Well it's 5:15 on #WorldReadAloudDay and my wifi just went down...we broke the Internet with so many joyful book-filled virtual visits! 😂🎉
Thanks to all the #teachers and #librarians who set aside time to celebrate reading. I already can't wait for next year! 💙📚

I'm so excited to read this new middle grade book (series!!) by Shaun is Emotionally Unavailable!! 🤸🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️

Tomorrow is #WorldReadAloudDay !! Are you ready to celebrate? I'll meet w/several schools in TX and NY to chat about reading & writing...my favorite things!

Check out the #WRAD hub for activities, a writing challenge, live events, and more! litworld.org/worldreadaloud…

3rd-5th grade #teachers and #librarians , I'm offering free 20-min class visits for #WorldReadAloudDay on Feb. 7th and I still have a few slots available! Want to celebrate with me? Sign up here:
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3rd-5th grade #teachers and #librarians , I'm offering free 20-min class visits for #WorldReadAloudDay on Feb. 7th and I still have a few slots available! Want to celebrate with me? Sign up here:
calendly.com/josephinecamer…

My friends & family who work in Lewiston are safe and sound, our schools are closed, and we’re all just hunkered down waiting for news, but I think I’ll take a break from the socials for a while. Sending love to all my friends! ❤️

Audiobook fans: this month in my newsletter, I'm giving away a copy of A DOG-FRIENDLY TOWN audiobook!

You can find the entry form here ( #giveaway ends Oct. 31; USA only; no sign-up necessary): eepurl.com/iANBxw

Today, authors and illustrators voice our opposition to Scholastic Book Fairs'  'Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice' program, which segregates diverse books. Please read and share. tinyurl.com/3vu9tsyj
Scholastic Book Clubs
Thanks to Tracey West 🐉🧚🐶 Vicky Fang and Mike Jung is conflicted about nomenclature

If Molly Knox Ostertag - Updates wasn't already one of my creative heroes...she most certainly is now. 💙📚

I know a lot of indie bookstores follow me, so if your store can offer a book fair in schools similar to what Scholastic does, please drop your store name and location in the replies ☺️

Aw rats, it’s the other Portland. I’m celebrating anyway. 😉🎉

Josephine Cameron my students were so excites to open the box and see the goodies! What a great addition to our #TeamHayworth Book Nook! Thank you!

Happy Book Birthday George!!! 🤸‍♂️🤸🤸🏻‍♀️🤸‍♂️🤸

1. It helps books gain visibility due to algorithms
2. Now that B&N isn't carrying MG hardcovers, it's harder than ever for MG authors to find readers
3. It helps readers find books they might genuinely enjoy (or might not have tried otherwise).

Thank you for your support!

The thing I keep coming back to is that: I understand if a librarian needs to separate out certain books because displaying them will put them in danger. I really, really do. But I fundamentally don't think that is a call the publisher should be making for them.

If Molly Knox Ostertag - Updates wasn't already one of my creative heroes...she most certainly is now. 💙📚

PSA: the McCloskey exhibit at the Brunswick, #Maine public library ends this month. It's worth the drive, and the leaves are gorgeous right now, too!

I am afraid for what comes next for everyone. I know that the situation in the Middle East is complicated. But the loss of human lives is not. I get so tongue-tangled, afraid to say the wrong thing. Compassion is never the wrong thing. Love is never the wrong thing.

I took singing lessons so I could sing Happy Birthday, & today's the day ! 🎶Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage w/stunning illos by #IlSungNa is out--& it's a STAR! ⭐️Starred reviews ⭐️from Booklist Online & The Horn Book!!
Signed copies WellesleyBooksYA
Random House Children's Books

Somehow, I have racked up a whopping 4 bsky codes. Need one? Want one? DM me, please. 💙