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Rebecca Gardyn Levington

@rebeccaglevington

Rhyming PB Author & Poet. WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW; BRAINSTORM!; AFIKOMAN WHERE'D YOU GO?; LITTLE DREIDEL LEARNS TO SPIN, WRITE HERE WRITE NOW, I WILL ALWAYS BE…,FINDING FORGIVENESS (8/5/25), SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND (9/9/25) + more! RebeccaGardynLevington.c

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I am SO excited to share the AMAZINGLY ADORABLE cover for my board book, UNICORN SURPRISE!, ill. by Teresa Bellon. Avail from Highlights Press on 9/1/26! This is the follow up to DINOSAUR SURPRISE! & also has felt flaps and a mirror for "Baby-Corn" to wave "hi!"🥰

02.03.2026 23:08 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Aww thanks so much, Nadia! ❤️

01.03.2026 16:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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📣Cheers to FINDING FORGIVENESS by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social; illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social, which is a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book! bit.ly/4bd9fbr

27.01.2026 17:35 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

@maryshyneonline.bsky.social, @surmulefyr.bsky.social, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social, @dianamayoillo.bsky.social

29.01.2026 17:09 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

So excited to share this news with Rebecca!

26.01.2026 21:04 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

😘😘😘😘😘😘

26.01.2026 21:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Becki!

26.01.2026 21:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much Marcia!!

26.01.2026 21:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I am thrilled to share that FINDING FORGIVENESS, written by me & illustrated by @dianamayoillo.bsky.social has received the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable honor from the @jewishlibraries.bsky.social ! I am over the moon!🎉❤️🥰

26.01.2026 17:43 👍 21 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 1
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In July, author and poet Rebecca Gardyn Levington will share her considerable expertise in writing #rhyming #picturebooks, showing us how, if it's done well, it is NOT a crime and CAN sell. #kidlit #kidlitart Want to attend? Join us at http://12x12challeng...

09.01.2026 19:00 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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LET'S CELEBRATE HANUKKAH! 🎉Please save the date for FRIDAY DEC 12 at 11:30am ET when I'll be reading LITTLE DREIDEL on @scholastic.bsky.social StoryVoice! The 30-min virtual program is FREE! Sign up at storyvoice.scholastic.com! Hope to see you there!

01.12.2025 21:27 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Most of my poetry is for young kids, but here's one for YA and teens from Paper Lanterns: "THE SOUND OF YOUR SILENCE" featured in their Autumn 2025 issue. Please to enjoy...

02.11.2025 16:28 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you @barefootbooks.bsky.social and @reachoutandread.bsky.social for inviting me to share WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW and SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND with a group of amazing kids in NYC! ❤️ Thanks also to Literacy In Community and @nypl.bsky.social for coming out to support the event as well. 🎉

01.11.2025 21:29 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NEW YORKERS! Please join me THIS THURSDAY 10/30 for a storytime event w/ @barefootbooks.bsky.social and @reachoutandread.bsky.social! 🎉 🥰 Hope to see you there!

27.10.2025 19:39 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!!

22.10.2025 23:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Sheri!

22.10.2025 23:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks so much Brian!

22.10.2025 23:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It's a COVER REVEAL! Please help me celebrate my next #picturebook, I WISH THAT YOU KNEW, illustrated by the fabulous @alyssarussell.bsky.social ! Coming 8/25/26 from Little Bee Books!🥰 @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social

20.10.2025 13:16 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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#RedReadingHub reviews #SomeDaysImtheWind
@rebeccaglevington.bsky.social Dinara Mirtalipova @barefootbooks.bsky.social An exploration of #feelngs is reviewed today on #RedReadingHub blog wp.me/p11DI5-duP

12.10.2025 09:29 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you so much for this beautiful review, Jill. I'm so thrilled you love the book 🥰! @barefootbooks.bsky.social

20.10.2025 13:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NEW POETRY ALERT! Love seeing the beautiful art from Ana Mara Méndez Salgado accompanying my little poem, "LIMITLESS," published in the Sept 2025 issue of Countdown Magazine. 🥰

25.09.2025 21:14 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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NEW POETRY ALERT! This one comes to you from the current (Sept/Oct 2025) issue of Spider Magazine with awesome art from David Slonim! ❤️(Fun fact, the original version of this poem was written in under 36 hours as part of the 2021 MadnessPoetry tournament with the prompt word "union"!)

15.09.2025 20:30 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Little girl holds the book Some Days I’m The Wind. Only her hands and the book are visible.

Little girl holds the book Some Days I’m The Wind. Only her hands and the book are visible.

We’re SO excited to have our own copy of Some Days I’m The Wind by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova.

Parents, teachers, counselors, #PB #kidlit lovers and #kidlitart lovers - you all need this book 😊 📚 ❤️

30.08.2025 13:06 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

Awww thank you so much for this shout out! So happy you ❤️ it!

14.09.2025 19:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND, illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova and published by @barefootbooks.bsky.social, is here! 🌬️✨

Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv

#kidlit #12x12PB

09.09.2025 18:03 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

Thanks so much!!❤️

14.09.2025 19:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 DINOSAUR SURPRISE!, illustrated by Teresa Bellon and published by Highlights Press, is out today! 🦖🎉

Find it here: buff.ly/G7Otvfv

#kidlit #12x12PB

09.09.2025 19:02 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

Thank you!

14.09.2025 19:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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✨ NEW RELEASE ✨
A gentle reminder from @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social that feelings are okay, and they can change each day!

And just like the wind, or the sun or the sea,
On some days I’m some ways, but all days, I’m me.

Illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova
Out now from @barefootbooks.bsky.social 🌬️🤍

11.09.2025 15:49 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

😘😘😘

10.09.2025 14:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0