!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky please join me in the fight to save our libraries. EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.
Jennifer Grant
@jennigrant67.bsky.social
Editor and writer in Chicago. Aspiring potter. Nature lover. Dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada. Children’s Book Author; Rep’d by Jen Newens at Martin Lit. Member @SCBWI. Board Member openbooks.org. jennifergrant.com
SO excited about the upcoming release of "Consider the Birds," book one of The Consider Series. It was featured in "Fall 2025 Releases for Children" in Publishers Weekly: bit.ly/4jlKOcA. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social @juliannaswaney.bsky.social #authors #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #BookSky
If you're in Northern Michigan (or want a road trip), join me at Brilliant Books (I LOVE BB!) in Traverse City on April 26 from 2-4 pm. I'll be signing copies of "Finding Calm in Nature" on Indie Bookstore Day! #booksky #writestuff #authors #writinglife #indiebookshops #writersky #books #naturebooks
Rich time at the ACLU/IL lunch yesterday with my pal @carynrivadeneira.bsky.social. Reminded that "Courage is contagious" (Colleen Connell) and filled with ideas and perspective by Sherrilyn Ifill. (Paraphrase: We are a thorn in the side of authoritarians. We do not cut deals.) Thank you @aclu.org!
Working on edits of the third book in "The Consider Series." The first, "Consider the Birds," will be published this fall. I love the beautiful illustrations juliannaswaney.com has created for the books. More at www.eerdmans.com/978080285562.... #writingcommunity #kidlit #spirituality #illustration
Julianna Swaney
Children's book illustrator
juliannaswaney.com
Yes I am an adult bookstagrammer who mainly focuses on adult lit, but sometimes my children’s librarian side comes out and I need to collect picture books. Here is one of my all time favorites that I use for story times. #kidlit
What if we all saw world as our neighborhood, its inhabitants as cherished neighbors? In my picture book, "Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too," a child realizes that kindness knows no borders. www.amazon.com/Maybe-Can-Lo... @beamingbooksmn #LoveYourNeighbor #KindnessMatters #GlobalKindness
Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too
Amazon.com: Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too: 9781506452012: Grant, Jennifer, Schipper, Benjamin: Books
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Some Protestants Felt Invisible. Then Came Bishop Budde. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u...
Some Liberal Christians Find Comfort in Bishop Mariann Budde’s Plea to Trump
The bishop asked President Trump publicly to “have mercy,” electrifying some liberal churchgoers in an era dominated by conservative versions of Christianity.
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