I think it's Bradbury that wrote "The Pedestrian" short story? s I've been thinking about that story a lot. That's when I miss the classroom, because right now I could teach the heck out of that story....or guide a loud discussion. #kidlitchat

I've never heard that. What did your students think? #kidlitchat

Writing can be a solitary job, but writing for children often allows me to feel like I still have colleagues. I don't get to stand in my class doorway and chat across the hall, but I get to visit faculty rooms & meet people like you, here #kidlitchat

Strong thousand pound animals forging bonds with children, taking them on adventures has such a lion-and-the-mouse dynamic that it empowers kids...especially girls... to see their strength and potential #kidlitchat

Kids & horses & wide open spaces: I love that even though I've left the classroom, teachers & librarians keep inviting me back and that I can open my self to wild lands, wild horses and the scent of sagebrush and it's "work" #kidlitchat

Hanging out with the cool kids : Mountain Plains Library Association newsletter! Click here, then mpla.us/Files/Newsle... scroll down to #Nevada #Kidlit #kidlitchat #horses #horsebooks #librarians

Trump says Witkoff is negotiating and it’s going well — Witkoff is actually inside the briefing room at the WH. Says there’s active participant in Iran willing to make a deal.

This is revision. It's hard work. But you need the process. Skipping it through use of AI, jumping to a "result," won't get you the result you need...

Revision is part of the creative process. Cherish it.

Spill it, Pam.

Consider introducing some facts to that chaos meeting in your mind. @hunderdown.bsky.social keeps track & explains what's up in #kidlit publishing Thanks, Harold

Omg when you mocked yourself as "a paragon of eloqunce" i thought you were watching someone giving a television address...

I came in late, but got 8 "never seen before"s

Sweet and sad

Independent bookstores are more than buildings.
Put it on/in your calendar: the last Saturday in April is #IndependentBookstoreDay

Wait, what? inspirational scented pencils? Am I reading this right? #kidlitchat

What a great covey of words. I would totally use these as nucleus words for clustering or as a skeleton for a patchwork story in a writing workshop #kidlitchat

Agree Jennifer. The biggest barrier to my writing is other authors', books. #kidlitchat

I took a class from Gabrielle Rico, read her book "Writing the Natural Way" and unintentionally came up with my own version of clustering. I used it all the time, sometimes scene by scene & always chapter by chapter #KidLitChat

See you there & my bff brought me chocolates from a cottage shop in Belgium! #kidlitchat

New York Times reviewer Joumana Khatib, first time reader of Tana French, offers swoonable words of praise "...she astonishes on a sentence level, both with dialogue and with descriptions."

Children's publishing friends and colleagues, 2026 is clearly a year of change in our industry. Staying focused on what we can control - and embracing our creative work as best we can - is what we must do to weather this. In it together. #kidlit #YAlit

Oh so sweet, sad and creative. Thanks for sharing

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Happy Easter, bunny girl

Putting together Easter baskets? Just a reminder that books last longer than candy and show you really know the one getting the treats

Yes and even though it taught lots of us to Zoom, I also think there's a change in schools. Do principals think it's just easier/cheaper to Zoom rather than welcome in a live author? I KNOW kids react better to me in person. No virtual checking out my cowgirl boots, jewelry #kidlitchat

See, this is what we could discuss! Some people hire a matchmaking biz (authors/schools) and find it successful...do librarians and teachers prefer to go through publishers, etc #kidlitchat

This would be so much fun! All of my books are fact-based, and I find so many juicy tidbits that don't belong in the story. I know I'm not alone #kidlitchat

Love this @mypbjam.bsky.social There must be a benefit to silent reading with others. Quiet companionship? Also: Not a topic but an offer: does any librarian or teach want the donation of MG Cd's? #kidlitchat

Racing in late, but I'd love to talk about school visits -- their impact, complications for librarians, author & kid behavior #kidlitchat