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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I just saw an ad for Meta AI that talked about how it will be great for humanity’s future…except they used David Bowie’s “5 Years” for the backing track.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

All set up for my final school visit of the 25-26 school year! I’d love to come and meet the students at your school this coming Fall, Winter or Spring! Get in touch or pass this along to your local schools! #authorvisits #elementaryschool #elementaryschoollibrary #kidlit #kidlitart

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It makes perfect sense that King Charles, who cheated on Diana with Camilla would visit Trump, who cheated on multiple wives with each of the following wife. He’ll have lots to talk about.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I hope my friends, family and everyone else has a happy, safe, and healthy new year!

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

A little doodle to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Some photos from last Friday’s New Hampshire school visit. I’m spending this week preparing for 3 schools next week and two the week after that. #authorvisits #schoolauthorvisit #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I had such a great time at the @collsbookfest that I forgot to post this earlier. I met some great people, saw some old friends and signed a lot of books. Tomorrow I head to Long Island for a Monday school visit. #bookfest #kidlit #kidlitart #authorvisits #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I was recently interviewed by Katherine Bernard for The Grands Club podcast. You can listen to it here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks Kathy! www.whcp.org/podcast/the-...

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Tim Young

This week on The Grands Club, Katherine Bernard welcomes Timothy Young, acclaimed children's book author and illustrator! From whimsical characters to captivating stories, Tim shares the magic behind ...

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Sat., Sept. 27th, I’ll be at the 1st Mercer County Library Book Festival. If you’re in that area of Jersey come out from 10 to 2:30 at the @mclsnj.bsky.social Lawrence branch. You can see my new banner (it’s been 3 books & 7 years since my last one). See you there! #kidlit #kidlitart #bookfestival

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I just confirmed a booking for a school in north New Hampshire for Friday, October 24th. I’d love to add visits to other schools along the way from Maryland. I can discount the visit as my travel is covered. Please share this with any schools you may know! #authorvisits #EDUSky #kidlit #kidlitart

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Many years ago I made the 2nd slide with some of the most asked questions. Clicking a question brings up other slides. I’m revising my presentation, adding a few new things to show & really playing-up the game show look. What do you think? #authorvisits #elementaryschool #kidlit #kidlitart #authors

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

If you had read my book "P is for Puffin" you would have done fine on Wordle.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

What amazing times we live in! Facebook has suggested that I let Meta AI take an illustration that I spent hours creating, and in mere seconds, horribly, disfiguringly ruin it. Now that’s convenience!

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

May The Fourth Be With You! Vader is always ready to defend Penny from the Red Dragon of Krynn flying in from above.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Last summer I created a camp toy design program. The students enjoyed it so I offered an assembly & a workshop version to schools. On Weds. I did 7 workshops with K-5 grades at 1 school & this morning did an assembly at a 2nd. I’m back next week to do 4 workshops. #elementaryschool #artsworkshops

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

HAPPY PUFFIN DAY! The first image is my 3 puffin books, the second are the sketches for the design of my puffin characters and the third is my original illustration of The Angry Little Puffin before he was going to be in a picture book! #puffin #puffins #puffinday #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

My last big week on the road visiting schools. My last 3 Red Clay schools and 2 PA schools on Weds & Thurs. I only have a few more on my calendar for late April & May. PM me if you’re looking for an end-of-the-school-year author visit. #authorvisits #elementaryschool #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

All set for the kids at Forest Oak Elementary. Number 11 of 14 schools in Red Clay. Tomorrow I’ll be at the Festival of Words then back here for the rest. Then it’s on to Pennsylvania. #authorvisit #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Yesterday I visited Cooke Elementary, my 8th Red Clay school visit(6 more to go!). I had visited Cooke in 2017 and on my drive to the school I had the inspiration for and began writing the book that became “untitled”. #authorvisit #kidlit #kidlitart

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Wow, what are the odds that two completely different, hearing-impaired event planners would like to hire me on the very same day? How lucky am I!!!

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Sad to hear about Val Kilmer's passing. I know he went on to act in better movies but this was always one of my favorites.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Last week I visited 5 Red Clay Delaware schools over 5 days. Starting tomorrow I visit 6 more over 4 days and 3 more next week. I’m really enjoying getting to meet great librarians and their students. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I’m visiting 14 schools in Delaware over the next 2+ weeks. Had my first assembly at Warner Elementary this morning. I have some time before my second one and they are just uphill from the Brandywine Zoo. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #zoos #animalart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Starting the week at Bridgeport Elementary. I’ll be at 4 area schools over the next 4 days. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Wow, that was the busiest Read Across America week ever. 7 schools, 14 assemblies over 5 days in NJ. I get a week off for vacation then I visit 22 more schools before the end of April. I have room in my schedule for May if any educators want an author visit! #schoolvisits #kidlit #EduSky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Every school is unique. Here are my spaces for this morning at Sunnybrae and this afternoon at Kuser. #authorvisits #elementaryteachers #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

All set for my first Hamilton Township, NJ school visit. I’m visiting 11 district schools over the next week and a half. #authorvisits #elementaryteachers #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I had an excellent reunion with good friends last. The 4 of us haven’t been together in one place since my 35th birthday. We all met working at the Haunted Castle at Great Adventure in 1979.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Since January I have visited 4 schools. Over the next 7 weeks I’ll be visiting 38 more. These are photos a school posted after my visit. I love that I get to do this! #authorvisit #schoollibrarian #elementarylibrarian #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSkyPrimary #EduSky #schoollibrary

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Another great space to present in. I’m doing a rare Saturday program for the kids of Dorchester County, MD. Tomorrow I hit the road for school visits in Long Island and New Jersey on Monday and Tuesday. #kidlit #authorvisits #kidlitart #EduSky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I’ve been doing virtual visits for World Read Aloud Day for a long time now. Today I’m Zooming or G-Meeting 7 schools across the USA. One is with a school I’m visiting in person next week, a preview for the students. #WRAD #WRAD2025 #kidlit #kidlitart #authorvisits #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Wednesday, Feb. 5th, I’ll be visiting students for 20 min. video calls for World Read Aloud Day. #WRAD is great fun & I actually have 2 slots available for any schools who are still looking for an author visit. PM me. #worldreadaloudday #WRAD25 #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky #authorsofsky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

It feels like being on Broadway! Today I did a tech set-up for tomorrow’s Avalon Theatre presentation. I’ll be doing my school program for all 2nd grade students from 6 Talbot County schools. I’ll post more after. #authorvisits #elementaryteachers #elementarylibrarians #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Only a few days left to apply to be a participating author or illustrator at the 10th Annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival! Applications are on our website, the link is chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com #bookfestival #kidlit #kidlitart #authorsky #authors #childrensbooks #kidlitchat

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

It’s finally not so frigid so I can take a morning walk. Here’s the sun rising over a cold Turkey Creek.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Last week I was on stage in an auditorium. Today I am in a library. Every school author visit is unique. #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Waiting for breakfast at a Jersey diner. After that I head to Memorial school for a day of Author Visits! #authorvisit #elementarylibrarian #kidlit #kidlitart #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

All set for my first assembly at 9:30 at Winthrop Ave School. Bring on the kids! #authorvisits #schoolvisits #edusky #kidlit #kidlitart

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I’ve loaded books into all kinds of cars over the years. I’m about to hit the road in our new(used) Pathfinder for my visit to Winthrop Ave School on Long Island. #schoolvisits #authorvisits #kidlit #kidlitart

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Presenting our poster image for the 2025 Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival. Author Applications are still open through Jan 31st. Apply to be a part of our 10th Annual event. Applications are on our website: chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com #kidlit #authors #bookfestival #kidlitart #kidlitchat

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Facebook memories from today. Thursday I’ll do my first school visit of 25. Between now & mid April I’m booked to visit about 40 schools. I just booked another Feb. date today. It’s going to be a crazy, fun couple of months. #authorvisits #schoolvisits #edusky #kidlit #kidlitart #schoollibraries

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I was interviewed by Chris Barton and Jennifer Zeigler for Chris's podcast "This One's Dedicated to..." about the dedication in my book Do Not Open the Box! It was great fun. If you watch it you can get a chance to win a personalized copy of the book. youtu.be/RIZkg7GUpyw?...

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Timothy Young - THIS ONE'S DEDICATED TO... with Jennifer Ziegler and Chris Barton

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Unfortunate timing on the part of Sideshow Toys on their email heading.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Gosh, all of these beautiful women with similar names and faces suddenly seem very interested in being my friend on Bluesky. I did recently get a haircut.

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Just before the holidays I booked a school visit on Long Island for Mon., February 10th. Since I’ll be driving back I can visit a school on Tuesday the 11th without any travel costs. Please share this with any educators or PTA folks in and around the pink area. Thanks. #authorvisit #kidlit #edusky

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Someone told me that the big-headed kids from my books reminded them of Peanuts characters. I didn’t mean to do that but I grew up loving Charles Schultz, I guess I was influenced a bit. So here are Puffin, Mac, Max and Benny in the style of one of my favorite cartoonists. Happy New Year Everyone!

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Timothy Young @timothyyoung.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I was followed by these two young women today. I wonder if they know each other, they would be great friends as they seem to have such common interests. #shouldIfollowback?

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