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Bea Birdsong
@beabirdsong.bsky.social
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Author of I Will Be Fierce!, Sam's First Word, How to Spot a Best Friend, Boop!, Goat Is the G.O.A.T. (2025), How to Grow a Family Tree (2025), That Is Not a Dog! (2026), You Did It! (2026), and more!
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The board book of I WILL BE FIERCE! is out today! I’m so thankful for all the love and support @nidhiart.bsky.social and I have received since our picture book released from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social six years ago, and I’m looking forward to connecting with a whole new group of readers! ❤️
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Just two more days to enter the Goodreads giveaway for COLIN GETS PROMOTED AND DOOMS THE WORLD!
📚🪐 📚💙 📚🌈

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
May 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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February couldn't end without us celebrating some additional picture books this month has brought us (Spreading #BookBirthday love)! Swipe for character and animal driven books that your students and patrons are sure to love. (1/2)
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Animal and Character Picture Books round-up cover image HOPE IN A JAR by Deborah Marcero picture book cover and description image GOAT IS THE G. O. A. T. by Bea Birdsong and illustrated by Kelly Murphy picture book cover and description image WORM MAKES A SANDWICH by Brianne Farley picture book cover and description image
February 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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What a wonderful interview with @beabirdsong.bsky.social. Authors, teachers, you’ll enjoy this!
February 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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It was lovely to speak with Mel Rosenberg about GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T. and how to keep creating in difficult times! youtu.be/S64zzChhdEg
Interview with children's author Bea Birdsong celebrating her new picture book, Goat is the G.O.A.T.
YouTube video by Mel Rosenberg
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February 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Thanks so much to YA (and kids!) Books Central for interviewing me about GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T. and my writing journey! You can enter to win a free copy of GOAT here: yabookscentral.com/author-chat-...
Author Chat with Bea Birdsong (GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T.), Plus Giveaway~ US ONLY! – YA Books Central
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February 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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enajones.bsky.social
Congratulations and happy book birthday to the uber-talented, @beabirdsong.bsky.social. I can't wait to get my hands on GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T. !!!!! 🎉
beabirdsong.bsky.social Bea Birdsong @beabirdsong.bsky.social · Feb 18
Today is the day! GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T., written by me and illustrated by Kelly Murphy, is out in the world! I’m so excited to share this book with readers! Thank you to @penguinkids.bsky.social, @nancyrosep.bsky.social, and @melissaedwards.bsky.social!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673050...
Goat Is the G.O.A.T. written by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Kelly Murphy; a gray goat stands on top of a stack of apple crates and bales of hay, holding a #1 trophy in his mouth
February 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Happy #BookBirthday to @beabirdsong.bsky.social & Kelly Murphy! #KidLit
beabirdsong.bsky.social Bea Birdsong @beabirdsong.bsky.social · Feb 18
GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T.
Author: Bea Birdsong
Illustrator: Kelly Murphy
Published by: @penguinkids.bsky.social
Pub date: 2/18/25
Link: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673050...
Thanks so much, Debbie!
Book cover: Goat Is the G.O.A.T. written by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Kelly Murphy; a gray goat stands on top of a stack of apple crates and bales of hay, holding a #1 trophy in his mouth
February 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Today is the day! GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T., written by me and illustrated by Kelly Murphy, is out in the world! I’m so excited to share this book with readers! Thank you to @penguinkids.bsky.social, @nancyrosep.bsky.social, and @melissaedwards.bsky.social!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673050...
Goat Is the G.O.A.T. written by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Kelly Murphy; a gray goat stands on top of a stack of apple crates and bales of hay, holding a #1 trophy in his mouth
February 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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GOAT IS THE G.O.A.T. is a hilarious picture book about being the best YOU can be— and it has perfect word play in true Bea Birdsong fashion.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Happy Pub Day to two of my authors today! @beabirdsong.bsky.social and @lindsayhameroff.bsky.social, both deliver the laughs for very different audiences.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Excellent new picture books, February 2025! #kidlit imaginationsoup.net/picture-book... @kazwindness.bsky.social @beabirdsong.bsky.social @robinrosenthal.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I’m thrilled to share this deal! ME TOO!, written by me and illustrated by John Ledda, will be out in the world in 2027! So many thanks to @nancyrosep.bsky.social, @caitlintutterow.bsky.social, and my agent, @melissaedwards.bsky.social!
Nancy Paulsen and Caitlin Tutterow at Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books have bought world rights to Me Too! by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by John Ledda, a picture book inspired by a popular call-and-response classroom game employed by teachers in the beginning of the school year to render connections among students. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Melissa Edwards at Stonesong represented the author, and Ana Crespo at East West Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
January 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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I’m super excited to share this deal! YOU DID IT! written by me, illustrated by Madi Wong, edited by Sarah Rockett, and published by Sleeping Bear Press will be in readers’ hands in the spring of 2026! So many thanks to everyone involved, especially my amazing agent, Melissa Edwards!
Author of BOOP! Bea Birdsong’s YOU DID IT, pitched as a read-aloud title for the last days of school, a celebration of all students have tried and asked and learned during their school year, illustrated by Madi Wong, to Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in spring 2026, by Melissa Edwards at Stonesong for the author, and by Alex Gehringer at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).
July 9, 2024 at 6:14 PM