Abbie James

@abbiewjames

#Kidlit Writer: PB, MG, YA. #SCBWI. Poetry. Youth Services at a Public Library. Licensed Behavior Specialist. Wife & Mom. Gardener/Hiker/Birder. Environmentalist. No AI. She/her abbiewernerjames.com

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Abbie James@abbiewjames· 17d

Just read A WISH WITH WINGS by @sguillory262.bsky.social, and I love it! Such authentic characters navigate the gripping aftermath of their small town's mine collapse, with realistic dilemmas that are great for discussion. Gorgeous cover art by @julianplum.com. #kidlit #MGLit 📚👍

cover of A WISH WITH WINGS shows a girl wearing jean shorts and a light turquoise shirt in the lower left holding an egg with tall green grass behind her; a large white bird flies above her in front of light turquoise sky; photo is of book in my hand in front of striped blue, white, and turquoise blanket

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 18d

blinking awake neighbors chat outside sipping blue #HaikuSaturday 💚 #bloomscrolling

photo looking up at sunflower with the yellow-orange petals on the left open and the petals on the right still under green spikey sepals; blurry sunflowers in back right and blue sky above

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 18d

figure shattered lichen sits and listens moss catches her tears #FungiFriday 💚 #ForestFriday 💚 #haiku

single light gray mushroom growing on log with lichen and moss around it

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 19d

today's gifts from the garden 💚 first squash #bloomscrolling #gardening

photo of dark brown paperstone table with with zucchini, cucumber, yellow squash, and five orange cherry tomatoes in front; small vase with purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, mint, and few small blue flowers that I forget the name of behind the produce; log wood wall and window looking out into trees behind table

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 19d

I finished HOLLOWAY several days ago, and I still can't stop thinking about it. This book is art. It is profound and full and complex. Thank you for sharing this with the world, @elanakarnold.bsky.social. 💛 Gorgeous cover by Sarah Jarrett. #YA #kidlit 📚👍

cover of HOLLOWAY shows a woman looking through the first O in the title; the title is split so that HOL are on top, LOW is in the middle, and AY is at the bottom, all large in bright white; there are pink highlights and trees and the Eiffel Tower in the background; photo taken of book in my hand in front of turquoise, pink, and green pillows and blanket

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 23d

rain wipes away haze I leap outside, a deer clearing a fence #bloomscrolling #SundayYellow #stunday #haiku

three yellow lilies; darker yellow black-eyed Susans in the back right; yellow and orange coreopsis in the back left

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 23d

THE WEEDY GARDEN by @margaretrenkl.bsky.social with lovely collage art by Billy Renkl. Beautiful words and fabulous back matter about gardening to support your local ecosystem. #kidlit 📚👍

cover of THE WEEDY GARDEN shows a child riding away on a bike in the center with a yellow path underneath and lots of green plants and colorful flowers on either side

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 24d

decaying white blaze reassurance of the path until the end #HaikuSaturday 💚 #AppalachianTrail 💚 #fungi 💚 #trees

tree trunk with white rectangle shaped mark painted on it to indicate the path of the Appalachian Trail; the tree trunk has hundreds of off-white mushrooms growing on it surrounding the white mark; green leaves in background; rocks on trail to lower left

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 25d

Absolutely! I wanted to get more/better pictures, but I was walking my still-in-training dog, and a rabbit darted by, so after I got up from going splat on the ground holding onto the leash, we had to get away from that rabbit. 😆 I went back hours later and it had faded!

faded mauve-colored red raspberry slime mold on the end of a piece of wood

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 26d

First time seeing this! Tubifera ferruginosa or red raspberry slime mold, I think. Not technically fungi, right? But still sharing these beauties for #FungiFriday 🤩

photo of end of piece of dark brown wood has about a dozen bright red blobs in a circular pattern; there is a slug in the upper left; there is moss in the upper right; there are dried roots in the middle right; there are two tiny snails middle right

Abbie James@abbiewjames· 26d

THE LEGEND OF THE LAST LIBRARY by Frank L. Cole. Interesting dystopian #MGLit in a world where books are rare. Some timely themes to discuss. Eye-catching cover art by Brandon Dorman. #Kidlit 📚👍

cover of THE LEGEND OF THE LAST LIBRARY shows two mechanical dogs in the foreground and shelves with books in the background; title is on a large book in the middle; main character is above book; three teens and a dog are below the book

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 10

mushroom crescent today's-moon-phase-shaped decay a log's light waning #FungiFriday 💚 #HaikuSaturday

photo of the end of a log; the lower left end has mushrooms in a curved shape; another log and sticks in the background; a few leaves in lower left

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 9

Lots of lovelies blooming today 💚 #bloomscrolling #flowerreport

upper left: blue chicory flowers; upper right: pink zinnia with spider; lower left: light yellow zinnia; lower middle: fleabane, burgundy lilies, and black-eyed Susans; lower right: black-eyed Susans looking up with blue sky in background

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 8

treehouse window foundation in focus elevating life #WindowsOnWednesday 💚 #trees 💚 #Haiku

a wooden window looking out at the tree trunk; to the left, railing, a lantern hanging from the roof, and green trees in the distance; photo taken at Longwood Gardens in one of their treehouses

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 7

THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP by @erinentrada.bsky.social is fabulous. Memorable and moving #MGLit coming in under 175 pages. 🙌 Lots of nuance and topics to discuss related to current events. Love this. Gorgeous cover art by Erwin Madrid. #kidlit 📚👍

cover of THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP shows a robot holding up a girl; they are surrounded by scrap/trash; the sky is full of green clouds; photo is of book in my hand in front of wooden shelf, white wall, green stool, and green and brown rug

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 5

HOW TO SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD by Katy Doughty: not a how-to manual but a fascinating science-filled exploration of existential threats--and done in a remarkably optimistic way! I know, right? Also, the art is bright and fabulous. Engaging #YA (and I think upper #MG readers, too) #kidlit 📚👍

cover of HOW TO SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD has a grid of nine rectangles, each with a cartoon-style illustration in bold colors depicting different dystopian-looking scenes or threats; photo taken with book in my hand with window and blurry green to the right

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 4

from dark waters lily fireworks erupt in defiance Happy #HaikuSaturday 💚

water lilies in a pond; the water is almost black; about 25 lily pad leaves are both lime green and green with purple blotches; one pink flower blooms towards the center; photo taken at Longwood Gardens

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jul 3

round cones deciduous conifer you do you #ForestFriday #nativeplants #haiku Love bald cypress trees 💚

two green bald cypress spherical seed cones with green needles and small branches around them

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 30

unchained flower crown innocent inflorescence fleabane field freedom #wildflowers #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #haiku (Last year I pulled invasives here to help the existing fleabane spread, so I'm quite pleased with the result. 💚)

area of white flowers with yellow centers up close in focus and blurry in the distance

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 28

sky's heat lamp on high this salad bar's gone to seed next spring's buffet sowed #lettuce #haiku #pollinatorweek #SundayYellow #gardening #bloomscrolling

many small yellow jade gem lettuce flowers with green stalks below and some seed heads; two pollinating insects

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 28

FRUITCAKE by Rex Ogle with art by Dave Valeza, the third book in this graphic memoir trilogy set in the 1990s: such a valuable coming-of-age story with lots of visual appeal. #MGLit #kidlit #pridemonth 📚👍

cover of FRUITCAKE is mostly purple and shows a middle school aged boy wearing a yellow shirt with four middle schoolers behind him; book is in my hand with teal, yellow, and green pillows behind it

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 27

digging while livid contempt for court's ill will potatoes hilled also #HaikuSaturday 😔 #TPS #Asylum 💙

mound of dirt in foreground at base of potato plant; green plants behind dirt mound; blurry trees and sky in background

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 27

driving home from work summer sunsets stretch the day time to pull over #HaikuSaturday 💙 #scape

landscape with green grass in the foreground; tan field extending to a tree line; trees are silhouettes; orange and yellow towards the center where sun is setting; pink, purple, and blue clouds in top half

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 22

Happy Pollinator Week! 💚 So nice to take a minute to watch a pollinator at work. #gratitude. #macromonday #pinkmon #bloomscrolling #nativeplants #pollinatorweek

five magenta bee balm flowers with a bee coming in for a landing on one flower center left

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 21

Happy first day of summer! 💚🌞 #summersolstice #bloomscrolling #stunday #sundayyellow

photo looking up at about 12 sunflower heads blooming from about 3 stalks; blue sky in the background; sun shining behind some blooms and across some leaves; this photo taken in August several years ago

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 19

catalpa tree shade heart-shaped leaves the size of plates feeding my soul #ForestFriday 💚 #HaikuSaturday 💚 #nativeplants

photo taken at base of catalpa tree looking up at trunk and green leaves; sun shining lower left; light blue sky upper right

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 19

Just finished KESTREL TAKES FLIGHT, a novel in verse by @joymccullough.bsky.social, and what a powerful story! Also, so interesting to learn about Karelian Bear Dogs. 💕🐶 Love this. Beautiful cover art by Suzie Mason. #MGLit #girlpower #Kidlit 📚👍

cover of KESTREL TAKES FLIGHT shows a girl with outstretched arms standing on a grassy hill, and the shadow behind her looks like bird wings; there is a dog beside her; they are both facing a large valley with mountains and blue sky in the distance; photo taken of book in my hand with a field, trees, and blue sky with purple clouds in the distance

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 18

COMING OUT PERFECT by Richard Mercado is an engaging and sincere coming-of-age graphic novel set in the Philippines, inspired by the author's experiences. Available in July from #graphix! #pridemonth #YA #kidlit 📚👍

cover of COMING OUT PERFECT shows a teen boy in front right with hands on hips and another teen boy in the back left straightening his tie; other teens in shades of blue stand behind them; photo is of book in my hand in front of light green wall

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 18

jewelweed flowers today small but absolutely stunning! #wildflowers 💚 #nativeplants 💚 #bloomscrolling

light orange jewelweed flower with tiny reddish spots inside; leaves surround; blurry woods and sunlight in background

orange jewelweed flower with lots of dark orange spots; leaves surround

light orange jewelweed flower with only a few dark orange spots; blurry field and trees in background; tiny green insect on right side of flower

Abbie James@abbiewjames· Jun 16

sharing berries fill a bowl beside catbirds summer 💚 #nativeplants #gardening #haiku