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Joyce Sweeney
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Director of Kidlit at The Seymour Agency
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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 2d
#kidlit #BannedBooksWeek
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 3d
Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.
BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 4d
Its here! CHESED, a board book about kindness. We need that! Written by Karyn Friedman-Everham, illustrated by Gabby Grant published by PJ Library
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Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · 6d
📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Don't Trust Fish
Neil Sharpson & Dan Santat
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Get this book. The facts are awesome. Or maybe not. You can't trust the narrator 😉
I was here for all of it.
You'll laugh & so will the kids.
Cover for Don't Trust Fish shows the words in large blue with skeptical looking fish.
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 5d
Not what I was taught about free speech.
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The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast @bookfairepod.bsky.social · 5d
Just in time for banned books week...
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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 6d
A devastating ruling that potentially impacts both public and school libraries.

"If the collection constitutes government speech, then [readers’ and authors’] speech rights are not implicated…This is because when the government itself is speaking, it is ‘entitled to say what it wishes.'”
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Karlin Gray @karlingray.bsky.social · 6d
Jane Goodall lives on through her extraordinary work and legacy. There are so many wonderful books about this trailblazing conservationist. Here is one of my favorites if you want to share her story with little ones.
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📚👍 💡📚 💙📚
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 6d
It's here! Laken Slate's debut picture book envisioning a whale fall as a haunted house for fish! Illustrated by Bindy James, published by Charlesbridge @seymouragency.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 7d
I have really good taste!
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KaitlynLeann7 @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social · 7d
Submit your entry NOW for the 2025 #FallWritingFrenzy #kidlit competition. See post for more details!

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2025 Fall Writing Frenzy Entry Form is UP!
Click on the blog post above to enter into the Fall Writing Frenzy for 2025! Make sure to thank our donors and invite all your #kidlit writing friends to submit a story for great prizes by Oct 3rd! Find the rules here. If you have any questions, make sure to check our FAQs. Can't wait to read your work! Sincerely, Kaitlyn Sanchez
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 8d
Don't give up hope and thank you for your service!
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 9d
Look at our beautiful fall/winter lineup! @seymouragency.bsky.social
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 9d
Its here. Na'kuset's journey from 60s Scoop to self empowered written with Judith Henderson, illustrated by Onedove, published by Knopf. @seymouragency.bsky.social
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 10d
This is interesting—I see a lot of these tells in my work with writing scams, where the use of chatbots in scam solicitations and impersonations has become ubiquitous.
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · Aug 31
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 17d
46 years!
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 27d
Who wouldn't want this?
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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 27d
I seem to have a book published today.
The Velveteen Rabbit and Other Classic Children’s Stories.
With my selection of tales by Oscar Wilde, E Nesbit, Mark Twain, Eleanor Farjeon and other great names of children’s literature.
A beautiful fabric-covered edition from Macmillan Collector’s Library.
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BooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social · 27d
💛KINDNESS BOOKLIST💛
When the world seems bleak, don't forget that children voted 'Kindness' as their latest Word of the Year- highlighting just how much this value resonates with them.

👀 Check out our list of children’s books about being kind: ➡️ www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 29d
I love the immediacy of first. Pulls the reader right into the character
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · 29d
I dont have one but my beta reader let me know hers was giggle. Ans I used it a lot lol
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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · Sep 8
Year 8 KS3 recommended reading list for school pupils aged 12-13. Our list includes books by Anne Fine, Elizabeth Laird, Adeline Yen Mah, Jamila Gavin and Meg Rosoff schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #YAlit #ukedchat
Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13
Year 8 reading books - a selection of exciting easy reads and challenging titles, suitable for Year 8 pupils in secondary schools aged 12-13.
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BooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social · Sep 8
🌟PRESCHOOL 🌟Recommended Booklist:
➡️➡️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/re...

🛝This preschool booklist features RECOMMENDED books for preschoolers, including newly published books, classic stories, laugh-out-loud picturebooks, classroom favourites, poetry books and non-fiction...
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · Sep 5
Not my client but my tribe!
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Paloma O’Toole @palomaotoole.bsky.social · Sep 5
I am very excited to announce that my debut picture book is now available to preorder. It is a book very close to my heart, about gender fluidity, pronouns and lots of colourful fish. And for a limited time it is available in Barns and Noble with a 25% off. So, run 🏃🏿 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️, get your copy now! #kidlit
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · Aug 28
This is one of the most creative board books I've ever seen.
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Becca McMurdie @beccamcmurdiebooks.bsky.social · Aug 27
Pinch me! I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my next book, JUST A SHELL…OR IS IT? in collaboration with Paola Escobar and Abrams Kids. Preorder now! Get your signed copy shipped to you through Books of Wonder via the link below.

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Just a Shell...or Is It?
*Pre-order NOW to secure your signed & personalized copies!* Author Becca McMurdie and Pura Belpré Honor Award–winning illustrator Paola Escobar explore the natural world with appreciation and e...
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Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social · Aug 25
Thrilled to be part of of Angela De Groot's FAB FOUR with 'Humphrey the Egg-splorer' by Nadia Ali.
Illustrations by Valenti Gubianas.
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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · Aug 20
Great article about Katie!

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Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social · Aug 20
GREAT article about Miss Katie!
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Madison's Library @madisonslibrary.bsky.social · Aug 17
School libraries have always been more than just a room full of books. Today, in an age of AI, a need to support young people’s wellbeing, misinformation, and a complex and confusion online world, they are essential hubs for every kind of literacy students need to thrive, from media and AI literacy…
Why school libraries and their staff matter more than ever
Take a walk around my school library with me. It’s lunchtime and the place is buzzing. Upstairs there are students quietly studying. In the small rooms, students meet for boardgames club and Dungeons and Dragons club, forming friendships over shared experiences and interests. A group of year 11 students browse the shelves and sit and chat. They come across my pile of new books to show my younger classes and dive into the new non-fiction titles.
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