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A teacher on my teaching team tells me, “Stop by my ELA class”. I do. She points at a girl, “Go see what she’s reading. Ask what she’s writing”. I do. Girl: reading TIGHT; has 3 pages of notes. Girl tells me: “Because of your book, I’m outlining a book I want to write”. Me? 😭

On a Jamaican vacation on the beach. I’m sitting next to a kid who’s a professional pouter & crier. You think you know someone who pouts & fake-cries better. Um. He’s the best. Google “pouter” images & it’ll be him. I don’t snap pics of kids so imagine …

I remember what Ma used to say to me. She had me feeling like King was a thing to be. Tupac rapped it for Marvin: my remix & vid for #martinlutherkingjr #mlk = a real life #Superman #mlkday2025 #martinlutherking #mlkday #Dream #childrensbook #childrensliterature #KidLit #legacy

Students should know what these messages mean to a teacher & teachers definitely know what they mean. The best unexpected find on a bulletin board in my classroom. Misspelled my name yet the love is there & we remember how others make us feel & not the unimportant details.

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth 👏🏽 Want must-read books from back when? Realistic hits from right now? Black Joy? The @childrensbookcouncil & Every Child a Reader spotlights our stories & storytellers. Follow at #CelebrateBlackJoy #CBCCelebratingBlackJoy Photo repost: @justusbooks

Already there. Day after #SuperBowl #KendrickLamarHalftimeShow was planning a lesson for the end of the week. Perfect for comparative study of the #Reconstruction Era in #ushistory & today.

A fellow Brooklyn wordsmith, Biggie, said it: “Recognize a real DON when you see one”. Texas temps are as cold as my hometown NYC but it got warmer when we got together. That’s the star power,🔥 art, realness, & warmth of Kidlit illustrator & writer, Don Tate @devas_t .

It fits. Vassar College cap. VC grad. ✈️. NEWS BROKE: I give the next Commencement Address to help grads ✈️ to the next parts of their lives. I represent my alma mater to the fullest & it fills my ❤️ to do this. 1st to attend college in my fam to giving the upcoming college address.

A sun, Sol, & me in their brilliance. @jacqueline_woodson shone like a ☀️in the auditorium where I graduated JHS & teach. Tonight, 2 suns WERE in it, her & Soledad O'Brien 🔥 Teaching today almost blew out my 🔥, but tonight relit me to write & teach. Jackie on a mic & books =☀️

Must-see for all doing art from scratch starring my sister Vanessa Brantley-Newton. A Kid Lit star in Target, more, & now TV! I’ve taught 30 years so trust—inspiring standout. For schools & any around little ones. Like "Reading Rainbow," a beacon 🌈 youtu.be/CwASc2Re3Is?fe…

This happened. Honored when scbwi invited me, saying they can’t think of a better person to deliver an inspirational talk. Thrilling to give back at the Virtual Winter Conference since SCBWI & folks in it are sources of inspiration & community to me.

These young readers, books, & scarf💥1000s of kids voted HANDS as a ‘25 Georgia Children’s Book of the Year. As a boy, I had no books that mirrored my life. Now, HANDS gives kids mirrors & windows (R.S. Bishop). THX Mr.Moore for vid & Georgia Children's Book Awards and Conference 👏🏽 📚🎉

In conversation with Sharon Flake this Tuesday 4/15 to discuss The Family I’m In. See you in five days on Instagram Live! Brittany J. Murphy will be celebrating & in the conversation too.

Happening today | 2 pm | Sat., Apr. 26 If in Connecticut or nearby, enjoy sun & fun in Possible Futures for #IndependentBookstoreDay 📚 Come celebrate a local indie & possible futures that storytelling creates. #KidLit #childrensliterature #childrensbooks Possible Futures

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TODAY is the day. Stop by and say hi. Star-studded lineup of over 75 of young people’s favorite Kid Lit creators. EVERY CHILD gets a coupon for a FREE book by any of us they pick!! Read alouds, games, activities, & more. Here’s a few of us saying hi.

Today: a cloudy day in Kid Lit—1 to spotlight 🌈 s in the clouds. Spotlight on an illustrator & author of 100 children’s books. Today Children's Book Council sponsors #FloydCooperDay. He won my ❤️ & so many ❤️s. In an upcoming picturebook I honor him in the dedication. Long live Floyd forever.

For 25 years, my students called me Mr. T, so a Mother’s Day shoutout from Mr. T to all the mothers in our lives & ones we miss ... “Pity the fools who don’t appreciate great moms” 🤣

“Surreal”, “magical”—won’t explain last weekend. ‘25 Commencement—wow. So lucky for who helped me rise & that I get to help others rise. 1st in my family to go to college; now grad speaker at Vassar College , my alma. #DreamBig #InspireChange 🚀 🎓 Speech: youtu.be/bGesJ_aHLYA?si…

Podcast before my Vassar College Commencement speech. Share with all who want laughs & what we ❤️ & learn from life. #podcast with #positivity #pep #pizazz #punch #MayaAngelou #EzraJackKeats #ItTakesAVillage Oprah Winfrey #Whispers 🔗 youtu.be/0TfC8MnphJA?si…