Children's Book Creators for Conservation

Get a limited edition postcard (or hug!) signed by the entire @cbcc_wild team mailed to you from South Africa when you contribute towards this cause. Link also in bio. And thank you so much! 🐘🦒🦏💚 @wildtomorrow #cbccwild23 #wildtomorrow #howtosendahug

This is a very personal series for me. My life was forever changed doing conservation work with Wild Tomorrow and Children's Book Creators for Conservation last fall. I gained so much respect for the thoughtful, community-based approach to rewilding and conservation followed by Wild Tomorrow. This series is a love letter to the Rangers, Green Mambas, Naturalists, and Community Leaders working to ensure that biodiversity and habitat allow our grandchildren and great grandchildren the opportunity to wonder and marvel and nurture the wild world they share. Episode 189 begins a six-part Wild Tomorrow series with co-founders John Steward and Wendy Hapgood. From corporate careers to wildlife conservation in South Africa, this is a story about boots and socks, rewilding and baby giraffes, and building a wildlife corridor one thoughtful step at a time. Listen to Episode 189 on all major platforms (link in bio): /2019975/episodes/19166116 #AdventuresInLearning #WildTomorrow #Conservation #SouthAfrica #WildlifeCorridor #Rewilding #EndangeredSpecies #HabitatRestoration #Podcast #LearningThroughPlay #EmpathyInAction @wildtomorrow @cbcc_wild @john.steward.165 @whapgood

New episode alert! Episode 189 begins a six-part Wild Tomorrow series with co-founders John Steward and Wendy Hapgood. From corporate careers to wildlife conservation in South Africa, this is a story about boots and socks, rewilding and baby giraffes, and building a wildlife corridor one thoughtful step at a time. This is a very personal series for me. My life was forever changed doing conservation work with Wild Tomorrow and Children's Book Creators for Conservation last fall. I gained so much respect for the thoughtful, community-based approach to rewilding and conservation followed by Wild Tomorrow. This series is a love letter to the Rangers, Green Mambas, Naturalists, and Community Leaders working to ensure that biodiversity and habitat allow our grandchildren and great grandchildren the opportunity to wonder and marvel and nurture the wild world they share. Listen to Episode 189 on all major platforms (link in bio): /2019975/episodes/19166116 @john.steward.165 @whapgood @wildtomorrow @cbcc_wild #AdventuresInLearning #WildTomorrow #Conservation #SouthAfrica #WildlifeCorridor #Rewilding #EndangeredSpecies #HabitatRestoration #Podcast #LearningThroughPlay #EmpathyInAction

What a thrill to see today’s deal announcement in @pwkidsbookshelf ! Congratulations @megosphere and @jessicalanan on this very special book about a very singular little rhino and her recovery story. We are so excited to read the book! Give @zululand_conservation_trust and @zululand_rhino_orphanage to learn more about rhino conservation in South Africa. Thank you @wildtomorrow for making these connections a reality! 💛🦏💛

🌟 WORLD PANGOLIN DAY GIVEAWAY 🌟 Meet the most incredible animal you might never see in the wild: the Pangolin. These gentle creatures are shy, elusive, and play a vital role in our ecosystems—yet, tragically, they are the most trafficked mammals on the planet. Protecting them starts with knowing them. To celebrate World Pangolin Day (coming up February 21st) and shine a light on these misunderstood guardians of the wild, we’re giving away TWO copies of the wonderful book, “Hello, I’m a Pangolin” by @hayleyroccobooks and @roccoart 📚✨ One for you, and one for a friend you tag in the comments on this post. Because every friend should know why pangolins are worth protecting. ✨ HOW TO ENTER ✨ - Follow @wildtomorrow - Tag a friend you’d love to share this book with in the comments. - Enter as many times as you’d like (1 tag per comment = 1 entry!). The winner and their tagged friend will each receive a copy of “Hello, I’m a Pangolin”— a beautifully written and illustrated book that helps young (and grown-up!) readers fall in love with pangolins and understand why they need our help. 🏆 The winner will be announced on February 22st: the day after World Pangolin Day! Because awareness is the first step to protection. 🌍💚 📸 @willclothierphoto #WorldPangolinDay #Pangolin #PangolinProtection #HelloImAPangolin #WildTomorrow #ConservationEducation #EndWildlifeTrafficking #ProtectTheWild

