iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Curious how MY BIG BOOK OF TEXAS came together? Next Wednesday I’ll join the Texas Center for the Book for #TXBookChat! We’ll talk jackalopes, research rabbit holes, what made the cut, and how I squeezed a whole lotta Texas into 48 illustrated pages. Sept. 23, 10 AM CT www.tsl.texas.gov/txbookchat

0133

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So honored and happy to be a featured author of this year’s Texas Book Festival! November 14-15 Texas Capitol Grounds Austin, Texas 🤠Y’all come see us! 📚

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New member of the household. 📣 Meet Cordelia (from Austin Pug Rescue) Joining existing cast: - Argento (dark pug) - Zissou (black cat) - Lady Ivy Hazelnut (tabby 1) - Dax (tabby 2)

011

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Y’all—this is some iconic level Austin radness. Places I love in this town often have had an Austin Chronicle Best Of banner hanging in them, and so joining this illustrious cadre for My Big Book of Texas is mind-blowing, to say the least. (So, yeah. I HAD to get the banner.)

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today was a great day! 🤠📚 I talked MY BIG BOOK OF TEXAS with the Texas Center for the Book—and even got to see the ACTUAL Texas Constitution. A huge moment for this Texas-sized Texas nerd! ⭐

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

“Cats only, bro.” In which, the bed is too high for Argento* (the pug, if you’re new to this feed) and the cats require a Sunday morning felines and favorite humans only hang time. *It’s actually not. One magical Saturday he figured out how to jump up, but the knowledge has left him.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Le chat, Zissou, et sa boîte préférée.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Watched He-Man. It was great, minus the absence of Stratos, my fave OG He-Man figure. So I sketched a bunch of Stratos heads about it.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Do your thing. Live your whimsy. Tell your stories. A child who picks up your book years from now won’t know how many Instagram posts you made, won’t know what the algorithm did that week. They’ll just know someone created a world they wanted to spend time in. This, the part that lasts. #kidlit

040

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In which, I am a most fortunate fellow.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

MY BIG BOOK OF TEXAS 🎉2026 Best of Austin Critics Pick by the Austin Chronicle! As a Texas native & Austin resident for more than 20 years–I couldn’t be more honored. Thank you, @austinchronicle.bsky.social Signed copies may still be available at Book People! #BestOfAustin #Texas

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Our cat Zissou is BIG, but he’s not THAT big.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My newest book hit the shelves—available everywhere!—on Tuesday (5/26) I am celebrating with a book launch! MY BIG BOOK OF TEXAS is my love letter to the state in which I was born and live. Thursday, 5/28/2026 5:00pm BookPeople 603 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78703-5413 bookpeople.com/book/9798217...

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Peter Pan Mini-Golf Stylz (with The Very Best Human)

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🎉Join me at San Antonio Book Festival! Joint Reading and Presentation with the incomparable Greg Foley! 🙌 April 11, 2026 ACTION-PACKED FRIENDSHIP & FUN! 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Copper Kitchen ........... Start of Signing: 11:15 AM Signing Location: Young Readers Signing Tent

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

😁😁😁 SUPER cool to find MY BIG BOOK OF TEXAS featured in Penguin's email release today! 🤠 Out May 26 Pre-Order y'all's! tinyurl.com/5n6j8pwz

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

One must have the one’s pieces of flair.

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📣Join me at TLA 2026! 🏁PET SHOP RACERS🏁 Author Signing Monday, March 30th 3:30pm-4:30pm Disney Booth #1027 📚Graphic Novel Series 3 books • 96 pages Ages 5-9 • Grades K-3 Texas Library Association Annual Conference Houston • March 29-31 #TLA2026 #kidlit @txla_1902

040

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Argento is ready for the storm in my souvenir serape and pachyderm chew toy! #pug

020

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Hey, @bsky.app can we please get more options to share photos? How about at least 10? And the character count? It’s played out. I post less here because of these hoops you require us to jump through.

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Each has its history. The story it told. A partner in making. Thinking. Creating. And so A home.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

“Lasers in the trees” sounds simple—but wow. Bare winter branches glow magenta and blue, turning trees otherworldly. Prismatic light climbs stairs, splitting into cyan, magenta, and shadow. Art that teaches you how to see again. This is why we’re alive. 🌕✨LUMINATIONS @ the Wildflower Center

020

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

📘📕 I have two books on the Barnes and Noble pre-sale! 🎉Members Tuesday 12/30 through Thursday 1/1: 25% off all pre-orders for B&N members. Premium members also get an extra 10% off Add them to your shelf! linktr.ee/csjennings?u...

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

From me and the guys, a happy holiday and joy in the new year. May we find ourselves in abundant peace, but most of all, with our people. Those we love and who bring light into our lives. #kidlitart

050

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I love a deckle edged book. This Bradbury biography is crisply written. Really enjoying it.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Holiday shopping surprise at Book People 🎁 PET SHOP RACERS on the holiday display—with signed copies! WHOA PANDA! is in stock too. “A propulsive animalian comedy series launch.” —Publishers Weekly Huge thanks to JP* for the rec + awesome art! 🚗🐹📚

020

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Reading my books to children and their parents is one of the best things. Swipe through to read about the fun! Or check out the post on my blog: csjennings.com/blog/psr-rea...

020

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Join us for celebration and book presentations! DECEMBER 6 Barnes & Noble Round Rock 2701 Parker Dr. Bldg A Suite 700, Round Rock, TX THREE AUTHOR EVENT* 11AM Lalena Pescadora NOON Julissa Mora 1PM C.S. Jennings *And whole HEAP of fun activities with NYOS Charter School!

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

In which, we sit on opposite sides of the room taking photos of our pets and text them to each other. This time, catching the same moments from the other’s perspective.

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Argento now moves his beds around, dragging them from room to room. Apparently, just ONE in my studio was enough. And then he blocked the door with it. 🤣

000

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🎉 I am so excited to share the cover of my new book, MY BIG BOOK OF TEXAS!🎉 🤠 As a seventh-generation Texan, the pages within are my love letter to Texas. AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781116... #kidlit #Texas

030

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Lap, occupied. This pillow will have to do. #pug

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

One of the best parts of making books is discovering the characters who live in the pages. open.substack.com/pub/csjennin...

open.substack.com

FINDING A CHARACTER: WHOA PANDA!

Creating the characters is one of my part of making books.

020

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Rural west Texas sunset with no sound but the soft chirp of crickets and the faraway hiss of cars on the highway. 10/10

030

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Stickers are too much fun. … I should go back and make stickers for ALL of my books! 😳🤯🤩

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I was honored to talk kidlit shop on READING WITH YOUR KIDS. 🎉READINGWITHYOURKIDS.COM EPISODE: “Cuddly Pandas & Chaotic Chickens” DATE: Nov 18, 2025 🎧 LISTEN TO IT ON Spotify Goodpods iHeart Radio Apple Podcasts Amazon Music BONUS PHOTO: My sophisticated recording setup in my studio 😉 #kidlit

010

C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

PET SHOP RACERS is featured in Book People’s Gift Guide?! 😮😁😊 Thank you, @bookpeople 🛍️📚local! #kidlit

141