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Cassandra Federman
@cassfederman.bsky.social
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Creator of graphic novels and picture books for kids! ND mom to a PDA kid💪
Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social
🔗 https://linktr.ee/CassFederman

📚GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! (Random House, 2025)
📚AQUAMANATEE (DC, 2025)
📚STORY SPINNERS (S&S/Aladdin, 2025)
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I can’t ask for a better (or cuter) kid review of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT than this!

I’ve also been informed I’ll get to meet this kiddo when I’m signing at @anunlikelystory bookstore next month! I cannot wait!
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#kidlit #kidreview #bookreview #picturebooks #booksky
October 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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No idea why THIS IS A SEAHORSE has a prominent place at B&N 5 years after its release, but I am into it!
It was a pandemic release so it didn’t get many sales, but it was my first book to get multiple ⭐️ reviews and it won an award! (ILA Children’s and Young Adult Book Award.)

#kidlit #edusky
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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🤩It’s Grayson T. Squirrel’s book birthday! Today you can officially pick up a copy of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! wherever books are sold!🐿️

Thank you to the amazing team @randomhousekids.bsky.social!

🌰 my genius editor Maria Correa
🌰 my uber talented art director Elizabeth Tardiff

#kidlit #edusky
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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📚🌰Tomorrow is release day, which means today is the last day to pre-order! (Pre-ordering is super important for many reasons I still don’t fully understand, so please place your order today🥰)

Also, I’m on tour! 🔗 to events in my bio.

#kidlit #picturebook #squirrel #edusky
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! made it onto @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social’s Big Books of the year list!

Grayson T. Squirrel makes his way into the world in 5 days, but he’s already making dreams come true!🐿️💕

#kidlit #picturebook #kidsbooks #squirrels #edusky
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Wait, whaaaat?! There are only 10 days left before Grayson T. Squirrel scampers his way into your heart?! 💚

Please pre-order online or from your local bookstore (🔗 in bio!) or request it at your local library. 📚

#booksky #edusky #kidlit
October 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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📦Unboxing my newest picture book GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT with my kiddo! There were some bumps along the way, like the cat food dispenser sounding off, but we pressed on and now I’m inclined to make this a tradition. What do you think—should we keep unboxing together?

#kidlit #edusky
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! comes out this month!

✨There’s still time to pre-order! (Pre-orders get the book into stores and in front of readers! )

Thx for the support & I can’t wait for you all to meet Grayson T. Squirrel! 🐿️
(Is this emoji a chipmunk, btw?? 🧐)

#kidlit #library #picturebook #edusky
The cover of the book Gray squirrel loses it featuring a squirrel looking for his nut under rock. On the post it says October 21 because that is the date that the book gray squirrel loses it comes out. Also pictured are a gray squirrel and a cardinal about to attack him.
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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High praise for STORY SPINNERS from the uber-talented Meggie Ramm, creator of the BATCAT series of graphic novels! Thanks @meggietheramm.bsky.social!

Be sure to preorder book 4, BATCAT: SEEING STARS, which comes out in April 2026!
Meggie is a rockstar!⭐️🦇🐈
Of Maggie Ram and her cat with a quote from her about story spinners stating the story was constantly Loved it when I taught kids comics their stories are very similar to this. This book has charm and underwater, spiders, and princesses who don’t need saving. Kids will be able to see themselves in Kennedy and Devon and will root for them to exceed at the end. A fun and lovely book!
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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A lovely review for GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! from SLJ!

#picturebook #edusky #informativefiction #kidlit
School library journal review written in red reading illustrations are clear and pleasant and fun side jokes are found throughout the pages. And exciting and humorous opportunity to open discussions about the concepts of seeds turning into plants, the food, and for life, or just to read for fun. A gray squirrel points to the review. Green grass and trees surround the text
September 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Very fun reel about STORY SPINNERS from @middlegrademama! 😆
#kidlit #middlegrade #edusky #graphicnovel
September 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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🗓️ Mark your calendars east and west coasters! I will be doing story times and signings around the Los Angeles and Massachusetts area in the next couple of months. I’d love to see you there! (I’ve got free pins for you while supplies last!)

#authorevents #kidlit #graphicnovels #picturebooks #edusky
A list of book signings including October 25th at vromans in Pasadena at 11 AM for the Gray squirrel loses it book launch. November first Barnes & Noble book signing at 2 PM in Glendale, California on the eighth the Burbank book festival at 10 AM at the Buena Vista library in Burbank, California, the 15th at the Silver unicorn bookstore at 11 AM in Acton, Massachusetts, The 23rd at an unlikely story bookstore at 3 PM in Plainville, Massachusetts. A bunch of pins that include characters from the graphic novel story spinners, and the picture book gray squirrel loses it, including a cardinal, a ladybug, some gray squirrels, a frog, a bear, a dragon water spiders, pirates, and sharks
September 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The second trade review for GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! is in using words like droll, witty, clever, and delight! Thanks to The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books for the fabulous review!

🔗preorder link in bio!

#kidlit #squirrels #librarians #edusky
Grace world points to the book review which reads “the interactions between the steadily, calm narrator and a manic squirrel create a droll, witty bit of humor that gives a clever wink and nod to Young viewers… Fans of Watts scaredy squirrel will likely delight in the adventures of yet another goofy lovable rodent“ An image of a squirrel pointing to the cover of the book gray squirrel loses it coming out October 21
September 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🔱Aquamanatee is an Amazon Editor’s pick! This is the second book of the year for me that Amazon has highlighted and I’m so grateful! The first, Story Spinners, is a best book of 2025 as well! More eyes on our books means more kids reading and nothing makes me happier!
#kidlit #graphicnovel #edusky
A photo showing the cover of Aquaman with amenity dress like Aquaman and it says it’s an editor’s pic on Amazon A photo with the cover-up story spinners two girls one on the other shoulders. It highlights that the book story spinner is an editors pick on Amazon.
September 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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🔱Aquamanatee is making a splash at a bookstore (or comic book store) near you TODAY! Perfect for kids ages 5-7 who ❤️ graphic novels and for fans of Nawhal & Jelly and This Is a Sea Cow!

🔗in bio to purchase

Onward to illustrating 🔱 book 2 in this adorable series!

#graphicnovel #kidlit #edusky
Image of the cover of the Young graphic novel Aquaman where Marlow the manatee has his flippers up in the air and he is dressed as Aquaman. His friend Goldie, the goldfish wears glasses in the bottom right corner and is looking directly at a Seaborg, which is a sea animal that has been taken over and has become half robotic. Goldie is trying to get Marlow’s attention so he too can recognize the danger in front of them.
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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AQUAMANATEE marks the first time I said yes to illustrating someone else’s writing (yikes!). I was so worried about letting the author, Ben Clanton, down, but I think we made an adorable book with @dcoffical.bsky.social!

AQUAMANATEE comes out September 2nd!

#kidlit #graphicnovel
August 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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A really nice review for Story Spinners from Amazon editor Seira Wilson!

Plus it’s on sale now on Amazon for any teachers or parents who might want to add it to their library!

#kidlit #edusky
A book review for story spinner is pointing out that it’s the top 20 children’s books of 2025 on Amazon and an Amazon editors pick. Amazon editor Sierra Wilson says battling sisters find common ground with a wacky fairytale in this graphic novel story with a story that is so funny and realistic young readers will easily see themselves and it’s page Sapir delight to read
August 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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👍 Gray Squirrel’s first trade review is in and it’s a good one! Thanks Kirkus! 🐿️

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

#kidlit #picturebook #humor #edusky
A gray squirrel points to a quote from Kirkus reviews which reads Federman’s tale told in a mix of narration and speech bubbles from Grayson and the other animals strikes an agreeably madcap off-the-wall tone. Nutty fun. There is a Kirkus reviews logo and illustrations of trees
August 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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F & G’s (folded and gathered) have arrived! Can’t wait to introduce Grayson T. Squirrel to the world on October 21st!
#kidlit #picturebook #squirrels #edusky
August 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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It’s that time again! @barnesandnoble.com is having their pre-order sale for members! (Membership is free!)
If you haven’t pre-ordered Gray Squirrel Loses It! yet, now is your chance! #kidlit
July 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I present you with a variety of lounging options this #caturday.
Fluffy orange cat laying on its. Can Fluffy orange cat in a bag with its paws sticking out
July 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I don’t even think this is all of it. Guess I’ll be monitoring cat stool for the foreseeable future. 🔎
June 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Shoelaces aren’t tasty, right? Someone tell this guy when he gets out of the emergency vet. I hope he pukes it up like a champ 🙏
June 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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It’s a lazy #caturday
May 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Hi friends! Ever feel like you are not on enough email lists? …No? Want to sign up for one more anyway?! Click tinyurl.com/2wjkbues and scroll down to sign up. You’ll hear about my books, pre-order promos, signings, school visits, freebies, and more (if I can think of anything else)! #kidlit
Five different book covers are posted, including gray square loses it, Aquaman, story spinners, this is a sea cow, this is a seahorse. Below them it says join my email list, be the first to know about free, be signing school visit availability, giveaways, and more! Then the website is listed cassandrafederman.com/contact.
May 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM