After today's @texasbookfest.bsky.social' Reading Rock Stars school visits, we descended upon @interabangbooks.bsky.social!

#ReadingRockStars #IndieBookstore #KidLit #SchoolVisits

OOF! 400ish Misfits bookplates are now winging their way to Texas where I'll take part in the Texas Book Festival's Reading Rock Stars next month!
@randomhousekids.bsky.social @texasbookfest.bsky.social #Misfits #kidlit #readingrockstars

Amazing first day of school visits with @bartography.bsky.social and @rachelmasdavidson.bsky.social Thank you @texasbookfest.bsky.social and Reading Rock Stars!

#ReadingRockStars #kidlit #reading #books #misfits

Where to next? The Misfits and I will be in Texas as part of the @texasbookfest.bsky.social Reading Rock Stars and visiting schools. But you can also meet all of the Rock Stars on Thursday, May 8th at @interabangbooks.bsky.social
@randomhousekids.bsky.social #ReadingRockStars #KidLit #SchoolVisits

She had a hole in her pants. So I told @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social “you should draw on your leg with a Sharpie.” And she asked me to do it for her!

Look, you can’t see the hole!

@texasbookfest.bsky.social #ReadingRockStars #kidlit #sharpie #pants #fashionista

Thank you @texasbookfest.bsky.social Reading Rock Stars for another great day of school visits. This program sends authors to Title One schools + every student gets a free book!

@randomhousekids.bsky.social #ReadingRockStars #kidlit #books #schoolvisits #misfits

We loved learning with @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social about the writing process and importance of stories that represent our identities and experiences! #ReadingRockStars #TexasBookFestival

Mvto/thank you, dear friends! It was a joy to spend the morning with you celebrating books and reading! May I share this photo more broadly? #ReadingRockStars #TexasBookFestival #middlegrade #graphicnovels

Thank you so much #TexasBookFestival and #ReadingRockStars for an amazing trip to the Rio Grande Valley, sharing SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY with incredibly enthusiastic and welcoming students. Spending time with fellow creators is also the best time! 🙏🏽📚❤️

Hey, Title I schools in the Rio Grande Valley and Houston, you have until June 10 to apply for Reading Rock Stars! #kidlit #TitleI #kidlitauthors #freebooks #authorvisits #kidlitillustrators #illustratorvisits #ReadingRockStars #TexasBookFestival
www.texasbookfestival.org/reading-rock...

Why is Mirelle Ortega signing bookplates for #FreetoLearn? Because she’s giving copies to kids thanks to #ReadingRockStars @TexasBookFestival!

I just wrote my first note on Substack :-) substack.com/profile/5087...