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Here’s a list of picture books with themes about the importance of community. I wrote one, have read two others and can’t wait to read one more. bookriot.com/picture-books-…

I adore saying the most I can with the fewest words. My next picture book, ONE CAN BE, is my shortest ever at 130 words. It's a lyrical poem about the joy of being alone and the power of finding the right community. It's for introverted book lovers, with a nod to

I’ve mentioned before how kind people have been since my injury. But today was a new high. Jesse Klausmeier came over with a cane I could borrow and THREE KITTENS to visit with. The cuteness! The sweetness! They’re gone now, and Hobbes is sniffing me with vigor.

The physical therapist at my appointment today for my partial Achilles tear said I was "an interesting case." My husband: "Did he mean your injury specifically? Or all of you generally?"

It’s almost postcard time again. These are for ONE CAN BE, out Sept. 2 from Beaming Books with art by Annie Cron A friend who saw an early copy said the book gave him goosebumps. That made ME smile. If you aren’t on my mailing list but want to be, DM me your address.

Picked up these three beauties today!

The perfect book to celebrate all the qualities that make you ... YOU. Or that make someone you love ... THEM.

How does one connect with someone they love when they're so far away? SEE YOU SOMEDAY SOON shows readers that our loved ones are always in our hearts, no matter the physical distance between us: fw57.short.gy/YWl3Bd Pat Zietlow Miller #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlit

Will you be at #ALAAC25 this weekend? Come visit our authors and preview some books for fall!

My on-the-way-to-ALA read! #alaac25 #ala

TODAY! Booth 219! At the American Library Association annual conference with Beaming Books. I’d love to see you there or on the trade show floor where I’ll be hanging out. #alaac25 #ala #librarylove #librarian #onecanbe #signing #librarianlove #picturebooks

I’m on the ALA exhibit floor with my cane and my scooter. I have not injured myself or others … YET. #alaac25 #ala #scooterfun #rehab

My first look at the actual book for ONE CAN BE. I’ll be signing at 1 p.m. today at Booth 219. Annie May Cron and Beaming Books turned my 130 words into something really wonderful. #alaac25 #ala #onecanbe #kidlit

A small collection of pictures from my day at ALA. There’s Lesa Cline-Ransome, Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ Nadia Salomon, Brendan McCarty and Chloe Wertz. I took so many more with cool people - like Joyce Wan and Eric Rosswood - but they weren’t on my phone. Read freely. Speak loudly.

BOOK GIVEAWAY & sneak peek inside my & illustrator Bob Shea's new book, POLECAT HAS A SUPERPOWER, today on Picture Book Builders! Penguin Kids picturebookbuilders.com/2025/07/poleca…