Picture book author & autism advocate, scone lover.
North of Boston
Joined February 2013
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It's a real book! Look for MAKE MORE SMORES 🍫 March 15th everywhere books are sold or loaned! ☆ Thank you Sleeping Bear Press, Ariel Landy, and Liza Royce Agency!
#picturebooks #smores #kidlit
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Congratulations @CatBallouMealey on your latest release! #FlyRod 🎉🥂🍾🎂
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#SleepingBearPress #SarahRockett
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@CatBallouMealey guest blogs on #24CarrotWriting with tips to convert your fiction skills to a non-fiction project. It worked for her new book FLY ROD WAS FIRST! 24carrotwriting.com/-blog/st…
@SleepingBearBks @ALALibrary @MassBook @nescbwi @writersloftma @Soaring20sPB @Amanda4KidLit
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A NEW PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD!🎣💌✨ Today, we get a sneak peek at a fantastic new @SleepingBearBks book!
Fly Rod Was First: Cornelia Crosby's Adventures in Angling
Words by @CatBallouMealey
Pictures by Billie Michael
Read the postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/fly-rod-… #kidlit
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New post! jennifermaryg.com/2025/08/19… @CatBallouMealey #pb #kidlit #sloth 🦥 #squirrel 🐿️ #picturebook 📚🩷
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Cathy Ballou Mealey, our fab former reviewer + author of humorous children’s books, offers her take on Some Reading About Summer Reading using her latest, Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation as one example. Art by Kelly Collier.
@KidsCanPress
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During #GreatOutdoorsMonth join Sloth and Squirrel as they take a break from their pickle pop stand for a dill-iciously sweet & funny madcap adventure in SLOTH & SQUIRREL ON VACATION by @CatBallouMealey & @collierK_ from @KidsCanPress #kidlit #squirrels
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When a speedy squirrel and a slow-moving sloth discover they want different things from their vacation, things do not go smoothly. Congratulations Lit Fest alum @catballoumealey and illustrator Kelly Collier on the publication of SLOTH AND SQUIRREL ON VACATION.
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🥒 National Pickle Day Spotlight 💚
"Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle" by Cathy Ballou Mealey
"A Dilly of a Death" by Susan Wittig Albert
Town in a Sweet Pickle" by B. B. Haywood
"An American Pickle"
Request these titles here: eshore.polarislibrary.com/po…
#nationalpickleday
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It's peak autumn, and this happy bear by Kenzie Raposo @kenzie_raposo wants to enjoy the fall colours indoors, too! 🍄🍄🟫🍂🍁
Check out this artist's #portfolio 👉 childrensillustrators.com/ke…
#kidlitart
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New on Picture Books & Pirouettes: An interview with @ShumakerDebra -- author of the beautiful new picture book WIND IS A DANCE! 🍃🌪️🌬️
#JoseeBisaillon @KidsCanPress
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When you pop into TJ Maxx and see your crit partner @cynplatt’s book front & center in their Halloween display. 😍🎃
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Caldecott honoree @johnroccoart joins Book Chat with the Illustrator to talk about the art in ALL THE BOOKS, written by @Hayley_Rocco. Find this gorgeous picture book on shelves now!
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Don't miss this fun interview with debut author @KruckCarrie and illustrator @ErikaDraws about creating their new humorous and poignant picture book - Iggy Who Breathes Fire. mariacmarshall.com/single-po… Disney Hyperion #interview #kidlit
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Today on #HouseCalls: How to take a fresh approach with popular picture book topics. Mentor text by @CarterHiggins rhymedoctors.com/house_calls @PatriciaToht @Writer_Meyer @scbwi
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🔔Ringing bells 🔔for debut author and #24CarrotWriting's own @kristi_mahoney! Find out the lessons we have learned from this successful author then grab a copy of ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS - out today from @GnomeRoadPub!🦙🥰📚 24carrotwriting.com/-blog/al…
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Happy 10th Anniversary to #24CarrotWriting! Learn the biggest takeaways from the first ten years. Then join our Facebook group and sign up for our newsletter to make sure you can be a part of the next ten years! 24carrotwriting.com/-blog/te…
Still time for the 🐻to enjoy some s'mores!
🏕️ Calling all campers! We’ve extended camping by 2-weeks at Beartown State Forest this season! So grab your gear 🥾⛺️and meet us there! More info available here: mass.gov/news/beartown-state…
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Sharing for the afternoon crowd! I'm unbe-leaf-ably excited about this new fall board book and can't wait to give away some copies 🎃🍁👻
