Kids Book Author/Illustrator •NANA IN THE CITY👵🏼 (Caldecott honor) •OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG🦔 (ch book series) •IMAGINE💫 (Kirkus prize finalist)
Harrisburg, PA
Joined January 2012
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I accepted (via Zoom) the CLEL BELL Award for This Is a Story this morning! A big thank-you to @CLELorg! clel.org/clel-bell-awards/20…
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Thank you @MrSchuReads for gifting and personally signing THIS IS A SCHOOL for each of my students! They LOVE their new books! Our hearts are filled with reading joy!
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@MrSchuReads recommends books spotlighting mental health. Create your own Schu shelf of these books threaded below. ⬇️ ❤️ 🧠
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. @studiocastillo This seahorse made me think of Greta, the book-loving star of This Is a Story!
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All the feels for this book about a shy little girl reluctant to greet new people, until she meets Millie. Observant readers will notice the storytime book is one by @MrSchuReads Dogs are just THE VERY best! ❤️🐶 5⭐️ @studiocastillo @DISD_Libraries #bookaday #ApprovedbyLennie
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FREE BOOK FRIDAY #FBF!📚🎉
🐶 JUST LIKE MILLIE by Caldecott Honor Winner @studiocastillo for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth!
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I'm overjoyed and grateful This Is a Story, illustrated by @studiocastillo and written by me, was included in the Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year 2024 Edition (for books published in 2023)! Thank you, @bankstreetedu! educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl/2…
Lauren Castillo 🦔🏳️🌈📚 retweeted
I spent two wonderful days with @Loveofxena in Charlevoix, Michigan! Thanks for the memories, Margie!
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A big thank-you to @texasbookfest's Reading Rock Stars program for buying and giving away copies of This Is a Story! Thank you, @Magrill_LMC, @Magrill_AISD, and @aldinelibraries!
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the soundscapes @Novel_Effect created for This Is a Story! Wow! @studiocastillo noveleffect.com/
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#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek JUST LIKE MILLIE by @studiocastillo (@Candlewick): "Castillo’s ink, watercolor, + soft pastel illus show the girl’s budding courage: at first she’s always glued to Mom, but w/ every encounter her face + posture relax more" hbook.com/story/review-of-ju…
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Thanks to the Claude Moore Foundation, 500 4th graders in Virginia received a copy of This Is a Story today! Thank you! @studiocastillo – at Winchester, VA
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. @studiocastillo Spotted at Winchester Book Gallery: – at Winchester, VA
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Thank you for this lovely display, Winchester Book Gallery! @kaaauthor @studiocastillo @studiocastillo
Lauren Castillo 🦔🏳️🌈📚 retweeted
Hi, Trapper! This poem by Sharon Creech is in my pocket today. Which poem is in your pocket?
Lauren Castillo 🦔🏳️🌈📚 retweeted
Second day on the job went GREAT! Millie is a great addition to the family.
Lauren Castillo 🦔🏳️🌈📚 retweeted
When I turned 40 in 2021, I was ready to start writing Louder Than Hunger, a fictionalized account of my experiences and emotions living in residential treatment facilities. I was ready to address the pain of my past in the hope that it would help others. booklistonline.com/Writers-R…