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Laurel Snyder

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Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot. http://laurelsnyder.com

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · Nov 16

ICYMI: Charlie & Mouse & the Creeping Hand of Fascism!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · Nov 12

CHARLIE AND MOUSE GET STUCK
(IN NOVEMBER 2024)

Illustration: Emily Hughes

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“Mouse!” called Charlie. “Where are you?”

“I am here!” Mouse called back. “I am in the dog bed. And I am STUCK.”

Charlie found Mouse.

“You cannot be STUCK,” said Charlie. “It is time to set the table for dinner.”

Two white-presenting/biracial boys with brown hair sit in a dogbed in pajamas. Illustration by Emily Hughes.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 19h

www.slj.com/event/school...

School Library Journal Day of Dialog Fall 2025

Join us October 9th for SLJ Day of Dialog—fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will leave you informed, inspired, and enter...

www.slj.com

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 19h

@slj.com's Day of Dialog is tomorrow, & it's FREE to join!

I'm so excited! This is my first chance to talk about my spring book with LeUyen Pham, Shrinking Violet, which is full of gorgeous art (as you might expect).

I'm on a panel with a bunch of other wonderful creators at 3:55. Join us?

COver of a picture book called Shrinking Violet, written by Laurel Snyder, and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. The cover is purple and features a young girl, a bird, flowers, and a spider

Banner for SLJ's Day of Dialog, on October 9

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 2d

Hello #BookSky Are you still figuring out what you're doing for #BannedBooksWeek We'll help! Here's a framework for you:
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Here's what we mean...

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

With you over here

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Kate!!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

❤️❤️❤️

Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 3d

Oohhh....the @publisherswkly.bsky.social holiday gift guide is out! Thrilled to see our new chapter book series WILDLIFE RESCUE on the list - and @laurelsnyder.bsky.social's terrific THE BOOK OF CANDLES, too! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Children’s & YA

Wrap up these reads for kids from toddler age to teenage.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 3d

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 7d

14 of mine. How about you?

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 8d

My grandmother was a huge fan of Marcia Brown, and also a children’s librarian near LA, where authors sometimes toured. These are some of my most prized possessions.

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 8d

Probably not unrelated to how I ended up writing #kidlit!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 8d

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 8d

My grandmother was a huge fan of Marcia Brown, went to meet her, and got my copies signed. Pretty special.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 8d

I have a signed copy!

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Monday morning #BookSky What are you doing this week to protect the right to read?

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 10d

They tried to silence stories, but they live on. Banned Books Week is almost here! Join us October 5-11 to celebrate the freedom to read and discover books that sparked debate and change. Stay tuned for events and reading lists! @la-cac.org #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #aasl bit.ly/3XXdrFi

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

Three. Mass. Shootings. Today.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 10d

Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

Is all fall travel toast once the government shuts down?

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 11d

So much just happened. Can't process it all rn. Multiple people arrested, including press. Will share more when I can.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 13d

come hang out with us in a few weeks at Little Shop of Stories!!

littleshopofstories.com/event/2025-1...

A flyer for an event that reads:

"My Dragon's Dungeon

A live Actual Play with some of your favorite local authors!

Featuring: Preeti Chhibber, Mark Oshiro, Jackson Pearce

Sunday, October 5th, 2PM @ Little Shop of Stories"

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 13d

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 13d

Here's what Netanyahu won't tell you at the UN tomorrow:
The world is rallying around a comprehensive plan to end the war, free the hostages and work toward a future of freedom and security for both peoples -- and he's the one standing in the way.
jstreet.org/what-netanya...

What Netanyahu won’t tell you at the UN tomorrow - J Street

The path toward peace and diplomacy threatens the two things Netanyahu values most – his coalition’s survival and his ideological refusal to allow Palestinian freedom and self-determination. That’s wh...

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you, Adib! Let's hope this is a better year, with a huge shift in the universe, on so many fronts.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 14d

A question for my illustrator friends. If I were seriously considering going back to school to learn to draw, would you recommend a I study illustration, specifically, or drawing and painting?

a drawing of The Golux, a bearded man in an indescribably red hat. Drawn by Marc Simont, for the book The Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber.

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 16d

Also sending you my grandmother's apple cake.

a freshly baked apple cake in a tube pan, sitting on a marble counter.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 16d

Rosh Hashanah is feeling sad to me this year. I made my usual apple cake, but just stood there, stirring it and stirring it and trying to find a way to be hopeful.

Sending you all joy and rest and the energy to change this moment in our collective story.

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