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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author
@jstremer.bsky.social
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Children's Book Author
GREAT CARRIER REEF 🌟🌟 LIGHTS OUT;
FIRE ESCAPE 🌟🌟; PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN; WONDERFULLY WILD 🌟 TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT; WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW ('26)
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🥳 Congrats, @pbspree.bsky.social member Kris Tarantino on the launch of the delightful #picturebook, BEDSLIME BLUES! #kidlit
Graphic with a party banner at the top, a birthday cake in the lower left hand corner, and the PB Spree logo in the lower right. In the middle is the cover of the picture book, BEDSLIME BLUES by Kris Tarantino and Cori Doerrfeld. Monster-like creatures are seen doing bedtime activities like brushing teeth, holding a stuffie, holding a pillow, etc.
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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So exciting to see our own @jilanne.bsky.social and @brennajeanneret.bsky.social's books on this list!
#kidlit #picturebooks
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Most Anticipated Books of 2026!
@nmillerillo.bsky.social @noranickum @kimberley A. Gordon Biddle @Carrie Finison IG @fatima_ordinola @chloeitoward.bsky.social
@brennajeanneret.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social
#NationalYearOfReading2026
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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I am so honored and humbled that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library selected my picture book FORTS to be one of the books sent to hundreds of thousands of children this year. This is the greatest professional honor I could hope for.

#picturebooks #kidlit

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Dolly Parton holding a book and smiling into the camera. The logo reads "Proud to be Part of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library 2026"
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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I'm agog! FORTS is one of @usatoday.com's bestselling #picturebooks this week!

Thank you to all the indie bookstores who believe in this book and have been sharing it with their customers. ❤️💙📚

#kidlit

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The cover of the picture book FORTS, showing a girl and her cat sitting in a cozy treehouse.
August 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Picture Book Biographies of Black Women in STEM

buff.ly/WamHmW1 via @pragmaticmom

#ReadYourWorld #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM #Women #picturebooks
January 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Congrats to @pbspree.bsky.social member @jstremer.bsky.social on her forthcoming #nonfiction #picturebook on DNA! 👏
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Deal alert!

DNA to the Rescue: How Scientists Harness the Power of DNA to Save Endangered Speces is a nf pb that explores the field of conservation genetics by showing how wildlife biologists use discoveries made in laboratories to influence the actions they take to save endangered animals.
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Coming soon: new projects from @gloriakoster.bsky.social @jstremer.bsky.social @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social @amelievidelo.bsky.social + more buff.ly/U0qMkIT
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Happy book birthday to @bonniekelso.bsky.social and Carmela LaVigna Coyle!!! 🥳 ANYONE ELSE AWAKE? is a beautiful lyrical #picturebook about songbirds that describes the unique voices of eleven common species. Look for it at your bookstore or library! #kidlit
Text says, "HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY" and there is the cover of the picture book, "ANYONE ELSE AWAKE?" by Carmela LaVigna Coyle and Bonnie Kelso. On the cover is a picture of a robin singing while perched on a pine branch. There is a birthday cake graphic in the lower left hand corner and the PBSpree logo in the right hand corner.
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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We spy THE OCEAN'S HEART by @pbspree.bsky.social member @jilanne.bsky.social and A BIKE IS NOT JUST A BIKE by @brennajeanneret.bsky.social 👏 #kidlit #picturebooks #newbooks
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Happy holidays from PB Spree 🎄
#kidlit #writingcommunity #picturebooks
December 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Thank you @thehornbook.bsky.social for this review!
thehornbook.bsky.social The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Dec 17
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT by @jstremer.bsky.social ; illus. by @alexandervidal.bsky.social (Beach Lane/ @simonkids.bsky.social ): "The fascinating story of the La Brea Tar Pits gets a wonderful introduction in Stremer’s latest offering." www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Sorta obsessed
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Introducing @kelseyegross.bsky.social author of Fall: A Seasons Story illustrated by Renata Liwska. Monarch makes her way south before winter arrives. With help from some friends she finds a safe place to rest along the way. Before she journey's on there is a celebration of friendship.
#kidlit
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Say hello to @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social author of Goat Maa-th illustrated by PB Spree-er @bonniekelso.bsky.social An adventurer and his math-curious goats embark on a mountain trek to enjoy mother nature while tackling number lines, counting up, and solving simple addition equations.
#kidlit
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Please join me in welcoming, Karen Greenwald author of The Cabbage Seed's Colossal Secret illustrated by Alejandra Ruiz. When a young girl plants a tiny seed, she has no idea it has a COLOSSAL secret–a 40 pound one at that! What happens next changes the lives of people nationwide!

