Happy Book Birthday to Around the Circle: Celebrating the Church Year, illustrated by Claire Westwood and published by @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social Find the book and a downloadable activity guide here: www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc... #churchyear #liturgicalyear #kidmin #faithathome #picturebook

In anticipation of the publication of Around the Circle: Celebrating the Church Year in July, I'm delighted to share this conversation with illustrator Claire Westwood! lauraalary.ca/2026/06/21/a... @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #picturebookillustration #aroundthecircle #churchyear #liturgicalyear

This month in Margin Notes, thoughts on #science and #imagination, and some #picturebook picks that combine them! Read it here: mailchi.mp/93bd21177f88... @pajamapress.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

I'm tickled that Wind, Stop Blowing! has been given Honorable Mention in the 2025 Foreword Indies Awards! This funny story about resisting and accepting change is illustrated by Sue Teodoro, and published by @skinnerhouse.bsky.social #forewordindies #bookaward #picturebook #honorablemention

Pentecost--a day to celebrate the Spirit that enlivens, consoles, energizes, and guides 🔥 Around the Circle: Celebrating the Church Year (Beaming Books) is coming on July 28th. Learn more: www.beamingbooks.com/.../979888..... #pentecost #liturgicalyear #churchyear #aroundthecircle #picturebooks

Happy May Day! This month's issue of Margin Notes is all about perspective--looking at people and places from a new vantage point. It includes some picture books that will zoom your back in time and out into space 🌎 #picturebooks #kidlit You can read it here: mailchi.mp/92192d0ff134...

What a great evening! It was a pleasure to have a chance to introduce The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and to hear the wonderful stories shared by all these Canadian authors and illustrators! @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit

Picture books, eh!@picturebookseh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We enjoyed an evening of kidlit & community at the first Great Canadian Picture Book Party of 2026! Thank you to the authors who shared their incredible new picture books, to @peterkatz1.bsky.social for his music, and to everyone who came out to support and celebrate! #CANkidlit

Hear Canadian creators read from their new picture books at the first Great Canadian Picture Book Party of 2026. Join the fun via Zoom on Monday, April 27 from 7-8:30pm ET. Sign up through CANSCAIP. If you're not a member, message picturebookseh@gmail.com for the link. #CANkidlit #kidlit

I'm looking forward to reading The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne at this event, which is always lots of fun! #picturebooks #canlit #CanKidLit

Alison McGauley@alisonmcgauley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Picture books, eh! is running the first 2026 edition of The Great Canadian Picture Book Party on Monday, April 27th at 7pm. Sign up through CANSCAIP. If you're not a member, message picturebookseh@gmail.com for the link. @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit

Who needs the dark? Birds do! Shielded, downward-directed fixtures provide light where needed without confusing or distracting birds, especially during their migratory seasons. For more information, check out: birdsafe.ca/lighting/ #internationaldarkskyweek #whoneedsthedark #darkness

Who needs the dark? Pollinators do! As you plan your garden this spring, add some night-blooming plants for nighttime pollinators. #darksky #whoneedsthedark #internationaldarkskyweek darksky.org @owlkids.bsky.social @darkskyintl.bsky.social

April is here and so is a new issue of Margin Notes. This month you'll find notes on learning from darkness, working from the overflow, and picture book picks on #hope in action (with a dose of music). Check it out here: mailchi.mp/1e8a6785b00a... #newsletter #marginnotes #picturebooks

Thank you to @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne (and a bit about my own writing habits too)! #writing #kidlit #picturebookbiography @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Maria Marshall@mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Don't miss @lauraalary.bsky.social sharing her gorgeous and inspiring new picture book - The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @yasimamura.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #biography 📚👍

Very exciting to see The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne at the EBYR book at the Texas Library Association conference! #TXLA2026 #CeciliaPayne #picturebooks

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers@ebyrbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

😄 At #TXLA26 in Houston? Come visit us in Booth #629 for new books, giveaways, and more! 📚

Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide (Paraclete Press) will soon be celebrating its second #Easter. Unlike most Easter books for children, Rise covers the full fifty days of this season that stretches to Pentecost. Rise is part of a series with Make Room, Breathe, and Look! #churchyear #picturebook

Want more picture book news? Follow our 2026 Bluesky #PictureBooksEh creators through our Starter Pack!

