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Cassandra Federman
@cassfederman.bsky.social
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Creator of graphic novels and picture books for kids! ND mom to a PDA kid💪
Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social
🔗 https://cassandrafederman.com/links

📚GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! (Random House, 2025)
📚AQUAMANATEE (DC, 2025)
📚STORY SPINNERS (S&S/Aladdin, 2025)
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cassfederman.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitpostcard! I write and illustrate graphic novels and picture books for kids.
CassandraFederman.com

Rep’d by @marchsoloway.bsky.social at Starling Literary!
July 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
I’ve been playing around a lot lately with different @procreate.com brushes. It’s been the funnest way to avoid packing for my move! 😜
June 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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amyliatink.bsky.social
Love to my Lil Thuggie Nephew yesterday! He is OBSESSED with animals and was supper excited to get his new book from his FAAAAVORITE Auntie!! Great Squirrel Loses It! by @cassfederman.bsky.social
A chocolate cake that says Happy Birthday in purple letters The book Gray Squirrel Loses It! by Cassandra Federman
June 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
Hey SCBWI friends! If you are voting in the first round of the Crystal Kite Awards, please consider voting for STORY SPINNERS in the California and Hawaii division! Thanks! 😊 #graphicnovels #scbwi #kidlit
June 7, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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cassfederman.bsky.social
Humor, wrestling, illustration, writing, LARPing—it’s just some of what we talk about in @jyotigopal.bsky.social’s In the Picture podcast. Have a listen! 🔈
jyotigopal.bsky.social Jyoti Rajan Gopal @jyotigopal.bsky.social · Mar 16
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Such fun to chat with @cassfederman.bsky.social. I love the snarky humor, madcap dialogue, and mix of humor and cool information that is a hallmark of her work.

Take a listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and don’t forget to share with friends and post a review ⭐️
March 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
Humor, wrestling, illustration, writing, LARPing—it’s just some of what we talk about in @jyotigopal.bsky.social’s In the Picture podcast. Have a listen! 🔈
jyotigopal.bsky.social Jyoti Rajan Gopal @jyotigopal.bsky.social · Mar 16
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

Such fun to chat with @cassfederman.bsky.social. I love the snarky humor, madcap dialogue, and mix of humor and cool information that is a hallmark of her work.

Take a listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and don’t forget to share with friends and post a review ⭐️
March 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
Thank you so much to @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social / ALSC for including STORY SPINNERS: A SISTERLY TALE OF DANGER, A PRINCESS, AND HER CREW OF LADY PIRATES in their 2026 notable children’s book list!

What an honor! 🥰
#graphicnovel #kidsbooks
February 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
A toe-bean-super-sploot for this #caturday.
December 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
cassfederman.bsky.social
Welp, I just chugged my kid’s dirty toothpaste water thinking it was my own with electrolytes in it. How’s your night going? 🤮
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
cassfederman.bsky.social
So excited for my amazing agent @marchsoloway.bsky.social and her co-founders @jemiscoe.bsky.social and @pterlip.bsky.social! What an amazing new chapter for you all! I can’t wait to watch you soar! (And also to be carried along with all the soaring. Yay!)😍
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
I can’t ask for a better (or cuter) kid review of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT than this!

I’ve also been informed I’ll get to meet this kiddo when I’m signing at @anunlikelystory bookstore next month! I cannot wait!
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#kidlit #kidreview #bookreview #picturebooks #booksky
October 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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stephlaubooks.com
This was checked for me, even though I had Gemini turned off everywhere else.
lizshannonmiller.com Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · Oct 27
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
No idea why THIS IS A SEAHORSE has a prominent place at B&N 5 years after its release, but I am into it!
It was a pandemic release so it didn’t get many sales, but it was my first book to get multiple ⭐️ reviews and it won an award! (ILA Children’s and Young Adult Book Award.)

#kidlit #edusky
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
cassfederman.bsky.social
There’s still time to win a copy of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! Head over to @kidlit411.bsky.social’s blog to enter the giveaway!

⏰(Only 37 hours left as of now!)

💞Thanks for hosting the giveaway kidlit411!
kidlit411.bsky.social Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Oct 17
We're pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT written & illustrated by @cassfederman.bsky.social (Penguin Random House) out on Oct. 21.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-...
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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cassfederman.bsky.social
🤩It’s Grayson T. Squirrel’s book birthday! Today you can officially pick up a copy of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! wherever books are sold!🐿️

Thank you to the amazing team @randomhousekids.bsky.social!

🌰 my genius editor Maria Correa
🌰 my uber talented art director Elizabeth Tardiff

#kidlit #edusky
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
🤩It’s Grayson T. Squirrel’s book birthday! Today you can officially pick up a copy of GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! wherever books are sold!🐿️

Thank you to the amazing team @randomhousekids.bsky.social!

🌰 my genius editor Maria Correa
🌰 my uber talented art director Elizabeth Tardiff

#kidlit #edusky
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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cassfederman.bsky.social
📚🌰Tomorrow is release day, which means today is the last day to pre-order! (Pre-ordering is super important for many reasons I still don’t fully understand, so please place your order today🥰)

Also, I’m on tour! 🔗 to events in my bio.

#kidlit #picturebook #squirrel #edusky
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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sarashacter.bsky.social
Thanks to @craftymomsshare for the lovely review!

www.craftymomsshare.com/2025/10/geor...
Georgia Watson and the 99 Percent Campaign
Review of new middle grade novel that teaches science and uses it to promote making connections with others to create empathy and friendships.
www.craftymomsshare.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
📚🌰Tomorrow is release day, which means today is the last day to pre-order! (Pre-ordering is super important for many reasons I still don’t fully understand, so please place your order today🥰)

Also, I’m on tour! 🔗 to events in my bio.

#kidlit #picturebook #squirrel #edusky
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! made it onto @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social’s Big Books of the year list!

Grayson T. Squirrel makes his way into the world in 5 days, but he’s already making dreams come true!🐿️💕

#kidlit #picturebook #kidsbooks #squirrels #edusky
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
Wait, whaaaat?! There are only 10 days left before Grayson T. Squirrel scampers his way into your heart?! 💚

Please pre-order online or from your local bookstore (🔗 in bio!) or request it at your local library. 📚

#booksky #edusky #kidlit
October 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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cassfederman.bsky.social
📦Unboxing my newest picture book GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT with my kiddo! There were some bumps along the way, like the cat food dispenser sounding off, but we pressed on and now I’m inclined to make this a tradition. What do you think—should we keep unboxing together?

#kidlit #edusky
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
📦Unboxing my newest picture book GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT with my kiddo! There were some bumps along the way, like the cat food dispenser sounding off, but we pressed on and now I’m inclined to make this a tradition. What do you think—should we keep unboxing together?

#kidlit #edusky
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
cassfederman.bsky.social
GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! comes out this month!

✨There’s still time to pre-order! (Pre-orders get the book into stores and in front of readers! )

Thx for the support & I can’t wait for you all to meet Grayson T. Squirrel! 🐿️
(Is this emoji a chipmunk, btw?? 🧐)

#kidlit #library #picturebook #edusky
The cover of the book Gray squirrel loses it featuring a squirrel looking for his nut under rock. On the post it says October 21 because that is the date that the book gray squirrel loses it comes out. Also pictured are a gray squirrel and a cardinal about to attack him.
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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meggietheramm.bsky.social
Also read Story Spinners, it was one of my favorite reads of this year!
cassfederman.bsky.social Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social · Sep 29
High praise for STORY SPINNERS from the uber-talented Meggie Ramm, creator of the BATCAT series of graphic novels! Thanks @meggietheramm.bsky.social!

Be sure to preorder book 4, BATCAT: SEEING STARS, which comes out in April 2026!
Meggie is a rockstar!⭐️🦇🐈
Of Maggie Ram and her cat with a quote from her about story spinners stating the story was constantly Loved it when I taught kids comics their stories are very similar to this. This book has charm and underwater, spiders, and princesses who don’t need saving. Kids will be able to see themselves in Kennedy and Devon and will root for them to exceed at the end. A fun and lovely book!
September 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM