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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

How on earth did I land amongst such amazing company. Read all these books! The @ejkf.bsky.social & Ezra Jack Keats are so dear to my heart. Honored beyond words that my work is now part of this legacy!

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Still in the pinch me this can't be real phase. Grateful to the amazing @juanamartinezn.bsky.social, all the @mackidssl.bsky.social book team & of course the @ejkf.bsky.social for making author dreams come true!

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The Sibert Honor winning picture book about the origin and advancement of humans from author and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator @4nikkolas.bsky.social is perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond. Have you added THE HISTORY OF WE to your class or library?

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Dear young readers, Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds. Sincerely, ALA ilovelibraries.org/article/2026... #ALAyma 📚💙

Collage of ALA Youth Media Award honorees.

ALA Youth Media Awards: The top books and digital media for children and young adults.
The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award honorees—featuring the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and more—have been announced

Check out the books young readers will be talking about all year

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Over the 🌔 to share that ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA has been selected as an @ncte.org Orbis Pictus honor book. Overjoyed that more kids will discover mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social ode to the Andes through this recognition. ncte.org/awards/orbis...

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Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It was a joy to read the #picturebook PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA by @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social. Fascinating biography and gorgeous art! No wonder it earned so many ⭐'s! #kidlit

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Find me at @ncte.org #NCTE25. Looking forward to sharing more about Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa and Crack Goes the Cascarón. #edusky

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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Teachers! Librarians! It's time for the Sibert Smackdown. The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction. tinyurl.com/3c9harym @sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Tickled to see Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka on the List, and even happier to see @juanamartinezn.bsky.social land on this list twice.

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The Literate Lizard @theliteratelizard.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Potatoes for progressives! A new book of potato history for kids emphasizes the contributions of a Peruvian scientist, and for adults. Rot places the Irish potato famine's cause squarely on Britain’s imperial laissez-faire economic policies. Titles/authors in alt-text, links in reply 🧵 #Booksky

Covers of two new books about potato history, one for kids and one for adults.
For kids: Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert, by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
For adults: Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine, by Padraic X. Scanlan
Links to more information and to purchase in the reply comment thread.

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MacKids Books @mackidsbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Spend Latinx Heritage Month curled up with these picture books that uplift and celebrate culture, heritage, and community! (part 1 of 2)

Picture Books to Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15

Book Cover: Oshun and Me, A Story of Love and Braids. Written by Adiba Nelson, illustrated by Alleanna Harris

Ags 3-6

A little girl learns about her Afro Latin heritage as her mom braids her hair with cowrie shells. *also available in Spanish

Book cover: Pearls in the Sand by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez

Ages 4-8

A deeply heartfelt picture book about sea turtle conservation efforts in Oaxaca, Mexico

Book Cover: Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa

Ages 4-8

Go on the hunt for wild potatoes before they go extinct with Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas in this playful picture book biography. *also available in Spanish

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Go behind the scenes of Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa in our interview with the creators and Connie Hsu, VP, Executive Editorial Director at Roaring Brook Press to hear how this book was made, preview interior art, and learn more about the real Alberto Salas! bit.ly/45lbRPY #edusky

Graphic that reads: How This Book Was Made.

On the right is the book cover for Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is just right around the corner! Tune in on 9/1 for a blinugal story time with me & @monicamancillas.bsky.social as we read from our newest books! Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaBw... Full festival schedule: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival #EduSky

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

OMG this book looks amazing! I can't wait to share it with my first graders.

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Love seeing Paka Paka get a shout out & special bonus was learning about Firefly Song, a beautiful ode to citizen science by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social w/ art by Ji-Hyuk Kim. Go and check it out!

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Danna Zeiger - Kidlit Author @drzathome.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Excited to read this! Thanks @safajarwrites.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Going to #TXLA25? I'll be a panelist on the Story of My Life: Beautiful Biographies for Kids, with a stellar line-up of authors. Plus, signing my books on the 2nd. Would love to meet you! #EduSky #TexasLibrarians #BookSky #libraries #librarians

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Happy book birthday to @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social's Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert!

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

safajarwrites IEggciting news... The Crack Goes the Cascarón educator guide is now available for download. Bring this vibrant Latine tradition to life in your classroom! sarafajardowrites.com/for-educators/ @denarmen.bsky.social #KidLit #EduSky #EducatorGuide

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The Writing Barn @thewritingbarn.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Congratulations to our friend @safajarwrites.bsky.social who’s upcoming picture book biography ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA is now an Amazon Editor Best Book of the Month for March! 🎉 Pre-order your copy here: www.bookpeople.com/book/9781250...

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I'm in happy shock! My book collaboration with the amazing @juanamartinezn.bsky.social , Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa is an Amazon Editor Best Book of the month for March. Pinch me I must be dreaming. www.amazon.com/Paka-Papa-Sa... #kidLit #EduSky

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

A few days late, but couldn't pass up on this rite of passage of my official unboxing of Crack Goes the Cascarón Art by @denarmen.bsky.social 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 Order signed copies from @copperfieldsbooks in Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato #KidLit #AuthorUnboxing #NewReleases

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

It's a 4th starred review for my picture book collaboration w/ @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa, a biography that is a love letter to the potato, the Andes, and the work of plant collectors. Pre-order now. sarafajardowrites.com/alberto-sala... #EduSky #Kidlit

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/02/2025

"Immigrants didn't steal my job. The president did."

