@ajirving.bsky.social
Mama. Wordsmith. Kidlit enthusiast. Jail librarian. Two-time Lambda Literary Award Finalist. • Rep: @thejordache.bsky.social • she/her 🏳️🌈 https://ajirving.com/
@ajirving.bsky.social PinnedThrilled to learn THE BI BOOK by Cynthia Alonso and me is one of Bank Street’s Best Books of the Year! 🥳🩷💜💙🥳 #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky
@ajirving.bsky.socialHEY BOOK BANNERS! STOP calling sexual assault pornography! This is dangerous!
@kellyamangan.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialIt feels like everywhere we go, generative AI is being forced down our throats. The things that makes life beautiful & meaningful are being replaced with cheap facsimiles of the human experience.
Generative AI is a destructive force that dims wits, dulls skill, & increases human misery.
#NoAI
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialIt's World HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) Day, and if you know a highly sensitive young person, please consider gifting them a copy of this #picturebook by @writerjolene.bsky.social and Angel Chang. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity #booksky #parents #educators @kidlitcollective.bsky.social
@ajirving.bsky.socialYou’re so nice! Thank you! 😊 🩷
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialDo something nice today and check out these five #picturebooks written by @mollyruttan.bsky.social @ajirving.bsky.social @lgmiss.bsky.social @nrpaulson.bsky.social and Nanette Heffernan that encourage readers to do the same. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #kidlitcommunity #kindness #teachers #parents
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialOn World Animal Day we're giving a loud shout-out to @kidlitcollective.bsky.social creators @writerjolene.bsky.social @mollyruttan.bsky.social @nrpaulson.bsky.social @candacespizzirri.bsky.social and @jnwieder.bsky.social and their adorable animal MCs. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #kidlitcommunity
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialFall temps are in the air, and it's Saturday. It's also National Play Outside Day, and we're celebrating with these @kidlitcollective.bsky.social books by @lgmiss.bsky.social, @charlottewatson.bsky.social, and @ajirving.bsky.social
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialOctober is Sensory Awareness Month, and we're proud to salute @writerjolene.bsky.social and #illustrator @angelchang.bsky.social for raising awareness with their #picturebook TOO MUCH!: An Overwhelming Day. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity #booksky #parents #librarians #teachers #sensoryissues
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialCelebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating family co-creaters @writerjolene.bsky.social and Dakota Gutiérrez plus @writerjolene.bsky.social and Shaian Gutiérrez along with illustrators @msmirelle.bsky.social and @gabbyzapata.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialEven though THE YOWLERS might be a bit grumpy, we hope this will change their day: Happy 2nd #bookbirthday to this beautiful book by Stacy L. Carroll and @mollyruttan.bsky.social! Check this fun book out!
#picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #teachers #librarians #parents
@ajirving.bsky.socialHappy Bi+ Visibility Day! 🩷💜💙
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialWe're so excited to celebrate #BiVisibilityDay by sharing the beautiful Bi Book by @ajirving.bsky.social and Cynthia Alonso--check it out! And to any bi friends, we see you and we're sending love. 🩷💜💙
#Kidlit #LGBTQ #picturebook #teachers #parents
#bibook #librarians #picturebooks #bivisibility
@ajirving.bsky.socialThank you! 🩷💜💙
@ajirving.bsky.socialThank you! ❤️ 🧡 💛
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialCelebrate the first day of autumn with @ajirving.bsky.social's DANCE LIKE A LEAF (illus. Claudia Navarro), @nrpaulson.bsky.social's NILA’S PERFECT COAT (illus. @mariamola.bsky.social), and @writerjolene.bsky.social & Shaian Gutierrez’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT (illus. @gabbyzapata.bsky.social)
@ajirving.bsky.socialThis powerful PB gave me goosebumps & brought me to tears. We follow a Japanese American boy who is incarcerated with his family during WW II. Cowritten by Minoru (Min) Tonai & @writerjolene.bsky.social, & illustrated by Chris Sasaki, UNBREAKABLE is a must-read about what it means to be American.
@ajirving.bsky.socialThis gorgeous PB introduces readers to a fascinating woman named Lilian Bland. Lilian became the 1st woman to design, build, & fly her own airplane. THE FLYING FEMINIST with captivating text by Mary Boone & stunning art by Andrea Turk, will inspire children to chase their dreams and soar on! #kidlit
@kellyamangan.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialI recently bought ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS, by Stephanie Lucianovic & Laan Cham, and it's really good: fun, cute and, best of all, UNEXPECTED. Even my 10yo ("but-I'm-too-old-for-picture-books") critic laughed through the story & said "I actually liked that one." Highly recommend.
@kidlitcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @ajirving.bsky.socialHappy, happy first #bookbirthday to @jnwieder and @auralewis.bsky.social’s Hanukkah 1-2-3! A First Counting book! We’re so excited that this beautiful book is out in the world!
@ABRAMSbooks @abramskids #bookbirthday #hanukkah #boardbook #book #kidlit #kidlitart #hanukkah #parents #library #teacher
