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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Great nonfiction writing starts with a fresh angle. Guest blogger @heatherkinser.bsky.social helps students explore the creative choices behind compelling books — a fantastic mentor text activity for any classroom. www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13542 #LitLinks #KidLit #STEM #ChildrensBooks #Education

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Teachers, Nature Is a Sculptor is the perfect intro to weathering & erosion—from Millbrook Press, an imprint of @lernerbooks.bsky.social.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I'm thrilled to be partnering with illustrator Scott Magoon and Simon & Schuster on a delightful picture book project--THE SPAW DAY--coming Summer 2027! Follow me on Instagram for updates, at @hethfeth.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

There's a fun poetry contest going on right now, over on the Little Thoughts Press blog - www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2025sil... Enter by then end of the day Feb 14! #sillylovesonnets @littlethoughtspress.com

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓 www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...

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Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity

A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Recommended: www.vox.com/pages/logoff... "In addition to helping you manage the torrent of Trump news, we will close every edition with something — a video, a podcast, a story — that will help you refocus your thoughts away from Trump, and into a more productive headspace as you log off for the day.

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Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...

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Sarah Stephens @sarahredfox.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Congratulations @heatherkinser.bsky.social Jasu Hu and Astra Books for Young Readers! Amazing book in the making.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If anyone wants to know more about the all-volunteer organization co-founded by Gordon Hempton to protect quiet places in nature, it's called Quiet Parks International, and you can find them here--https://www.quietparks.org/

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I'm pleased to announce my latest book deal, with Calkins Creek - A VOICE FOR THE QUIET - a lyrical picture-book biography of acoustic ecologist and cofounder of Quiet Parks International, Gordon Hempton. Coming fall 2027, with artwork by the ultra-talented Jasu Hu. #kidlit #picturebooks

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Melissa, this pic of my books in your classroom/library makes my heart leap. You’re welcome. Thank YOU for sharing my #STEM #picturebooks with your students!

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I've read 193 #picturebooks so far this year. Better go get 7 more before December 31!

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I'm excited to be participating in #WRAD on February 5, 2025. #teachers & #librarians, you could snag a quick free presentation & reading of one of my #picturebooks - NATURE IS A SCULPTOR, IN A CAVE, or SMALL MATTERS. Check out Kate's fantastic list of participating authors (details below). ⬇️📚

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Holiday gift suggestion: picture book + rock collection ⬇️

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I’m on Kate’s #wrad list! #teachers & #librarians, sign up for Kate’s newsletter, consult the author list, then email your favorite author(s) to set up a short, free, virtual school visit next February 5, on World Read-Aloud Day.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 01/12/2024

Teachers, librarians, & homeschoolers! Now's the time to sign up for my email newsletter if you'd like the list of authors volunteering for Zoom read alouds for World Read Aloud Day! It's going out later this afternoon! katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Got my signed copy of @kellyconroy.bsky.social’s sweet new #picturebook. Check out her cute elephant signature!

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

IN A CAVE by @heatherkinser.bsky.social w/art by @bonniekelso.bsky.social features lyrical text & beautiful illustrations that highlight structures & creatures found in caves & reinforce importance of respecting ecosystems existing in these spaces. Great intro to caves for young readers! #kidlit 📚👍🏻

Cover of IN A CAVE by Heather Ferranti Kinser with art by Bonnie Kelso. Title is in black capital letters against a flashlight lit background. Three people are descending a staircase inside a cave, with one holding a flashlight that reveals the inside of the cave.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Adult: The Madness of Crowds, by Louise Penny Picturebook: The Dinosaur Next Door, by David Litchfield

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Shout out to this charming & funny rhyming #picturebook, THE BALLAD OF CACTUS JOE, by Lily Murray & Clive McFarland. Fabulous, fun rhyme with great characterizations and story structure. Captivating art style with fun pops of neon. To top it all off, there’s backmatter about desert wildlife. Wow!

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Just want to give a shout out to this excellent #picturebook, THE TOP SPOT, by Frank Weber. Simple, clear, dramatic. Deadpan humor. Thought-provoking. Captivating illustrations. Totally re-readable! All that a picture book should be.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Oops, had the wrong handle for Lori. Congrats @loritecler.bsky.social! You won a book! Look for my DM.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

What a beautiful book! Curiosity piqued!