Things that make me happy: plants, making jewelry out of plants, nature, wildlife, and people who are protecting nature and wildlife. Here’s a video about all of those things! @wildtomorrow @cbcc_wild

Three cheers for THREE outstanding ALA Award wins this week @candaceflemingbooks ! This brilliant writer and #CBCC2023 alum won the Margaret A. Edward’s Award honoring her significant contribution to YA Literature throughout her career, a Children’s Literature Legacy Award, which celebrates the lasting impact her body of work has had in the field of children’s literature and YALSA’s Excellence in Nonfiction Award for her most recent book, DEATH IN THE JUNGLE. Wow! Wow! Wow! We are so very proud of you! @anneschwartzbooks @mackidsbooks @americanlibraryassociation

Congratulations to #CBCC25 alum and superstar illustrator @juanamartinezn for winning the prestigious Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal. We are so proud of you and @safajarwrites ! @mackidsbooks @americanlibraryassociation @macmillan_lib @missconnieh

I’m not the best at fundraising. I was taught growing up that asking for handouts was not something you did. You worked hard for whatever you earned and made the best of opportunities that you were afforded, and so on and so forth. (Human stuff, human stuff) But where does that thinking come into play for those who don’t have a voice? It doesn’t. I don’t need to yammer on. You already know how much I care about wildlife. And you do, too. From the tiniest spiders who eat up all those houseplant gnats and mosquitoes, (they know you, you know) to the mighty elephants (who have more wisdom and knowledge in their souls than we’ll ever comprehend), I hope that whatever you spend on this #GivingTuesday, it’s for those whom we’ve loved our whole lives and who need our voices to stand up for them. Our wildlife and the wild places we all need to survive need our support and our defense. But hey, if you want to give a donation on behalf of your own beloved pet for their own brethren in shelters with @aspca or you just love an animal (of any variety), please consider an NGO working to protect them, and (you guessed it), may you please contribute towards @wildtomorrow . Or if you’re in Rhode Island (and when have you NOT seen a dead hawk, or possum or coyote left on the side of the road recently their stories over, never to be told) maybe go to @riwildlifeclinic or @congressofthebirds . There are countless groups who are working tirelessly who uplift and breathe hope into their communities and the world at large.. The best part? The littlest amount goes the longest way. $50 can feed a rhino for a month. I’ve been lucky enough to witness it firsthand in Africa. I know that’s a lot to take in, but thank you for reading this far. (I’m not trying to be a Sarah McLachlan song, but it is pretty pitch perfect, right?) Thank you for supporting our wildlife, wild places, and all those who risk their lives, livelihoods and beyond, for all of us. Link in bio! 💛🌍🐘🦏🦒🕷️💛

Thank you @pwkidsbookshelf for this wonderful photo essay featuring our second @cbcc_wild trip, and to all our members for taking that leap with us @annieclark33 @megosphere @kaylaharren @leahs_mark @mollyidle @juanamartinezn @drdianeadventures @bsroyce . What an adventure! 💛 link in @cbcc_wild bio! And stay tuned for an announcement about the next adventure on the horizon! Special shout out to @chantellemelzer for the photos, @projectrhinokzn for our exclusive rhino poaching tracking ranger experience @zululand_rhino_orphanage for allowing us to help out and @dyerict for literally immersing us in the marine ecosystem which desperately needs our help, as well. And of course, to @wildtomorrow for making dreams come true and connecting us to the stories that will be shared with young readers worldwide. 💛

Celebrating @mollyidle and @juanamartinezn ’s successfully trip to South Africa to help keep Rhinos alive and protect them from poachers. This is a sample of the rhinos depicted in a beautiful mural at a local preschool. Thank you for sending this my way!! XO

Our sincerest thanks to @ronacharles for this beautiful write up of our recent trip with @wildtomorrow @zululand_rhino_orphanage in today’s edition of @washingtonpost Book Club. He stated our mission so beautifully “we’ve got to make sure that “where the wild things are” doesn’t become “where the wild things were.” Just, wow. 🙏 Photo 📸 credit: @chantellemelzer 💛