Terrific review from Kirkus!! 💕"Modeling the key to making friends, this gentle tale wields its messaging with a whisper rather than a thump." Bob will be coming to bookstores and libraries in February from Penguin Rocky Pond, Amy Jindra Hodgson and me! I can't wait. #picturebook #kidlit #bookreview

Grandparents' Day is coming and I have the perfect gift. A GRAND DAY celebrates the bond between grandparents & grandchildren in every kind of family. Find celebration activities in the free Storytime & Curriculum Guide! jeanreidy.com/books/a-gran... @simonkids.bsky.social #grandparentsday #kidlit

It's that time of year! And new beginnings take courage. If you have a favorite young reader, teacher, or librarian in your life who's heading back to school, this brave little tortoise, TRUMAN, might be a perfect companion. ❤️ @simonkids.bsky.social #backtoschool #kidlit

It's that time of year! This WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A BOOK ABOUT YOU? trio inspires kids to dream big and to be the authors of their own life stories. What better way to start the school year? ❤️📖@choochoojoey.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social #backtoschool #kidlit #socialandemotionallearning

I love seeing our sweet, size-of-a-donut tortoise, Truman, back in the NYT, and ready to meet a new batch of kindergarten kiddos!!! @simonkids.bsky.social #kidlit #backtoschool #kindergarten www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/b...

Every wardrobe needs statement pieces. This is one of mine. #authorsagainstbookbans @authorsabb.bsky.social #kidlit

This practice has saved me from countless bouts of analysis paralysis in the writing process. #amwriting #writingprocess #writerlife #writinglife #kidlit #amrevising

Biggest surprise of summer so far: The Traverse City, MI wineries. Highly recommend! And the beaches? They were extra-special! ❤ #raodtrip #summerfun

I love when school visit thank-you notes are sprinkled with suspense! ❤️ #schoolvisit #schoolvisits #authorvisit #authorvisits

Look! Family Story Time bags that rockstar, #librarymediaspecialist Linda Hume (J.G. Brumfield Elementary) created for her students. What a brilliant idea! So excited to see WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A BOOK ABOUT YOU? as part of this project.❤️ @choochoojoey.bsky.social #literacy #kidlit #schoollibraries

Dedicated to best friends everywhere! ❤️https://jeanreidy.com/books/me-and-you-in-a-book-made-for-two/ #giftgivingideas #bestfriendsday #picturebook #kidlit

Friends, I'm thrilled to share Amy Jindra Hodgson's adorable cover for our book BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST! About a braggy bear who discovers how it feels when friends get to know friends. Coming from Rocky Pond/Penguin 2/26! ❤️ #picturebook #kidlit #socialandemotionallearning #SEL

She's got no time to "Fix It and Forget It." She's got reading to do! (We ❤ CIRCLE UNDER BERRY @carterhiggins.bsky.social !) #picturebooks #kidlit

It's graduation time! For graduates, young and old, I have the perfect gift. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A BOOK ABOUT YOU? Parents & teachers, check out my FREE Event Kit for fun celebrations: jeanreidy.com/wp-content/u... Congratulations, Class of 2025! #graduationgift #graduation2025 #picturebook

Teachers and librarians are some of the busiest people I know. And I'm always blown away by everything they do to prepare for and welcome visiting authors. I'm humbled & grateful & I'll never take it for granted. ❤️ #schoolvisit #authorvisit #ilovelibrarians #iloveteachers #schoollibrarians #kidlit

While I only made it to two bookstores (but covered 10 miles of the city on foot!) I allowed myself plenty of time to savor, browse & buy! I'm so grateful for all the fabulous indie bookstores in and around the Windy City. What a wonderful day! ❤️ #chilovesbooks #ibdchi25 #independentbookstoreday2025

A first grader at one school visit this week told me that she loved cows. All kinds of cows. And that she had three cows (stuffies) whose names were Cowy, Cow Cow and Auntie Cow. I may need to rethink how I name my picture book characters. ❤️ #schoolvisit #authorvisit #kidlit #picturebooks

My heart is officially cracked wide open. #greatreads #picturebooks #picturebook #kidlit #homelessness #charlottezolotowaward

Illinois voters! This! #authorsagainstbookbans #literacy #intellectualfreedom #ilovelibraries❤️ #schoollibraries

Sylvie gratitude webs + Group Hugs galore = School Visit Happiness! ❤️ #schoolvisit #schoolvisits #authorvisit #authorvisits #picturebooks #kidlit

I'm really glad I decided to read on the train today!

I love teachers!❤️ I love those kids! ❤️I love my job! ❤️#schoolvisit #schoolvisits #authorvisit #authorvisits #kidlit

Nothing starts a school visit quite like dozens of tiny Trumans (and donuts and green beans) guiding my path! ❤️🐢🍩 #schoolvisits #schoolvisit #authorvisit #authorvisits #kidlit

Kindergartener at school visit yesterday, "I've been writing books my entire life. Like ten years. Maybe twenty." ❤️🤣❤️ #kidlit #schoolvisit #authorvisit #schoolvisits

Here's a fun Friday tip. Plan a day off & then write. Head to a park, then write. Have 10 minutes before dinner? Write. It's like a surprise gift. Or found penny. The pressure is off because you didn't expect to be writing. That's when the magic happens. #kidlit #writinglife #writing #writerlife

Welcome to our new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Mac Barnett. Here's a great interview with him on the "Looking at Picture Books" Substack. Picture book writers, this might be one subscription to gift to yourself this year. I just did! #piturebooks #kidlit tinyurl.com/446mud2h

Yay, @meganefreeman.bsky.social!!! ♥️ read.hbook.com/megan-freema...

A few weeks ago my writing tip was to read current, curated & award-winning books. For picture book writers, here's another list of must-reads. Congratulations to all the new Charlotte Zolotow Award, Honor and Highly Commended titles! tinyurl.com/yc256t7s #kidlit #picturebooks

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a great book ... and chocolate of course! #valentinesday #kidlit #picturebooks @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

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Today's the day! I can't wait to meet and read with young readers and listeners near and far. ❤️ #worldreadaloudday #literacy #reading @litworld.bsky.social

I was gifted some new office decor for my birthday. I'm not sure it will make me more productive. But it does make me want to hang out in my office a whole lot more. ♥️

Today's writing advice falls under the categories of #revision #birthandkillyourdarlings #writerlife #writinglife #kidlit #picturebooks and, of course, #writingprocess It's all part of the process. You gotta love the process.

Happy National Hugging Day! Celebrate the magic of friendship and kindness with GROUP HUG (from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social, @choochoojoey.bsky.social and me!)! ❤️ jeanreidy.com/books/group-... #nationalhuggingday #friendship #kindness #socialemotionallearning #empathy #kidlit #picturebooks

Yay! It's my first writing tip of the new year! And it's a big one. Picture book authors, if you don't know where to start, here's a great list, from the amazing @fuse8.bsky.social. afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/31/3... Which are your favorite lists? #kidlit #writing #picturebooks #writinglife

I learned awe from my mom. She could be in awe of a plane taking off, a blue spruce, a cooing baby or even the many shades of green grass. I'm hoping to practice a lot more awe in 2025. And this feels like a good place to start. (Thanks for letting me get away with a few more snowshoeing photos!😊)

Possible predictor of relationship longevity: The level of coordinated and complementary preferences in the varieties of See's chocolates. What are your favorites? 😋

If I had to pick one book to close out my reading year, I'm sure glad it was this one. Highly recommend! #booksky #greatread 💙📚

I love my new snowshoes! But even more so, I Iove where they take me!🌲❤️

I'm doing this and loving the positivity it promotes! Give it a try! ❤️🎄 #writing #writinglife #kidlit

"The closest thing to Heaven on this planet anywhere Is a quiet Christmas" Eve afternoon "in the Colorado snow."

So honored to see TRUMAN on this exquisite list!!! ❤️ #kidlit #picturebooks

Cool holiday news! I love seeing SYLVIE on the TODAY SHOW's list of best gifts for 3 year olds! It will be happy holidays for this sweet spider. ❤️ 🎁🎄 www.today.com/shop/best-gi... #gifts #kidlit #picturebooks

Family Christmas stocking #15 delivered! While none are perfect, they're made with oodles of love. But I'm especially proud of this one because it features the first, ever  ... reading reindeer!!!❤️🎄🦌📚

Are you in need of holiday gift ideas? May I humbly suggest a few for those lucky young readers & listeners on your list? And if you buy a book and message me before 12/18, I'll mail you an autographed sticker to go with it. Find out more at jeanreidy.com. #holidaygifts #picturebooks #gifts

Even though we're right in the middle of a busy holiday season, we can't forget the twins in our lives. How about celebrating these dynamic duos with a great book? Find out more at: jeanreidy.com/books/me-and... #twinday #twins #picturebook

I have little writing tips to share with you all, but I'm struggling to come up with a pithy name for them - a real problem for a writer, right? I'll be trying out a few different names over the next few weeks. And I'd love to hear your suggestions. #kidlit #writing #amwriting #amrevising #edusky

The world has lost a luminary. But let's keep her words alive by continuing to share them far and wide. Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o... #poetry #kidlit

What a magnificent, festive and fun way to spend an evening! 🎄❤️

I have little writing tips to share with you all, but I'm struggling to come up with a pithy name for them - a real problem for a writer, right? I'll be trying out a few different names over the next few weeks. And I'd love to hear your suggestions. #kidlit #writing #amwriting #amrevising #edusky