Always a pleasure to get reviewed by such a tireless and insightful champion of Canadian kidlit. Thanks so much, @hkubiw.bsky.social!

www.amazon.ca/Butterfly-Se... There’s a limited time offer to save $$$ on Butterfly Sea, a story of the magic of childhood and much much more by me and Marie-Laure Couët. 🧵 🦋 📕 @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Want fab #CDN summer reading for young readers? The @forestofreading.bsky.social Kid & Teen Committees have you covered w diverse, CDN & recently published books. For ages 8-14: canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/05/2026... For ages 14+: canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/05/2026...

I’m grateful to the librarians at #GVPL for the Emerging Local #Authors Collection. On Saturday, they unveiled 122 books by local self-published and small press authors. It was a pleasure to be there and discover new books for myself at the same time as being featured. 🐝 @picturebookseh.bsky.social

Tom packed for a lunch en plain air He brought enough salad to share With a few hungry swans Playing Frisbee on the lawn And one ravenous fuzzy black bear! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: lettuce sprouts are tucked in a blanket of dead leaves-- autumn's gift to spring short form: bluebell shoots stir under decomposing beech leaves-- sun-drawn monoku: dead maple leaves on greening grass autumn's bones Please add a version if y'd like.

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday: blackberry bloom sways blossom bows to breeze’s breath birdsongs dip and rise #poetry #haiku

Happy Saturday! azaleas flare like holiday fireworks colorful cluster #haiku #haikusaturday

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

foggy fields flash past traces of rain, hints of sun train to Toronto #HaikuSaturday

yesterday crumbles into tomorrow's forest of possibility #haikuSaturday #haiku #urbanrenewal #industry #newengland #westernMA

ear to forest floor echoes of dinosaurs ancient ferns still flourish #forestfriday 💚 #haikusaturday 💚 #nativeplants

Happy Saturday! oh, coy clematis hiding your bloom behind vines why are you so shy? #haiku #haikusaturday

"Children’s literature is not held together by perfection. It is held together by connection." knowledgequest.aasl.org/when-the-amb...

It's always a pleasure to do a Simply 7 interview. Thanks very much, @jenanbenton.bsky.social!

Having a great time chatting with families at the Country Bee! 🐝 📚 #yyj #kidlit

Thank you, @troystory.bsky.social I hope to see lots of Victoria folks there this afternoon! 🍃 🐝 #WorldBeeDay

carpenter bee drills holes in my house and then fills my mouth with berries glass half full 😉 #nativeplants 💚 #gardening 💚 #pollinators #haiku 💚 #worldbeeday

My favorite Picture Book Interviews are with @jenanbenton.bsky.social! Check out @reneekurilla.bsky.social and my interview about THE DINO DOOR here! @simonkids.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian

This Saturday morning, join me and Renee Kurilla at Ten Trees Books in Natick, MA (in their new location!) for the final stop on our DINO DOOR May tour! There will be life-size cardboard dinosaur cut-outs!⁠ #kidlit #booksky #dinosky

Happening Wednesday in Victoria, BC 🐝 #yyj #yyjevents #family #familiesreadtogether #pollinators #bumblebee #books #kidlit #raiseareader #SD63

Happy Book Birthday, STILL FRIENDS! 🐕 Congratulations to all!

The local bookshop is open!

Yayyyyy! 🎶 🪴 Two of my favourite things - music and plants!

Tom heard that libraries were splendid He checked out more things than intended Disney movies, magazines, Museum passes for teens... He left feeling fully contented! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

For Mothers Day, Tom picked some flowers Tended through sun and spring showers But of course, bees assembled And Tom's feathers trembled So he channeled his mom's superpowers Happy Mothers Day! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social and me

Forest fires can seem terrifying, but what happens after they are gone can be beautiful. 📚👍🏽 #KidLit #picturebook #interview #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2026/05/05/s...

#KidlitartPostcard How lovely! Here’s one of my favourite spreads from Butterfly Sea! If you are thinking of illustration work, @marielaurecouet.bsky.social did an amazing job of interpreting and elevating BUTTERFLY SEA. 🦋 🌊 I’m so pleased she was chosen by Tielmour Press to illustrate the book.

I would agree! As author of two picture books, I have only met the illustrators over video calls. Maybe we will meet in person one day, @marielaurecouet.bsky.social 🇨🇦 And Vikki Zhang, is a whole world away so that would be even more challenging.

I had the chance to attend the Orca book launch event Munro’s Books tonight and get a signed copy of STILL FRIENDS 🐶 by @troystory.bsky.social and Mike Deas. It was wonderful to learn about the diverse variety of books being published and the stories of inspiration behind them. 📚

Yes! This need to be said. 🇨🇦

Happy Sunday!

Prize winners announced! 🐝 ✍️ 🌍 What a great week. Thanks to all who participated, especially my hardworking co-host, @jpuglow.bsky.social #Stuckbumblebeepoetrychallenge

Thanks for joining in! Writing daily poems is a great habit and it sure was fun connecting with all the poets. We are grateful for the participants and the excellent guests! 🐝 🌍

Tom's talons were needing some care The winter had left them all bare So he filed, buffed, and preened Before painting them green Sorcery! For turkeys who dare. Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

It’s the final day of our seven day poetry challenge today! Winners will be announced soon.

Day 6 and so much creativity flowing from this challenge!

Special guest @natashazimmers.bsky.social on the Stuck Bumblebee Poetry Challenge! 🐝 🍃 Thank you for sharing a great poetry tip with us, Natasha!

Poetry tips and inspiration galore!

Celebrating Earth Day. 🌱 🌎

Thanks for all the reposts!

Poetry Lovers! Join the fun.

Day 1 🐝 🌍 ✍️

Every child has a wish for the world… 💚🌳🌍 The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place by Andrea Koehle Jones • illustrated by Alicia Padrón 🔗 www.amazon.ca/Wish-Trees-P... #EarthDay #PlantATree #environmentaleducation #ChildrensBooks #teachers #BookTok

DID YOU KNOW... I have critiqued 100s of picture book manuscripts. Some of those manuscripts have gone on to land offers of representation from agents, some are out on submission, and some are even published books found on store shelves right now.

NEW BOOK MAIL! This #PictureBookPostcard is SO MUCH FUN! TINY HIKER Written by @natashazimmers.bsky.social Pictures by @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social Published by @orcabook.bsky.social Explore the wild with Tiny Hiker and read the blog post here: aprilberrybooks.com/tiny-hiker-n...

🎉COVER REVEAL!! 🎉 MONKEY DRAGON RABBIT by @meilinc.bsky.social and illustrated by me is a laugh-out-loud LNY story that combines holiday traditions with Jumanji-style fun! It comes out from @sourcebooks.bsky.social on Dec 1st and is available for preorder now! Link in bio! #kidlit #coverreveal

Day 59 of my 100-day #insect/ #arthropod drawings. 🎵These sticks are made for walkin’ …and one day they might walk all over you 🎶 Anyone else singing a Nancy Sinatra tune now? 😁🐞🕷️

spring's first lights days from dimming flicker bright #bloomscrolling #haiku #sundayyellow #stunday

Happy Sunday! Forsythia bursts on the scene, Glowing yellow before it turns green, It gives us good cheer, Telling us spring is here, Like a sun or a star with its beams. #limerick #limericksunday