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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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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 4:38 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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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