It may not end up perfect, but still. I have new respect for my stubborn willpower.
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Cleaning the house with a sprained shoulder and mildly thrown out back in preparation for hosting Thanksgiving. 😵💫
Everything is taking three times as long and I'm twice as exhausted. But my PRIDE is doing great.
It may not end up perfect, but still. I have new respect for my stubborn willpower.
Everything is taking three times as long and I'm twice as exhausted. But my PRIDE is doing great.
It may not end up perfect, but still. I have new respect for my stubborn willpower.
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To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
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Sharing this again since it’s pertinent:
This fight over “should authors get paid for their work” debate boils down to this: many, MANY people do not see art as labor.
If art isn’t labor, then you don’t have to change your political views to justify piracy. Easy peasy!
If art isn’t labor, then you don’t have to change your political views to justify piracy. Easy peasy!
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Sharing this again since it’s pertinent: