Upcoming fall book events for Santa in Disguise at @whitelambooks.bsky.social, Book Shop of Needham, Newton Children's Book Festival, @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social, and Moon and Back Bookstore!

A little Christmas in July treat--the first copy of Santa in Disguise--just arrived in the mail! Dropping through a chimney near you in September (or, you know, your favorite indie bookstore)! You can also pre-order now. @joshcleland.bsky.social

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Oo-la-la--a shiny new Bunny in Disguise promo video hopped onto the scene!

Tonight! So incredibly honored that Turkeys in Disguise--written by me and illustrated by @joshcleland.bsky.social--is a finalist for the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor!

SCBWI@scbwi.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Congratulations to the SCBWI Golden Kite Awards Finalists! 🎉 Watch our award ceremony for the best children's literature published in 2025. Watch LIVE through the Virtual Conference or YouTube on February 6 at 4 PM PST.

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

Created in conjunction with www.thetech.org, EDGE is a hands-on, minds-on environmental engineering curriculum for middle school-aged kids in out of school time settings! #4leaflearning #stem #edusky #middleschool #afterschool #enrichment #environment #engineering #21stcenturyskills

Tumblehome@tumblehomeinc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you looking to engage your middle school students with a curriculum that tackles real-world issues and teaches them important 21st century skills like teamwork and perseverance? Sign up now to be part of EDGE in spring 2026! #STEM #Edusky #afterschool #engineering #environment #middleschool

Looking for an afterschool curriculum that helps middle school aged kids understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs, and gain skills in navigating social situations? Visit www.4leaflearning.org to learn about Clover for Youth! #edusky #afterschool #resilience #21stcenturyskills

I love being a picture book writer! #picturebooks #thanksgivingbooks #kidlit #ittybittybookclubs

Honest kids review "Turkeys in Disguise" by Cynthia Platt and Josh Cleland

YouTube video by Itty Bitty Book Club

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In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward

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Use MyLegislature to follow bills, hearings, and legislators that interest you.

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Hey, Massachusetts! Help tell our legislators they should pass An Act Regarding Free Expression to protect libraries, schools, and authors from book bans by sending them a postcard! Instructions on how to do this and where to get postcards here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/act @massaabb.bsky.social

Happy book birthday, lisaljrogers.bsky.social and Susan Reagan!

12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @lisaljrogers.bsky.social! 🎉 📚 WOODY’S WORDS: WOODROW WILSON RAWLS AND WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS, illustrated by Susan Reagan and published by Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers, is here! 📖🌿 Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv #kidlit #12x12PB

Coming on September 23rd! @joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving

Tumblehome, in collaboration with The Concord Consortium, refined a free data sonification plugin, "Sonify." Developed as part of the NSF-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project, to help middle schoolers better understand data on infectious diseases. #STEM

Listening to Data — TH

As part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project , Tumblehome has been collaborating with the Concord Consortium f...

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Turkeys in Disguise hits the shelves one month from today but you can pre-order a copy now. Use the Bookshop site to help out your local indie bookstore (or one of mine: Saltwater Books, @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @whitelambooks.bsky.social, and @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social )! #kidlit

Turkeys in Disguise

Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...

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Interested in teaching kids more about epidemiology and data science? Check out the article "Data Stores About Disesase: Data-Centered Epidemiology in Secondary Schools"! #edusky #teachersky #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators #data #epidemiology

We’re looking for afterschool educators to pilot our EDGE (Environmental Design & Green Engineering) program. FREE training & curriculum. More info and sign up below! #edusky #teachersky #engineering #environment #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators

An advance copy of Turkeys in Disguise has arrived and it's as quirky and fun as @joshcleland.bsky.social and I could make it! It's out in September but you can pre-order here if you're interested: bookshop.org/p/books/turk... 🙂 #kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys

Turkeys in Disguise

Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...

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Happy book birthday to @writeawhile.bsky.social and All Paths Lead to Paris! I've already read and loved this book--you will too! #YA #YAromance

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Release day for my little croissant! This is her in NY living her best life😘

Put together a little list of YA stories told in multiple voices / POVs on #shepherd, which helps promote books in a reader-driven way! shepherd.com/best-books/y...

The best YA books told in multiple points of view

Cynthia Platt shares the 5 best books on YA told in multiple points of view. Have you read Clap When You Land?

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Coming this fall to a bookstore near you, and illustrated by the deeply funny @joshcleland.bsky.social (seriously--I crack up every time I look at the illustrations)! Pre-order here: bookshop.org/beta-search?... #clarionbooks #picturebook #kidlit #thanksgiving #turkeys

60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP

Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador

A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.

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@bostonglobe.com, "detention" doesn't really capture what happened during Rumeysa Ozturk's kidnapping by ICE.

Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities sent to Louisiana - The Boston Globe

Masked plainclothes officers arrested Rumeysa Ozturk outside a Somerville home Tuesday evening.

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Had a wonderful time celebrating Kate Fussner's new book 13 Ways to Say Goodbye at @portersqbooks.bsky.social last night!

Four leaf clovers aren't just good luck--they're also the form of the pearinc.org Clover Model for Youth Development. Learn more about the Clover for Youth summer curriculum here: bit.ly/3Rgbj7c and sign up to be part of the learning and fun here: forms.gle/ZKzzXUbW2M7e... 🍀 #summer2025 #resilience

Clover for Youth application

Clover for Youth is a 6-session curriculum designed to help middle school aged students understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs and gain skills in navigating social situations usi...

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Bring back one cancelled TV show.

Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · 2y ago

Bring back one cancelled TV show:

Tumblehome recently attended and presented at the inaugural Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We left feeling energized to continue our work as part of this broader K–12 data science education community/movement. Learn more here! #STEMEd

Tumblehome at the Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference — TH

From February 17th to 19th, Penny Noyce and I attended and presented at the inaugural Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We learned a lot from 200+ o...

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Incredibly important, that passport gender marker f**kery violated the APA. They quietly opened a 30 day window (15 days ago) for public comment to "create" legal author for it - comments do carry weight in court #lgbtqia+ #transrights #passports defcon.social/@deviantolla...

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Attached: 1 image Many of you know that the administration is trying a lot of fuckery with US Passports and gender markers right now. They violated the Administrative Procedure Act by doing this wit...

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Take the first step in joining the campaign against book bans! Sign and share the petition today. www.bookbanpetition.us

PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

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The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉 The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨ How many entries do you think we'll have this year? mindyalyseweiss.com/...