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Louise M. Aamodt

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Picture book author, SCBWI, educator, ant-watcher, defender of the underdogs. Rep’d by Emily S. Keyes @esc_key. www.LouiseAamodt.com

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WARNING: Undignified babble ahead! 😂 Elly MacKay @AstraKidsBooks Emily Keyes Astra Books for Young Readers #KidLit #WritingCommunity

09.03.2026 00:28 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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So many weird emotions before my first opening! 📚 📦 😂

07.03.2026 18:54 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Something has arrived!!! 📚
#KidLit #WritingCommunity #AstraBooksforYoungReaders @Emily Keyes @AstraKidsBooks

07.03.2026 00:16 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fair enough!

27.02.2026 20:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You know it’s gonna be a good day when you go to work dressed as your favorite #book character. I’m the homely kitten from the oldest American #PictureBook still in print. 🐈‍⬛ 📕 💜 #WritingCommunity What would yours be?

27.02.2026 15:08 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This sounds fantastic!

27.02.2026 01:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh dear, I’ve been known to write a few ABAB rhymes…

27.02.2026 01:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Holy smokes. Good thing you can hole up and read a bunch! 📚 ❄️

26.02.2026 01:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much!

26.02.2026 01:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This morning’s #research rabbit hole: thermoregulation in #bumblebees, and how to use the pertinent info in a way a five-year-old would understand. 🐝 📕 #WritingCommunity

24.02.2026 14:00 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I LOVE this book, can’t wait to read the post.

24.02.2026 02:19 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How deep is your snow? ❄️

24.02.2026 02:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Looking forward to reading this!

22.02.2026 15:58 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Agreed! All so unique.

21.02.2026 23:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!!

21.02.2026 23:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🥹 Read the full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... @esckeyes.bsky.social

20.02.2026 23:40 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

What a great challenge. I LOVE BUGS!

20.02.2026 00:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I got the BEST feeling today when a #teacher told me that her kindergartners, after my visit, were telling each other they want to be #authors when they grow up. 💜 ✍️ 📚 😊 #WritingCommunity

20.02.2026 00:28 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Teresa, what a clever idea to include pronunciation guides with your book. Very smart and unique!

11.02.2026 00:17 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

THE DOG WHO SAVED THE BEES was a natural fit to include in this article! Great book, great resources.

11.02.2026 00:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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SO honored to be a guest blogger for #NF Fest 2026! Check it out at www.nffest.com/2026/02/teac...
#KidLit #WritingCommunity

11.02.2026 00:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My first classroom visit as an author!! It only took me 20 years. 😂 😂 #Persistence #KidLit #Determination #Goals

04.02.2026 01:26 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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24.01.2026 03:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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23.01.2026 04:21 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The precise moment you regret your good deed of picking up some kind of trash from an #elementary #school hallway:

20.01.2026 23:40 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sage advice.

16.01.2026 12:44 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Ok, so I take pity on lost winter souls and feed them strawberries. Could be worse habits. 🍓 🪲 #KindnessMatters #wintervibes #NatureLovers

13.01.2026 03:11 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The big kids invited me to play! I get to guest blog for this year’s NF Fest!! 😁

12.01.2026 02:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well said!

07.01.2026 01:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m just the opposite. Titles are a bear for me.

07.01.2026 01:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0