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Kirk Reedstrom
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USA Today Bestselling author/illustrator of funny kids books with heartfelt characters and a little bit of mayhem. Creator of the Duck & Moose graphic novel series (Disney-Hyperion).

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I saw this giant stuffed dog tonight.
A photo of a very large stuffed animal based on William Joyce’s Rocket Puppy book. Its tongue is sticking out, has a rocked strapped to its back, and looks very cute.
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Somebody write this heist movie.
A screenshot of an NPR post with an image of nuns and the text “meet the Austrian nuns who fled a care home to break into their old convent.” Further down the image, text reads “Three Augustinian sisters recently ran away from a nursing home and, with the help of a local locksmith, broke back into the convent…”
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Ah yes. In Louisiana, we keep it interesting with this guy.
A Gordon McKernan billboard that says “L’avocat? It’s good for you either way!” And features Gordon’s head superimposed over half an avocado where the pit should be.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Current status.
A panel of a cartoon moose looking stressed out and surrounded by 10,000 imaginary ducks that are saying “Hiya, Moose!” Text below the panel reads “when not a single one of your ducks is in a row.” This image is from the book Moose Blasts Off!
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Thanks to Cavalier House Lafayette for hosting me for a super fun signing this weekend. I had a blast reading books and drawing with kids!
A photo of me at a bookstore signing holding up a giant print of a frog-like monster, and the squiggle I used to create the character. There are bookshelves and a comfortable chair in the background. A photo of me drawing a squiggle character on a big pad of paper on an easel. A kid named the monster “Mac” and told me he’s afraid of gummy worms, but loves to eat gummy bears. A photo of me reading Duck Moves In. A photo of me talking to a group of people at a bookstore.
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I cannot wait to read this new book from @ambersparks.bsky.social!
A photo of Amber Sparks’ newest novel, Happy People Don’t Live Here taken at Cavalier House Books in Lafayette, LA.
October 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Oh I've got one.
A road sign that reads "Kuykendahl." It's pronounced "Kirkendoll"
October 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Hey, @toddedillard.bsky.social! I finally picked up a Charles Simic collection. It’s so good.
A photo of Charles Simic’s poetry collection, The Voice At 3am: Selected Late And New Poems. It’s very good.
October 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Oh! I'm actually a big mythology/folklore reader, and I love making funky characters.
An illustration of a group of tweens fleeing from a cyborg horde that wants to sell socks. The illustration is set in the ruins of a long abandoned mall. A lineup of various characters featured in the mall illustration. A grumpy looking cow wearing a green hat with a yellow flower. An illustrated page from the early reader graphic novel book, Moose Blasts Off. Moose challenges Duck to an imagination off and things get a little weird.
September 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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It’s here! Moose’s Bad Hair Day is officially out in the world! Stop by your local bookstore or wherever you buy books online to pick it up today!

bookshop.org/p/books/duck...
A photo of the book, Moose's Bad Hair Day! On the cover, there is a cartoon illustration of Duck looking terrified while holding one of Moose's antlers and a pair of scissors. In the background, Moose is sitting in a barber's chair made of snow seeming to not quite notice his head is missing an antler.
September 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Weird vibes today.
Text reads “The vibe I bring to the function” with a drawing of an absolutely unhinged-looking duck who has just plucked the feathers off the top of his head. He is bald and intense!
August 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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They're no joke.

#SundayScaries #DuckAndMoose
An illustration with text at the top that says "When the Sunday Scaries set in." Below the text is a drawing of a scared looking cartoon moose (named Moose) who is hugging his pillow. He is not ready for the week and neither am I.
August 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Happy new Alien Earth episode day.
A drawing of the alien from Alien Earth. It is happy and giving a flower that it found to a cat. They’re friends now.
August 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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@keezyyoung.bsky.social I remember you mentioning how much your Dad likes The Beths, so I thought you should know that they’re playing an album release show at a marionette theater in LA.
An Instagram screenshot of Bob Baker’s Marionette Theater showing a graphic that says The Beths are playing an album release show on August 28th at the theater which is located in Los Angeles.
August 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Here's my personal SFF canon.
A screenshot from the movie, The Iron Giant. A screenshot from the Looney Tunes show featuring Duck Dodgers In The 24th 1/2 Century. The aliens from Space Jam. Spaceman Spiff!
August 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I had SUCH a blast at ALA this year, and managed to barely take any pictures! Thanks to @anneappert.bsky.social for snagging this one during my signing at the Disney Books booth.

