Sarah Giles | Kidlit Comics & ELA

I wish Bsky would let me give this post more hearts! 😁 Well here ya go- ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Your smile says it all.

Same for greater Seattle. Though I gotta admit- I like a grey day (... or 300). PNW is for me!

<GASP> Wow Teresa!! 😍

I voraciously consume kidlit analog from the library. If I love it and/or the creator I buy it and buy more for friends. For book club, I do audio almost exclusively. (Perhaps an effect of my comics job, but I have trouble sitting in place to hold and read an analog novel with no pictures...🤭)

It's KidlitGN pitchin' time again! Last year, I won a free Clip Studio license from their event.🤸‍♀️ Check out this post if you have a Kidlit GN project ready to pitch and throw your name in the hat for this year's prize! www.facebook.com/NoVaDCKidlit...

If any of you missed the graphic novel pitching roundtable, you can catch a replay on the Kids Comics Unite YouTube channel! I got the chance to speak with some wonderful authors/illustrators about their graphic novel querying and editor submission journey.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKI...

4-book back-to-school giveaway bundle.

I’m a part of Kid Lit for Growing Minds, a diverse group of nonfiction authors & illustrators.

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Great, targeted & dimensional way to learn! ✨ Was actually just pining for it or something like it the other day! #kidlitchat

Oh I loved ReFoReMo!!🥹I found it verrrry late, like within 2 months of stopping. But it was amazing! I live in a small town with a small library, so I kinda have to pull in the books I want to see. I loved that ReFoReMo helped me realize what I wanted to see. 💛 #kidlitchat

I love this post-It's validating to see many books that have inspired me/improved my work too, but excited to see some others that I hadn't seen before and now must check out! Oh and the podcasts list you made is very exciting. Thanks for floating these up!

Ok good to know. Thanks Debbie! I'm really loving the real-people-y-ness of this space. I really hope it lasts, because what a breath of fresh air - ahhhh. (And thanks seriously for your tireless efforts to keep us all connected!)

Looks promising so far 🤞

Also- Debbie Ridpath Ohi has done a brilliant job getting kidlit folks connected here! ✨ Make sure to check out her post, blog, and follow if you want to connect with basically everyone! (P.S. I'm not tagging Debbie because I bet she gets a zillion notifications from all the thank you's 😬)

A black cat is curled up on top of a bamboo monitor stand, sleeping.

My old monitor stand keeps them off my keyboard while I write, but his nose-whistle is surprisingly loud. I do like having their company though. So net-win I guess.😏

Stunning! ✨

Author Sarah Giles appearing on screen viewed by students in a classroom who are asking questions of the speaker: Where do you get ideas? How do books get made? How can I become an author?

Hello! I write, draw, and make video creative writing activities for K-5 kids. School visits are easily my favorite part of this job!✨Go to www.sarahgilesbooks.com/educators to grab some free resources for your class!

Texas Instruments TI-99 Computer from 1980s

I had a TI-99 (Texas Instruments) I found at a garage sale and hooked up to our old B&W TV for a monitor. Finding, buying, and rigging it up was so exciting. Actually using it - meh.

So you decided to join BLUE SKY [it's not twitter] #1 upload an avatar #2 set Moderation Settings (box showing moderation hand symbol) Moderation (arrow pointing to) Content Filtering

(arrow pointing to drawing of toggle) Toggle to enable Adult Content THEN choose Hide, Warn, or SHOW (star) tip: images are AI moderated so some slip thru & some G-rated images get tagged as "explicit", so "Warn" may be the bet choice atm #3 Go to SETTINGS (box with drawing of toggle) toggle require alt text on images (please ♥) (arrow points to) Home Feed Prefs (star) Use these settings to control seeing reposts & replies on your TL

#4 Go to My Feeds Go to "Discover New Feeds" to search for interesting feeds like "Only Posts" Click the "+" to add the feed (box) Go to the (gear icon) [edit my feeds] here you can pin and unpin feeds (side note) pinned feed will appear at the top of your TL Don't forget to "♥" the feed when you click on it to preview, this helps others find it!

Hey I made a quick welcome guide to BlueSky :)

There's tons more, but I think these few steps will get you up and enjoying it quickly.

I've been feeling a similar way, but now it has a name! 💖JOMO💖. Brilliant!!✨

I get a similar reception in my book club. Sorry friends, yes, again my pick is a graphic novel. 🤭

I don't have *helpful* thoughts per se, except a yes, please vote! 😁

Years ago, I begrudgingly left 3rd grade to grow up. Then when my kids came along, I gleefully re-entered the kiddom. Then my kids grew up and left. But I'm staying. I won't leave. You can't make me.

This roundtable was superb!!🤸 Been a fan of sunday haha for a while. I open their emails with the same excitement that I had when I ran outside in my pajams to retrieve the paper from the end of the driveway 💖✨

gorgeous dimension in this!

I took a class freshman year in college called "Intro to Netscape Navigator". I was like "ugh - this is so clunky and terrible. I can't find anything cool. This is never going to catch on. "

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