The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub by @drzathome.bsky.social 📕🥳 Check out this super post about the path of REWRITING THE RULES. And be sure to get in on the GIVEAWAY! #brainresearch #disability @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky bethandersonwriter.com/2025/10/17/b...

Behind the Scenes: “The Evolution of a Picture Book Biography from Sub to Pub” by Danna Zeiger, Ph.D.

Looking back over the process of a book can be really informative. So much is forgotten over the course of the several years it takes from idea to published. Here’s an interesting post from d…

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Ahhhh, so thrilled to see both THE BLACK MAMBAS by @kellycrull.bsky.social and REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social on the Chicago Public Library Best Books list! Full list here: www.chipublib.org/news/cpl-bes...

Thrilled to have 3 books on this year's NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book list: THE BLACK MAMBAS by @kellycrull.bsky.social, REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social, and THE BIG EMPTY by Kirbi Fagan! 🎉 www.nsta.org/outstanding-...

Meet the Talented #kidlit #debut author, @drzathome.bsky.social, plus #giveaway writersrumpus.com/2025/08/12/m...

Meet the Talented #kidlit #debut author, Danna Zeiger, plus #giveaway

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Danna is in my Andover, MA SCBWI critique group. Her debut book comes out this September, and I want to introduce you all to her as she’s so talented, intelligent and ama…

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Check out my brand-new interview with debut children’s author Danna Zieger and Dr. Kathleen Friel on the Writers’ Rumpus Blog! #kidlit #childrensbooks @drzathome.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @writersrumpus.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social writersrumpus.com/2025/08/05/w...

Meet debut author @drzathome.bsky.social and discover insights into her touching & empowering NF picture book biography - Rewriting the Rules. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @joseebisaillon.bsky.social Millbrook Press/Lerner #kidlit #STEM #persistence 📚👍

Happy Book Birthday to REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities in Brain Research and Disability @drzathome.bsky.social Josee Bisaillon and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Stop by to peek at this amazing #STEM PB Bio: viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/09/b...

Book Birthday: REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability

It’s another Happy Book Birthday and so you know that I am dancing! I hope you will be too when you find out more about this amazing debut picture book by good friend Danna Zeiger. REWRITING …

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Don't miss this inspiring biography of an amazingly talented doctor who continues to change the rules & our understanding of the brain. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @drzathome.bsky.social Josée Bisaillon Millbrook Press/Lerner #PPBF #kidlit #biography #STEM #neurology 📚👍

REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social & @joseebisaillon.bsky.social is remarkable PB about a remarkable human! This inspiring, well-rounded bio shows Kathleen’s struggles & achievements. Kathleen hopes the kids she works with may one day too “climb rocks, break boards, or run research labs.”

🎉 Congratulations @drzathome.bsky.social on her recent book birthday! 🎉 📚 REWRITING THE RULES: HOW DR. KATHLEEN FRIEL CREATED NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR BRAIN RESEARCH AND DISABILITY is out now! Find it here: buff.ly/PLnYGZq #kidlit #12x12PB

#newbooksday part 2! Excited to get this into readers' hands! 🥳 @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @drzathome.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @damianimated.bsky.social

Josée Bisaillon’s newest illustrated nonfiction picture book is here! Rewriting the Rules: Illustrated by @joseebisaillon.bsky.social, written by @drzathome.bsky.social, and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social. morgangaynin.com/project/rewr... #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #STEMbooks

Today is #WorldCerebralPalsyDay! Celebrate the achievements of the CP community with the story of Dr. Kathleen Friel in REWRITING THE RULES by @drzathome.bsky.social and illustrated by Josée Bisaillon.

Absolutely overjoyed by this @slj.com starred review for REWRITING THE RULES by debut author @drzathome.bsky.social and @joseebisaillon.bsky.social! "A must-purchase for all libraries as it ­reflects the best that modern biographies for young readers have to offer." www.slj.com/review/rewri...