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Okey-dokey. That was fun! I've got two lovely teachers/librarians who put their name in the hat...and they are my winners. Congratulations @melissadarrow.bsky.social and @loritecler! I'll DM you about the details.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I was obsessed with WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

And when I had kids of my own, I re-purchased copies of my other childhood must-haves: WHOSE MOUSE ARE YOU? (by Robert Kraus and Jose Aruego) [what a groovy vibe!] and MOTHER MOTHER I FEEL SICK SEND FOR THE DOCTOR QUICK QUICK QUICK (by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree). Both have eye-catching art!

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A book that really spoke to my heart, when I was a child, was THE LITTLE BRUTE FAMILY (by Russell and Lillian Hoban). It's an early chapter book and does such a tender job of personifying a feeling.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Never mind...I found a synopsis. This is IT! I need to get a copy. I'm curious to see what it was that fascinated me so much in 6th grade.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Oh wow. I remember reading a book called "The Velvet Room," from my elementary school library around 6th grade. For a while (as an adult) I tried looking for it on the Internet, but gave up. Can you post a synopsis? I can't remember any details, except a thrilling sense of mystery.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

If you like my books, you’ll love these California caves and rocky places, and wonderful geology-related #picturebook recommendations.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Want to win a #STEMeducation #picturebook? I’ll pick raffle winners tomorrow morning (Nov 20). If you’re a #schoollibrian or #teacher, comment on the original post, and follow/repost to enter the raffle! (U.S. only)

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

To celebrate the Bluesky #kidlit community, I'm going to give away three of my #STEMeducation #picturebooks! This offer is for #elementaryteacher and #schoollibrarian followers (U.S. only, please) who comment and repost this announcement. If you win the raffle, you can pick the book you prefer. 📚

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hey there Bluesky folks. In addition to picture books and published poems, this is me as well... madnesspoetry.com/authlete/hea...

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Kids' Poetry Tournament | Madness Poetry

The biggest kids' poetry tournament ever conceived.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I want to say something totally random. I love Jeff Goldblum's shirt! (From this week's Tonight Show appearance.) What a shirt!

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

For me, hand-sewn 70s-floral pants with pockets in the front.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hi Bluesky. This is me, in a nutshell...

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Brian Gene Olson @bgowriter.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

At the suggestion of @jessicavitalis.bsky.social (thanks Jessica!) I turned my fairly popular old Twitter list, Kidlit Creators, into a Blue Sky starter pack! There you'll find #kidlit writers and artists you know and love--and others you really should get to know. go.bsky.app/JMsbRr4

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 12/11/2024

It's been fun seeing familiar faces pop up here this week! If you're just arriving & are an author, illustrator, educator, or librarian, here's a list of like-minded folks to follow: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... And here's how to add yourself to the list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social (Responses)

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SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

We’re considering going ahead with a picture book pitch event in a few weeks, on Wednesday 10/23 - I hope everyone can craft a good pitch by then! More info at boringstorybook.com/skypitch #skypitch #kidlit #picturebooks

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

Registration for my Earth Day author event at Mitchell Park Library in Palo Alto opens tomorrow. Here's a link: paloalto.bibliocommons.com/events/657b5... Bring your Earth-loving kiddos (ages 4-8) for a fun chat, storytime, and librarian-led craft. We'll read and rhyme our way along, IN A CAVE.

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

I’m thrilled that Nature Is a Sculptor has been recognized with a Blueberry Honor!

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

Woohoo! Thrilled to see NATURE IS A SCULPTOR by @heatherkinser.bsky.social and THE GREAT GIRAFFE RESCUE by Sandra Markle as honor books. Congratulations to all!!

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

What a shock! WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW is a WINNER of the Northern Lights Book Award in the #PB 4-8 Category!🥳So proud to be among fellow authors @monicaacker1.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social @kateywrites.bsky.social @heatherkinser.bsky.social & so many others! 🥰

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Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

I'm honored! NATURE IS A SCULPTOR has been recognized by the Northern Lights Book Award as one of the two best Nature books of the year! northerndawnawards.com/2023-norther... Thanks Millbrook Press for pairing awe-inspiring photos with my lyrical text.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

Woohoo! Such a thrill to see NATURE IS A SCULPTOR, MYSTERIOUS GLOWING MAMMALS, and RISE TO THE SKY in such fantastic company! Congratulations to all!! 🎉

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