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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 1h

This week’s #poetryprompt from my kidlit Rhyme Time group: Write a poem about counting or math. #kidlit #math #story Anything counts! [hint: think outside the box] #rhyme #poetry #poet #limericks #haiku

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Patrick Star Says Count Me In

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David McMullin @davidmcmullin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Check out this fun interview! susannahill.com/2026/10/01/t...

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David McMullin @davidmcmullin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welcome to the world Percy and Speck!

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David McMullin @davidmcmullin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Check out this fantastic interview! @jenanbenton.bsky.social

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David McMullin @davidmcmullin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thank you for featuring our book @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/...

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David McMullin @davidmcmullin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Check out Ellen Leventhal's wonderful blog to see an interview about my upcoming book, THE NOSE, from the PERCY & SPECK series.

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hats off 🎩 to Betsy @betsyyoungandrews.bsky.social, an author/illustrator #kidlit, and one of my fabulous critique partners! #art #artist #park #sculpture #tic-tac-toe #golfball #cotton

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Theartofpuro @theartofpuro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Preparing everything for #Romics Comicon in Rome. We'll be at the Hobby Forge booth doodling and sketching😁My hubby colored an illustration of mine..funny things Is that It looks like a game promo🤣🤣 #comicon #kidlit #kidlitart

A bunny with a sword. Behind him a bush with flowers. Over "the Adventure begins here" written in italian. Under him some illustrations details.

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE MOST PERFECT SNOWMAN ✍🏻 & 🎨 Chris Britt @chrisbritt.bsky.social (?) 2016, Balzer & Bray #PB #bully #friendship #inclusion #generosity lonely, ridiculed ☃ 3 children: 🎩 +🧣+ mittens + 🥕= ☃️ storm 💨 lost, cold, hungry baby 🐰 Of course . . . 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

THE BOY WHO LOVED MAPS ✍🏻 Kari Allen @kariallenwrites.bsky.social 🎨 Brian Karas 2022, Anne Schwartz Books #PB #map #exploration a girl asks a mapmaker boy 🗺️ for a map of THE PERFECT PLACE and then . . . ❤️ 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

SONG AFTER SONG: THE MUSICAL LIFE OF JULIE ANDREWS ✍🏻 Julie Hedlund @juliefhedlund.bsky.social 🎨 Ilaria Urbinati 2023, little bee books #PB #biography #lyrical #music #choir #song 🎶 THE Julie Andrews ❤️ from childhood 🥲 to stardom 😌 🎶 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent #conductor #12x12

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This had not occurred to me. But now, I wish this, too.

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week’s #poetryprompt from my kidlit Rhyme Time group: Write a wordspinner poem. Thanks, Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social & Irene Latham. Spin: sound & function of a word 1 rule: the 1st line ends with the word "word" #rhyme #poetry #poet Examples from this book online book🎂: 10-20-2026

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NOT SHEEP! ✍🏻 Molly MacNamara Carter 🎨 Oksana Mychka 2024, Lawley #PB #lyrical #counting #colors bedtime in the woods babies won’t count 🐑 so who counts what? 🧸 - 🎈s 🦉- 🦄s 🐿️ - 🐲s 🐭 - 🎇s 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

WONDER WALKERS ✍🏻 & 🎨 Micha Archer 2021, Nancy Paulsen Books #PB #nature Caldecott Honor Winner 2 children a walk imaginative ?s 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent

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Annie in LA @anniekostyk.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

That would be so exciting! #libraries #library #librarian #books #reading #read #readsomething #booksky 😍📚

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Curtis Lanaghan @clanaghan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Short story in the comments ⬇️ #triceratops #dinosaur #paleoart #librarian #illustration #procreate

A large blue triceratops carries multiple sets of bookshelves on its back, while a librarian carries another stack of books to it. A pair of pterosaurs perch on the back of the bookshelves. A baby triceratops stands at its feet with a set of scrolls on its back. Numerous little dinosaurs run and jump around the librarian's feet.

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Curtis Lanaghan @clanaghan.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

“Dragging a ladder through long rows of bookshelves can be exhausting. It’s much more efficient to have a co-worker who’s able to reach the top shelves on their own or at least give you a boost climbing up.” #miragaia #stegosaur #dinosaur #paleoart #library #librarian #books

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

WHEN NUMBERS MET LETTERS ✍🏻 Lois Barr 🎨 Stephanie Laberis 2020, Holiday House #PB #counting #alphabet #ABCs numbers vs letters (& Roman numerals) #0 & O #3 & E uh-oh: #1 & A (both claim to be 1st!!!!!) 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

COUNTING SHEEP ✍🏻 Pippa Chorley 🎨 Danny Deepdown 2019, Marshal Cavendish International #PB #rhyme #bedtime #sheep #sleep #insomnia bedtime a wide awake girl counts sheep 🐑 uh-oh: a tiny sheep & a tall fence What to do? ❤️ 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

ODD DOG OUT ✍🏻 & 🎨 Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social 2019, HarperCollins #PB #rhyme #acceptance a dog: different than other dogs 🥲 runs away the dog; just like others 😆 returns home: different than others!!! 😆 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I AM NOT A CHAIR ✍🏻 & 🎨 Ross Burach 2017, HarperCollins #PB #humor #giraffe a forest a giraffe? or a 🪑? a sit: 🦛 🐇🐒 🐍🦨 a solution?: 🪑 🤣 🦛 🐦‍⬛s 🚗 to a 🏠 the forest the ending: 🤣 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

