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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Loved this #picturebook by Jodie Lancet-Grant and Lydia Corey!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

One more day 40% off! Visit cardinalrulepress.com/collections/....

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Celebrate with Dinah and Chloe!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Rock your socks! It’s World Down Syndrome Day!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

On a fun note, I have four biographical early readers, published by Capstone, coming out in August:

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

My son made me a new Lego buddy to supervise me at work. I call him Taskmaster-tron.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

And finally, I still have spaces next Wednesday and throughout the week for virtual or local (Dayton, Ohio, area) read-alouds. Ana and/or Chloe and Dinah would love to visit with your readers! Please just PM me to sort something out! #WRAD #worldreadaloudday #readaloud #storytime #kidlit

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The White House website on January 6, 2021, is not history. It is "Ministry of Truth" lies and propaganda. This was not peaceful protest. It was an assault on the Capitol. Photos all verified against multiple news sources.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Early morning reading is the best.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! May wild things fill your day with love and joy!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

And of course, First Snow by Bomi Park. I can't get enough of her illustrations. #kidlit #pb #picturebooks

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

And another :) Snow by Uri Shulevitz, so magical. #kidlit #pb #picturebooks

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Another favorite snow book ... Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats #kidlit #pb #picturebook #boardbook

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Jan Brett is well known for her winter wonderland picture books that capture us with their mischief, delight, and reverence for the natural world and its many curious critters. The Mitten and The Hat are certainly favorites, but our absolute favorite this time of year is The Trouble with Trolls ...

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Winter-Time by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I think I post this every year, but The Tomten and the Fox by Astrid Lindgren remains one of our favorite winter picture books. It's a magical story that hovers in the liminal space of a winter night, part folklore, part poetry, part fable. #kidlit #pb #picturebooks

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

It's not an urban problem either. Although rural areas are less populous, many also suffer from extreme poverty and food scarcity. Crawford County is one of the more rural counties in Ohio. Thousands still depend on SNAP.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

To bring it close to home, these are the number of SNAP recipients for Montgomery County, Ohio, in July of this year. Left number is adults and right number is children.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Some more demographic data on SNAP:

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

So, the states with the largest numbers of SNAP recipients are no surprise: California, Texas, Florida, New York. They also have the largest populations. This map shows SNAP recipients as a percentage of each state's population. It's not a red/blue issue. It's a people issue.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

May light triumph over dark and knowledge overcome ignorance. Happy Diwali, friends.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Locals (Dayton, Ohio): Come join us!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

95% of the DOE Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) staff are being laid off. OSEP oversees states in upholding the rights of children with disabilities. These firings will have a devastating impact. Contact Congress: bit.ly/NDSCActionAl... @ndscongress.bsky.social

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Dayton locals: Join me at Eudora Brewing Company on November 1. Event features published Ohio authors, local writing groups, panel discussions for aspiring writers, and more! Peruse books, chat with guest authors, and connect with fellow readers & aspiring writers at this FREE event.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

In #bannedbooks posts, here's the spread (well, one of them, the main one) that got Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen challenged and banned so many times that it ranked 25th in most challenged books from 1990 to 2000. How will the children ever recover? #BannedBooksWeek

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Visiting some of my favorite storybook friends with my kids in Central Park ...

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

It's spring! Come plant a garden (and nurture the wild) with Ana in The Wall and the Wild! @lantanapub.bsky.social

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Cardinal Rule Press is having a book sale to celebrate National Reading Month. Link to order a book for $3: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS... To view books: cardinalrulepress.com/collections/...

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

More children's picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and people with Ds and their friends and families every day:

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Rock the socks! Happy World Down Syndrome Day!!!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

When you attack repositories of the collective memory, when you attack education and creatives and media, it’s so you can control the narrative. It’s authoritarianism. Full stop.

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Had a great time visiting with local students for Read Across America yesterday!

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hey, it's a heat wave of about 40 degrees here! The perfect weather to get outside and play hide and seek, right? If not, you can always read HIDE AND SHH! and play with Dinah and her friends! :)

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Christina Dendy @cdendy76.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

One of my new favorite picture books: Rhino Suit by Colter Jackson. If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed, too, I strongly urge you to go grab a copy and sink into it. The illustrations alone are worth it, but the words make it all the better.

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