I write things for children.https://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lxole5lrq22qGood morning. The Detective and I have stepped out to work on some things: I am working on a MG graphic novel idea; he is working on sitting still for five minutes.31 Aug 2025 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxole5lrq22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lxmys5reg22xCan anyone recommend some #kidlit in which the main character is a fictionalised version of the author? I'm thinking: Mac B., Kid Spy The Saga of Darren Shan A Series of Unfortunate Events (sort of) Is there a name for this? Author surrogate/avatar doesn't seem quite right.30 Aug 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmys5reg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lxa3pku7e22wA longtime resident of the to-read pile: Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman. Here's a picture of me holding it. I re-read His Dark Materials in the spring and picked up Pullman's annotated Paradise Lost a few weeks later. With The Rose Field due in autumn, this is long overdue. #kidlit #booksky25 Aug 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa3pku7e22whttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lwjremuwq22xWe just got home after two weeks in the south of France with my in-laws. That meant working hard on my French. I was also working on actual work. In fact, the only things I took a break from were my personal projects.16 Aug 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwjremuwq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lvvd3h7iu22jNew on the bookshelf (as recommended by Taylor Sterling of Moonbow) is Italo Calvino's Six Memos for the Next Millennium. Here's a photo of me holding it. https://moonbowbooks.substack.com/p/5-books-to-help-you-think-carefully08 Aug 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvd3h7iu22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lvi2lbmrgb2mEveryone thinks I took up running to get fit but really I just had six unused Audible credits.03 Aug 2025 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvi2lbmrgb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lvfl4jqf5j2d#ILikeKidLitBecause I can't always convince my wife we have room for a new 500-page novel but I can always convince her we have room for a new 32-page picturebook.02 Aug 2025 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvfl4jqf5j2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lve7jtfinh2pFind someone who looks at you the way Mac Barnett looks at Jon Klassen.01 Aug 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lve7jtfinh2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lv6etqty7k2rI mentioned a few days ago that I hadn't really used social media since the infamous (and divisive) Bad Art Friend story. It feels like a good sign that the Muppet thread is one of the first things I saw when I decided to come back almost five years later. Thank you Katie! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2025 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6etqty7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3lv4pp4djsm2wOh, I wouldn't touch that if I were you. That "to read" pile is load-bearing.29 Jul 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4pp4djsm2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3luzxxmvayk2mI’ve been off social media since the "Bad Art Friend" story of 2021. Mostly, I was tired of moving between this and that site. Then I read Taylor Sterling’s post about starting over with Moonbow. Thanks Taylor. I think I’ll give somewhere new a shot. https://moonbowbooks.substack.com/p/how-to-write-a-newsletter-the-right28 Jul 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzxxmvayk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasrippon.bsky.social/post/3luzvrgl4mn2yAnybody down to hang out and talk about children's books? https://media.tenor.com/fm8WAMB1DeoAAAAC/makuro-kuroski-studio-ghibli.gif?hh=282&ww=49828 Jul 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:d3cbt2x5zevckp2fpiqmlgi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzvrgl4mn2y