THE LION INSIDE ✍🏻 Rachel Bright 🎨 Jim Field @jimfield.bsky.social 2015, Orchard Books 2016, Scholastic #PB #rhyme #friendship #bravery tiny, unnoticed 🐁 journey to find a roar a 🦁: “Eeek!” 🤣 a friendship 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE: The Unimaginary Friend ✍🏻 & 🎨 Dan Santat @dansantat.bsky.social 2014, Little Brown BYR #PB #Friendship #adventure #journey #Caldecott Medal an island🏝️ an imaginary friend a journey to find a friend ❤️❤️❤️ 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

SAGUARO’S GIFTS ✍🏻 Kurt Cyrus 🎨 Andy Atkins 2021, Sleeping Bear Press #PB #desert #animals a story . . . 🌵s 100th birthday celebrating gifts (blooms + . . .)🌵gives to 🦇 🦉 birds 🦋 🕊️ 🐝 coyote 🐇 🐢 porcupine bobcat havalina 🦎 🐜 . . . who in turn, pay homage to🌵 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This week’s #poetryprompt from my kidlit Rhyme Time group: RhymeZone [the top 5 rhyming words in English]: touch-much above-love give-live apart-heart how-now Write a poem: each line rhymes with one of those words #rhyme #poetry #poets #limericks #haiku

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

TOMORROW MOST LIKELY ✍🏻 Dave Eggers 🎨 Lane Smith 2019, Chronicle #PB #rhyme #imagination Tomorrow, most likely: the sky will be blue . . . 🐿️ . . . 🍽️ . . . door🚪. . . 🎶from a 🚗 ✈️ . . . 🐞 . . . 🌺 . . . 🪨 . . . 🐌 . . . 🐳 . . . ☁️ +🍦 but why will tomorrow be a great day? 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

ADRIAN SIMCOX DOES NOT HAVE A HORSE ✍🏻 Marcy Campbell 🎨 Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social 2018, Dial Books #PB #empathy #imagination #friendship #CrystalKite a poor, lonely boy: “I have a 🐴.” a girl: 🤨 and yet . . . (surprise) 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

COME HOME ALREADY! ✍🏻 Jory John 🎨 Benji Davies 2017, HarperCollins #PB #friendship 🦆: knock-knock, but 🐻: gone 🎣 (for a week!) = peace and quiet 🦆: 📖, 🥁, 📽️ (😢) 🐻: 🌧️, ⛺️ problem, snackless (😢) and then . . . 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

📖📕📚 Happy National Read a Book Day! 📖📕📚

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This illustration makes me happy. Brings back memories of visiting Loss Ness in Scotland a couple of years ago.

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On Tuesday, my 2nd grade volunteer day, it took Eva 2 tries (easy to tell why) to fly the paper airplane she made to my desk located in the back of the classroom. Not until I got home did I see the hilarious message written inside. 🤣 #teachers #school

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

BIG AND SMALL AND IN BETWEEN ✍🏻 Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social 🎨 Daniel Miyares @danielmiyares.bsky.social 2022, Chronicle #PB #emotion #world ❤️ Golden 🪁 Award !!! ❤️ size & experience: BIG things small things in between things 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

BRAVE AS A MOUSE ✍🏻 & 🎨 Nicolò Carozzi 2021, Random House Studio #PB #friendship #bravery a playful gold🐠+ a playful 🐁 arrival: 3 🐈s gold🐠: “Eek!” the mouse: an💡 cats: 🍽️ then 💤 mice: 🫖cup and . . . 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK: THE COLLABORATION THAT CREATED WINNIE-THE-POOH ✍🏻 Annette Bay Pimentel @annettepimentel.bsky.social 🎨 Faith Pray @faithpray7.bsky.social 2026, Henry Holt and Co. BYR #PB #narrativeNF the creation of Winnie The Pooh a lesson in creating writing a story 🥰 #librarians

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

GAGA MISTAKE DAY ✍🏻 Emma Straub & Susan Straub 🎨 Jessica Love 2024, Rocky Pond Books #PB #grandmother #fun #silly babysitting? or playdate!!!!!! trade eyeglasses 👓 read books 📕 upside down etc. 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

THE BAD SEED ✍🏻 Jory John 🎨 Pete Oswald 2017, HarperCollins #PB #behavior a bad 🌻 seed doesn’t wash hands cuts in line etc. “finger pointing” and then . . . 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

BARNACLE IS BORED ✍🏻 &🎨 Jonathan Fenske 2016, Scholastic #PB #boredom #wish a bored barnacle wave 🌊 in wave 🌊 out wet, dry, wet dry . . . wish: excitement a 🐠 happens by and then . . . !!! 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

BOATS FOR PAPA ✍🏻 & 🎨 Jessixa Bagley @jessixabagley.bsky.social 2015, Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan #PB #grief #loss 🥲 a young beaver 🦫 carves boats 🛶 & sails them out to sea 🌊 (to his father) but . . . 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

WHEN YOU FIND THE RIGHT ROCK ✍🏻 Mary Lyn Ray 🎨 Felicita Sala 2024, Chronicle #PB #rocks #feelings #emotion #nature BIG rocks 🪨 for standing on ❤️ little rocks 🛘 for your pocket ❤️ etc. 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

BERTIE MAKES A FRIEND ✍🏻 Adam Bieranowski 🎨 Zeke Sons 2023, Lawley Enterprises #PB #humor #friendship friends: an owl 🦉 a bird 🐦 🐦 s new friend: worm 🪱 🪱= BIRD FOOD! 🪱 🥸 🤣 🤣 🤣 and then . . . 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If YOU COME TO EARTH ✍🏻 & 🎨 Sophie Blackall 2020, Chronicle #PB #STEM #Earth #diversity #informational a child on Earth writes a 📝 about Earth to a visitor 🛸 from Outer Space ALL about Earth 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents

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