How on earth did I land amongst such amazing company. Read all these books! The @ejkf.bsky.social & Ezra Jack Keats are so dear to my heart. Honored beyond words that my work is now part of this legacy!

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation@ejkf.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Congrats! The 2026 EJK Writer Award to Sara Andrea Fajardo The 2026 EJK Illustrator Award to Mokshini Writer Honors: Stefanie Foster Brown & Kesi Augustine Illustrator Honors: Tallulah Fontaine & María J. Guarda @safajarwrites.bsky.social @southernmisscbf.bsky.social #TheSnowyDay #EJKAward

Still in the pinch me this can't be real phase. Grateful to the amazing @juanamartinezn.bsky.social, all the @mackidssl.bsky.social book team & of course the @ejkf.bsky.social for making author dreams come true!

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing@mackidssl.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Congrats to @safajarwrites.bsky.social, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award for Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa, illustrated by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! 👏 Discover lots of ways to bring this book into your library with our activity kit 🥔 bit.ly/49ZSzC4 @ejkf.bsky.social

The Sibert Honor winning picture book about the origin and advancement of humans from author and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator @4nikkolas.bsky.social is perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond. Have you added THE HISTORY OF WE to your class or library?

Dear young readers, Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds. Sincerely, ALA ilovelibraries.org/article/2026... #ALAyma 📚💙

Over the 🌔 to share that ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA has been selected as an @ncte.org Orbis Pictus honor book. Overjoyed that more kids will discover mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social ode to the Andes through this recognition. ncte.org/awards/orbis...

It was a joy to read the #picturebook PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA by @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social. Fascinating biography and gorgeous art! No wonder it earned so many ⭐'s! #kidlit

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing@mackidssl.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This Hispanic Heritage Month, teach your students about the Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, “the godfather of potatoes”. Available in both English and Spanish, ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA is a spirited picture book biography with FIVE starred reviews 🥔🥔 bit.ly/4iVke9Q #edusky

Find me at @ncte.org #NCTE25. Looking forward to sharing more about Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa and Crack Goes the Cascarón. #edusky

Teachers! Librarians! It's time for the Sibert Smackdown. The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction. tinyurl.com/3c9harym @sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Tickled to see Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka on the List, and even happier to see @juanamartinezn.bsky.social land on this list twice.

Betsy Bird@fuse8.bsky.social · 9mo ago

You lucky ducks. You're getting an extra special sneak peek of Evanston Public Library's illustrious year end list of some of the best children's books of 2025. Enjoy! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/29/a...

Could not be more humbled. Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa with word by me & art by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social was selected as a @publisherswkly.bsky.social best book of 2025! #PotatoPower best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...

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Potatoes for progressives! A new book of potato history for kids emphasizes the contributions of a Peruvian scientist, and for adults. Rot places the Irish potato famine's cause squarely on Britain’s imperial laissez-faire economic policies. Titles/authors in alt-text, links in reply 🧵 #Booksky

Spend Latinx Heritage Month curled up with these picture books that uplift and celebrate culture, heritage, and community! (part 1 of 2)

Go behind the scenes of Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa in our interview with the creators and Connie Hsu, VP, Executive Editorial Director at Roaring Brook Press to hear how this book was made, preview interior art, and learn more about the real Alberto Salas! bit.ly/45lbRPY #edusky

The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is just right around the corner! Tune in on 9/1 for a blinugal story time with me & @monicamancillas.bsky.social as we read from our newest books! Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaBw... Full festival schedule: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival #EduSky

OMG this book looks amazing! I can't wait to share it with my first graders.

Kidlit411@kidlit411.bsky.social · last yr.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE TRAVELING TACO: THE AMAZING AND SURPRISING JOURNEY OF MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social illus by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Red Comet Press) To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry here: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-...

Love seeing Paka Paka get a shout out & special bonus was learning about Firefly Song, a beautiful ode to citizen science by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social w/ art by Ji-Hyuk Kim. Go and check it out!

Melissa Stewart@mstewartscience.bsky.social · last yr.

Love these two 2025 #STEM nonfiction PB bios! @macmillanlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @colleenpaeff.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social

Excited to read this! Thanks @safajarwrites.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

Sara Fajardo@safajarwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

Serving my debut picture book Crack Goes the Cascarón sunny side up. Now available wherever books are sold. You can purchase signed copies via Copperfield's Novato. E-mail or call to order your copy: www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato

Going to #TXLA25? I'll be a panelist on the Story of My Life: Beautiful Biographies for Kids, with a stellar line-up of authors. Plus, signing my books on the 2nd. Would love to meet you! #EduSky #TexasLibrarians #BookSky #libraries #librarians

Happy book birthday to @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social's Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert!

safajarwrites IEggciting news... The Crack Goes the Cascarón educator guide is now available for download. Bring this vibrant Latine tradition to life in your classroom! sarafajardowrites.com/for-educators/ @denarmen.bsky.social #KidLit #EduSky #EducatorGuide

Congratulations to our friend @safajarwrites.bsky.social who’s upcoming picture book biography ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA is now an Amazon Editor Best Book of the Month for March! 🎉 Pre-order your copy here: www.bookpeople.com/book/9781250...

Loved chatting about my one of my favorite traditions with Jed of the #ReadingWithYourKidsPodcast Get the inside scoop on my prankster family that inspired this story. Give it a listen: sites.libsyn.com/94222/explor... #LatinCulture #Representation #DiverseBooks #EduSky #Kidlit

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I'm in happy shock! My book collaboration with the amazing @juanamartinezn.bsky.social , Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa is an Amazon Editor Best Book of the month for March. Pinch me I must be dreaming. www.amazon.com/Paka-Papa-Sa... #kidLit #EduSky

A few days late, but couldn't pass up on this rite of passage of my official unboxing of Crack Goes the Cascarón Art by @denarmen.bsky.social 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 Order signed copies from @copperfieldsbooks in Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato #KidLit #AuthorUnboxing #NewReleases

It's a 4th starred review for my picture book collaboration w/ @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa, a biography that is a love letter to the potato, the Andes, and the work of plant collectors. Pre-order now. sarafajardowrites.com/alberto-sala... #EduSky #Kidlit

"Immigrants didn't steal my job. The president did."

CatWoman@catwomanresists.bsky.social · last yr.

A few days late, but couldn't pass up on this rite of passage of my official unboxing of Crack Goes the Cascarón Art by @denarmen.bsky.social 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 🐓🥚 Order signed copies from @copperfieldsbooks in Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato #KidLit #AuthorUnboxing #NewReleases

Thank you to 2025 Author sponsor @nadinepresley.bsky.social! She writes to empower young minds. She hopes her books will serve as beacons of light, reminding children that even in the midst of adversity, there is hope & joy to be found. readyourworld.org/2025-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

Serving my debut picture book Crack Goes the Cascarón sunny side up. Now available wherever books are sold. You can purchase signed copies via Copperfield's Novato. E-mail or call to order your copy: www.copperfieldsbooks.com/novato