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Jessica Harrison @crackingthecover.bsky.social · 9d

Elevator on 74th Street is charming tale of friendship bit.ly/4nPDlES #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social
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Elevator on 74th Street is charming tale of friendship - www.crackingthecover.com

Follow the comings and goings of an apartment building’s residents through the eyes of its elevator in The Elevator on 74th Street, by Laura Gehl and Yas Imamura.

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 10d

🎉 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 Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · 10d

Happy book birthday to The Elevator on 74th Street, about an elevator who decides to play friendship matchmaker! I'm so excited that this book is now out in the world. The illustrations by Yas Imamura are absolutely fabulous.

I really love this book and hope you will read and share it!

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 18d

✨ Celebrating Rosh Hashanah with #12x12PB books! ✨

📚 KAYLA & KUGEL’S SUPER ROSH HASHANAH @artbyann.bsky.social

📚 MY SHOFAR @artbyann.bsky.social

📚 THE ROSH HASHANAH RECIPE @authorlauragehl.bsky.social

More buff.ly/kX6QxPi

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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 23d

🍿📚✨Book Trailer Premiere! @kidlittv.bsky.social is proud to present the #booktrailer for THE ELEVATOR ON 74TH STREET
written by our NEW Author Sponsor, @authorlauragehl.bsky.social, and illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social.
🎬 Watch here from 7AM ET: www.kidlit.tv/BookTrailerP... #kidlit

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Sep 4

My daughter created this adorable book trailer for The Elevator on 74th Street! The book is out September 20.

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thank you to the Center for Children's Books for a wonderful review of THE ELEVATOR ON 74th STREET.

As a huge Shel Silverstein fan (who also recognizes that The Giving Tree has some problematic messaging), I was delighted and honored by this comparison.

Our book is out 9/20! Pre-order now!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Aug 29

YAY! Congratulations!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wonderful! Hope you love it!!!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Aug 26

Bucket List Item: Write a picture book that has an ice cream sundae on the cover ✅

I'm SO SO EXCITED to share the cover for the book that Sarah Lynn Baker and I have created. It is a story of summer fun, of grandma love, of being brave, and, of course, ice cream!

Available for pre-order now!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks so much for recommending our book!

Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you so much to SLJ for a glowing review of THE ELEVATOR ON 74th STREET!

The reviewer also noted, "This story will be useful for engaging children in discussions about the effort that it takes to form friendships and would be useful at the start of the school year."

I love this idea!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Jul 6

Oh, that's so great to hear!!! Hooray!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks, Melissa! 🥰

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you ❤️

Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Jun 23

I can't even describe how excited I am about this book that Julia Patton and I get to put out into the world! It is about bunnies who defend their forest from a dastardly new resident not with weapons but with poetry and baked goods. Available for pre-order now!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Jun 3

I guest-blogged for the Association of Library Services to Children about how libraries build community (and how I wrote a book about it). You can check out my post here: www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2025/06...

How Libraries Build Community (and How I Wrote a Book about It)

Libraries offer so much more than books! And each additional element is a way for the library to enhance their ability to build community!

www.alsc.ala.org

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · May 21

Grateful for two new glowing reviews! Thank you Kirkus and SLJ!

DONUT/ROSQUILLA is out now, and THE ELEVATOR ON 74th STREET is available for pre-order.

#kidlit

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · May 6

Congratulations! It sounds fantastic!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · May 6

I'm so delighted that DONUT, illustrated by the fabulous Andrea Zuill, is now available in a bilingual board book format!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · May 5

Thank you!!! ❤️

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Apr 15

ORSON AND THE WORLD’S LOUDEST LIBRARY is out today! This book is a love letter to libraries and also to all the kids (and adults!) who crave quiet. ORSON is about the ways that libraries not only connect people to books but also connect book-lovers to one another. I hope you will check it out!

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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · Apr 15

Looking for an eggscellent #Easter art activity for kids? Join #kidlit illustrator @joycewanbooks.bsky.social for Ready Set Draw and learn to draw Peep & Egg from PEEP AND EGG: I’M NOT HATCHING.🐣 buff.ly/3l1nGHM @authorlauragehl.bsky.social

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you to Booklist for reviewing ORSON AND THE WORLD'S LOUDEST LIBRARY!

Less than a week until this book gets to meet its readers!

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Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you so much! ❤️

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