Tina Athaide: Author- KidLit
@tathaide
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📚Writer of diverse books for children and teens 📢Tips for teachers, homeschooling parents, librarians
Southern California
Joined July 2011
This is a warm, funny & thoughtful #read. The author does a beautiful job capturing what it feels like to be a kid & trying to keep everything together. The story touches on big topics: mental health, cultural identity & honesty in a way that’s easy to relate to & full of heart.
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Straight from the Source: Tina Athaide on Writing Historical Fiction
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Why does historical fiction matter? Okay, let’s be real—history sometimes gets a bad reputation. Maybe you were forced to memorize dates in school (yawn), or maybe it felt like a collection of old...
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🤩💫🥳 It's a *gorgeous* cover reveal for my next book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story! I'm infinitely lucky to have the magical opp to create this book with illustrator #ThaiMyPhuong & editor Claire Tattersfield (@clairetatters) at Flamingo Books/@penguinkids! #Kidlit
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Combining my two passions-learning and storytelling. Very excited to be working with Alexandra McKenzie @charlesbridge on a S.T.E.A.M. Picture Book.
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⭐️WINGS TO SOAR has been named a 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book by the CBC- NCSS. Thank you to the selection committee. @childrensbookcouncil Viva and I are thrilled our book will be used in even more classrooms thanks to this recognition! @charlesbridge
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Cover Reveal: Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom: Building Student Agency, Independence, and Success by @valerie_bolling
https://t.co/XI4ui3jjpw Design Credit: Nigel Turner | @stenhousepub
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Novels-in-verse are -The language of the heart -A story singing to the reader -Lyrical explorations of the internal landscape -Playful language rewriting the world -Language coming alive, speaking truth -Stories of the heart, mind, soul, & spirit -A bridge for building empathy
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It's my 18th blogiversary. Over 4,000 #MGLit reviews, #Library blather, and today, an overview of bloggers. https://t.co/TgKyvJzbbC
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Tomorrow is World Read Aloud Day! Favorable read-aloud memories stir our desire to repeat similar experiences. https://t.co/3Km9rL6EI2
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I am absolutely delighted to be returning to @speakingtiger14 for the publication of my non-fiction book narrating the 19th century Goan engagement with the Indian Ocean empire, Arabs and Africa. Many thanks to my agent @therealnaomib at A Suitable Agency. It's going to be super.
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February is here and we've got a new roundup of upcoming releases to share with you, including these picture books! ✨📚 https://t.co/DA6FuZMF9x Pedal Pusher by @boonewrites & @LisaAnchin Nimbus Plays Alone by Saki Tanaka Revolutionary Mary by @KarenBlu, Jen McCartney & @BizBeth
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Author @tathaide started her writing journey with one simple goal: Bringing more diversity into kids books. #kidlit #WritingCommunity #writers
https://t.co/Kih8xYNiYT
boonewrites.com
Tina’s Athaide's journey began in Uganda, with stops in London and Canada, before settling in Southern California. A lifelong booklover, she never saw someone like her—a samosa-loving, salwar...
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A very nice display of the 2025 ALA Youth Media Award winners at Books of Wonder:
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When her youngest went off to college, Cindy Williams Schrauben decided it was time for HER to persue her own passions. One of those passions was #writing. Her debut #picturebook was published shortly after her 63rd birthday. Read more here: https://t.co/tNB9M3Y7UK
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Thrilled to be interviewed by my mentor and friend Uma Krishnaswami. Read about the process of writing my MG book in verse Wings to Soar https://t.co/UxKAwMZqce
@charlesbridge #MG #refugee #Diversity
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I love it when histories usually considered obscure find expression in fiction for young readers. I’m doubly delighted to see verse added to the mix in Wings to Soar , from my colleague, friend, and...
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Getting ready for a visit with level 6 kids at a school in Ethiopia. Evening here. Morning there. First of three visits at this school this week. @charlesbridge @HarperCollinsCa @Harper360UK @HarperCollins @HarperChildrens #Diversebooks
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There is so much to love about RADIANT, a deeply moving new #MGLit Novel In Verse by Coretta Scott King Award Winner, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. The author takes us back to 1963, a pivotal year in the Civil Rights Movement, and in general, a scary time for the black community. The
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How did this teacher, who dreamed of writing books end up in this magazine? Thank you Canvas Rebel for including me in your magazine.
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We were lucky to catch up with Tina Athaide recently and have shared our conversation below. Alright, Tina thanks for taking the time to
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