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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Have you signed up for this month’s Classroom Corridors Community Conversations? Will I see you on Thursday?

Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I had so much fun chatting with elementary educators tonight. I loved lifting my cohort colleagues, and it left me with such energy to be building community and joyful practice with everyone who came! We'll do it again at the end of May--will you join us?? @ncte.org

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Does your class or library love THE RABBIT LISTENED? Bring Cori Doerrfeld’s picture books to life in your class or library with this educator guide by @msguerrette.bsky.social filled with discussion questions and activities! #EduSky 📚➡ penguinschoollibrary.com/CoriDoerrfel...

Educator guide cover with a bsky blue background and character art from all of Cori Doerrfeld's picture books.

header reads "Teaching Life (Big and Small) Lesson's with Cori Doerrfeld

Below the header shows 5 books, from left to right: GOODBYE FRIEND, HELLO FRIEND; NELLIE'S BIG SPLASH; READY TO SOAR; THE RABBIT LISTENED; and THE EL CONEJO ESCUCHÓ

Subheader below covers reads "A GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS ABOUT ALL THE FEELS"

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Next week, I have the privilege of facilitating the FIRST webinar in our new series of #NCTE Community Conversations. Join us Tuesday! Meet the Classroom Corridors team & let’s talk about ways to find and preserve joy in our classrooms and spaces. my.ncte.org/event-inform... @ncte.org

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Tricia Ebarvia @triciaebarvia.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy is BACK! Join @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social and I on July 9 and 10 for an ONLINE gathering focused on our most urgent challenges as educators right now. Register at TheIREL.org. ⬇️ #IREL25

Teaching Towards Freedom
The Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy
July 9 and 10

ONLINE GATHERING FOR
ORGANIZING.
fortifying.
RESISTING.

Join us in BUILDING
a toolkit for humanity
to MEET THIS MOMENT.

Learn more at TheIREL.org

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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Important. Watch. @senangusking.bsky.social lets it fly. "My job is to raise the alarm, because Heather, I believe we are in one of the most dangerous places our country has been in since the founding because what is happening before our eyes is the collapse of the constitutional structure..."

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Lynda Mullaly Hunt @lyndamh.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

TEACHERS & SCHOOL LIBRARIANS - An opportunity to win a free school visit! forms.gle/qwWTXBAPyR8x...

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

📚 Don’t miss these 2025 middle grade releases from Indigenous authors and artists! Be sure to learn more about these titles, including plot summaries and creators’ tribal/nation affiliation, on the Indigenous Reads Rising website (also 🔗 in bio) 💻 indigenousreadsrising.com

A blue and purple colored promotional graphic sharing more information about the Indigenous Reads Rising website. The body text reads as follows: “Indigenous Reads Rising is an online resource where teachers, librarians, and readers can learn about books written by Indigenous authors. Indigenous Reads Rising includes a variety of best practices articles and where to find more books by Native authors and illustrators, as well as extensive book lists organized by age category and topic. We also provide resources for Native writers and illustrators interested in honing their craft and applying for grants and mentorships!” Beneath the body text is a search bar graphic containing the URL “IndigenousReadsRising.com”. At the bottom of the graphic is a mock-up image of the Indigenous Reads Rising home page being displayed on both a laptop screen and mobile phone screen.

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Kari Johnston @holamsjohnston.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

These books bring joy and empathy into classrooms. I was especially inspired by the way @msguerrette.bsky.social uses questioning to push her students’ critical thinking. Classroom Corridors is a resource close to my heart. Check it out! #literacy #edusky #books #literature #NCTE

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Have you checked out Classroom Corridors yet? Don’t miss the NEW monthly online resource for elementary educators from NCTE — for teachers, by teachers — like this book list I had the pleasure to curate and share! Want to know more? Ask me! #ClassroomCorridors #NCTE

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

What a day to have been able to introduce OES to the bright & incredible gem that is @rajanilarocca.bsky.social! I’m left reminded yet again: We’re a lucky school community to be hosting author visits & forging connections w. creators for our students. Each visit, each connection matters. #learn17

Rajani LaRocca in front of students at presentation

Bulletin board with photo of Rajani LaRocca and characters from Masala Chai: Fast and Slow

Melissa (left) and Rajani LaRocca (right) under a welcoming banner

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I'm giving away 10 SIGNED COPIES of Ruthie Rose's Big Idea for one teacher, teacher-librarian, or public librarian to GIVE AWAY TO STUDENTS. Repost by 11:30 p.m. CT on February 20 to enter the drawing. I'll buy the copies from Anderson's Bookshop. andersonsbookshop.com/book/9781536...

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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

💗Ends tonight, Sunday, February 16, at 11:59pm EST. (U.S. only, please)💗 Picture book 🌟GIVEAWAY🌟! For a chance to win a copy of Heartfelt written by @elainebvickers.bsky.social & illustrated by #SamanthaCotterill, visit my website at www.booksbutterfliesandbeing.com!

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Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

What an amazing story! Loss, grief, absolution, friendship, family, belonging, love…all in a novel in verse which makes it accessible to so many more students. This was worth the wait! katemessner.com #BookPosse

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 10/02/2025

I don’t have a fancy lesson I delivered about the #SuperBowlHalftimeShow Before I showed it, I instructed my students to write down three words and document when they noticed them: •imagery •symbolism •message We watched once all the way through, then we broke down where my students noted. +

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This was such a shot in the arm. Just what I needed. Yay kids! Yay teachers and librarians! Yay #wrad!

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It might be that my favorite #WRAD25 moment came via video in my texts midday when I found out my littlest little (my niece) took my advanced copy of That’s Not Funny, David! to PreK to read aloud to her class today. Gah. Something in my eye.

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

There’s plenty that doesn’t feel ok, but today’s opportunities to connect my students w author guests for World Read Aloud Day sure felt good. Thanks for connecting, @laurelsnyder.bsky.social & @darshanakhiani.bsky.social. I loved watching my readers interact w you! #wrad25 @litworld.bsky.social

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National Council for the Social Studies @socialstudies.org · 04/02/2025

NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I found and fell in love with HEARTFELT at #LibLearnX last weekend & ordered on the spot. 😍 It’s just what my classroom community (& every classroom?) needs right now. My mind is rolling with the potential extensions here and how my 5th graders will turn this into something of their own. 💕

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 01/02/2025

I'm super grateful to the librarians & educators who have reached out to let me know that plans are already in the works to add THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES to your school's curriculum! Check out our teaching & discussion guide by the wonderful @msguerrette.bsky.social! www.bloomsbury.com/media/le1cko...

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it. Today is as good as any day to return to it.

Allowable any Nikki Giovanni

I killed a spider
Not a murderous brown recluse
Nor even a black widow
And if the truth were told this
Was only a small
Sort of papery spider
Who should have run
When I picked up the book
But she didn't
And she scared me
And I smashed her

I don't think
I'm allowed

To kill something

Because I am

Frightened

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

Teachers & librarians! The amazing @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social has a present for you - a ten-minute virtual-author-visit video about her new NF chapter book ONE LONG LINE: MARCHING CATERPILLARS & THE SCIENTISTS WHO FOLLOWED THEM! Perfect for First-Chapter Friday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1n8...

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One Long Line sneak peek!

YouTube video by Loree Griffin Burns

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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

It is my distinct pleasure and privilege to talk with the great Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang about an upcoming book honoring the demae of Japan. Get ready for a title that's both touching and incredible: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/03/21/n...

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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Day Two: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Best 2024 Picture Book Readalouds. Today, we celebrate the books that can enrapture in mere moments thanks to the power of words and images (and your own vocal chords) alone. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/02/3...

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Picture Book Readalouds

Today, we celebrate the books that can enrapture in mere moments thanks to the power of words and images (and your own vocal chords) alone.

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Erin Soderberg Downing @erindowning.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This book is stuffed full of heartbreak, healing, and the wild and unexpected magic of the outdoors. Amazing, @katemessner.bsky.social! The cold that’s been chasing me for weeks finally caught up, but spending the day hiking with Finn made it so much better!

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 25/11/2024

Teachers, librarians, & homeschoolers! If you pre-order my new MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES from my local indie, you'll also get my FREE virtual author-in-residence program for National Poetry Month, with 4 on-demand virtual poetry workshops & an invitation to a live Zoom Q&A! (1/2)

Book cover THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has a blue-sky and green mountains background with a middle school boy with an orange backpack looking into the distance. A drooly Bernese mountain dog is looking up at him adoringly. Text reads: Special offer for educaqtors~ Preorder through The Bookstore Plus and get Kate Messner's Virtual Author-in-Residence program for National Poetry Month, including:
-an early excerpt
-teaching & discussion guide
-four virtual poetry workshops
-an invitation to a live Zoom Q&A session with Kate

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People who pre-order through The Bookstore Plus will automatically receive the virtual kit via email in early March.

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Always a privilege to think about how to teach with Kate Messner’s books in the classroom and share those ideas with other educators! Have you preordered THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES yet? You’re going to want to!

