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Had a great time in Freedom, NH celebrating the end of the school year and kicking off the local library’s #SummerReadingProgram w/ #AUniverseOfRainbows and my #picturebook #FlashlightNight!
TY clifonline.org for your help!

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June 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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So nice to see so many folks discovering my upcoming debut children's #poetry anthology #AUniverseOfRainbows from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social!

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Poetry Friday: More and more folks are discovering “Rainbows!”
Yours Truly and illustrator Jamey Christoff, celebrating our new book! So, are you sick of reading all my posts about my upcoming debut poetry anthology from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, …
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March 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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“Garden of Stars” (about #Orion's Rainbow Nebula) was one of many poems from #AUniverseOfRainbows that I shared at a school in Claremont, NH, which received a copy of my book for EVERY CLASSROOM courtesy of
@ebyrbooks.bsky.social! #childrensbooks #KidLit
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May 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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#AUniverseOfRainbows (@ebyrbooks.bsky.social) is now LESS THAN $10 - just in time for #BackToSchool!
From sun dogs to gemstones, rainbow lorikeets to Vinicunca mountain, this book combines #Poetry w/ #STEM, perfect for educators, librarians & homeschoolers!

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August 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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With #NationalPoetryMonth now behind us, I wanted to thank #MichelleSchaub for inviting me to #PoetryBoost, where I share one of my poems from my new #poetry anthology, #AUniverseOfRainbows: www.poetryboost.com/2025/04/matt... w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #childrensbooks #KidLit
Matt Forrest Esenwine Shares "Elegant Danger"
Matt Forrest Esenwine shares a video reading of “Elegant Danger" from A Universe of Rainbows on Poetry Boost by children’s author Michelle Schaub.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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ICYMI from #PoetryFriday:
Celebrating #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek with two different school visits, PLUS author copies for #AUniverseOfRainbows arrived! w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Author copies have arrived, and of course I had to feature an unboxing video - in my own ridiculous way:
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"A Universe of Rainbows" Unboxing
YouTube video by Matt Forrest Esenwine
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March 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Thank you, Judy, for your kind words about our book #AUniverseOfRainbows!

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judybradbury.bsky.social Judy Bradbury #KidlitAuthor @judybradbury.bsky.social · Feb 17
A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS: Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World by @mattforrestvw.bsky.social illus by Jamey Christoph offers a collection of poems that celebrate rainbows across nature; sidebars offer science facts. Gr. 1-4. @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #EduSky 🍎 #KidLit 📚👍
February 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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It’s #NationalFindARainbowDay and look what Allan Wolf found at #TLA25! Allan's one of 20 contributors to my new #Poetry anthology #AUniverseOfRainbows from
@ebyrbooks.bsky.social, ill. by Jamey Christoph.

Win a free copy AND a 2nd book here: wp.me/p2DEY3-42p

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April 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Guess which book is the @shelfawareness.bsky.social "Trailer of the Week!" www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...

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Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Welcome to the Web site for Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the free e-mail newsletter dedicated to helping the people in stores, ...
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March 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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You have less than 12 hours to enter to win a FREE, PERSONALLY-SIGNED copy of my new book #AUniverseOfRainbows AND any one of my OTHER books! I'll pick a winner tonight: mattforrest.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/i...

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It’s “A Universe of Rainbows” Book Birthday! (w/ a SPECIAL GIVEAWAY!)
Finally!! My debut poetry anthology, A Universe of Rainbows: Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025), has officially arrived in the world! What sta…
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April 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Had a great time at Oscar Foss Mem. Library's end-of-summer event! Kids did crafts, I shared #AUniverseOfRainbows & #DontAskADinosaur, and everyone left w/ two free books courtesy of clifonline.org!

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August 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Guess which book is the @shelf-awareness.com
"Trailer of the Week!"
www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...

#AUniverseOfRainbows #KidLit #ChildrensBooks
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March 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Many thanks to all the educators who invited me to share my #picturebooks & #poetry w/their students for #WorldReadaloudDay2025 this past Wed.! Learn more & catch a sneak peek inside my upcoming new anthology #AUniverseOfRainbows:

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Poetry Friday: A busy, busy World Read Aloud Day – and another “Rainbow” poem!
Whew, what a day! This past Wed. was World Read Aloud Day, and I got to share my writing with students all over the country – and beyond! Every year, children’s book creators share thei…
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February 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Thank you, Dylan, for including "AUniverseOfRainbows in your list!
#KidLit #PictureBooks
dylan-teut.bsky.social Dylan Teut @dylan-teut.bsky.social · Jan 25
@ebyrbooks.bsky.social starting off 2025 strong with a nice variety of picture books covering a span of genres and topics and illustration styles. @mattforrestvw.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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An honor to see #AUniverseOfRainbows on this list w/ #poetry books by talented folks like @poetnikki.bsky.social, #JaneYolen, #MarilynSinger & #AmyLudwigVanDerwater - all contributors to my book!
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June 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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"A gorgeous collection of poetry."

Wow, a big THANK YOU to Clarissa at Fun Reads for Kids for her wonderful review of #AUniverseOfRainbows!
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February 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Thank you to the @concordmonitornews.bsky.social for this interview about my newest book, #AUniverseOfRainbows from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social!

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“A Universe of Rainbows”: Warner author releases children’s poetry anthology
Warner-based poet and anthologist Matt Forrest Esenwine released a new anthology of children’s poetry at the start of the month. The book, titled “A Universe of Rainbows: Multicolored Poems for a Mult...
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April 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Wow, another wonderful review for #AUniverseOfRainbows, this time from @slj.com! So proud of this, my very first #PoetryAnthology from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social - and proud of all the amazing contributors!
Pre-order here: www.eerdmans.com/978080285571... #ChildrensBooks #STEAMPoetry #poetry #kidlit
January 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM