Laurie Hnatiuk
Retired 🇨🇦TL & MG Book Village Admin (#MGBookChat) Occasional Bit About Books Blogger. Here for the #kidlit📚 Wife, mom of two adult kids and her dog Kaizer. Love to read and attempt to capture the beauty of nature. She/her
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- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukGood news! 5 Kinds of Nonfiction is turning 5 years old. To celebrate, I've updated the recommended reading lists. tinyurl.com/avdu2r37 @stenhousepub.bsky.social #edusky #kidlit @steamteambooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukLooking for Canadian #KidLit #YALit authors, illustrators, organizations as well as book bloggers who focus on boosting #CanKidLit? I've created a Starter Pack to help get you started: go.bsky.app/CzuFhAdat://did:plc:5amsebbtpuqieuxuqadmmvcv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3kw7s5suqlc2m
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukWe now have a #youngteenlit Feed, thanks to @patrickdjoyce.com! Please use our hashtag to help promote books for ages 12-15 that fit our criteria. bsky.app/profile/did:...
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukEight Verse Novels that Illuminate Disability Experiences www.slj.com/story/Eight-...
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukWait no more #MGLIT fans! Here are the 2024 CYBILS Awards finalists in the Elementary/Middle-Grade Fiction category. Read more about each book here: www.cybils.com/2025/... 1/8
- A8 I always find it amazing how the word finds me. Last year my word was MOVE - getting more natural movement in my day, move towards being kinder and grateful. This year the word that keeps popping up is RESTORE. I need to bring back more routines and joy into my life. #TLSkyChat
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukIf you participated in tonight's #TLSkyChat, please consider leading (or coleading!) a future chat! @techielibgrl.com and I are here to help! www.tlskychat.com/lead-a-chat
- THank you @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @techielibgrl.com for another a great #TLSkyChat no wonder it was TRENDING!!!
- A7 Will also give a shout out to my #MGBookChat book friends - we chat daily and zoom every month or so. Love these folks @mrscheidrich.bsky.social @aslanmagic.bsky.social @sharisawyers.bsky.social @kathiemacisaac.bsky.social @mpendleton.bsky.social and @christiemegill.bsky.social #TLSkyChat
- A7 Well I know I am forever indebted to @debbieohi.com for all the Bluesky intel. It has been such a joy reconnecting with the #Kidlit #TLSkyChat #EduSky #MGBookChat community.
- Q7: Let’s give some shoutouts to those people who helped us survive 2024 AND who we’re looking forward to making mischief and magic with in 2025! Note: they do not need to be on Bluesky, but if they are, be sure to share their handles! 📣📚💙 For more information about #TLSkyChat visit: tlskychat.com
- I love checking @mrschureads.bsky.social Pinterst boards to find books I may have missed. And now @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social has created one too! #TLSkyChat
- Look at you #TLSkyChat trending on Bluesky... well done @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and @techielibgrl.com
- 🔥 Trending Now on BlueSky (Last 30 minutes): #AEWDynamite #nsfw #AEW #photography #wrestlesky #art #TLSkyChat #gay #briarball #furry #cum #ass #blacksky #nude #oc Trends refresh every 30 minutes.
- A4 I have been sheets to place books into genres - I have a Google form I use to fill in and then I can transfer them into the appropriate genre. I work casually at the library and it helps with Reader's Advisory. I also use Storygraph - I like the stats and layouts. #TLSkyChat
- 📚 Q4 for tonight’s #TLSkyChat: Are you a reading tracker person? There’s been a lot of discussion on switching to a new app. Which one will you be using, if any? Which one do you think is the best? Or are you a paper journal kinda person? 📚 #TLSkyChat
- A1. I am looking forward to reading new titles and trying to support our debut authors. I am hoping to finish some books from 2024. My first read of the year was Renée Watson's All the Blues in the Sky and it is absolutely phenomenal! Preorder this one friends #TLSkyChat
- Q1: Let’s start off by sharing some (library related) things you are looking forward to in 2025! Could be an upcoming collaboration, a book release or something else entirely! What’s got you jazzed for the new year? 📣📚💙 For more information about #TLSkyChat visit: tlskychat.com
- Greetings, sorry I am late I always think it's an hour later! I'm Laurie a retired k-8 TL up in Saskatoon SK. Happy New Year everyone! #TLSkyChat
- My first read of the New Year is done and all I can say is WOW WOW WOW! Renée Watson, you have entered a new stratosphere with ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY. This is such a realistic look at grief with so many beautiful lines. Add this one to your collections out Feb 4 #MGBookChat #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukAmerican Indians in Children's Literature's 'annual best of' books list is included in the Publisher's Weekly Round Up! Hope it leads to many more people learning about outstanding books by Native writers! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukYou are not imagining it! I large percentage of #MGLit #GraphicNovels are memoir-ish!
- Thank you @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social & @donalynbooks.bsky.social for updating and adapting Jen J's star-reviewed books. I just added some missed titles to my own 2025 rdg spreadsheet. bit.ly/4gnqSF6 #MGBookChat #TLSkyChat #Kidlitchat #EduSky
- THis is one that should be in everyone's collection! Thx for the reminder Erin! #TLSkyChat
- A8 #TLSkychat: I love this question about books of your heart. This one was published in 2023, and all this year I've been loving it more the more that I read it. Jumper is a beautiful empathy builder.
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukAlthough @techielibgrl.com and I LOVE leading #TLSkyChat we could use your help! Please consider sharing your love of libraries by leading a chat! If you're interest in helping us out with this labor of love, just fill out this form! www.tlskychat.com/lead-a-chat
- Reposted by Laurie HnatiukRemember the chat may be ending but please continue the chat this week via slowchat We all want to add to our TBR piles :) #TLSkyChat
- A8 @sarazarr.bsky.social gets what it is like to live with an alcoholic and is another story that is important for our young readers. #TLSkyChat
- A8 And boy did Lisa Fipps ever follow up Starfish with another fabulous book, And Then Boom! #TLSkyChat
- A8 Maybe a bit older but Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas is phenomenal and is one of those authors where I say you write it and I am reading it! #TLSkyChat
- 🎉✨ Q8 for tonight’s last #TLSkyChat of the year! Q8: And now the toughest question of all! Share some of the 2024 releases that became books of your heart this year! 💖📚 For more info, visit tlskychat.com. Let’s make this finale unforgettable!
- A4 Jupiter Rising the sequel to Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt - had me with all the motions and yes you need tissues. #TLSkyChat
- 🎢✨ Q4 is here for tonight’s last #TLSkyChat of the year! Q4: Books you’d recommend to... Ignatius Thistlewhite! Share books of your heart for someone who loves emotional rollercoasters! For more info, visit tlskychat.com. Let’s chat!
