Jessie Sima
@jessiesima.bsky.social
Indie and NYT Bestselling Author & Illustrator of a stack of picture books.
https://www.jessiesima.com/
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Jessie Sima
@jessiesima.bsky.social
ยท Jan 31
๐ Hey, I'm Jessie (they/them). I write and illustrate picture books. I also spend alot of time watching horror movies, reading graphic novels, playing video games, and taking walks with dogs.
It's about an elf who is trying to help a tired dragon fall asleep by telling it a story. But the dragon would also settle for a little bedtime snack. So it had better be... THE GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER!!!
More info: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gr...
More info: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gr...
The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever
From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal Jessie Sima comes a fantastical tale of an elf facing a dangerous dragon was inspi...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It's about an elf who is trying to help a tired dragon fall asleep by telling it a story. But the dragon would also settle for a little bedtime snack. So it had better be... THE GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER!!!
More info: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gr...
More info: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gr...
Time has gotten away from me. My next picture book, THE GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER, is out in just 6 months! ๐๐ฒ
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Time has gotten away from me. My next picture book, THE GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER, is out in just 6 months! ๐๐ฒ
Thanks for reading and sharing, Kelsey!
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Thanks for reading and sharing, Kelsey!
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In honor of Banned Books Week, weโre partnering with our friends at @simonandschuster.bsky.social to give away 100 Banned Book bundles to LFL stewards & fans in the U.S.! https://lflib.org/books
Each bundle includes HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY by Jessie Sima & AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren.
Each bundle includes HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY by Jessie Sima & AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren.
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In honor of Banned Books Week, weโre partnering with our friends at @simonandschuster.bsky.social to give away 100 Banned Book bundles to LFL stewards & fans in the U.S.! https://lflib.org/books
Each bundle includes HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY by Jessie Sima & AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren.
Each bundle includes HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY by Jessie Sima & AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren.
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Itโs Banned Books Week, and I donโt need you to buy my book as a solve for it (but buy it if you want to! Thatโs still extremely cool of you)โI need you to show up for your public libraries and your schools!
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Itโs Banned Books Week, and I donโt need you to buy my book as a solve for it (but buy it if you want to! Thatโs still extremely cool of you)โI need you to show up for your public libraries and your schools!
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I have multiple friends whose books have been banned or whose school visits have been cancelled by a few angry parents. Meanwhile kids are struggling to read, their school libraries have been emptied, and their librarians fired. This is a tough time to be an author.
Dead guys who were making like $500 a word back in the day, their estates are fine. Marginalized authors today, many are struggling. They're having a harder time selling new books to publishers, getting into bookstores, and are having school visits canceled. They need our support now more than ever.
October 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I have multiple friends whose books have been banned or whose school visits have been cancelled by a few angry parents. Meanwhile kids are struggling to read, their school libraries have been emptied, and their librarians fired. This is a tough time to be an author.
Thank you to everyone who celebrated the launch of SNOW KID with me today! Especially the kids who helped design this absolutely haunting snow person. The eyes look deep into your soul.
And they never blink...
And they never blink...
September 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thank you to everyone who celebrated the launch of SNOW KID with me today! Especially the kids who helped design this absolutely haunting snow person. The eyes look deep into your soul.
And they never blink...
And they never blink...
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โSNOW KID, comes out next Tuesday and is available for pre-order now! Twig was a fun character to work on, and I hope you enjoy their story. It's about change (internal and external) and how we can keep becoming ourselves throughout our lives. AND about playing in the snow.
September 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
โSNOW KID, comes out next Tuesday and is available for pre-order now! Twig was a fun character to work on, and I hope you enjoy their story. It's about change (internal and external) and how we can keep becoming ourselves throughout our lives. AND about playing in the snow.
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The American Library Association is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2026 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant.
Learn more here: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...
#EduSky
#LibrarianSky
Learn more here: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...
#EduSky
#LibrarianSky
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The American Library Association is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2026 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant.
