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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LibrarySky

Quote from Judy Blume reads "Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." An illustration shows a young girl reading a book on a green bean bag. The cover of the book says "I love to read." Art is by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, based on a character from The Pain and The Great One.

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 2d

What a fun way to share glimpses into your book!

How about the word “lost”?

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Personalizing queries? Yes. That joy of tailoring your query to an agent and getting your hopes up? Those moments were fun. But investing that energy made the rejections hit harder. #kidlitchat

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Picture book comps - that's my specialty. It comes from hanging out in an elementary library every morning. Providing suggestions to "I want a book about" is the joy of library life.

But you don't have to be in a library to search for titles. Go to your public library's online portal! #kidlitchat

Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 3d

TOPIC: Queries, pitches, log lines, synopses, comps--all the stuff that someone other than you needs to see (sometimes before they agree to see your work itself!). What are you especially good at? What do you dread? Any tips for coming up with good versions of any of those steps? #kidlitchat

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Scholastic's Storyvoice website does online readings each Friday, so it looks like Melinda Beatty is a guest this week. Since some of our school libraries are primarily funded by bookfairs, these readings should be help us know what to buy. storyvoice.scholastic.com/landing

Storyvoice: Free Live Author Events Every Week | Scholastic

Join us weekly for new, live author events! Scholastic's free online experience connects classrooms to their favorite authors and illustrators.

storyvoice.scholastic.com

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Checked this morning’s email and excitedly added this to Friday’s to do list. I get to see @charlenechua’s gorgeous illustrations!

An author (Melinda Beatty) next to her picture book THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE DAY illustrated by Charlene Chua. The book has a purple and black background and an aqua colored vampire who looks frightened.
Under the book promo is information about an upcoming online reading of the book.

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Daily drawing would be healthy for all of us #kidlit creators!

It’s reality check week when I get estimates & calculate how many books I will need to sell to cover the cost of illustrations & printing. It’s the reality of author publishing. Picking paper by “how many more books will this require?”

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 6d

I wish we had found this book when my son was first diagnosed & that it would be more visible and available at bookstores. He will carry both WHEN A KID LIKE ME FIGHTS CANCER & HEROES NEED HELP as he meets with kids as a child life specialist. He’s applying for internships in the spring. 🙂
#kidlit

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Visited four 4th grade classes this week sharing THE BOOK CAT followed by THE LIBRARY KITTY. It’s so fun to hear their reactions. Especially when they ask for a chapter book version and list reasons that longer books are better. 🙂 #kidlit #Skybrarians #Edusky

Two light blue early reader books featuring a cat with books, a stack of bookmarks, and a display featuring the cat who inspired the books.

MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 6d

This is a wonderful book. As an elementary school librarian, it’s the one I share with classes when a friend is diagnosed with cancer.

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 6d

WHEN A KID LIKE ME FIGHTS CANCER
by Catherine Stier @catherinestier.bsky.social
(& Angel Chang)
2021, Albert Whitman

An innocent kid. A fight. Discoveries.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Can we start that? I think Small Press September should be a thing. Unless we go bigger and encourage people to choose small press every month! 🙂

MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 8d

When I added Jason Greco’s latest illustration to my dummy, I noticed that he has only three more to go and then the cover!!!Now I know how the Velveteen Rabbit felt when it became real! #kidlit #chemo

MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Going back to @valleychildrens.bsky.social for his 17th year of outpatient treatment was tough. Yet, with his typical optimism, Jaxon declared "chemo isn't the bad guy." From that sentiment came HEROES NEED HELP - a picture book about pediatric chemotherapy. #cancer #braintumors #kidlit

An illustration from the final page of a picture book about pediatric chemotherapy. A boy and a girl are standing on top of the world, triumphantly hold their IV poles.

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Priscilla Alpaugh @priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social · 9d

I like this one a little better. #notoai #antiartificialintelligence #aintnothingliketherealthing #kidlitillustration #kidlitart

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Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social · 9d

GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! comes out this month!

✨There’s still time to pre-order! (Pre-orders get the book into stores and in front of readers! )

Thx for the support & I can’t wait for you all to meet Grayson T. Squirrel! 🐿️
(Is this emoji a chipmunk, btw?? 🧐)

#kidlit #library #picturebook #edusky

The cover of the book Gray squirrel loses it featuring a squirrel looking for his nut under rock. On the post it says October 21 because that is the date that the book gray squirrel loses it comes out. Also pictured are a gray squirrel and a cardinal about to attack him.

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Ack! Only the cover is on Edelweiss! Waiting is going to be tough! My library kiddos are squirrel hunters (within books) because of “Where are my Books?” It feels like they are perfectly primed for this title. 🙂

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Going back to @valleychildrens.bsky.social for his 17th year of outpatient treatment was tough. Yet, with his typical optimism, Jaxon declared "chemo isn't the bad guy." From that sentiment came HEROES NEED HELP - a picture book about pediatric chemotherapy. #cancer #braintumors #kidlit

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 10d

I use a Danny and the Dinosaur book as I demonstrate the difference between fiction and nonfiction when 1st graders are learning to find their own books. It brings me joy every year! #kidlitchat

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 10d

It's worth it. Brother took me on the way back to the airport. Be sure to visit KC's public library on 10th too! It's a refurbished bank and is famous for the books painted on an outside wall. I hope to go back and watch a movie from inside the bank vault.

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 10d

If you ever find yourself in KC…
The Fire Cat goes up and down the pole. 🙂

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 10d

THE FIRE CAT was my sister's favorite too. I thought it was obscure, but your love for it & The Rabbit Hole display in Kansas City proves that it isn't. 🙂 #kidlitart

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Pippi was the opposite of everything I was, so I loved her. Wished I could be outgoing like her. #kidlitchat

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 14d

As librarians we spotlight a variety of books to help them find what they love. 🙂 Otherwise, they will check out what “everyone else” is getting and carry books they don’t open in their backpacks.

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 14d

If the beetles in my neighborhood were this cute, I might invite them in to enjoy cookie crumbs. 🐞

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 14d

Our kids need to see love between siblings! Excited to read this!

Cynthia Mackey, If a 🐝 Lands On Your Toe Now Available @booksbycindy.bsky.social · 14d

Sibling relationships don’t have to be filled with rivalry. That’s why my next picture book, #ButterflySea, depicts siblings in conflict but also sibling love and empathy. Relationships are complex. 🦋 🌊 📕 🧒 👦
#CanKidLit #kidlitmegafeed #edusky #libsky

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MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 15d

@phyllisharris.bsky.social has found the perfect combo (her art, a Monet theme, and a cute pet). It’s things like this that bring us to social media. We hope scroll, searching for these glimmers of joy! #kidlit ❤️

Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social · 15d

Inspired by a beautiful Claude Monet painting, a little artist decides to create her own masterpiece, but her puppy has other ideas.

Just under 8 months until CLAUDE unveils his masterpiece!

Pre-Order Now:

BOOKSHOP: tinyurl.com/y874z3sm

Amazon: tinyurl.com/3jzhvm9n

B&N: tinyurl.com/3ph5te8m

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