#ALAAC25
A photo of my signing Duck In the Dark books at Disney's booth for the American Library Association conference.
July 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I'll have these neat buttons at my artist alley table!
A photo of eight 1 inch buttons featuring Duck & Moose designs on a wood table. The designs include: • Scream! • Dance Off! • World's Best Duck • World's Number Two Duck • Hi! With Duck & Moose waving • Mutant Mountain Two: The Musical • Comics are Neat • Read!
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Are you going to ALA this weekend? I’ll be in artist alley at table 2448, and signing Duck In The Dark books on Saturday at the Disney Books booth from 10:30-11:30! Stop by to say hello, and to get some neat Duck & Moose swag!

#ALAAC25
A graphic with the book cover of Duck In The Dark that states I will be signing Duck In The Dark books on Saturday, June 28 from 10:30-11:30am at the Disney booth during the American Library Association Annual Conference. There is a bottom bar of text with information about the conference. A graphic with the book cover of Moose's Bad Hair Day. The graphic states that I will be at Artist Alley table number 2448 during the American Library Association conference with Duck & Moose swag. There is a bottom bar of text with information about the conference.
June 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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I had the absolute delight of getting to read an early copy of my buddy @zombietardis.bsky.social's hilarious GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS! It comes out on 6.17. If you love mythology-infused books filled with monsters, adventure, a whole lot of heart, and too many laughs to count, pick this one up!
A photo of my hand holding Joshua Pruett's book, Gyro And The Argonauts in front of a bookshelf. The cover is a teal or light blue with Gyro, the main character, wearing a tunic, smiling, holding up a gyro sandwich. Gyro has dark, curly hair, purple-ish red stained limbs from squashing grapes, and a rope belt. The cover features other characters from the book including Pegasus, Heracles, Perseus, and monsters like Medusa, a cyclops, and a minotaur. It's a good book!
June 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Happy Indie Bookstore Day!

If you’re hankering for a few signed copies of my books, I got to swing by @interabangbooks earlier this week to sign some Duck & Moose books!
A photo of me (Kirk Reedstrom) holding copies of three Duck & Moose books. I am smiling, wearing a checkered shirt and grey blazer. I am inside of Interabang Books, and behind me are shelves made of light wood, many books, a cash register, and orb pendant lights.
April 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Getting ready to hear @davidbowles.us and Guadalupe Garcia McCall at the San Antonio Book Festival!
A photo of a group of people sitting in rows of chairs and facing forward to David Bowles, Guadalupe Garcia McCall and a moderator. The speakers are in front of a large sign that reads SABF.
April 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I am so excited to say that I'll have a FOURTH Duck & Moose book with Disney-Hyperion! Save a space on your shelf for Moose's Bad Hair Day this fall!

#KidLit #KidsComics #DuckAndMoose #KidLitArt
A screenshot of a Publisher's Marketplace announcement that reads "Author-illustrator Kirk Reedstrom’s DUCK AND MOOSE: MOOSE’S BAD HAIR DAY!, the fourth installment in the hilarious Duck and Moose early graphic reader series, in which Duck must go to extreme measures to hide that one of Moose’s antlers popped off during a haircut, to Regan Winter at Disney-Hyperion, for publication in Fall 2025, by Ana Crespo at East West Literary Agency (world)." The screenshot is overlaid on top of an illustration of moose fur. The cover image of Moose's Bad Hair Day on top of an illustration of moose hair. In the cover illustration, Duck is holding up one of Moose's antlers that popped off during a haircut. Duck looks aghast. Moose looks a little confused.
January 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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It’s Goblin Week! Here’s my first goblin drawing. Like me, he is sad and tired, but trying to move forward. #GoblinWeek
This is a photo of a sketchbook with a drawing of a goblin I made using pencil and ink. It’s black and white, with the ink making the outline of the goblin, and pencil for shading. The goblin is shuffling forward, arms dragging along the ground, long gremlin-like ears drooping, and a scribble floating above its head to represent a sad frustration.
January 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Majestic.
A picture of the sky with headshots of Frasier Crane superimposed over flying cranes (the bird kind). It's like a flock of Frasier Crane headshots are flying. A beautiful sight.
January 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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What a legend.
This Calvin and Hobbes comic features Calvin’s Dad enjoying kayaking in the pouring rain while everyone else in the family is miserable during their camping trip. A classic if there ever was one.
December 15, 2024 at 10:46 PM