Jody Jensen Shaffer
@jodywrites4kids.bsky.social
Children's Author. Knopf BFYR, Nancy Paulsen Books, Doubleday, Penguin Workshop, Simon Spotlight, Beach Lane, Laura Godwin Books, Two Lions, Beaming Books, Magination Press
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What an amazing day! I'm overcome and thrilled to share that The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend has won the 2025 #CrystalKiteAward Midsouth! Thank you SO MUCH for loving Anthony and Julian's story of friendship and grace.💗
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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
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
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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
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!
It's time. Vote for your favorite case covers in the 2025 Undies Awards! 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/10/v... @carterhiggins.bsky.social @spikypenelope.bsky.social
VOTE! The 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards
Make your voice heard by voting for the 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I voted!
Out one month from today!
Grandmas, do you have a little love bug? ❤️
Order wherever you get books!
Grandmas, do you have a little love bug? ❤️
Order wherever you get books!
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Out one month from today!
Grandmas, do you have a little love bug? ❤️
Order wherever you get books!
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
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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A guide to free meals and pantries around downtown Kansas City. ❤️
More information: tinyurl.com/9vpvhwxc
More information: tinyurl.com/9vpvhwxc
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A guide to free meals and pantries around downtown Kansas City. ❤️
More information: tinyurl.com/9vpvhwxc
More information: tinyurl.com/9vpvhwxc
See you Saturday, 11/1, at KD's Books, Lee's Summit! 🦈🐼📚
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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
tinyurl.com/5fa37xmw #HighlightsPress #Nonfiction #Sharks #Pandas #Books
October 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Thanks, Oklahoma! 😍Oklahoma Bestseller List Oct 26...
tinyurl.com/5fa37xmw #HighlightsPress #Nonfiction #Sharks #Pandas #Books
tinyurl.com/5fa37xmw #HighlightsPress #Nonfiction #Sharks #Pandas #Books
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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
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
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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
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
Are you looking for the perfect gift for your little love bugs? Out Dec 9! 😊
tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss illus Ana Zurita #HighlightsPress
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Grandmas!
Are you looking for the perfect gift for your little love bugs? Out Dec 9! 😊
tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss illus Ana Zurita #HighlightsPress
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
October 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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
October 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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
October 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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
Adorable art by Ana Zurita
Out December 9! Preorder now! tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss
#HighlightsPress #books #Grandma #love #read
September 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Grandma's Little Love Bug...crinkles! 😊❤️
Adorable art by Ana Zurita
Out December 9! Preorder now! tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss
#HighlightsPress #books #Grandma #love #read
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
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
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🪩🪩🪩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
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
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
September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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
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👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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!
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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!
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This Thursday, 4-8, downtown Liberty! See you there! Go, Chiefs!
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!
September 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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
September 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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
#books #authors #illustrators | Cindy Williams Schrauben
READ AROUND NORTH AMERICA. List of Picture #books from #authors and #illustrators in the US & CA. Link to download list in first comment
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September 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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! ❤️
September 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My ride or die is 11 today! Happy Birthday, Soph! ❤️