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A starred review from School Library Journal for WIND IS A DANCE!

I'm beyond honored and excited for my first starred review. They love Josée Bisaillon's art as much as I do. "A first choice for any library."

#nfforkids #stemforkids #wind #weather @steamteambooks.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Another starred review for STEAMTeam Member @buffysilverman.bsky.social and her upcoming book, STARLIGHT SYMPHONY. Congrats!!!!!

#stemforkids #nfforkids #picturebooks
August 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Congrats to STEAMTeam Members @sarahalbee.bsky.social, Jonathan Roth, @bandersonwriter.bsky.social, and @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social on having their #picturebooks listed as Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2024! Don't miss these incredible books!

#stemforkds #nfforkids #kirkusreview
November 30, 2024 at 2:40 PM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
#Teachers going to #NCTE: I'll be signing copies of WIND IS A DANCE at the Kids Can Press Booth 935 on Sunday, 11/24 from 9 - 9:30 am. Hope to see you there!

#stemforkids #nfforkids #ncte2024 #edusky
November 14, 2024 at 12:59 AM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Just a reminder that this #backtoschool #giveway for WIND IS A DANCE goes until August 23rd.

#picturebooks #edusky #teachers #librarians #kidlit #weather #stemforkids #NFforkids
debrakshumaker.bsky.social Debra Kempf Shumaker @debrakshumaker.bsky.social · Aug 13
Author copies for WIND IS A DANCE arrived just in time for a #backtoschool #giveaway! This #PB uses metaphors to describe different types of wind and is loaded with science facts.

To enter: Follow me & Reply or Like and Repost.
USA only, ends midnight 8/23.

#edusky #teachers #librarians #weather
August 15, 2024 at 2:34 PM
bandersonwriter.bsky.social
Picture Book Biographies: Teaching Tools Full of Possibility
+ #educatorresources! ✍️
+book bundle #giveaway! 🥳
from @kl4gm.bsky.social 😍
#edusky #librarians #educators #NFforkids #bios

open.substack.com/pub/kidlitfo...
Picture Book Biographies: Teaching Tools Full of Possibility
By Lisa Rogers
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September 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
lisalowens.bsky.social
Happy to be this week's guest blogger on Patricia Newman's LitLinks, which highlights connections between #STEM and language arts. The piece outlines a classroom lesson to go with my #nfforkids book HEROES OF DUNKIRK.

#kidlit #STEM #STEAM #WWII #operationdynamo
patricianewman.bsky.social Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · Jul 15
History stories build empathy AND critical thinking — both essential #STEM skills. @lisalowens.bsky.social shares classroom activities to help readers connect with the past
Educators, this one's for you!
www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13481

#LitLinks #ChildrensBooks #Education
@lernerbooks.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Had a great time celebrating my launch of WIND IS A DANCE at Scrawl Books. Kids had fun making ribbon "dance" like the wind and the wind cooperated by dancing, too.

So grateful for writing friends who came to celebrate with me!

#stemforkids #nfforkids #weather

@steamteambooks.bsky.social
October 6, 2024 at 12:54 AM
suegallion.bsky.social
Thrilled to see CREEP, LEAP, CRUNCH! A Food Chain Story @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social @csneal.bsky.social on the master list for the Donna Narvell award from @oklibs.bsky.social! This #nfforkids picture book has a surprise ending that kids love. @randomhousekids.bsky.social
jodywrites4kids.bsky.social Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · Feb 16
Thank you @oklibs.bsky.social for including Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story on the masterlist for the Donna Norvell Book Award! I'm incredibly grateful. @csneal.bsky.social @spanishbroom.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social Congratulations to the other four nominees! rb.gy/ewvruk
★ "This is an excellent introduction to the food chain, and will be especially popular among elementary science teachers." —School Library Journal, starred review "A good and read-aloud-ready way of introducing an important natural process." —Kirkus Reviews "Bright, sound-rich rhyming verse engages throughout as the sun rises, the day progresses, and Jensen Shaffer works her way up the chain." —Publishers Weekly The Donna Norvell Oklahoma Book Award recognizes a book that has made a significant contribution to the field of literature for children through second grade. The award honors Donna Norvell’s contributions to the development of the library profession in Oklahoma.
February 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to STEAM Team Member @rsonenshine.bsky.social and her book THE DEN THAT OCTOPUS BUILT, illustrated by Anne Hunter. Don't miss this book!

#stemforkids #picturebooks #kidlit #nfforkids
May 21, 2024 at 1:27 PM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
DC area friends: I'm doing a Story Time Sunday morning at the People's Books in Takoma Park, MD, at 9:30 am. If you have little ones who love weird and fascinating facts about animals, stop on by!

#nfforkids #stemforkids #picturebooks
July 16, 2024 at 1:42 PM
lindazajac.bsky.social
He's making a list (no, he isn't)
And checking it twice. (He's not doing that either.)
#Santa is preoccupied with Robo-Motion🤖🐆, so Xmas is on hold right now.
Sorry!
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#gift #Holidays #GiftABook #Christmas #ChristmasGift #ChristmasPresent #Robots #RobotLover #bots #animals #NFForKids #KidLitNF
December 22, 2024 at 8:55 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Congrats to STEAMTeam Member Michelle Schaub for her
#PB LEAFY LANDMARKS: TRAVELS WITH TREES being named as an #NCTE 2025 Notable Poetry Book. LEAFY LANDMARKS is illustrated by Anne Lambelet and published with Sleeping Bear Press.

