@kimsz11.bsky.social
2025 springlit HM no. 2 in sweetness
praised by paramount: Detective Teddy Pilot
PB party, 12x12, occasional Scribophile user
praised by paramount: Detective Teddy Pilot
PB party, 12x12, occasional Scribophile user
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MONKEY'S SWEET SURPRISE: A LUNAR NEW YEAR MIX UP by @ediblewords.bsky.social illustrated by Bonnie Lui (Picnic Heist Publishing).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MONKEY'S SWEET SURPRISE: A LUNAR NEW YEAR MIX UP by @ediblewords.bsky.social illustrated by Bonnie Lui (Picnic Heist Publishing).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-...
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-...
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The news is dire, but books uplift. I’m giving away these PBs and MG books- some new ARCs and some older gems.
To enter, L + RP and leave a comment for an extra entry. US only, ends 1/21.
To enter, L + RP and leave a comment for an extra entry. US only, ends 1/21.
January 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The news is dire, but books uplift. I’m giving away these PBs and MG books- some new ARCs and some older gems.
To enter, L + RP and leave a comment for an extra entry. US only, ends 1/21.
To enter, L + RP and leave a comment for an extra entry. US only, ends 1/21.
@juliefhedlund.bsky.social i work part-time for two school districts that r sanctuary and live in a sanctuary state, california. a principal at a preschool told me to call her if ice arrives. the school will be locked down. she'll call their lawyer. weird to have a fight w/ice.
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@juliefhedlund.bsky.social i work part-time for two school districts that r sanctuary and live in a sanctuary state, california. a principal at a preschool told me to call her if ice arrives. the school will be locked down. she'll call their lawyer. weird to have a fight w/ice.
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TRUNK GOES THUNK! A WOODLAND TALE OF OPPOSITES by Morris Heather C. Morris, illustrated by @chantelleburgen.bsky.social
(Gnome Road Publishing)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-...
(Gnome Road Publishing)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-...
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, TRUNK GOES THUNK! A WOODLAND TALE OF OPPOSITES by Morris Heather C. Morris, illustrated by @chantelleburgen.bsky.social
(Gnome Road Publishing)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-...
(Gnome Road Publishing)
To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-...
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social THIS woman wants to interview me for an americorps position in ur area. it's an edu job at a school. we might meet in real life haha.
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social THIS woman wants to interview me for an americorps position in ur area. it's an edu job at a school. we might meet in real life haha.
simpsons rock. haha "theft equals flavor".
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
simpsons rock. haha "theft equals flavor".
google ai rocks. helps me get problematic people and understand my own actions' and reactions' impact better
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
google ai rocks. helps me get problematic people and understand my own actions' and reactions' impact better
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MAX & THE MIRACLE DRUM by Manu Delpech, illustrated by Trần Hà Trang.
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MAX & THE MIRACLE DRUM by Manu Delpech, illustrated by Trần Hà Trang.
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, HOPE RODE by @laurenkerstein.bsky.social, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander (Union Square Kids)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, HOPE RODE by @laurenkerstein.bsky.social, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander (Union Square Kids)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... (+ more ways to win)
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social what time will you be hosting? it'll be nice to see u again. i might pop in for 20 minutes.
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social what time will you be hosting? it'll be nice to see u again. i might pop in for 20 minutes.
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social so....it, one, and ze are also pronouns. not sure if u know that.
October 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social so....it, one, and ze are also pronouns. not sure if u know that.
@jynhall.bsky.social every time i think of u, i think of blood flood because u wrote book flood and i misread that.
October 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
@jynhall.bsky.social every time i think of u, i think of blood flood because u wrote book flood and i misread that.
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social i hope u got paid for ur poems.
September 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social i hope u got paid for ur poems.
@ckwritesbooks.bsky.social Autie///Chkee/white///HI//?
September 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
@ckwritesbooks.bsky.social Autie///Chkee/white///HI//?
@rachelfunez.bsky.social u had a scary job. as a public defender, u had to work w/convicted murderers
September 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
@rachelfunez.bsky.social u had a scary job. as a public defender, u had to work w/convicted murderers
@katemessner.com ur profle picture....what is that animal?
September 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@katemessner.com ur profle picture....what is that animal?
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social happy Labor Day! i've heard that sub teaching is the worst job, grade school might not be that hard.
September 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social happy Labor Day! i've heard that sub teaching is the worst job, grade school might not be that hard.
www.npr.org/sections/cod... "A two-year study published in the Administrative Science Quarterly Journal found that Asian job candidates in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to receive a call back if they whitened their resumes"" anglo first names and Asian last names fared only slightly better,
Asian Last Names Lead To Fewer Job Interviews, Still
For many Asian-Americans, this kind of discrimination means that the pressure to change their names and shed the perpetual foreigner stereotype is strong.
www.npr.org
August 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
www.npr.org/sections/cod... "A two-year study published in the Administrative Science Quarterly Journal found that Asian job candidates in the U.S. were almost twice as likely to receive a call back if they whitened their resumes"" anglo first names and Asian last names fared only slightly better,
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social two former psychologists think i'm dead.....well, one thinks i'm gonna die soon 'cause he thinks i'm an idiot. well, i'm not the one who women keep rejecting....and he's always failed to figure out why. been half a century. both make things up. thoughts?
August 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social two former psychologists think i'm dead.....well, one thinks i'm gonna die soon 'cause he thinks i'm an idiot. well, i'm not the one who women keep rejecting....and he's always failed to figure out why. been half a century. both make things up. thoughts?
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August 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
u can sign up for different pb read aloud sessions and to listen to author chats. they send replays. 3 day max. pdt or pacific daylight itme
u can sign up for different pb read aloud sessions and to listen to author chats. they send replays. 3 day max. pdt or pacific daylight itme
August 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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August 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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August 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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