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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy to share my next project, Putting on My Jesus Shirt! Out Jan 26! Preorder a.co/d/0dMDDDNp @ivpress.bsky.social Illustrations by Sara Ugolotti

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm trumpeting with pride that Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story is on @pbs.org NATURE’s “Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure” Reading List! Elephants + Elmo + books? What could be better? tinyurl.com/526xfnkj @randomhousekids.bsky.social @csneal.bsky.social

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Happy to see this feature in @publisherswkly.bsky.social and to be partnering with Highlights Press...with more books on the way! tinyurl.com/28t8mpyk

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks @slj.com for including Who am I? Axolotls and Other Amphibians in Back-to-School: New Titles Support Reading & Literacy review! Playful riddle rhymes challenge kids to guess the amphibians, w/ satisfying reveals & expert-vetted facts! tinyurl.com/bdfvm7n3 #HighlightsPress #TravisFoster

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy First Day of School, Liberty! You're going to have a great year! #LPS #Simon&Schuster #ClaireMesser

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thanks, Laura, for sharing Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story in your storytime theme: What Animals Eat! tinyurl.com/523hmhzm @csneal.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I'm delighted that Porcupine HAD a Fuzzy Sweater is nominated for the 2026-2027 Missouri #ShowMeReadersAward, along with these other great books! Thanks @maslonline.bsky.social! #KidLit #PictureBook #AngelaEdmonds #MaginationPress

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy #InternationalCatDay from Mimi, Twee-Twee, and Adorbs! They make everything better! @randomhousekids.bsky.social Illus Dave Mottram

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Friends! For the month of August, my heartwarming best friend book is only $1.99 on Kindle! Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff @https://tinyurl.com/4xydhkcn

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One of my sunflower plants has two heads! Twice the loveliness!

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

So happy to meet up with terrific Missouri School Librarians like Carolyn Allen yesterday for PD! @maslonline.bsky.social instagram.com/p/DbZpfB7jpED/ #MaginationPress #AngelaEdmonds

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thanks #MaginationPress and #HighlightsPress for hosting me for signings of DISCO DAVE and AXOLOTLS and TIGERS at #ALAAC26! It was such a blast seeing new friends and old!

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We don't use the word nowadays enough.

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁COVER REVEAL! 🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁 This one's for the mamas and mamas-to-be! Out March 2, 2027 Preorder here tinyurl.com/2s4ydxwu Illustrated by Beatrice Tinarelli Published by Highlights Press

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thrilled to see Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater on this list! "Most popular books at the Daniel Boone Regional Library." Thanks, Columbia and surrounds! www.columbiatribune.com/story/entert... #MaginationPress #AngelaEdmonds

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Three glittery 🪩if you can name the real life characters on this page! #picturebook #persistence #growthmindset #disco #MaginationPress #YanaKozak tinyurl.com/mstk3b6k

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I so enjoyed @nancyhudgins.com’s biography of Ursula Nordstrom, Books Good Enough for You!

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Grooviness all around at my recent launch for Disco Dave! Thanks for coming out, friends! #MaginationPress #YanaKozak

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Hey, everyone! With 4.9 ⭐️on Amazon and 4.3 ⭐️on Goodreads (190 votes total), The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend is warming hearts right and left. AND for the month of May, you can own it on Kindle for $1.99! Happy reading, and thanks so much for your kindness! @joannelewvriethoff.bsky.social

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

So fun to see @colbysharp.bsky.social's reaction to Disco Dave! I hope those fifth graders dig it! youtu.be/Bwmd8IlGmVE?... #MaginationPress #YanaKozak

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Happy National Pet Day! Here’s Sophie by @caleatkinson.bsky.social! I’d love to see your pets!

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I'm excited for Turkish readers to enjoy My Beautiful Fluffy Sweater aka Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater! #MaginationPress #AngelaEdmonds

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Happy belated birthday, Jackie! 🎂@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I'm so grateful to connect with Kansas City-area kids through Church of the Resurrection's great Partner Schools ministry. All 85 fourth graders at this school went home with a free, signed copy of Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story. ❤️ @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @csneal.bsky.social

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Happy #BookBirthday to Daddy's Little Burrito! 👨‍👧‍👦🌯 P.S. Father's Day is right around the corner!😊 #HighlightsPress #BeatriceTinarelli

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

What it is, groovy people? Here's the skinny. Kirkus loves Disco Dave! "A heartfelt reminder that falling on one’s face often gives us the opportunity to rise in a whole new direction." Can you dig it? tinyurl.com/3p64edtn #MaginationPress #YanaKozak #Disco #PictureBooks #WritingCommunity

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thanks to Jill Esbaum for sharing Disco Dave on #PictureBookBuilders! Delighted to share the spotlight with @carriefinison.bsky.social, LarryDaly, and @louisemaamodt.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/5ymnjm2a #MaginationPress #YanaKozak

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This coming Sunday, March 29, from 1-3!! Let's boogie, KC!

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Over the last couple of weeks, I've visited hundreds of students in Missouri and Kansas. I got to share Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater (a 2026-2027 Missouri Show Me Award finalist), Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story (a 2026 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award finalist), and...

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

This one’s for the daddies and their little burritos! Out March 31 wherever you get books! Pub Highlights Illus Beatrice Tinarelli 🌯 ❤️

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It's a Dino + Disco Book Party! And YOU'RE invited! Join Sue and me at The Learning Tree in Prairie Village, KS as we celebrate our newest books on Sunday 3/29 from 1-3. Dinos ✅🦖 Disco ✅🪩 You ✅😊 Books ✅📚 ======= FUN! ✅🎉 learningtreetoys.com/pages/even

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It was lovely to chat books with Kellie Houx of my hometown newspaper! x.com/myCTnews/sta...

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Happiest of Book Birthdays to my critique buddy, Sue Gallion, on the release of this beauty from @phaidonpress.bsky.social! Illus Lisk Feng It's a masterpiece! tinyurl.com/mum8dy7c

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Disco-lovers far and wide! Enter this groovy giveaway of my new picture book, DISCO DAVE! It’s far out! #MaginationPress #YanaKozak

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I was delighted to share DISCO DAVE'S backstory with @boonewrites.bsky.social on her Six Questions Blog! Thank you for having me, Mary! 🪩 Published by Magination Press Illustrated by Yana Kozak #SelfExpression #Perserverance #Persistence #PictureBook tinyurl.com/mrtddycz Out March 3!

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Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Cue the disco ball! 🪩DISCO DAVE releases in ONE week! facebook.com/share/r/17eD... Pubbed Magination Press Illus Yana Kozak tinyurl.com/mrtddycz

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