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Kim Campbell

@pblove.bsky.social
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Former Children's Librarian💗 | Big Dreamer | Lover of picture books, the KidLit world, libraries, community, & fart books | Haiku Writer Website: www.booksbutterfliesandbeing.com KidLit Acrostics flipbook: heyzine.com/flip-book/fe5beff236.htm

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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nature is always sending Love.💗💗💗 #NaturesLoveSprinkles
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s World Mental Health Day. My heart is listening to yours.💗✨ #HaikuSaturday #WorldMentalHealthDay
Close up photo of a pink flower with a yellow middle. On the photo a haiku reads…

I hope you remember
the Light you are even when
the darkness lies

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim CampbellPhoto of the word “Love” written in fancy letters on a sandy beach. On the photo a haiku reads…

Wrap your arms around
your body, embrace that home
Endless love inside

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim CampbellPhoto of a royal blue sky with the top of a white flowering Spring tree at the bottom of the photo. On the photo a haiku reads…

Mental health message
You are extraordinary 
just by being here

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of a bee in the middle of a beach rose. A haiku is on the photo which reads…

Walk among nature
breathe in her smells, sights, sounds
Bee-dazzled!

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Looooove!💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of an open clam shell with shiny, colorful side up on the sand. On the photo a haiku reads:

I’ve cracked open to
loss and also expansion
colorful wings soar

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Love this! I have such a visual! Being a children’s librarian, I’m also picturing a fun, lively picture book being created from this!😊💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Loooove this! Your haiku and photo!💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Photo of a hummingbird near two bright pink zinnias. On the photo is the following haiku…

Have you also felt
like fairies really exist
Summer enchantment

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thank you, Linda! The “webbed feet” were so fun to discover!
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of flower art that looks like a little broom on a wooden table. On the photo is the following haiku…

Flower fairy broom
sweeps away my troubles
transmute to glitter

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You’re welcome and thank you! I love how things like this happen! I’ve made a bunch of nature art with cosmo petals, but I never saw duck feet in them before!
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thanks, Jo! I was arranging the petals on our table to see what I was going to make and I instantly saw webbed feet!😊
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#HaikuSaturday #KidLit
Photo of four pink cosmo petals, two side by side with another two side by side underneath those on a wooden table. On the photo is the following haiku…

Waddle, waddle…quack!
Little ducks traveling through
Make way, flower art!

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of a lavender and white broken clam shell that looks like the shape of a butterfly wing. The shell is laying on rocks on the beach. On the photo there’s a haiku which reads…

Lavender sea shell
A butterfly profile
Magical beach find

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎉🎉🎉
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
💗💗💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Zoom into the middle of the flower.😍 #HaikuSaturday
Closeup photo of a chicory flower with a haiku  on the photo which reads…

Petals wave me in
I look closer to see pure
swirly, twirly Joy!

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of part of an oak leaf that looks like the shape of a mermaid’s tail on pavement. On the photo is a haiku which reads…

Strolling by ocean
Mermaid tail discovery 
Today’s noticing

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Boosting!
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thank you, Susan!💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Photo of a purple dahlia in a plant pot outside. On the photo is a haiku which reads…

I’ve been hit by hail
in Summer’s heat, but that can’t
steal my resilience

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of a bumblebee in the middle of a beach rose. A haiku on the photo reads…

Busy bee buzzing
Vibrant fuchsia petals dance
Joy inducing scent

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Photo of a bunch of Queen Anne’s Lace in tall grass with a bright blue sky in the background. A haiku on the photo reads…

Is it possible 
that the ordinary is 
extraordinary?

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Today is Ashley Bryan Day in Maine!💗✨He was a lovely person and a wonderful author & illustrator! Learn all about him, his books, & his art at ashleybryancenter.org/index.html. Do you have a favorite Ashley Bryan book? #KidLit #AshleyBryanDay
Screenshot of front cover of picture book, All Things Bright and Beautiful, written by Cecil F. Alexander and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
There’s a haiku in that!😊🐝💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of fuchsia and green northern lights with a haiku on it which reads…

Endless beams of Love
Lighting up the sky always
My heart’s fireworks

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thank you, Susan!💗🧚‍♀️✨
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Close up photo of a pink cosmo with a haiku on it which reads…