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thank you to 2025 Author sponsor @nadinepresley.bsky.social! She writes to empower young minds. She hopes her books will serve as beacons of light, reminding children that even in the midst of adversity, there is hope & joy to be found. readyourworld.org/2025-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Serving my debut picture book Crack Goes the Cascarón sunny side up. Now available wherever books are sold. You can purchase signed copies via Copperfield's Novato. E-mail or call to order your copy: www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato

Announcement that book Crack Goes the Cascarón is now available for sale. Features the coves of the book in Spanish and English.

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A Blue Box Full of Books @abluebox.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

#bookreleaseday ! Shell-abrate a joyous Latine tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, hatched in time for Easter. #gifted by @randomhousekids.bsky.social #kidlit #booksky 📚💙 #booktok

Crack Goes the Cascarón: An Eggcellent Not-Just-for-Easter Shellebration!
Sara Andrea Fajardo
Rocío Arreola Mendoza
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date : February 18, 2025
40 pages, Hardcover

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Kellie DuBay Gillis (she/her) @kdubaygillis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

20 days until BIG BIKE, LITTLE BIKE by me & @jacobsouva.bsky.social from HarperCollins 🚲 rolls into the world! To celebrate, we’re giving away choice of a #kidlit critique (manuscript or portfolio) or a signed copy of BIKE! (US shipping, please) Repost this message by 2/24 for a chance to win!

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@lasmusasbooks @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Happy Book Birthday to @safajarwrites.bsky.social and her book CRACK GOES THE CASCARÓN Shell-abrate a joyous Latine tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, hatched in time for Easter. #bookbirthday #lasmusas

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🚩🚩 UTAHNS 🚩🚩 3 anti-LGBTQ bills on the Senate floor: HB77 bans Pride flags in schools. HB250 forbids schools from requiring teachers to use preferred pronouns/names for queer students. HB269 bans trans students from living in college dorms. Contact those Reps! 👇 www.acluutah.org/en/advocacy/...

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Protecting Your Rights Means Protecting Everyone’s

When lawmakers target one group, they threaten your family’s freedom, too. Join us in stopping government overreach during this legislative session.

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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris @areynosomorris.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

The #lkbf25 Publishing Auction is LIVE from Feb 1 to Feb 14! Auction proceeds benefit the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, a 501(c)3 nonprofit literacy organization. A portion of the proceeds will go toward providing new books for schools impacted by the Los Angeles fires. bit.ly/lkbfauction25

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

It's a 3rd 🌟for Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa, mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social's love letter to the Peruvian Andes. Grateful to @slj.com for really seeing our 📘. They called Juana's depictions of Alberto a "metaphorical beam of light." Perfect! #Kidlit www.slj.com/review/alber...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 08/02/2025

I put this into a post. Please feel free to share. Call your R reps and tell them "I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER!" - and demand they restore funding to the N.I.H. now. 202-224-3121 gregpak.net/2025/02/08/c...

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Call your Republican reps and tell them "I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER!" - gregpak.net

Folks often say they have Republican reps so there’s no point in calling them. Well, today’s your day to shine! Under Trump and Musk, the National Institutes of Heath just announced that they’re cutti...

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

FElon Musk is peddling misninfomration. I saw the impact of #USAID projects first hand. This is the U.S. at its greatest, a true reflection of the best of us. asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking...

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Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda

Perception is reality.

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Jwst Feed @jwstfeed.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula NGC 6302. (Hubble) 🔭 🧪

A wide-field Hubble image of the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302), a planetary nebula with a bright central region and two distinct lobes extending outwards, resembling butterfly wings. The lobes display a complex structure with swirling patterns and vibrant colors, including red, orange, yellow, green, and blue, transitioning from the hot core to the cooler outer edges. Numerous stars are scattered across the black background.

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

USAID helps farmers... saw 1st hand the impact of the food assistance in emergency situations helped across the globe. Maize & sorghum grown by U.S. farmers bolstering families during times of crisis. This is a tragedy on a massive scale. 2 billion less for farmers, food rotting while others starve.

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa is officially out on 3/18! Pre-order now at @barnesandnoble.com & get 25% off using #BNpreorder at checkout. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

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Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Just two more weeks before CRACK GOES THE CASCARÓN hits shelves. Exuberant art by Rocio Arreola Mendoza. Pre-order wherever books are sold. sarafajardowrites.com/crack-goes-t... #Kidlit

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”

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Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher

Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.

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Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

There's a great picture book on Jerry Lawson, written by my friend Don Tate and illustrated by Cherise Harris! #BlackHistory

Cover to the picture book "Jerry Changed The Game: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever." Written by Don Tate, illustrated by Cherise Harris.

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Hedreich @hedreich.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Now, more than ever. #blackhistory is #americanhistory. #blackedusky #edusky www.edutopia.org/article/cele...

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

There are so many books written by Black women authors about Black girlhood that are in print right now that deserve a chance to be seen on the big and small screen. I’ve compiled a list of some of these that you may have missed! #booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

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10 Books about Black Girlhood to Read this Black History Month

By now you’ve probably heard that Judy Blume’s Forever is getting a TV adaptation by Mara Akil on Netflix!

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