Karen Gray Ruelle
@karenruelle.bsky.social
-children's book author & illustrator: fiction (mostly dogs & cats) & nonfiction (mostly spies & WWII)
-artist/ESOL teacher/language lover
-dogs, cats, chocolate, gelato, chocolate gelato
-still working on that funny MG novel and a spy book for adults
-artist/ESOL teacher/language lover
-dogs, cats, chocolate, gelato, chocolate gelato
-still working on that funny MG novel and a spy book for adults
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
Merry Christmas!
December 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Merry Christmas!
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Happy Solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy Solstice!
Happy Hanukkah! I think we need a new menorah!
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Happy Hanukkah! I think we need a new menorah!
I made you a little collage.
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I made you a little collage.
Check out this glorious watercolor by my friend @bethmenninga.bsky.social !
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Check out this glorious watercolor by my friend @bethmenninga.bsky.social !
I made you a little painting. Meet Moxie.
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I made you a little painting. Meet Moxie.
Grateful for family and friends this Thanksgiving. Wishing you all a beautiful day.
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Grateful for family and friends this Thanksgiving. Wishing you all a beautiful day.
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So no terrorism then?
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So no terrorism then?
Here's a little collage I made for you.
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Here's a little collage I made for you.
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From FB:
Before it was carved...
Mount Rushmore's beauty was unpresidented.
Before it was carved...
Mount Rushmore's beauty was unpresidented.
October 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
From FB:
Before it was carved...
Mount Rushmore's beauty was unpresidented.
Before it was carved...
Mount Rushmore's beauty was unpresidented.
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Am actually quite moved to read the thoughts of the actors and director about Leonard and Hungry Paul.
I honestly never expected any of this. I was just typing away for my own entertainment and a book popped out.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
I honestly never expected any of this. I was just typing away for my own entertainment and a book popped out.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Leonard and Hungry Paul cast and Director on telling a story about kindness, friendship, and the quiet heroism of everyday life -
The feel-good series stars Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, with Julia Roberts as narrator
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Am actually quite moved to read the thoughts of the actors and director about Leonard and Hungry Paul.
I honestly never expected any of this. I was just typing away for my own entertainment and a book popped out.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
I honestly never expected any of this. I was just typing away for my own entertainment and a book popped out.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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💛
Leonard and Hungry Paul is such a magical book. I am delighted to be a tiny part of this novel becoming a television series.
— Julia Roberts, Leonard and Hungry Paul narrator
— Julia Roberts, Leonard and Hungry Paul narrator
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
💛
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Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025. With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the country.
Join us.
www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
Join us.
www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
October 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025. With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the country.
Join us.
www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
Join us.
www.scbwi.org/essential-re...
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In his astute analysis of the Trump speech to the generals -- the most alarming pronouncement of the Bozo Fascist's reign -- Lawrence O'Donnell focuses on how the president's worsening cognitive decline and mental illness make him all the more dangerous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpU...
Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In his astute analysis of the Trump speech to the generals -- the most alarming pronouncement of the Bozo Fascist's reign -- Lawrence O'Donnell focuses on how the president's worsening cognitive decline and mental illness make him all the more dangerous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpU...
I painted this little pair for you.
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I painted this little pair for you.
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Anytime, anywhere you hear anyone say that democrats have shut down the government, kindly correct them. The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
October 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Anytime, anywhere you hear anyone say that democrats have shut down the government, kindly correct them. The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
The republicans shut down the government.
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
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Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian | Book Riot
Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian
After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.
buff.ly
September 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian | Book Riot
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Oy vey!
The latest example of Trump’s relentless assault on free speech.
He's rewriting visa rules to make it harder for foreign reporters to cover his presidency - so he can just kick them out if they write stories he doesn't like.
He's rewriting visa rules to make it harder for foreign reporters to cover his presidency - so he can just kick them out if they write stories he doesn't like.
World news organisations urge US not to slash journalist visas
Planned change would hurt its image abroad, they tell the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Oy vey!
I made you a little collage.
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I made you a little collage.
Best wishes for a sweet new year! L'Shana Tova!
September 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Best wishes for a sweet new year! L'Shana Tova!