Jena Benton

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Alaskan writer, illustrator, poet, teacher, SCBWI and 12x12 member, picture book enthusiast, & ocean and tea lover. Alaska SCBWI IC. (Opinions my own.) https://linktr.ee/JenaBenton

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I'm an elementary classroom teacher and I'm halfway to completing my DonorsChoose project. Any help would be greatly appreciated! #clearthelists #ClearTheLists2024 #clearthelist #teacher www.donorschoose.org/project/seat...

Seat Sacks to Help Organize Student Supplies, a project from Mrs. Lasleywww.donorschoose.org Help me give my students at my new school seat sacks (or chair bags) to store their individual class supplies. In a classroom with limited space, keeping tables clear of supplies helps students hav...

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The READ ACROSS NORTH AMERICA #summerreading list is here. Click the QR to download. Please share and tag #authors and #illustrators . #teachers #illustrators #homeschool #reading #readinglist #kidlit #readingacrossamerica #picturebooks Download list: cindyschrauben.com/product-2/

Today’s #picturebook #interview explores intergenerational relationships, gift giving/making and crochet! Plus there’s a giveaway! #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/07/16/s...

Simply 7 with Kim-Hoa Ung & Giveaway: A GIFT FOR NAI NAIjenabenton.com Have you ever wanted to make a special gift for someone and struggled with the task? Do you love crochet? If you said yes to either of those questions, this book is for you!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Chicken Nuggets program for a chicken joke, told by a little. 😆 www.instagram.com/reel/CoBGzYe...

#whyarechickenssofunny on Instagramwww.instagram.com 5,003 likes, 84 comments - whyarechickenssofunny on January 29, 2023

Today’s #picturebook #interview celebrates the release of THE QUACKEN!! #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/07/11/s...

Simply 7 with Justin Colon: THE QUACKENjenabenton.com Deep in the woods, at the bottom of a lake, a myth survives: the Quacken!

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I made an explainer to help people with the concept of Lists, Feeds and Starter Packs, with some of the best #kidlit ones to consider. I hope this helps! boringstorybook.com/a-list-oflis... 🦋

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I'm gradually adding more Starter Packs (I still think of some of them as Topic/Theme Packs 😉); just check my "Starter Packs" tab on my profile. Glad to hear they're helping #kidlit people find each other! I'll revisit each regularly to replace dormant accts w/ those more active on Bluesky.

Sunday chicken nugget: do you know why roosters crow? Of course at sunrise and sunset, but they crow all day long! And they have different crows for establishing their territory, establishing dominance, warning of danger, and of course, letting the flock know when there is food.

From wombats to flamingos today’s #picturebook #interview is full of fun (& weird!) facts. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/07/01/s...

Simply 7 with Abi Cushman: FLAMINGOS ARE PRETTY FUNKYjenabenton.com If you loved the picture book WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD, you’re going to love this sequel!

Sunday chicken fact: Did you know? Male chicks (known as cockerels) can start crowing as early as 6 weeks old but on average they begin crowing at 4 or 5 months old. #chickenfacts #rooster #roostercrowing Image by Ricardo Porto on Unsplash.

Don’t forget! There’s 1 more week to enter my amazing giveaway for my book and goodies! #bookbash #picturebook jenabenton.com/2024/06/20/s...

Simply 7 with Jena Benton & Giveaway extraordinare: KAUAI’S CALLjenabenton.com I’m so excited to share my debut picture book with you that I agreed to let someone else interview me today!

I'm super excited to see so many amazing picture books win Crystal Kite awards! Congrats @juliefhedlund.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social AnitraSchulte @abicushman.bsky.social @suzylevinson.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social and so many more!

Announcing the 2024 Crystal Kite Winnerswww.scbwi.org SCBWI offers a hearty congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Crystal Kite Awards. Thanks to voters from the SCBWI community, winners and honor winners were selected from 15 divisions from around t...

Today’s #picturebook #interview may or may not be safe to read. It’s your choice really. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/25/s...

Simply 7 with Megan Woodward: THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY NOT CURSEDjenabenton.com Today’s picture book is tricksy fun. I mean, you’re perfectly safe to read it. Honest!

Sunday chicken fact: did you know that chickens out number humans in the world? They estimate 3 chickens to every human. BUT on the island of Kauai, chickens out number humans 6 to 1! (This is a photo my hubby took on our honeymoon in Kauai years ago.) #chickens #roosters #kauaihawaii #kauai

Today’s #picturebook #interview is with me! And there’s a fantastic giveaway too! #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/20/s...

