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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 1h

Join us for a FREE #Webinar on Nov. 5th!

Hosted by Betsy Bird (@fuse8.bsky.social), five publishers will chat about their forthcoming books!

Register here: ow.ly/Os3J50XbchX%...

P.S. All participants will be entered for a #BookGiveaway 🎉

#IndieKidsBookBuzz #NewBooks #KidLit #BookSky #BookWebinar

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 6h

🎉We are pleased to announce the following @forestofreading.bsky.social 2026 Nominees 🎉

Blue Spruce #Nominees:
THE WEEDFLOWER
IT'S OKAY, JUST ASK
PATTY DREAMS

Silver Birch Express Nonfiction #Nominees:
DOGS VS. HUMANS
CHOMP-O-RAMA

A huge congratulations to all 🥳

#ForestOfReading2026

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Joyce Grant @jgcanada.bsky.social · 8h

Want a reading "palate cleanser" -- a book you might not normally think to pick up? @bookgaga.bsky.social suggests "Burst Your Bubble!" along w/others including the latest poetry by @paulvermeersch.bsky.social
TY BookGaga!
@owlkids.bsky.social

bookgagabooks.ca/2025/09/27/c...

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Four books: Burst your Bubble!, Rebel with a Clause, Death When You're Feeling Blue, Remarkable Bright Creatures

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 8h

Happy #BookBirthday to our October pubs! 🥳

🧡 HOW TO BE BRAVE LIKE A SNAIL
💛 THE BUZZ ON WILD BEES
💜 LITTLE MOMENTS IN A BIG UNIVERSE
💙 IT BEGAN WITH A BUZZ

Congratulations to all of our talented creators! Available wherever books are found 🎉

#PubDay #NewBooks

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Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social · 2d

Check out this new graphic novel series! This hilarious first book is about a chick named Peck who refuses to become a rooster when he grows up.

Thank you to the publisher @owlkids.bsky.social for sharing this book with us.

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 1d

Enter our contests at owlkids.com/contests for a chance to #WIN awesome prizes! ❤️🎉

#Magazines #ChirpMagazine #ChickadeeMagazine #OWLMagazine #MagazineContest #Contest #Win

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Laura Alary @lauraalary.bsky.social · 1d

Who Needs the Dark? may be the book you didn't know you needed this #Halloween. It's got an adorable black cat, glowing fungi, and even a skeleton or two, but it's message is reassuring: the dark doesn't need to be scary! @owlkids.bsky.social @risahugo.bsky.social #picturebook #kidlit #darkness

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 5d

Make a decoration for the season with this Chickadee #Craft 🕯️ Learn how to make your very own scary lantern decoration this #Halloween 👻

▶️ Check out the full video on our #YouTube channel! Or click the link:

ow.ly/pXTR50X6GQX

#Craft #CraftIdeas #Activity #Decoration

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 6d

Check out these #InformationalPictureBooks by author #DeborahKerbel and ill. #DawnLo 📚

🐙 WHAT ABOUT AN OCTOPUS?: A FACT-FILLED UNDERWATER ADVENTURE

🐘 WHAT ABOUT AN ELEPHANT?: A FACT-FILLED SAVANNA ADVENTURE

#WorldOctopusDay #OctopusDay #Elephant #Science #STEM #KidLit

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 6d

Our latest #Paperback releases! 🎉

-MOOSE, GOOSE, ANIMALS ON THE LOOSE!: A WILDLIFE ABC
-THE WEIRD SISTERS: A COOP, SOME GOOP, AND A SANDWICH
-POPPY & SAM AND THE HUNT FOR JAM

#NewPaperbacks #PaperbacksForFall #PictureBook #EarlyReader #ChapterBook #Fiction #GraphicNovel

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 7d

Read some praise for YOU CAN'T TAME A TIGER and enjoy "the bantering dialogue" between a boy and his tiger friend named Imran 🐯

"Catch this tiger tale at storytime." —Kirkus Reviews

ow.ly/lhm250X8Bam

#BookReview #PictureBook #Tiger #KidLit

Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 7d

Listen to a #Halloween story!

What happened to Frannie's favourite treats? Find out in THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING PEANUT BUTTER CUPS 🍬

📢 Available at Owlkids.com — or use the link below!

ow.ly/V3em50X6t7G

#ChickadeeMagazine #ChickadeeFiction

Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 7d

#ICYMI THE EIDI BAG is on the California Department of Education Recommended Reading List 📋

"A festive tale." —Kirkus

"[A] good addition to a holiday book collection." —SLJ

#ReadingList #Gift #BookRec #Eid #Ramadan #Holiday

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Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social · 8d

Discover how creatures, both plants and animals (including humans), use the dark. This book is cozy, interesting, and perfect for the not-so-spooky season.

Thank you to the publisher @owlkids.bsky.social for sharing this book with us.

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 9d

New issues #Alert 👻 Check out the covers of the CHIRP, CHICKADEE, and OWL October issues!

Filled with fun activities, scary facts, rib-tickling jokes, and frightening puzzles - perfect for the classroom and home! 🖤

#ChirpMagazine #ChickadeeMagazine #OWLMagazine

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 9d

Read some praise for TRUCKIN' and admire the nostalgia felt through the illustrations ❤️

"[R]eaders should cotton to the novelty of the book’s milieu ... A rewarding ride." —Kirkus Reviews

#NewBooks #BookReview #School #Classroom #Teacher #LibraryBooks #KidLit #Bookstagram

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 12d

Happy #WorldTeacherDay 🍎

#DYK you can find parent and teacher guides on our website to supplement magazine issues—check out the activities page to get access to these amazing #Resources for your #Classroom today!

👉 owlkids.com/parent-teach...

#Chirp #Chickadee #OWL #Magazine

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 13d

It's officially #Fall so cozy up with the POPPY & SAM series this season 🍂

"This sweet and charming romp through the natural world is a fine addition to school and public libraries." —SLJ

Full #Series now available in #Paperback 🍃🍄🍁❄️

#GraphicNovel #Autumn #CozyBooks

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Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social · 13d

Follow a red-tailed hawk feather as it drops from the sky and searches for a new home. With eye-catching artwork, this charming story amplifies the Indigenous dreamcatcher. Perfect for fans of nature and those who like to create and craft.

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 15d

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Read our blog post about #JamesCorbiere, a member of Wikwemikong First Nation on Manitoulin Island, who invented a new board game called The Truth in Truth and Reconciliation.

🧡 ow.ly/2YI550X3WVW

#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

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Laura Alary @lauraalary.bsky.social · 19d

It was a pleasure to have this long-distance conversation with illustrator Risa Hugo about the art in our book Who Needs the Dark? lauraalary.ca/2025/09/17/a... @owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #canadianillustrator #picturebooks #picturebook

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that readers can submit artwork, jokes, advice, and more for the chance to be featured in our magazines?

Head to the link below to fill out the forms on The Buzz, and your submissions could appear in a future issue! #TheBuzz

✏️ ow.ly/J9V850RCSVz

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49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 21d

Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview with titles from @owlkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #CanLit

Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Great kids' books make good reads for people of all ages.

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 21d

Owlkids magazines will be at WOTS this weekend! Come visit us at booth #D24 for some awesome perks 👀

Where: WOTS 2025 | DAVID PECAUT SQUARE, TORONTO
When: SEPT. 27 - SEPT. 28

See you there ❤️

#WOTS2025 #WordOnTheStreet #WordOnTheStreet2025 #Magazines #OwlkidsMagazines

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Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 22d

Happy #TeacherTuesday! Guide learners before, during, and after reading with this concept book, which is perfect for reinforcing foundational reading skills!

Plus, download the classroom resource for FREE here:

ow.ly/jgWi50X0SYK 🔗

#TeacherTuesdays #OKBTeacherTuesdays #TeacherSky

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Book cover of Moose, Goose, Animals on the Loose!: A Wildlife ABC

Curriculum connections for the book:

Genre - Picture Book, Language Arts - Word Choice (Alliteration), Subjects - Life Science, Social Studies, Geography, Visual Arts - Illustration Techniques (Collage), Themes - Alphabet, Nature, Animals

Ages: 2 to 5, Fountas & Pinnell: LB, Lexile® Measure: NP, Common Core: L.K, RF.K, RL.K, RI.K, W.K, SL.K, NGSS: 1-LS1, 1-LS3

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