Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 26/09/2026www.publishersweekly.com/9780823463930publishersweekly.comI Will Eat You in the End by David DuffThis Beckettian two-parter by Duff (The Day Moon and Earth Had an Argument) and Coppo (The Book That Can Read Your Mind) lays ou... 020
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 09/09/2026This makes me so happy to see, Colby, that Carl the earthworm is helping you build your classroom community. Please tell your students I said hello! #CarlAndTheMeaningofLife @penguinschoollib.bsky.social 042
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 09/09/2026Aw, of course how could I not love this connection? Thank you! 020
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 25/08/2026You never know what kind of wildlife will cross your path. ID, anyone? 020
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 25/08/2026From the Dept. of Good News yesterday (still looking for today...): www.wshu.org/connecticut-...wshu.orgNearly all of CT’s kids will have access to free breakfast this year$12 million from the state budget will go toward funding the program. 010
Reposted by Deborah FreedmanSarah Steinbacher, Ed.D. (she/they) @sarahsteinbacher.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Have you ever felt small or unheard? Check out TINY DINO. Then, read my interview with author-illustrator @deborahfreedman.net at www.sarahsteinbacher.com/blog/intervi... #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitauthor #booksky #BeAnAmbassador 081
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 13/07/2026...But the window stays open only as long as the question remains unanswered... ... The space between a question and an answer has value, and that value should not be engineered away." 001
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 13/07/2026Drifting curiosity... isn't that basic to creativity? "... curiosity puts the entire brain into a mode of heightened receptivity — not just for the specific thing you want to know, but also for everything around it... @neuranne.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/o...nytimes.com 100
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 02/07/2026Dear anyone thinking of writing an AI-assisted, 1000 word email, Why would I spend more time reading it than you spent writing? You look spammy even if you are legit. Sorry. 040
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 25/06/2026"... a paean to creativity and art... In addition to inspiring kids to use their own imaginations, the story also demonstrates how homemade gifts, made with love, are a wonderful alternative to store-bought presents." 🌸💗🌸 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social 140
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 14/06/2026Thank you for sharing it with 4th graders! It makes me happy to hear this. 🌱💚🌱 110
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 11/06/2026"C-Suite Introduction: A personal introduction of your work to our private network of high-level literary curators, reviewers, and collectors..." Not sure what luminous literary world AI is mining for jargon here, but it isn't MINE 🤣 110
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 11/06/2026At this point the spam has become so ridiculous, it's almost entertaining... like today's "Official Nomination" to be a "Headline Feature" at a "Literary Luminary Showcase," where I'm promised, among other things: "The Signature Micro-Spotlight" "The Archival Feature Asset" and (my favorite)... 110
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 11/06/2026What do you see when you look at clouds? It's the perfect school's-out season to look at the sky, and imagine... and wonder... ⛅ An interview, ICYMI—https://www.sarahsteinbacher.com/blog/interview-deborah-freedman #clouds #edusky @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social 120
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 05/06/2026"The “knowing” has been outsourced to a machine; we just retrieve the bits we want and leave the rest behind... one of the truly astonishing things about this moment is the fact that so many people are perfectly happy to know so little." #writing 072
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 03/06/2026Or you don't have to choose if you pretend it doesn't even exist 😬 000
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 13/05/2026Check out @librarianchica.bsky.social 's feed for more wonderful mom-book recommendations! I've added a bunch to my to-read list... 🌸💗🌸 000
Reposted by Deborah FreedmanYAbookscentral @yabookscentral.bsky.social · 09/05/2026#kidlit #bookreview FLOWERS FOR MAMA at YABC! yabookscentral.com/kid-review-f... #Mama #mothersday #love #kittens 021
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 04/05/2026Case(wrap) of the Mondays vimeo.com/1184561382?f...vimeo.comFlowers for Mama by Deborah FreedmanViking Books for Young Readers, March 2026 000
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 03/05/2026Who needs excuses (though I'm happy to provide one)? ;) ❤️ 010
Reposted by Deborah FreedmanSarah Steinbacher, Ed.D. (she/they) @sarahsteinbacher.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Get FLOWERS FOR MAMA in time for Mother’s Day! And read my #interview with @deborahfreedman.net at www.sarahsteinbacher.com/blog/intervi... Up next on the #blog, Jenna Elyse Johnson on 5/4. #picturebooks #kidlit #author #kidlitauthors #authorillustrator #booksky #mothersday #mothersdaygift 4162
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 20/04/2026Why yes, of course I read this @sciam.bsky.social article and now plan to read The Story of Birds, about why birds were the only dinosaurs to survive "the asteroid apocalypse"... 030
Reposted by Deborah FreedmanJena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social · 17/04/2026#NationalPoetryMonth Day 17: Celebrate children's #poetry with Mary Ann Hoberman and Marla Frazee in this wonderful collection. 📚👍🏽 #KidLit #picturebook #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2026/04/17/n...jenabenton.comNPM 2026 Day 17: HOW ELEGANT THE ELEPHANTMary Ann Hoberman, former children’s poet laureate, passed away in 2023. And yet, as is common in publishing, here we have a lovely collection of her words illustrated by the brilliant Marla … 0122
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 07/04/2026"... I write quickly, for fear that at any moment I might be killed. Writing under such urgency demands an economy of words. If I have only a few more minutes left of my life... What should I put down on the page as some kind of trace of myself in this world, or as a document of our time?" 055
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 30/03/2026🌸💕🌸 @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social #FlowerReport 061
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 26/03/2026For my #kidlit friends— a convo today on CT Public Radio between Colin McEnroe and others, including Jon Klassen—"What would it mean if nothing matters? This hour, a look at the philosophy of nihilism, and how it shows up online and in children's books." @npr.org www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...ctpublic.orgHow nihilism can help us find meaning in this momentWhat would it mean if nothing matters? This hour, a look at the philosophy of nihilism, and how it shows up online and in children's books. 040
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net · 25/03/2026“The chapter’s collaborative work with partner organizations, engagement in legislative advocacy, exemplified by its leadership in working with legislators to pass the state’s Freedom to Read Act into law, a model for other states to follow...” @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social 010