Jen Arena
@jenarena.bsky.social
Kids book author and kids book editor
Check out some of my books! Acorn Was a Little Wild (S&S), Besos for Baby (Little Brown), GIVE (Knopf), Marta! Big and Small (Roaring Brook)
agent: Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, Red Fox
jenarenabooks.com
Check out some of my books! Acorn Was a Little Wild (S&S), Besos for Baby (Little Brown), GIVE (Knopf), Marta! Big and Small (Roaring Brook)
agent: Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, Red Fox
jenarenabooks.com
I'm on Squarespace, too. :(
December 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm on Squarespace, too. :(
Wow, you'd never publish a Christmas book in December today.
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Wow, you'd never publish a Christmas book in December today.
😂 so different
What restaurant?
What restaurant?
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
😂 so different
What restaurant?
What restaurant?
You got a problem with South Seminole Heights?
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
You got a problem with South Seminole Heights?
Somehow I managed to post this while I was writing the alt text. Sorry! Anyway, here it is:
"A small eastern screech owl perched on a purple banner inside a pub at night."
"A small eastern screech owl perched on a purple banner inside a pub at night."
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Somehow I managed to post this while I was writing the alt text. Sorry! Anyway, here it is:
"A small eastern screech owl perched on a purple banner inside a pub at night."
"A small eastern screech owl perched on a purple banner inside a pub at night."
So cute! I was just at that airport for the Louisiana Book Festival and saw that vending machine and now I wish I'd gotten one.(The ones I was intrigued by were sold out.)
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
So cute! I was just at that airport for the Louisiana Book Festival and saw that vending machine and now I wish I'd gotten one.(The ones I was intrigued by were sold out.)
It is!
Kyoto is so beautiful. Go see all the things everyone tells you to see--the Philosopher's Path, Ginkakuji and Kinkakuji. And Nijo Castle with its nightingale floors. 😊
Kyoto is so beautiful. Go see all the things everyone tells you to see--the Philosopher's Path, Ginkakuji and Kinkakuji. And Nijo Castle with its nightingale floors. 😊
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It is!
Kyoto is so beautiful. Go see all the things everyone tells you to see--the Philosopher's Path, Ginkakuji and Kinkakuji. And Nijo Castle with its nightingale floors. 😊
Kyoto is so beautiful. Go see all the things everyone tells you to see--the Philosopher's Path, Ginkakuji and Kinkakuji. And Nijo Castle with its nightingale floors. 😊
Research the Tokyo subway system before you go. It was massively confusing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Research the Tokyo subway system before you go. It was massively confusing.
I was totally tickled by this spot in an upcoming Breezy Valley book by R.W. Alley.
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I was totally tickled by this spot in an upcoming Breezy Valley book by R.W. Alley.
My favorite is still Tampa's used tire store/church.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
My favorite is still Tampa's used tire store/church.
"Cold Anomaly" is a great band name.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Cold Anomaly" is a great band name.
Swedish snail on Midsommar.
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Swedish snail on Midsommar.
Thank you!! That makes me so happy!
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thank you!! That makes me so happy!
Thank you! It didn't even cross my mind that it was a possibility until the publisher told me it was happening!
😊
😊
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Thank you! It didn't even cross my mind that it was a possibility until the publisher told me it was happening!
😊
😊
Yay, @lynnhurtak.com! So well deserved.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yay, @lynnhurtak.com! So well deserved.