🌟 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 🌟 I'm giving away a copy of my picture book PIGS DIG A ROAD - signed by me & illustrator Brian Biggs! To enter, sign up for my author newsletter - your name will be tossed into the back of my kid's toy dump truck. Lucky winner dumped out 10/9. Enter here: forms.gle/kyVmXhcdRtX3QqCRA

Pigs Dig a Road Giveaway!

This form is to enter Carrie Finison's PIGS DIG A ROAD picture book giveaway. You'll win a book signed by both author Carrie Finison and illustrator Brian Biggs. Please enter the contact information ...

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Hello! I'm sharing (again) my Massachusetts KidLit Starter Pack -- use it to follow authors, illustrators, libraries, bookstores, organizations, and other kidlit connected folks who live in Massachusetts. If you are one of these and want to be added, let me know in the comments! go.bsky.app/HLF9f5R

Upcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! 📢 Join us on September 24 at 1pm ET/10am PT for “Your Picture Books Need HOOKS!” with @carriefinison.bsky.social. Replay available for members! #kidlit

Join me this Saturday 9/19, 11am-4pm at the Bath Book Bash in Bath, Maine! I'll be reading my picture book Plenty of Pancakes at a 12:30 story time, and signing books all day. More info, including the full lineup of amazing authors, here: www.bathbookbash.org

Superior Huron America Michigan Erie SHAME. That spells it out pretty clearly.

📚👍It's #WomensEqualityDay While today commemorates the ratification of 19th Amend, securing US women’s right to vote, let's read a #PB about a child who wants everything even. EVEN STEVEN by @carriefinison.bsky.social & @danielwiseman.bsky.social: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit

BOOK REVIEW: IT’S WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY

While this day commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment, securing women’s right to vote in the U.S., lets celebrate by reading a picture book about a child who does his best to make sure...

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Jennifer Tarr@jennifertarr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"They'll have berries with syrup and cider to share, and plenty of pancakes, enough for a bear!" Can't think of a more fun "gifting" book than @carriefinison.bsky.social and @briannefarley.bsky.social's PLENTY OF PANCAKES. #booksky #kidlit #sunwritefun

Patricia Newman@patricianewman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Steven discovers that sometimes the same sharing strategy doesn't always work, but luckily he has help from his friends! Another marvelous Carrie Finison book for your child's shelf. Daniel Wiseman's illustrations pop!" @carriefinison.bsky.social #SEL

Heading back into the delightful season of, "Don't make any family plans at all, ever, because it might conflict with something the volleyball coach decides to do at the last possible minute and requires attendance from the entire team." 😑

I genuinely don't know how this happened. Wordle 1,874 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.

Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.

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Thanks for featuring EVEN STEVEN! 🙂

Sylvia Chen 余愛莉@sylviaichen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🤩📚🌟 It's another #PBStudyBuddy feature of *fabulous* picture books! EVEN STEVEN, GILBERT AND THE GHOST, and IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM. Love these must-reads!!! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

Join me for a quick peek inside my newest picture book, EVEN STEVEN, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman! I hope readers will laugh at some of the silly examples of sharing in this book, but also start thinking about how "fair" and "even" or "equal" aren't always the same thing.

There's still time to enter the book giveaway for a copy of EVEN STEVEN! Leave a comment on the blog post to enter.

Pragmatic Mom@pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 4mo ago

10 Picture Books About the Art and Skill of Sharing + GIVEAWAY! buff.ly/zlrb7KI via @pragmaticmom @carriefinison.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #picturebook #sharing #giveaway #art

My daughter's junior year English teacher spends the last 6 weeks of the year helping students work on college essays. He just announced that so many clearly used AI that he's not giving anyone feedback except by appointment. Just in case you're wondering how things are going with AI in schools.

