Candace Spizzirri 📚
@candacespizzirri.bsky.social
Children’s author 📚young-minded grandma FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE 🫎🚂 FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE 🎣🐠 FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE (2026) 🫎💚 + more Rep: Ritu Anand D4EO ❤️ #SCBWI #12x12
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I'm thrilled that the sloth, penguins, alligator, giraffe, hippo...and the cat are out of the bag!
Thank you Gnome Road Publishing for believing in this story. I'm delighted that uber talented Carlos Velez Aguilera will be illustrating! 📕🎉❤️
#picturebooks #kidlit #animals #rhyme
Thank you Gnome Road Publishing for believing in this story. I'm delighted that uber talented Carlos Velez Aguilera will be illustrating! 📕🎉❤️
#picturebooks #kidlit #animals #rhyme
I'm thrilled that the sloth, penguins, alligator, giraffe, hippo...and the cat are out of the bag!
Thank you Gnome Road Publishing for believing in this story. I'm delighted that uber talented Carlos Velez Aguilera will be illustrating! 📕🎉❤️
#picturebooks #kidlit #animals #rhyme
Thank you Gnome Road Publishing for believing in this story. I'm delighted that uber talented Carlos Velez Aguilera will be illustrating! 📕🎉❤️
#picturebooks #kidlit #animals #rhyme
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm thrilled that the sloth, penguins, alligator, giraffe, hippo...and the cat are out of the bag!
Thank you Gnome Road Publishing for believing in this story. I'm delighted that uber talented Carlos Velez Aguilera will be illustrating! 📕🎉❤️
#picturebooks #kidlit #animals #rhyme
Thank you Gnome Road Publishing for believing in this story. I'm delighted that uber talented Carlos Velez Aguilera will be illustrating! 📕🎉❤️
#picturebooks #kidlit #animals #rhyme
Happy Halloween from Finley! 🎃🧡🧡🧡🎃
@GnomeRoadPub #HappyHalloween #trickortreat #picturebooks #kidlit #finleyamooseonthecaboose
@GnomeRoadPub #HappyHalloween #trickortreat #picturebooks #kidlit #finleyamooseonthecaboose
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Happy Halloween from Finley! 🎃🧡🧡🧡🎃
@GnomeRoadPub #HappyHalloween #trickortreat #picturebooks #kidlit #finleyamooseonthecaboose
@GnomeRoadPub #HappyHalloween #trickortreat #picturebooks #kidlit #finleyamooseonthecaboose
Happy Alaska Day from Finley, the friendliest moose! 🫎❤️
#AlaskaDay #Alaska #kidlit #picturebooks #moose #trains #determination #adventure
#AlaskaDay #Alaska #kidlit #picturebooks #moose #trains #determination #adventure
October 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy Alaska Day from Finley, the friendliest moose! 🫎❤️
#AlaskaDay #Alaska #kidlit #picturebooks #moose #trains #determination #adventure
#AlaskaDay #Alaska #kidlit #picturebooks #moose #trains #determination #adventure
Thank you, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!
So thankful for your love and support! What an amazing community!
I got my “YES” and you can, too! Keep querying! You’ve got this! ❤️
www.12x12challenge.com/candace-spiz...
So thankful for your love and support! What an amazing community!
I got my “YES” and you can, too! Keep querying! You’ve got this! ❤️
www.12x12challenge.com/candace-spiz...
Candace Spizzirri - How I Got My Agent
12 x 12 member Candace Spizzirri is excited to partner with literary agent Ritu Anand to put more picture books into young readers hands.
www.12x12challenge.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thank you, @12x12challenge.bsky.social!
So thankful for your love and support! What an amazing community!
I got my “YES” and you can, too! Keep querying! You’ve got this! ❤️
www.12x12challenge.com/candace-spiz...
So thankful for your love and support! What an amazing community!
I got my “YES” and you can, too! Keep querying! You’ve got this! ❤️
www.12x12challenge.com/candace-spiz...
Reposted by Candace Spizzirri 📚
It’s a Grand day! Happy #GrandparentsDay! Celebrate with our beautiful books that feature grandparents: @ajirving.bsky.social’s DANCE LIKE A LEAF, @candacespizzirri.bsky.social’s FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, Rashmi Bismark’s FINDING OM, & @writerjolene.bsky.social’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT!
September 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It’s a Grand day! Happy #GrandparentsDay! Celebrate with our beautiful books that feature grandparents: @ajirving.bsky.social’s DANCE LIKE A LEAF, @candacespizzirri.bsky.social’s FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, Rashmi Bismark’s FINDING OM, & @writerjolene.bsky.social’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT!
Check out the Barnes & Noble 25% off preorder SALE from September 3-5 and pick up a copy of Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my upcoming book from Gnome Road Publishing, FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!🫎🫎💚
Use code PREORDER25. ❤️🎉
#barnesandnoble #kidlit #picturebooks #kidsbooks #moose #Paris
Use code PREORDER25. ❤️🎉
#barnesandnoble #kidlit #picturebooks #kidsbooks #moose #Paris
September 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Check out the Barnes & Noble 25% off preorder SALE from September 3-5 and pick up a copy of Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my upcoming book from Gnome Road Publishing, FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!🫎🫎💚
Use code PREORDER25. ❤️🎉
#barnesandnoble #kidlit #picturebooks #kidsbooks #moose #Paris
Use code PREORDER25. ❤️🎉
#barnesandnoble #kidlit #picturebooks #kidsbooks #moose #Paris
COVER REVEAL!!! 🫎🫎💚🎉🎉🎉
I’m thrilled to share the cover of my and @chantelle_burgen’s upcoming picture book - FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!!!
Finley’s next adventure takes him to Paris!
Ooh la la!
Available for pre-order now. ❤️
I’m thrilled to share the cover of my and @chantelle_burgen’s upcoming picture book - FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!!!
Finley’s next adventure takes him to Paris!
Ooh la la!
Available for pre-order now. ❤️
August 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
COVER REVEAL!!! 🫎🫎💚🎉🎉🎉
I’m thrilled to share the cover of my and @chantelle_burgen’s upcoming picture book - FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!!!
Finley’s next adventure takes him to Paris!
Ooh la la!
Available for pre-order now. ❤️
I’m thrilled to share the cover of my and @chantelle_burgen’s upcoming picture book - FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE!!!
Finley’s next adventure takes him to Paris!
Ooh la la!
Available for pre-order now. ❤️
#Teachers #Librarians #Educators #Parents
Looking for a fun picture book with Educational Resources?
Check out @chantelleburgen and my FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE.
Learning opportunities: Alaska, moose, travel, trains, positivity, and determination. ❤️
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Looking for a fun picture book with Educational Resources?
Check out @chantelleburgen and my FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE.
Learning opportunities: Alaska, moose, travel, trains, positivity, and determination. ❤️
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/06...
August 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#Teachers #Librarians #Educators #Parents
Looking for a fun picture book with Educational Resources?
Check out @chantelleburgen and my FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE.
Learning opportunities: Alaska, moose, travel, trains, positivity, and determination. ❤️
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/06...
Looking for a fun picture book with Educational Resources?
Check out @chantelleburgen and my FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE.
Learning opportunities: Alaska, moose, travel, trains, positivity, and determination. ❤️
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/06...
HAPPY NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY from Finley and me! ❤️📚❤️📚
#nationalbookloversday📚 #books #kidlit #picturebooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose #moose #trains
#nationalbookloversday📚 #books #kidlit #picturebooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose #moose #trains
August 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
HAPPY NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY from Finley and me! ❤️📚❤️📚
#nationalbookloversday📚 #books #kidlit #picturebooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose #moose #trains
#nationalbookloversday📚 #books #kidlit #picturebooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose #moose #trains
Happy Gorgeous Grandma Day! ❤️
Even more to celebrate today as we highlight our very own @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's Gorgeous Grandmas! Happy Day @jnwieder.bsky.social @candacespizzirri.bsky.social @mollyruttan.bsky.social @nrpaulson.bsky.social and Charlotte Watson Sherman. #kidlit #kidlitart #EduSky #booksky
July 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Happy Gorgeous Grandma Day! ❤️
A Moose?
A hot dog?
A Penguin?
😂😂😂
Check out Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE for a little Moose Monday fun! Oh, Finley!❤️
Available wherever books are sold. 📚
Gnome Road Publishing #picturebooks #kidlit #loveofbooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose
A hot dog?
A Penguin?
😂😂😂
Check out Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE for a little Moose Monday fun! Oh, Finley!❤️
Available wherever books are sold. 📚
Gnome Road Publishing #picturebooks #kidlit #loveofbooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose
July 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A Moose?
A hot dog?
A Penguin?
😂😂😂
Check out Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE for a little Moose Monday fun! Oh, Finley!❤️
Available wherever books are sold. 📚
Gnome Road Publishing #picturebooks #kidlit #loveofbooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose
A hot dog?
A Penguin?
😂😂😂
Check out Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE for a little Moose Monday fun! Oh, Finley!❤️
Available wherever books are sold. 📚
Gnome Road Publishing #picturebooks #kidlit #loveofbooks #finleyamooseonthecaboose
I love getting photos of kiddos reading Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! 📕❤️❤️❤️
@GnomeRoadPub #kidlit #picturebooks #librarians #parents #teachers #moose #trains #adventure #alaska
@GnomeRoadPub #kidlit #picturebooks #librarians #parents #teachers #moose #trains #adventure #alaska
July 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I love getting photos of kiddos reading Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my picture book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! 📕❤️❤️❤️
@GnomeRoadPub #kidlit #picturebooks #librarians #parents #teachers #moose #trains #adventure #alaska
@GnomeRoadPub #kidlit #picturebooks #librarians #parents #teachers #moose #trains #adventure #alaska
Thanks @Barnesandnoble.bsky.social Exton for hosting @EllenLRamseybooks.bsky.social (A BOOK FOR BEAR), Lori Floyd (THE YOUNG EXPLORERS CLUB), and me (FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE) for Story Time/Book Signing! ❤️
#kidlit #picturebooks #Storytime
#kidlit #picturebooks #Storytime
June 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Thanks @Barnesandnoble.bsky.social Exton for hosting @EllenLRamseybooks.bsky.social (A BOOK FOR BEAR), Lori Floyd (THE YOUNG EXPLORERS CLUB), and me (FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE) for Story Time/Book Signing! ❤️
#kidlit #picturebooks #Storytime
#kidlit #picturebooks #Storytime
Another Moose Monday!
😉😆🫎🫎🫎❤️
😉😆🫎🫎🫎❤️
a moose stands in front of a mountain range
ALT: a moose stands in front of a mountain range
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June 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Another Moose Monday!
😉😆🫎🫎🫎❤️
😉😆🫎🫎🫎❤️
PA book lovers! Join us at Barnes & Noble Exton tomorrow, Saturday, June 21, 11:00 to 2:00 and enjoy the humorous adventures of Bear in A BOOK FOR BEAR and of Moose in FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! #finleyamooseonthecaboose
#abookforbear #picturebook #loveofbooks
#abookforbear #picturebook #loveofbooks
June 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
PA book lovers! Join us at Barnes & Noble Exton tomorrow, Saturday, June 21, 11:00 to 2:00 and enjoy the humorous adventures of Bear in A BOOK FOR BEAR and of Moose in FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE! #finleyamooseonthecaboose
#abookforbear #picturebook #loveofbooks
#abookforbear #picturebook #loveofbooks
Happy National Go Fishing Day!
Catch a copy of Beverly Love Warren’s and my picture book, FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, wherever books are sold.
Let’s go fishing!
💙🐠🐟🎣💙
#kidlit #picturebooks #gofishing #catchandrelease
Catch a copy of Beverly Love Warren’s and my picture book, FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, wherever books are sold.
Let’s go fishing!
💙🐠🐟🎣💙
#kidlit #picturebooks #gofishing #catchandrelease
June 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Happy National Go Fishing Day!
Catch a copy of Beverly Love Warren’s and my picture book, FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, wherever books are sold.
Let’s go fishing!
💙🐠🐟🎣💙
#kidlit #picturebooks #gofishing #catchandrelease
Catch a copy of Beverly Love Warren’s and my picture book, FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE, wherever books are sold.
Let’s go fishing!
💙🐠🐟🎣💙
#kidlit #picturebooks #gofishing #catchandrelease
Happy Father’s Day! 💙
June 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Happy Father’s Day! 💙
PA friends!
Please join @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social and me for a STORYTIME/ BOOK SIGNING event on Saturday, June 21st from 11am - 2pm at Barnes & Noble in Exton, featuring book-loving Bear and Finley, the friendliest moose!
🐻🫎📚🎉❤️
Hope to see you there!
