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Carol Hinz

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Children's book editor, knitter, baker, erstwhile ballerina. Wrangler of two no longer small children. (she/her)

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Thank you!!

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Whew, coming back to Bluesky after a few months away, and I'm delighted to see so many familiar kidlit folks here! 😊

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Woohoo! Thrilled to see NATURE IS A SCULPTOR by @heatherkinser.bsky.social and THE GREAT GIRAFFE RESCUE by Sandra Markle as honor books. Congratulations to all!!

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Today, we're talking with Lynn Brunelle about poetry, the appeal of the gross and disgusting, and why she gets my 2024 Backmatter of the Year Award. Just in time for Poetry Month it's Haiku, Ew! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/03/06/c...

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What a spectacular review and Q&A for TOUCH THE SKY!! ❤️📚✨

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Absolutely thrilled to be publishing US Poet Laureate Ada Limon's AND, TOO, THE FOX in picture book form with spectacular art by Gaby D'Alessandro! ❤️📚🦊

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Happiest of book birthdays to BEST BELIEVE: THE TRES HERMANAS, A SISTEROOD FOR THE COMMON GOOD by NoNieqa Ramos and Nicole Medina! It's an inspiring celebration of three incredible Boricua women in the Bronx!! 🎉

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One more! The picture book MAMI KING: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and Kristin Sorra comes out in April 2024. 😊

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Over the moon and stars to see STARS OF THE NIGHT by Caren Stelson and Selina Alko on the ALA Notable Children's Books list!

Congratulations to all: www.ala.org/alsc/awardsg...

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Today's delightful dictionary discovery comes from looking up the word "engineer."

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It's amazing the things that can inspire stories and books. I.e., anything! My next book was inspired by a funny-looking museum exhibit, and other visitors' reactions to it as they passed by. Authors, what inspired your latest book or work in progress?

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I love that the sentence “Biology isn’t binary.” inspired Jessica to write NATURE'S RULE BREAKERS!

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Random fact I learned today while looking up a term in a book's back matter: "An individual organism found in plankton is technically referred to as a plankter." Who knew?!

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Our first review is in for THE ROCK IN MY THROAT by Kao Kalia Yang and Jiemei Lin!

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This trio of beauties greeted me when I got to the office this morning! All Spring 2024 releases! 🤩

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Happy new year! I'm thrilled that PIECE BY PIECE by Lupe Ruiz-Flores and Anna Lopez Real and STARS OF THE NIGHT by Caren Stelson and Selina Alko are both nonfiction finalists!! 🎉

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I'm so proud I could burst! Enormous congratulations to Monica Edinger & Lesley Younge and to my colleague Shaina Olmanson for NEARER MY FREEDOM being named a finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award!

www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfic...

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Woohoo! Such a thrill to see NATURE IS A SCULPTOR, MYSTERIOUS GLOWING MAMMALS, and RISE TO THE SKY in such fantastic company! Congratulations to all!! 🎉

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Hooray, hooray! Thrilled to see I SHIP winning an Undies Award in the "Look Closely" category--Jam Dong and designer Emily Harris did a fabulous job with the art and design!! Check out all the winners here:

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Excited to be making this book with Scott Riley, Sambat Meas, and Huy Voun Lee!

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Delighted by our very first review of BEST BELIEVE by NoNieqa Ramos and Nicole Medina! PW calls it a "reverent homage" told in "rhythmic verse" and says the illustrations are "sumptuous"!

Full review: www.publishersweekly.com/9781728460444

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These awards are unique and wonderful. It's well worth taking a look at those on the list, and voting for your faves.

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Thrilled to see NATURE IS A SCULPTOR by @heatherkinser.bsky.social on this list! "Kinser has taken this mass of information about weathering and erosion and organized it into a comprehensible and understandable format." And the photos are stunning to boot!!

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Haha! Fortunately, that's not the case with this one!

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I always love when designers drop in a fake caption! 😂

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Hurrah! I'm so excited to send this lovely into the world next spring!! 🎉

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Oh my goodness, I'm so happy our paths crossed at NCTE!!

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I'm realizing that two questions I frequently ask while editing picture books (and looking at submissions) are: 1. Is there enough at stake? 2. Why should readers care about this thing? Not every book needs to have something huge at stake . . . as long as the author makes the reader care.

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Thrilled to share more art by
@cpark.bsky.social from TOUCH THE SKY. So much joy went into creating this book with Chris, @carolhinz.bsky.social, Danielle Carnito, and Lerner Books. (Two of those quotes from Gretchen's mom are things I have literally said to my own kids.)

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Over the moon to see both STARS OF THE NIGHT by Caren Stelson and Selina Alko and YUCK, YOU SUCK! by Jane Yolen, @heidieys.bsky.social, and Eugenia Nobati on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list for 2024-2025!! 🎉

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Love this!! And what a thrill to see both NATURE IS A SCULPTOR by Heather Ferranti Kinser and RISE TO THE SKY by Rebecca E. Hirsch and Mia Posada on Melissa's list!

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