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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields)

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SCBWI Poems: The Toy Featured poems: Mira Reisberg's Children's Book Academy Madness! Poetry (Elite 8) KidLit honors: #50PreciousWords, Valentiny, Halloweensie, Holiday, Spring Fling School volunteer Hx: pediatrics Past: 12x12, Twitter http://pjpurtee.com

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 9h

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“I’ll Get You, My Pretty!” – Announcing The Guidelines for the 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest for Children’s Writers!!!

Our hands begin to twitch -our thoughts, to pitchand suddenly ideas flywithout a hitch.A ghost? A witch?A mummy with an itch?Our Halloweensie storiesflow without a glitch.And oh, what happens then …

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 10h

I just noticed that, but thanks!

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 11h

FOURTEEN MONKEYS: A RAINFOREST RHYME
by Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social
& Steve Jenkins
2021, Beach Lane Books

A rain forest. 14 monkey species.
#rhyme

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#teachers #librarians

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 1d

IT FELL FROM THE SKY
by The Fan Brothers
@terryfan.bsky.social @ericfan.bsky.social
2021, Simon & Schuster

Insects. A fallen object. Wonder. A selfish spider.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#teachers #librarians

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 1d

I forgot to tag you @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social. Your voice is nice.

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 1d

I like what you said about trees. Lovely.

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 2d

FOLLOW THAT FROG!
by Philip C. Stead
and Matthew Cordell @cordellmatthew.bsky.social
2021, Neal Porter Books/Holiday House

Knock-knock. A wild tale. A missed opportunity.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#teachers #librarians

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 3d

What a great clock!

Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely to see @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social @katherinerundell.bsky.social @acaseforbooks.bsky.social on the Orcadian #bookshop clock this week! #IndieBookshops #UKKidLit #BookSky #Orkney

Black wall with clock hands on it and small shelves holding a book at each hour mark.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 3d

‘Read as much as possible and while you’re reading, try to see why the writing works.’
— Arthur Kopit
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 3d

This week’s prompt from my Rhyme Time group:
Write a Halloween-themed haibun.

#childrenspoetry #poetryforchildren

a cartoon duck is writing in a notebook with a pencil

ALT: a cartoon duck is writing in a notebook with a pencil

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 4d

CALL YOUR MOTHER
by Tracy Gold @tracycgold.bsky.social
& Vivian Mineker
2024, Familius

A baby. “Mom!”
A child. “Mom!“
A mom. “Mom!”
#rhyme

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 5d

I SEE YOU SAD BEAR
by Vern Kousky
2023, Roaring Brook Press

A bear. A gloomy day. Friends. A sunny side. Permission.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 6d

HAROLD LOVES HIS WOOLY HAT
by Vern Kousky
2018, Schwartz & Wade

A bear. A hat. A thief. A trade? A kind deed.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 6d

I thought the same thing!

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 7d

TRICK OR TREAT, BUGS TO EAT
by Tracy Gold @tracycgold.bsky.social
(& Nancy Leschnikoff)
2021, Explore

Halloween. A hungry bat. Tasty bugs.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

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Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her) @patzmiller.bsky.social · 7d

My friend @cathyso.bsky.social put ONE CAN BE in a @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
in Salem, NH. It has a tall box for adult books, and a short box for kid books.

Cathy was in my first critique group. She was a school librarian and also hosted my first author visit. #megakidlit #nh #booksky

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats! Happy Book Birthday!🎉👏📕

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 7d

You are welcome. And you are welcome.

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 8d

WONDER WALKERS by Micha Archer
2021, Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House

Caldecott Honor

Two imaginative, wandering, wondering children.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 9d

‘Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.’
— Alberto Manguel
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading

Rabbit wearing reading glasses sitting on open book

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Traci @tabtraci.bsky.social · 9d

#WritingCommunity 💜📚💝✍️

And one day the girl with the books became the woman writing them plaque with newsprint behind the quote

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 9d

Check out this not-so-little, little library I happened across in my sister-in-law's neighborhood many years ago.

I wrote a poem about it!

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 9d

Sounds like your son is fine.

I have an unpublished manuscript about a child with leukemia. The prompt was my favorite patient of all time.

I love child life specialists! When I was nurse educator of pediatrics & PICU, my happy place on a bad day was with Child Life Specialists.

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for sharing the book.

P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 10d

WHEN A KID LIKE ME FIGHTS CANCER
by Catherine Stier @catherinestier.bsky.social
(& Angel Chang)
2021, Albert Whitman

An innocent kid. A fight. Discoveries.

#PB #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidsbooks
#kidlit #KidLitCommunity #kidlitillustrators #kidauthors
#kids #teachers #librarians #parents

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