#storytime #kidlit #picturebooks
Please join @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social and me for a STORYTIME/ BOOK SIGNING event on Saturday, June 21st from 11am - 2pm at Barnes & Noble in Exton, featuring book-loving Bear and Finley, the friendliest moose!
🐻🫎📚🎉❤️
Hope to see you there!
#storytime #kidlit #picturebooks
June 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
PA friends!
Please join @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social and me for a STORYTIME/ BOOK SIGNING event on Saturday, June 21st from 11am - 2pm at Barnes & Noble in Exton, featuring book-loving Bear and Finley, the friendliest moose!
🐻🫎📚🎉❤️
Hope to see you there!
#storytime #kidlit #picturebooks
Please join @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social and me for a STORYTIME/ BOOK SIGNING event on Saturday, June 21st from 11am - 2pm at Barnes & Noble in Exton, featuring book-loving Bear and Finley, the friendliest moose!
🐻🫎📚🎉❤️
Hope to see you there!
#storytime #kidlit #picturebooks
It’s Moose Monday! ❤️🫎❤️
Well, yep, I just made that up. But who doesn’t like an adorable moose to brighten your day?!!
Here’s Finley, the friendliest moose, from Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE. ❤️
#kidlit #picturebooks
Well, yep, I just made that up. But who doesn’t like an adorable moose to brighten your day?!!
Here’s Finley, the friendliest moose, from Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE. ❤️
#kidlit #picturebooks
June 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It’s Moose Monday! ❤️🫎❤️
Well, yep, I just made that up. But who doesn’t like an adorable moose to brighten your day?!!
Here’s Finley, the friendliest moose, from Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE. ❤️
#kidlit #picturebooks
Well, yep, I just made that up. But who doesn’t like an adorable moose to brighten your day?!!
Here’s Finley, the friendliest moose, from Chantelle and Burgen Thorne’s and my book, FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE. ❤️
#kidlit #picturebooks
Reposted by Candace Spizzirri 📚
Happy National Say Something
Nice Day!
We love I LOVE ME! beautifully written by @kidlitcollectiv.Sky.social member LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss with gorgeous illustrations by Beth Hughes.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #selfesteem
Nice Day!
We love I LOVE ME! beautifully written by @kidlitcollectiv.Sky.social member LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss with gorgeous illustrations by Beth Hughes.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #selfesteem
June 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Happy National Say Something
Nice Day!
We love I LOVE ME! beautifully written by @kidlitcollectiv.Sky.social member LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss with gorgeous illustrations by Beth Hughes.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #selfesteem
Nice Day!
We love I LOVE ME! beautifully written by @kidlitcollectiv.Sky.social member LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss with gorgeous illustrations by Beth Hughes.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #selfesteem
Reposted by Candace Spizzirri 📚
Celebrate & learn about endangered species 🐝 🦋 🐘 🐳 today & any day w/books by @writerjolene.bsky.social @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @bonniekelso.bsky.social
#EndangeredSpeciesDay #Habitats #Conservation
#EndangeredSpeciesDay #Habitats #Conservation
May 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Celebrate & learn about endangered species 🐝 🦋 🐘 🐳 today & any day w/books by @writerjolene.bsky.social @ljrwritenow.bsky.social @viviankirkfield.bsky.social @martamagellan.bsky.social @songjudaemicke.bsky.social @bonniekelso.bsky.social
#EndangeredSpeciesDay #Habitats #Conservation
#EndangeredSpeciesDay #Habitats #Conservation
Reposted by Candace Spizzirri 📚
Happy 5th book birthday to Grub and author/illustrator
@mollyruttan.bsky.social !! If you haven't met this adorable alien, #gift yourself a copy of THE STRAY today. Be sure to click on the video. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks #bookbirthday #books
@mollyruttan.bsky.social !! If you haven't met this adorable alien, #gift yourself a copy of THE STRAY today. Be sure to click on the video. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks #bookbirthday #books
May 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy 5th book birthday to Grub and author/illustrator
@mollyruttan.bsky.social !! If you haven't met this adorable alien, #gift yourself a copy of THE STRAY today. Be sure to click on the video. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks #bookbirthday #books
@mollyruttan.bsky.social !! If you haven't met this adorable alien, #gift yourself a copy of THE STRAY today. Be sure to click on the video. #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #picturebooks #bookbirthday #books