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Well, that was a surprise. When I looked through m

Well, that was a surprise. When I looked through my previous drafts and notes for BEFORE I LIVED HERE written by me, illustrated by Victo Ngai, and Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, I found a dummy book. Dummies are often used by children's writers like me to write or past the words of the manuscript into a small "book" to gauge pacing, page turns, etc. In this case, you can see I created it, but didn't really commit to the dummy process. Writers and illustrators create dummies in a lot of different ways. Today, I break up my story into 15 segments (I simply type 1-15 into the document) and consider page turns, etc. this way. #amwriting #picturebook #picturebookdummies #writingprocess #childrensbooks

Today's the day Georgia to go vote! I'm sure lines

Today's the day Georgia to go vote! I'm sure lines will be moving fast today. I stopped by the early voting site to secure my vote. #Georgiaelections

You may already know Dr. Kathleen Friel, but I lea

You may already know Dr. Kathleen Friel, but I learned about her through a picture book. I found REWRITING THE RULES How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability by Danna Zeiger and Josée Bisaillon at my library. It's a wonderful story of how Dr. Friel grew up with cerebral palsy, her scientific research, her life, and her discoveries. Read this book with your kids. #mondayhistory #cerebralpalsy #brainresearch

What delightful news! Before I Lived Here by me, @

What delightful news! Before I Lived Here by me, @victongai, and Neal Porter Books @holidayhousepeachtree made The Best Children's Books of the Year 2026 edition (for 2025 books). It's listed in the 5-9 age under the family & community collection. It's wonderful to be among so many great books. I'm grateful every time this story is recognized. I'm grateful to The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education for including it. I'm always hopeful every time it's recognized or noted or listed that it's able to make its way into more young readers hands. It's a great reminder to keep writing and advocating for your work. You never know when a quiet little story will be on a classroom bookshelf, in a library or held by children, who are curious about the story and the illustrations. #keepwriting

Who needs another reason to love their public libr

Who needs another reason to love their public library? I saw the ¡Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas book by Eliza Kinkz on @julierowanzoch blog. I was holding the book in my hands in a few days. Thank you librarians. This book had me intrigued, hooked, and ready to read. I wasn't disappointed. Run to your library for this book ... also for BREAD IS LOVE by Pooja Makhijani & Lavanya Naidu and WHILE WE'RE HERE by Anne Wynter & Micha Archer. I hope your next #libraryhaul is filled with fun reads. #summerreading #publiclibrary #freebooks #picturebooks #childrensbooks #lovelibrariies #lovelibrarians

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