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Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I've been reading about Search Engine Optimization and having a FAQs page on your website helps drive traffic. I don't know if this is true, but I added one to my site, www.MattForrest.com. If you have two minutes, I'd love to hear your thoughts! ;) #childrensbooks #kidlit w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I'm honored that Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves was selected for the Dogwood Nonfiction Readers List! The award is for K-12 NF books, chosen by MO librarians & @maslonline.bsky.social to encourage children to read high-quality, engaging NF. @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social #kidsnonfiction #kidlit

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

From screen to paper. Starting my year with a cute book worm illustration for business cards for the #SCBWI conference. It can be folded into a little desk buddy. 🍎🪱 This is my 1st #kidlitilloweek piece, but also working on a 2nd using the Jan prompts. #bookworm #kidlitillustration

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Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Shout-out to Gretchen & the crew at Osborne’s in Concord, NH - she’s been supporting my board book #TractorDance since it came out in Oct., 2024 – and just requested another restock! Farm equipment, music, dancing, animals - and each copy is signed by the author. 😉 #KidLit @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! Angela De Groot author of Not Pop-Pop is looking forward to staying in her pajamas and munching on cookies while reading Growing Home by Beth Ferry & The Fan Brothers. #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @mattforrestvw.bsky.social, author/anthologist of “A Universe of Rainbows,” is looking forward to baking 100s of cookies, wrapping gifts, and reading “The Polar Express!” #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @kdmaz.bsky.social author and illustrator of MAYBE JUST ASK ME is looking forward to sipping hot chocolate while reading NIGHT CHEF by Mika Song in front of the fire. #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @kazwindness.bsky.social is looking forward to spring in Colorado by cozying up with AWAY by Megan E. Freeman. #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We are wishing everyone warm and peaceful holidays! @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social is looking forward to a cup of hot cocoa and getting cozy with the newest Skunk and Badger book by Amy Timberlake. #holidayreads #kidlit #bookrecommendations #edusky #librarians

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Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

ICYMI: After an extended Thanksgiving break, I'm back at the ol’ blog today with a poetic & photographic retrospective of #NCTE2025 - with 3 “Frost-y” poems and a surprising award! wp.me/p2DEY3-4fh #PoetryFriday #Education #Literacy #PoetryCommunity @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We're thankful for families and friends, libraries and rainbows, nature walks, books, and freedom. We're also thankful for YOU - our followers - and the entire #kidlit community. What are you thankful for? #PBJam #Thanksgiving #Gratitude

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Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Had a fantastic time at #NCTE2025 with friends, creators, educators, and many of my collaborators - AND, a big surprise! #childrensbooks #literacy #education #kidlit w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social @ncte.org

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Katie Mazeika @kdmaz.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Will you be in Denver this week for #NCTE? Come find me at one of these events! #ncte2025 #edusky

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Several of our group members will be at #NCTE2025, will you?

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Thursday Nov. 13th is #WorldKindnessDay . Kindness is contagious. The more you spread it, the more there is out there. Here are some of our favorite #picturebooks celebrating #kindness. #KindnessMatters #PBJam #kidlit

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

For #BannedBooksWeek we are sharing some of our favorite #picturebooks that have been removed from #libraries & #classrooms . Please respect everyone's right to choose what they want to read. For more information on challenged/banned books - ala.org/bbooks/banned

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Are you going to #Chappaqua this weekend? If so, we hope you’ll say hi to our members @kazwindness.bsky.social & @mattforrestvw.bsky.social. You can find Kaz in the blue, and Matt in the orange tent. Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. ccbfestival.org. #BookFestival #KidLit #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Our members @mattforrestvw.bsky.social and @kazwindness.bsky.social will be at the Chappaqua Children's festival this weekend! #kidlit #picturebooks

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

And the winner is . . . Congratulations Lindsay! You are the winner in our #backtoschool2025 #giveaway #picturebooks. #PBJam

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Congratulations to Mirka on her new picture book launch! #kidlit #edusky #skybrarians

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

It’s a #backtoschool #giveaway! One lucky #teacher or #librarian will win this wonderful collection of #picturebooks! Like, comment, or repost by 9/1/25 to win. #kidlit #edusky #librarysky #booksky #literacy #pbjam #childrensbooks

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Happy book birthday to Wendi and Mirka! We love this book! 🎉 #kidlit

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Awesome to see this fun interview and doodle with Mirka and Bonnie! #kidlit #newpicturebook #skybrarians #edusky

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Rachel G. Payne (she/they) @rpayne.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It’s a #bookbirthday for Let’s Rumble! Like, repost, tag, or follow for a chance to win the #bookgiveaway! #kidlit #edusky #picturebook #letsrumblebook

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

New free activity sheets just posted on my website for "How the Forest Feels". The book launches in just a few days on Aug 5th. Can't wait to share it with everyone. It got great reviews on both SLJ and Kirkus. 🫶 ➡️ mirkah.com/forestfeels to download and find out more about our book. #kidlit #edusky

