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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Your patriotic duty is to shun all fact-peddlers and their nefarious truths.

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Thank you @laurashovan.bsky.social for joining our school’s 5th graders on #WorldReadAloudDay! They really enjoyed spending time with you & were so excited that you asked them about what they were reading. One student said you were the best author visit ever! #mglit #TLSky #schoollibrary

Author Laura Shovan leading a virtual author visit on Zoom.

Author Laura Shovan showing the cover of her book THE LAST FIFTH GRADE OF EMERSON ELEMENTARY during a virtual author visit on Zoom.

Author Laura Shovan showing the cover of her book TAKEDDOWN during a virtual author visit on Zoom.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This #FairytaleFriday we have an 1850 portrait of Thomas Howland-- first Black man elected to political office in Rhode Island--who has a word or two to say about the current administration banning Black History Month. (Artist: John Blanchard)

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Fellow Southern Californians, if you've been impacted by the fires, the FEMA application portal is here: www.disasterassistance.gov

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Sold! Mistborn by Sanderson? I'll look for it.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I've always wondered about "At Christmas you tell the truth", in light of "There is a Santa Claus"

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

got mine yesterday; will post a pic of the beautiful cover

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

"It is you, O' Prince, the youth of my dream!" Elaine slowly drew the bespelled Murder Sachet from the fluttering draperies of her nightgown. Thank the Goddess Hilaria for the prophetic dream that had warned her to prepare for this lowlife stranger invading her bedchamber. Happy #FairytaleFriday!

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Ohhhhh love you back. And thanks for the reminder: I need to post today's Fairytale Friday here!

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

♥️ Rest. Restore. If you can't get out of bed, that bed can become a nurturing, safe womb where you grow in new ways to face the challenges of the hard world outside. Every day you rise from the bed will become a new birth.♥️

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Mae Respicio 🇵🇭🇺🇸 @maerespicio.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

#Kidlit writers, someone out there needs your book to clutch to their heart. Keep going. ❤️

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

oooooh thanks for the tip! I checked the recipe list, and... "Sopa de Albóndiga Judah HaLevi"?! Sign me up!

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yes! We had them at our shul once! What a wonderful group. Have you read The Key From Spain by Debbie Levy? A lovely children's book all about Flory Jagoda.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I thought squirrels were adorable until they took ONE bite from each long-awaited ripe apple on my tree rather than having the consideration to just take the ones they liked and leave me the rest. 😱

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Time for #SephardicSky stuff! Listen and enjoy for a Hanuká Alegre! Flory Jagoda was a famous Sephardic singer-songwriter-musician, and she wrote the classic "Ocho Kandelikas" in Ladino, the Spanish-based language of my grandmother. My friend Sarah Aroeste's version is gorgeous.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Thank you so much, E Train! It was a joy to chat with you and fellow authors, and to reflect on Hanukkah, Jewish diversity, and the significance of bringing light into everyone's hearts this holiday season. ♥️ 🕎 ♥️

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Our Author Fireside Chat with the wonderful @etraintalks.bsky.social is up! Whether or not you celebrate Hanukkah, let this one play while you're holiday baking. It will resonate in your heart. If you're inspired to purchase THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, hit me up for personalized, signed bookplates!

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Happy #FairytaleFriday! Victorian Artist: Imma make a Christmas card that shows how kids are the best gifts, as sweet as sweet peas! Artist's Friends: Yayyyy, we can't wait to see how you express this heartwarming concept! Hallmark Disclaimer: No kids were harmed in the making of this Xmas card

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Everyone's had a moment when you realize you forgot something back home but decide you can get through the day without it. It's #FairytaleFriday ! ("Winter" by Jean-François Hudon, 1785)

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Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🚨 🎉 ➡️ WIN!!!! LOUDER THAN HUNGER by @mrschureads.bsky.social! 1. FOLLOW 2. REPOST 3. COMMENT: Tag a friend! Celebrating our Bookelicious Children’s Librarian, John Schu, being named to the @nytimes.com Best Children’s Books of 2024 list! #FBF #Edusky #kidlit #giveaway @candlewickpress.bsky.social

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

One way to cure Ableism is with regular doses of accurate information, taken with an open mind, an attitude of exploration and willingness to learn, and a commitment to looking past one's own needs and automatic prejudices to take on the perspective of others and adjust expectations without judging.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

With one holiday behind us & more to go in the next months, it's time for a reminder: *If a chronically ill loved one bails on holiday plans at the last minute, it means they hoped until the last minute that the could come. Please: no shame or blame. *Unlike chronic illness, Ableism can be cured.