Beautiful book! Thanks @autumnleaflet.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

Kim-Hoa Ung 黃金花@autumnleaflet.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy 1st Birthday to my debut picture book, A GIFT FOR NAI NAI 👧🏻🎁👵🏼 Can’t believe it’s been one year since publication. Thank you so much to all of you who have shown me so much love and support. I am so grateful to all of you ❤️ More information about my book: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

What a beautiful set of books here! Thanks @valeriebolling.bsky.social for also being a @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

Valerie Bolling@valeriebolling.bsky.social · last yr.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, #RainbowDays: The Orange Wall! Thanks to my agent extraordinaire, @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social; talented illustrator, Kai Robinson; and amazing Scholastic editors, Katie Carella and Cindy Kim. #kidlit #kidlitart #earlyreader #art #girl #puppylove #creativity #painting #joy #fun

What does @viviankirkfield.bsky.social NOT do? She is a total force of nature, and now, also generously donating a prize to @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest!!! Please check out Vivian's important books--I have them all and have read them all with my kids!

Vivian Kirkfield@viviankirkfield.bsky.social · last yr.

#Giveaway Leave a comment on the blog for a chance to WIN a 30-minute Ask Me Anything Zoom Chat - about the path to publication - or, if a teacher wins, a Zoom author visit w/your class! darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/a...

To be clear, I love ALL of @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social's books. She is so talented <3. Thank you, Rebecca, for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

Rebecca Gardyn Levington@rebeccaglevington.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm so honored to learn that AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO? was chosen for this year's Michigan Association of School Librarians annual MISelf In Books list!🎉 To see all the wonderful books on this list, visit www.mcls.org/news/2024/12... @penguinkids.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.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

This books looks awesome! Thanks for @writerjolene.bsky.social for also being @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and Ciara's Spring Fling Kidlit Contest prize donor!!!

KidLit Collective@kidlitcollective.bsky.social · last yr.

Celebrating #NationalInventorsDay today with @writerjolene and her #STEM #nonfiction middle grade book BIONIC BEASTS: Saving Animals Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks. What a fascinating read! #kidlit #booksky #writingcommunity

My cover reveal for my DEBUT #picturebook REWRITING THE RULES is up! #STEM, #neuroscience, #disability and #disabilityadvocacy My former mentor who has #cerebralpalsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel, combatted ableism and society and today runs her lab developing therapies for kids w/CP 😍 www.dannazeiger.com

Relics of my past (literally) holding up my (hopeful) future! (My good friend got me this beautiful mug and I enjoy my coffee in it every day, manifesting through hard work!)

Excited to share my #stem #50preciouswords entry for the fabulous @viviankirkfield.bsky.social contest she runs!!!!!!! Thank you for all of your hard work making this incredible #kidlit magic happen every year. It is SO MUCH fun!!!! Thanks to my CPs, as well <3

TY @terrilibenson.bsky.social, my new mentor - SO generous: autographed bookplates, awesome bookmarks, & adorable "book besties" bracelets! We love these books! My mom-cred skyrocketed! & thank you to @pjlibrary.org for this incredible experience through the Sephardic Stories Writing Fellowship!!

Today in #homeschooling, we learned about Paul Klee, who created over 10,000(!) works of art. We read how, at best, only 10%--for a professional artist--will become masterpieces. A reminder that in #writing #kidlit too, most of my (not-to-be-published) work will still shape my future best pieces.

Had the most amazing microscope day in this household! The house is a happy mess and the table is full of concoctions and the most bizarre slides ever, and our souls and minds are full! For more details head to IG @DrZatHome or www.dannazeiger.com <3 #STEM #parents #steminist #microscopes

On reframing #publication #writing rejections/passes: Sometimes, of course I feel sad. But, what perks me up is when I think this way: WOW! The amazing editor of ________ book(s) that I love actually read *my* manuscript. My baby, my manuscript, got the eyes of this incredible editor. What luck 😍

Thrilled and honored to be selected as a 2025 feature interview for @chelseadicicco.bsky.social Chelsea's World of Books!! <3 What an incredible group of authors here!

Chelsea DiCicco@chelseadicicco.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for… the official 2025 Feature Interview Guest List is here! Keep your eyes peeled for “guest teasers” and the official schedule 👀 * * * * * #featureinterviewguestlist2025 #writingcommunity #chelaseasworldofbooksliteraryblog

Thrilled and honored to be chosen as a @pjlibrary.org Sephardic Stories Initiative Fellow! Thank you for this opportunity, and thank you for your continued essential work in bringing Jewish stories to light! <3 pjlibrary.org/beyond-books...