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Sending out a big hug and lots of love to all the mothers out there today❤️ I’m personally in a period of rest & being very gentle with myself until my upcoming spinal surgery. EDS has caused the C1-C2 bones in my neck damage my spinal cord/brainstem. Everything else is on hold.

. @kellyyanghk just announced she wrote a sequel to Front Desk. Hooray! In honor of this announcement, I’m giving away 5 copies of Front Desk. RT before 11 PM EDT to enter the drawing. mrschureads.blogspot.com/2017/09/cover-…

I miss doing the blog greatly but my body needs this break. As soon as I’m recovered enough I will be back to helping readers meet some great books! I don’t know when that will be (spinal cord injuries are slow at best to heal) but I’m determined to get back to regular blogging!

Sending out a big hug and lots of love to all the mothers out there today❤️ I’m personally in a period of rest & being very gentle with myself until my upcoming spinal surgery. EDS has caused the C1-C2 bones in my neck damage my spinal cord/brainstem. Everything else is on hold.

🎈🎈🎈🎈 It’s my 40th birthday today! 🎂🎂🎂🎂 To celebrate, I’m giving away 4 classroom sets of my ten books! 📚 📚📚📚 RT/QT and Follow to enter the #Giveaway. Winner picked on 4.17. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

GIVEAWAY ALERT for #Teachers & #librarians: To celebrate the ("real life") birthday of #SammyKeyes (April 6) we are giving away the entire 18-book series! Simply RT & follow before 4/13 to enter. US only, please. #mglit #giveaway #13Again? Happy Birthday, Sammy!

I missed Geologists Day but... I just got copies of the NEWLY UPDATED🏜📚🍰SAMANTHA HANSEN HAS ROCKS IN HER HEAD! (MG For kids 8-12) RT to enter to win a copy. Ends 4/10/19 at midnight & 3 📚randomly-picked winners will be announced 4/11/19!#giveaway #kidlit #STEM @Schifferbooks

@MrsLansdell @ClareandTammy @heisereads @ReadBrightly @MrSchuReads @booklove4life @BarefootBooks @storylineonline Yay! I strive for diversity so this means a lot ☺️

@ClareandTammy @heisereads #1stchat Here are a few accounts I follow to stay up on diverse books..actually...ALL books @ReadBrightly @MrSchuReads @booklove4life @BarefootBooks @readlearnrepeat @storylineonline

@ponywriter7 YAY! Thanks so much. I can’t wait to read them with my kids 😬

Wooohoooo! We have a winner! @readlearnrepeat is the winner of the #LizzieFlyingSolo launch giveaway! Six signed book-club copies of GEORGIA RULES w/swag will be on her way! CONGRATS!! Stay tuned for next giveaway, coming today.

Know a soon-to-be big sister/brother? Looking for a new baby gift? I USED TO BE FAMOUS (Tara Luebbe/Becky Cattie/Joanne Lew-Vriethoff) addresses the inevitable shift in familial time/attention following with a delightful story that highlights future sibling fun to come! 💕

SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE! HOW THE US GOVERNMENT WORKS...and how it all comes together to make a nation (Syl Sobel) is comprehensive, concise, well organized, engaging & focused on the reader’s role as citizen. Awesome Resource Guide helps complete lesson planning 😄🇺🇸

My agent’s newsletter is always wonderful, but this one’s extra special for me. 😍😍😍 my debut PB is coming in 2021 from Sleeping Bear Press!! I’M SO EXCITED!!!!!! (Also, check out all the wonderful news from East West!)

She’s here! #BeasBees is out today from @Schifferbooks! I can’t wait for you to see @elliepeterson’s gorgeous art & hope you’ll fall for Bea & her bees like I did. If you’d like to spread the buzz: 1) Request it at your local library 2) Buy it from an independent bookstore 🐝📚💛

An unexpectedly reluctant swimmer discovers the joy of swimming & splashing with friends in THE QUIET CROCODILE GOES TO THE BEACH (Natacha Andriamirado/Delphine Renon) My kids ❤️ Quiet Crocodile & his 24 creatively named & outfitted friends who also make for great counting fun!

Absolutely ADORE this charming book 😍 OTTO AND PIO (Marianne Dubuc) are an unlikely pair brought together by necessity & kept together by mutual affection. A sublime tale of how family is formed & love grows; beautifully illustrated & filled with humor, struggle, & triumph.

A Lizzie Flying Solo-launch giveaway! It's maple-sugaring time in Vermont Up for grabs: A book club set - 6 signed hardcvr copies of Georgia Rules (one reviewer said it is "a better advertisement for VT than Bernie Sanders). RT/comment #LizzieFlyingSolo2 by Fri 3/29 midnight

Congrats to my friend @garethhinds on the release of his graphic novel adaptation of The Iliad. Just the thought of trying to take on such a massive project makes me want to hide under my drawing table. Well done, Gareth! 🙌

GIVEAWAY🚨ALERT! LINUS THE LITTLE YELLOW PENCIL ARCs—signed for bloggers, librarians & teachers. ✏️ Just RT ✏️ to enter for chance to win! 3 winners ‘drawn’ 🕙 PM EST 3/15. Pubbing 6/4 by @DisneyBooks! More: scottmagoon.com/linus Thx & good 🍀 luck! #kidlit #giveaway