#nfforkids #stemforkids #nature #poetry
November 25, 2024 at 4:38 PM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Thrilled to be on Kerry Aradhya's blog, "Picture Books and Pirouettes". I chat about my inspiration for WIND IS A DANCE, my revision process, & why I love Josée Bisaillon's art.

Check it out:
kerryaradhya.blogspot.com/2024/10/auth...

#nfforkids #stemforkids #weather @steamteambooks.bsky.social
October 24, 2024 at 2:27 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Congrats to STEAMTeam Member @debrakshumaker.bsky.social on her #PB WIND IS A DANCE being named as an #NCTE 2025 Notable Poetry Book. Amazing news! WIND IS A DANCE is illustrated by Josée Bisaillon and published with Kids Can Press.

#nfforkids #stemforkids #teachers #librarians #poetry
November 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Did you know Saturday, August 17th is National Honey Bee Day! A perfect way to celebrate these important creatures is to read BEE CATASTROPHE by STEAMTeam Member @martamagellan.bsky.social.

#stemforkids #nfforkids #honeybees #nationalhoneybeeday #savethebees
August 15, 2024 at 8:46 PM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Northern Virginia—join me for a Story Time at @barnesandnoble.com in One Loudoun (Ashburn, VA) this Saturday, 2/15 at 12:00 pm. Bring the little ones and we'll have some fun!

#nfforkids #stemforkids #picturebooks #storytime @kidscanpress.bsky.social @runningpressbooks.bsky.social
Graphic with covers of my picture books WIND IS A DANCE, PECULIAR PRIMATES, and FREAKY, FUNKY FISH and text stating the story time at 12:00 pm on February 15 at Barnes & Noble in One Loudoun, VA.
February 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Today is #nationalcatfishday! Did you know catfish that live in African freshwater rivers can zap! They have electric organs they use to stun prey. For more fun facts about fish, grab a copy of FREAKY, FUNKY FISH, published by Running Press Kids, illustrated by Claire Powell.

#nfforkids
National Catfish Day is June 25th. A screenshot of the page "Some fish zap" from the picture book FREAKY, FUNKY FISH is displayed along with author Debra Shumaker's website www.debrashumaker.com.
June 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
lisalowens.bsky.social
I launched a #substack today called This Writing Life. Click to check out my first post. lisalowens.substack.com/p/as-i-live-...

#kidlit #WritingCommmunity #memoir #nfforkids #writing #authorlife
As I Live and Breathe
On Writing Toward Existence
lisalowens.substack.com
December 23, 2023 at 12:59 AM
bandersonwriter.bsky.social
Especially for #Educators #backtoschool series. Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 1. Student connect to self, author, world, texts.
And don't miss the GIVEAWAY! 🥳📘🩷
#edusky #librarians #parents @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social #NFforkids
bethandersonwriter.com/2025/08/01/e...
Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 1” by Beth Anderson
As I worked on the back matter for what hopefully is book number twelve, I thought about all the fabulous kinds of information that awaits teachers in these often overlooked sections. I’ve ex…
bethandersonwriter.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
lisalowens.bsky.social
My latest piece for @patricianewman.bsky.social's #LitLinks blog offers imagination-sparking ideas for extending classroom study of my #nfforkids title PLUTO AND OTHER DWARF PLANETS.

#STEM #STEAM #kidslovenonfiction #pluto #dwarfplanets #poetry #literacy

www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-4-w...
LitLinks: 4 ways Pluto can supercharge imagination
An informational picture book about Pluto to help young readers learn about the world around them and super-charge their imaginations.
www.patriciamnewman.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Did you know today is Hagfish Day? It's one of my favorite fish in my #PB, FREAKY, FUNKY FISH.

Hagfish have more than 100 slime glands on their tubular bodies that they excrete slime from when threatened. Check out the art from Claire Powell. So much fun!

#stemforkids #nfforkids
October 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
steamteambooks.bsky.social
Today is the day velcro was patented. An invention most people can't imagine living without!

What's your favorite #kidlit #biography written about an inventor? We'd love to hear about it!

#nfforkids #stemforkids #steam #inventors #pb #mg #YA
May 13, 2024 at 1:55 PM
lindazajac.bsky.social
Here's a collection of captivating, quirky, and entrancing stories. Great books!
#Nonfiction #NF #❤NF #NFforKids #ReadNF
February 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
debrakshumaker.bsky.social
Are you a fan of #planetoftheapes? Enjoy the new movie this weekend!

After the movie, read about fun adaptations that #apes and other #primates have by reading PECULIAR PRIMATES with the little ones in your life!

#nfforkids #stemforkids @steamteambooks.bsky.social
May 11, 2024 at 2:08 PM