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Rebecca Ensign
@rebecca-ensign.bsky.social
OTIS HAS A BAD DAY (2023)

Mom, Picture Book Author, LCMHC, Coffee Enthusiast, #SCBWI Member & #PBParty 2025 Finalist!

1/8 of #kidlitzombieweek hosts.

www.rebecca-ensign.com

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A special Halloween treat! 🌈
Autocorrect is my archnemesis.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Have 24 seconds of a blissed-out duck, you deserve it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Well, my brain decided I needed to be up for the day at 4am by performing a rousing rendition of “Cuban Pete” as Ricky Ricardo. And yes . . . maracas were involved. 🪇
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Join us today for this fun family event!
@newtonvillebooks.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The fact that my son has so many books on his Christmas wish list makes me so happy! #kidlit #picturebooks
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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📝🥢 📙👩🏻‍🏫 Do you know anyone who’d be interested in a library workshop for kids 9+yo about the secret writing tricks I used to create TRICKY CHOPSTICKS? I’m hosting this fun session on Monday, Nov 10 @ 6pm at the Lake Hiawatha Branch!

#LakeHiawathaBranch @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I am trying to revise a manuscript.

My brain: “The rain in Spain lies mainly in the plains!”

#kidlit
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A special Halloween treat! 🌈
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY.

Prize and entry information is in the thread below.
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, THE ZOMBEES, by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Katy Quarles (Simon & Shuster BFYR), out now.

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... (+ more ways to win)
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🎃👻KID'S TRUNK OR TREAT💀🧙‍♀️
Reading, Signing, Fun Tricks-or-Treats
w/Authors Laura Parnum & Heather Stigall
SUN, 10/26, 11 AM
Barnes & Noble, 425 Marketplace Blvd, Hamilton, NJ

#kidlit #authorevent #trickortreat #Halloween #spookyseason #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Check out all the amazing prizes for the upcoming Halloweensie contest through Susanna Leonard Hill. #kidlit #canscaip #SCBWI
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Rainy days means frogs in the driveway.
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I made the mistake of drinking water past 7pm and now my bladder has informed me that I will be up all night.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Made some art alongside students. Kids give me hope.
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Share this with those who you think might need to hear this today.
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Great news today!
So honored to receive the New Hampshire PBS Literary Award for Excellence ♥️♥️♥️
October 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hello Boston (room with a view)! 😆
October 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Who’s your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
It’s 4:10pm which naturally means that it’s time to put on my jammies. 😂 #imoldandtired
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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We need art and words and songs. Keep writing. Keep creating lighthouses for the world my friends. 🫶 #writingcommunity #kidlit
October 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The writing community really is the loveliest! #writingcommunity
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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"VERDICT A lovely look at the seasons, and an excellent choice for story time, showing the sensory experience of a child who wholly embraces every moment. -Melisa Bailey, SLJ"

#schoollibraryjournal #picturebookreview #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebooksofinstagram #anneschwartzbooks
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM