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Leah Moser @leahmoserwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Double KidLit book stack! This week, I had a special shelf at the library for all my picture book holds: Stack 1: Incredible new releases that I can't wait to read 📚 Stack 2: Gearing up for spooky season with some new Halloween titles 👻

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Tomorrow! Now with a special guest--the tiny diva behind Hazel the Handful. :)

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This Saturday in Mystic, CT! Come join Gaia Cornwall and me at Bank Square Books. 🎉

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Lots of fun HAZEL THE HANDFUL events coming up with my talented friends #GaiaCornwall & @pamvau.bsky.social! Come hang out with us for storytimes, signings, activities, and treats. @anunlikelystory.bsky.social

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Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

What Margaret Mead failed to note: (1) change making is hard work, (2) no one person (or small group) can do this work alone very long, & (3) the effectiveness of your small group lies in connecting with a larger coalition of people who have done this work before and know what they are doing ⚓️🩷📚

“never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens CAN change
the world! Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead

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Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Rhode Island #FreedomToRead has been passed by both chambers of the General Assembly and is on its way to the Governor’s desk for signing! Just in case you aren’t spending your Friday night glued to Capitol TV, here’s the moment:

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

From "Frank and Bean: The Musical" at the @wbur.org Festival in Beantown! The kids relished every minute. 🌭🥳 Thank you to WBUR and franks to AJ Freeman, Kristin Bair, and the incredibly talented cast for bringing this picnic food buddy comedy to life! (Note the Dunkin’.)

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Tomorrow at Book Love Bookshop in Plymouth, MA! It's been fun bringing this little sidekick to event. She's quite the ham.

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Thank you to @thebaymag.bsky.social for the lovely article about the Hazel the Handful book launch at @barringtonbooks! 💕🐶💕 With some RI recs for any of you who love toast & books: (Arc)hive Books & Snackery, Blue Kangaroo & Bywater Bakeshop.

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Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Firing of librarians who promote freedom to read is a censorship tactic. Thank you Jon Scieszka, Katherine Paterson, Kate DiCamillo, Gene Luen Yang, Jacqueline Woodson, Jason Reynolds & Meg Medina for making this statement in support of Dr Carla Hayden

We, the former National Ambassadors of Young People's Literature, are united in our strong opposition to the recent removal of Dr. Carla Hayden as the Librarian of Congress.
As advocates for the reading lives of children and their families, we believe in promoting libraries as places for young people to learn, grow, and connect. Through Dr. Hayden's innovative leadership, the Library - a research institution with the largest holdings in the world - served as a national model of how all libraries could engage a new generation. Her wisdom and vision, along with her unfailing ability to work impartially with all constituents, are unparalleled.
Dr. Hayden's dismissal is deeply disturbing and should alarm all Americans.
We urge everyone who values our libraries and our foundational principles to contact their leaders in Congress now.
Jon Scieszka 2008 - 2009
Katherine Paterson 2010- 2011
Kate DiCamillo 2014- 2015
Gene Luen Yang 2016-2017
Jacqueline Woodson 2018- 2019
Jason Reynolds 2020 - 2022
Meg Medina 2023- 2024

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This SATURDAY, 10 AM, at @booklove_pinehills in Plymouth, MA—with special guest, Pep the dog! Come hang out with us for a cozy Hazel the Handful storytime & scavenger hunt!

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Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This Saturday, May 24, 10-2: stop by the Warwick Central Library and write a postcard in support of RI #FreedomToRead

Freedom to Read Postcard Table
Saturday, May 24, 10AM - 2PM
Warwick Central Library
POSTEARD
Look for us in the entrance!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Thank you @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for the special Hazel the Handful event! And thanks to the guest of honor, Brookline's own Pep the dog, who treated her fans to paw-tographs and participated in the Q & A.

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Author Padma Venkatraman @padmatv.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Today at Willett Free Library I will be discussing how we can make our state a #SafeHarbor for writers, illustrators and all book creators and curators! Hope to see some of you there today at 4 pm. @aabbri.bsky.social

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Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Hazel may well be a handful, but this book is fun, funny and gorgeous! Way to go @jamiemichalak.bsky.social and @mattmyers.bsky.social!

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

My dog, staring at me like she wants a divorce.

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Only a few more Hazel events left and this is a special one. Check out our celebrity guest! 🤩 Swing by @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social to hear the story behind the story & meet this little nugget.

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Hey, MA friends! Come join us this Saturday at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social! 🦄 Double the fun with author @phaeacrede.bsky.social & her book, OH DEER!, about an introverted Bigfoot. Yes, it's just as fun as it sounds.

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The Silver Unicorn Bookstore @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

We'll close out the month with a special two-headed Saturday Morning Story Time with our friends @jamiemichalak.bsky.social and @phaeacrede.bsky.social, who will be reading and discussing their new picture books, "Hazel the Handful" and "Oh Deer!" Info: silverunicornbooks.com/events/44702

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Miami this Saturday! Come join me at Books & Books in Coral Gables! 🥳🥳🥳 #kidlit @booksandbooks.bsky.social

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Thank you to all who showed up to testify for The RI Freedom to Read Act last night! A special thank you to the @aabbri.bsky.social leaders @jbradley.bsky.social & @padmatv.bsky.social who have worked around the clock to help build support around it!

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YAbookscentral @yabookscentral.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Join YABC for an #authorchat with JAMIE MICHALAK about #newrelease #kidlit HAZEL THE HANDFUL plus #entertowin a #freecopy in our #giveaway! yabookscentral.com/author-chat-... #dogs

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thank you for the book birthday wishes, John! 🤗

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My dog really puts up with a lot. Hazel the Handful is officially in the world today!!! (Thank you, Lu.) #bookbirthday #kidlit

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Kerry O’Malley Cerra: author 🤟🏼 @kerryomalleycerra.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I’m so excited for this and can’t wait for my copy to arrive! Happy birthday Hazel and Jamie! 🎉

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Is it too early to celebrate? It's Hazel the Handful's #bookbirthday! 🎉

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

RI friends, please consider submitting written testimony or testifying in person for the Freedom to Read Act! This Thurs.! #freadomtoread #bookbans @aabbri.bsky.social

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

ONE DAY AWAY. Can’t wait for you all to meet Hazel! 🥳 Illustrated by Matt Myers. Published by Candlewick Press.

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

You know it’s a successful book festival when you only have time to take 3 photos and 1 of them is of the dancing wind man on your way out. So much fun at the Poughkeepsie Book Fest with authors @kristimahoney.bsky.social @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @sarahalbee.bsky.social & many more!

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Kristi Mahoney @kristimahoney.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

So many incredible authors at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival this weekend! w/ @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @jamiemichalak.bsky.social @cathcio.bsky.social

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

You had me at "introverted Sasquatch," tbh. Kids are going to love this funny picture book about a Bigfoot who just wants to garden organic turnips in peace. OH DEER! by @phaeacrede.bsky.social & Erica J. Chen, coming April 1st!

OH DEER! by Phaea Crede and illustrated by Erica J. Chen

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

We are less than a week away from HAZEL THE HANDFUL's pub date!!! Thank you to @shelf-awareness.com for featuring it as a Trailer of the Day! Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkeP...

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Join me at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, March 29 from 10 AM - 3 PM at Dutchess Community College. Each child (17 and under) will receive a $15 book voucher to apply to their purchase, courtesy of the Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library District! Free admission! #kidlit

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Let’s party! Hazel the Handful book launch … April 5 at Barrington Books in RI! 🥳

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