Hooray! "Bitsy Bat, Team Star" is part of the @barnesandnoble.com hardcover event. Featuring a new non-speaking character, Enzo Owl, this story champions teamwork, sportsmanship, and acceptance of differences like autism. Happy New Year, everyone!

#bitsybat #autismacceptance #kidsbooks

During the Great Depression, brave women rode horseback through the Kentucky mountains to deliver books to remote communities. HOPE RODE by @laurenkerstein.bsky.social & Becca Stadtlander tells this stunning true story in gorgeous free verse. My review: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/hope-rode-th...

I found three tiny jumping #spiders (like the one in the picture) huddled inside a bag blowing through the snow. What to do? I took a guess and released them in my fern. Now my kitchen is fully stocked with jumping spiders for the winter and I feel like a total maniac. #KindnessMatters #Wildlife

📸 Probably my favourite shot from this week.
Wild creatures, I just love you so much. #photography #science

In the midst of holidays, it's great to see books that widen that category! Here's a great interview with @teresarobeson.com about her lovely book CLEAR AND BRIGHT!
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Loved hearing this story began as a contest entry!!

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I’m thrilled to share this fabulous cover reveal for an important new STEM book by Louise Aamodt, illustrated by Eloy MacKay! I met Louise at a conference years ago, and am still uplifted by her commitment to craft and her generosity. I can’t wait to read it and share it with students.

38 of the BEST kids' non-fiction books of 2025 are here! From Kwame Alexander to Jason Chin to Ed Yong—acclaimed creators bring true stories to vivid life. Science, history, biographies & nature—something for every reader! Which will you read first?
www.thechildrensbookreview.com/38-of-the-be...

Shop last minute gifts before 12/17 and you're automatically entered to win a $250 gift card!! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. US only, 18+. Ends 12/17. See full rules: bit.ly/check2x

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the chapter book, KATIE CRUMBLE AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING UNDERWEAR by @oksanna.bsky.social illustrated by Lydia Ramsey (Plumleaf Press).

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-...

I’m thrilled to share this fabulous cover reveal for an important new STEM book by Louise Aamodt, illustrated by Eloy MacKay! I met Louise at a conference years ago, and am still uplifted by her commitment to craft and her generosity. I can’t wait to read it and share it with students.

Brilliant October books: I love this inspiring picture book that shows the power of horses to help a child feel more confident and grow as a reader! RAIN AND THE READING HORSE is written by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Hannah Salyer. (Me with FredBob.) #kidlit

Today on the blog: October’s Book of the Month is AGGIE AND THE GHOST, by Matthew Forsythe lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/octo...

How was my book launch month? Find out in my latest newsletter where I find out…I'm a STAR! And you can get a #caricature from me this Saturday in #Thornton!
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Today on the blog: October Recommendations! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/octo...

I finally honed into the differences between Big Bluestem and Little Bluestem, two of the big 4 prairie grasses. They are especially gorgeous in the fall!

Peaceful fall evening at Walden Ponds in Boulder, CO. These ponds are named after Walden “Wally” Toevs, who headed the effort, asked for by local residents, to turn spent gravel pits into wetland habitat in the 1970s. The efforts continue today.