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Closing time for tonight’s #pbchat - I recommend checking out this Caldecott Award-winning book.

Sorry for the scheduling conflicts this month - next month we are reading another all-time classic. Go, Dog. Go! Join us April 9th at 9pm e.
March 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Rebecca Lee Kunz was not a children’s book illustrator before this - Author Andrea Rogers met her at Cherokee National Holiday. #pbchat
March 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#pbchat Chooch Helped portrays indigenous Americans in a contemporary light, it has traditions and language unique to the culture, but also reflects any modern family’s life and dynamic.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Opening up tonight’s #pbchat for CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER CHOOCH HELPED by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz. #kidlit
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
1 hour until #pbchat - if you could not find a copy of CHOOCH HELPED, there are some read alongs posted to YouTube. This one is just 3 minutes. youtu.be/vJYg1LfCjo0?...
Chooch Helped, by Andrea Rogers | Read Aloud by Mom | Illustrated by Rebecca Kunz | Caldecott 🥇 2025
YouTube video by Book Reviews By Mom & Kids
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March 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We’re pushing back our typical meet up date to 3/25 when we will be talking about the recent 2025 Caldecott Medal Winner: ‘Chooch Helped‘. I hope everyone can find a copy and join us! #pbchat #kidlit
March 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
While we typically meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, due to a scheduling conflict, we are postponing #pbchat until later in the month and will meet on Wednesday 3/25. #pbchat #kidlit
March 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
That’s the end of our hour of Ferdinand. Next month we are going to have a more recent book up for discussion, and alternate between modern books and classics each month. Hope you keep joining! #pbchat
February 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
30,000 copies were quickly published and given out for free to German children at the end of WW2. #pbchat
February 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Ferdinand “was banned in many countries, including in Spain (where it remained banned until after Franco's death). In Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned (as ‘degenerate democratic propaganda’).” #pbchat
February 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
THE STORY OF FERDINAND has not been out of print since it was first published in 1936. It outsold Gone with the Wind to become the highest selling book of 1938. #pbchat
February 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It’s 9pm eastern and time for #pbchat! We’ll be talking 1936’s beloved classic picture book, THE STORY OF FERDINAND, by Munro leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson.
February 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
#pbchat is coming at the top of the hour! Join in our discussion of picture books! Tonight’s topic is the classic THE STORY OF FERDINAND. #kidlit briankirbystudio.com/658-2/
#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024 - Brian Kirby Studio
I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book every month, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
#pbchat is talking THE STORY OF FERDINAND (1936) by author Munro Leaf and Illustrator Robert Lawson tonight at 9pm eastern. Join in! #kidlit

youtu.be/VrOk2OlBQfg?...
The Story of Ferdinand | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book
YouTube video by Brightly Storytime
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February 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our next #pbchat will be 2/12 - we’re taking a pendulum swing between new books and classics, and for February we’re going to discuss a favorite, The Story of Ferdinand. #kidlit

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#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024 - Brian Kirby Studio
I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book on Mondays at 9PM EST every two weeks, hosted on Bluesky. Follow...
briankirbystudio.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#pbchat our next chat is February 12th! Check back for announcement of our book choice. boringstorybook.com/pbchat/
#PBCHAT
I’ve organized a picturebook book club on Bluesky for anyone who loves picture books! A chance to discuss a book each month and dive into the details. We’re having a 1-hour book club meeting using …
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January 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Welcome to tonight’s #pbchat! We’re talking about concours favorite recent books - MR. S by MONICA ARNALDO. If you don’t have a copy, she does a read along here youtu.be/-eXRZPTQ_nE?... #kidlit
Mr. S Storytime Read Aloud | A First Day of School Book
YouTube video by HarperKids
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January 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Just an FYI that tomorrow at 9pm we are going to have our second #pbchat book club discussion - of Monica Arnaldo’s great MR. S. #kidlitchat
January 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#pbchat tomorrow at 9pm eastern - we’ll be discussing MR. S - which Monica Arnaldo was nice enough to read to everyone here: youtu.be/-eXRZPTQ_nE?...
Mr. S Storytime Read Aloud | A First Day of School Book
YouTube video by HarperKids
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January 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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#pbchat Picture book club this Wednesday at 9pm eastern boringstorybook.com/pbchat-pictu...
January 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Our next #pbchat is less than a week away! Seek out a copy of the delightful Mr. S by MONICA ARNALDO and join in our book discussion next Wednesday at 9pm eastern.
January 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM