robertschechter.bsky.social
Children's Poet. Author of THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Poems for Children and Others (Word Galaxy 2023). Starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Common Sense Media Selection. Bank Street Selection.
👤 Joined on 23 September 2023
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@robertschechter.bsky.socialI won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism. It’s disgusting and dangerous. If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign. Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness. To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
Show PostA great resource for #NationalPoetryMonth, Hop to It is a #kidlit poetry anthology edited by Janet Wong & Sylvia Vardell that inspires movement (and social movements!) with the rhythms of poetry. Here’s a #poem I love from the book by @robertschechter.bsky.social 💚
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Show Post#kidlit writer reality: day job (I love mine for IBPA). Turns out there's an association for peeps who work at associations, & I'm at their conference #asae2024 where I help hold space for our #queer community. Up early for the conference ahead and feeling #grateful
Show PostI’ve taught all 3 of my kids to read. It’s so cool to watch those connections form. Their thrill when they read that first word! And then the first sentence. And then the first two line sentence. I see them working so hard and then get to enjoy celebrating that work together. It’s the best!
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