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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’m woefully late in celebrating this new book from my friend and critique partner @christinafarley.bsky.social - but look at that cover!!! And it’s a Cinderella retelling. Are you kidding me?! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’m busy making tiny stuff and waiting for my copy of I’m Busy, illustrated by my friend and critique partner @debbieohi.com 😁

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Michelle Houts @mhoutswrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Look! We made the PW Children’s Bookshelf newsletter with our indie bookstore authors in a party bus! Columbus has some amazing booksellers! We are grateful. @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @elisastoneleahy.com @juliadevillers.bsky.social

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Such a wonderful festival!! Great turn out, passionate volunteers, and a celebration of young readers. 😁

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Nothing like a home remodeling project to show you that you’re not as chill as you thought 😵‍💫

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Putting this out there for those of you who might need it - How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines

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How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them. So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.

Today the DOE announced plans to dismiss 11 outstanding complaints against book bans, and to eliminate the position of Book Ban Coordinator at the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This distortion of the intended work of the OCR--the protection of civil rights and students' freedoms in our nation's schools--is negligent, grossly un-American, and in direct conflict with freedom of speech, a bedrock right enshrined in the Constitution.

Authors Against Book Bans unequivocally stands against all such attempts at censorship and discrimination. We stand with families, students and educators across the country who exercise free speech every time they open a book, and with the 71% of Americans who are opposed to book bans. Book bans do not protect children; history teaches us that they are a terrifying step toward tyranny.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/01/2025

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

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Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect

Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 12/01/2025

My heart is breaking for you, SoCal friends. I know so many kids will be out of school again this week due to the devastating wildfires, so I've pulled together a bunch of my virtual author visits & read-alouds. They'll be freely available for you all month. katemessner.com/read-alouds-...

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Read-alouds & Resources for SoCal Schools & Families – Kate Messner

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

There’s a small bookshop “adult scholastic book fair” at a local brewery They vastly misunderstood the demand

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Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Spotted at my local library! #kidlit

Spines of several pictures books on library shelf

Picture book with cover showing girl with dog sitting on floor hugging book surrounded by stacks of books

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 29/12/2024

I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’ I want my class to help students dream of a better world.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 16/12/2024

GET YOUR EYES CHECKED REGULARLY. Yrs ago, my family eye doctor saw something odd in regular checkup (no symptoms), sent me to specialist. Specialist said I had a "subclinical detached retina", had to operate ASAP. He said that without operation, I would have gone blind in that eye within a year.

A colorful ink and watercolor drawing featuring various eye-like shapes and patterns. The artwork has a whimsical, surreal quality with a mix of organic and geometric elements. The eyes are depicted in different styles, ranging from realistic to cartoonish. At the top, we see part of a DIY watercolor travel paint set. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

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Marie Lamba @marielamba.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

A great read (and perfect gift for kids)! Middle-grade NOTHING IS LITTLE by @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social (Holiday House) "A captivating, humorous, and heartfelt story of friendship, family, and crime-solving." - Kirkus. A Junior Library Guild title bookshop.org/p/books/noth...

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Nothing Is Little a book by Carmella Van Vleet

The case of a missing father is hard to crack . . . even for Felix, a tiny kid with a huge heart and an eye for detail. Eleven-year-old Felix likes being the smallest kid in school. At least he knows ...

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Steph Cherrywell @stephcherrywell.com · 13/12/2024

I just found out that Unboxing Libby received a starred review from Booklist! They called it a "riveting SF dramedy" and said "any fan of friendship stories will adore this tale of a preteen robot finding her true self." I read the trade reviews for work, so it's super exciting to be in one! #kidlit

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 08/12/2024

I talk to a lot of aspiring picture book writers who have spent YEARS working on their first book. And revision is great! It's essential! But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Super honored to be included on this awesome list. 😊

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Am I the only person who’s never seen Love Actually? 🤷‍♀️

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Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I missed #kidlitchat this week -- too tired after an evening writing session. But I'm so grateful for the encouragement and advice from my MigWriter friends @debbieohi.com @christinafarley.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 17/11/2024

Time for a book giveaway! If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike! I'll draw winners on 12/1. About the book: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #edusky

Book cover THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES shows a surly 7th grade boy with a backpack and FDNY baseball hat standing on top of a mountain, looking into the distance. A drooly Bernese Mountain Dog looks up at him adoringly.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/11/2024

The secret is that other writers aren't competition; they're peers, colleagues and friends. Someone who reads me is going to read other writers as well; the entire publishing economy is "yes, and." Therefore it does me no harm, and much good, to support other writers and to wish them well.

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Katherine Choppy Harrison @kidlitkat.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Apropos of nothing... I edited this book about the importance of SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE in public health, and it's been popping up on all kinds of Best of the Year lists etc. Perhaps I'll just slip a copy in the mail to our new head of Health and Human Services? 🤔

The nonfiction picture book EVIDENCE! by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Nik Henderson. Cover depicts Dr. John snow examining the Broad Street Pump in London, accompanied by a young girl.

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Congratulations to @davidrickert.bsky.social on the release of his newest book! This is such a fun format!

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

I’m not okay. Trying to be tho, so there’s that

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

I want to read all the books - we all know this feeling, right?!! Looking forward to this new picture book 🙂🫶

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Why, yes, I AM late in announcing this wonderful news but Chiquita, Jennifer, and I were thrilled to learn that YOU GOTTA MEET MR PIERCE was a Black Caucus of the American Library Association honor book for 2024!! www.slj.com/story/bcala-...

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BCALA, SLJ Reveal Winners of the 2024 Children & Youth Literary Awards

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal announce the 2024 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 08/04/2024

Wow wow wow! Feeling so grateful for the Universe, a clear sky, for living somewhere with 100% totality and for my friend who provided last-minute glasses.

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

Late to my own party, but my new book, FROZEN IN TIME, is out now! It's all about ice cores. Spoiler alert: they're very "cool."(Ha! I crack myself up.)

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

So honored to have our book about Elijah Pierce included on this list!! 😁

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

So I did a thing last week. Something I’ve always wanted to do and that involved clippers and a good dose of nerve (which I borrowed from my 26 yr old!) And now I have a new author photo! 😁

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

I’ve seen the Junior Library Guild banner with the cover of my book in online pictures before. But I finally got to see one in person!

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Finished a new model yesterday. My dad likes to call them my IKEA apartments, which I love!

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Carmella Van Vleet @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Hi! Just wanted to thank @christiemegill.bsky.social for donating the invite code! Looking forward to meeting new kit lit folks. :-)

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