Judith L. Roth

Cover reveal for our picture book coming out at the end of August! I'm thrilled with Jaclyn Sinquett's gorgeous illustrations! Thanks also to Mina Chung, designer! #kidlit #coverreveal #picturebook @starryforestbks #CatsOfTwitter

RETWEET if you stand with Stephen Colbert after Paramount/CBS fired him.

Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just a Prison. It’s a Mirror. And It’s Asking Us: Who Are We, Really? open.substack.com/pub/thomhartma…

Newsom: There were 2,000 National Guardsmen deployed, but they cannot operationalize the needs for more than 300 of them—meaning 1,700 have not been utilized in any meaningful way. Just moments ago, they called up an additional 2,000 National Guard troops. So now it’s 4,000 total—of which only 300 have actually been operationalized. And guess what? Yesterday, LAPD had to use their already scarce resources to protect those National Guardsmen and women…

@PeggyAArcher @DeirdreEJones @SCBWIIndiana @scbwi_ksmo @MindyAlyseWeiss @StephanieBearce @BeInspiredNJ @poetweet4 @KathyDoherty @PatriciaToht Yay, Peggy!

Finally sharing this wonderful news! I'm so happy to be on board with my editor, Dierdre Jones at LBYR and with Kristina Sutton Lennon at Focused Artists! 🙂

Had to put my brother-in-law's cat to sleep today. It is almost the one year anniversary of my brother-in-law's passing. I am just done. This is how it started at the end of 2021 . . . I can't go down that path again.

@DebAdamsonBooks It's so hard to let them go . . . Heart hug.

I don’t tend to post too much personal stuff here— usually just book news. But because he has been a part of everything, including my writing life on social media I’m sharing. We said goodbye to Lumpy this past weekend. I have no words. If you’ve loved pets, you know….#love #cat

And I'm so excited to be represented by @LJAmstutz and the @StormLiterary family!

@erinbowbooks I just finished reading Simon Sort of Says and all I can say is, BRAVA, BRAVA, BRAVA! Mentor text for sure...

A Cybil Award for SIMON! Judged by readers from blogging/book-socials spheres, The Cybils describe themselves as “between the Brussels sprouts of literary merit and the gummy bears of popular appeal, it’s us, the organic chicken nuggets.” So proud of my lil nugget of a book!

@LittleJoni00 Yes. And so is the spin-off, Queen Charlotte.

I’ve never watched Bridgerton but the season 3 teasers make me really want to watch. Are the first two seasons any good?

Tanka Outside my window a red tailed hawk clings to the river sycamore. Furious wind beats at its breast feathers, signaling change.

REVIEW REQUEST... #BingBopBam didn't receive any trade reviews, so I'd appreciate if you'd request this book at your local library, read it, and write a review. I want #music #teachers to know about this book! I appreciate your support. @abramskids valeriebolling.com/bing-bop-bam.h…

Hypothetically speaking, how far back does one go in the agent spreadsheet to inform of an offer of representation? Is seven months enough? #asktheagent #authorquestions #kidlit

@LittleJoni00 I don't believe I'm considered an "established poet," but my MG verse novel was published by Viking. Actually not sure what that term means . . .

Once when I expressed interest in attempting to write a novel in verse (MG) I was told it wasn’t possible unless I was an established poet. That felt wrong at the time and still does…but is it true? #amwriting #WritingCommunity

@NerdyPam Happy birthday! I just finished Pony, by R.J. Palacio, and it was such an excellent book, it made me jealous.

It’s my balloon day! I would love if you would tell me about your favorite book that you think I should read.

@AuthorJFuller I see a regular hippo, but thanks for introducing me to the Canadian house hippo phenomenon . . .

Apparently, if you can see a boxing glove, you're left-brained, and if you can see a dinosaur, you're right-brained. What do you see in the potato? All I see is a Canadian House Hippo

@starryforestbks @Flyaway_Books

Thanks for this interview!

@sharigreen @amp_kids @abwycisk @hfchitchat @CWILLBC @DGandBTweets @trellislit @rice_patty That's fantastic, Shari! Congrats!

Thank you! @Flyaway_Books