I'm so happy to be part of this wonderful collective again in 2026, with two new books: The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and Around the Circle (and possibly a third in the fall). #canadianwriters #canadianillustrators #picturebooks

Picture books, eh!@picturebookseh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter: 1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

"Other children looked up at the stars and imagined...celestial campfires, twinkling diamonds...But Cecilia saw a mystery to be solved."- @lauraalary.bsky.social My review: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @eastwestcoast.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE: DISCOVERING THE STUFF OF STARS by @lauraalary.bsky.social & Yas Imamura is a top pick for Women’s History Month. Resources & interview on Children's Book Corner blog incl. extensive list of biographies. #EduSky #KidLit #Libsky www.judybradbury.com/biography/th...

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars - Judy Bradbury

Meet Cecilia Payne, whose pluck, smarts, and curiosity led to impressive accomplishments despite obstacles she faced as a woman astronomer.

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Thank you for the warm review @ccmalandrinos.bsky.social

@ccmalandrinos.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Check out my #review of this inspiring and empowering biography of Cecilia Payne by @lauraalary.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/t... #biographies #GreatWomeninHistory #astronomy #juvenilenonfiction

Margin Notes for March includes reflections on branding, identity, finding your path--and some #picturebook picks for #Lent and #Easter. mailchi.mp/145bc1a68e2a... #newsletter #picturebooks

It's a great feeling when a reviewer reads your book with as much attention and care as Emily Schneider has in this Imaginary Elevator blog post on The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: imaginaryelevators.blog/2026/02/25/s... @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #womeninscience #womeninstem

Starring Cecilia

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne – written by Laura Alary, illustrated by Yas ImamuraEerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2026 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: her name has the ring of poetry.  Before she m…

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On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we're celebrating all the past, current, and future world changers! ⚛️🔭🧪 Read about one of these #feminist pioneers in THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE —available now. #everyvoiceinscience #womeninstem #girlsinstem

What a pleasure to have a chance to chat with illustrator @yasimamura.bsky.social about our new book, The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne! @ebyrbooks.bsky.social lauraalary.ca/2026/02/08/a... #ceciliapayne #womeninstem #picturebookbiography #picturebookillustration #STEMbooks

A new month means a new issue of Margin Notes. This month includes notes on books for troubled times, and the connection between reading, memory, and resistance, along with book news and picture book picks. Find it here: mailchi.mp/fe9e3d0472f0... #newsletter #picturebooks #marginnotes

NEW POST: "The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne" by @lauraalary.bsky.social! "I feel akin to Cecilia: she was sometimes shy and socially awkward, a voracious reader, and broadly curious.... But the moment in Cecilia’s life that touched me most was when that self-confidence faltered." #kidlit

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne, by Laura Alary

Cover for Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars, by Laura Alary, illustrated by Yas Imamura, published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

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Warm thanks to @deborahkalb.bsky.social for the chance to talk about The Curious Life of #CeciliaPayne, a picture book biography about the young #astronomer who figured out what stars are made of ⭐ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #womeninSTEM

Deborah Kalb@deborahkalb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Q&A with Laura Alary about her new children's picture book, THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE. tinyurl.com/53a455br @lauraalary.bsky.social

Beautifully written and illustrated, inspiring story of Cecilia Payne, a #womaninSTEM who only wavered once in the face of wrong-headed criticism. Turned out she was right! 📚👍 #STEM #librarians #EduSky #kidlit jilannehoffmann.com/2026/01/23/t...

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne - Perfect Picture Book Friday - Jilanne Hoffmann

I am smitten by the women of science who stayed the course, no matter the obstacles thrown in their paths. And I am smitten by this book about Cecilia Payne, the woman who discovered “the stuff of sta...

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I appreciate the chance to talk in more depth about The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne and Jena Benton's thoughtful questions allowed me to do that: jenabenton.com/2026/01/22/s... #ceciliapayne #womeninstem #picturebookbiography @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social

Simply 7 with Laura Alary: THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE

You know what I love about books written on the same topic? How very different they can be! EVEN when they’re nonfiction!

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I'm very excited that The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne is among this constellation of starred books! 🌟 #ceciliapayne #picturebooks #astronomy #womeninstem @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers@ebyrbooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our Spring 2026 titles start releasing on Tuesday. Check out the #newbooks with starred reviews...so far! Congrats to all our star-studded creators! #childrensbooks #worldkidlit #picturebooks