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Six years ago I received the first box of books of the first book I ever published. It’s been a terrific journey since! Wonderful new writer friends, an entire #writingcommunity, and two more #picturebooks . Taking time to reflect and enjoy! #writerslife

@heather_stigall Highest compliment! 👏

Is my agent the best or what? 😍 I am the one who is honored to have her take a chance on me and representing my work. I hope to create many books together, starting with a certain party-themed picture book! 🥳🫏🪅🐇🎩🪄

@adriamgoetz Please tell me more.

Excited to see these books out in the world today! Happy book birthday! 🎉📚#kidlit @RobinCurrie6 @EFLyons @kellycrull

@kbworld33 @charlesbridge That is absolutely great news!!! Congratulations!

I'm thrilled to announce that I've been promoted to senior editor @charlesbridge! Here's to making books for kids! 🥳🎉

@WendySueNoah @jrd1776 I do!

Who else hugs trees? #question #trees

Writing is an act of discovery. #amwriting #writerscommunity #amreading

Had a terrific meeting with Harvard College Chapter of Storywish! Undergrads mentor children with serious illness to better cope through writing stories. Fantastic to be working with Nancy Churnin and Elizabeth Shreeve. @HarvardAEd @ShreeveBooks @nchurnin #WritingCommunity

Always looking for book giveaways for school and classroom libraries. #Libraries #librarians #backtoschool #authorsbestfriend #KeepLearningGoing @WeAreTeachers @JennyNaumanCape @jennleachteach @maurajohnson_

@CBJarapa Good for you! Hope you found a good match.

I had a blast in my first time doing #PBPitch because of the awesome kidlit community who had been nothing but supportive ❤ Thank you all so much! 🥰 Plus, I got one ❤ from an agent! Even if it should come to nothing, I'm still grateful for the wonderful experience 😊

@SE_Scarborough Very cute premise. I can see it! Been there with various pets.

DOUG AND HIS RUG. ❤️🐶 A dog named DOUG who loves his rug and absolutely will not consider moving from his spot while the narrator attempts to do simple tasks AND DOUG is in the way. #PBPitch #NF

@SE_Scarborough Me too!

I had such a fun time with #PBPitch today!! I loved meeting all of you wonderful #kidlit writers and I enjoyed reading your pitches. 😊

@RobinCurrie6 Good things come wrapped in pink blankets. A super surprise awaits!

Huge cage and drinking bowl.? Secrets and promises of a “new friend”? We are getting a dinosaur! I’ll call him Rex with his huge horn and mighty roar. He comes today – wrapped in a pink blanket? Noooooo! #PBpitch #PB #H

@cloherty_lisa Learning to cope is important!

@cloherty_lisa Great when we can see traditions be applied!

@cloherty_lisa Tell me more!

@SherryR17552573 Celebrating the little things is important!

BEDLAM AT BEDTIME forces the child to take matters in hand. How can the beast in the closet be soothed? Shadows loom large but resolve quickly as the child figures out what to do and how to silence the din of an overactive imagination. #PBPitch #SEL

@JennyMatarese Sounds fun and intriguing!

Nana is turning 100🎉! As they celebrate, her great-grandson Daniel wonders what it’s like to be 100. Could they grab pocketfuls of cookies 🍪, ride a rocket 🚀 to the moon, and have 100 🐹 hamsters as pets? Find out in WHEN I’M 100! #PBPitch

@BWalkerbooks Sounds kind and sweet

@RobinCurrie6 Stirs the imagination!

Loud and crowded! That is how the worried child feels about all the emotions growing inside and escaping as animal behavior. They must be tamed! #PB #MH #PBPitch