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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

We are so excited to show off Dasher's shiny new look—she's getting ready for her onscreen debut when the new “Dasher” animated special premieres this holiday season on Disney+ and Disney Jr. Stay tuned for more details soon (and feel free to preorder while you wait!). ✨️📚️🦌🎞️❄️

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

HONOR FLIGHT comes out today! It was such an honor to collaborate with Jeff Gottesfeld on this very special book, and I am very excited for it to be out in the world. The response so far has been amazing- 4 starred reviews! Here are a few snippets from those:

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Welcome to Day 3 of the Fenway Park Noah Kahan-gergames. May the odds be ever in your favor. 🤪

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Stergios Botzakis @stergbot.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Hoops by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social is a great graphic novel version of the first Indiana girls’ basketball tournament in 1976. The sports sequences are suspenseful, the small moments emotional, & the whole enterprise is satisfying & informative. Great for fans of sports and history!

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I loved reading Hoops , a fictional account of the first Indiana high school girl's basketball tournament in 1976. The books follows the Wi...

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I just added an HONOR FLIGHT page to my website, where you can preorder the book from your favorite bookstore, see a few interior spreads, and download a high resolution cover image. If you're into that sort of thing... matttavares.com/honorflight....

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Honor Flight, my upcoming collaboration with author Jeff Gottesfeld, has now received THREE starred reviews (3 for 3 so far!)! Looking forward to this book being out in the world soon…

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The Strawberry Post @tstrawberrypost.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

A lovely #picturebook about one of Santa's reindeer meeting a polar bear and wanting to help him with his Christmas wish #bookReview: #DasherAndThePolarBear by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social buff.ly/MWUk9DI #bookblogger #books #childrensbooks

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I was driving past a Barnes & Noble in South Burlington, Vermont today and decided to stop in, partly to see if they had any of my books on display. And holy moly look at this beautiful wall of Dasher! Right at the entrance to the kids section! Amazing. They’re all signed now. 😍 @barnesandnoble.com

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Fun photo essay of my Dasher and the Polar Bear tour in Publishers Weekly! 🐻‍❄️

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Doing some holiday shopping for books for a loved one? Want to support independent bookstores with the convenience of shopping online from home… bookshop.org

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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We started off this snowy day by watching the latest draft of the animatic (storyboard art with all the actors’ voices in place) for the Dasher Christmas special! I can’t wait for everyone to see it. Coming to Disney Jr and Disney Plus in 2026…

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

It was never about efficiency. It was about taking a chainsaw to government agencies and programs that made people’s lives better- but when all they remember is that “now things are worse”, they will blame “the government” and not Elon - and probably not Trump. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule

Statement by Trump administration confirms longstanding suspicions that Musk-led agency is on its way out

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A few people have asked about prints, so I finally got around to setting up a new online store where people can buy prints of my illustrations, on Fine Art America. fineartamerica.com/profiles/mat...

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to my events in Virginia and Maryland this weekend, and to all the awesome booksellers who helped make the first weekend of the Dasher and the Polar tour such a blast! I really appreciate it.🐻‍❄️

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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Meet @tavaresbooks.bsky.social (DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR, @candlewickpress.bsky.social) at @curiousiguana.com in Frederick, MD, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. today. It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/mee... #booksky

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

We went shopping for my books at Target, Sabrina Carpenter style… (with some help from Molly and Sarah, I didn’t want to break the cart or myself 😂)

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I’m excited to share the cover of HONOR FLIGHT, my next collaboration with author Jeff Gottesfeld! A companion book to TWENTY-ONE STEPS, this book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contribution alive. Coming in March, 2026. Now available for preorder.

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in New York City! 🎄 (Art from Red & Lulu, Candlewick, 2017)

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

First sighting of Dasher and the Polar Bear at Target! Cool to see it right next to The Polar Express 😍

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I probably shared this years ago when I first saw it but it’s good enough to share again… This 1-Star review of Dasher from “leavehistoryalone” might be my favorite customer review I’ve ever gotten for any book. It’s just so funny on so many levels. 😂🤣

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Wow, check out this awesome HOOPS book trailer made by a 7th grader. @jc99whit.bsky.social‬ please tell your student I say thank you, and great job! Makes me want to read the book again! 🏀

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Stopped by G.Willikers Books & Toys in Portsmouth, NH this morning and signed a bunch of copies of all 3 Dasher books, Red & Lulu, and a few other books. So if you’re looking for signed books, they have plenty! 🐻‍❄️

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Happy book birthday to @tavaresbooks.bsky.social's Dasher and the Polar Bear!

