Christine Van Zandt. MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS (2024). (@christinevz) 's Twitter Profile
Christine Van Zandt. MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS (2024).

@christinevz

Book coach and freelance editor @WFSediting. Small-biz owner. Author, A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNDERPANTS (@QuartoKids, 2021). Represented by @LizaRoyceAgency.

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This #GutenbergPress replica (invented in the 1440s) was at #2024PrintersFair, "A Celebration of Letterpress, Book Arts & Paper," printersfair.com. Could have spent days here. Now I want to go to the @Gutenbergmuseum. Print Museum. #printingpress #letterpress #bookarts

This #GutenbergPress replica (invented in the 1440s) was at #2024PrintersFair, "A Celebration of Letterpress, Book Arts &amp; Paper,"  printersfair.com. Could have spent days here. Now I want to go to the @Gutenbergmuseum. <a href="/PrintMuseumCA/">Print Museum</a>. #printingpress #letterpress #bookarts
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Glad to be part of #12x12PB again this year! This supportive community encourages me to write a new PB each month, revise one, + SO MUCH MORE. If you're serious about PB writing, this is the place to be: 12x12challenge.com/?mc_cid=08c516……. #amwriting #kidslit #picturebook 12 x 12 Challenge

Glad to be part of #12x12PB again this year! This supportive community encourages me to write a new PB each month, revise one, + SO MUCH MORE. If you're serious about PB writing, this is the place to be: 12x12challenge.com/?mc_cid=08c516……. #amwriting #kidslit #picturebook <a href="/12x12Challenge/">12 x 12 Challenge</a>
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It's below zero today and will be for the rest of the week, but hearing this news warmed my heart. AND THEN, BOOM! is a finalist for the 2026 Georgia Children’s Book Award for grades 6-8! Thank you!

It's below zero today and will be for the rest of the week, but hearing this news warmed my heart. AND THEN, BOOM! is a finalist for the 2026 Georgia Children’s Book Award for grades 6-8! Thank you!
Lydia Lukidis🏳️‍🌈 DANCING THROUGH SPACE (@lydialukidis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exciting news! I wrote a blog post for NF Fest about #nonfiction hooks, check it out: nffest.com/2025/02/crafti… Thanks Sara Levine, Jess Keating, Melissa Stewart & Kari Lavelle. #STEM #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #science #WritingCommunity #writing

Exciting news! I wrote a blog post for <a href="/NFFest/">NF Fest</a> about #nonfiction hooks, check it out:
nffest.com/2025/02/crafti…
Thanks <a href="/saraclevine/">Sara Levine</a>, Jess Keating, <a href="/mstewartscience/">Melissa Stewart</a>  &amp; <a href="/KariALavelle/">Kari Lavelle</a>.
#STEM #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #science #WritingCommunity #writing
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This is the most amazing thing I’ve seen in 4.5 yrs in the Library. A student read MISFITS @LisaYee1 & then returned it with this note tucked inside. Another student checked it out today, saw the note & was SO excited to read it! ❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚

This is the most amazing thing I’ve seen in 4.5 yrs in the Library.

A student read MISFITS @LisaYee1 &amp; then returned it with this note tucked inside. 

Another student checked it out today, saw the note &amp; was SO excited to read it!
❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚
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Join me at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, March 29 from 10 AM - 3 PM at Dutchess Community College. Each child (17 and under) will receive a $15 book voucher to apply to their purchase, courtesy of the Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library District!

Join me at the Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, March 29 from 10 AM - 3 PM at Dutchess Community College. Each child (17 and under) will receive a $15 book voucher to apply to their purchase, courtesy of the Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library District!
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Thanks! 🌭Frank de Wienerdog shares funny + fascinating facts about hot dogs. Did you know the average American eats 70 hot dogs a year?! Illustrated by #StevenSalerno, published by Odd Dot Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚. Liza Royce Associates #newbooks #nonfiction #picturebooks #dachshunds #hotdogs

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Thank you, Beaming Books ! Grateful to National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) & Children's Book Council Truly an honor to be in this wonderful company. I hope Rainbow Allies, a true story of kind kids, inspires kids everywhere to be kind and inclusive. #IzzyEvans #allyship #allyshipmatters #allyshipinaction #kidlit

Christine Van Zandt. MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS (2024). (@christinevz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hot diggity dog! 🌭Frank de Wienerdog will entertain kids w/ fun facts about the history of this favorite food. Art by #StevenSalerno, pubbed Odd Dot, Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚. Repped by Liza Royce Associates. @SteamTeamBooks 21 for the Books #humor #nonfiction #picturebooks #newbooks #dachshund

Hot diggity dog! 🌭Frank de Wienerdog will entertain kids w/ fun facts about the history of this favorite food. Art by #StevenSalerno, pubbed <a href="/odddotbooks/">Odd Dot</a>, <a href="/MacKidsSL/">Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚</a>. Repped by <a href="/lizaroyceassoc/">Liza Royce Associates</a>. @SteamTeamBooks <a href="/21fortheBooks/">21 for the Books</a>  #humor #nonfiction #picturebooks #newbooks #dachshund
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TUE, 4-5pm, 🦋 storytime and presentation: the monarch population is critically low due to lack of milkweed, the only plant their caterpillars can eat. FREE craft/refreshments. #milkweedformonarchs by Beaming Books #libraryevents #butterflies #milkweed visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/12859978

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💫COVER REVEAL💫 Book #4 in the CATastrophe Tale series coming 12/2/25! 🎉🐈 I’m supurr excited! #jennharney Astra Books for Young Readers #math #stem #steamteambooks #stembooksforkids #stembooks #cats #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #picturebooks #kittens #school #homeschool

💫COVER REVEAL💫 Book #4 in the CATastrophe Tale series coming 12/2/25! 🎉🐈 I’m supurr excited! 
#jennharney <a href="/astrakidsbooks/">Astra Books for Young Readers</a> #math #stem #steamteambooks #stembooksforkids #stembooks #cats #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #picturebooks #kittens  #school #homeschool
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This National Kindergarten Day put SCARECITED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Alliah L. BIG TUNE OUT NOW! Agostini & Lala Watkins on your radar! Out 6/3, this picture book is about a young girl who is feeling mixed emotions about her first day of school. bit.ly/4loxndW

This National Kindergarten Day put SCARECITED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by <a href="/alliago/">Alliah L. BIG TUNE OUT NOW! Agostini</a> &amp; Lala Watkins on your radar! Out 6/3, this picture book is about a young girl who is feeling mixed emotions about her first day of school. bit.ly/4loxndW
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Today is Thank You for Libraries Day! Be sure to take the opportunity to show some support and appreciation for your local library today.

Today is Thank You for Libraries Day! Be sure to take the opportunity to show some support and appreciation for your local library today.
Christine Van Zandt. MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS (2024). (@christinevz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to share that MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS has been shortlisted for this prestigious award by TheNatureGeneration. Beaming Books Liza Royce Associates 21 for the Books @steamteambooks #stembooks #kidsbooks #awards #picturebooks #monarchs #butterflies #metamorphosis #teachers #librarians

Excited to share that MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS has been shortlisted for this prestigious award by <a href="/TheNatGen/">TheNatureGeneration</a>. <a href="/BeamingBooksMN/">Beaming Books</a> <a href="/lizaroyceassoc/">Liza Royce Associates</a>  <a href="/21fortheBooks/">21 for the Books</a> @steamteambooks #stembooks #kidsbooks #awards #picturebooks #monarchs #butterflies #metamorphosis #teachers #librarians
Lydia Lukidis🏳️‍🌈 DANCING THROUGH SPACE (@lydialukidis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Know the market and look at what is recently selling." Sherry Fellores shows it's possible to see a #nonfiction biography. Check out my blog post & giveaway: tinyurl.com/muax4w4m #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books

"Know the market and look at what is recently selling." <a href="/sfellores1/">Sherry Fellores</a> shows it's possible to see a #nonfiction biography. Check out my blog post &amp; giveaway: tinyurl.com/muax4w4m
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting  #writingcommunity #books
Christine Van Zandt. MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS (2024). (@christinevz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Q. What's that shiny silver object above my work area? A. In my interview with Melissa A. King, the Cre8tive Librarian: All-A-Flutter with Christine Van Zandt melissalewismcdonald.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/all… #milkweedformonarchs by Beaming Books