Imagine yourself
a tiny fairy tucked in
cosmo petals love

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thank you!😊 I’m loving being back on it!
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Congratulations, all! Love this book!😍📚💗🎉🌟 #KidLit
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🎉🎉🎉
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today is World Ocean Day!🌊💗🎉🌟 I wanted to celebrate it by highlighting @corinnaluyken.bsky.social’s new picture book, Hello, Ocean! Read all about it on my Children’s Books blog at www.booksbutterfliesandbeing.com! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #WorldOceanDay #KidLit
Image of the front cover of picture book, Hello, Ocean!, written & illustrated by Corinna Luyken. The image is framed by a blue background with the words, "World Ocean Day! FEATURED BOOK" above the book cover.
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thank you!💗 A friend of mine started a practice of creating with nature and it really stuck with me! I love it so much! I just shared a bunch of nature art I made over on Instagram. I share it on my website, too.😊 I love that my photo and haiku had this effect on you! Thank you for sharing!😊
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Photo of pink flower petals on the grass made into a flower shape with a reddish/orange petal in the middle. Typed on the photo a haiku reads…

Thanks, flower fairies,
for the gift of dropped petals
Nature’s art supplies

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
#HaikuSaturday
Photo of tan rain boots splashing in a puddle on the pavement. On the photo, a haiku reads…

Jump, jump, jumping, SPLASH
Rubber boots land with laughter
Creating Spring joy

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I love this so much!💗💗💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
You can check out my website and subscribe to my newsletter at www.booksbutterfliesandbeing.com if you’d like! Thank you, again, goodgoldencreative.com, for your designing magic!💗 #KidLit #HaikuSaturday (I post haiku on my website, too!😊)
booksbutterfliesandbeing.com
Books, Butterflies, & Being
An awe-inspiring blog where creativity, nature, and the presence of being meet, and a reminder that joy is a necessary nutrient in everyone's daily life.
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I have a newsletter connected with my website! Woo Hoo!🎉🎉🎉 I’ve been away from my website for too long and have just added a bunch of stuff all about nature, joy, creativity, and, of course, picture book recommendations! (con’t)
Image of the greeting to a Spring themed newsletter
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Photo of a pink and yellow rose with a bumblebee in the middle of it. On the photo is a haiku which reads…

Bumblebee sipping
Spreading nourishment
Flower hugs

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
    Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
#HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling
Photo of a pink dahlia in a house facing a window to outside. A haiku on the photo reads...

Anticipating
connecting with Mother Earth
flower daydreams

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I call it an investment.💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Still time to 🌟preorder🌟 this riveting, uplifting, informative & gorgeously illustrated picture book by @louisemaamodt.bsky.social & Elly MacKay! Out tomorrow, May 12!😍📚💗🎉✨ Thank you so much, Astra Books for Young Readers, for the opportunity to read an advance copy through Edelweiss!📚💗🌟 #KidLit
Screenshot of front cover of picture book, A Forest Begins Anew, written by Louise M. Aamodt & illustrated by Elly MacKay
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
💛💛💛 #HaikuSaturday #BloomScrolling #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Photo of two dandelions, one shaped like a star, in the grass. On the photo is a haiku which reads…

You’re a star
glowing, contributing 
just by BEing

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I know adults’ thoughts, perspectives, and opinions are important, but, seriously!, where are the children’s voices in all this?We need their reviews, thoughts, perspectives, and opinions. They know.💗💗💗
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
#KidLit #SkinnyPoem #BloomScrolling
Photo of a Monarch butterfly on a pink zinnia with other pink zinnias and grass. A poem on the photo reads…

The experts are
Children
Precious
Wise
Teachers
Children
Imagine
Discover 
Create
Children
Are the experts

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I hope children have much more say in what books are all about and what they mean to them.💗💗💗 #SkinnyPoem #KidLit
Why do you not 
ask
our
opinion
children
ask
sadly
madly
Reflect
Ask
Why do you not

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Sky photo by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
You’re welcome! Love your books!😍📚💗🎉🌟
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🎉🎉🎉
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I was thinking of 💗Mental Health Awareness Month💗 when writing this. Please know how much You Matter EVERY day!💗💗💗 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #HaikuSaturday
Image of a pink and orange watercolor swirly circle with a haiku on it that reads…

Listen to the Good
Feel the Light you are
You’re Magnificent!

—Kim Campbell, Books, Butterflies, & Being
   Art by Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell @pblove.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Thank you!💗
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