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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

THAT YOU ARE HERE IS NO SMALL THING (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) by Traci N. Todd; illus. by @vashtiharrison.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the November/December 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/novemb...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Event friday in Indianapolis!! www.eventbrite.com/e/vashti-har...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Event friday in Indianapolis!! www.eventbrite.com/e/vashti-har...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us in DC tonight! www.eventbrite.com/e/traci-n-to...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

That You Are Here is No Small Thing is out TODAY! Written by tracintodd illustrated by me @vashtiharrison published by @penguinkids Join us at one of our events on our tour! tr.ee/KbufT8MNkV

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

That You Are Here is No Small Thing comes out in one week! Pre-Order it now! Join us at a stop on our tour! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673017...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

That You Are Here is No Small Thing comes out in one week! Pre-Order it now! Join us at a stop on our tour! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673017...

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

It’s happening and I’m so excited. Thank you @vashtiharrison.bsky.social for the visual. My next book with Jason Griffin, ON FRIDAYS, launches in the world on 9.1.26. Preorder now!

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#Bookaday I added Traci N. Todd and @vashtiharrison.bsky.social's That You Are Here Is No Small Thing to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🌟 COVER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 From Sibert Honor winner Traci N. Todd & Caldecott Medalist @vashtiharrison.bsky.social comes an unforgettable exploration of culture and history that records the important survival story Black children carry and celebrates their hope for a radiant future.

Cover image for THAT YOU ARE HERE IS NO SMALL THING showing a black girl's face looking up with stars all around.

On Sale September 1

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/11/2025

i closed out my column this week with this preemptive jab at basically every commentator currently looking for ways to say that last night didn’t count

If these elections had gone the other way — if the Democratic Party had underperformed or even lost one of these contests — then every commentator under the sun would say, rightfully, that Democrats were in disarray; that even the president’s deep unpopularity couldn’t keep them afloat with voters.

But Tuesday was a Democratic victory. And the party didn’t just win — it won by commanding majorities on virtually every field of play. In polls, in focus groups and now at the ballot box, the public is telling us something very clearly: Trump is simply too much. If this is an opportunity for Democrats to win back lost ground — and it is — then it is also a warning to a Republican Party that has tied its entire identity to the man from Mar-a-Lago.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Incredibly talented author & illustrator @vashtiharrison.bsky.social will be joining us this week to talk about her Caldecott Medal winning book, Big. We can't wait!! This powerful picture book is a must read. On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you? We are off the charts at 11!

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

What a huge honor! Big was included in Kirkus Reviews list of Best Books of the 21st Century (so far) www.kirkusreviews.com/fiction/best...

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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 30/03/2025

didn’t we used to have a word for this

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Join me for a free virtual event Tomorrow! I’ll be part of The Society of Illustrators Virtual Saturday Stories! I’ll do a live reading and drawing workshop! Register here: societyillustrators.org/event/virtua...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Join me for a virtual storytime and art workshop this Saturday with the Society of Illustrators! Free to register: societyillustrators.org/event/virtua...

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 05/03/2025

Hey #kidlit, friendly reminder that tomorrow is #kidlitartpostcard! Last month we set a record on Bluesky with 413 posts. Take care to use the right hashtag so your work can be found. I’m planning to scroll the hashtag with @flashes.blue this time around! 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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The Value of Joy

By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Heart. Hair. Hands. #bhm days 4,5 and 6. Black History Month might need to last all year for me to do these posts, but I’m ok w/that. We’re gonna need some timeline cleanses over the next couple months. Take a break from doomscrolling and look at these cuties inspired by my recent school visits.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/02/2025

2/19: MSNBC celebrates its NAACP Image Award and Joy Reid’s book Medgar & Myrlie. 2/22: Trump calls MSNBC a “threat to democracy” after NBCUniversal’s lawsuit settlement. 2/23: Joy Reid ( @joyannreid.bsky.social ) canceled. When Trump sent the heat, @MSNBC.com bent the knee—AGAIN!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.

A tweet by Michael McFaul (@McFaul) that reads: "In 2012, when I was the US ambassador to Russia, Putin shut down USAID inside Russia. Why? Because their work supported free markets, democracy, human rights — ie causes that threatened Putin's dictatorship. Shutting down USAID is exactly what autocrats all over the world want."

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Hope Island #bhm day 2 #hope #blackhistorymonth Still working on updating the list, thank you for your suggestions!

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

If you have some more prompt suggestions please leave some in the comments and I’ll finish the list and maybe find a more specific hashtag.

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

So maybe in some parts of my life I’ll be staying angry and raising Hell, here I’ll be trying to put the H in #BHM and celebrating Black History and Heritage. Hope you’ll join me. I’ll try to go live when I can to make some art every day. Hopefully.

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

We are fighting tyranny, fascism. authoritarianism on top of humanitarian, social and climate crises. It’s too many things. I’m angry. I’m scared. I’m overwhelmed. But I’m not Hopeless. My art has to be Hopeful. It has to have Heart. I want it to Help and Heal.

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I’m up late thinking about this. For #BHM this year I wanted to do another drawing challenge. 8 years ago my Black History Month drawings celebrating Black Women were an attempt at joy in the face of patriarchy and racism. This time is different.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Today I discovered you can connect any Bluetooth keyboard to the iPad to utilize hot keys in procreate 😭😮‍💨

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Roxi Wheels @roxiwheels.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today and in the coming days, remember

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I went for a kitschy retro look for my greeting card this year society6.com/a/products/v...

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Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The only photo I have of this little figurine before I dropped and broke it 😭

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Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It should be noted that the original person who said this is @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - artist and activist. I find it odd that her name got cropped out of the original screenshot (from an article in LA Times, btw) and the uncredited version is the one that makes the viral rounds.

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