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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

But giant data centers? Totally fine. 👍👍

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 12/09/2026

DELEGATE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM: I’d like to propose that we continue refusing to clarify whether a “Big Kid 4” is larger or smaller than a “Little Kid 13.” CHAIRPERSON: Excellent suggestion.

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Transcript from the Annual Meeting of the Global Children’s Shoe-Sizing Consortium

“Welcome, delegates. Before we begin, I’d like to congratulate everyone on another successful year of making children’s shoe sizing completely incomprehensib...

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

/disagree He could put a franchise in the middle of a food desert and probably still manage to bankrupt it.

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You wanna be dignified? Dust off your bad poetry and head to an open mic night at your local pretentious cafe. This space is strictly for silly.

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Read Aloud Elementary: Onomatopoeia, Part 2

Picture book narration tips to engage your audience and embrace your inner goofball

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“Class 201 is shouting state capitals. Class 202 is playing the drums, but Class 203 is silent.” Anyone who has spent time around a young child knows that silence means either something very bad or very good just happened, and now you’re desperate to find out which it is.

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First Words for the Week: “Story Rug”

A picture book about an elementary classroom perfect for back-to-school time

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is so true..... #BookSky

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

WHIRBY x ALL THE BOOKS Through humor and hyperbole, BOOKED satirizes ‘hustle culture’ for the short set and demonstrates that even kids can benefit from setting boundaries and learning to prioritize. #QuestPit #Q #PB

BOOKED! Story: During the first week of “Big Kid” school,” an eager new student tries to prove they belong by taking on every opportunity and activity offered.

But as exhaustion sets in, chaos follows, and they learn that being a big kid isn’t about doing everything, but about doing the things that are right for them.

BOOKED! Sales Hooks: 1: Hustle Culture - The modern phenomenon of kids caught in the overstimulation of over scheduling; 2) SEL – Prioritization, time management, and self-care examined through outrageous, comical situations; 3) Back-to-School: Perfect for kids entering a new or different school for the first time.

BOOKED! Comps: Whirby (2026), A Million YES’s (2025), Alpacas Make, Terrible Librarians (2024), All the Books (2024), Much Too Busy (2023)

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’LL LOVE YOU TILL THE CROCODILES SMILE x ARE YOU BIG A whimsical journey through the largest wonders of the natural world, A FLOPPITY JILLION celebrates the immeasurable size of unconditional love. #QuestPit #Q #PB

Told through escalating, imaginative comparisons to the largest wonders of the natural world, A FLOPPITY JILLION follows heartwarming exchange between a child and caregiver.

Their playful banter proves that, while love is bigger than the highest mountain, tallest tree, or longest river, it still fits perfectly inside the heart.

A FLOPPITY JILLION -- Sales Hooks -- 1) Gift Book: A fresh take on the evergreen,“how much I love you” bedtime story; 2) STEM-Lite: Introduces kids to the grandeur and magnitude of the natural world; 3) Read-Aloud-Ability: Call and response, escalation, refrain, and inventive wordplay

A FLOPPITY JILLION -- Comps -- Let’s Be Bees (2025), I’ll Love You Till the Crocodiles Smile: A Sweet Lyrical Bedtime Book (2024), Are You Big? (2024), Pebbles and the Biggest Number (2023)

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

BARTLEBY x HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS THE RIGHT WAY GYM CLASS STINKS! Is an amusing anthem for all the UNathletic, INdoorsy, sensory sensitive kids of the world…or any adult still working through their childhood dodgeball trauma. #QuestPit #Q #PB

GYM CLASS STINKS! Story: Throw a ball? Catch a ball? Run all the way around the gym?! If these phrases have ever made your palms sweat or your throat go dry, you’ll appreciate this anti-homage to the most dreaded class of the day. Told through comedic vignettes and rich, sensory details, GYM CLASS STINKS! is an anthem for anyone who has felt awkward, all thumbs, or all-together uncoordinated.

GYM CLASS STINKS! Sales Hooks: 1) Self-acceptance and empathy for non-athletic peers--fills a gap in the growth mindset category; 2) Read-Aloud-Ability: Comedic vignettes, a rhythmic pace, and a rebellious refrain; 3) SEL Sans Sermon--Examines self-doubt, fitting in, empathy, and acceptance through a relatable setting and humorous scenarios.

GYM CLASS STINKS! Comps: Bartleby (2026), Better than a Touchdown (2026), The Humble Pie (2025), How to Pee Your Pants the Right Way (2024)

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Day the Books Disappeared X Into the Goblin Market HOBS & COBBLERS examines timely social justice issues through a dark fairy tale. Through fanciful wordplay and a bittersweet narrative, the story explores what’s lost when whispers extinguish whimsy and lies erase the truth. #QuestPit #Q #PB

Hobs & Cobblers Setting Comps: The Newest Gnome (2025); Evergreen (2023); Subject Comps: A Change is Gonna Come (2025); The Arguers (2025)

Hobs & Cobblers Sales Hooks: 1) Modern fairy tale for the 'fake news' era; 2) SEL & Social Justice tie-ins; 3) Whimsical language and wordplay

Hobs & Cobblers Story: Friendly, gnome-like hobs have long mended the townsfolk’s shoes, while endowing them with more pep in their step. But when a pair of human cobblers launches a campaign to drive out the hobs, the locals must confront the consequences of kicking out those who once kept them on their feet.

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feral streep @feralstreeep.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

please don’t post spoilers for a movie based on a 3000 year old book

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OligarchyOfTheWest @resistancematters.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Choose your children's reading material wisely!

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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Cartoonists Are The Only Real Journalists Left In The USA.

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Coupled with wide margins and the fine art of writing in really big longhand to cover as much real estate as possible.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2026

Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.

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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A dessert for your holiday menu: Reflecting Pool Jello. 🇺🇸 💚

Green jello in a clear glass Pyrex dish with white cutouts of the Lincoln and Washington memorials on the ends. Photographer unknown but cheers to them!

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 04/07/2026

The thing that always strikes me about the 4th of July is that we don’t mark the birth of the country on the day they won the war we mark it on the day they wrote down the idea.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As John Lewis reminded us, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” Freedom isn’t guaranteed. It depends on ordinary people who are willing to participate, speak out, and stand up for one another. It has to be protected, defended, and passed on.

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Also, I hear there are some soccer games on. Good opportunity to celebrate how America is capable of welcoming and embracing cultures from around the world.

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Audrey Farnsworth @audipenny.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I thought this was going to be about grocery prices. I was not prepared for the existential angst of examining my daughter's fleeting childhood.

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Why am I reminiscing about geodesic domes and TAB soda? Who started those fires, anyway? And what does all this have to do with a picture book? Find out in my latest Read Aloud Review on The Future Book!

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Read Aloud Review: "The Future Book" by Mac Barnett

A picture book for kids who still believe in a bright future...and the adults who have mostly given up.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Fun fact: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden never had to hold a press conference to deny being part of a sex trafficking ring

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Forget impeachment. I say we hog-tie him and deliver him to The Hague.

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I watched this for a full five minutes wondering about the person inside the rabbit suit. - Is it Vance? - Is it a struggling actor currently questioning all their life choices? - Is it a White House page who lost a bet? - It's Vance, isn't it?

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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s still faster for me to type :-) than it is to search through twenty different smiley faces.

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Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The greatest evil is obviously the war crimes and genocide, but geez, his misuse of quotation marks annoys me.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

reopening the thing that was only closed because of the dumb war is now a top priority of the dumb war, follow me for more world-class military strategy