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Sue Leopold Kid Lit

@sueleopold.bsky.social

Educator who reads, writes, & creates SCBWI 2021 #PBChat Mentee 2022 Kids' ChoiceKidlit HM 2023 #50 PreciousWords HM 🌱Garden Girl sowing seeds on the prairie 🚲 Cyclist on a pink Marin Portofina https://sleopoldblog.wordpress.com

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Phil Bildner@philbildner.bsky.social · 3w ago

**Authors Against Book Bans, Response to S.4925, National Book Ban Bill** Here's @authorsabb.bsky.social statement in response to the national book ban bill: PLEASE take the time to read/share this. PLEASE call your reps. PLEASE encourage others to call their reps. Calling your reps DOES work.

Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston@portersqbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you missed our incredible conversation last night on fighting book bans with @dannycaine.com @pronounced-ing.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social & @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social you can see it here. This was also a fundraiser for @authorsabb.bsky.social so more info about that in reply!

How to Defend Books Panel & Fundraiser for Authors Against Book Bans

Register now for How to Defend Books Panel & Fundraiser for Authors Against Book Bans on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 16, 2026, 07:00 PM EDT.

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NPR@npr.org · 3w ago

President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election n.pr/4fFDB8c

After years of false claims on voting, Trump to give an address on election integrity

President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election

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Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 4w ago

The family of Johan Sebastián has launched a GoFundMe and is asking for support to help his family cover legal expenses, funeral costs, and the repatriation of his body to Colombia, where his parents are waiting to lay him to rest: gofundme.com/f/justice-and-support-for-johan-sebastians-family

Donate to Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family, organized by Friends of de Guerrero Family

[English version below] Hoy, una vida fue arrebatada inju… Friends of de Guerrero Family needs your support for Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family

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Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 4w ago

His name was Joan Sebastian Guerrero. Reports say his wife and 3 year old daughter watched him die.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 4w ago

ICE’s bounty hunters and agents are stalking Latinos across the country. They are looking for Latino men at construction sites and supply stores, listening for who is speaking Spanish, and stopping them.

Boni Ashburn@boniashburn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Research shows that schools with librarians tend to outperform schools without them on standardized tests, and even that schools with full-time librarians get better scores than schools with part-time library staff. www.newyorker.com/preview/arti...

Why “Book-Shaming” Won’t Solve the Children’s Literacy Crisis

The nation’s official advocate for children’s books says most of them are “crud.” But matters of literary quality don’t explain why kids aren’t reading.

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Static in the Sky@meme-ifesto.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Let's Make America Trumpless Again! The reasons are vast. We all know them. Let's all join together on one historic day in action. Let's make our collective voice heard! Heard loudly! Please repost the image and ask others to do the same. Don't forget to add this to your calendar.

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Sue Leopold Kid Lit@sueleopold.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Children’s Book Community Responds in Outrage to Comment by National Ambassador Mac Barnett www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Children’s Book Community Responds in Outrage to Comment by National Ambassador Mac Barnett

Children’s authors and educators are up in arms after words by National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett, from his new essay collection for adults, 'Make Believe: On Telling Storie...

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KidLit TV@kidlittv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There’s a picture book that lives in everyone’s ❤️. Rocco asked National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Mac Barnett, which book from childhood he would dive into the pages of if he could. Here’s what he said on StoryMakers. Which book would you choose? Tell us below. 👇 #ChildrensBookWeek