Breena Bard

Every single app ad these days: "It's like Duolingo, but for..."
Okay cool so I'll get a 500 day streak and still not know how to do the thing? GOT IT.

Thank you for sharing Wildfire! I wish it wasn't relevant year after year, but really glad if it can help readers process these devastating fires!

Thank you for sharing this one!

Wildfire — Multnomah County Library Wildfire — Bard, Breena, — "Julianna loved her life in rural Oregon. She loved taking care of her farm animals and being part of her local 4H club. But then the unthinkable happened...a wildfire destr...

Check out Wildfire by @breenabard.bsky.social if you're looking for a "Children's book with a hopeful climate theme." #AskALibrarian

Sure thing! I'll have copies of all my book!

Portland area folks! I'm having a Claudia Claws launch party on Sunday at 2pm, at Books With Pictures! Hope you can make it! Super kid friendly! Exclamation points!

haha don't you dare!

I need coworkers 🫠

Thanks!! Definitely one of the projects I'm proudest of!

Don't think I ever posted about this here, but one of the biggest projects I've ever completed with this mural we did at an elementary school... 2.5 years in the making! If you're curious, you can read all about it here www.breenabard.com/blog/2024/9/...

KidLit publishing and publishing in general feels so hard right now. I know there are days when the urge to throw in the towel is strong. Please don't. Your work matters. There is someone out there who will be changed by your book. Take that small step today. You have no idea how close you are.

What we learn from a mouse. And not the one that chewed a larger mouse out of cheese who played music from its own tail, although that mouse was also cool.

Some thoughts on if stories even matter... open.substack.com/pub/breenaba...

hahaha eventually it reached you 😄

Claudia Claws Preorder — Breena Bard An all-new graphic novel by Breena Bard, coming spring 2025! What happened to Claudia Claws?  When the feline basketball superstar disappears without explanation, her fans and teammates ar...

The GOOD news is that Claudia Claws is at the printer! I'm keeping preorders open until the books arrive, so if you want to get in on free shipping and some other bonus goodies, you still can! www.breenabard.com/store/claudi...

I can't scream into the void on twitter anymore so i'll scream into the void here. Stripe has all the money from my book preorders and won't release it to me. They have an inactive bank account on file and won't let me update to a new bank until I verify the old one. WHICH DOESN'T EXIST.

Working on a new workshop that I'm debuting at a library tomorrow :D

I couldn't even watch the trailers! My friend and I just stared at each other the whole time while disgusting gore noises played behind us 😅

Me and a couple pals went to see One Of Them Days last night, super fun movie. But WHY was it all red band horror trailers leading up to it? One after another. We were truly wondering if we walked into the wrong theater.

For real! This whole book is just one big lecture on library respect, disguised as an adventure, haha

Yep! I do thumbnail sketches that are much rougher than this, but get the general blocking/framing/pacing down.

I don't think I mentioned it here yet--I finished the pencils for my next book!! 287 pages, whew! Hard to pick a sample page that isn't spoiler-y, but here's a tiny peek:

Aw, thanks so much!

I didn't know what IYKYK meant, I just thought everyone was doing a Popeye/JoeyGladstone style laugh, which kinda fits most of those posts anyway.

Whatever you do, avoid bleachers at all cost!

Comic of a school librarian greeting a 5th grader named Vivaan. She asks if he needs help finding something. Vivaan responds, “Do you have any books on investing?” (Vivaan checks out The Ultimate Kids’ Money Book. He’s doing financial research to prepare for his first bank account.)

I’m subbing in a school library for a few weeks & couldn’t pass up making diary comics of some memorable moments.

Here’s the first one! ❤️📚❤️📚

#comics #schoollibrary #libraries #librarian

Ooh, I should! Nothing planned yet...

Ahh, thanks so much!!