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Painting process photo for one of the illustrations for How the Forest Feels. It's a wonderful rhyming book full of great descriptions for things outdoors. Fun book to read and then go out and explore. Coming out everywhere Aug 5th. #kidlit #kidlitillustration #edusky #librarians

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

So, will we see you at #ALA2025?? If you're planning to attend, please make sure you say hi! My friends and I from the PB Jamboree group (pb_2023 on IG) would love to meet you! #skybrarians #edusky @kdmaz.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social #kidlit #childrensbooks

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Celebrating #juneteenth2025 with a bunch of our favorite #PictureBooks about the history of slavery and the Juneteenth holiday. Do you have a favorite picture book you'd like to recommend? #kidlit #childrensbooks #PBJam

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Rachel G. Payne (she/they) @rpayne.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I'm chatting about my #pb Let's Rumble! with illustrator @jopi.bsky.social & editor Cecily Kaiser at @slj.com's Picture Book Palooza on July 27- a virtual conference & one of my favorite virtual events. All are welcome! Link in comments. Thanks @penguinkids.bsky.social! #kidlit

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We're celebrating a momentous occasion in the U.S. with some of our favorite #picturebooks about the history of slavery and #Juneteenth. Any you think we should have included? #Juneteenth2025 #childrensbooks #AmericanHistory

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We're celebrating the longest-running children's literacy initiative in the country with our 2025 releases! That's right, this is #ChildrensBookWeek, sponsored by the @cbcbooks.bsky.social What books are you and your kids reading this week? #KidLit #PictureBooks #edusky #ChildrensBooks #Poetry

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

We are super-excited for #PBJam member Katie Mazeika's new #picturebook hitting shelves on April 22nd. Check out the curriculum guide and activity sheets she has on her website to go with it: www.katiemazeika.com/new-page-3 #reading #kidlit #socialemotionallearning #edusky #skybrarians #education

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Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Happy to help support my fellow neurodivergents! Check out all the cool auction items, then get your bids in! #KidLit #childrensbooks @pbjamboree.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Yay for #EarthDay2025 ! There are so many amazing picture books - here are a few of our favorites. How about sharing some of your favorite Earth Day books? #PBJam #kidlit #picturebooks #reading #edusky #skybrarians

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

B&N is having their preorder sale! Get my fall books at 25% off. Barnesandnoble.com/s/mirka+hokkanen Autumn Leaves is a funny nonfiction book about leaf life cycle and photosynthesis and Forest Feels is a sensory adventure written in soothing rhymes. #kidlit #edusky #planlifecycleunit #sensoryplay

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Katie Mazeika @kdmaz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

“A reminder that kids with disabilities are the authorities of their own stories.” Thank you Kirkus! Out April 22 from Beach Lane Books/ Simon & Schuster #disabilityawareness #disabilitypride @ssedlib.bsky.social

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Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

ICYMI from #PoetryFriday: Celebrating #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek with two different school visits, PLUS author copies for #AUniverseOfRainbows arrived! w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside" -Winnie the Pooh. Friday is #ValentinesDay & these are our #PBJam members' friendship and love themed #picturebooks to share. Comment and share your favorite friendship quote or love-themed pb. #kidlit #edusky

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

February is #BlackHistoryMonth and here are some of our #picture book recommendations. Would you like to share some of your favorites? #kidlit #pbjam #reading

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Barnes & Noble is having a 25% preorder sale! Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves just received a starred review from SLJ and would be a perfect book to add to classroom and homeschool libraries. 😊 Order at bn.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com @macmillanusa.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Barnes & Noble is doing their 25% off pre-order campaign. Please add your book recs. I’ll place my order soon. #booksky #kidlit #preorder

Barnes & Noble 25% off pre-orders through 2/07/25. Image of squid in pants cover with a little squid, wearing long striped pants and a turtle, a puffer fish and a crab wearing a large pair of tightly whyties. Cover image of Bitsy Murcielago the Spanish edition of Bitsy school star.

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hi #kidlitpostcardday! I love illustrating books with animals, humor, and heart. I'm open to more picture book or #GN opportunities and especially love illustrating #SEL topics. I’m repped by Timothy Travaglini at Transatlantic Agency #kidlit #kidlitart

Pages from "Squid in Pants" showing a kid in a boat with clothes hanging over the side and a squid, crab, turtle, and puffer fish coming to take them. Final image shows all of these characters in a large pair of underwear.

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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Mirka, a neurodivergent illustrator who loves to draw animals. I work with both digital and traditional media and am represented by @laurelsymonds.bsky.social. #kidlit #valentinesday @ktlit.bsky.social

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Katie Mazeika @kdmaz.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It’s #kidlitartpostcard day!!!! Here’s one of my favorite spreads from IS THAT THE BUS? By @libbykoponen I love creating art filled with warmth and emotion. I am currently available and would love to work with you! My agent is Sorche Fairbank at Fairbank Literary. #superhero #kidlitart

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PB Jamboree @pbjamboree.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

World Read Aloud Day is Feb 5th! Four of our members are offering virtual visits! Check out their details in the picture below. @kazwindness.bsky.social @mattforrestvw.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social #kidlit #wrad #wrad2025 #worldreadaloudday #librarians #edusky

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