Amanda Shofner

💡 Publishing & book marketing resources from the
@tcmpub & @FreeSpiritBooks publicity manager (she/her) 📚 Shameless promotion of TCM & FSP authors & books

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

AFFIRMING NEURODIVERSITY THROUGH OUR PRACTICES

Affirming neurodiversity involves deeply reshaping educational practices and school culture to consistently acknowledge and respect our neurological differences. #edutwitter

https://t.co/nmd53XqG1h

[Jessica Pegis @osolomama]

Just learned that my kids' picture book is a winner in the 2025 Children's Book Council Awards (No 1 in the Grade 3 - 5 category). Thank you, @FreeSpiritBooks, Harry Briggs, Christine Zuchora-Walske, and @publicityTCM ... and all the kids who voted.

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

No Phones?! Now What? Catching Kids’ Attention

It’s not enough to take the phones away, writes educator Tom Rademacher. Teachers need to introduce activities that change what it feels like to be in school.
#educoach #teachertwitter #edutwitter

https://t.co/dNnv3Aqzxx

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

REVIEW: Engagement Ideas of Summer School and All Year Long.

The sound teaching ideas in Hernandez’s 50 Strategies for Summer School Engagement can and should be used throughout the academic year, says Michael McLaughlin. #edutwitter

https://t.co/GVzAbr5mLO

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

REVIEW: 50 Strategies That Support Multilingual Learners.

Mandy Manning’s teaching strategies can help forge the bonds of empathy critical to multilingual learners’ success in academics, language acquisition and SEL. #MLs #ELs #ELLs

https://t.co/81aWcQKmBC

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

NEW: Supporting MLs – It’s Not Just One More Thing.

Educating students who are learning English doesn't have to be overwhelming. It just requires us to reflect & expand upon proven general teaching strategies, writes NTOY Mandy Manning. #multilingual

https://t.co/4WyfvBQhro

[Free Spirit Publishing @FreeSpiritBooks]

Now Available: “Addy’s Chair to Everywhere”

Adventures await, wherever friends are! This whimsical picture book celebrates children's imagination and inclusive play.

Get your copy today! https://t.co/fd9WfMkmzy
@NovotnyDebi

[Deidra Purvis @FSPacquisitions]

Free Spirit Publishing is currently closed to unsolicited Submissions. If you already have one out with us, it's going through our normal review process. I'll share here when we open up submissions again. 📚💕

[Debi Novotny ADDY’S CHAIR TO EVERYWHERE @NovotnyDebi]

When your book arrives and you just stop to take it all in. Go team Addy! ⁦@FreeSpiritBooks⁩ ⁦@jmtejido⁩

[Deidra Purvis @FSPacquisitions]

Con Todo Press & @FreeSpiritBooks are partnering up to bring you the Latino Voices in Children’s Lit Writing Contest! Sign up to be reminded when submissions open on Sept 9: https://t.co/hAXKaJHCYj. Awards include cash prizes consideration for publication. Please spread the word.

[Amanda Shofner @publicityTCM]

"Build Reading Fluency is a great resource to connect the ideas of reading instruction, assessment and joy."

Thanks for the great review, @middleweb! @TimRasinski1 @ChaseJYoung1

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

REVIEW: How Reader’s Theater Builds Reading Fluency.
#reading #literacy #elachat

The authors offer convincing research and successful strategies, says middle grades educator Claire Stein.

https://t.co/6PMYIfpuo8

[Amanda Shofner @publicityTCM]

@write_between 🥳🥳🥳

[Children's Book Council @CBCBook]

Celebrate imagination in all of its creative and playful forms with our Summer CBC Showcase!

Take a journey into the Imagination Celebration!

https://t.co/jyioreVmAX

[Deidra Purvis @FSPacquisitions]

Happy #QueerPit! I acquire picture books and nonfiction kid and teen SEL for @FreeSpiritBooks. If I ❤️ your pitch, please submit using this link and mention #QueerPit in your cover letter: https://t.co/rMj5SkkJ3M

[Black Children's Books and Authors (BCBA) @BCBooksAuthors]

🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉

📖HELLO, BEECH TREE! by Rasha Hamid @swirlz_1, Sofia Moore, Free Spirit Publishing @FreeSpiritBooks

Congrats to all!!!

#ChildrensBooks
#OurStoriesMatter

[Rachel Funez, is migrating to Blue Sky @rachel_funez]

Check out this amazing i-movie trailer for my debut #picturebook SONIA AND THE SUPER-DUPER DISASTER, available July 23rd. Published by @FreeSpiritBooks and illustrated by Kelly Kennedy. This i-movie book trailer was created by my 8yo!
https://t.co/5hURaJkVDK

[Free Spirit Publishing @FreeSpiritBooks]

The 2024 Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest is now open! Black authors can enter by submitting an original work featuring authentic Black characters and culture. Learn more about contest rules and submit an entry now! https://t.co/Ehd3vVdsKV

[Dr. Margarett McBride, Author 📚 @RenaissanceMars]

Headed to NOLA for 1 day! Can’t wait to connect with everyone ❤️📚

[Deidra Purvis @FSPacquisitions]

Happy #JoyPit! I acquire for @FreeSpiritBooks and will be looking for joyful picture books and #NF books for older kids and teens. If I ❤️ your pitch, please submit using this link and mention #JoyPit in your cover letter: https://t.co/rMj5SklgTk. 🌞

[Amanda Shofner @publicityTCM]

I THINK I THINK A LOT by @Jessicawhippl17 is a 2023 Foreword INDIES BRONZE Winner for Picture Books, Early Reader. 🥳 https://t.co/zEQ3U4lFJn