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Jeanne Walker Harvey

@jeannewharvey

#kidlit author! I value the power of words, art, dancing & chocolate. I love writing picture book bios about inspiring creative people! Recent books: THE GLASS PYRAMID, ELSE B. IN THE SEA, ABLAZE WITH COLOR & DRESSING UP THE STARS. jeanneharvey.com

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Congratulations to all! 🌟

06.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThey’re not aware of doing this, but kids use books as a kind of rehearsal for real life ... what a book has to say will be different for different readers, because they’ll all bring their own selves to the book, as I have done, and so the book they read is not even the book I wrote."- Lois Lowry

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Happybookbirthday to a delightful book!πŸŽ‚πŸ“˜
"Beatrice played Pietro (her cello) for almost two hours.
Rabbits gnawed the wires.
Insects buzzed..
But the shy nightingale remained silent." -@patricianewman.bsky.social

My review: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social

10.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Mary had many questions.
How would it feel to be a forest creature -
or to have wings and fly?
Is the center of a flower called the heart?
Are rocks somehow alive?"... Erin Frankel

My review of NEW picture book biography: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social

11.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh la la! 🌟 I'm so honored that the wonderful San Francisco Legion of Honor Museum shop is featuring our children's picture book, THE GLASS PYRAMID as part of their French themed display with the exhibit "Manet & Morisot"
@simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

11.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful reviews of kidlit architecture and architect books! I'm so pleased to see our MAYA LIN and THE GLASS PYRAMID (I.M Pei) books featured! Plus a 🌟GIVEAWAY🌟 of 5 signed THE GLASS PYRAMID books πŸ“š @eastwestlit.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

21.02.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to be interviewed for AIArchitect magazine! Thank you to architect Lori Apfel Cardeli for such a terrific article, "How authors shape early design literacy" (part of a three part series). aia.org/aia-architec... 🌟 @ssedlib.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlit

23.02.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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26.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tiny, Essential Ocean Creatures

Why are zooplankton the ocean's heart? It's a 5 Copepod 🦐 🦐🦐 🦐🦐 review! Thank you! archimedesnotebook.blogspot.com/2026/02/tiny...? @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit #ocean #STEM #marinebiology @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

27.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

"As part of my MFA program (way back when), I wrote a seminar paper on the sublime: a mix of beauty, grandeur & awe coupled with our own sense of smallness & fear, but fear experienced through enough distance to allow delight, pleasure, and wonder to enter the picture." - @jilanne.bsky.social

27.02.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 2026 @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social Children’s Book Committee Awards! πŸ“šπŸ’– For more about these amazing books and their awards click here: www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent...

26.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10 Children’s Books on Architects and Architecture + 5 Signed Picture Book GIVEAWAY!

buff.ly/ntebwU7 via @pragmaticmom @jeannewharvey.bsky.social

#ReadYourWorld #Architects #picturebooks #biography #giveaway

16.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks!!

26.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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26.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to be interviewed for AIArchitect magazine! Thank you to architect Lori Apfel Cardeli for such a terrific article, "How authors shape early design literacy" (part of a three part series). aia.org/aia-architec... 🌟 @ssedlib.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlit

23.02.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“šβœ¨Welcome 2026 KidLit TV Author Sponsor, @jeannewharvey.bsky.social! Click to read more about Jeanne and her awesome picture book biography THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei: www.kidlit.tv/KLTVSuperFan...

23.02.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful reviews of kidlit architecture and architect books! I'm so pleased to see our MAYA LIN and THE GLASS PYRAMID (I.M Pei) books featured! Plus a 🌟GIVEAWAY🌟 of 5 signed THE GLASS PYRAMID books πŸ“š @eastwestlit.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

21.02.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Platinum sponsor @jeannewharvey.bsky.social ! The Glass Pyramid received a starred review from Booklist (the American Library Association) & was chosen by Children’s Book Council as a 2026 Best STEM Book.

readyourworld.org/2026-medalli...

#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

20.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's probably no surprise that I found my way to reading through books about animals. Encountering CHARLOTTE'S WEB was a real turning point for meβ€”before that, I thought books were boring.

It's been such an honor to bring animal stories to life for young readers. I'm a lucky author, indeed. ❀️

11.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Sara, you were so open and gracious about hearing [revision idea]notes and about working on the story prior to acquisition. It’s so wonderful and rewarding to work with an author who is game for collaboration."-Connie Hsu

12.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh la la! 🌟 I'm so honored that the wonderful San Francisco Legion of Honor Museum shop is featuring our children's picture book, THE GLASS PYRAMID as part of their French themed display with the exhibit "Manet & Morisot"
@simonkids.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

11.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Mary had many questions.
How would it feel to be a forest creature -
or to have wings and fly?
Is the center of a flower called the heart?
Are rocks somehow alive?"... Erin Frankel

My review of NEW picture book biography: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social

11.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Beatrice’s idea to broadcast a nightingale singing with her cello in 1924 broadened the experience of millions of people around the world. The broadcast was the first time listeners heard birdsong over the airwaves."- @patricianewman.bsky.social

10.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Happybookbirthday to a delightful book!πŸŽ‚πŸ“˜
"Beatrice played Pietro (her cello) for almost two hours.
Rabbits gnawed the wires.
Insects buzzed..
But the shy nightingale remained silent." -@patricianewman.bsky.social

My review: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social

10.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Platinum sponsor @jeannewharvey.bsky.social ! The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei tells the story of the renowned architect & his triumph redesigning the Louvre through persistence.

readyourworld.org/2026-medalli...

#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

09.02.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for helping me spread the words about these with inspirational librarians, @jeannewharvey.bsky.social!
#kidlit

08.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That Swingin' Sound The Musical Friendship ofElla Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongA TRUE TALE WITHA CHERRY ONΒ TOPBeach Lane Books(Simon & Schuster)(pub. 10.14.2025)48 pagesAges 4 - 8Author: Rekha S. RajanΒ Β Β Illustrator: Ke...

"When Ella tossed a note with her voice, Louis grabbed it back with his trumpet.
The music would push and pull, push and pull.
Until the music note started to swing.…" -
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My post: jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... #BeachLaneBooks @simonkids.bsky.social
@eastwestlit.bsky.social

08.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Be inspired by artist Romare Bearden! 🎨 Fun and easy collage projects are available on my website. MY HANDS SING THE BLUES tells the story of his childhood journey, challenges and inspirations. jeannewalkerharvey.com/projects
#BlackHistoryMonth2026
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
#teachers #librarians

08.02.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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31 Days, 31 Lists @fuse8.bsky.social
To Activate Space Portal,Lift Here A. Portis /PB Readalouds; SciFi
Hilwa's Gifts -SafaSuleiman /A. Semirdzhyan/SEL
The Glass Pyramid @jeannewharvey.bsky.social
Khoa Le/Bios
The Black Mambas @kellycrull.bsky.social /NF
afuse8production.slj.com/category/bes...

06.01.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Platinum sponsor @jeannewharvey.bsky.social ! Dressing Up the Stars helps young readers discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the most legendary costume designers in Hollywood.

readyourworld.org/2026-medalli...

#ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

07.02.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0