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What those with chronic conditions wish their friends knew - Mayo Clinic Press

For those with a chronic illness, navigating and sometimes declining social invitations comes with the extra stress of frustrating friends and colleagues. An all-too familiar…

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

#FairytaleFriday mood after Thanksgiving. Our task is to use the truth of the past to shape a better future. To use the truth, we must first know the truth, then share the truth. Katie Robideaux Blue Thunder, with her doll, 1898 Rosebud Sioux

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Thanks for this! Project 2025 is also a blueprint for totalitarianism. They claim to outlaw porn for kids' sake; but it's a grab for control over media. P '25 states they'll SHUT DOWN any media that "facilitate" the spread of whatever they define as porn. Imagine the power this will give them.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

stray kids o Stray Kids porque si viene Felix a mi puerta, BOOM

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Not annoying! Exciting! I love the #Wicked hook!

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Alan Silberberg @alansilberberg.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Going to enjoy chatting about our new MG anthology of Hanukkah stories with these lovely latkes; @nchurnin.bsky.social @bridgethodder.bsky.social @leslea.bsky.social @ericaperl.bsky.social @terrilibenson.bsky.social Many thanks to E Train Talks for the fun.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Yay, Alan! I'm such a big E Train fan, I'm excited to be going on his show...and in such good company! With #Hanukkah just around the bend, what better time to share holiday stories?! ♥️ Let's go, #FestivalofLights!

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Brooks Benjamin @brooksbenjamin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This! My 8th grade readers (and even the majority of my 7th graders) are looking for that step in the reading ladder between MG and upper YA. Edgy, but safe. As their ms librarian, I’m desperately looking for that too!

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Do you feel like the early adopters of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library stories are now old enough to celebrate the series as it wraps up with a Limoncello Liqueur cocktail and cake gathering? Because that launch party would be LIT

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Happy #FairytaleFriday! Oh my God, Helga thought, the young master had stabbed himself with the letter-opener again to get the princess to hug him. That fancy see-thru undershirt of his was a dead giveaway.

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Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ @debbimichiko.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I’m screaming!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 @featherfully.bsky.social

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Collecting stuff for the hard times to share with my friends here. This new book is one of them--how to feed yourself when cooking feels impossible. Happy pub day to @margareteby.bsky.social !

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Those are BRILLIANT, Stephanie! What a good friend to have.

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Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Boosting!

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Someone let me know my art was being stolen (again), this time on Temu. She reported it & the listing seems to be removed now. But it’s a reminder to pls not shop on Temu, esp art stuff. Even at a glance, so much of it is obviously stolen from independent artists 😢.

Screencap of page from Temu showing a print for sale with my stolen art

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

"A justice-driven perspective unique among books on creativity"

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Might be the perfect book for this fraught moment: JUST MAKING: A GUIDE FOR COMPASSIONATE CREATIVES "Mitali Bose Perkins helps creatives persevere through pushback from within and without. We can keep making art that heals human suffering, transmits truth, and confronts the oppressor."

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Just Making: A Guide for Compassionate Creatives

From author Mitali Perkins comes an essential companion for creatives who long for a more just world. Why should we keep making art while injustice wreaks havoc? Full of vivid stories, practices glean...

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Though my Muslim co-author Fawzia and I wrote THE PROMISE before the war began, it was released a few days after. Sadly, very much more topical than we ever dreamed it would be. Based on the true story of two young boys, one Sephardic Jewish, one Muslim, torn apart by the winds of war in the 1940's.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Sadly, no vaccine has yet been developed that's effective against rude and bonkers people.

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Dashka Slater @dashkaslater.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Nothing feels more relevant!

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Another #NCTE24 panel; this one shares how to support children's agency and diversity in a picture book way that makes a real difference! Going to be beautiful.

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

More NCTE goodness coming up! This time with Queer picture book joy along with Heart, Hope and Humanity...if you're in Boston for the convention, don't miss this one! @leslea.bsky.social

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Bridget Hodder @bridgethodder.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hey, my kind and wonderful kidlit author friend Elly Swartz is now on Bluesky! She's doing an ARC giveaway and you will not be disappointed if you win! @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social

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