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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thanks so much for reading and sharing MACY 😊

Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'm over on the Picture Books Eh blog talking about connections, intergenerational relationships, grandparents' day, and good memories. 😊 💛

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Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thanks for sharing your 1st #picturebook SAVOR THE DAY @sharigreen.bsky.social illus by Gabby Grant (From Sleeping Bear Press). I feel calm just having read it. There's an imp message about appreciating every moment, no matter how small. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/06/savo... 👍🇨🇦📚

Book cover of "Savor the Day" by Shari Green and illustrated by Gabby Grant shows a child and grandfather heading to the beach along a large body of water

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Lin Hart @poetry-with-hart.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

There are books that are great, there are books that are necessary. "Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams" is both. A stunningly beautiful novel-in-verse with a lyrical pulse throughout. Highly recommend. @sharigreen.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetry #booksky sharigreen.com/books/song-o...

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Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams

Winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, and a Governor General’s Literary Award finalist. Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a historical YA novel in…

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The story behind the story... 😊🐚☀️⛱️📚💛

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Thank you so much. I really love Gabby's illustrations!

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Yes! Thank you to all! Such a fun event 😁📚🇨🇦

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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We enjoyed an evening of kidlit & community at the first Great Canadian Picture Book Party of 2026! Thank you to the authors who shared their incredible new picture books, to @peterkatz1.bsky.social for his music, and to everyone who came out to support and celebrate! #CANkidlit

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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Hear Canadian creators read from their new picture books at the first Great Canadian Picture Book Party of 2026. Join the fun via Zoom on Monday, April 27 from 7-8:30pm ET. Sign up through CANSCAIP. If you're not a member, message picturebookseh@gmail.com for the link. #CANkidlit #kidlit

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Savor the Day was inspired by my daughter, Lisa, who loved the beach & was esp good at savouring the simple joys in life. So today, I'm celebrating this "book birthday" in the best way I can, by savouring it all. ☀️🐚🌊⛱️📚❤️ Picture book, ages 4-8. Illustr by Gabby Grant, published by @sleepingbearpress.

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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter: 1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

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Picture Books, Eh! launches in 2026!

There are many wonderful places where readers of all ages, including teachers, librarians and booksellers, can discover new Canadian picture books, and Picture Books, Eh! is one of them! We are...

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Yes! I recommended he get himself to a library, stat.

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This morning I listened to a "cultural critic" and writer claim that all modern children's literature is horrible, simple, and dumbed down. Reader, I did not take it well. #kidlit

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Verse novel fans, updated list is now available! 📚🇨🇦 MG and YA novels in verse by Canadian authors. New this year: includes French-language verse novels. #versenovels sharigreen.com/wp-content/u...

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Yesterday I sent a new ms to my agent. It's the first novel-length project I've managed to write since trauma & loss shattered me almost 5 years ago, and honestly, to me it's the clearest evidence my brain and my heart really are healing. I'm verklempt. And I'm so grateful.

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I made a library scene with LEGO. I especially loved the double-sided rotating dictionary stand. 😁📚

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Wish I could be in Vic for the 26th! I'll be there a few days before but can't stay that long. Hopefully I'll get another chance to see this.

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Marsha Skrypuch @marshaskrypuch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

@sharigreen.bsky.social !! Congratulations on winning the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams!!!

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Poetry by author, adult fiction by author, kidlit by author, nonfiction by topic then author, picture books in a chaotic pile.

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

We need storytellers now more than ever. Please support SiWC and keep the magic alive. www.gofundme.com/f/support-siwc

A poster for the GoFundMe for the Surrey International Writers' Conference featuring a quote from Crystal Hunt that reads, "The thing that has always struck me about SiWC is the unflagging support for writers at every stage and the real feeling of community and welcome that surrounds the conference" and a QR code linking to the fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-siwc

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I'm on Vancouver Island, BC 🇨🇦

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Thanks.💛 I should've included text of the original post for context.

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Yes! Sorry, that's nurse humor. 😬

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

It's so quiet tonight. 🧑‍⚕️🏥😱

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Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

It's Banned Book Week in the US, and here in Canada, we need to be standing up against censorship and defending the right to read. If you are a published Canadian author or illustrator, writing for kids or adults, please join Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans.

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I'm happy to share with you the beautiful cover of my debut picture book, SAVOR THE DAY, illustrated by the amazing Gabby Grant.🐚⛱️☀️ Coming April 15 from Sleeping Bear Press. Available for pre-order now. 😊 www.sharigreen.com/books/savor

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The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illust & Performers. @canscaip.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Please join us at our ONLINE WRITING RETREAT Fall Edition Saturday, September 20, 2025 PT 8am–6pm | MT 9am–7pm | CT 10am–8pm | ET 11am–9pm AT 12pm–10pm | NT 12:30pm–10:30pm Register: www.canscaip.org/event-6332271 #CANSCAIP #CanKidLit

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

So high and so fast! Not something I'd ever have guessed I'd do, LOL, but it was fun. This was at Mt Washington on Vancouver Island, very close to where I live. www.mountwashington.ca/ziptour

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Eagle Flight Ziptour

Zip lining on Vancouver Island's largest zipline experience. Located at Mount Washington Alpine Resort in the Comox Valley.

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Leslie Gentile @lesliegentile.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I decided to read and review each of my fellow nominees for the BC Yukon Book Prize. Some seriously good books here! 😃 @cormorantbooks.bsky.social @sharigreen.bsky.social @bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Thank you so much, Leslie!! 🥰🥰🥰 (I'm reading the other finalist books too--so good!--but I'm not finished. I'd better get cracking! 😂📚)

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I ziplined down a mountain. (Old dog, new tricks.😉)

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Shari Green @sharigreen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I'm absolutely thrilled that SONG OF FREEDOM, SONG OF DREAMS has been named a finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People--and in such wonderful company! Thank you so much to the jury and to @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social, and congrats to the other finalists! 📚🇨🇦

Book covers for the five finalists for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People are displayed on a tan background beneath a red award seal. The 5 books are AGE 16 by Rosena Fung, EYES ON THE ICE by Anna Rosner, THE GO-BETWEEN by Jennifer Maruno, SONG OF FREEDOM, SONG OF DREAMS by Shari Green, and WINGS TO SOAR by Tina Athaide.

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