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Julie Danielson

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I write about picture books for various publications (including 16 years at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast).

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Mark your calendars for our next #LBYRExtraCredit event tomorrow, 12/7 at 6:00 PM ET! Join @SevenImp and Caldecott Honoree @BRENDAN_WENZEL to discuss EVERY DREAMING CREATURE. Visit crowdcast.io/c/13mr8krs9oeo to watch live!

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Introverted children are often misunderstood. Thankfully, four new picture books capture how alone time can turn a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day” into a splendid one. Julie Danielson has our review. nyti.ms/3PyBl6j


I've got a piece at the NYT about four picture books that really and truly *get* introverts and anyone who seeks solitude: nytimes.com/2023/06/16/boo….


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“People in power do not willingly hear the objections of those they are subjugating, but sometimes they can be shamed. Sometimes, they can be overwhelmed by public sentiment, and we are fighting here in Tennessee,” writes @MargaretRenkl nyti.ms/3NNF9zu


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BREAKING: After Kamala Harris gave this tremendous speech yesterday in Tennesee, President Biden has just invited the heroic 'Tennessee Three' to the White House. Republicans keep trying to take cancel Americans' rights and Biden / Harris keep fighting for to bring them back.…


Welp.

Yesterday at the capitol I asked this Tennessee Republican supermajority what they would do to combat gun violence and protect our kids. Their silence was loud. Please watch and share.



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Check it out to see why @SevenImp hailed it in her STARRED @bookpage review as one of the best picture books of 2023!

It's publication day for ANCIENT NIGHT (and NOCHE ANTIGUA)! Pick up a copy of my critically hailed collaboration with David Álvarez: an interweaving and retelling of timeless tales from Mesoamerica that will leave readers both young and old in peaceful awe at the cosmos.

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#CallingCaldecott: @SevenImp on EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Philip C. Stead illus by Matthew Cordell @NealPorterBooks/@HolidayHouseBks: "The thing I ❤️ the most in a bk w/ a skerjillion things to ❤️ abt it is how Cordell extends the text w/ his illus" hbook.com/story/blogs/ev…

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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, as we honor those lost to transphobic hate crimes, here's an updated list of #kidlit resources to help spread understanding ow.ly/uTQh50LG0z5 #TDOR #ProtectTransKids #TransAwarenessWeek #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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#CallingCaldecott: @MDowdLambert on THIS STORY IS NOT ABOUT A KITTEN by @randallde; illus. by @cfellis (Random House Studio/@randomhousekids): "Kick off your shoes + curl up w/ this 'heart-tugging,' heartwarming picture bk + Ellis's artistic achievement." hbook.com/story/this-sto…

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Drum roll, please! Here are the 10 winners of this years New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award. nyti.ms/3G2lo3i


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#Folklore #ReviewoftheWeek NINE COLOR DEER by Kailin Duan; trans. by @JeremyTiang (Em Querido/@LevineQuerido): "A beguiling and welcome new telling of a traditional tale." hbook.com/story/bookrevi…

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#HornBookMagazine starred review of #2022KirkusPrize winner + huge congrats to Harmony Becker: "Our accents are not a point of shame but a point of pride, b/c what is an accent but proof of the ability to speak more than 1 language?" hbook.com/story/review-o… #graphicnovels #comics

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Hernan Diaz's TRUST, Tanaïs' IN SENSORIUM, and Harmony Becker's HIMAWARI HOUSE were the winners of #2022KirkusPrize, awarded this evening at a hybrid ceremony in Austin, Texas. bit.ly/3TKHkUu @riverheadbooks @harperbooks @01FirstSecond



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#PictureBook #ReviewoftheWeek WITCH HAZEL by @MollyIdle (@LittleBrownYR): "A bewitching examination of the abiding power of memories and story." hbook.com/story/bookrevi…

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