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Just stopped by Perkins Cove Bookshop, the awesome new independent bookstore here in Ogunquit, Maine, and signed all their copies of Dasher and the Polar Bear, which just came out today! Very cool to see it in a bookstore for the first time! I signed a bunch of my other books too…

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Happy book birthday to: ❄ Dasher and the Polar Bear by Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social 🐤 Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I'm excited to announce the Dasher and the Polar Bear tour! I’ll be doing 20 bookstore events in 30 days. Really looking forward to meeting lots of readers and sharing Dasher's latest adventure! Details: matttavares.com/events.html

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I signed all these books today! Thanks to the awesome crew at the Penguin Random House warehouse in Westminster, MD for making it easy. They’re a fine-tuned machine! More details later about exactly where these books will end up. Dasher and the Polar Bear, coming 9/30! 🐻‍❄️🦌🎅🏼

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A month from today, Dasher will be back with another Christmas adventure ✨ Dasher and the Polar Bear available September 30, 2025

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Dasher and the Polar Bear got a starred review in School Library Journal! 🤩 Coming September 30…

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I got my first real copy of the US edition of Dasher and the Polar Bear! Really excited for this one. Coming September 30, now available for preorder… 🐻‍❄️

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I got a mysterious box from Candlewick Press today and had no idea what was inside so I did an unboxing video! I knew my first real copy of Dasher & the Polar Bear should be arriving soon, but usually they send me 1 copy before I get a whole box. I was pleasantly surprised by what was inside!

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Looking over first proofs for Honor Flight, written by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by me, published by Candlewick, coming in March 2026…

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I am beyond thrilled to share some very exciting news... The Dasher Christmas special is coming to Disney Jr. and Disney+ in 2026!!!

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Fun mail today- my author copies of the Ukrainian edition of Red & Lulu! Amazing. I love knowing that families in Ukraine are reading my books! 😍🇺🇦🎄

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Front and back endpapers for Honor Flight, written by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by me, published by Candlewick, coming in 2026…

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

#Bookaday I added @tavaresbooks.bsky.social's Dasher and the Polar Bear to my 2025 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Wow, Hoops won the 2025 Rhode Island Middle School Book Award! Amazing. Thanks to the committee for including my book as a nominee, alongside so many great books. And thanks to the middle school kids of RI for reading my book, and for choosing it as this year’s winner! I really appreciate it.

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Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

🏀 #MarchMadness with @tavaresbooks.bsky.social! 🏀 www.bookelicious.com/bookelicious... 📅 3/5/25 @ 1:00p EST Register: xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/jDzsGXME ✨ Standards Aligned • Interactive • Inclusive ✨ @candlewickpress.bsky.social 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Preparing some Growing Up Pedro art for an upcoming exhibit ⚾️

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Have you seen the latest BookBreak Mini Lessons? There are 10 new ones from Tracey Hecht @fabledfilmspress.bsky.social, @tavaresbooks.bsky.social, @sethasfishman.bsky.social, and @bethanyhegedus.bsky.social covering math, science, social studies, ELA, and SEL!

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Ola from Porto, Portugal! 🇵🇹

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Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

📚 🎉 Virtual Author Event for your school! Draw with @tavaresbooks.bsky.social! www.bookelicious.com/bookelicious... 📅 3/5/25 @ 1:00p EST Register ⬇️ (Choose 3 events for $399) xuyx9zzuvpq.pro.typeform.com/to/jDzsGXME?... ✨ Standards Aligned • Interactive • Inclusive ✨ @candlewickpress.bsky.social

📚 🎉 Virtual Author Event for your school!
Draw with @tavaresbooks.bsky.social!
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📅 3/5/25 @ 1:00p EST

Register ⬇️ (Choose 3 events for $399)
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Christine Sarmel @christinesarmel.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Adding to my order list… @tavaresbooks.bsky.social books fly right off the shelves. Kids know beauty when they see it.

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I'm excited to share the cover for my next book! DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR Read all about how this book and this cover came to be, on Travis Jonker's 100 Scope Notes blog. Thanks, @100scopenotes.bsky.social! 100scopenotes.com/2025/01/30/e... Coming September 16...

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Sondra Zalewski @sondrazalewski.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A heartfelt Christmas story by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social. Kids will enjoy rooting for the impatient Dasher when she travels alone and loses sight of the North Star guiding her home. This book reminds readers to be brave, kind, and thoughtful—grand notions for the holiday season. #PBreview

book cover for Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas by Matt Tavares

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

2 days left to bid on items in the Kidlit for Los Angeles auction! If you're an aspiring author or illustrator looking for a rare opportunity to chat with an editor or agent, here's your chance! Lots of virtual and in person school visits up for bid too! Also signed books, art, prints, etc.

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Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The Kidlit for Los Angeles auction is now live! Help raise funds for LA wildfire relief and win signed books, original art, school visits, critiques and more from your favorite authors, illustrators, agents, and editors. 32auctions.com/kidlitforlos... @kidlitforla.bsky.social

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