#kidlitmegafeed
December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Say hello to the amazing @jyotigopal.bsky.social author of Arctic Adventure illustrated by Alexandra Cook, a gorgeously illustrated lyrical journey through the majestic Arctic tundra landscape following a pair of arctic foxes and a human mother and child on their intersecting adventures.
#kidlit
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Introducing @jilanne.bsky.social author of The Ocean's Heart illustrated by Khoa Le depicts zooplankton's nightly race to eat before being eaten as the dark ocean transforms into a carnival of lights. A reminder that these tiny, wondrous creatures should be protected.
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#picturebook
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Oh hey, it's me, back for year 4 with PB Spree!
pbspree.bsky.social PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Dec 8
Say hello to @jstremer.bsky.social author of WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW illustrated by @painternik.bsky.social where imagination meets sustainability and engineering as a family takes a variety of products at the end of their lifecycle and reuses them in creative and sometime groundbreaking ways.
#kidlit
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Meet @jenmacgregor.bsky.social author of Mags MacDonald Had a Jetpack illustrated by Suharu Ogawa is a new spin on the classic nursery rhyme. Mags MacDonald gets more than she bargained for when she moves to the country to help out on her Grandpa's farm. Will her high-tech gadgets do the trick?
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Say hello to Donna Marx, author of Good Luck, Puck! illustrated by Daniel Sulzberg! When Puck does all the work and his teammates get the credit, he decides to find a life outside the hockey rink. Despite mishaps and penalties, Puck realizes he can shine and still be a team player.
#kidlit
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Let me introduce @claireannette.bsky.social author of A KNOT OF FROGS, A PASSEL OF HOGS: RECESS WITH COLLECTIVE NOUNS illustrated by Susie Oh! A playful #picturebook celebration that encourages children to move their bodies while learning some unusual collective animal names.

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December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Yesterday the UN marked The International Day of Disabled Persons. Here are four picture books I highly recommend for everyone!
Front cover of the picture book The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Jiemei Lin. It depicts a young girl with black, chin-length hair and bangs with wide eyes and rosy cheeks. Over her throat is a depiction of a small gray rock, and she is holding her right hand just beneath the rock. Behind her is a floral motif in various shades of blue as well as the bare branches of a tree. In the top right is a subtle depiction of a gray and white feather, which is symbolically important later in the story. Front cover of We Are the Scrappy Ones with words by Rebekah Taussig and art by Kirbi Fagan. It depicts six children with various skin tones and disabilities holding hands to form a star shape as they float on a starry background. Front cover of the picture book Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability. It features Dr. Friel, a pale-skinned woman with rosy cheeks and shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a white lab coat. Her right arm and leg are turned inward and her right hand is curled under due to her cerebral palsy. One her right is a child with light brown skin and medium brown hair, wearing a yellow striped t-shirt, blue pants, and blue shoes. He uses black forearm crutches. To Dr. Friel's left is a child with dark brown skin and black hair that goes midway down their back, wearing a pale blue polka dotted shirt and a red-orange knee-length skirt. The child is blowing on a dandelion to send the seeds flying. Surrounding the three human figures are dandelions (which are associated with cerebral palsy) and fantastical flowers and trees that incorporate the shapes of neurons. Front cover of the picture book Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA's First Black Superstar by Ty Chapman and John Coy, illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre. It shows dark-skinned basketball player jumping up and holding the ball with both hands, as though about to take a shot. He wears a dark blue uniform with orange stripes and ROYALS 12 on the front. He's flanked by one player with light skin and one with medium brown skin, both of whom are wearing white uniforms with great trim, with CELTICS visible on one jersey. A Royals player with light skin and dark brown hair is visible in the background, and farther back there's a hint of a crowd of fans.
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Welcome @brandiauyemura.bsky.social
author of I Am A Bon Dancer illustrated by Amy Matsushita-Beal about a 6-year-old girl who wants to dance at the Japanese Bon dance festival. But she cannot find the beat. She summons the courage and spirit of her ancestors to become a Bon dancer.
#kidlit
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Thrilled to see Wonderfully Wild on the prestigious National Science Teaching Association Outstanding Trade Science Books!! It's in amazing company with all of these awesome authors and illustrators.

See the whole list HERE:
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December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM