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They are treating people worse than mere numbers, not even bothering to track them once they’re in the system. Unacceptable.

Wonderful line up of professional educators and book authors -- sure to be some great PD sessions! Early bird discounted registration through April 25. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our June 2025 reading conference will host an Iowa Literacy Scholars Panel on Science of Reading: this panel will delve into the latest research and best practices in literacy instruction, specifically tailored to Iowa's unique educational landscape. www.iowareading.org

2025 CONFERENCE UPDATE: Get ready for an exciting lineup at the 2025 Iowa Reading Conference! We are thrilled to feature three incredible storytellers who bring magic & wonder to the world of children's literature. Loren Long, Tae Keller and Raul the Third!

I write a lot about U.S. history because everything happening is part of a bigger picture, and to understand our country right now, we need to understand its past. Also because clearly not everyone remembers that we made a choice a long time ago not to have kings here.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

Congratulations to the SCBWI Portfolio Showcase Winners 🎉 BRONZE Shannon McNeill www.littledrawings.com Amelia Bothe ameliabothe.com SILVER Melissa Gardner www.melissagardnerart.com GOLD Karen Stanton karenstantonart.com

So exciting to see educators weighing on this book! Don't forget that if you decide to use this one in the classroom & pre-order your class set, @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social will sent you a set of poetry notebooks for your kids, too! Details are here: www.formpl.us/form/5094781...

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Winning an election doesn’t mean you get to disregard laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the former president.

“The time has come for an all out world war against poverty…The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school the unschooled, and feed the unfed. Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 1964. #mlk #compassion

It's time to bid on #KidLitforLA auctions for wildfire relief! Heads up for MG writers - I'm offering a FULL novel critique and a skip-the-slush-pile pass with Bloomsbury Kids publishing director Mary Kate Castellani. Check out all the details & bid here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

In case you can’t get outside today, here are some birds from my walk this morning. ❤️

Teachers & librarians! Did you see that the @kidlitforla.bsky.social wildfire relief fundraiser auction has school visits with Jason Reynolds up for bid?! Bid on the in-person visit here: www.32auctions.com/organization... Bid on the virtual visit here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

7 Brilliant Picture Books That Innovative Youngsters Will Love from @bookstr.bsky.social - bookstr.com/article/seve...

Teachers & librarians! Want an author or illustrator to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day? Here's a list of 300+ volunteers who will celebrate with your readers next month! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...

A certain time-traveling golden retriever is 10 years old today! In the decade since Scholastic launched RANGER IN TIME, the series has sold over 3.5 million copies & taken me to 5 continents for research & school visits. To say I'm grateful is an understatement. Thank you, readers! ❤️

Congratulations to Lesa Cline-Ransome! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...

Our SCBWI Book Club with Jan Lower has been rescheduled due to the Meta outages earlier. Join us next Tuesday 12/17 at 11AM PST on IG Live!

Announcing the winners of our ARC giveaway for THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES! If your name isn't in this thread, that means it wasn't drawn (sorry!) but you can pre-order a copy now & get a copy of Seymour's poetry notebook and/or a virtual author visit as a thank you gift! (thread includes ARC winners)

Congratulations to this month's Featured Illustrator Ryan Nelsen. Watch the interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=49d-... In this interview, shares how he brings all of his creative skills into developing joyful content for young readers. Learn more about Ryan Nelsen’s work at www.ryanimate.com

Teachers & librarians! Want an author to Zoom into your classroom for World Read Aloud Day February 5th? I'll be sending out this year's list of author/illustrator volunteers in my email newsletter next week! If you'd like access, sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books