Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mizhfh3ypk2mGot to visit Rowan Childs of the Madison Reading Project today at their shiny new location. Brought copies of my latest books. She’ll get them to kids who need them! #literacy #booksforkids #kidlit #picturebooks #booksky #skybrarian08 Apr 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizhfh3ypk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3miw6676jw22qRemarkably You came out in 2019. Today, @harperkids.bsky.social releases a new format. Same words by me. Same art by Patrice Barton. No dust jacket and a lower price. May it help a new group of readers see how they’re remarkable! #remarkablyyou #picturebooks #megakidlit #booksky07 Apr 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw6676jw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mir7vyivn22dEaster shoes!05 Apr 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir7vyivn22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3miks6kkzw22iLupe Lopez’s new adventure arrives April 21 from me, @eecharltontrujillo.bsky.social and @joecepeda.bsky.social. What happens when Lupe has to share the spotlight? Can Hector P. Garcia Elementary handle two rock stars? Missed the other Lupe books?Grab them in English or Spanish! #megakidlit03 Apr 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miks6kkzw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mifd7la2k224Pssst … Next week, there will be a new REMARKABLY YOU in the world. Same words by me. Same art by Patrice Barton. Same publisher, @harperkids.bsky.social. The only difference? There’s no dust jacket. But there is a lower price point. Get it for someone remarkable you know. #megakidlit #booksky31 Mar 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifd7la2k224https://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mielcn5po22fI want to hug this book. I also want to feed it chicken-noodle soup, tuck it safely into bed, and sing it a lullaby. TAKING FLIGHT, by Kashmira Sheth and Nicolo Carozzi is out soon from @penguinkids.bsky.social. Learn more at tinyurl.com/yy8vwbfc31 Mar 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mielcn5po22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mi7ytcqoa22yI write picture books, but they’re not the only thing I read. This one’s for my fellow Heated Rivalry fans. Side note: My sister is a very good sport. #heatedrivalry #allthethingsshesaid #Hollanov29 Mar 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7ytcqoa22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mi6b4gpbb22hThis is a bit of my childhood on a plate. Apple turnovers from my grandma’s recipe. The dough is cottage cheese, shortening, flour and salt. The filling apples, sugar, cinnamon and butter. My sister and I made them Saturday.29 Mar 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6b4gpbb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mi5mkqwxtk2cJasmine Fang put a 2nd copy of ONE CAN BE in a CA Little Free Library. (Illustrator Annie May Cron left the 1st!) Jasmine wrote BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON about family togetherness and the Mooncake Festival coming 9/15 from Beaming Books. Rong Pham and Vinh Nguyen illustrate . #onecanbe #50states28 Mar 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5mkqwxtk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mi32j2nkqc2hI visited Caramel Crisp Corner in my hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The shop has homemade caramel corn, amazing cookies and, of course, books. I signed a bunch of mine.27 Mar 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi32j2nkqc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mhrkcrfgb22lMatch Day is over, and Gwen will spend the next five years as a general surgery resident at South Brooklyn Health after she graduates from the University of Wisconsin medical school May 8. Gwen’s happy to be heading to New York, and Mark and I could not be prouder of how hard she’s worked.24 Mar 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrkcrfgb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mhlz4ammxc27Thanks to Paul Sonnleitner and his wife, Kari, ONE CAN BE is in a New York @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social. Paul is a lighting designe for Broadway shows, concerts and events like the Times Square NYE ball drop. He’s a two-time Emmy nominee and Telly Award winner. #onecanbe #50states #newyork21 Mar 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlz4ammxc27https://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mhgff73oxs2fThere's snow in my yard, but spring starts tomorrow. If you want a book to remind you no winter lasts forever and no spring skips its turn, try WIDE-AWAKE BEAR by me and Jean Kim from @harperkids.bsky.social. It's a bedtime book, a story of parental love and an ode to spring. #megakidlit #spring19 Mar 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgff73oxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mhcdqdtomc2yHey picture book people. Tell me your favorite picture book with LAYERS and why you like it! #megakidlit #kidlit #scbwi #booksky18 Mar 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcdqdtomc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mgz6po4prk2nMy