Learn more here: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...
#EduSky
#LibrarianSky
Learn more here: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...
#EduSky
#LibrarianSky
โ My next picture book, SNOW KID, comes out in one week and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...
September 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
โ My next picture book, SNOW KID, comes out in one week and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...
Debbie Ohi has talked about this a bit: bsky.app/profile/debb...
Canadian authors: You may still be part of the class action.
Found my books in LibGen (pirated-books database that Meta used to train AI). Even tho I'm Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ, my US publisher filed for copyright (I double-checked). Filled out Author Info Intake Page for lawsuit (left state blank).
cont'd
Found my books in LibGen (pirated-books database that Meta used to train AI). Even tho I'm Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ, my US publisher filed for copyright (I double-checked). Filled out Author Info Intake Page for lawsuit (left state blank).
cont'd
HOWEVER. If you are Canadian (or German, or British, or whatever nationality) and you have a US publisher, your US publisher ALMOST CERTAINLY filed for copyright on your work.
Here is a link to search US copyright.
publicrecords.copyright.gov
Here is a link to search US copyright.
publicrecords.copyright.gov
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Debbie Ohi has talked about this a bit: bsky.app/profile/debb...
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One easy way to support a banned book: Tell the world you're reading it! If you share on social media include a link to somewhere people can get it. Word of mouth is a powerful way to draw attention to books & that takes readers like you shouting about the books you love!
August 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
One easy way to support a banned book: Tell the world you're reading it! If you share on social media include a link to somewhere people can get it. Word of mouth is a powerful way to draw attention to books & that takes readers like you shouting about the books you love!
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I have spent weeks struggling with this book. WEEKS of not being able to figure out what I hated about it. And guess what... AI can't fix that. I had to think through the issues, I had to problem solve my way through the prose. And the satisfaction of doing it? unironically had me like this lmao
August 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I have spent weeks struggling with this book. WEEKS of not being able to figure out what I hated about it. And guess what... AI can't fix that. I had to think through the issues, I had to problem solve my way through the prose. And the satisfaction of doing it? unironically had me like this lmao
A little intro to Twig โค๏ธโ
Snow Kid is out September 16 and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...
Snow Kid is out September 16 and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...
August 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A little intro to Twig โค๏ธโ
Snow Kid is out September 16 and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...
Snow Kid is out September 16 and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...
Wow, that's amazing!
August 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wow, that's amazing!
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City of Ghosts is still on Netflix, if yโall need something to watch to remind you the power we have to bring light into the world (itโs about Los Angeles and history and ghosts but not in a scary way). Probably will make you cry, but Iโve been told itโs healthy/ happy tears.
August 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
City of Ghosts is still on Netflix, if yโall need something to watch to remind you the power we have to bring light into the world (itโs about Los Angeles and history and ghosts but not in a scary way). Probably will make you cry, but Iโve been told itโs healthy/ happy tears.
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Mister Rogers never misses
January 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mister Rogers never misses
Stay Home Club has a bunch of nice stuff, but here's a specific suggestion: stayhomeclub.com/collections/...
Fatal Attraction Dad Hat
Moths to a flame. Twoย possibly doomed insects flutter dangerously close to a candleย on this unstructured, 6 panel baseball hat (AKA "dad hat") in pigment dyed vintage black. Adjustable strap back with...
stayhomeclub.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Stay Home Club has a bunch of nice stuff, but here's a specific suggestion: stayhomeclub.com/collections/...
โ I've been away from social media lately, but I wanted to share that you can pre-order signed/personalized copies of my next picture book, SNOW KID, from Books of Wonder!
booksofwonder.com/products/978...
booksofwonder.com/products/978...
July 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
โ I've been away from social media lately, but I wanted to share that you can pre-order signed/personalized copies of my next picture book, SNOW KID, from Books of Wonder!
booksofwonder.com/products/978...
booksofwonder.com/products/978...
Wow, I really love these colors!
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wow, I really love these colors!