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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Thank you @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social I encourage educators to look for ways to promote creativity in all forms with your students as you head back to the classroom!
#EduSky #Creativity #Kindness #Stem #Reading

Laura Roettiger - Photographer, Teacher, and Author

Laura Roettiger is a reading specialist and award-winning elementary educator from Chicago, IL who weaves her passion for STEM learning and fostering kindness into stories for children. Her roots in C...

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 9d

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @authorlauragehl.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 THE ELEVATOR ON 74TH STREET, illustrated by Yas Imamura and published by Simon & Schuster, is here! 📖✨

Find it here: buff.ly/Io8UdaM

#kidlit #12x12PB

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 9d

🦖🦕🦖 Happy book birthday!

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Jill Dana Books @jilldanabooks.bsky.social · 10d

FYI: I'm only on social media periodically. To contact me, please visit my website (jilldanabooks.com) and complete the contact form to ensure that I receive your correspondence. Thank you!!

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Bonnie Kelso @bonniekelso.bsky.social · 10d

Doodle Chat! Learn to draw a cute dolphin! This series is for kids, but adults are always welcome. #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebooks #drawalong #drawwithme #letsdraw #doodlechat youtu.be/9Tm-0cFvsCI?...

Doodle Chat - Let's Draw A Dolphin!

YouTube video by Bonnie Kelso, Artist and Author Illustrator

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · 11d

A beautiful haiku by Picture Book Gold's @ljrwritenow.bsky.social will be getting airtime from the Poetry Pea!! It also will appear in the beautiful Poetry Pea Journal! Wonderful recognition for Laura--every #haikuSaturday she posts a lovely poem & photo! Congrats Laura!
#poetry

The Poetry Pea @thepoetrypea.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you Laura. Happy to tell you I shall be reading your poem on the Podcast on the 7th October and putting it in the Poetry Pea Journal 5:25, out later in the year.

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 24d

Picture Books
words and art work in tandem touching hearts
changed forever

#internationalDotDay

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 13d

One of the most beautiful books I own.
I love that the themes of asking for help and persistence are so seamlessly threaded through the pages. These are two important qualities we need to share with all ages.

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Vivian Kirkfield @viviankirkfield.bsky.social · 13d

In difficult times, books that provide joy, hope, and inspiration are one of the most important gifts we can give our children...books like WOODY'S WORDS by #LisaRogers, illus by #SusanReagan #AstraBooksforYoungReaders #PBCritique #Giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/26/p...

Perfect Picture Book Friday: WOODY’S WORDS: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows Plus PB Critique GIVEAWAY

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s author is a longtime kidlit friend of mine…we both debuted in 2019 and have been friends ever since! She has graciously offered a giveaway f…

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 12d

family fall fun

core memories created

traditions shared

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku

Apple tree with a cluster of ripe apples

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · 13d

Don't miss this giveaway!! #critique #kidlit

Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · 13d

So happy to have the pb bio WOODY'S WORDS featured on the wonderful @viviankirkfield.bsky.social's blog for #PerfectPictureBookFriday w/an effective writing activity based on how Wilson Rawls learned to write.
#writing #poetry #noticing #listening #TLSky #EduSky

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: WOODY’S WORDS: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows Plus PB Critique GIVEAWAY

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s author is a longtime kidlit friend of mine…we both debuted in 2019 and have been friends ever since! She has graciously offered a giveaway f…

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · 16d

Check out @lisaljrogers.bsky.social's post about doing too much telling in writing--w/before & after examples of her own from Woody's Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows. PLUS a lovely review by @lynnbbooks.bsky.social! All on Lynn Becker's fab blog!

#writingtips #ShowDontTell

Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Today on the blog: Guest post with Lisa Rogers, author of Woody’s Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows! Please stop by! @lisaljrogers.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · 18d

Apparently PB Gold types only think literary thoughts...🐾

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · 19d

Hmmm...it wouldn't have anything to do with T.S. Eliot, would it? 🐱 And/or Andrew Lloyd Webber? 🐈

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Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian @writerjolene.bsky.social · 20d

This is amazing--thank you so much for celebrating with us, friends! 🥰🥳

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Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · 20d

And be sure to enter the #giveaway for Woody's Words by commenting on Beth Anderson's excellent blog!

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Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · 20d

Educators, would love to hear if you try out this activity for Woody's Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows with your students! Follow @bandersonwriter.bsky.social's blog for more ideas & info!
#Educators #GrowthMindset #writingprompt

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Especially for Educators: “Who Helps You Shine? Embracing a Growth Mindset to Reach Your Dreams” by Lisa Rogers

Here’s another fantastic book from one of the Kid Lit for Growing Minds members! In this post for educators and librarians, author Lisa Rogers, a former library teacher, shares how WOODY&#821…

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 19d

from 27f

sunset views abound

awash in color

#haikuSaturday #photography #travelphotography

Clouds photographed from the airplane window

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 19d

Beautifully stated, sad but true.

I tried explaining to someone born in the 1980s that I had read this book before 1984. It was a confusing concept. 😵‍💫

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 23d

lauraroettigerbooks.com/2025/09/16/w... don’t miss this #NF #PB A FAMILY FOR ZOYA: The True Story of an Endangered Cub 🐯 this book has fantastic information and text features for educators !
#Booksky #edusky #Teachers #Giveaway

Welcome Author Debra Kim Wolf – Giveaway Alert

Today I am sharing my interview with Debra Kim Wolf, celebrating her book, A FAMILY FOR ZOYA: THE TRUE STORY OF AN ENDANGERED CUB, illustrated by Annalisa Durante and Marina Durante which released …

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Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · 23d

"Love the day. Do not leave the sky out of your landscape." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
#poetry

Photograph of wispy clouds against a blue sky

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Vivian Kirkfield @viviankirkfield.bsky.social · 23d

Time to celebrate! The birth of a new book! UNIQUE LIKE YOU @allisonrozo.bsky.social @roza555.bsky.social Angie Alape @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #Authorinterview #giveaway #SEL #bilingual This is one not to miss! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/16/b...

Book Birthday: UNIQUE LIKE YOU Plus Giveaway

From idea to published book…what a process! It takes passion, practice, preparation, patience, and perseverance! And that’s why our Book Birthday posts are so very special because we are celebratin…

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 22d

#photography #birds #Colorado

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · 24d

I'm excited for you and your persistence paid off!
Yay, Jilanne 🐟

a blue fish with the words `` just keep swimming '' on it

Alt: a blue fish with the words `` just keep swimming '' on it

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · 24d

Very exciting to see this beautiful cover from the talented @jilanne.bsky.social on @viviankirkfield.bsky.social's excellent blog!

Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 24d

So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky

Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life

Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…

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