sister-in-law, Julie Braun, read WHEREVER YOU GO to a fourth-grade class she’s subbing for. She shared one student’s responses with me and asked me to sign a book for her. It’s great to see a reader really get the book’s message. #megakidlit #booksky #readaloud14 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgz6po4prk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mgvdzl4vfk2qIt’s my husband’s birthday. He likes spice drops, so I bought him a bag. I described them as: “Old-man candy. The kind sitting in a crystal dish on your grandpa’s coffee table.” He disagreed, saying: “It’s just candy. With no age restrictions.” Which side do you fall on?12 Mar 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvdzl4vfk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mgnncp37zc2zIf you know picture books, you know Melissa Sweet. She’s illustrated more than 100 books and written several, as well. She’s won two Caldecott honors, been on the NYT bestsellers list, and won a bevy of other awards #onecanbe #50states #maine #megakidlit #booksky09 Mar 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnncp37zc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mgjbq3fb5c2zThis whiteboard from the basement of my mom’s condo has decades of notes and doodles from my kids and their cousins. My mom recently moved into memory care. I took this video before we had to take the whiteboard off the wall. #glimmers #memories #family08 Mar 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjbq3fb5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mggbuaap5c2dSigned books ready for the shelves at Prairie Pages, Sun Prairie’s independent bookstore. #booksky #megakidlit06 Mar 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggbuaap5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mg6yrhwybs2cAlthough my mom is in memory care and often confused, she still has a sense of humor. My sister and I pointed out a sign saying "live Irish dancers" would perform on St. Patrick's Day. Mom said, "Well, that beats DEAD Irish dancers." Once Pam and I stopped laughing, we agreed.04 Mar 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6yrhwybs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mg3w7jato227My niece sharing SOPHIE’S SQUASH with my great-niece!02 Mar 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3w7jato227https://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mfzopvaejs2iWhile cleaning out my mom’s condo, I found this. Apparently, I was telling stories at an early age. I have no memory of this story, and I don’t own a cassette player, so …01 Mar 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzopvaejs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mfntjtip6c2eI like to think I have a pretty good vocabulary. However. I was chatting with Pamela Zietlow Wells and she casually said: “Well, deer are crepuscular, so …” And I said, “Wait. WHAT?” So. Did YOU know crepuscular animals are those that are most active at twilight?25 Feb 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfntjtip6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mfktk7wsjs2fMeet @alisonpstevens.bsky.social. She put ONE CAN BE in a Nebraska @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social a bit ago as the photo shows. I appreciate her patience waiting for this post. Getting through 50 states takes a while. Nebraska is state 46 to have ONE CAN BE in a LFL. #onecanbe #50states #nebraska23 Feb 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfktk7wsjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mfihtxzu422x23 Feb 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfihtxzu422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mfcte4gjck2zEvery one of every size has a voice that should be heard. How will you share yours on this World Day of Social Justice? NOT SO SMALL by @paolaescobar.bsky.social and me from @harperkids.bsky.social reminds young and grown-up readers to speak up and stand up. #megakidlit #booksky #skybrarian20 Feb 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcte4gjck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mezddinxm22dTexas is a big state, so I'm thrilled three authors put ONE CAN BE in @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social boxes there. @bartography.bsky.social and @jennyziegler.bsky.social took care of Austin, while @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social covered Houston. Texas is our 45th state! #onecanbe #50states #texas17 Feb 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezddinxm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3metqpjyp3s2wWhere the writing sometimes happens ... although this weekend it's going to be where the tax prep has to happen! #megakidlit #scbwi #taxes14 Feb 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3metqpjyp3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/patzmiller.bsky.social/post/3mep4wc5gyc23Recent picture book purchases. #booksky #librarysky #megakidlit #kidlit #picturebooks12 Feb 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:olxa33mhd4nv75ofbgo5jcpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep4wc5gyc23