It's been fun! Thanks to @ShumakerDebra and @PJMcIlvaine and the #PBPitch team for creating this opportunity for picture book authors.

#PBPitch Regional animal science along with a good night counting rhyme makes TEXAS TWELVE AT TWILIGHT a delightful combo. #STEM #C #L

#PBPitch Discover the science of symbiosis through the friendship of a longhorn and cattle egret. WHAT’S BUGGING LANGFORD is a fun farm-based picture book with a STEM focus. #STEM

#PBPitch MAVIS TREEBLE’S BOVINE BARGE is a dairy tale full of multiplication and mayhem. Mavis and her little dog Cricket are in the ride of their lives. #STEM #I

#PBPitch Winds blow. Pumpkins glow. Leaves dance. Children prance. Lyrical verse coupled with fascinating fall facts; AUTUMN COMES is all about the wonders of fall. Proposed as a four-book series. #NF #L #STEM

#PBPitch A birthday without Dad stinks but puzzles to solve that include map and decoding skills make for fun on the run and a surprise gift worth waiting for. OPERATION BIRTHDAY. #STEM #I

#PBPitch A deaf shelter dog meets a Deaf family. Will it be a match made in heaven? A CHANCE FOR GHOST. #shelterdog #DeafCulture #DIS #OWN #SEL

#PBPitch In a western variation of Peter Rabbit, Chester Jackalope’s trip to the rodeo against Momma’s orders gets him into BIG trouble. #Twistonaclassic

#PBPitch Bears on a bus? What’s a bus driver to do? Explore musical instruments and ordinal numbers on one unforgettable bus ride in BEARS ON THE BUS. #STEAM #C #I

Help a buddy out, Lang! Langford the longhorn and Everett egret are more than just friends—they’re the perfect picture of symbiosis in a fun farm-based picture book. #PBPitch #STEM.

Explore the wonders of fall—it’s history, science, and trivia in AUTUMN COMES. This lyrical picture book includes fascinating facts about the season. Proposed as a four-book series. #PBPitch #STEAM #NF #L.

Musical instruments! Ordinal numbers! And bears! Oh, my! This is NOT your average bus ride—BEARS ON THE BUS. #PBPitch #STEAM #C #I.

It’s twilight time in Texas—time to say good night. Twelve Texas critters lull little ones to sleep while entertaining the reader with fascinating facts. TEXAS TWELVE AT TWILIGHT is a good night counting book with a dose of animal science, too. #PBPitch #STEM #L #C.

When Mavis Treeble offers a ride to some hitch-hiking cows, she soon finds herself driving a bovine barge. Multiplication and merry mayhem quickly ensue. MAVIS TREEBLE’S BOVINE BARGE. #PBPitch #STEM #Multiplication #I.

Chester Jackalope’s rodeo adventure gets him into big trouble in a Peter Rabbit meets the wild west folktale. #PBPitch #JustForFun.

When a deaf shelter dog meets an entirely Deaf family, it’s a day that changes everything…for all of them. A CHANCE FOR GHOST #PBPitch #ASL #OWN #DIS #SEL.

Read the map. Solve the clues. Find a treasure. Blake’s birthday is looking up, even if Dad isn’t home to help him celebrate. OPERATION BIRTHDAY is a homecoming story with a STEM twist. #PBPitch #STEM #I.

The Very Oldest Pear Tree by Nancy I. Sanders via @goodreads.

Jane Austen for Kids: Her Life, Writings, and World, with 21 Activities by Nancy I. Sanders via @goodreads @nancyisanders @chicagoreviewpress.

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