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Carolyn B. Fraiser

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NF #PB Author, MOON TREE 🌙🌲(2022, Reycraft Books) & M IS FOR MASON JAR (2025, Familius). #STEM. #SCBWI. Crystal Kite Award. Rep: Michelle Z. Jackson, LCS Literary. She/Her. #KidLitEvents calendar is available at CarolynBFraiser.com/KidLit

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Jul 12

Welcome to our homestead ... Look what arrived this week! M IS FOR MASON JAR releases ONE MONTH from today (on August 12th) from @familiusbooks.bsky.social . I am so excited to introduce this book to the world. Available now for pre-order! #KidLit #PictureBooks #NewRelease

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 17h

Oh this is so cute! Love it!

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 6d

Last chance to win a give-away from author-illustrator @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social on my blog. See details on the post below.

#KidLit #Giveaway #picturebook #booksky

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Creative Chaos

I’m one of those writers who want to do ALL THE THINGS. But when I try, I often get frustrated or my health suffers. That's why I'm thrilled that Author-Illustrator, Mirka Hokkanen, agreed to stop by ...

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 9d

#KidLitEvents

SCBWI New York: West/Central Upstate @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social · 16d

Submitting Your Work: Digital Portfolios and Dummies for Illustrators and Author/Illustrators.
Bring your digital portfolio or dummy to share. Hosted by Kate Woodle, published illustrator, PAL member, and Illustrator Connect Facilitator.
#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 10d

GG's Library bookstore in Prosperity, South Carolina is absolutely magical! What a great crowd for their grand opening event on Saturday.

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 12d

Can you believe October begins next week? 🤯 This month flew by (I don't even think I promoted the calendar in September! 😂)

Check out all the events this fall and sign up for weekly email alerts: carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/

#KidLit #picturebooks #middlegrade #youngadult

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 12d

Check it out! I'm part of the amazing author line-up at GG's Library Grand Opening Celebration in Prosperity, SC, tomorrow. If you are in the area, come join the party! 🥳🎉

#KidLit #PictureBooks #EduSky #BookSky

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 13d

I'm so excited to have @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social on the Writing While Impaired blog this week as she shares how she manages her own creative chaos with a calendar system. Hope it is helpful to you as you create through the chaos of life!

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#kidlit #illustration

Creative Chaos

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 18d

Got THE BEST compliment from a bookseller yesterday while talking about M IS FOR MASON JAR:

"Were you once a teacher?" 😆

No, but I always dreamed about being one. Now I write educational books for kids! 🥰

#KidLit #PictureBooks #edusky #booksky #bookstores

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 21d

That soundtrack always inspires me!

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PB25Vibes @pb25vibes.bsky.social · 25d

Hooray for @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social and her beautiful books!!! Did you know she used to climb trees to hide from her neighbors and escape into a book?! Good thing she doesn’t need to hide away anymore because we need her to write and share all of her books with us! ✨📚

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 26d

A new educational HI-LO title out in the world! Now I have 3.

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 27d

GIVE AWAY ALERT! Check out my interview with @lydialukidis.bsky.social and enter for a chance to win M IS FOR MASON JAR. @familiusbooks.bsky.social

#KidLit #picturebooks @edusky.bsky.social #booksky

Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social · 28d

Ever wonder how to write a concept book?
Check out my blog post featuring @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social. She wrote her latest book on a dare! Plus, there's a giveaway: tinyurl.com/ykenju9p
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books

Author Carolyn Fraiser on Concept Books– plus a GIVEWAY!

Hello world!! This is my kidlit my blog, Blissfully Bookish. This time I get to introduce a friend I made during a kidlit competition. I had the pleasure of critiquing her manuscript and was blown …

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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 29d

Teachers! Librarians!
How School Librarian Monica DiGiovanni created a Nonfiction Unit Her Grade 3-5 Students Loved
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#SchoolLibrarians #TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit
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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 29d

I am looking forward to it! YUM! 😋

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 29d

If anyone is near or around Asheville this weekend, I'll be at The Hop Ice Cream and Bubble Tea with @malaprops.bsky.social on Saturday, 9/13, from 2-4 pm. Stop by for a scoop and some book conversation. MOON TREE and M IS FOR MASON JAR will be available for purchase!

#KidLit #EduSky #BookSky

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Sep 8

One more day to win a copy of M IS FOR MASON JAR through this fantastic give-away! #KidLit #PictureBook #EduSky #BookSky

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PB25Vibes @pb25vibes.bsky.social · Aug 25

Carolyn @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social shares how her book cover shares the spirit of the story. #bookcover #reflections #author #kidlit #PB25Vibes #writingcommunity #publishing

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 22

Way to go @katiedwyer.bsky.social !!!!

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Aug 22

Announcing new deals for @annaksortino.bsky.social @rffaubion.bsky.social @katiedwyer.bsky.social @dianamurrayauthor.bsky.social + more buff.ly/iiFAwfs

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 20

M IS FOR MASON JAR got a great review from the Midwest Book Review! @familiusbooks.bsky.social 🎉🤩

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 20

It was my pleasure!

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm so excited that #KidLit Author @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social stopped by my blog today to talk about "breaking the silence" of her own battle with #chronicillness.

Check it out: writingwhileimpaired.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 19

Science is so cool! 🔭🌑 #edusky #kidlit

Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · Aug 19

A Brand New Moon!

The JWST has just imaged a new moon in orbit around Uranus. The tiny moon, currently called S/2025 U1, is only about 6 miles (10 km) across, and brings the count of Uranus’ moons up to 29. Which Shakespearean character would you name this moon after? 🧪🔭

Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you to @boonewrites.bsky.social for hosting me on her 6 QUESTIONS blog this morning. Be sure to check it out and follow her for more upcoming children's books! @familiusbooks.bsky.social

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 18

Give away alert! 🎉

Judy Campbell-Smith @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social · Aug 18

New blog post! Check out the interview with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social about back matter in her book MOON TREE & then enter the giveaway for a brainstorming session with Carolyn! Comment on this post for an extra entry! #kidlit #interview #giveaway
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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Aug 18

Such fun mason jar swag for our launch event this weekend!
#kidlit #picturebooks