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Official Instagram account of Albert Whitman & Company, publishing award-winning children’s books since 1919. 📔📖

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📚 How to Haunt a House ✍️ Carolyn Crimi @carolyncrimi1228  🎨 Edward Miller @edelementary  🖨️ Albert Whitman & Company @albertwhitman  📅 15th September 2021

👻 Welcome to haunting school Ghouls & Boos!
Groana, Moana and Shrieky (the CUTEST!) have done their homework. Their victims however, are entirely unimpressed.

What’s a ghost got to do to get a decent scream around here?!

All that spectral swagger & they’re about as alarming as a misplaced scatter cushion. That is, until, they start to think outside the casket!

📖 Full review in The Reading Nook! 🔗 Access the Manor via link in bio

#wytchwoodmanor #spookybooksforkids #nationalhauntedhouseday #halloweenbooks #childrensbookreviews

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I had the time wrong for this on my events calendar!

I’ll be at Literacy Kid Lounge at 10am this Saturday October 24th, for another hilarious storytime. And I still have butt cookies left to share!

Come see me be silly and make butt jokes.

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We’re sooo excited to have author and fellow bookseller @womeganwo stop in for an author event! On Saturday, November 14th @ 11 AM 🗓️ join us for a FREE story time for her newest book, NO IF’S, AND’S, OR BUTTS!

Tickets are FREE for this event, each one coming with an option to purchase a signed copy of the book. This is the perfect read for those with a penchant for butt jokes, so don’t miss out on the fun! 🤩

#SpokeAndWordBooks #Storytime #MilwaukieOR

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Excited to share my books with local young readers: Sort, Wash, ROOAR! Written by me, illustrated by @sianjart , @charlesbridgepublishing , STEAMWORKS, and Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria, @albertwhitman ❤️📚📚❤️Get @reshare_app • @rplark Join us for a storytime with award winning local author Songju Ma Daemicke featuring her books, “Sort, Wash, ROAR!” and “Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria,” followed by a craft on Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 pm!

Author bio:
Songju Ma Daemick, a former engineer, is an award-winning Chinese American children’s book author. Her book “Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria” was a finalist for the 2023 SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books; “Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant” was a Best STEM book, among many other honors. Songju loves to share China’s rich cultural heritage and her STEM knowledge with young readers.

#RogersPublicLibrary #RPLArk #RogersAR #NWArkansas #Storytime

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Ideas for little ones! 🫶🏼🤗 #prek #kidlit #preschool

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What a booty-ful launch party today at @greenbeanbooks. It was such a joy to hear all the laughter. These kids (and their adults) really love butt jokes. My kind of people.

Thanks to everyone who brought their butts over today and listened and laughed. So much fun.

@janelle_wahren_illustration Taco is definitely a crowd favorite.

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Thank you @itsbookishbooks and the Camas community, for an amazing storytime this morning. Couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids. They might have made some awesome head butts, but there was not a single butthead to be found. Just a lot of genius creativity.

@janelle_wahren_illustration I wish you could have seen these kids enjoying our creation!

#authorevents #funnypicturebooks #pnw #storytime

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Some books are difficult to read because of the heartfelt reality behind them. Due to that reality, I’m grateful books like this one exist.

In the wake of the recent school shooting in Oregon, sharing this book feels especially important.

•After: A Survivor’s Story•

tells the story of a young girl trying to make sense of life following an unimaginable tragedy. She survived “The Horrible Day,” but her friend Wes did not. And while the adults around her try to offer comfort, they can’t fully understand the fear, grief, and guilt she carries. How it’s impossible to feel safe again when you’ve learned how quickly things can change.

I can’t help but think about the children, families, and communities whose lives have been forever changed by school shootings. Children should be worrying about homework, friendships, and what they’ll do at recess. They should never have to worry about whether they’ll make it home from school every day.

As a teacher, I shouldn’t have to remind my students to shut the door to help keep us safe or to look out the window before answering the door.

And yet, here we are. Again.

•After• is a story about trauma, survivor’s guilt, community, and the courage it takes to speak up. It’s also a reminder that moving forward doesn’t mean forgetting those we’ve lost.

I wish books like this didn’t have to exist. I wish stories like this felt unimaginable instead of painfully familiar. Until every child can walk into a classroom without fear, these are conversation we need to keep having.

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All of these books will be going with me on a school visit next week!
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“Bandit”
published by @marshallcavendish
illustrated by @vincentdinguyen
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“Ferret Fun”
published by @marshallcavendish
illustrated by Paul Ratz de Tagyos
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“A Crowded Farmhouse Folktale”
Published by @albertwhitman
illustrated by @kristinaswarner
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“Rooster Can’t….Doodle-Doo”
Published by Dial Books, a division of @penguinrandomhouse
illustrated by Paul Ratz de Tagyos
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#schoolvisits #authorvisits #schoolvisit #authorvisit

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I never want to share this book list again. It is absolutely horrifying how many children need these books, and how relevant the books on this list continue to be.

And yet people will still continue to lobby against gun regulation, and we will continue to fail the children.

My heart is with all of the Silver Rail Elementary School children and families in Bend, Oregon. When they are ready, I hope the books on this list can help them begin to process their trauma, and support them as they take the steps toward healing.

As always, I hate that these books exist, but I am so grateful they do.

‼️Comment LIST for this book list and check your DMs for the link‼️

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IN THE UNITED STATES, FIREARMS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. Take a moment to let that fact sink in.

According to Everytown Research, an organization dedicated to tracking gun violence and advocating for policy reform, in 2026 there were at least 99 incidents of gunfire on school grounds, resulting in 33 deaths and 63 physical injuries. This data does not take into account the psychological harm to survivors - a real and lasting harm. Nor does it account for the emotional stress placed upon all young people as they navigate a society that allows gun violence to continue unchecked and underregulated.

Today I am sharing a book that I honestly wish didn’t need to exist, but unfortunately it’s a book that is needed again and again and so I am glad that it was crafted with so much care and intention by Hallee Adelman.

📚 After: A Survivor’s Story by Hallee Adelman and Patrick Corrigan

In this thoughtful and sensitive picture book, readers are introduced to a young survivor of a shooting told through an impactful first-person perspective. As she moves through the days following The Horrible Day, she navigates grief, confusion, fear and anger showing the complex aftermath of surviving something traumatic like a school shooting. All of this culminates in the child finding ways to get involved in advocating for real lasting change and action.

As someone dedicated to crafting stories about social issues and social emotional learning, Hallee handles a big, intense topic with so much care and creates the opportunity for young people to explore and express their feelings about gun violence in their own lives or that they may be hearing about in the community. She also highlights the power of people to advocate for policy change, no matter how old they are - a fact that is highlighted by the afterword written by Sam Fuentes, a youth activist who survived a school shooting.

The book itself is a powerful resource and made even moreso if you visit Hallee’s website where she has provided a lesson plan to support caregivers and educators in pre-reading and post-reading discussions, as well as impactful extension activities.

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