Matt Tavares
@tavaresbooks.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Dasher, Red & Lulu, several other picture books, and the graphic novel Hoops.
Thanks to everyone who came to my events in Virginia and Maryland this weekend, and to all the awesome booksellers who helped make the first weekend of the Dasher and the Polar tour such a blast! I really appreciate it.🐻❄️
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Thanks to everyone who came to my events in Virginia and Maryland this weekend, and to all the awesome booksellers who helped make the first weekend of the Dasher and the Polar tour such a blast! I really appreciate it.🐻❄️
We went shopping for my books at Target, Sabrina Carpenter style…
(with some help from Molly and Sarah, I didn’t want to break the cart or myself 😂)
(with some help from Molly and Sarah, I didn’t want to break the cart or myself 😂)
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We went shopping for my books at Target, Sabrina Carpenter style…
(with some help from Molly and Sarah, I didn’t want to break the cart or myself 😂)
(with some help from Molly and Sarah, I didn’t want to break the cart or myself 😂)
I’m excited to share the cover of HONOR FLIGHT, my next collaboration with author Jeff Gottesfeld!
A companion book to TWENTY-ONE STEPS, this book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contribution alive.
Coming in March, 2026. Now available for preorder.
A companion book to TWENTY-ONE STEPS, this book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contribution alive.
Coming in March, 2026. Now available for preorder.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m excited to share the cover of HONOR FLIGHT, my next collaboration with author Jeff Gottesfeld!
A companion book to TWENTY-ONE STEPS, this book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contribution alive.
Coming in March, 2026. Now available for preorder.
A companion book to TWENTY-ONE STEPS, this book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contribution alive.
Coming in March, 2026. Now available for preorder.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in New York City! 🎄 (Art from Red & Lulu, Candlewick, 2017)
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in New York City! 🎄 (Art from Red & Lulu, Candlewick, 2017)
First sighting of Dasher and the Polar Bear at Target! Cool to see it right next to The Polar Express 😍
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
First sighting of Dasher and the Polar Bear at Target! Cool to see it right next to The Polar Express 😍
I probably shared this years ago when I first saw it but it’s good enough to share again… This 1-Star review of Dasher from “leavehistoryalone” might be my favorite customer review I’ve ever gotten for any book. It’s just so funny on so many levels. 😂🤣
November 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I probably shared this years ago when I first saw it but it’s good enough to share again… This 1-Star review of Dasher from “leavehistoryalone” might be my favorite customer review I’ve ever gotten for any book. It’s just so funny on so many levels. 😂🤣
Stopped by G.Willikers Books & Toys in Portsmouth, NH this morning and signed a bunch of copies of all 3 Dasher books, Red & Lulu, and a few other books. So if you’re looking for signed books, they have plenty! 🐻❄️
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Stopped by G.Willikers Books & Toys in Portsmouth, NH this morning and signed a bunch of copies of all 3 Dasher books, Red & Lulu, and a few other books. So if you’re looking for signed books, they have plenty! 🐻❄️
Just stopped by Perkins Cove Bookshop, the awesome new independent bookstore here in Ogunquit, Maine, and signed all their copies of Dasher and the Polar Bear, which just came out today! Very cool to see it in a bookstore for the first time! I signed a bunch of my other books too…
September 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just stopped by Perkins Cove Bookshop, the awesome new independent bookstore here in Ogunquit, Maine, and signed all their copies of Dasher and the Polar Bear, which just came out today! Very cool to see it in a bookstore for the first time! I signed a bunch of my other books too…
I'm excited to announce the Dasher and the Polar Bear tour!
I’ll be doing 20 bookstore events in 30 days. Really looking forward to meeting lots of readers and sharing Dasher's latest adventure!
Details: matttavares.com/events.html
I’ll be doing 20 bookstore events in 30 days. Really looking forward to meeting lots of readers and sharing Dasher's latest adventure!
Details: matttavares.com/events.html
September 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm excited to announce the Dasher and the Polar Bear tour!
I’ll be doing 20 bookstore events in 30 days. Really looking forward to meeting lots of readers and sharing Dasher's latest adventure!
Details: matttavares.com/events.html
I’ll be doing 20 bookstore events in 30 days. Really looking forward to meeting lots of readers and sharing Dasher's latest adventure!
Details: matttavares.com/events.html
I signed all these books today!
Thanks to the awesome crew at the Penguin Random House warehouse in Westminster, MD for making it easy. They’re a fine-tuned machine!
More details later about exactly where these books will end up. Dasher and the Polar Bear, coming 9/30! 🐻❄️🦌🎅🏼
Thanks to the awesome crew at the Penguin Random House warehouse in Westminster, MD for making it easy. They’re a fine-tuned machine!
More details later about exactly where these books will end up. Dasher and the Polar Bear, coming 9/30! 🐻❄️🦌🎅🏼
September 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I signed all these books today!
Thanks to the awesome crew at the Penguin Random House warehouse in Westminster, MD for making it easy. They’re a fine-tuned machine!
More details later about exactly where these books will end up. Dasher and the Polar Bear, coming 9/30! 🐻❄️🦌🎅🏼
Thanks to the awesome crew at the Penguin Random House warehouse in Westminster, MD for making it easy. They’re a fine-tuned machine!
More details later about exactly where these books will end up. Dasher and the Polar Bear, coming 9/30! 🐻❄️🦌🎅🏼
A month from today, Dasher will be back with another Christmas adventure ✨
Dasher and the Polar Bear available September 30, 2025
Dasher and the Polar Bear available September 30, 2025
August 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A month from today, Dasher will be back with another Christmas adventure ✨
Dasher and the Polar Bear available September 30, 2025
Dasher and the Polar Bear available September 30, 2025
Dasher and the Polar Bear got a starred review in School Library Journal! 🤩
Coming September 30…
Coming September 30…
August 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Dasher and the Polar Bear got a starred review in School Library Journal! 🤩
Coming September 30…
Coming September 30…
I got my first real copy of the US edition of Dasher and the Polar Bear! Really excited for this one. Coming September 30, now available for preorder… 🐻❄️
July 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I got my first real copy of the US edition of Dasher and the Polar Bear! Really excited for this one. Coming September 30, now available for preorder… 🐻❄️
I got a mysterious box from Candlewick Press today and had no idea what was inside so I did an unboxing video!
I knew my first real copy of Dasher & the Polar Bear should be arriving soon, but usually they send me 1 copy before I get a whole box. I was pleasantly surprised by what was inside!
I knew my first real copy of Dasher & the Polar Bear should be arriving soon, but usually they send me 1 copy before I get a whole box. I was pleasantly surprised by what was inside!
June 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I got a mysterious box from Candlewick Press today and had no idea what was inside so I did an unboxing video!
I knew my first real copy of Dasher & the Polar Bear should be arriving soon, but usually they send me 1 copy before I get a whole box. I was pleasantly surprised by what was inside!
I knew my first real copy of Dasher & the Polar Bear should be arriving soon, but usually they send me 1 copy before I get a whole box. I was pleasantly surprised by what was inside!
Looking over first proofs for Honor Flight, written by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by me, published by Candlewick, coming in March 2026…
June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking over first proofs for Honor Flight, written by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by me, published by Candlewick, coming in March 2026…
I am beyond thrilled to share some very exciting news...
The Dasher Christmas special is coming to Disney Jr. and Disney+ in 2026!!!
The Dasher Christmas special is coming to Disney Jr. and Disney+ in 2026!!!
June 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am beyond thrilled to share some very exciting news...
The Dasher Christmas special is coming to Disney Jr. and Disney+ in 2026!!!
The Dasher Christmas special is coming to Disney Jr. and Disney+ in 2026!!!
Fun mail today- my author copies of the Ukrainian edition of Red & Lulu! Amazing. I love knowing that families in Ukraine are reading my books! 😍🇺🇦🎄
May 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Fun mail today- my author copies of the Ukrainian edition of Red & Lulu! Amazing. I love knowing that families in Ukraine are reading my books! 😍🇺🇦🎄
Front and back endpapers for Honor Flight, written by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by me, published by Candlewick, coming in 2026…
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Front and back endpapers for Honor Flight, written by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by me, published by Candlewick, coming in 2026…
Wow, Hoops won the 2025 Rhode Island Middle School Book Award! Amazing.
