What to do with one's watercolor experiments? When in doubt, haiku! Progression: attempt 1 -top, attempt 2 - middle, attempt 3 - bottom. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry
Kathy Halsey
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Kid lit Author | 📚🖌 Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | https://www.kathyhalsey.com/ Twitter handle: @infowoman1
Two Saturdays ago I was mesmerized by radiant hibiscus after on & off storms. 3 quick shots gave me this. fleeting moment fragile balance rose mallow's drama #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry
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One Year on Substack: 10 Things I Learned About How Kids Really Read
Inside a year of answering "what should my kid read next?"
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Today, I'll be at LONDON ART CENTER for our @scbwi-ohiocensouth.bsky.social Writers & Illustrators Showcase! Opening reception July 18th, 4-6PM. Light refreshments. Vote 4 ur fave illustration & story or poem londonvisualartsguild.org My poetry inspired by Lake Erie & a "sweet slice of summer"
Last Saturday... amazing way to create at your library! A guided walk, making a sound map, & a quick sketch from my imagination! @columbuslibrary.bsky.social TY, Gahanna branch! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry
Make the 4th and the rest of 2026 meaningful. VOTE for democracy, not tyranny! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry
GROG going on summer hiatus, but before we go, we have books for the beach and a seashore haiku to start your summer with a BANG. Thanks for being with us as readers and responders. We GROGgers appreciate you. groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/07/book...
Books for the Beach
by the GROGgers The GROG Blog team is taking the summer off - we'll return in late August. But before we pack our towels and sunscreen, ...
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Your tax dollars funding fast cars and tuition breaks for millionnaires
Private school shows how taxpayers will reduce tuition for millionnaires and invest a larger share of funding for the private school students than the 1.5 million students attending public schools.
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Psst! Barnes & Noble is running a huge preorder sale! Preorder FREEDOM'S EVE by @pamismylmnop.bsky.social, illos. Keisha Morris. Get 25% off, join their free rewards program, use code PREORDER25 at checkout! tinyurl.com/2rh5vwkt Thank you MacKids Books & Barnes & Noble Booksellers!
Tina M Cho shares 4 summer books recs with tips for creatives. Write a summer-themed PB. How is yours different? What entry points & layers can you add in? (hooks & themes for marketing. Happy summer reading and writing! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/06/summ...
Summer Picture Book Study by Tina Cho
Happy summer, groggers! I love going to my local library and checking out new picture books to see what’s being published and to have an a...
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EXCITED TO WIN THIS BIO! @catballoumealey.bsky.social, illos. Billie MIchael. Who can? Women! Cornelia Crosby broke the glass ceiling in fly-rod fishing, increased Maine tourism, was a reporter, & environmentalist. TY, Cathy & Susanna Leonard Hill's Tuesday Debut blog!
Join me and @debwriter.bsky.social as we celebrate her debut picture book to day on the GROG. Deb shares ways to make an evergreen topic like a bedtime story stand out. @familiusbooks.bsky.social groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/06/nigh...
NIghty NIght Dinos, Hello Debut PB! Craft Chat with Deborah Holt Williams & Book Review by Kathy Halsey
Congratulations to Deborah Holt Williams and illustrator Anna Doherty on their debut picture Nighty Night Dinos scheduled to release June ...
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I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life and it is coming back to life. TY, all for a great week. I feel better than Young Frankenstein. #KidLitZombieWeek
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last yr.The Pitch and Pledge forms are alive! Go to sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... to fill them out for a chance to win prizes. Remember to take the pledge by commenting below (or your own post) with "I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek"
🤩📚🌟 So happy to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON, WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL, and BROKEN. Love these stellar picture books! 💫 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com
Congrats, Christina! This is a beautiful book! Happy Book Birhtyay!
Christina Shawn - KidLit Author@christinashawn.bsky.social · last yr.Hooray! 🥳 My heart is full!
Thrilled & blessed to be part of the team of dedicated educators who made this book possible. Can’t wait to see it on the shelves this December! #kidlit #childrensbooks #nonfiction #research
The hour of reckoning is at the door! Grab your story and your badge, and be sure to follow each of our #KidlitZombieWeek hosts and guest bloggers for all of this week's manuscript-raising fun. sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Capturing inspiration at the Children's Garden, Franklin Park Conservatory! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity
Whoa! Sue Heavenrich chats w/@lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social about her newest - Footeprint: Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women's Rights! They talk climate science, women’s history, & sticking closely to facts & adding emotion! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/05/lind...
Lindsay H. Metcalf Uses Verse to Write about STEM
by Sue Heavenrich Today I’m chatting with award-winning author. Lindsay H. Metcalf. I was introduced to her writing through her nonfiction p...
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Hey SCBWI members, especially illustrators! THIS WED. Merrill will demonstrate an illustration technique he's been developing & discuss creative play & the importance to observe your world. scbwi.zoom.us/j/6395303835 Get a 15 minute Zoom critique 50% off! buy.stripe.com/9B6cN60tUaHw....
Merrill Rainey@littlerainey.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin SCBWI summer portfolio showcase winner Merrill Rainey May 20th for an evening conversation about his freelance illustration journey and his path to publication. More info. or to reg. -> tr.ee/QzzffYiGsn @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social @scbwi-ohiocensouth.bsky.social
@tburleson.bsky.social asks, "How do you approach the heavy topics in your own writing?" In his historical fiction MG, THE SECRET WAR, he uses physical objects to ground character facing a profound loss. Join the discussion! groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...
The Weight of the Window Banners: Anchoring Grief in Middle-Grade Fiction by Todd Burleson
The Weight of the Window Banners: Writing Grief and the WWII Home Front Hello, GROG readers! Todd here. I’ve been thinking lately about what...
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Ready for some fun? What if pets wrote poetry? What a great prompt for kiddos & writers! This parody collection will have you thinking about what your pet might say. @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social & @sandiesonke.bsky.social 2 thumbs & 4 paws pause, linger, read perfect for you and me!
