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Cathy Ballou Mealey
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This "speckled beauty" lands April 2026 from Sleeping Bear. TY Billie Michael for gorgeous illustrations about the legendary Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby!

#picturebook #biography #coverreveal #flyfishing #Maine #Flyrod #Maineguide #vacationland #CorneliaCrosby
Cover of children's picturebook FLY ROD WAS FIRST: Cornelia Crosby's Adventures in Angling from Sleeping Bear Press, written by Cathy Ballou Mealey and illustrated by Billie Michael
October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Thank you @bookendswinchester.bsky.social for a fun Saturday #storytime sharing #smores and stories with readers and families! 🐻🍫🔥

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Cathy Ballou Mealey, author of Make More Smores, at a bookstore storytime
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Join me for *s'more* fun storytime in Winchester, MA at Book Ends Winchester on Saturday, September 20th at 11 am! We will build a make-believe campfire and have roasty-toasty-ooey-gooey fun with Roscoe and the bears 🐻

#smores #picturebook #kidlit #storytime #sharing
Cover of MAKE MORE SMORES from Sleeping Bear Press, written by Cathy Ballou Mealey and illustrated by Ariel Landy
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Happy #Bookbirthday to @stacysjensen.bsky.social and #victongai @holidayhouse.bsky.social! BEFORE I LIVED HERE is a book you need to read! ✨ holidayhouse.com/book/before-...
August 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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There were SO many photo fails before I got a good one! 😅
Sloth on a unicorn pool floatie from Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation by Kids Can Press
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Still living in summer #vacation mode? Hop over to For the Love of #KidLit with educator extraordinaire @jennifermaryg for a sample of the silly adventures in Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation! Link: bit.ly/4oFZu9W @kidscanpress.bsky.social

#picturebook #sloth #kidlit
Two images of a sloth relaxing on a unicorn pool floatie from Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation from Kids Can Press
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Happy National S'mores Day! Make More #smores! 🐻🍫
August 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby was a legendary angler and outdoorswoman, an accomplished writer, and the first registered Maine Guide. Her story, gorgeously illustrated by @billiemichael and published by @sleepingbearpress releases in April, 2026! #flyfishing
Image of Cornelia "FlyRod" Crosby and announcement of picture book deal for FLYROD WAS FIRST coming Spring 2026 from Sleeping Bear Press
August 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Some reading about summer reading posted at Good Reads with Ronna @ronnawriter.bsky.social today!

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Sloth & Squirrel On Vacation @kidscanpress.bsky.social

#summerreading #picturebooks #vacation
Image of animals reading and relaxing at the beach from SLOTH AND SQUIRREL ON VACATION (Kids Can Press) 2025
August 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Congrats @janmilusich.bsky.social and #chrisraschka on I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA! Read more here: www.pathstoliteracy.org/i-hear-the-s...

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#picturebook #visionimpairment #Braille
Cover of book written by Jan Milusich and illustrated by Chris Raschka titled I HEAR THE SNOW I SMELL THE SEA, a picture book that follows a young blind girl as she explores the changing seasons through her senses
July 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Grateful to @janmilusich.bsky.social for inviting Sloth & Squirrel to share more about their #vacation on her blog! 🪂

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Cover of picturebook Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation from Kids Can Press
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Hip, hip hooray for a sweet review: bit.ly/3HxANeG
"Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation is a sequel fans of this duo won’t want to miss. It will become a quick favorite read aloud for home and library collections." from Celebrate Picture Books blog.

#picturebook #vacation #summer #readaloud
Cover of Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation picture book with a summer activity coloring book
June 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Love Mary Oliver's poetry? WOODS & WORDS is a beautiful introduction to her life and love of nature for young readers, by @sarahollyackerman.bsky.social and #naokostoop [Beach Lane Books]
Cover of WOODS & WORDS picture book about Mary Oliver
June 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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TY to @marciastrykowski.bsky.social at @writersrumpus.bsky.social for including Sloth & Squirrel On Vacation in her featured 2025 new #picturebook favorites! ✨

#summerreads #vacation #cooperation #communication #compromise #humor @kidscanpress.bsky.social
Covers of seven new picturebooks including Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation
May 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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It feels extra special to see your book included with such amazing titles from a reviewer who really knows what kids like to read! TY so much Mel Schuit!

#picturebooks #vacation #summerreading #kidscanpress #summer #cooperation #communication #compromise #humor #adventure
Covers of seven new picture books including Sloth and Squirrel on Vacation
May 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Preschool me could not comprehend that the mother was being 'playful' and I was scared that my own mother might not recognize me!
Copy of The Bundle Book by Ruth Krauss
May 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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May 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!

#picturebook #Squirrel #Sloth #Vacation
A grey squirrel smiles at a sloth holding a sign that reads CLOSED FOR VACATION
January 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Relax or recharge in 2025 with SLOTH AND SQUIRREL ON VACATION 🌊 Coming May 6th everywhere books are sold or loaned ☆ Thank you Kids Can Press and Kelly Collier!

#picturebook #vacation #sloth #squirrel #kidlit
Smiling sloth relaxing on a floatie while excited squirrel rides a surfboard - cover of SLOTH AND SQUIRREL ON VACATION
January 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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December 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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In the #Boston area? Come to the inaugural Newton Children's Book Festival on Dec 14. With 60 authors and illustrators (and me) this celebration of books and reading will be exciting! newtonchildrensbookfest.com

#bookfestival #NewtonChildrensBookFest #BostonMom #shoplocal #kidsbook #makemoresmores
December 1, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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My favorite veggie book! #kidlitart
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 AM
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Not everyone celebrates #nationalpickleday, but for those who do, it's a really big dill! 🥒🥒🥒 TY to #nestingwiththebyrds for the photo! SLOTH AND SQUIRREL IN A PICKLE @kidscanpress
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #706,541!
September 17, 2024 at 2:54 PM