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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Today on the blog: My Shelf Awareness review of Broken, yet another winning picture book by author/illustrator X. Fang, which describes a passionate, child-centered experience that includes boredom, crisis, redemption, and... cake! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/shel...

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Looks terrific!

Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Today on the blog: Late Again, September Recommendations! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/sept...

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 11d

I love your work, wishing you much success with this one!

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for sharing!

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Ahoy, mateys! I’m grateful to @coloradoauthors.bsky.social for sharing this post about Monsters in the Briny today!!

coloradoauthors.bsky.social @coloradoauthors.bsky.social · 15d

What do you do with a grumpy kraken, a sickly sea serpent, and a tearful gigantic tortoise? You sing them a tune, of course! "Love this one, so much fun to read."
#childrensbooks #picturebook #booksky
www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bri...

Monsters in the Briny

Amazon.com: Monsters in the Briny: 9781534111493: Becker, Lynn, Brundage, Scott: Books

www.amazon.com

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks so much!

Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Today on the blog: Guest post with Lisa Rogers, author of Woody’s Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows! Please stop by! @lisaljrogers.bsky.social @picturebookgold.bsky.social

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you so much, Picture Book Gold!!

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · 27d

Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of The Blue Velvet Chair, a poetic rumination on the world outside young child’s window, from the familiar comfort of a favorite chair. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/shel...

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of Squirrel and Bird, in which an increasingly irritated Bird is frustrated by the story’s narrator typecasting them and their friend Squirrel. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/shel...

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today on the blog: the deceptively simple, sweetly creative board book YOUR FOREST, by Jon Klassen. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/augu...

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

Lovely book, Karen!

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today on the blog: Six Picture Books for August! lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/augu... @karenjameson15.bsky.social @ishaalobo.bsky.social @lourdesheuer.com @maxwelleaton.bsky.social @jashar.bsky.social @elizakinkz.bsky.social @barneysaltzberg.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out these inspiring interviews!

Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · Aug 13

4 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their four August #NF PBs. www.mariacmarshall.com/singlepost/t... Jennifer Swanson Workman Kids @jstremer.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @karenjameson15.bsky.social Yosemite Conservancy @deirdrelaide.bsky.social Tilbury House #interview #kidlit

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ahoy! If you’ve in the Denver area, I hope you’ll come out and have a kraken good time at the farmers market this Sunday! Get some swag (and vegetables ?) and support a local indie bookstore!

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 6

Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of YA Immortal Consequences, in which six competitive souls stuck in purgatory become “unfortunate acquaintances” as they investigate corrosive shadow magic in their school. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/shel...

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e.g. Julie Danneberg @jdanneberg.bsky.social · Aug 3

Love this!

Edutopia @edutopia.org · Aug 3

“If you could only choose one word to describe what you learned in the last period, what would it be?” Make your students reflect—and then expand on that reflection just a little—with a closing activity called One Word, One Sentence. 💬

#assessment #EduSky #60SecondStrategies

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e.g. Julie Danneberg @jdanneberg.bsky.social · Mar 22

Check out this great article!
5 Research-Backed Strategies to Reduce Students’ Social Anxiety www.edutopia.org/article/5-re...

5 Research-Backed Strategies to Reduce Students’ Social Anxiety

If your students are hesitant to speak up, you can try these ideas to help them find the confidence they need to engage fully.

www.edutopia.org

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

Wonderful news, Julie!

e.g. Julie Danneberg @jdanneberg.bsky.social · Aug 3

The paperback edition of my 25 yr old book just hit #5 on Amazon. What a gift this book has been for me...providing so many opportunities and experiences. Thank you teachers!
Check out my website for lesson plan ideas. juliedanneberg.com/for-teachers/

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · Jul 25

We are a few days late in celebrating National Moon Day. These two beautiful books are perfect for today's new moon! Aliana Reaches for the Moon by the talented @ljrwritenow.bsky.social and June Moon by the talented @lynnbbooks.bsky.social
#STEM #K12 #Moon #PB #STEAM #STEMEDUCATION
❤️📚🍀⭐🌜

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy International Friendship Day! Check out these beautiful friendship books by our talented members @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @jilldanabooks.bsky.social @judithvaldesb.bsky.social @lynnbbooks.bsky.social @alicebianchini.bsky.social
❤️📚🍀 #k12 #PB #friendship

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

It is! And a really nice story.

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today on the blog: July’s book of the month, the captivating, kirigami-based picture book, THE PAPER BRIDGE. lynnbeckerbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/july...

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Lynn Becker @lynnbbooks.bsky.social · Jul 28

Love this, thank you!

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