Simply 7 with Jena Benton & Giveaway extraordinare: KAUAI’S CALLjenabenton.com I’m so excited to share my debut picture book with you that I agreed to let someone else interview me today!

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Important to know if you want to use the #KidLitMegaFeed (or any other feeds, really) 👇

You can pin the #kidlitmegafeed to easily access at any time, no need to chase down the link. Clicking the hashtag symbol at the top of the BlueSky home screen or in your settings will bring up all of your feeds! #kidlit bsky.app/profile/debb...

It’s my #bookbirthday! Yay! 😊❤️

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member, @jenanbenton.bsky.social! Her #picturebook, KAUAI'S CALL, illustrated by Kristi Petosa-Sigel and published by Island Heritage Press, hit the shelves today. Check it out in our Bookshop: bit.ly/book-birthday#12x12PB member, @jenanbenton.bsky.social! Her #picturebook, KAUAI'S CALL, illustrated by Kristi Petosa-Sigel and published by Island Heritage Press, hit the shelves today. Check it out in our Bookshop: bit.ly/book-birthday #newbook #booklaunch #kidlit@jenanbenton.bsky.social! Her #picturebook, KAUAI'S CALL, illustrated by Kristi Petosa-Sigel and published by Island Heritage Press, hit the shelves today. Check it out in our Bookshop: bit.ly/book-birthday #newbook #booklaunch #kidlit

Today’s #picturebook #interview is with the hilarious Julie Falatko. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/18/s...

Simply 7 with Julie Falatko: HELP WANTED: ONE ROOSTERjenabenton.com Today’s picture book piqued my curiosity, as it was a funnier-than-average farm yard story. I had to learn more!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! #FathersDay #DadsAreHeroes #DadsMatter #DadsRule

Today’s #picturebook #interview is a #nonfiction story for the animal lovers out there. Complete with a giveaway! #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/12/s...

Simply 7 with Becca McMurdie & Giveaway: BUILDING A BEAKjenabenton.com Today’s interview is a fantastic nonfiction picture book debut!

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Want to learn more about how to craft characters for picture books? I'm doing a 2-part webinar on character design specifically for picture books, including the 4 most common mistakes that I see. Jun 29 & July 27th, 12pm EST. More info and to register www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW... #kidlit #kidlitart

Today’s #interview is perfect for first graders. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/10/s...

Simply 7 with Vicky Fang: AVA LIN, BEST FRIEND!jenabenton.com An illustrated reader just for first graders? Yes, please!

Did you know that wild chickens run amuck in Hawaii? Do you know what they’re called? … Jungle fowl! 😂 #chickenFacts #hawaiiChickens Image from Strauss Western on Unsplash

Today's #NonFiction #STEAM #picturebook #interview proves that you don't have to choose between your passions! #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/06/s...

Simply 7 with Lydia Lukidis: DANCING THROUGH SPACEjenabenton.com Today’s nonfiction picture book biography astonishes for many reasons. Read on to find out why!

Today's #picturebook #interview is an author debut set in a flower shop. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/06/03/s...

Simply 7 with Jackie Morera: ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOPjenabenton.com We are just starting to see flowers everywhere here. That’s why today’s picture book seems like a lovely infusion of blooms to me.

It’s official! I have a book out in the world. #dreamscometrue #published #author #writerlife #picturebook

Today's #picturebook #interview is a knockout. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/05/30/s...

Simply 7 with Mia Wenjen: BOXER BABY BATTLES BEDTIMEjenabenton.com Babies don’t like naps, it’s true, but today’s baby might just win a TKO!

Today’s #picturebook #interview is with both the author and the illustrator. #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/05/28/s...

Simply 7 with Kelsey E. Gross and Renata Liwska: SUMMER: A SOLSTICE STORYjenabenton.com With less than a month away to the longest day of the year (long because of nonstop daylight), today’s picture book is perfectly timed!

Today's #picturebook #interview is another nonfiction story about ocean discoveries. This one is a look at some of the first art made of deep sea creatures! #kidlit #bookblogger #ElseBInTheSea #sponsored #giveaway jenabenton.com/2024/05/23/s...

Simply 7 with Jeanne Walker Harvey & Giveaway: ELSE B. IN THE SEAjenabenton.com Today’s picture book is yet another one I hadn’t heard before and includes the true story of a woman who painted while IN the sea!

Today's #picturebook #interview is all about the impact of a small act. Plus there's a #giveaway! #kidlit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2024/05/21/s...

Simply 7 with Nicole Castrovinci & Giveaway: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECTjenabenton.com Today’s picture book is a fun look at chaos, cause and effect.