Thank you so much to @pragmaticmom.bsky.social for sharing this post and hosting an EVEN STEVEN giveaway! Click the link below and eave a comment on the blog to enter. buff.ly/zlrb7KI

Pragmatic Mom@pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 4mo ago

10 Picture Books About the Art and Skill of Sharing + GIVEAWAY! buff.ly/zlrb7KI via @pragmaticmom @carriefinison.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #picturebook #sharing #giveaway #art

Join me for a quick peek inside my newest picture book, EVEN STEVEN, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman! I hope readers will laugh at some of the silly examples of sharing in this book, but also start thinking about how "fair" and "even" or "equal" aren't always the same thing.

Check out my latest author newsletter for a peek inside my new picture book, Even Steven, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, plus some more picture book recommendations! preview.mailerlite.io/preview/3869...

The June review roundup is live! I’m back at it with the five-word review challenge for a new batch of picture books. Curious which new release earned its score in "seabed sighs" or "bacon breakfasts"? Check out the list. www.onlypicturebooks.com/2026/06/01/p... #KidLit #PictureBooks #Mondayblogs

There's still time to make your plans for National Doughnut Day on June 5!

Carrie Finison@carriefinison.bsky.social · 5mo ago

National Doughnut Day is fast approaching – June 5! If you plan to celebrate, I’ve pulled together tons of doughnut-themed resources. Subscribe to my newsletter and get a link to all the fun activities! carriefinison.com/newsletter Wishing you good times and many doughnuts on June 5 (or any day!)

How to get things done (according to me, apparently): - Make a long to-do list - Spend 3 hours doing things that are not on the list - Add those things to the list - Cross those things off the list - Take a break - Think of 12 more things to add to the list - Rinse, repeat

MA friends - join me Friday 6/5 at 4pm for a preschool event at Evergreen Day School in Cambridge. I'll be reading Don't Hug Doug and Dozens of Doughnuts for a story time focused on personal space, boundaries, and friendship, and signing new books, too. RSVP link here: carriefinison.com/events

When I do author visits at schools, kids always have interesting questions and comments. Today a kindergartner took Q&A time to tell me, "Yesterday was my mom's first time calling 911." 😬 Luckily, the class had to leave at that point so I didn't have to dig any deeper on that one!

TLDR: call your house reps to demand they vote NO on 8705 and 7661 Call your senators to demand they vote NO on 2616 All three seek to ban books nationally. All three are the fever dream of bigots. All three must be stopped.

🚨Bad news. A THIRD National book banning bill has passed committee in the house.🚨 Meet the CHARLIE act that will prohibit the teaching of what they call: equity ideology (not white supremacist jingoistic history) More from @authorsabb.bsky.social when we have it. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

CALL YOUR REPS NOW! SPREAD THE WORD! HR 2616 was snuck onto the calendar for a vote TOMORROW. This is a pro book banning bill which seeks to ban ALL books by or about trans individuals.

Join me for story times at Riverbend Bookshop in West Hartford, Connecticut! I'll be there on Wednesday 5/27 at 4:30pm sharing Plenty of Pancakes, Even Steven, and more! Can't wait! riverbendbookshop.com/event/2026-0...

Storytime with Carrie Finison!

River Bend Bookshop is an independent bookstore with locations in Glastonbury and West Hartford, Connecticut. This family-owned, general interest shop has books, stationery, games, and gifts for all a...

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I just saw The Devil Wears Prada 2 and loved it! Meryl Streep is incredible. ❤️ Reminder to go out and see movies - let’s keep movies and movie theaters!

Hello, #booksky! I would be forever grateful if you could spread the word about my debut novel giveaway. Trying to reach 3,000 entries so my publisher doesn't think I'm a has been before the book even releases. THANK YOU! #stressedoutauthor One day left! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Book giveaway for HeartLand by Jilanne Hoffmann Apr 17-May 17, 2026

Enter to win one of 20 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Apr 17-May 17, 2026. Enter to win an ARC of this coming-of-age novel about a young misf...

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"CBS is assenting to its own diminishment." "The biggest loss is to core America values, including the right to speak freely, even in brutally mocking terms, about those in power..." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...

Opinion | CBS Cancels Itself, Not Just Colbert

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