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louisemaamodt.bsky.social
Another first! Representing the Red Balloon Bookshop at the Grand Old Days parade in St. Paul. So fun! 📕 💜 🎈 #KidLit #writingcommunity #SCBWI #AstraBooks
June 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
viviankirkfield.bsky.social
Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with the kiddos at the #MunsonFreeLibrary for an @oldsturbridge.bsky.social reading of ONE GIRL'S VOICE: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land #AstraBooks #RebeccaGibbon #CarolynYoder
May 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
viviankirkfield.bsky.social
The best thing about writing books for kids is when you discover they are reading them and using them to learn more about many things. THANK YOU to super teacher @captainlibrary.bsky.social for using PEDAL, BALANCE, STEER to help his students learn to use primary sources #AstraBooks #AlisonJay
February 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
viviankirkfield.bsky.social
One more day till BOOK LAUNCH!!!
Stop by @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social for a peek inside the process of how ONE GIRL'S VOICE: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land came to be, illus by Rebecca Gibbon #AstraBooks #CalkinsCreek #giveaway www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/...
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Vivian Kirkfield + Giveaway 2025
Excited to talk with the amazing author Vivian Kirkfield about her new NF picture book - One Girl's Voice.
www.mariacmarshall.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
bookelicious.bsky.social
⏰ 🎉 TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!

Register FREE (+ pre-order options!)
📅 7-15-25 @ 7:30p ET
www.bookelicious.com/event/19

@baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @bartography.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social #astrabooks
⏰ 🎉 TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!! Register FREE (+ pre-order options!) 📅 7-15-25 @ 7:30p ET www.bookelicious.com/event/19 @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @bartography.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social #astrabooks
July 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
You've eaten, you've slept, you've eaten again. Time to see some great #kidsbooks!

"What happens when a bear hijacks a van filled with pastries?" Find out in A Bear, a Man and a Donut Van #AstraBooks Booth 1530 #PLA2026

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A BEAR, A MAN, AND A DONUT VAN | Kirkus Reviews
What happens when a bear hijacks a van filled with pastries?
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April 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
lisaljrogers.bsky.social
Thanks to Jay Sugarman of NewTV's Innovation Showcase for asking such great questions about creating JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY! Includes beautiful spreads created by illustrator Stacy Innerst. #CalkinsCreek #AstraBooks
#inspiration #WritingLife #JoanMitchell #womenartists #kidlit
Image of Lisa Rogers, author of Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony, being interviewed about the book by NewTV's Jay Sugarman.
May 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
Time to rise and shine and chase down some good books! Jake Spooky and the Wolves Within Him #AstraBooks Booth 1530 #PLA2026 is a #graphicnovel worth howling about!

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Jake Spooky and the Wolves Within Him is why kids read, #graphicnovel, #booktube,
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April 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
childrensbookworld.bsky.social
Some of our favorite mermaid books! 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️
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You can purchase these and more in the store or online at www.childrensbookworld.com

#KidsBookstore #book #PictureBook #PictureBooks #NewPictureBook #NewPictureBooks #publisherswkly #shelfawareness #astrabooks #mermaids #mermaid #candlewickpress #hachette
Picture books "Pearl," "Mermaid Lullaby," and "Mermaid's Song to the Sea."
August 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
Make unusual discoveries: We Can Hear Without Ears is a “delightful, humorous journey that will have youngsters regarding flora with a newfound respect” #AstraBooks Booth 1530 #PLA2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
WE CAN HEAR WITHOUT EARS | Kirkus Reviews
Without plants none of us would survive.
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April 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
#PLA2026 Booth 1530 is celebrating #WomenInSTEAM one book at a time!

"A proud and meticulously wrought ethnography" Marie's Magic Eggs: How Marie Procai Kept the Ukrainian Art of Pysanky Alive #AstraBooks

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MARIE'S MAGIC EGGS | Kirkus Reviews
An immigrant preserves, then elevates, a fragile, centuries-old art.
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April 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
"A focused introduction to Sondheim for budding young creatives" says @thehornbook.bsky.social Piece By Piece: How Stephen Sondheim Made Musical Puzzles Come Alive from #AstraBooks is music to our ears here at #PLA2026 Booth 1530

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April 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
ala-booklist.bsky.social
We love that cover from LOVE GALAXY (#AstraBooks) by Sierra Branham; iillustration by Artem Chebokha; cover design by Jenna Stempel-Lobell.🌌
June 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM