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Jody Jensen Shaffer
@jodywrites4kids.bsky.social
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Children's Author. Knopf BFYR, Nancy Paulsen Books, Doubleday, Penguin Workshop, Simon Spotlight, Beach Lane, Laura Godwin Books, Two Lions, Beaming Books, Magination Press
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So happy to see my friend Jill Esbaum's It's Corn Picking Time! on the Chicago Public Library's Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2025! tinyurl.com/mscc4w4b
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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March 3! March 3!🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩

Grab your platform shoes, shiny shirt, and bell bottoms! DISCO DAVE grooves your way on March 3!

Jody, will there be fun 80's references for adults? Oh, you betcha! tinyurl.com/yucyr22j

From the lovely folks at Magination Press and Illus Yana Kozak
Dave the walrus adores disco. The booming bass drums and blasting brass horns. The glittery globes and shiny shirts. And especially the dances! He loves The Bump. The Funky Chicken. Even The Robot! Far out! He can't wait to groove all night long! But when Dave actually hits the dance floor . . . catastrophe! Crashes, slips, and all the wrong types of booms. Dave doesn't want to give up though―disco is in his soul! He refuses to let it die! He practices and practices . . . but maybe flippers and tusks just aren't made for disco. His friends try to break it to him gently. Maybe he'd be better at the waltz? He's almost ready to give up his bell bottoms and platform shoes and call it quits when something sends the disco community into an uproar. Maybe there's another way for Dave to find the funk?
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Out one month from today!

Grandmas, do you have a little love bug? ❤️

Order wherever you get books!
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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What great fun with the kids at Buchanan Elementary in Branson, MO! Loved all the wall art! Thanks, Mrs. Collette! #Books #AuthorVisit #Literacy #Reading #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Morning!
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Sending a big thank you to Kendra Helsel and all the kids at Cedar Ridge Elementary! #Branson #AuthorVisit #Books #Reading #WritingCommunity #Kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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I'm grateful to #KidTimeStoryTime Storyteller for sharing The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend with her #YouTube audience! tinyurl.com/4dkzy8p4 @joannelewvriethoff.bsky.social #TwoLions #ReadAloud #WritingCommunity #PictureBook
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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See you Saturday, 11/1, at KD's Books, Lee's Summit! 🦈🐼📚
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Thanks, Oklahoma! 😍Oklahoma Bestseller List Oct 26...
tinyurl.com/5fa37xmw #HighlightsPress #Nonfiction #Sharks #Pandas #Books
October 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Grandmas!

Are you looking for the perfect gift for your little love bugs? Out Dec 9! 😊

tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss illus Ana Zurita #HighlightsPress
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Hey, Kansas City! Please join me next Saturday, Oct 25 at 11am for storytime, 🪼craft, and signing at Barnes and Noble Zona Rosa! tinyurl.com/2fhuthhn
October 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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The Chinese translation! So cool! @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @amelievidelo.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It's tour time! I'm visiting schools & bookstores over the next month to celebrate my new nonfiction riddle books with #Highlights! AND GUESS WHAT? Highlights is donating 75 copies to @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social! Apply below! Open to stewards and fans of LFL! tinyurl.com/2nyzs5ub
October 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I'm so grateful to live in a world where dreams from 2008, years before I was published but desperately wanted to be, can lead to this. I'm forever thankful, #SCBWI friends! #MarilynBrigham #TwoLions #JoanneLewVriethoff #CrystalKite
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Grandma's Little Love Bug...crinkles! 😊❤️

Adorable art by Ana Zurita

Out December 9! Preorder now! tinyurl.com/9x2ju5ss
#HighlightsPress #books #Grandma #love #read
September 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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🪩🪩🪩COVER REVEAL TIME!🪩🪩🪩

Put on your platform shoes and shiny shirts, folks! DISCO DAVE is about to bust a move!

Illus by Yana Kozak #MaginationPress

Hitting the dance floor March 3, but available for warm-ups now! tinyurl.com/m79uyeyj
#kidlit #childrensbooks #PB #disco #SEL #YouShouldBeDancing
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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GREAT NEWS!

My little buddy Porcupine got himself a preliminary nomination for Missouri's 2026-2027 Show Me Award! I, Jody, couldn't be happier!

Illus Angela Edmonds Published by Magination Press
September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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KC-area writers! Join me for the @jocolibrary.org Writers' Conference! It's free! I'll be talking about writing Picture Books at 3 pm on 10/17! Lots of sessions for adult writers, too! Details👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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This #GrandparentsDay, I'm happy to announce my first board book, especially for Grandmas! Illus Ana Zurita, pubbed by Highlights Press! It crinkles! 😊 Preorder wherever you get books! Out before the holidays!
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Thanks JS and Penny for featuring EMERGENCY KITTENS! (They make everything better!) jsjenbooks.com Art by Dave Mottram @randomhousekids.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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My ride or die is 11 today! Happy Birthday, Soph! ❤️
September 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Liberty-area friends! Come join the fun at Historic Downtown Liberty's 🏈 First Thursday🏈 on 9/4/2025! I'll be signing books at Basement Books from 4-8!
August 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Kansas City and Surrounds...Come see me and other authors for adults and kids at the 2025 @jocolibrary.org Writers Conference on Thursday, 10/17 at 3:00 CST. I'll be sharing about how to write picture books! More info and registration below! The conference is free!
August 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Happy First Day of School to all who celebrate!
Illus Claire Messer @simonandschuster.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Good morning! I'm excited to share the covers of my latest titles from Highlights Press, out October 7! Illus by Travis Foster. More to come in this rhyming riddle puzzle series! tinyurl.com/494f72bj
Get ready for a bear-y cool adventure! Who Am I? Pandas and Other Bears is packed with playful, fact-filled riddles about adorable giant pandas, strong polar bears, acrobatic black bears, and more. But here’s the twist: each riddle is a fun guessing game that challenges kids to figure out which amazing animal is being described. Plus, all the fascinating facts are vetted by an expert, ensuring accuracy and credibility for young learners. Get ready for an ocean adventure like no other! Who Am I? is packed with playful, fact-filled riddles about the coolest ocean creatures—like speedy sharks, clever dolphins, and dazzling sea stars. But here’s the twist: each riddle is a fun guessing game that challenges kids to figure out which amazing animal is being described. Plus, all the fascinating facts are vetted by an expert, ensuring accuracy and credibility for young learners.
August 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM