A great gift for any kid or caregiver in your life! I got a subscription for my niece when she was born and now she's 5! OurShelves is growing with her! I love love LOVE @ourshelveskids!

A great gift for any kid or caregiver in your life! I got a subscription for my niece when she was born and now she's 5! OurShelves is growing with her!

I love love LOVE @ourshelveskids!

A first for me. My words in Korean! A translation of @nancyillustrator’s and my GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT. I’m amazed and honored. Thank you @tongro.leehyeona. @chroniclekidsbooks @emliterary

A first for me. My words in Korean! A translation of @nancyillustrator’s and my GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT. I’m amazed and honored. Thank you @tongro.leehyeona.

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Taking a quick break from all things NCTE to let you know @nancyillustrator and I are on @cynthialeitichsmith’s amazing blog CYNSATIONS where you can see the spaces we drew and wrote GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT—and lots of other things! (And check out my writing partners Stellaluna and Pax who are—yes!—from the books 🦇🦊) Thank you, Cyn and @gayleen_rabakukk! @chroniclekidsbooks @emliterary

Taking a quick break from all things NCTE to let you know @nancyillustrator and I are on @cynthialeitichsmith’s amazing blog CYNSATIONS where you can see the spaces we drew and wrote GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT—and lots of other things! (And check out my writing partners Stellaluna and Pax who are—yes!—from the books 🦇🦊) Thank you, Cyn and @gayleen_rabakukk!

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I’d love to see you at NCTE! I’m presenting with the wonderful @meganfemery and @thehealinglibrary about picture books and their part of the process of healing and then I’ll be signing @nancyillustrator’s and my GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT! @chroniclekidsbooks @emliterary

I’d love to see you at NCTE! I’m presenting with the wonderful @meganfemery and @thehealinglibrary about picture books and their part of the process of healing and then I’ll be signing @nancyillustrator’s and my GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT!

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@emliterary

Amazing experience at the Original Art Exhibit @soi128 💜 Society of Illustrators’ founding belief: to give children’s book illustrators the respect and attention they deserve as fine artists, and to offer them our gratitude for using their talents to make storytelling a magical experience 💜 THIS IS TRUE 💜 I am humbled by @nancyillustrator’s talent 💜 I also had the absolute pleasure of meeting children’s book authors @samanthabergerauthor and @katyehbooks at the gallery 💜 I feel deeply lucky to be a part of this world @emliterary @chroniclekidsbooks

Amazing experience at the Original Art Exhibit @soi128 💜 Society of Illustrators’ founding belief: to give children’s book illustrators the respect and attention they deserve as fine artists, and to offer them our gratitude for using their talents to make storytelling a magical experience 💜 THIS IS TRUE 💜 I am humbled by @nancyillustrator’s talent 💜 I also had the absolute pleasure of meeting children’s book authors @samanthabergerauthor and @katyehbooks at the gallery 💜 I feel deeply lucky to be a part of this world

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The last date (for now) of the GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT blog tour is November 15 when @nancyillustrator and I hang out on Cynsations (thank you, @cynthialeitichsmith and @gayleen_rabakukk!) Hope to see you there!

The last date (for now) of the GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT blog tour is November 15 when @nancyillustrator and I hang out on Cynsations (thank you, @cynthialeitichsmith and @gayleen_rabakukk!) Hope to see you there!

Nerdy Book Club interview with @nancyillustrator and me coming 11/2! Thank you, @colbysharp!

Nerdy Book Club interview with @nancyillustrator and me coming 11/2!

Thank you, @colbysharp!

A few moments from my book launch party for GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT. Cookies by @sweetvttreats, the REMEMBER AND banner project, the firefly stuffie art project (their bums light up!), my sister @calliedepina and her family made my day by being there, and this last photo, taken by the brilliant @alicepollvogt, during my talk—doesn’t it look like my dad and I are having a conversation? I was trying to 💜 Thank you to @richmondcommunitykitchen and @heyjunevt for making the event exactly what I hoped for. @chroniclekidsbooks @nancyillustrator @emliterary

A few moments from my book launch party for GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT. Cookies by @sweetvttreats, the REMEMBER AND banner project, the firefly stuffie art project (their bums light up!), my sister @calliedepina and her family made my day by being there, and this last photo, taken by the brilliant @alicepollvogt, during my talk—doesn’t it look like my dad and I are having a conversation? I was trying to 💜

Thank you to @richmondcommunitykitchen and @heyjunevt for making the event exactly what I hoped for.

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@nancyillustrator
@emliterary

Megan Devine's pull-back-the-curtain, empathetic, and wise words about grief gave me ground when I was falling. Megan's beliefs in community and conversation and truth are part of the inspiration for GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT: grief as a series of characters who are part of the conversation. IT'S OK THAT YOU'RE NOT OK is a brilliant book. Thank you Megan and @refugeingrief

Megan Devine's pull-back-the-curtain, empathetic, and wise words about grief gave me ground when I was falling. Megan's beliefs in community and conversation and truth are part of the inspiration for GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT: grief as a series of characters who are part of the conversation. IT'S OK THAT YOU'RE NOT OK is a brilliant book. Thank you Megan and @refugeingrief

This is EXACTLY what @nancyillustrator and I hoped for! Thank you @ekalterl and Beck! @chroniclekidsbooks @emliterary

This is EXACTLY what @nancyillustrator and I hoped for! Thank you @ekalterl and Beck!

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@emliterary