Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!

@WriterRebeccaGL

WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW; BRAINSTORM!; AFIKOMAN, WHERE'D YOU GO?, LITTLE DREIDEL LEARNS TO SPIN, WRITE HERE WRITE NOW, I WILL ALWAYS BE +8 more on the way!

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Aug 5, 2022

So NOW it finally feels real! I'm officially an AUTHOR! Look what we made @kate_kronreif!? Thx to Sarah Rockett and everyone at @SleepingBearBks for loving this story! (& thank you @LoriDegman for introducing me to Sarah!)🥳 #kidlit @kidlitcaravan #kidlitart #picturebooks #debut

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · May 16

Please help me celebrate the announcement of WHEN LESS IS MORE! 🎉 TY @KalaniotBooks & & Niyati Froind for illusrtrating! & to @KaitlynLeann17 for always cheering me on and for helping me find a home for this one! #jewish #kidlit #SEL #teachers #kidlitart

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. Please help me celebrate the announcement of WHEN LESS IS MORE! 🎉 TY @KalaniotBooks &amp;
&amp; Niyati Froind for illusrtrating! &amp; to @KaitlynLeann17
for always cheering me on and for helping me find a home for this one! #jewish #kidlit #SEL #teachers #kidlitart

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KIDLIT411@KIDLIT411 · Jul 25

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS by @WriterRebeccaGL, illustrated by @DianaMayoillo (Farrar Straus & Giroux for Young Readers) out Aug 5. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we…

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KIDLIT411@KIDLIT411 · Jul 25

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 25): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Why Your Story is Not Working, Unlikeable Characters, Publishing FAQs, more. Thanks Heather Jenkins for the illustration, @WriterRebeccaGL & @KatieLeeReinert for the giveaways.

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Jul 25

Thank you @sljournal for featuring FINDING FORGIVENESS in your amazing round-up!🎉 This one comes out 8/5! (Please pre-order!) Here's the link to the article: schoollibraryjournal.com/story/13-books… #kidlit #kidlitart #sisters #sisterhood #picturebooks @MacKidsBooks @fsgbooks

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. Thank you @sljournal for featuring FINDING FORGIVENESS in your amazing round-up!🎉 This one comes out 8/5! (Please pre-order!) Here's the link to the article: schoollibraryjournal.com/story/13-books… #kidlit #kidlitart #sisters #sisterhood #picturebooks @MacKidsBooks @fsgbooks

Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Jul 21

NYC people! Pls say "hi!" THIS SAT 7/26 @ 11:30am at @BooksofWonder! I'll be reading my #PB I WILL ALWAYS BE... & doing my part to encourage kids (& adults!) to follow their passions, no matter what ANYONE has to say about it (including own nagging doubts). 🥰 #kidlit #kidlitart

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. NYC people! Pls say "hi!" THIS SAT 7/26 @ 11:30am at @BooksofWonder! I'll be reading my #PB I WILL ALWAYS BE... &amp; doing my part to encourage kids (&amp; adults!) to follow their passions, no matter what ANYONE has to say about it (including own nagging doubts). 🥰 #kidlit #kidlitart

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Jul 3

TY @sljournal for this incredible review of FINDING FORGIVENESS by me & @DianaMayoillo ❤️ It releases August 5th, but is available for preorder now. 🎉Full review at: tinyurl.com/yvcu4hb5 🥰 #kidlit #roshhashanah #jewish #kidlitart #teachers

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. TY @sljournal for this incredible review of FINDING FORGIVENESS by me &amp; @DianaMayoillo ❤️ It releases August 5th, but is available for preorder now. 🎉Full review at: tinyurl.com/yvcu4hb5 🥰 #kidlit #roshhashanah #jewish #kidlitart #teachers

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Jun 23

Who's headed to ALA this weekend?!🥰 Please come visit me on Sat. 6/28! I'll be signing copies of WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW at the @CapstonePub booth #505 at 11am, then I'll be signing WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW at the Barefoot Books booth#714 at 1pm AND 3:30pm! See you all soon!

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. Who's headed to ALA this weekend?!🥰 Please come visit me on Sat. 6/28! I'll be signing copies of WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW at the @CapstonePub booth #505 at 11am, then I'll be signing WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW at the Barefoot Books booth#714 at 1pm AND 3:30pm! See you all soon!

Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Jun 16

I'll be signing copies of WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW at #ALAAC25! 🥳 If you'll be in Philly, come say "Hi!" at the @CapstonePub booth #505 on Sat. 6/28 @ 11am and snag your FREE signed copy! #librarians #teachers #kidlit #writing

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. I'll be signing copies of WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW at #ALAAC25! 🥳 If you'll be in Philly, come say "Hi!" at the @CapstonePub booth #505 on Sat. 6/28 @ 11am and snag your FREE signed copy! #librarians #teachers #kidlit #writing

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Jun 13

WhooHoo! I'm thrilled to share that Kirkus Reviews gave SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND a wonderful review! YAY! 🎉 This one releases on 9/9/25 with Barefoot Books and can't wait to share it with you all soon! 🥳Read the whole review here: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/r… @KaitlynLeann17 #kidlit

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. WhooHoo! I'm thrilled to share that Kirkus Reviews gave SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND a wonderful review! YAY! 🎉 This one releases on 9/9/25 with Barefoot Books and can't wait to share it with you all soon! 🥳Read the whole review here: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/r… @KaitlynLeann17 #kidlit

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · May 28

What a thrill to have 2 poems featured in Little Thoughts Press May issue: "An Ekphrasis Adventure"! Packed w/fun stories & poetry for kids (but really, it's for anyone!) Download a FREE PDF (or pay what you like), here: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag10 #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. What a thrill to have 2 poems featured in Little Thoughts Press May issue: "An Ekphrasis Adventure"! Packed w/fun stories &amp; poetry for kids (but really, it's for anyone!) Download a FREE PDF (or pay what you like), here: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag10 #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · May 21

I just realized that while I shared this poem in my newsletter this month, I completely forgot to share on socials! Oops! 😜 This one's from the Apr 25 issue of Countdown @theschoolmag w/a FANTASTIC (as always) illustration by #ChristopherNielsen! 🎉 #kidlit #kidlitart #poetry

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The School Magazine@theschoolmag · May 14

🎨The School Magazine is opening our books to new artists for just two weeks! Submissions close 30 May 2025. You can find submission guidelines and payment details on our website: theschoolmagazine.com.au/news-events/il…

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · May 14

Only a few more weeks!!

HHeather Shadish@MrsShadish · May 14

Love this new picture book by @MSMarianayagam ! Dinosaurs, tinkering, time travel, and learning to be present….kids (and grown ups) will love this one! Available soon! #booksojourn #STEM #remakeliteracy

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · May 13

TY to the Two Writing Teachers blog for hosting me on the Author Spotlight Series where share about surviving Imposter Syndrome w/the help of my 7-year-old son. 🥰 There's also a #GIVEAWAY of both I WILL ALWAYS BE... & WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW. 🎉 #teachers twowritingteachers.org/2025/05/13/rgl/

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Chris "a SPARK of hope" Baron@baronchrisbaron · May 7

SPARK is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! I am so deeply honored. Thank you @JrLibraryGuild and the amazing team at @FeiwelFriends SPARK, a MG novel in verse releases 7/15 wherever books are sold! @MacKidsBooks mackidsbooks @MacmillanLib

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The Rhyme Doctors@RhymeDoctors · May 8

Need some guidance to make your rhyming picture book BLOOM? The Rhyme Doctors can help! Our thorough check-ups examine story elements, meter, rhyme, and more. rhymedoctors.com @Schaubwrites @Writer_Meyer @PatriciaToht

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · May 3

TY Kirkus Reviews for this wonderful review of FINDING FORGIVENESS by me & the fabulous @DianaMayoillo 🥳 Out 8/5/25 & avail for pre-order now! 😊Read the full review: tinyurl.com/yyen92s6 @KaitlynLeann17 @MacKidsBooks @fsgbooks #kidlit #kidlitart #RoshHashanah #Jewish #pb

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. TY Kirkus Reviews for this wonderful review of FINDING FORGIVENESS by me &amp; the fabulous @DianaMayoillo
🥳 Out 8/5/25 &amp; avail for pre-order now! 😊Read the full review: tinyurl.com/yyen92s6 @KaitlynLeann17 @MacKidsBooks @fsgbooks #kidlit #kidlitart #RoshHashanah #Jewish #pb

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Apr 25

It's a cover reveal for my upcoming book, SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND, ill. by the incomparable @mirdinara, pub by #BarefootBooks! Like the wind, which on some days is wild & on others is mild, our own feelings & moods shift & drift - but we are, on all days, uniquely ourselves.

WriterRebeccaGL's tweet image. It's a cover reveal for my upcoming book, SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND, ill. by the incomparable @mirdinara, pub by #BarefootBooks! Like the wind, which on some days is wild &amp; on others is mild, our own feelings &amp; moods shift &amp; drift - but we are, on all days, uniquely ourselves.

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Maria Marshall@MariaMarshall_ · Apr 23

Check out @WriterRebeccaGL & @RaheleJomepour 's inspiration & joy in creating their stunning new heartfelt PB treasure. mariacmarshall.com/single-post/th… @HarperCollinsCh #interview #kidlit

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington-I WILL ALWAYS BE...4/15!@WriterRebeccaGL · Apr 23

If you don't know, @MariaMarshall_ has a wonderful blog & today @RaheleJomepour & I had the honor to chat with her about our new book, I WILL ALWAYS BE...🥰 @HarperChildrens @KaitlynLeann17 #kidlit #kidlitart #teachers #SEL #pb #picturebooks #librarians

MMaria Marshall@MariaMarshall_ · Apr 23

Check out @WriterRebeccaGL & @RaheleJomepour 's inspiration & joy in creating their stunning new heartfelt PB treasure. mariacmarshall.com/single-post/th… @HarperCollinsCh #interview #kidlit

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