If you were on Twitter yesterday (let's face it, you were probably on Twitter yesterday), you likely saw that the platform was celebrating its tenth birthday! We sent our first tweet back in 2009, and in the last 7 years have loved talking to you all about book and education news, ideas, stories and inspiration. To celebrate, we decided to share some of our most popular tweets—a trip down memory lane!
Back in the summer of 2014, @MadisonElleBeer shared her favorite books, and Twitter went wild for it.
What are @MadisonElleBeer's favorite #books? The #RLKids brand ambassador shares her great list! @ralphlauren pic.twitter.com/x1FQX7Bgcq
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 8, 2014
On the other end of the emotional spectrum, we also mourned the loss of Norman Bridwell, author/illustrator of our beloved Clifford The Big Red Dog series, who passed away on December 12, 2014. Norman Bridwell is so close to our hearts, we grieved with Clifford fans everywhere and shared this sweet drawing of Emily Elizabeth and Clifford. [Ed. note: this image still makes me tear up.]
We'll never forget the man behind everyone's favorite Big Red Dog, Norman Bridwell http://t.co/uxQnFvGKdf #Clifford pic.twitter.com/YoZtBTuX6E
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) December 16, 2014
@this_is_teen is one of our most fun accounts, and this #BookLover (who among us isn't a #BookLover?) tweet of course hit the mark.
True or False: You might be canceling tonight's plans so you can stay in and read #FridayReads #BookLover pic.twitter.com/iqHBIbNZh7
— this is teen (@this_is_teen) October 2, 2015
Speaking of fun, anything Taylor Swift-related goes instantly viral! When she donated 25,000 books to schools in New York City, we were so excited to share the news, and based on the insane number of retweets, you were, too!
How does @taylorswift13 #sharepossible? With an incredible donation of 25,000 books to NYC schools! Read more: >> https://t.co/jGWoR5ezon
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) November 12, 2015
And finally, our #1 tweet. Put simply, there's no news like Harry Potter news. Period.
The eighth Harry Potter Story. Nineteen years later. Read it on July 31st! #CursedChild #HPScriptBook pic.twitter.com/4FNi2tltfI
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) February 10, 2016
We've come a long way since 2009 (161k followers and counting!) and there's still nothing we love more than talking about everything books and literacy with you! (Click here to check out all our Twitter and other social media accounts.)