Thanks to the committee for including my book as a nominee, alongside so many great books. And thanks to the middle school kids of RI for reading my book, and for choosing it as this year’s winner! I really appreciate it.
Thanks to the committee for including my book as a nominee, alongside so many great books. And thanks to the middle school kids of RI for reading my book, and for choosing it as this year’s winner! I really appreciate it.
April 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wow, Hoops won the 2025 Rhode Island Middle School Book Award! Amazing.
Thanks to the committee for including my book as a nominee, alongside so many great books. And thanks to the middle school kids of RI for reading my book, and for choosing it as this year’s winner! I really appreciate it.
Thanks to the committee for including my book as a nominee, alongside so many great books. And thanks to the middle school kids of RI for reading my book, and for choosing it as this year’s winner! I really appreciate it.
Preparing some Growing Up Pedro art for an upcoming exhibit ⚾️
February 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Preparing some Growing Up Pedro art for an upcoming exhibit ⚾️
Ola from Porto, Portugal! 🇵🇹
February 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ola from Porto, Portugal! 🇵🇹
I'm excited to share the cover for my next book!
DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR
Read all about how this book and this cover came to be, on Travis Jonker's 100 Scope Notes blog. Thanks, @100scopenotes.bsky.social!
100scopenotes.com/2025/01/30/e...
Coming September 16...
DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR
Read all about how this book and this cover came to be, on Travis Jonker's 100 Scope Notes blog. Thanks, @100scopenotes.bsky.social!
100scopenotes.com/2025/01/30/e...
Coming September 16...
January 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I'm excited to share the cover for my next book!
DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR
Read all about how this book and this cover came to be, on Travis Jonker's 100 Scope Notes blog. Thanks, @100scopenotes.bsky.social!
100scopenotes.com/2025/01/30/e...
Coming September 16...
DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR
Read all about how this book and this cover came to be, on Travis Jonker's 100 Scope Notes blog. Thanks, @100scopenotes.bsky.social!
100scopenotes.com/2025/01/30/e...
Coming September 16...
2 days left to bid on items in the Kidlit for Los Angeles auction! If you're an aspiring author or illustrator looking for a rare opportunity to chat with an editor or agent, here's your chance! Lots of virtual and in person school visits up for bid too! Also signed books, art, prints, etc.
January 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
2 days left to bid on items in the Kidlit for Los Angeles auction! If you're an aspiring author or illustrator looking for a rare opportunity to chat with an editor or agent, here's your chance! Lots of virtual and in person school visits up for bid too! Also signed books, art, prints, etc.
The Kidlit for Los Angeles auction is now live!
Help raise funds for LA wildfire relief and win signed books, original art, school visits, critiques and more from your favorite authors, illustrators, agents, and editors.
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Help raise funds for LA wildfire relief and win signed books, original art, school visits, critiques and more from your favorite authors, illustrators, agents, and editors.
32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
@kidlitforla.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Kidlit for Los Angeles auction is now live!
Help raise funds for LA wildfire relief and win signed books, original art, school visits, critiques and more from your favorite authors, illustrators, agents, and editors.
32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
@kidlitforla.bsky.social
Help raise funds for LA wildfire relief and win signed books, original art, school visits, critiques and more from your favorite authors, illustrators, agents, and editors.
32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
@kidlitforla.bsky.social
I looked up from my drawing table this morning and a deer was right outside my window, looking right at me! Check out this crew- Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen…
Then we saw a cardinal a few minutes later. Deer, cardinal… what next? *hears someone dribbling a basketball up the driveway*
Then we saw a cardinal a few minutes later. Deer, cardinal… what next? *hears someone dribbling a basketball up the driveway*
January 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I looked up from my drawing table this morning and a deer was right outside my window, looking right at me! Check out this crew- Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen…
Then we saw a cardinal a few minutes later. Deer, cardinal… what next? *hears someone dribbling a basketball up the driveway*
Then we saw a cardinal a few minutes later. Deer, cardinal… what next? *hears someone dribbling a basketball up the driveway*