I am...astounded! Sharks and Other Ocean Animals is a Best of 2025 Children's Book @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social! Thanks so much, #nonfiction lovers! 🦈🪼💙https://tinyurl.com/3763wcm6 @highlightsfound.bsky.social #TravisFoster

Can't wait for Spring 2026! tinyurl.com/ywekf6md #MaginationPress @highlightsfound.bsky.social

I'm delighted that It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! is on Ramsey County Library's list of books to help kids get ready for Kindergarten! Be sure to check out It's A Field Trip, Busy Bus! for those feeling a bit jealous. tinyurl.com/33xfhypa @simonkids.bsky.social #ClaireMesser #BeachLane

Such fun to watch William Jewell Men’s Basketball tonight! #Cardinals #almamater

The holidays can be emotionally intense for kids--disrupted routines, family drama, the anticipation and excitement of what's ahead. I'm grateful #BaileyKeimig #TelegraphHerald shared Sometimes I am Hot Lava as a way to help manage big feelings. @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social shorturl.at/X8oLK

The neighbor’s girls say hello!

🎂It’s a #BookBirthday for Grandma’s Little Love Bug! Here’s hoping it brings lots of snuggly cuddles! @highlightsfound.bsky.social #Highlights #Kidlit #Books #AnaZurita

My daughter’s retired second grade teacher now works at our vet’s. She graded my book.😊 💗 Out in one week! shorturl.at/3CKb7 #AnaZurita #GrandmaBook #Highlights

How cool is this? A Turkish edition of The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend! It translates to The Last Day of Our Friendship. 😍🚲🚲#JoanneLewVriethoff #TwoLions #MarilynBrigham

Small Business Saturday is Nov 29! KD’s Books in Lee’s Summit has a bunch of mine! Give ‘em a shout! kdsbooksls.com

Early morning early November

Such fun sharing Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story today with the kids at Ridgeview Elem @olatheschools.bsky.social! Special thanks to librarian Dawn Mercer for hosting & to Church of the Resurrection for providing each student a signed book! @csneal.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

So happy to see my friend Jill Esbaum's It's Corn Picking Time! on the Chicago Public Library's Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2025! tinyurl.com/mscc4w4b

March 3! March 3!🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩 Grab your platform shoes, shiny shirt, and bell bottoms! DISCO DAVE grooves your way on March 3! Jody, will there be fun 80's references for adults? Oh, you betcha! tinyurl.com/yucyr22j From the lovely folks at Magination Press and Illus Yana Kozak

I voted!

Out one month from today! Grandmas, do you have a little love bug? ❤️ Order wherever you get books!

What great fun with the kids at Buchanan Elementary in Branson, MO! Loved all the wall art! Thanks, Mrs. Collette! #Books #AuthorVisit #Literacy #Reading #WritingCommunity

Sending a big thank you to Kendra Helsel and all the kids at Cedar Ridge Elementary! #Branson #AuthorVisit #Books #Reading #WritingCommunity #Kidlit

I'm grateful to #KidTimeStoryTime Storyteller for sharing The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend with her #YouTube audience! tinyurl.com/4dkzy8p4 @joannelewvriethoff.bsky.social #TwoLions #ReadAloud #WritingCommunity #PictureBook

A guide to free meals and pantries around downtown Kansas City. ❤️ More information: tinyurl.com/9vpvhwxc

See you Saturday, 11/1, at KD's Books, Lee's Summit! 🦈🐼📚

Thanks, Oklahoma! 😍Oklahoma Bestseller List Oct 26... tinyurl.com/5fa37xmw #HighlightsPress #Nonfiction #Sharks #Pandas #Books

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈 Video Description: Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨ youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

Grandmas! Are you looking for the perfect gift for your little love bugs? Out Dec 9! 😊 tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss illus Ana Zurita #HighlightsPress

Hey, Kansas City! Please join me next Saturday, Oct 25 at 11am for storytime, 🪼craft, and signing at Barnes and Noble Zona Rosa! tinyurl.com/2fhuthhn

Hey, Edmond, OK folks! Will I see you at Best of Books Wednesday 10/15 at 6pm? Come help me solve these animal riddles! tinyurl.com/yrfkx23x

The Chinese translation! So cool! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @amelievidelo.bsky.social

It's tour time! I'm visiting schools & bookstores over the next month to celebrate my new nonfiction riddle books with #Highlights! AND GUESS WHAT? Highlights is donating 75 copies to @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social! Apply below! Open to stewards and fans of LFL! tinyurl.com/2nyzs5ub

I'm so grateful to live in a world where dreams from 2008, years before I was published but desperately wanted to be, can lead to this. I'm forever thankful, #SCBWI friends! #MarilynBrigham #TwoLions #JoanneLewVriethoff #CrystalKite

Grandma's Little Love Bug...crinkles! 😊❤️ Adorable art by Ana Zurita Out December 9! Preorder now! tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss #HighlightsPress #books #Grandma #love #read

🪩🪩🪩COVER REVEAL TIME!🪩🪩🪩 Put on your platform shoes and shiny shirts, folks! DISCO DAVE is about to bust a move! Illus by Yana Kozak #MaginationPress Hitting the dance floor March 3, but available for warm-ups now! tinyurl.com/m79uyeyj #kidlit #childrensbooks #PB #disco #SEL #YouShouldBeDancing

GREAT NEWS! My little buddy Porcupine got himself a preliminary nomination for Missouri's 2026-2027 Show Me Award! I, Jody, couldn't be happier! Illus Angela Edmonds Published by Magination Press

KC-area writers! Join me for the @jocolibrary.org Writers' Conference! It's free! I'll be talking about writing Picture Books at 3 pm on 10/17! Lots of sessions for adult writers, too! Details👇

This #GrandparentsDay, I'm happy to announce my first board book, especially for Grandmas! Illus Ana Zurita, pubbed by Highlights Press! It crinkles! 😊 Preorder wherever you get books! Out before the holidays!

This Thursday, 4-8, downtown Liberty! See you there! Go, Chiefs!

Thanks JS and Penny for featuring EMERGENCY KITTENS! (They make everything better!) jsjenbooks.com Art by Dave Mottram @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story made @cindyschrauben.bsky.social Read Around North America list! Thanks, Cindy! tinyurl.com/4xnhuyrr

My ride or die is 11 today! Happy Birthday, Soph! ❤️

This Thursday, 4-8, downtown Liberty! See you there! Go, Chiefs!

open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr... @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social I recommended your book and @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social featured it in her Back-to-School books!

Thanks for your recommendations, Lindsay and @amyhouts.bsky.social!

Liberty-area friends! Come join the fun at Historic Downtown Liberty's 🏈 First Thursday🏈 on 9/4/2025! I'll be signing books at Basement Books from 4-8!

Kansas City and Surrounds...Come see me and other authors for adults and kids at the 2025 @jocolibrary.org Writers Conference on Thursday, 10/17 at 3:00 CST. I'll be sharing about how to write picture books! More info and registration below! The conference is free!

Happy First Day of School to all who celebrate! Illus Claire Messer @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Good morning! I'm excited to share the covers of my latest titles from Highlights Press, out October 7! Illus by Travis Foster. More to come in this rhyming riddle puzzle series! tinyurl.com/494f72bj

Beach days may be slipping away, but best friends never do. @joannelewvriethoff.bsky.social #TwoLions #BackToSchool

I was thinking today about this book I wrote in 2014. It still feels relevant for some reason. I can’t explain it. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 #TaylorSwift

It’s a book birthday #giveaway! TOMATOES ON TRIAL: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown hits shelves today, and I’ll choose FIVE winners of free copies on Friday, 8/15. (U.S. entries only.) To enter, by sharing the image of your choice, tag and follow @lindsayhmetcalf. LET THE FOOD FIGHT BEGIN!!!!!

When @kclibrary.bsky.social brings the preseason book puns @anningalls.bsky.social @suegallion.bsky.social #CritiqueGroup

Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html