Kelly Mueller

I have some amazing news. I have been appointed to and accepted to be a member of the John Newbery Award Committee for 2026! Can you believe it? I hardly can. It's the best thing ever!

Oh come on, even I picked Iowa to win. You picked Wisconsin to win but couldn't figure out that Clemson would lose, too?

So you picked Wisconsin to beat High Point, but you picked none of the 1, 2, or 3 seeds?

Guessing "0-5 free throws John Bol" is feeling a little guilty for the UCF loss. #MarchMadness

Being a good children's librarian means I can make just about anything into a song to the tune of If You're Happy and You Know It. "If you're ready for a nap, raise your hand!"

I am so tired today.

I'm hoping Duke took yesterday's game against Siena as a wake up call that they need to get their act together so they can go all the way in the tournament. (I might have picked them to win the whole thing.)

@sarabushway I handwrite all my drafts, so, not a problem!

Would you consider traditional publishing if the submission copy had to be handwritten? #authors

@Cygnusx112 Regular is $4.29 here in Chicagoland.

Titusville Florida gas prices this morning. 😳

What is Duke duuuuuuuuuuing?

I need help writing dialogue. Not so much what people say, but all the stuff in between. Otherwise my page is just quote after quote. Ideas? Suggestions? Books or articles to read to help?

So they can say Kit Kat, but they can't say Nutter Butter?

The library is the best place in the world.

Eugenio Suarez has PASSION! I want him on my team. #WBC

I nicely told a lady to stop emailing me her product info, and she responded basically, "wow, thank you, how can I get you interested?" And I'm like, are you serious right now? Please stop. I'd love to tell her off, but instead I'm just going to ignore the crap out of her.

Wow, the height difference. Looks even funnier live.

My two cents: that ump sucks on those low pitches and wow, low score in this game.

You want Skenes to pitch 10-12 years? Why not more?

I don't understand which part of "That craft is only for teens" is confusing. "That?" "Only?" "Teens?"

Wow Japan lost! Like I just said though, Ohtani is only one guy on the team.

Maybe the five millionth time I check my email, the email I'm hoping for will have arrived! 😅