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Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · 23d

📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Wonderfully Wild
Jessica Stremer & Josee Masse
@jstremer.bsky.social
@joseemasse.bsky.social

This is the type of environmentally minded story I want to write. Great message, fun activities, fantastic illustrations. Lovely.

Cover for Wonderfully Wild with a large green weeping willow tree and children playing underneath

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you for sharing!

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yes!

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Aug 30

These guys looked like they could spring to life!

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · Aug 27

In this #LitLinks lesson, we offer #edusky practical ways to build foundational literacy skills
Perfect for understanding cause/effect relationships, exploring different viewpoints, & mastering step-by-step writing
www.patriciamnewman.com?p=12967

@jstremer.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy, happy book birthday @jstremer.bsky.social !boo

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Yay for pub day!

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's a sticky summer release day for author @jstremer.bsky.social and illustrator @alexandervidal.bsky.social's TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City's Prehistoric Past.

Readers Beware! This one might suck you in.

Jessica Stremer is repped by @socalledyalife.bsky.social

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Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social · Aug 24

Time to catch up on my @pbspree.bsky.social books! Have you read these titles yet? They rock!
@marziehabbas.bsky.social @jstremer.bsky.social @elizabethbrown10.bsky.social @natashakhankazi.bsky.social @jyotigopal.bsky.social
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amready #amwriting #books #STEM #edusky

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Aug 21

@alexboersma-art.bsky.social @cgroenink.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social @lindsaymoore.bsky.social @barbrosenstock.bsky.social @jstremer.bsky.social @gordywright.bsky.social

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Aug 21

August #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #nonfiction #picturebooks featuring sea life www.hbook.com/story/in-and... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

In and around the sea

From the August 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

www.hbook.com

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thrilled that Trapped in the Tar Pit, a story about La Brea Tar Pits, is a JLG selection!

Uncover this true story of a miraculous scientific discovery in the most unexpected of places.

TRAPPED pubs 8/26! If you've got fossil loving kids or love digging into the past, this book's for you!

#kidlit

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Aug 10

#PBSpree continues our busy summer of book birthdays with congratulation to @ebrownbooks.bsky.social and Olga Lee on their latest book!

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Aug 10

Had such a great time exploring the Delaware coast. Especially grateful for kids who agree to walk all the random trails I found (there may have been a bribe to the beach included)

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jul 30

Love this book!!

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Jul 15

pbspree Join us in celebrating GROUCHO The Grouchy Grounhog. Written by @lydialukidis.bsky.social and illustrated by #TaraHannon!
Way to go-kids are going to love this book!

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Jul 15

Another beautiful book by author @jyotigopal.bsky.social hits the shelves today! Illustrated by #DishkaaPawaskar. in the Mangroves is an enchanting and multilayered picture book about the interconnected animals of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest.
Congratulations!

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Jul 30

This fabulous book is out in the world! Grab yourself a copy. Congratulations @marziehabbas.bsky.social on your latest book! @PBspree #middlegrade #kidlit #picturebooks #writingcommunity

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jul 29

Spotted this handsome boy today

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Jul 8

Congratulations to @jstremer.bsky.social and @marziehabbas.bsky.social for inclusion on this list of great picture books! @slj.com #picturebooks

School Library Journal @slj.com · Jul 7

From Pakistan to Spain to ordinary neighborhoods, the power of books has never been more visible than in these 65 gems plucked from the mines of picture books published in the first half of 2025.

65 Brilliant Picture Book Titles | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far

From Pakistan to Spain to ordinary neighborhoods, the power of books has never been more visible than in these 65 gems plucked from the mines of picture books published in the first half of 2025.

www.slj.com

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jul 8

I spy WONDERFULLY WILD (next to The Wild Robot 🤩). Pinch me!

School Library Journal @slj.com · Jul 7

From Pakistan to Spain to ordinary neighborhoods, the power of books has never been more visible than in these 65 gems plucked from the mines of picture books published in the first half of 2025.

65 Brilliant Picture Book Titles | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far

From Pakistan to Spain to ordinary neighborhoods, the power of books has never been more visible than in these 65 gems plucked from the mines of picture books published in the first half of 2025.

www.slj.com

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jul 1

Attention SCBWI members! Michael Garland and I are thrilled that our book FIRE ESCAPE: How Animals and Plants Survive Wildfires is a finalist for the #scbwi Crystal Kite Award, Midwest Division.

Final voting is now open until July 19th and we'd love your support ❤️

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Cheryl A. Johnson @cherylajohnson.bsky.social · Jul 1

FAVE FOUR

If you'd like to see other kidlit recommendations, pop on over to cherylajohnsonwrites.weebly.com.

@chanastiefel.bsky.social
@jstremer.bsky.social
@gordywright.bsky.social
@kellycrull.bsky.social

#kidlit
#kidlitbookstack
#kidlitrecommendation

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Awesome way to save on preorders and support indie bookstores!

PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Jun 27

Author extraordinaire @jstremer.bsky.social next book is coming soon. Preorder today!

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jun 18

Lovely review. Thanks @thehornbook.bsky.social ♥️ 😊

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Jun 18

#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN by @jstremer.bsky.social + @gordywright.bsky.social (Holiday): "The expressive + suspenseful text + evocative illus give readers a clear picture of the discovery + correction of one historical threat to wildlife" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Review of Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species

The partnership between Stremer’s expressive and suspenseful text and Wright’s evocative hand-painted gouache, ink, and acrylic illustrations (see...

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

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