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

AT OUR TABLE by Patrick Hulse w/art by Madelyn Goodnight is an updated, inclusive take on the Thanksgiving holiday for young readers, who will see themselves, their families & traditions represented while also acknowledging & honoring the Indigenous peoples for whom it may be painful. #kidlit 📚👍

Cover of children's book At Our Table by Patrick Hulse with art by Madelyn Goodnight. Diverse group of smiling children and adults seated around a table with a golden yellow plaid tablecloth. Table is set and dishes are being passed around.

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Dr Coley Lehman @readingispolitical.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social finished his keynote with a clear message, “When you fight for stories, you fight for lives.” As educators & readers we must speak up for these books that save readers’ lives. #ALAN24 #EduSky

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop transformed how we see children's books and the world. Explore her powerful story in this oral history, created by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table for the 55th anniversary of the award. 📚 #MirrorsWindowsAndSlidingGlassDoors youtu.be/Zm6zmaERJ3c?...

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Oral History of Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop

YouTube video by American Library Association

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Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

✨ $149!!! ✨ Special Virtual Author Event with Alaskan Iñupiaq Author and Illustrator @nasugraq.bsky.social! bookelicious.com/blog/bookeli... 📅 2/24/25 @ 10a Alaska ST / 2p EST Register now! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/HJbBR9jU?... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @macmillanusa.bsky.social #Alaska

✨ $149!!! ✨

Special Virtual Author Event with Alaskan Iñupiaq Author and Illustrator @nasugraq.bsky.social!

https://bookelicious.com/blog/bookelicious-presents-eagle-drums-with-alaskan-inupiaq-author-and-illustrator-nasugraq-rainey-hopson/

📅 2/24/25 @ 10a Alaska ST / 2p EST

Register now!

https://xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/HJbBR9jU?typeform-source=www.bookelicious.com

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social @macmillanusa.bsky.social #Alaska

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Abigail Gray Swartz @graydaystudio.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

If you love books and support great bookstores- our local Print is having a 20% anniversary sale online and in person! Now is a great time to stock up on gifts

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Jill Hermann-Wilmarth @jillhdub.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

My friend, colleague, and one of my models for how to fight for justice, @booktoss.bsky.social won an award for her part in creating the Lee and low diversity baseline survey. Support publishers who don’t just say they believe in books for all, but prove it with their work

Lee and Low won an ALAN award for creating the baseline for diversity survey.

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Franki Sibberson @frankisibberson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Love this book and happy to be in this session learning from Dr. Angie Zapata! #ncte24

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 21/11/2024

Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Lavender background with cartoon animals - panda, elephant, giraffe, frog, bear, and small rodents with text that says World Read Aloud Day presented by Litworld.org.

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO Shifa Saltagi Safadi! KAREEM BETWEEEN is the winner of the 2024 National Book Award! #NBawards

KAREEM BETWEEN National Book Award 2024 Winner Image

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Let's do a giveaway,! ELMORE THE CHRISTMAS MOOSE (art by @mikeboldt.bsky.social) makes a fantastic gift! I'm giving away 3 signed copies, one with this handsome plush Elmore bookmark. Follow & share by 11/23, bonus entry if you comment with a weird and wonderful Xmas anecdote. #kidlit

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Melissa Guerrette @msguerrette.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

On Friday I’m looking forward to talking with these writers about the connection between curiosity and hope—and their passions for science literacy. I have no doubt there will be takeaways I’ll be eager to bring back to my classroom from our conversation… #NCTE24

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If we were re-designing the education system from scratch, one thing I’d love to see is the destruction of the linear career ladder out of the classroom. Cyclical would be better, I think. Out-of-classroom positions, such as building leaders? Temporary. Then back into the classroom for a stretch.

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Elly Swartz @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hi friends! New here. Kicking things off w/ a Gratitude #Giveaway for an ARC of SAME PAGE! With #Thanksgiving near, I'm channeling Bess, the mc in SAME PAGE & counting my blessings To enter: 💛 Like and share this post 💛 Follow me 💛 Tag a Book Warrior 💛 Tell me 1 thing you're grateful for Ends 11/18

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

It's my next book! It’s about survival about overcoming isolation about grief & anxiety and how they make us collapse in on ourselves, but how, with enough support, we can be brave enough to open back up to life and live without regrets. Gorgeous cover by Oriol Vidal. youtube.com/shorts/EutDY...

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Unboxing Ann's Next Book! (And Cover Reveal!)

YouTube video by Ann Braden

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