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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 27

Closing time for tonight’s #pbchat - I recommend checking out this Caldecott Award-winning book.

Sorry for the scheduling conflicts this month - next month we are reading another all-time classic. Go, Dog. Go! Join us April 9th at 9pm e.

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 27

Rebecca Lee Kunz was not a children’s book illustrator before this - Author Andrea Rogers met her at Cherokee National Holiday. #pbchat

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 27

#pbchat Chooch Helped portrays indigenous Americans in a contemporary light, it has traditions and language unique to the culture, but also reflects any modern family’s life and dynamic.

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 27

Opening up tonight’s #pbchat for CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER CHOOCH HELPED by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz. #kidlit

Cover of CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER CHOOCH HELPED by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz.

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 27

1 hour until #pbchat - if you could not find a copy of CHOOCH HELPED, there are some read alongs posted to YouTube. This one is just 3 minutes. youtu.be/vJYg1LfCjo0?...

Chooch Helped, by Andrea Rogers | Read Aloud by Mom | Illustrated by Rebecca Kunz | Caldecott 🥇 2025

YouTube video by Book Reviews By Mom & Kids

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 26

#pbchat www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYg...

Chooch Helped, by Andrea Rogers | Read Aloud by Mom | Illustrated by Rebecca Kunz | Caldecott 🥇 2025

YouTube video by Book Reviews By Mom & Kids

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 26

#pbchat was delayed but will happen tonight! briankirbystudio.com/pbchat-march... #kidlit

#pbchat MARCH 2025 - Chooch Helped - Brian Kirby Studio

I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book every month, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re...

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 26

Yes, tonight. #pbchat

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 11

We’re pushing back our typical meet up date to 3/25 when we will be talking about the recent 2025 Caldecott Medal Winner: ‘Chooch Helped‘. I hope everyone can find a copy and join us! #pbchat #kidlit

Cover of Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz.

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Mar 11

While we typically meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, due to a scheduling conflict, we are postponing #pbchat until later in the month and will meet on Wednesday 3/25. #pbchat #kidlit

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 13

That’s the end of our hour of Ferdinand. Next month we are going to have a more recent book up for discussion, and alternate between modern books and classics each month. Hope you keep joining! #pbchat

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 13

30,000 copies were quickly published and given out for free to German children at the end of WW2. #pbchat

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 13

Ferdinand “was banned in many countries, including in Spain (where it remained banned until after Franco's death). In Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned (as ‘degenerate democratic propaganda’).” #pbchat

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 13

THE STORY OF FERDINAND has not been out of print since it was first published in 1936. It outsold Gone with the Wind to become the highest selling book of 1938. #pbchat

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 13

It’s 9pm eastern and time for #pbchat! We’ll be talking 1936’s beloved classic picture book, THE STORY OF FERDINAND, by Munro leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson.

Bright red cover of THE STORY OF FERDINAND

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 13

#pbchat is coming at the top of the hour! Join in our discussion of picture books! Tonight’s topic is the classic THE STORY OF FERDINAND. #kidlit briankirbystudio.com/658-2/

#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024 - Brian Kirby Studio

I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book every month, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re...

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 12

#pbchat is talking THE STORY OF FERDINAND (1936) by author Munro Leaf and Illustrator Robert Lawson tonight at 9pm eastern. Join in! #kidlit

youtu.be/VrOk2OlBQfg?...

The Story of Ferdinand | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book

YouTube video by Brightly Storytime

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Feb 12

#pbchat tomorrow at 9pm briankirbystudio.com/658-2/

#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024 - Brian Kirby Studio

I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book on Mondays at 9PM EST every two weeks, hosted on Bluesky. Follow...

briankirbystudio.com

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Jan 31

Our next #pbchat will be 2/12 - we’re taking a pendulum swing between new books and classics, and for February we’re going to discuss a favorite, The Story of Ferdinand. #kidlit

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#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024 - Brian Kirby Studio

I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book on Mondays at 9PM EST every two weeks, hosted on Bluesky. Follow...

briankirbystudio.com

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Jan 9

#pbchat our next chat is February 12th! Check back for announcement of our book choice. boringstorybook.com/pbchat/

#PBCHAT

I’ve organized a picturebook book club on Bluesky for anyone who loves picture books! A chance to discuss a book each month and dive into the details. We’re having a 1-hour book club meeting using …

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pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social · Jan 9

Welcome to tonight’s #pbchat! We’re talking about concours favorite recent books - MR. S by MONICA ARNALDO. If you don’t have a copy, she does a read along here youtu.be/-eXRZPTQ_nE?... #kidlit