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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Jun 4

PSA for teachers and librarians! The Library of Congress has an awesome collection of FREE #vintage posters you can download.

#LibraryLove #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #Teacher #ClassroomDecor
#FreeResourcesForTeachers #RaisingReaders #Booksky #FreePrintable #FreePrintables

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 30

Share culturally diverse books with culturally diverse communities! $5=1 📖 at read4unilty.com/give
@read4unity

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 30

“One in five children in our country is food insecure. And that reflects not a poverty of resources but a poverty of moral courage and imagination.” @warnock.senate.gov

@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social delivery before the end of the school year!

An awesome kid went home with a signed copy.

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 17

There was an Old Man of Dunluce,
Who went out to sea on a goose.
When he’d gone out a mile, he observ’d with a smile,
“It is time to return to Dunluce.“
-Edward Lear

Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 17

This illustration of Edward Lear’s “There was an Old Man of Dunluce” limerick hangs in my story lab to inspire me to excellence and silliness in storytelling! The best part is my dad painted it ❤️

#kidlit #kidillustration #tallenteddad #creativefamily

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 14

So as I put down my paintbrush and pick up my chisel, I have to expect that excellence will take time.
#workinprogress #middlegrade
#amwritingfiction #amwritingmiddlegrade #amwritingkidlit #writerlife

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 14

I finally realized it was like an oil painter becoming a marble sculptor.
They're both art. The elements and principles are the same (form, line, texture, etc.), but the skills of execution are entirely different.

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 14

I've been a writer for almost two decades, first in women's lifestyle magazines and then in marketing.
I expected that experience to count for more when it came to writing a novel, and when it didn't, I got frustrated.

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 12

New book alert! Signed LITTLE BIG MAN by @varianjohnson.bsky.social and @reggiebrownart.bsky.social is waiting in the @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social!
Give culturally diverse books (like this one) to culturally diverse communities through #read4unity. Go to read4unity.com/give $5=1 book!

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 6

Get ready for giggles in the bus line! Signed LITTLE FREDDY TWO PANTS by #drewdaywalt is in our @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social! 👖👖

Share books with culturally diverse communities at read4unity.com/give
$5=1 book #kidlit #literacymatters #literacyforall #booksky

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 5

Taking a break from reading and writing books to build some books.
#bookishlife #legolife #booksky

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · May 3

“#Picturebooks are for everybody.” - @mrschureads.bsky.social
I just dropped one of Johns books off in a #Read4Unity @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social! This beautiful, signed story is waiting for an awesome kid to pick it up in the bus line this week.
#kidlit #booksky

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 19

In my printer’s defense, I did try to print 4 to a page double sided, so that’s on me. Just trying to do my part for the environment by using less paper and not going to space, but somehow I still flew too close to the sun!

Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 19

I think my printer is uses a Magic 8 Ball to decide which days are for printing. Today? Outlook not so good. 🎱

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 19

I’m such a powerful introvert, my extroverted husband has become more introverted. (Whoops!)

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 16

Long walks outdoors unstick the ideas, the plot, the descriptions, the words from my brain.

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 13

Happy #DropEverythingAndReadDay! Nobody wrote kid emotions like #BeverlyCleary. I still go back to the Ramona books regularly to learn and for cozy nostalgia. I never got to meet her, but I was grateful to find this signed copy on EBay for my collection.
#DEARday #kidlit #kidlitauthor #amwriting

Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 11

Do we still #flashbackfriday? Because I just picked these up at the thrift store. My sister and I regularly rented the BBC Chronicles of Narnia on VHS at Blockbuster!

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 10

“We could play like we invented the game. Kept the fans on the edge of their seats.”- @kadirnelson.bsky.social, We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

I picked up this book @nlbmuseumkc.bsky.social, and it’s gorgeous. The words, the illustrations, all of it. #booksky #kidlit #baseball

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 9

Let’s inspire the next generation of innovation! Dropping off some activity books at one of our Clarkston #read4unity @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social locations!
Share culturally diverse books for $5/book at read4unity.com/give
#welcomerefugees

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 8

This Refugee Sewing Society bag is the perfect size! It’s just right for my e-reader and all of the other everyday essentials. I also love supporting our new neighbors as they become self sufficient. #welcomerefugees #booksky #bookish #bookworm #bookaccessories refugeesewingsociety.com

Crossbody bag with Kindle E-reader inside

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Apr 2

Many of our friends in Clarkston are #ELL, so I mostly put #picturebooks in the Jolly ES @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social, but I have to sneak the occasional #middlegrade in there…especially when it’s @kwamembalia.bsky.social books!
Share culturally diverse books for $5/book at read4unity.com/give

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Mar 31

I started reading JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON by @gillianmauthor.bsky.social. The 1st scene was in Nando’s, so I had to pause and relocate to the appropriate setting. Thanks to #TSNTYAW for introducing me to Gillian, and thanks to Nando’s for opening a driving-distance location last month! #booksky

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Mar 28

Refreshment + Reading break during #Read4Unity @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social deliveries in Clarkston #welcomerefugees #readingforall #booksforall #booksky
Provide free access to culturally diverse books for $5/book at read4unity.com/give

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Quincy Trochue @quincytrochue.bsky.social · Mar 27

WORDS + ART
Two of my favorite things collide!
Art by the insanely talented Anthony Johnson
Seen at The Coastal Discovery Museum