Jena Benton

Thank you @helenzax.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with Helen Kemp Zax: LITTLE BUNNY’S TO-DO LIST A busy bunny has a lot to do, delivering eggs and surprises just in time for spring AND Easter.

What's a busy little bunny to do? Use some magic and a to-do list of course! 📚👍🏽 #interview #picturebook #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/03/05/s...

Thank you @sharibecker.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with Shari Becker: TAKING TURNS WITH TURTLES Today I’m sharing another phenomenal nonfiction picture book about the ocean that utilizes a creative structure that you won’t want to miss.

Who helps the sea turtles who are cold-stunned? Who helps the keystone species that gives so much to us? 📚👍🏽 #interview #picturebook #bookblogger #kidlit jenabenton.com/2026/03/03/s...

Thank you @jilanne.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with Jilanne Hoffmann & Preorder Prize Raffle: THE OCEAN’S HEART This is the last day of the preorder raffle, so don’t miss this interview with prizes!

What would you call the heart of the ocean? Last day to preorder for prizes! 📚👍🏽 #picturebook #interview #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/03/02/s...

THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!! Hurray! It’s time for the #50PreciousWords 2026 International Writing Contest! And THIS is the OFFICIAL contest post. If you are participating, please read through the guidelines and then pos…

THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t... Please share to spread the word! #kidlit #iamwriting #contest #prizes

Thank you @davidmcmullin.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with David McMullen: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, BABY! Some babies love to dance, others love to sing, but these babies were born to ROCK!

It's never too early to share the love of music. That's Rock 'n' Roll, Baby! 📚👍🏽 #interview #picturebook #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/26/s...

Thank you @authorlauragehl.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with Laura Gehl: ATTACK BUNNIES I don’t know about you, but I love seeing those cute fluffy bunnies in the wild. Well, today’s bunnies are certainly wildly unexpected!

They are the fiercest defenders of the forest: attack bunnies! 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #picturebook #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/25/s...

Aww! Thank you!

Thank you @carriefinison.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with Carrie Finison & Brianne Farley: PLENTY OF PANCAKES From doughnuts to pancakes, these two kidlit creators have nailed breakfast treats with plenty of humor.

What comes after DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS? Pancakes of course! 📚👍🏽 #interview #picturebook #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/24/s...

Thank you @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social for the interview!

Simply 7 with Jody Jensen Shaffer: DISCO DAVE If you have a Night Fever and feel like You Should Be Dancing, then today’s picture book is for you!

If you have a Night Fever and feel like You Should Be Dancing, then Dave the disco loving walrus is for you! 📚👍🏽#picturebook #interview #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/19/s...

Simply 7 with Bette Westera & Giveaway: POEMS FOR EVERY SEASON If you are a nature lover, as well as a poetry lover, then today’s picture book is for you!

It's a poetry #picturebook #giveaway for a fantastic seasonal book. 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/17/s...

2026 Valentine’s Day Poetry If you are a long time follower of my blog, then you know that today is one of my favorite holidays and you know that I share poetry, as well as art and more (sometimes). Happy Valentine’s day!&nbs…

It's an annual tradition: poetry for Valentine's day! #poetry #ValentinesDay #valentines #lovepoems
jenabenton.com/2026/02/14/2...

A worried mouse mailman delivers a heart letter to a brownstone apartment. A cat is looking out the window in his direction.

Happy almost-Valentine's day! I’m a pre-published illustrator, now published author looking for representation. I hope you can see the image through the disturb. #childrensbookillustration #illustration #illustrator #picturebookillustration #cbignyc #cbigmember #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLit

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Simply 7 with Jacob Souva: WHIRBY What could possibly go wrong for a robot who stays up all night without recharging?

What could possibly go wrong for a robot who stays up all night without recharging? 📚👍🏽 #interview #picturebook #KidLit #bookbloggers
jenabenton.com/2026/02/12/s...

Simply 7 with Larry Daley: FLOAT When chaos reigns supreme at an aquarium, can anything salvage the day?

When chaos reigns supreme at an aquarium, can anything salvage the day? 📚👍🏽 #interview #picturebook #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/10/s...

Amazing fire horses for the lunar new year!

Isn’t it?

Simply 7 with Brooke Hartman & Michael Slack: EXCA-GATOR! An over-eager alligator working on a construction crew? What could go wrong?

An over-eager alligator working on a construction crew? What could go wrong? 📚👍🏽
#picturebook #interview #KidLit #bookblogger
jenabenton.com/2026/02/03/s...

Simply 7 with Alicia D. Williams: NANI AND THE LION What if a cantankerous lion who demanded silence roamed outside your village, when your heart sang to the beat of a drum? Would you play anyway?

What do you do when you love the drums but a grumpy lion lurks nearby? 📚👍🏽 #interview #KidLit #bookblogger #picturebook
jenabenton.com/2026/01/30/s...

I will have to look for that! It’s an excellent book.

Simply 7 with Laura Alary: THE CURIOUS LIFE OF CECILIA PAYNE You know what I love about books written on the same topic? How very different they can be! EVEN when they’re nonfiction!

We all doubt ourselves sometimes, even scientists on the verge of major discoveries. 📚👍🏽 #picturebook #interview #KidLit #bookblogger jenabenton.com/2026/01/22/s...

Aww! Yay!! ❤️

Thank you @juliebenbassat.bsky.social for the interview!